"MOUNTIS, LEADER
CF, THE CHATEAU TEAM
FEATURES FO
DOG-SLED DERBY.
FOR
THE FAMILY
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hongkong telEGRAPH, SATURDAY, 7th. FEBRUARY, 1925.
Canada's Popular Winter Pastime.
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BRYDGES TEAM WINNING VAL(974
SPORTS PARS,
Interesting World Itėms.
The manager of the "All Blacks," Mr. Dean, denies the rumours that his players word prosentod with suite of clothes and wallots before leaving homo, Those rumours, he says, aro absolutely falan. Every man in his team, he declares, is an out and out amateur, and halos professionalism like poison.
Some businora sporting mon in Glasgow have bought thomgolvos a country club by purchasing Garnkirk ostate, and Edinburgh might well follow the load, says Home paper. Those big country houson make an ideal wook-ond rotroat for business nion if laid out with golf coursen, tonnis courts, bowling greens, &o. Dalkeith Palaco is empty. Thoro is ample room all over the East and Routh of Scotland for such development.
It was in the Lent term of 1872 that the first Oxford v. Cambridge Rugby match was played. Orford on that occasion was the venue. The following season the match was at Cambridge, but ovor sinco then it has been played on neutral torritory. From 1873-4 until 1879-80 the Oval was the meeting placo. Blackheath followed with anavan years' lease, and from 1887 to 1920, excluding the wor non-stop had the gamo. In 1921 Twicken. yoare, the Queen's Club ground
doge of ham became the annual mooting known stamina and endurance ground of the Blues."
EARL BRYDOES
Year by your, kooner intorest. The total cash prizo raced for in is evinced in the Eastern Interna- this derby, was $2,000, which tional Dog-Slod Derby held in was divided among the first fivo February in Quebec, the teams to finish; $1,000 $400, principal sport contre of Canada $300 $200 and $100. This plan which holds the Brown Gold keeps teams in the race, even Cup, a trophy for the dogs' race, though the driver knows ho For two years the Cup, has boon will not be first, for five prizes Manitoba, a 200-milo, won by Canadian doga Jean means a chance of sharing the race in which only Lobol, a French-Canadian, won purrD,
the 1922 cup and 1.000 in cash The derby is run in laps of entored, "ho 1924 raco waa and finished first despite the fact about 40 miles per day. No won by "Shorty" Russick, who that one of the four dogs with cruelty to dogs is permitted cut the record by 20 minutes and which ho started gave out and Women and children aro invited won the Grayson prizo of $1,200
J. S. M'Lachlan's success in had to be hauled to the winning to witness the race and always and a year's possession of the first-class Rugby came as no sur- post by the other throe, which do so in largo numbors. The Grant Rice-Gloyne Momorial prise to those who had the woro cheered on by Label, who drivers accord the dogs every Cup. Ton teame started, but privilege of soning him play ran boside them. Last year, a possible comfort and attention, "Shorty" led them at all times in school games while at young chap. Earl Brydges of La and the dogs seem to sense what and covered the 200 miles in 23 Dollar Acadomy. He was al- Pas, Manitoba, was the winner, is expected of them and respond hours and 45 minutos. Koon ways
Hafo place-kicker, He drove the Ontario Papor by taking supreme offorts to be Company's team, and made the load team.
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interest is being shown in the and no matter how awkward the 1925 Le Pas Derby, and aangle ho raroly failed to convort. whole distance, 120 miles, in 18 The greatest dog racing classic record crowd of apart lovers is He was one of the boatorioketers hours, 44 minutes, and 10 seconds, is that run annually at Le Pas, expected to witness it.
of the year, and excelled with the bat and as wicket-keeper.
TENNIS
TOURNAMENT.
1925
THE FOLLOWING MAKES OF FIRST CLASS RACKETS HAVE
JUST COME TO HAND.
Ayre's S.N.D. Model B $34.00| Syke's
&
S.S."
Slazenger's "Anderson" $35.00 Jefferies "High Tension'
Spalding's "Autograph" $40.00
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"Globe
"Patterson" $35.00
"I.Z.
$35.00 Davis's "Riseley Hexagon"
Corinthian
"Scarborough"
Piadem
Dresses
"Model E
"Gold Medal" $33.00
"Tournament”
"Vantage"
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$35.00 Hazell's
$24.00 Racket
$20.00
Covers
The death of P. G. Findlay romoves ✡ well-known figure from West of Scotland sporting oircles. He was an enthusiastic sportsman. Mr. Findlay did a lot for the Wost of Scotland Club; and for Rugby generally, but ha was no one-aport man, for, bosidos boing a mombor of the Scottish Rugby Union Committee, and one of its prasidents, ho acted on the Council of the S. A.A.A. and was a koon cricketer and follower of cricket. His death will bo mourned by a wide olrolo of friends.
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Teams of Smiths and Wilsons drawn from the players of Foot- $35.00 ball League clubs have already
appeared in Home papers and ond correspondent now takes up the $27.50 cudgele on hohalf of the clan Jones, Ho says thoro -ara. 22 Soccor professionals of that $17.50 namo, and the following eleven
$35.00
is submitted as likely to giva a hard ight to any side pitted
against it: Robert Jones Ever-
ton); John Willlo Jonos (Bir mingham) and Herbort Jones $35.00 (Blackpool); Dennis Jones (South- ampton). J. T. Jones (Crewo Alexandra), and Richard Jones
$35.00 (Exeter City): George Jones (Wigan Borough), Ivor Jones [(West Bromwich Albion), Jamos
(Bolton Wanderers), and Charlos Jonoa (Oldham Athletic),
$30.00 Jones (Wrexham), John Jones
$ 1.75
- Ill-fortuno has attended Oxford
80 c. boxing this term. The fixture
NEW STOCKEOF SLAZENGER'S, AYRE'S, DAVIS'S, & SPALDING'S,
BALLS HAVE ARRIVED.
LANE, CRAWFORD'S
FOR THE BEST SELECTION OF SPORTS GOODS IN
with Guy's was candolled · and. another with the Navy has also boon dropped, because the Navy team was largely, professional, and Oxford men with amalanr championship ambillons could not, of course, maet them Eddie Eagan, the Dark Blue, captain, has an injured eye and cannot this term. His place” WAS
So
16kan By÷L. B., Sacoombe in” the| (Oxford Wnt-for the Univìrsit
QUEBEC SNOW SPORTS. A Happy Time for the Kiddies.
QUEBEC
YOUNG QUEBEC
ARDS
ON SKU15
TAKING A RIDE WITH PARA
jcrown-ups, as broad as little drüm know the winter joys of their
majors.
Canadian Delghborn, for The white season in that way schoolrooms close for Carlatmam sporta capital, Quebec, is a long balldays, their parents take them jode, and usually dry and healthy, to Quebec, where they enjoy many Many hours, spent in the coen in (of the evorts of 'Canada's winter, [tealiby exercise. account in Inres including toboggan. Algbts down measure for the ruddy ébreka nad the stoep slide with its three fon jsturdy legs of young Quebec.
chates, à quarter of a, mille long, It is a common sight to see and covered in less than half three-year-old shod with skis, ma-minuto's tima; skating and hockey. {noucvering them expertly among on two Bae open-air- rinks which
the snow beaper in the DESTOW are kept in apple-pie order; snow- streets or, topped on a sled, whiz-shoe and aki runs over a maze of zing down the curving hill streets. while hills; races and contests of The stranger holds his breath in various sorts on Dufferin Terraco, Įtrepidation, but Fortune seems to and then _ peculiarly Quebes THE YOUNGEST SNOW SHOER.
guard the daring kiddies and anthrill-crossing the BL LawrÉMON Winter-dime is children's-time in accident is a rare occuTTEDEO.
River to Port Levis, in a staunch jola Quebert with the Brat furry of The advent of a string of busky{ferry boat, that crunches its slow. fakes excitement reigns supreme. dogs as part of the Chateau Proo-way through great, foating ico- Shrill crios of "Oh! seo the snow!" tenac winter sporta, enuinment, floes, are interspersed with impatient de meant a new joy for Quebec chl- Real maple syrup from nearby mands for skates and sleds and dren. At any hour of the day, new- woods and feathery brown esker sks and the Quebecoise kiddļos wet crni youngsters for grown-ups) with succulent Canadian bacon. the first fling at snow sports each may be seen piled into a fur-filled, served to the cozy breakfast rooms flat-bottenjod sleigh drawn by six of the Chatena, in the proper They take part in carnival' and of eight dogs guided by a gally breakfast on which to start a day: Darndes Little Fellows of three or cind Indian or Habitant who rema of strenuous sports, and ddo't for four years of age have tiny, dupli-along behind, shooting to the dogs get to start it with "Grupe fruit a cate carnival calforms like their in French-Canadian French,
la Canadien"i with maple syrup the fathers and trudge along with Many American children also stend of sogari
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