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IMPRESSIONS OF
THE SOCCER XI IN SHANGHAI
(By S. A. Gray)
HONGKONG'S SOCCER TEAM may have lost the Interport match, but they won Shanghai's
·admiration, and no company of men could have been more generously lionised. Shanghai's hos- 'pitality was overwhelming, and it was a very grateful and impressed team which bade farewell after ten mamorable days in the northern metro- polis.
THE defeated Hongkong boys,
roared "Roll Out The Bar-
re" as they left the Canidrome
after the match, but Shanghal Jockey Clus. Gesture
didn't need, the reminder. the boys themselves!
Ask
THE fastidiously detailed work put
m by Mr. President Fred Bridges.! Secretary Max Spiegler and Team-i Mamiger Stan Gosh Blabbergasted even-the veteran members of the visiting side. About the only time they weren't planning things for the
comfort and entertainment of the Hongkong lads was while they were or the firid of play; even then, 1: maspect, they were figuring out what next they could do to make the visit remain more than a vague memory, You have my word for it that they Succeeded.
HONGKONG FA., need not fear
they will have no chance for reciprocity. Both Fred Bridges and Stan Gash have sworn that they are! coming to the Colony next year with; The Shanghai team.
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To Charity
Though it has been adver- tised, and is even printed on the tickets, there are yet some people still surprised at the information that the Hongkong Jockey Club's Commission on the Hongkong Derby is to be given to Charity Funds,
The total sum of $133,000, less expenses, is to be divided equally between the British War-Organisation Fund and the Fund for the Relief of Dis tress in China.
field, but it is fair to claim that he led the way in concise and happily- QUANGHAI newspapers gave the parned spotch-making at the dinner, Hongkongites the most syngathe-s ve-minute reply to the principal could desire. toast was a little gem of oratory, and team the Dress any But don't run away with the ldea expressed precisely what his team that Hongkong were unlucky to tuse male felt and alre what was needed
un for the occasion. the Interport. Shanghal were questionably the better of two ol very good trans, The Colony play- ers frankly admit that: they did not deserve to win the Interport: they visit from Mr. Fred Bridges point did deserve to win against the Lidn. of view, was the fact that the Hong-
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RELIEVE it or not, the most satis
entire factory seature of the
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 21, 1940.
RECORD BREAKERS AT YESTERDAY'S RACES
RACING GUIDE How The Ponies Have Fared At Happy Valley
The following have been the performances of all ponies that have started in the 1940 Annual Race Meeting at Happy Valley to date. The figures preceding the name denote the placings in their last outings:
AUSTRALIAN PONIES:
..00 A Good Time
A Great, Time
000 A Greer Time
--
9
A Hunting Time
Ajax
Albury
Amber L
01 Amicus Curing
3 Annabella
20 Ascot Day
Austration Diamond
Australian Prince
2 Balun 136y
..0 Blandford
0-0 D
Bredon
Brown Derlay Brutus
atusylight
0 Cairntoul
0 Catterick Bridge
0 Centre Court
0 Cheerful Stur
u Chiliern
00 Circo
uColorado Star
80 Cocklerl
0 Cannicber
2
Contact
Courting Eve
* Crifel
Double Finesse
CHINA PONIES
Advancing Time
Ascot Vale
Attacking Ti
0
1
Avon
3 Bear Claw
U
Blue Diamond
lue Skle
Blouin kay
Bronze Arrow
1 kord
Care Free
a Celtic Star
Challerbax
Clember
U
Clowner
f1
Confusion Day
Conquering Time
Cominenceinent Bay
Cralgavad
Down Star Dekka
Distinctive Time
Dingu
Dutible Clinica
Dupont Bay
Ebony Idal
Emergency Call
Eve of Folly
Eve of Harvest
Eve ut Heaven
0
17
U
2
Eve of Dancing
Ú 0
32
# 0
Eve of Reason
U
Expansion Tu
13
Pa Ying
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0
#
Eve of Hunting
Eve of Peac
a Derby Day
0 1
Devonian
Dick Turpin
3
Fair Chance
1 Far View
0 Finalist
1
Flying Dutel:man
0
0 0
Frankila
D
Grand Allegianen
Happy Landings
Heinz
o Income Tax
£1 Kitti
1
Lancashire Chips
Lovely Kid
th
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31
Lucky Lug
-
2. tundrum Eve
Jermiler
Far View (11. C. Pih) winner of the Rooty-11:1
Spicylight (R. B. Moller up) being led in by Mr. Erle Meller, owner, and Mrs. V. V. Needa (Dir. E. Maller's Derby and Sports Club Cup yesterday being fed in by daughter) following the Chater Cup event yesterday
when the pony broke the record of 1.04.3 sel up by the owner. Far View is another record holder, having Racylight (rame Jockey) on Monday by 1.4 seconds set a new time of 2.414 yesterday, beating the previous
record by Gypsy Love by 1.4 seconds-Mee Cheung, Mee Cheung.
"Capt. Foster" Selects The Following:
SELECTIONS BY "EARLY BIRD”
The following selections were made
and that a draw in the Bird match kong Inds beat his "selected" Shonk by "Early Bird" in the S. C. ML. Post:
both sides. That aggregation at darts. The event was strictly unofficial.
would have been fair
Laut it re-
THE visit demonstrated very clear-minded one of the lightest intervals ly that it is inhuman to expect of the entire ten days, and that's one man to manage the team, cap-raying plenty, tain the team, play sterling football,
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13 charming farewell and participate in the compulsoryHERE was
cocktall given by the S.F.A.. at A. V. Gonio scelal programme. attempted this four-fold task with the Palace Hotel on the eve of Hong- great courage and undoubted success keng's departure. Many other past He and his collenges enjoyed a per-and present Ilongkongites attended feet comradeship both on and off the including Jack Rodger. Mrs. Barton (formerly Miss Doris Hunt of hockey field.
fame) and George Headley, erstwhile and one tiene EYNOTE of the complimentary Kowloon FC. star
speeches at the Interport dinner! prominent league tennis player here. function bubbled with con- was the fine sportsmanship of the The Hongkong luds. The telbuites were vivkity.
It takes some- thoroughly deserved.
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thing more than football craft to be FINAL little gesture before the honourable losers of a match of the team landed in Hongkong at the an Interport. Nor did close of the trip last Saturday was importance Shanghai lag any way behind in Gosan's few words of appreciation sportsmanship and fair play, which to the Colony players and, Ken made the 1040 Interport, It not the Forrow's reply-to-the-popular-cap-. Tributes from most spectacular of the long series, talt-cum-manager. at least one of the happiest.
both men were as genuine as could ever hope to hear, pleasantly fortnight of many POSANO may not have been able embellishing a
to lead a winning team off the grand interludes and memories.
1939
FRIGIDAIRE
HOUSEHOLD CABINETS
20 %
DISCOUNT
GRAND STAND STAKES Craigavad
Mount Hope Bay
Gram's Mount
SOOCHOW HANDICAP
(FIRST SECTION)
Lovely Star
Boolat Bay
Galveston Bay
LADIES PURSE
A Roaring Time Annabella Derby Day
JOCKEY CUP
Heddon Gallant Marshal Palmer
-HOPEFUL-STAKES.
GRAND STAND STAKES
Mount Hope Hay
White Diamond Johnber
SOOCHOW HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)
Rose-Queen
Galveston Bay Boolat Bay
LADIES PURSE
Centre Court
A Rearing Time Pumpernickel
JOCKEY CUP
Gallant Marshal
Lucky Eleven
Valoraus
HOPEFUL. STAKES
Grelber
O-Last
Hopeful Star
BLUE MOUNTAINS PLATE
Connieber
SELECTIONS BY “LAST QUARTER”
The following selections were made by "Last Quarter" in Hongkong Dally Press!
GRAND STAND STAKES
Dupont Bay
Possible
".
White Diamond
SOOCHOW, HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)
Lovely Star
Laughing Girl
Galveston Bay
LADIES PURSE
Happy Landings Annabelln
Blandford
JOCKEY CUP
HOPEFUL STAKES.
Sea Jay
: Vleeroy
Valorous Heddon
Co
GOVERNOR'S CUP
onc
Racylight
King Kong
Gram's mount
Rose Evelyn
Possible
BLUE MOUNTAINS PLATE
WITH THE USUAL FIVE YEARS'
GUARANTEE
APPLY
DODWELL & CO, LTD.
ALEXANDRA BUILDING
DES VOEUX ROAD ....
Ascot Day
GOVERNOR'S CUP
Celtle Star
CHAMPION STAKES
Burford
SatinHght
Confusion Bay.
ADELAIDE HANDICAP
Busylight
Franklin
King Kong
Rose Evelyn
Celtic Star
CHAMPION STAKES
CriiTel
Burford
Satinlight
Confusion Bay
Criffel
ADELAIDE HANDICAP
Courting Eve
Chiltern
GRIFFINS CONSOLATION
STAKES
Dupont Bay
Hopeful Star
Victorla
SOOCHOW HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
Advancing Time
Sunlight View
Clowner
DAILY DOUBLE King Kong/Criffel
Cricket
VOLUNTEERS
Courting Eve Chiltern
GRIFFINS CONSOLATION
STAKES
Craigaval
Fossible
Полноп
SOOCHOW HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
Advancing Time Balvare Master
DAILY DOUBLE
King Kong/Criffel
Handicap Weights For
Ladies Purse
BEAT KOWLOON Roaring Time (105), Atlas (150),
IN LAST OVER
OPPOSED by weak bowling, the Hongkong Volunteers cricket XI beat the Kowloon C.C. by 50 runs at Ue Kowloon
The C.C. yesterday, match ended with only four more balls to go before stumps would have been drawn.
The following are the handicap welghts for the Ladles Purse tn-day: ' Ajax (144), Annabella (160), A
Blandford
Brexion (150);
(148). Day Centre Court (150), Derby (152), Happy Landings (145), King's Privilege (152), National Victory Rising: (140), Pumpernickel (155). Star (135), Rooifly (152), Snowy River (140).
Anderson Boxter
Bowling Analysis,
7.0 Fincher
Kowloon Cricket Club Mulcahy,
Griffiths, Hughes...
183
Owen
The Volunteers scored 203 for wickets, declared, in 140 minutes, and left Kowloon sadly behind the clock. The home alde, however, gal-W tantly went for the runs, though at p. Lung, and PCITY no period did they appear like get- N. A, E, Mackay, e Parsons, b Zim- ting them.
The scores were:
A
Volunteers.
E, Perry, e Brokenskten, b Anderson 33 2. de S. Carey. o E. C. Fincher, b
Baxter.REEMAN
F. I. Zimmern, g and ↳ Anderson
Flaxter
A. II. Grimths. 1.buckey, b Ander IE, Owen Jughes, c
E. J.
Michall,
E. Fincher
A. K. Mackenzio, et. Mackay, b Baxter
15. CF. Pape, b E. F. Fincher
R. M, M. King, b E. F. Fincher
J. J. Fox, not out...
Extran
Nine (declared) for
C. W. Haynes, did not bat.
imera
E. F. Finchar. h Zimmerts
Q. A. Cooden,
Hughe
Perry,
h Owen
D... Anderson, Parsons. b Owen
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K. M. Baxier. 1.b.w., b Tayson
3, Stephens, b Zimmern
10. A. Madar. b Zimmym
1.
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rakensire, Zimmern
Extens NTIA
Total
Zimmera
Bawing Analyule
Perry
Owen ghea
Haynes
AS287
Sann
O-Lin
Craigaved
Greiber
.
BLUE MOUNTAINS PLATE
Connieber Viceroy Albury
GOVERNOR'S CUP
King Kong Rose Evelyn Strathbannock
CHAMPION STAKES
Burford
Confusion Day Salinlight
ADELAIDE HANDICAP
A Grand Time
Devonian
Cockterol
GRIFFINS CONSOLATION
STAKES Mount Hope Bay Johnber
Ronson
SOOCHOW HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION) Sunlight View Advancing Time Soldier of Britain
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21 Melody Star
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Piccadilly Jim
Powerful Kid
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Radion
Rising Star
1. Ruby Star
2 Sopper
0
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Sea Urchin
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002 Spring Shive
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Tornutio Star
Triumpluak Day
Twilight Star
Vanity Fair
Venus Bay
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Country Club Captain's Cup Results
THE RESULTS of the Second! Round matches in the Captain's Cup Competition of the Country Club, Sheungshiu, on Sunday last! were as follow:
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0 0
Galaxy
For All Thiste
Galveston Bay
Gay Star Guid Coin
Golden Cow Greber
Guinness Titus
lisbore Bay
Hopeful Star
Hughber
U Jane Dou
0 Jober
* Johnber
Just in Tung
o Kentucky
0 Kg's Wurden
Kut Cheung_
Lancashire Chap
Lancashire Lass
Lauraber
2 Lilliber
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Lift Princess
Lovely Star
Lusitania
2 Moun! Hope Bay
1 Musketeer
National Kuceres
3 Navy tight
Night View
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Oak Bay Ohin
Ojibway
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9
0
Matador
3 0
0
National Pride
0
11
0
Omatın
9 Comph
Peaceful View
i Phoenix
D
Plet fein
Pinfarikings
- Poln. View
Popular Star
20 Possible
Portrush
0 Potentate theylight,
1
-0 Red Feather
Hexisting Thuo Rob Roy
Ronson
Rose Evelyn
Rose Emily
Jose Fina
0 Home Perfect
0
Rose-Queen
Royal Highness
0 Salvage Manter
I
B
Satin)ight
Scenic View
Silver Wings
"Smashing Through
a Smiling Time @Soldier of China
Some Hope Spicylight Strathbannock
0 Strathdoon
Sunlight View Sunshine Sukdə Sylvandafe Talkhuva
1 Tampa Bay
Taxing Master
The Tigres
This Thu
Tim
West Lake
Geo. Lee beat E. Sadick 5 and 4.33 White Diamond
S. V. Gitlins beat C. H. T. Suen On the 19th,
M. F. de Pinna beat A, T. Lee 4 and 3.
E. J. M. Churn beat A. A. Lopes 5 and 4.
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Y.M.C.A. TEAMS
The following Will represent tho YMCA, at hockey against the Royal to-rnorrow on tho As can be seen, the Gittins-Suen Engineers at 6 p.m.
yground-Benwell; Jordan and Tom- match was the closest, and this might|Unson; A N. Other, McLellan and Gil- Pennington. Corser. Cemmel). have ended on the 18th in Suen's christ;
Coombe and Baldwin.
On Saturday, the Y.M.C.A. will meet the favour but for two "dufted" shots.
Rajpulans Rifles on the sante ground a With Gittins on the green in four,
4.10 p.m. They will be represented by and Suen just short in two, tire intter Benwell: Jordan and Gilchrist Kempton, A. Other. Elsly and Dales the excond falled with his approach, and with Pennington and Coombe: Smith, Corser. his next chip jumped right over the Players chosen to represent
eloven against the H.A.S.C, on the US.N.C. green. The hole was halved, and ground at 4.13 p.m. on the same day are. Gitting went on to win the 19th by Cleggett: Killeen and Grant; Smits, Tom- linion and Treson; Mackenzie, A. M. one putt.
Other, Spare, Bevan and Danks.
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