THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
1986
ANNUAL RACE MEETING WINDS UP TO-MORROW
Two Classics Head Programme
WILSON IN CLUB FIRST ELEVEN
AS SUBSTITUTE FOR STRANGE
HIS OPPORTUNITY
(By "Veritas")
Wilson, former Queen's Park Strollers player, who made such a promising debut in local football last /week when he turned out for the Club socond eleven, is to be given his opportunity to make good in senior) soccer to-morrow when he will play insido left to Bickford against Royal Arullery, Stonecuttors.
Wilson gets his chance because Ernest Strange' will be out at Volun teers camp.
Glub will also be without Goorge Hill, right back, who is away honey. and Gamble, who le no "nooning,
stranger to that position in the first oleven, will return.
In other respects the toom remains the areas that which lost in tho Senior Shield last week, namely:-
Rodger; Gamble
Strange; Skinner,
Robertson; Forrow ad Pawlor, Drown, Elliot, Wilson and Wickford,
GAVIA LOSES HIS TITLE
NEW PHILIPPINES TENNIS CHAMP:
GENE SMITH OF AMERICA
Manila, Feb. 26. Gene Smith of San Francisco yesterday smashed his way to a quick and decisive three-set victory over Leonardo Cavis, No. I tennis ace of the Philip pines, to win the men's singles title in the Philippine Interna. tional Tennis Championships, conducted under the auspices of the Philippines Lawn Tennis Association.
K.
WILSON
When
Police Won
The Senior Shield
PEEP INTO THE PAST
(By R.B.)
It was on April 10, 1920, that the| Hongkong Police first engraved their name on the Senior League | Football Shield when they defented
St. Joseph's by threo goals to one! on the Club ground after a replay. In the first match the score was one all,
This year the Police have again reached the final and will meet South China "A" on March 15. Last year they were beaten in the
Our Daily Golf
Hint
It would profit a player little to gain an advantage by long driving and superb iron play if strokes were tossed away near the hole... Walter Hagen.
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 be rung at 1.30 p.m. There are.nine races on the programme including four handicap events, 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 oven with plenty of sun turning up to-morrow, the course will be on the slow side. The state of the' going during the first four days of racing was responsible for 'several roversals of forms and this can be judged by the good dividends paid out, especially on the second day. The beat "divi" was handed out by Young Chap ing the Northern Slakos (1 mile), who' paid $119,50 for a win and Wärring- ion returned $64.20 for a place.
VERY SLOW RUNNING
"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.
race
HIS EXCELLENCY AT THE RACES
Happy pláture of His Excellency the Governor (9le Andrew Caldecott), surrounded by Hongkong Jockey Club oficiale, 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. AND S. TWICE DEFEATED
BY ELIOT HALL TEAMS
LAST EVENING Playing two league badmin ton matches in the one evening is growing popular. Salfora and Soldiers Home did it last night when they met Eliot Hall "A" and "B" teams in men's division encounters.
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 aggregate 31 aces for the whole match, the most in one game being nine by Harris and Heath against Ki L. Liow and J. L. Loo, -
The complete scores matches follow.
of the two
| ELIOT HALL ́ "D" v. 5. & S, HOME Played at Ellot Hall hostel, the home team winning by nine games to love.
K. L. Yong and C. H. Ng (Eliot Hall "B") boat H. Harris and J. Heath 21-11; best C. H. Hall and G. Merritt 21-2; beat W. Sprague and J. Brown 21-10.
C. H. Soon and W. N. Choung (Eliot Hall "B") beat Harris and Heath 21-8; boat Hall and Merritt 21-14; beat Sprague and Brown 21-11.
B. K. Ng and J. K. Phang. (Ellot Hall "B") beat Harris and Hoath 21-0; beat Hall and Merritt 21-3; beat Sprague and Brown 21-7,
ELIOT HALL “A” ♥. S. & S. HOME
Played at Ellot Hall hostel, the
home team winning by nino games to
love.
It would be incredible to conceiva that a pony like Herod, who won tho Consolation Stakes over a mile on Wednesday, took 2.14.2/5 to cover the of the same owner or owners, and circuit and the last quarter
WIK negotiated in 36.3/5 seconds. In the may interest one to know that this Blue Mountain Plate for Australian of the Law Society in
lian Cup was presented by the members Ponics, the last quarter
1929. Mr. Owing to illness I regret that I was unable to publish formed in the vicinity of 15 Kwok Hin-wang, who won this classic my usual article on Tuesday last but I do not seem to have
was per- seconds by A Grand Time, and it is last year with Seventeenth of September, will bo represented by
by missed very much during my absence in Hospital Judging Interesting to relate that Unicorn, I
The Hero and his chances to retain from the terrible sort of weather I have been seeing annexed the Sports Club over the Darby distance, could not the coveted Cup are very remote 1 through the windows, a comfortable bed has been the best
cannot see anything to best Rose do better than 40.2/5 seconds for the Evelyn (Mr. Encarnacao), and Uni-place for the last few days. But there was one very im- last two furlongs, What would an corn (Mr. Li) and Wild Cat (Mr. T. portant game played on Saturday last which will prove, ICO. Lee owner say his Sub-Grimin could do I Wang) should follow in the rear. no better than 40 seconds for the last I understand that Me Node will think, fairly decisive in the struggle for the Junior Shield. quarter during training?
take out Blue Ribbon and Mr. Lee It is difficult to know whether congratulations are more Frost will be up on The Gorilla, who
Congratulations are due to Mr. Leo Frost in heading the list of success- ful jockeys during the first four days with ten wins; eight seconds and four for the Australian Ponies Champions tremendous
Able Amazon has already qualified Played at Sookunpoo, the game haddentally they did not have it all thirds, and he was certainly seen at
changes of fortune. their own way and but for a useful his best when he romped home Boslat at the Extra Race Meetings held When the Police had eight Intian knock of 28 by M. C, lung they
in the Lusitano
the second half of season, down for 30 it might well have lost, an F. H. Carval by half a-length. It was due to his Але
no doubt runs better on a hard geing. due to the I.R.C. or condolences to the Police.
B. C. Lee and B. K. Chan. (Eliot Hall "A") beat I. Harris and J.
Heath 21-0; beat G. H. Hall and G. Morrit 21-3; beat W. Sprague and J. C. O. Lee and C. 5. Hong (Ellot Hall "A") beat Harris and Heath Sprague and Brown 21-1. 21-5; beat Hall and Merritt 21-5; beat
K. L. Liow and J. L. Les Ellot Hall "A") bent Harris and Heath
21-9; beat Hall and Merritt 21-2; beat Sprague and Brown 21-6.
Royal Scot (Mr. Laar, Cup) be all but FIRE BRIGADE CONCEDE final by South China "B" by the jockeyship and he certainly deservering. There is a talk that this then M. 1.. Razack took his courage) and had figures of 6-1-7-4. The
BADMINTON POINTS
odd goal in three.
in
the most
plon.
NIL DESPERANDUM
The Stewards have divided the Nil
and the following was the result of the draw:-
FIRST SECTION
TO-MORROW'S GAMES
pony is
is lame but I doubt it vory much. in both handa and went for the Varsity won by three wickets. a tap on the back.
However, she should have no difficulty bowhough not always entirely Hitting with an excellent Bmlth, representing the United
tap It will, therefore, be of some in-
HOLIDAY GAME, Mr. L Lan Sang was
winning and Vixen Tor will cer date or the sonament, wasted no terest to recall the Police team successful owner with six wins, three tainly give her a good run for the straight nut and with the help of not The game between the Kowloon C. local con mion nay men to the that performed so meritoriously on sceands and three thirds. It may be is coming out to run and we should R. Abbas and A. Ali, no less than C. and C. C. C. was started on Man Amended League Table
money's worth. I that Yo Ho and on M. champion, winning out 6-3, 6-3, that memorable day sixteen years of interest to know that Mr. Li has to and we had 36 runs for the ninth wicket, and a day when the Kowloond Cruizen G-4, writes the Manila Bulletin,
ago.
provde for the upkeep,
of 16 ponics
similar number for the last. It was cheaply disposed of, Bmith's victory was woli-earned. The team comprised:-R. S. R. and it is not a small family. Ils
Indeed_a_gallant rear-guard action. gower made about 70 odd for about "He had had the toughent schedule of Swan; J. B. Clark and J. R. best friend was in Cossack's Deauty
Even so, 130 was not in any way five wickets (I regret I have not the all the players. Starting from Sun-McWalter; G. Miller, J. Forbes and who presented him with three wins
a score beyond the capacity of the figures before me and am writing day, February 10, he had only one D. Clark: J. Cargill, A. W. Grim- the pleasure of receiving the Ladies Deaperandum Stakes into two sections when 60 was on the board with only The game was drowned by rain next
and ineldentally gave Mr. T. L. Wong
Police batsmen. And once mors this article somewhat under dimeulty) day's rest and that was last Thurs mitt, J. Robertson, C. J. Kelly and Purse from Miss Y. Shenton. day. On Sunday, a week ago WC.
two wickets down it looked as if day. played a singles match with
F. Alexander. Reserves: W.
they were going to pull things off Royales; on Monday he played in the Mair and P. Condon.
after all. But the third wicket fell at doubles match against the Sanchez
Of the three gonls, Alexander
02 and a complete collapse, for which pair: on Tuesday he and Sabin bat ecored two and Robertson ono.
A. K. Ismail was largely responsible, cled Mauricio Zamora and Guillermo.
saw them all out for 80, SOME ARE STILL HERE Aragon in five bitterly fought nets, the finally being 7-5, 3-0, 6-3, 16-18, 6-2; on Wednesday he and Sabin
Of that team, Jock McWalter, eliminated Cavia and Diy in
the now Sub-Inspector, and Alexander, semi-finals of the men's-doubles; on the Traffic Inspector, are still in Thursday he rested; on Friday he the Force. Arthur Grimmitt is played Juanito Gavla in the ecm-in, the Revenue Department and finals of the men's singles and on has sinco excelled as an Interport Saturday he played in the anals of lawn bowler. the doubles in which he and Sabin
. Mair, also Sub-Inspector, is still most out the Australian pair, Hasset with the Police. He played in the And Thompson, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 13-15, frat match against the Saints when
ocoro
and 8-0.
GAVIA BELOW FORM
the result was a draw after 125 ¡minutes' play. In that match Mair injured his shoulder badly and as a result he was unable to partiel- pate in the replay a week later.
TO.MORROW'S CLASSICS
There are two classic events to be contested to-morrow, the Profes- Cham- alonal Cup and Sub-Griffina' plons and the Australian Ponies Champions, both over 14 miles. The Professional Cup is to be won two years in succession or three times in all by Ponies the bona fide property:
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Balios Fidelity Gold Fovereign --Ideal Day
Merry Jester Ocean View
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GRAND NATIONAL
YEARS
100
F. W. L. F. A. Pt. 14.11 3 90 30 22 10 10 0.70 11 20
Unable to raise a team, Fire Bri gade on Wednesday evening cancelled their men's doubles badminton fixture two points. to the Varsity team. In with Ellot Hall, "B", and conceded the
consequence the league table is amended as follows:
So for as I know the only League Recreio "A"
C.R.C. match, in each Division is between
St. Andrew's "A" 12 0 3 71 36 18 Congratulations to the University Kowloon C. C. and the Navy, the Eliot Hal
K. C. G. first eleven being at Recrelo."B" seconds on their first victory. Find home. They should have the better Eliot Hall "A" ing the Recreio without Reed, they of this game, though I am not so St. John's -or rather K. L. Ng-got rid their
not surprise Fire Brigade opponents for 51. Ng's figures sure that Navy II
c. Juniors at King's V.R.C. d. the Kowloon 10.413-6-were excellent. Inci-
Park In non-League games C. O, C St. Andrew's B 13 and C. S. C. C. are respectively at Kowloon Tong home to the University and Indian 9, and S. Home R. C. and in the Junior Division their
NEARLY
·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 writton by "Captain Heath" for the London News Chronicle.
Gavia, who is playing far below the brand of play he exhibited last year when he won the All Comers title from Moon, Australian rank-
The team was one of the strong- ing star, was decidedly "or" yester eat the Polico over fielded. 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 run, in 1830, it was won by a horse owner-trainer; this year he will be Smith apparently went on the court ever saw.
namol Lottery, and never can a race piloted. by another amateur--Fulko with the Intent to Anish matters as Most of the members of the team In its 97 years of continuous history chance of winning the race a second have been so admirably "christescu". Walwyn. Reynoldstown has a big noon as possible and to proceeded to do it. Gavia's forehand strokes were are living at Home. A few, In- (War aubstitutes wore run at Gal time and thus adding his name to the erratic and ineffective and he was cluding Carglii and Robertson (a wick) the great Aintree race has list of only five others who
have continually on the defensive, depend-fine centre-forward) have passed been won by horses who have pulled twice won the Blue Rlband at Liver- ing on Smith to err.
carts and ploughs, by horses 11-iddon pool, and trained, by at least one animal, In an exhibition match before the lawn bowls players while Alexander just occasionally, by a horse bred in favourite for the race. He
MeWalter and Mair are now keen who ran away with his jockey and, Golden Miller has been the antepost For weeks past Dorothy Faget'a singles Anals, Dave Thompson of is a leading cricketer. McWalter the comparative purple. Australia, defeated Babin Smith of
Immaculate styla two years ago, but There is no race in the world quite last March his effort was one of the the Pacific Coast in two sets, 6-1, 6-2 is proceeding on Home leavo, in
the Grand National, with its most tragic ever associated with an separate obstacles, all of event which bristles with broken. with the exception of the hopen. Water Jump and the Open Ditch, hava
away.
In an exhibition match after the June. Smith-Gavia contest, Sabin lost. Kho Bin Kic, China's No. 1 nce, 6-2,
I
HOCKEY TEAMS
Scottish Trial To-day
like
sixteen
which,
BIGGEST GAMBLE
GOLDEN MILLER
wonin
to be takon twice. That is to say, thirty fearsome leaps, at each one of which accident, mlafortuno, or mis- Golden Miller, public idol and re- calculation, on the part of horse or Karded as being as honest as the day, jockey may make all the difference actually refused a fence and unicated between winning, or losing, a fortune. his Jockey, the champion, Gerry
Wilson Ele repeated the perform anco, moreover,, when... pulled, out] again the following day. Many un- In short, the Grand National re-kind things were said at the time, presents the biggest gamble on the and if only for this reason it is good. British Turf. It is well worth wh- to know that Gerry, Wilson-is again over £11,000 to H. 8. Kenyon, the the 27th. owner of the 100 to chance. What will the Miller" do this
OUT OF CREEK
Hunter during last week's Shanghal Paper Hant Club meet comes out of the creek. Good going was experienced over a trial laid by Herbert Spence despite -the snowfall experienced the Conight beforsva
1.
seconds
also play. The Club have
14 10 4 80 37 20 10 82 68 32 10
880-08
14 7 7.63 15 7 8 13
24
their annual Under v. Over 30 game, BADMINTON MATCHES
I regret the briefness of those notes 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 Brigade and Talkoo both postponing matchon owing to the dim- culties of team raising, only two The Kowloon Cricket Club will be mixed doubles badminton games will entertaining the Royal Navy in a bo played this evening, Jongue ericket match to-morrow
Recreto "A will entertain Sailors afternoon. The following
and Soldiers Home and Kowloon have been selected to play for the tion Club, who expect to be without Tong will be hosts to Chinese Rocren-
hosts:
players
Mrs. T. F. Lo, but will enjoy the
F. Goodwin, E. C. Fincher, E. F. assistance of Gordon Lum Kowloon Fincher, A. T. Lay, N. A. E. Mackay, Tong will be wankened by the absence R. Lee, F. S. W. Smith, A. W. Ram-of Mrs. White and P..C. Leung. - Miss Boy, B. V. Gittins, W. C, Hung and. Anderson, a new player, will come
lato the team, and C. F. Waplington.
MATCH ON SUNDAY-
will substitute probably A. Chan
Loung, Incidentally it is interesting to note that Sailors and Soldiers Home aro On Sunday at 11 a.m. the Kowloon playing their fifth league game Cricket Cleb will meet the Hongkong this week. On Monday they Cricket Club in a friendly match at played men's and mixed matches, King's Park with the following | last
night two elovert
men's urnes this even fast, are certain to another, mixed F. Goodwin, E. C. Fincher, match. They, at Finchor, A. T. Lay, N. A. E. Macany, complete the season's programma R. Leo, F. S. W. Smith, A. W. Ram- within officially scheduled time,
say, F. E. Lawrence, W. L. Mackenzlo
and F. A.Breadbridge.
DG KOWLOON C. C. JUNIOR
and
Last Baturday the American pair, Salth and Babia, won the doubles championship after a hard-fought Ayo-sot match against the Australians, Thompson and. Haaset. The scores were 6-4, 6-4, 4-0, 18-16, 8-6. The fifth and deciding sot was anybody's
The rovised teams for the Scottish game. Both pairs showed the effects trial to be held this afternoon in of the provions sets. The Austra preparation for the International Hans, however, were the more steady. Hockey Tournament will be found Sabin was erratic and orrod con- below. The match will be played at ning. A few years ago it realised to have the handling of the home on stantly, Smith, however, played a King's Park, bully off at 5.15.10 consistently nice gamo and was
Colours: G. Duncan; I. SEGA Tipperary. Tim, who was the only time? He is the problem homo of
A Junior league match between the. Largely responsible for the American Gilchrist and J. King: C.J horse in big field to complete tha the race as well as the favourite
and 8. MeNider; E. MacNider, Jo!
Kowloon C. C..and the Royal Navy victory in the doubles, i
will be played on the latter's ground Angus, T. 8. D. Whitley, N. A. E. course without mishap. Mackay, J. Clayton and Cameron, It is likely that there will be some second in provicus Grand Nationals, potitors in Bira Violet Mundy's fleld the following team sportott Two horses who have finished One of the most interesting com to-morrow when the visitors will Whites-Howlett; J. Rodger and thirty runners for the race on March B: Snow's Delaneige and Lady Avenger, a young fenter purchased H. Overy, G. Lee. F. E. Lawrence.
Newport suffered a home defeat The annual school sports of the Farmer; C. Blackburn, D. McLellan 27;, and of these the two previous Lindsay Blue Prince, will again be for a big snm with the object of wine Broadbridge, B. D. Lay E. in the southern section of the tim Central British School will be held and N. Whitley; WW. G. Shewan, winners, Reynoldater and Gulden in the field Sturdy and dependable ning National one day, He has Baldwin, Whackenzie, B. Quin- division to-day when they loab to on March 7 at 1:45 pm 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: nell, G. A. V. Hall, V. Durling and Notts County by the odd goal in three, ground at King's Paik, Kowlipon. kenzie and A. N. Other.
Iloynoldstown was ridden to victory to put up formidable efforts again
Continued on Page 9.)".. A. A.. Dand,
NEWPORT BEATEN AT HOME
-Reuter.
London, Fab. 27.
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