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REVIEW OF MONACO FOR BOBSLEIGH'S FORM WEST INDIES SPORT ADVTS.
LOCAL
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KOWLOON C. C. ELEVEN
CIVIL SERVICE FIGURES
iT 1.
OLYMPIC GAMES
SMALL COUNTRY ENTERING
ABLE TO CLAIM
INCONSISTENT
TOUR WAS Reported To Be Better NOT FREE
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
After Another Trot OF INCIDENT will be held (weather permitting)
London, May 28.
After a half-speed gallop of six furlongs Bolmleigh trotted but, per- fectly soundly and the trainer ex- pressed his satisfaction.
There are evidently still hopes that Bobalelgh will run in the Derby, but no confidence can be placed in a horse who trots soundly one day and reveals signs of lameness the next.
Beuter.
THE FAVOURITE
London, May 27.
The Aga Khan's horse' Bahram is
HARD FEELINGS OVER UMPIRES
NONE TAKEN BY THE M.C.C.
London
Things are gradually leaking now odds-on favourite for next week's out about the M.C.C. tour of the Derby at six to five, as Lord Derby's West Indies. In some quarters rival, pulled up very Bobaleigh, uniit recently, his grenti
lame after attempts have been made to en- exercise yesterday and is now quoted large on the "body-line" incidents. I have been assured by one who favourite for the Derby was Slieve took part in the tour that there was Galling in 1907. It finished third never pay suggestion of trouble in
this respect, writes Clifford Webo inj the Daily Herald.
The last horse to start odds-on
A RECORD Monaco, a small principality on the Mediterrancan near Nice, is (Cuntinued - from Page 8).
assured of at least one record at losing two. Their full record was the 1936 Olympic Games, in so thin: Played 18, won four, drawn two, much as it is the smallest inde- pendent country which has ever The chief cause of their inck of taken part, or ever likely to, in success was the fact that there was the Games. With an area of only practically no batting in the side av eight square miles Monaco,nt 18 to 1. the gathint but sometimes erratic hittings of their aptau, il. F. West situated in the Alpes Maritimes, lake, who also did most of the bowl suffers mostly from lack of fields, ing. Had N. L. Whitley been able to lawn tennis being the best cater turn out more regularly at would have fed for sport.
Despite this lack of training ground, helped, but I fancy he was playing | ngol dient for the first, aul the other the little principality was represented Fowlers were apt to be expensive, at the 1928 Olympic Games at At The Belding of the ride was definitely sterdam in the brand jump, deenthlon, capable of improvement, although rowing (coxswained fours), yachting. 6. A. L. Rickett and A. Jackson took and in the art contests. In 19:32 the six rutches aplece. Westlake and only representation was the art Cockle four, while Harper caught section, but, according to three and stamped one, and J. 31. Monnet will he ending a team to Wilson caught buc
1 stumped Bern equal to, if not better than, three.
her contingent of 1928,
reports,
British Wireless.
LOCAL GOLF RESULTS
KEY WINS IN
PLAY-OFF
Previously tied at all square, W. J. S. Key and P. Morrison played off for the Jubilee Cup on Saturday n Fanling.
II. Juneeraud (10), four up, won
There were hard feelings, however. aver the question of umpire. To put it mildly, most of the officials called on in the West Indies were miles be low test match class and both sides) hnd occasion to feel rankled ovor questionable decisions.
That, perhaps is not ५० serious, referees never yet Umpires and pleased everybody.
The Seventh Extra Race Meeting
at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 1st June, 1935, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
The First Bell will be rung at 2.00 pm
The pures--or rather a selection The Swedish Gyamnatic Association of them are as follows:
has decided to send two teams of
· A REQUEST REFUSED Smith, whose style must have been men and women lo participate in the an evolution of his own genius, was display of Swedish gymnastic section.
Key returned card of three up But it is rather surprising to learn avery went but who tend to conte Providing suflleient accommodation Morrison made no return. that, before the tourists departed, re off when things were at their worst, can be arranged, each tean: will aum-
Key therefore wins the Cup which presentations were made to the M.C.C. But there was no life in the Intiing.br 1990, Never infors has any coun- A season or so ago I suggested that try undertaken such a gigantic task was presented by an anonymous mem-to allow one English umpire to accom-
pany the party. the K. C. C. hats were stale with ns this association, which can only be ber
Those who had made previous trips avermuch cricket. I do not think that regarded with wonder and nimiration, the Bogey Par Fool on the Old Course to the West Indies knew all about, the It is true this year. They have not Up to the present only one country Jone themselves justice. Even has forwarded a refusal to participate at Fanling, on May 25 and 20 from umpiring diflculties and wished to avolt any semblance of friction. The a field of 24. Olym Eleventh In the Games of the Stapleton, who admittedly enanet hit,
correct style and pind, that being Palestine. A letter Avery watches the ball, could not hold off from Lieutenant-Colonel P. 1. Kish. the hour of defeat. It seems to te president of the national committee, that cricket at the K. C. C. is rather to Dr. Lewald, president of the or in the doldrums, but I have no doubt ganising committee, points out that that matters will right themselves. their committee has only been re- A few rand youngsters seen to be cognised this year by the international coming along and now blood means a body, and being in the early stages of tremendous lot to a side.
organisation and training the question of participation cannot be considered for this Olympiad. He expressed the hope that in 1940 Palestine would be prepared to take part in the world
birt has
A GOOD SPOT
But if, perhaps, the
of the cricket has quite maintained its high level, the zery sporting spirit, in which the game is always played contests. on what is, I think, admittedly the bent gerund in the Colony, remains
unabated, and there is still the very marked that the main thing was that great hospitality which welcomes thore they enjoyed their cricket, and I must of us who go to watch the cricket as say they persevered very nobly under wel as those who go to play it. I adverse circumstances, as they had have spent some very pleasant times not un
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on the ground and, all being well, 1 League games they only won OTIO hope to spend many more.
madeh, ugsinst the Recrgin. and lost the other ten. However, they managed to win three out of their
THE CIVIL SERVICE Before I got my figures for the
Civil Service Juniors, I think I re-seven friendlies, drawing two
H. F. Westlake
i. F. Harper
N. B. Wood
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hongkong, 27th May, 1935.
SHIRLEY TEMPLE BRIGHT EYES
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JAMES DUNN
FRIDAY at the STAR
M. C. C. turned down the request on the score of expense.
Thero
was not
tho
Expense to whom, you might well ask? The tour was a certain finan- elal success. A profit was practically guaranteed. slightest excuse for the refusal of a request which the M. C. C: must havo known was based ONL reasonable greunds.
To read of the immense profits from the Australians' tour of this country, and then to hear of this kind of thing. makes me wonder what will be the extent of the next M. C. C. blunder.
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