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MONDAY, MAY 20, 1929.
FAVOURITES RUN TO FORM AT SHANGHAI.
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Bar and thrise Billiard Tables; two in.Now Billiard Saloon. Moderate Torma : Tamilian specially catered for,
Hotel newly renovated.
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Top photograph shows Coppermine, winner of the Grand National Steeplechase with I. Maitland up, boing led in after the race at Shanghai Inst week; Centre picture shows the finish of the Sub-Griffins Champión Sweepstakes, Umpqualand finishing a head in front of Saracon. The winner, with A. N. Dallas up, is shown being led in after the race, in the hottam photograph.
TO-DAY'S RACING.
1.
PONIES FANCIED BY “RINGTAIL."
This afternoon's race meeting at Happy Valley will see the ter mination of the first half of the 1928-1929 racing season.
With the first day's racing as a guide, the events should be keenly contested at this after- noon's fixture. My selections are:į
1.
1st Race.
Szatmar.:
2. False Alarm..
Sunshine.
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2nd Ruce..
1. Monterey Bay. 2. Buster.
3. City Hall.
3rd Race.
1. Bright Prospect. 2. Glory."
3. Mowgli
4th Race.
1. One Third..
2. Chesapeake Bay,
3. Christmas Chimes..
5th Race. Brigade Call."
2. Fanling Stak.
3. As You Like It.
6th Race,
I. The Ptarmigan,,
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2. Incu.
3. Sunshine.
7th Race.
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1. Noukhail.
2. The Jamiaca.
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3. The Sun,
8th Race,
Young Pretender..
2. Rose Hall.
3. City Hall.
AN INTERNATIONAL TENNIS MATCH.
י'
AMERICAN LADIES BEAT THE
'FRENCH BY 4-3.
DAVIS CUP CONTEST.
Paris, May. 19.
The American ladies' tennis term which under the captaincy of Mies Helen Wills is touring Europe, to-day defeated the French ladies' team in the inter- national match at Autuel! by four matches to three.
The brilliance of Miss Wills en- abled America to win the contest, which was extended over two days.
The results were:-
Miss Edith Cross (US) lost to Madame Mathieu, who won by 6-3,
6-2.
bout
Misa Helen Wills (US) Madame La Faurie, 6-0, 6-2.
Mins Cross (US) lost to Madamo La Faurie, who won by 6-3, 9-7.
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Ming Wille (US), beat Madame Mathieu 8-6, 6-0, 41RIZ ). Big Miss Morrill (US beat Madame Kleinadel (France)by 10-8, 3-6, 17-5.
MARATHON RACE.
FEIUUS WINS HIS FIFTH
·CONSECUTIVE VICTORY.
London, May 19.
Mdile. Barbier and Madame Bordes (France) beat Miss Mor- rill and Mrs. Bunday by 6-3,8-4,
· HOME GOLF.
TURNESA WINS 1,000 GUINEAS CONTEST.
Leeds, May 18. The final of the golf content on the Moortown links for One Thousand Guineas presented by the Yorkshire Evening News, was fought out be- tween J. Turnesa (U.S.A.) and H. C. Jolly (Foxgrove). The American, after being two down on the morn- the ing's play, won the match on 37th green.
In the semi-fluals the results were: II. C. Jolly (Foxgrove) beat W. H. Davis (Wallasey) by one hole,"
J. Turnesa (U.S.A.) beat C. A. Whitcombe (Crow's Hill) by two
holes.
The Final Described.
The weather was fine and a large crowd of spectators assembled on the Moortown links to watch Turnera and Jolly commence the final over thirty-six holes. The American won the first two, sinking...a' twelve- yarder at the second. The third and fourth wore halved: Turnéza went out of bounds at the fifth, which he lost, but he halved the sixth. At the seventh Jolly put his second shot eight feet from the hole and holed out for a great three,
Tatnesa lofted a stymie to win the eighth. The Englishman holod a five-yarder at the ninth and turned all aquaro. The next three holes were halved.
Jolly took the lead at the thirteenth, where Turners went out of bounds. The American made the score square Miss Wille and Miss Cross (at the fifteenth with a birdle three, S.) beat Meadames Mathieu and but lost the next two,
La Faurie by 6-2; 2-6, 6-4.Reuter, The eighteenth was
halved,
It is reported from Scheveningen leaving Jolly with a load of two
holes on the morning's play. that the Dutch Davis Cup team, pa
Becond Round.
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which met the Egyptian team in
In the afternoon fully turned one the second round of the competit-up and became dormile three, but he
tion to-day, proved successful by three matches to one, Egypt thus being eliminated.-Reuter.
Marathon Kace starting from Windsor to London, finlebing at the Stamford Bridge track, 20 miles and 885 yards, attracted. 47 starters. 8. Ferris (Royal Air Forco) finish
missed an eighteen-Inch putt, causing him to lose the 8th hole. Tho American player won the next two holes, necessitating the match being taken to the 37th hole, Turnesa holed from the edge of the green, Jolly missing a four-yarder.. for.a half-Router..
Prince Plays,
London, May 18.
"HE TRIED TO BE A CAVE MAN-
-But how
he hated
caves/
WICKEDNESS PREFERRED
HE
was'a writer of fiery South. Sea romances, but when he tried to make love accord- ing to his own formula, the results were disastrous!
THE LAUGH RIOT OF THE SCREEN'S BEST COMEDY TEAM!
AT THE
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OUR GANG COMEDY
and
LATEST M.G.M. NEWS
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
QUEEN'S At 2.30, 5.10, 7.16 & 0.20.
SEE the popular juvenile star play Cupid in a thrilling romance of the sea!
Jackie
Coogan
BUTTONS
With
GERTRUDE OLMSTED, LARS HANSON
AT THE
WORLD FINAL SHOWINGS
A
TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5,15, 7.15 & 9.20.
STARTLING DRAMA of modern marriage-In F which a young wife discovers the meaning... true love—and a philandering adventurer is routed at the game of hearts !
ACTION
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Go The Wise
Virgin
At Swinley Forest, near Ascot PATSY RUTH MILLER, MATT MOORE
ed first in 2 hours 40 mins. 47. 8/5 II.R.H. the Prince of Wales and BCCs. W. Laaksonen (Finland) was Walter Hagen defeated Sir Victór second in 2 hours. 48 mins, 48 1/5 Sassoon and Aubrey Boomer by socs, The third man home was, 11 two holes in nine hole match Bignall (Highgate Harriers) in 2 under greensome rules whereby all hours 44 mins. 81. 1/5,socs.
player drive off from the tee, the This gives Ferris his fifth con-hole being completed with the better
placed ball on each side-Reuter.
The Polytechnic Harriers Open secutive victoryRouter.
AT THE
STAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
Af 5.30 Only 915-THE ENGLISH COMEDY 'CO,-9:15.