THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1936.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING WINDS UP TO-MORROW Two Classics Head Programme S AND S.
WILSON IN CLUB FIRST ELEVEN
AS SUBSTITUTE FOR STRANGE
HIS OPPORTUNITY
Wilment.
(By "Veritas")
former * Queen's
Park Strollers player, who made much a jromising debut in local football last week when he turned out for the Glub cond eleven, is to be given hi pportunity to make good in Ronier „KKEET LO-Marrow when he will play inside left to Bickford against Boyul Artillery, Sumccutters,
gela Iris clare
becɑuro
Wilson Ernest Strange will be out at Volun-
teers camp
Club will also be without George fill, right back, who is away honey- rooning, and Gamble, who is no tranger to that position in the fit leven, will return.
In other respects the team remains the same as that which lost in the Senior Shield last werk, namely;-
flodger: Gamble and Strange; Skinner, Forrow and Robertson: fawler, Brown, Dillol, Wilson and Mekford.
GAVIA
HIS TITLE
LOSES
NEW PHILIPPINES TENNIS CHAMP:
GENE SMITH OF
AMERICA
WILSON
When
Police Won
The Senior
Shield
PEEP INTO THE PAST
(By R..B.}
WEATHER CAUSE OF VERY SLOW RUNNING
MR. LEO FROST ENJOYS SUCCESSFUL WEEK
(By "Captain Foster")
The Annual Race Meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club will terminate to-morrow at the Happy Valley and race-goers are reminded that the first saddling bell will beˆrung at 1.30 p.m.. There are nine races on the programme'including four handicap erents, and I imagine the gentleman in charge of handing out the poundage must have had an awful time in framing up the allot. ment of weights, owing to the poor performances displayed by several old stagers.
The race track is badly cut up and even with plenty of sun turning up fo-morrow, the course will be on the alow side. The state of the going during the first Your days of racing was responsible for several reversals of forms and this can be judged by the good dividends paid out, especially on the second day. The best "[vi was hailed out by Young Chaj in the Northern Stakes (1 mile), who. paid $119.60 for a win and Warring-
on returned $61.20 for a place.
VERY SLOW RUNNING
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"CAPTAIN FOSTER'S"
SELECTIONS
Selections for the last day's programme of the an. nual race meeting, made by "Captain Foster", the Tel. egraph's racing correspon. dent, will appear in to-mor- row's issue. ..
HIS EXCELLENCY AT THE RACES
Happy picture of His Excellency the Governor (Sir Andrew Caldecott), surrounded by Hongkong Joèkay Club officials, on- joying the races on Wednesday. (Photo: Mae Cheung).
CRICKET NOTES
Indian Recreation Club Win Vital Match Of Ever Changing Fortunes
SMART WIN BY VARSITY 2ND XI
(By R. Abbit)
BADMINTON
S.
TWICE DEFEATED
BY ELIOT. HALL TEAMS
LAST EVENING
Playing two league badmin- ton matches in the one evening “ is growing popular. Sailors and Soldiers Homs did it last night when they met Eliot Hall "A" and "B" teams in men's division encounters.
aggregate 31
They lost by by nine-love, but put a good showing against the "B", scor. Ing double figures aces in four games, Against the "A" they could only whole aces for the match, the most in one game being nine by Harris and Heath against K. L. Liow and J. L. Loc.
The complete scores
of the two matches follows:
ELIOT HALL "B" v. S. & S. HOME Played at Eliot Hall hostel, the home team winning by nino games to love
K. L. Yong and C. II. Ng (Ellot Hall "" boat IT. Harris and J. Heath 21-11; bent C. H. Hall and G. Merritt 21-2; bent W. Sprague and J. Brown 21-10.
C. H. Soon and W. N. Cheung (Ellot Hall "B") beat Harris and Heath 21-8; beat Hall and Merritt 21-14; bent Sprague and Brown 21-11.
B. K. Ng and J. K. Phang (Eliot Hall "B")" beat Harris and Heath 21-9; beat Hall and Merritt 21-3; bent 1 Sprague and Brown 21-7.
ELIOT HALL “A” v. 5. & 5, HOME
Played at Ellot Halt hostel, the.
Last year they were beaten In the in the vicinity of 33 nce last year with Seventeenth of my usual article on Tuesday last but I do not seem to have home team winning by nine games to
Our Daily Golf Hint
I
B. C. Les and B. K. Chan (Eliot Hall "A") beat H. Harris and J.
Brown 21-0.
It was on April 19, 1920, that the Hongkong Police first engraved their name on the Senior League! Football Shield when they defeated | St. Joseph's by three goals to one] 'It would be incredible to conceive on the Club ground after a replay. that a pony like Herod, who won the In the first match the store was Consolation Stakes over mlle na
Wednesday, took 2.14.2/5 to cover the of the same oyner or owners, and one all,
the Just quarter This year the Police have again ircuit and
W muy interest due to know that this The final and will meet Mountain Plate for Australian of the Law Society in
Begotinted in 35.3/5 seconds. reached
In the Cup was presented by the members
Owing to illness I regret that I was unable to publich South
1922 Mr.) China "A" on March 10,
the last quarter Wax per- Kwok in-wank, who won this elassie ]
seconds by A Grand Time, and it in
will be
missed very much during my absence in Hospital. Judging love. interesting to relate that Unicorn,
September
represented by
from the terrible sort of weather I have been seeing Here and his chaness to retain who annexed the Sports Club Cup the coveted Cup are very remote. through the windows, a comfortable bed has been the best Heath 21-4; beat C. 11. Hall and G. over the Derby distance, could not
to cannot see anything Manila, Feb. 26.
bent Rose de lutter than 40.2/5 seconds for the Evelyn (Mr. Encarnero), and Uni- place for the last few days. But there was one very im- Merritt 21-3; beat W. Sprague and J. Gene Smith of San Francisco
last two furlongs, What would an corn (Mr: Li) and Wild Cht (Mr. T. portant game played on Saturday last which will prove, C. O. Lee and C. S, Heng (Ellot yesterday smashed his way to a
owner say if his Sub-Grim could de L. Wang) should follow in the reark, fairly decisive in the struggle for the Junior Shield. "A") beat Harris, and Heath ne better than 40 seconds for the last I understand that Mr. Needa will
21-5; bent Hall and Merritt 21-5; beat quick and decisivé three-set
quarter during training?
Lake out. Blue Ribbon and Mr. Leo It is difficult to know whether congratulations are more Sprague and Brown 21-1. victory over Leonardo Cavis,
Congratulations are due to Mr. Leo Frost will be up on The Gorilla, who
K. L. Llow and J. L. Leo (Elot No. 1 tennis acc of the Philip-
Frost in heading the list of success-no doubt runs better on a hard going due to the I.R.C. or condolences to the Police.
Hall "A") beat Harris and Heath ful Jockeys during the first four days pines, to win the men's singles
they did already qualified
not have it all|21-0; beat Hall and Merritt 21-2; beat Played at Smokunpoo, the game had dentally with ten wins, eight seconds and four till the Philippine Interna-
fortune. their own way and but for a useful Sprague and Brown 21-6. changes of thirds, and he was certainly seen at for the Australian Ponies Champions tremendous tional Tennis Championships,
his best when he romped home Boolat at the Extra Race Meetings held When the Police had eight Indian knock of 28 by M. C. lung they
wickets down for 60 it leaked as might well have lost, as F H. Carval conducted under the auspices
Bay in the Lusitano Cup beating during the second half of 1035
but has not started at the Annual they and the game in hand. And ho, guing on fifth, did the "hat-trick" FIRE BRIGADE CONCEDE of the Philippines Lawn Tennis
Royal Scot (Mr. Harriman hixhane Meeting. There is a taik that this then M. 1. Razack took his courage and had figures of fly. The
It was Association
hands and went for the Varsity won by three wickets. much. final by South China "I" by the
jockeyship and he certainly deserved pony is lame but I doubt it very odd goal in three.
Hitting with an excellent a tap on the back.
However, she should have no diffealty howling.
always entirely Smith, representing the United It will, therefore, he of some in-
Mr. Lau Sang was
the most in, winning and Vixen Tor will cer-eye, though not Staten in the tournament, wasted no terest to recall the Police team successful owner with six wins, three money's worth. I hear that Yo lo out, and put on with the help of M. tainly give her a good run for the straight, he made no less than 55 not lime nur showed any meres to fly that performed so meritoriously on seconds and three thirds. It may be is coming out to run and we should It Abbas and A. Ali, no less than G. and C. CC was son were Amended League Table Inical champion, winning out 6-3, 6-3, that memorable day sixteen years of interest to know that Mr. Li has to 6-4, writes the Manila Bulletin.
provde for the upkeep of 15 ponies therefore see an interesting Cham- 3 runs for the ninth wicket, and a day when the Kowloon C. C. were similar number_for_the_last, It was cheaply disposed of, and Craigen- pion Smith's victory was well-earned,
indeed a gallani rear-guard action, xower" made"about 70 odd for about The team comprised-R. S. R. and it is not a small family He had had the toughest schedule of Swan; J. B. Clark and J
Even so, 130 was not in any way five wickets (I regret I have not the R.best friend was in Cossack's Beauty all the players. Starting from Sun-MeWalter: C. Miller, J. Forbes and and incidentally gave Mr. T. L. Wong
who
before me and am writing acore beyond the capacity of the figures presented him with three wins
Police batsmen. And once more this article somewhat under dificulty), day, February 16, he had only one. Clark; J. Cargill, A. W. Grim- the pleasure of receiving the Ladies
when CO was on the board with only The game was drowned by rain next day's rest and that was fast Thurs mitt, J. Robertson, C. J. Kelly and Purse from Miss Y. Shenton,
two wickets down it looked as if day. day. On Sunday, a week ago F. Alexander.
Reserves: W. played a singles match with W. K Mair and P. Condon.
they were going to pull things off | after all. But the third wicket fell at Royales; on Monday he played in the
62 and a complete collapse, for which the three gouls, Alexander
A. K. Ismall was largely responsible
loables match against the Sanchez
It would profit a player little to gain an advantage by long driving and superb iron play if strokes tossed away near the hole.- Walter Hagen.
{a}go. ----
Of
were
pair; on. Tuesday he and Sabin bat scored two and Robertson one,
Hed Mauricio Zamora and Guillermo
оп
Aragon in five bitterly fought sets, the SOME ARE STILL HERE score linally being: 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 16-18, 5-2; on Wednesday he and Sabin
Of that team, Jock MeWalter, eliminated Gavia and Diy in the now Sub-Inspector, and Alexander, the Traffic Inspector, are still in semi-finals of the men's doubles; Thursday he
Force. Arthur Grimmitt in he rested on Friday he the played Juanito Gavin in the semi-in the Revenue Department and duals of the men's singles and on has since excelled as an Interport Saturday he played in the finals of lawn bowler.
Mair, also Sub-Inspector, is still
the doubles in which he and Sabin
-and-8-6.
GAVIA BELOW FORM
TO-MORROW'S CLASSICS
There are two classic events to be contexted to-inorrow, the Profes- sional Cup, and Sub-Griffins' Chí pions and the Australian Ponies! Champions, both over 1 miles. The Professional Cup is to be won two years in succession or three times in all by Ponies the bona fide property
Able Amazon has
The
NIL DESPERANDUM
The Stewards have divided the Nil Desperandum Stakes into two sections and the following was the result of the draw:-
FIRST SECTION
-Balios
Fidelity
Gold Sovereign Ideal Day Merry Jester Ocean View
(Continued on Page 2.)
both
saw them all out for 80.
HOLIDAY GAME
The game between the Kowloon C.
TO-MORROW'S GAMES
BADMINTON POINTS ·
“Unable to ̄raise" a tean," Fire Bri=" gade on Wednesday evening cancelled. their men's doubles badminton fixture with Ellot Hall, "B", and conceded the two points to the Varsity team. In consequence the league amended as follows:
C.R.C.
table 18
P. W. L. F. Ą. PL. 14 11 3 00 30 22 10 10 0 70 11 20
So far no I know the only League Reerein "A"..... match in each Division is between St. Andrew's "A" 12 9 3 71 30 18
14 10 4 80
K. C. C.
Congratulations to the University Kowloon C. C. and the Navy, the Eliot Hall "B" seconds on their first victory. Find-home. They should have the better Ellet Hall "A"
Arst eleven being A Recreio "B" ing the Recreio without Reed, they of this game, though I am not so St. John's
Or rather K. L. Ng-got rid of their gure that Navy II may not surprise Fire Brigade
for 61. Ng's figures the Kowloon C. C. Judors at King's 10.4-0-13--were excellent. Inci
V.R.C. Park. In non-League games C. a. c. and C. S. C. C. are respectively at Kowloon Tong
St. Andrew's "B" home to the University and Indian S. and S. Home
opponents
GRAND NATIONAL NEARLY
100
44
YEARS OLD
With the approach once more of the Grand National and the annual outburst of international interest the famous steeplechase occasions, the following review of the race, which is now nearly a century old, is of great interest. It was written by "Captain- Heath" for the London News Chronicle.
ed out the Australian pair, Husset with the Police. He played in the and Thompson, 6-4, 6-4. 4-G, 13-15, first match against the Saints when the result was a draw after 125 minutes' play. In that match,Mair Gavla, who is playing far below a result he was unable to particl-1
injured his shoulder badly and as Le brand of play he exhibited lastpate in the replay a week later. your when ho ron the All Comers title from Moon, Australian rank- The team was one of the strong- ing star, was decidedly "af" yester- rat the Police ever field&d. Swan day. But even at his best, it is is still remembered by many foot. doubtful if he could have beaten ball enthusiasts as one of the most
When the Grand National was first by Frank Furlong, son of the horse's Smith or extended him very much. brilliant goalkeepers the Colony, in 1839, it was won by a horse owner-trainer; this year he will be Smith apparently went on the court over saw.
named Lattery, and never can a race piloted by another amateur--Fulko with the intent to Anlsh matters an Mest of the meinbers of the team In its 97 years of continuous history chance of winning the race a second have been so admirably "christened". Walwyn. Reynoldstown has a big soon, as possible and he procceded to are living at Home. A few, in- (War substitutes were run at Gat-time and thus adding his name to the do it. Gavia's forehand strokes were cluding Cargill and Robertson (a wick) the great
Aintree race has list of only five others who rratic and ineffective and he was continually on the defensive, depend-fine, centro-forward) have passed been won by horses who have pulled twice won the Blue Riband at Liver- ing on Smith to erg
carts and ploughs, by horses lil-ridden pool. and ill-trained, by at least one animal For weeks MeWalter and Mair are now keen who ran away with his jockey and, Goldon Miller has been the antepost past Dorothy Paget's In an exhibition match before the lawn bowls players while Alexander just, occasionally, by a horse bred in favourite for the race. He won in ingles finala, Dave Thompson of is a leading cricketer. MeWalter the comparative purple,
immaculate style two years ago, but Australia, defonted Sabin Smith of the Pacific Coast in two sets, 6-1, 6-2,8 proceeding on Home Icavo in
There is no race in the world quite last March his, offort was one of the like the Grand National, with its most tragic ever onsociated with an separate obstacles, all of ovont which bristles with broken which, with the exception of lhe hopes.
away.
In an exhibition match, after the June Stuth-Gavia contest, Sabin lost to Ko Sin Kie, China's No. 1 aco, 6-2, 6.3.
Last Saturday the American pair, Smith and Babin, won, the doubles championship after a hard-fought five-pet match against the Australlana, Thomson and Hasook The scores
wore 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 13-15, 8-6. The
HOCKEY TEAMS
Scottish, Trial To-day
The revised teams for the Scottish
sixteen
Water Jump and the Open Ditch, have
mis-
GOLDEN MILLER
KAYO
to be taken twice. That is to say, thirty fearsome leaps, at each one of which neeldent, misfortune, or
Golden Miller, public idol and ro- calculation, on the Jockey may make art of horse or garded as being as honest as the day, all the difference actually refused a fence and unseated
between winning, or losing, a fortune, his jockey, the champlon, Gerry
BIGGEST GAMBLE
June | Wilson." Ho, repeated- the perform-
Theo, Teoreover, - when pulled out
again the following day. Many un-
OUT OF CREEK,
Hunter during last week's Shanghai Papar Hunt Club meet : comes 'out of. the creek. Good going was experienced ovar a trial. laid by: Harbert Spence, dospīta' snowfall experienced night before.
the
the
Afth and deciding not was anybody's game. Both pairs showed the effects trial to be held this afternoon in In short, the Grand National re-kind things were said at the time, 譏 thể provious Bets. The Austra preparation for the International presents the biggest gamble on the and if only for this reason it is good fkins, however, were the more statuly. The match will be played at ning. A few years ago it realised to have the handling of the horse on Hockey Tournament will be found British Turf. It is woli worth wins to know that Gerry Wilson is again Sabin was erratic and orted con- King's Park, bully-off at 5.16. atantly. Smith, however, played a
over £11,000 to H. & Kenyon, the the 27th:
of the consistently nloo game and was Colours: Duncan Stirling owner
100 ta, 1
What will "the Miller" do this chance. largely responsible for the American K. Gilchrist, and J. J. King: C. 3. horse in a big field to complete the the race as well as the favourite.
and S. McNidery E. MieNider, J. T. Tipperary Tim, who was the only tine? He is the problem bores of -victory in the doubles,
TS. D., Whitley, N. A. E courss without mishap.
3. Clayton and Cnnieron. It is likely that there will be some second in previous Grand Nationals, petitors is Mrs. Violet. Mundy's
I, C. and in the Junior Division their!
seconds also play. The Club have
10 8 2
.14
4 7 7 63
15 7 8 64 00
13 3 10 38 70 13
2 11 30 70
13
their annun! Under v. Over 30 game. BADMINTON MATCHES
I regret the briefness of these hotes
but I hope to get into the regular
awing on Tuesday next.
LEAGUE CRICKET
Kowloon C.C. Teams
For To-morrow
POSTPONED
Only Two Encounters. This Evening
With Fire Brigado and Taikoo both postponing matches owing to the dif culties of team raising, only two
The Kowloon Cricket Club will be mixed doubles badminton games will entertaining the Royal Navy in abe played this evening. league cricket mint:h afternoon. The following
hosts:
to-morrow
F. Goodwin, E. C. Fincher, E. F. Fineher, A.T. Lay, N. A. E. Mackay, R. Lee, F. S. W. Smith, A. W, Ham- Bey, R. V. Cittina, W. C. Hung and
C. F. Waplington.
Recreio "A" will entertain Sailors
Home and players and Soldiers
Kowloon have been selected to play for the ong will be hosts to Chinese Recrea
tion Club, who expect to be without Mrs. T. B. Lo, but will
the assistance of Gordon Lum. Kowloon Tong will bo weakened by the absence of Mrs. White and P. C. Leung, Mlas Anderson, a new player, will come into the team, and probably A. Chan will substitute for Leung.
Incidentally it is interesting to note that Sallora and Soldiers Home are On Sunday at 11 am. the Kowloon playing their fifth
game Cricket Club will meet the Hongkong. this Cricket Club in a friendly match at played men's and mixed matches, King's Park with
the following last night two eleven:
men's games F. Goodwin, EC, Fincher, F, F. match. They, at least, are cortain to and this evening another mixed Finchor, A. T. Lay, N. A. E. Machay, complete the season's programme R. Lee, F. B. W. Smith, A. W. Ram- within officially scheduled time. sey, F. E. Lawronco, W. L. Mackenzie and F.A. Broadbridge.
MATCH-ON SUNDAY
KOWLOON C. C. JUNIOR
A junior tongue.match between the Kowloon C. C. and the Royal Navy. will be played on the latter's ground! to-morrow, when the visitors will
Two horses who have finished | One of the most interesting comfeld the following team: Mitos: -Howlett; J. Rodger andľˇthirty-runners for. the race on March J. B., Snow's Delaneige and Lady Avenger, a young foncer purchased}
weekt. Оп
Jergus
Monday they
NEWPORT BEATEN AT HOME
London. Feb, 27.
H. Overy, G. Leo, F. E. Lawrence. Newport suffered a home dofcat. The anmual. school sports of the A. Broadbridge, B. D. Lay R. In the southern section of the third Gentral British School will be held and N. Whitley: W. W. C. Shewan, winners, Reynoldstown and Golden in the field. Sturdy and dependable ning a National one day. He has Baldwin, W. L. Mackenale, D. Quin- division, to-day when they lost to en March Fat 1.16 p.m. on the school Capt. MacAlister, Campbell, V. Mac Miller, are outstanding. Last year leppers both, they can be rolled upon never tackled a task of this magni-moll, G. A. V. Hall, V. Dutiing and Notts County by the odd goal in three, ground at King's Park, Kowloon. kenzie and A. N. Other.
Reynoldstown was ridden to victory to put up formildable efforts again.
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