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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1932.
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ROWING CONTEST. LOCAL FOOTBALL
12th BATTERY WINS R. A. ROWING CUP
The boat race for the Royal Ar. ttilery Rowing Cap was contested yesterday in Ideal conditions, though the harbour was a bit choppy. The the 12th., 31st, race is confined to the Artillery, and and 20th Batteries
anch.
entered two
The course was over a distanco of ειναι thousand yards. The boats all got off to an excellent start, and for the first three hundred yards or so
wern
PLAY-OFF FOR THE ·
RUNNERS-UP.
KOWLOON V. S.W.R.
SPRING RACING.
ORWELL CAPTURES THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS
London, Apr. 27.
The first day of the Spring meeting at Newmarket was, held to-day, the chief event being the three-year-old classic, the Two Thousand Guineas. The Lengua Management Com-The race resulted: mittee of the H.K. F. A. have de- cided that the play-off Runners- Up of the First Division of the League, Kowloon V S.W.B., will
Orwell Dastur Hesperus Betting: Evens
26/1 Hesperud.
Orwoll,
10/1
bunched together. Gradual, take place on the Hongkong Foot- Dastur woro 11 starters. Won by
ly, however, three boats, Nos, 14ball Club ground on Saturday
(20th), 10 (12th) and 12 (12th April 30th. Kick off at 5 p.m. sharp, two lengths with a length and a half
Extra Time will be plaved if between second and third. crew) shot to the fore.
The Spring Two-Year-Old, which necessary. The Referee will be Sergt: Caswell and the Linesmen: was also decided resulted:
Sunny Anna S. M. Fieldhouse R. A. and R.P.O. Darlington,
Lady Hurry Filly
About half way through, these three bonts were all level, and fight ing a great race, It seemed to be anyone's, but, nearing the finishing point, No. 13 was seen to be over- taking No. 14, while No. 12 dropped back a bit. Eventually No. 13 won trophies and replicas will be pre-/1 Sunny Anna, 8/1 Torton. by about a boat's length from No. 14, nented to the winning teams In
At the conclusion of this match
Tartan
2
Betting: 9/4 Lady Hurry Filly.
There were 12 starters. Won by
and No. 12 was a boat's length behind each division. Representatives half a length with three lengths be
No. 14.
No. 13 boat was rowed by men from from the R.N., S.W.B., Argylls, and tween second and third.--Reuter, the 12th Battery: No. 14 by the R.A.F. should be present to re-
Battery and No. 12 by the
The time taken for the race was
10 minutes 7 This is the second that the 12th. year in succession Battery has won the race.
At the conclusion, Mrs. K. Dunatorville presented the Cup prizes to the winning crew at Yacht Club.
2nd Division.-12th Batt., R.A. udv. H.K. Club, Navy v. University
20th.
cetve their cups.
B
crew of the 12th Battery.
Points have been awarded to the first-named teams:
ENGLISH FOIBLES
A FRENCH VIEW
lat Division.-Navy
น - St.
Joseph's.
F.
(Continued from Page 6.)
the
1-12th. Battory (A crew)
2.-20th.
(A crow)
Boat No.
13 14
8,-12th.
(B crew)
12
4.--31st
(A crew)
Ď
5.-20th.
(B crew)
11
(B crow)
Battery.
0-31st
SERVICE FOOTBALL.
KENT BEAT CORNWALL,
IN SEMI-FINAL Playing in the semi-final of the United Services football senior com petition, the Keat beat the Cornwall by three clear goals yesterday. The line out was as under:
two matches.) Argylls v. Univer-in London, but we shall meet in alty, and 12th Batt. v. University. Henven, no doubt."
The youthful Frenchman 18 Brd Division.-R.E. v St. Josephs. The League Management Com-warned of the unalterable repug- mittee also decided that the ro-nance felt in England for detach- cords of the Argylla In the Firstable starched cuffs. The reason Division of the League be ex-for their prejudice? Well, they punged from the table.
FRIENDLY HOCKEY.
HOCKEY CLUB V RA.O.C.
The following will represent the liongkong Hockey Club "A" team R.A.0.C. at Club Ground, King's Park, on Friday, April 29, at 6.15 p.m.:
seem calculated to give the impres sion that the wearer's shirt is fresher than it really is. The practice of wearing them is akin to that of the green-grocer whose biggest strawberries are at the top of the basket.
"Am I, then, to conclude from their horror for the detachable starched cuff an equal horror for "Not at all; you are to concludo the detachable starched collar?"
nothing."
The English declare "Britons E. S. Moses, H. G. D. Lowe, Fnover shall be slaves," but set it Kent Longley; Little and Frame; W. Allen, J. E. Potter. E. G. Dale, to music to show that it is only Schofield, Greenland and McLean H. Owon-Davies, R. W. Sapsed,
Rong. Flindall, Hills, Stephenson, Haywood (Captain), W. A. Nowera, S. Hill, and Green.
A. N. Other, G. F. Rees. Cornwall-Botterill; Baker And Smith; Davey, Tugwell and Sturdi- Coxon, Hanson, vanti Rogers,
Partington and Stevens.
to
nil.
Club v. Argylla.
The following will represent The
—E.
"In England people try to do themselves as well as possible; In да рок- France as economically siblo.
Everyone knows that Frenohimen Club 2nd XI M. S. Kent won by three goala Hong Kong Hockey
against the Argyle and Sutherland exaggerate and that Englishmen The final match in the senior 'com-Highlanders on the Club Ground on incline to understate the enge.
Monday at 6.29
S. Moses, petition between H.M.S. Kent and Nicholson,
Typical English, Idioms: Thanks R. Duncan; H. most awfully; it was killingly the Royal Artillery will be played on the Club ground to-morrow, kick off. D. Lowe, E. G. S. Dale, J. E. funny: you made me jump out of
Fotter; L. D. Kilucu, S. J. H. Fox, W my skin. A. Nowers, W. E. Williams and E. C. Fincher.
at 4.30 p.m.
MAMAK HOCKEY.
The match between the In cognitoa and St. Andrew'a in the Mamak Tournament arranged for yesterday was cancelled, as the
To end, one of the nicest of the many kind things the author has lo say about us!
"It is, to the best of my belief, Incognitos could not fold a com- the sense of humour that best ox- plete team. "They have since con-plains that inability to hate which ceded a walk-over to St. Andrew's, is so characteristic of the Eng- thus assuring the runners up poai-lish-n delightful characteristic. tion in the tournament to the though it is hard to say whether it Central British Association. Is a strength or a weakness."
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