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SPORTS CABLES.

DERBY TIT-BITS.

BLUE RIBBAND OF THE HOME TURF

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RACE TO-MORROW.

WILL MR. HENRY MORRISS WIN AT EPSOM!

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passer paseer, another turf writer, pre- dicted that Cross Bow would do well about St. Leger time which is later in the season. For puz- poses of comparison, it might also be noted that Manna rän third to Picaroon and Solario in the Middle Park Stakes and Solario (under R. Day's care) had a very bad start. Manna was also benten by Picaroon in the Imperial Produce Plate at Kemp.

Hongkong's interest in the Epsom Derby, the Blue. Riblandton Park. of all classic races on the turf the world over, is more than cursory

Every year there are those who

Mr. "Sally" Joel, who has hera interested in the Derby for miny years.

have their flutter in the Calcutta Sweep, the Cable Sweep and countless, other sweeps in which small fortunes may be won for al

When the very modest outlay.

race is actually being run on the Epsom Downs, many in the Far- thest East will have a thought asto the chances of Manha, aw- ed by M. Henry Morriss, that well-known Shanghai'owner of the field" string, some of which have attained successes. on the Hongkong course, though not under his colours, Manna's pros- pects are enhanced by Stove Donoghue, prince of British Bat- racing, having been engaged to ride hin In Beckhampton, according to the latest Here mul the people associated with train- ing Mr. Morriss's colt will not hear of defeat.

Lurd Astor.

About a month ago, Picaroon, trained by Alex Taylor the Manton wizard, was a raging favourite, but he went wrong in training on the eve of the Two Thousand Guiness, which was

HRH AIGA KAHN ALGA

100/7 Ptolemy II. (t, 0), 18/1 St. Becan (t, 0)41) 20/1 Runnymede (to) 20/1 Zionist (to) 25/1 Dignity (0) '88/1 Bucellas (9)...

33/1 Ponsasinorum (0) 40/1 Vicot (t, o).

45/1 Warminster (t, o). 15/1 Sunderland (t, o.) 50/1 Priory Fark (1, 0). 60/1 Sparus (t,o).

At

THE CHINA MAIL

Later..

H.M.'s Colt "Sortens."

subsequent call-over,

prices were:-

9/1 Conquistador (0), 10/1 (t,

and wanted). 18/1 Runnymede (t, o). 83/1 Ponsasinorum (t, o). Bucellas (t, o).

II. H. the Aga Khan, who won the Guineas last year is represent- ed by Zionist, trained by R. Dawson and. to be steered by Carslake. In the Spring 3-Y-039/1 Stakes at Newmarket (14 miles) he beat Foxlaw by five lengths. Foxlaw belongs to Sir Abe Bailey who owned Tishy, famous for "crossing "her legs."

Lord Derby, who carried off the Derby last year with Sansovino,. has Grandpre and H.M. the King is represented by Runnymede..

St. Becan, second to Manna in the Guinens, is trained by J.

40/1 Warminster (t, o).. 45/1 Vicot, (1, 0),

60/1,Sparta (t, o).

SPATS FOR GOLFI

TOLLEY'S OPPONENT IN

FECHAMPIONSHIP

AMATEUR COMPETITION.

SIR B. HOLDERNESS BEATEN

IN SECOND ROUND."".

(Router's Service,)

LONDON, May 25%

At Westward Ho! In the British Amateur Golf Championship J. Cruickshank of Buenos Airen beat Sir Ernest Holderness (holder) by one hole in the second round.

LOCAL SPORT.

LAWN BOWLS,

NEW CS.CC GREEN OPENED.

Thanks to the efforts of Mr. F. L. Squibbs, the new green for lawn bowls at the Civil Service C. C.

TUESDAY

BOXING MARVEL

* PANCHO VILLAIN

HONGKONG.

LOCAL EXHIBITION.

Pancho Villa, the

Filipino was ready to be opened yesterday boxing marvel, is a visitor to afternoon when games for apoons Hongkong. On his return to the were played with the following Philippine Islands after his cojurn result

in the States he also passed through the Colony:

Oswick Dobbie

Lewis Gregory

Booker

American Invasion Fails. Two out of four American en trants played to-day. Cochran of Dawentsia was boaten in the first round by A. Mathieson of Edinburgh by one hole.

John Dailey & Junior of Oak

Others according to previous hills, beat Gleddon Osborne of Temple in the second round by ? and i.

message,

PROBABLE STARTERS.

Latest Amended List.

The 1st of probables now

Jarvis and owned by Sir Georgestands- Bullough, Bucelins belongs to Mr.

Name.

J. P. Hornung and Priory Park to Mr. Charlie Howard, the Chiches Bueellas

Conquistador jer butcher and former county cricketer. There are others which Constantius.

Cross Bow have been before the public eye including Ooojah, whose noming Dalmagarry tion becomes void owing to the Dignity

Ethriarch death of Sir Edward Hulton.

Foxlaw Flying World Manna Marksman Mint Dor Motley

My Crackers Ponsasinorum Priory Park Ptolemy II. Roidore Runnymede

Jockey Jelliss. Weston

F. Bullock

Winter

Dempsey

J. Lench Evans Thwaites. Donoghue

Fox Richards

Smirke. Wadsworth Archibald

Stern

Hulme

Childs.

Spáros.

Brennan

St. Becun

Elliott

Solario

Solitary

Carslake.

St. Napoleon

Wragg

Sunderland'

The Sirdar.

Most of the leading English The Virginian" Jockeys have engagements. Tissuphernes Dthers of note ure Archibald the Vicot American, Dempsey whose first Warminster season it is in the Old Country Zionist after making a reputation in Aus- tralia and Stern, down to ride the French colt. Ptolemy.

Shanghai will be particularly interested in Manna's perform- | ance. Mr. Morriss's many friends in Hongkong will wish him good luck and many share the con- fidence in Manna expressed to the "China Mail" by Mr. C. R. Burkill who has, himself, ridden Derby winners on China ponies and who confessed that he made La tidy bit on Manna's victory in

the first classic of the year.

Beary...

Perryman O'Niell

H. Beasley

R. Jones.

Lane

V. Smyth Carslake

Sir E. Holderness

Sir Ernest "Holderness's defeat was the sensation of the day and was witnessed by a gallery of a thousand. The champion W36 three down at the turn, made. gallant fight after that, but a short approach putt at the eighteenth left him no chance.

Six-Foot German

Blackman Jacob

Allen!

Duncan

(S.) 21

(5.) 13

Gibson. Knott Alderman

Vergelte

Duxon

Watt

Grimmett

Smith

(S.) 33-

Fincher Davey

Holdman

Massey

Murphy

Stanley

Deakin

Knight

(S.) 11.

(S.) 12

How Pancho Villa would appear in the streut.

The green was found in very fair order, and with a few rollings by a heavy, roller after rain, it ought to be transformed into, one of the best greens in the Colony. It will undergo a real test, on Saturday when the Civil Service Club meet the Kowloon Bowlings. Empress of Russia, en route to This morning Villa arrived, by

Club in a League match.

the United States where he is to fight Charlle (Phil) Rosenborg on July 4 (Independence Day) for a purse stated to be G$75,000...

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BILLIARDS,

STEVENSON'S VISIT.

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H. W. Stevenson, ex billiard | champion of England, is to play Mr. J. B. Hamiltoa in an exhibi: tion match at the Institution of

A huge crowd followed Cyril | Engineers and Shipbuilders at 5:30 Tolley who played a German six-p.. to-morrow. Members and footer named Hans Samek who friends $2 each

was attired in American clothes of tartan hue with a pull-over" tucked in. "plus-fours," and white spats. Tolley won by 4 and 3.

Two competitors from Selangor, Elkfos and Kyle were beaten in the first and second rounds, respec- tively, hy Chard (of Yelverton) and Layton (of Walton Heath), both by 2 and I..

Father Surprise,

[From the same message it was was the defeat of Roger Wethered A further second round surprise

Lord Derby,

In the Oaks to be run on May 29, Friday, de, two days after the Derby to-morrow, Lord Astor and Alec Taylor stand the best chance as they will have Saucy Sue and Miss Gadabout, the two fillies which did so well in the One Grandpre had been taken out.] Thousand Guineas. From the Kossip in the latest Home papers to hand. It appears as if the Oake

gathered

FAR EAST GAMES,

NEXT MEETING IN" CHINA?

FIXED FOR 1927.

by Douglas Grant of St. George's (Courtesy of the Daily Bulletin.)

by 2 and I,

Cyril J. H. Tolley,

that Lord Derby's

In mail week, the "Daily Mall” reported that the United States Golf Association announced that

· EARLIER CABLE.

is a moral certainty for the Man-scratched: Oakridge,

ton stable but the Derby is a very Argent, El Cacique.

¡ open race. A month ago, Manna

was hardly in the Derby betting and Cross Bow was at 38/1 against; on Saturday they headed the list.

"FOLLOW MANNA."

Mr. Morriss and the Israelites. (Reuter's Servico.)

London, May 25.

The Press Club's annual Derby

lunch took place to-day.

There

Whilst crossing the harbour, og a "Star" ferry boat this morning, the little champion was "spotted""

MANILA, May.25. Shanghai or Peking will be the scene of the Far Eastern Games in 1927, according to the decision of the meeting of the Executive Com- mittee, which elected Mr. G. T. Wang (China), President, Mr.}|- Kishi (Japan), fiist, Vice-President, and Senor Manuel Quezon, Honor, ary President of the Far East Athletic Association..

EVEN TIME.

H.M. ABRAHAMS. LOSES IN HANDICAP..

INCHONTWE

As the terror he is with the gloves on.

FAR EAST GAMES

MANY ATHLETES. IN AHONGKONG!"

DETAILED PROGRAMME.

Much enthusiasm greeted the s.s. Empress of Rusila on arrival here this morning was both the.

Japan and China Olympic teams were on board and were met by their respective compatriots.

At 4 o'clock this afternoon, the local Japanese Athletic Associa Hlod are hosts at a tea at the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden when about a hundred of the Japanese athletes will be guests in addition to delegates of the Hong- kong Cricket Club, the Chinesa.......... Y.M.C.A., the Garrison Recreation Club, and the Hongkong Football * Club, which extended facilities for practice to the Japan team when is Hongkong on their way to Manila.

To-morrow at 8p.m., the Chinesa | community | proalded' over by the Hän.. Mr. Chow. Shou-soo, and the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotowall are giving a dinner at the You Wo restaurant, "West Polat Many | prominent local residents have been invited to meet, the Chinese and Japanese Far East Olymplad teams.

tinuing on Thursday, the following Commencing to-morrow and con-

programme of exhibition tengis matches will be played at the H.K.C.C, weather permitting:

Commence cach day at 4.15 p.m. followed hy, doables (bast out of singles first (best out of three sets),

five sets):-

To-morrow:-Toba v. Captain. C. H. D. O'Callaghan Kobayashi and Yoshida v. S. A. and H. D. Rumjaho..

Thursday -Ohta v. T. Honda ; Kobayashi and Yoshida v. Captalo O'Callaghan and Ng Sze-kwong

At 9 o'clock on Thursday night, la swimming zala will take place

at the V. R. C, when the Japanese: and Chinese Olympiad swimmers will be in friendly competition with local swimmers to be chosen from :-

D. Lyon, J. Johnstone, C. J. Cooke, G. Razavet, B. Rasmusson, E. Rallton, A. May, :P. Taylor, F. Reed, A. Assumpcao, B. Fearne, W. George and A Botelho,

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A NEW HOSPITAL.

IMPORTANT SCHEME FOR

POOR CHINESE..

A meeting was held on Sanday afternoon at the Tung Wah Hos pital in connection with the new Eastern Hospital scheme. Mr. Ma Chu-chiu, chairman of the Hospital, presided, and among those present ware the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou son, the Hon. Mr. R H Kotewall, Messra. Li Po-Kwat, Lo Chung-

most of the committee of the Hospital,

Mrs. Chan Kwok-shi, a lady who

is much interested in charitable work, and who has given $10,000

by several local boxing fans."kut, Li Yik-mui, S. U. Chan and Villa, will leave also by the s.. Empress of Russia on May 29.

Chance For LocalTM" Fans.”. The "China Mail" has been Additional interest was given, to so far two American players had the 100 yards open handicap at informed that a local exhibition of At nine to-day the following asked for their entries to be for the meeting of, the Cambridge boxing has been definitely arrang- to the scheme, was present and

championship, which takes place appearance of H. M. Abrahams afternoon and evening, when at Westward Ho, Devon, in the (Achilles Club), the A.A.A. cham Pancho Villa will be seen in action week beginning May 25.

They were Alfred S. Bourne, of Pion at the distance and winner of with his sparring partner at the

Queen's Theatre. Garden City, New York, and Louis V. Cochran, of Ontwentsia, Chicago. Both are prominent players in district competitions, but neither has done anything outstanding in national champion- ships.

IMPERIAL" BISLEY.

TO BENEFIT SMALLER COLONIES.

KOLAPORE MATCH,

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, May 25. Lord Cheylesmore, the chair нете present many notable man, in a speech at the meeting of owners, trainers and jockeys.

Mr. Edgar Wallace presided. Mr. Henry Morriss, owner of Manna, caused laughter by declar- ing "The Israelites of old followed Manna; you do the same."

Later, there were calls on Steve Donoghue who said he was con-

Steve Donoghue..

Manna.

ultimately won by "Touchstone," a veteran turf crític, points to the non-success of Guineas winners in the last few years when running at Epsom. Can Manna overcome tradition? With Reuter'a system of, broad- casting the result over the world. within a few minutes of the re- ault, Hongkong will not have long' to wait for the answer.

vinced that the horse that beat Manna would win.

THE BAROMETER.

Cross Bow and Manna. Favouritea.

After the Guineas, Manna has not been quite the favourite. Firstly, Ptolemy II, owned by: Captain Cohn and trained in France, was preferred. Ptolemy's failure to win the French Two Thousand Guineas put him back. Latterly, Manna shared pride of place with Lord Astor's Cross Bow, also under Alec Taylor's care and to be ridden by Frick Bullock, Manna did not start in Dørby betting the Craven Stakes egniter in the 5/1 Cross Bow (1, «season but Cross Boy

(Reuter's Service.)

London, May 25

At the call-over

11/2 Mean

MMaJ10070 Commu

200/8 Boli

the National Rifle Association, in- dicated that Bisley would again, be imperial.

He had every reason to hope for a large attendance of overseas competitors, including à team of cadets from Canada,

"

It was proposed to institute a minor Kolapore match for teams of four to benefit the smalteri Colonies and Dependencies.

There had been a satisfactory Increase in entries of Home units for tha Imperial Challenge Shields.

The next official visit of repre- sentative American amateurs is due to take place a year hence.

Cyril Tolley and Roger Wethered have both been famous In Varsity, international, amateur and open golf. A. Mathieson is a former boy champion,

OLYMPIC GAMES.

NETHERLANDS' AFFEAL FOR FUNDS.

(Reuter's Service.)

H. M. Abrahams.

the 100 metres race at the Olympic Games, but the old Cantab, though, giving a fine exhibition, of speed In his preliminary heat, which he AMSTERDAM, May 25. won in 10sec, on a rather heavy The Netherlands Olympic comtrack, was well beaten in his. mittec announces the decision to second round heat, in which assume full responsibility for the the ultimate winner, C. W. Gill Games in 1928 and is appealing (Polytechnic Harriers) finished for subscriptions as a result of first in 9 4-5sec, from the eight Parliament's refusal to grant funds. yards mark,

NOT SO BAD.

HONGKONG'S INTERPORT

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SHOOT.

Os Saturday Hongkong scored 892 in a trial shoot for the inter-

'port rifle contest Yesterday the official shoot was carried out, and Hongkong managed only $75 for the best ten out of twelve scores The light was not against good shouting, but the wind changed and troubled the riflemen.

No score has come through from Shanghai, Singapore or Penang yet

Hongkong's score yesterday

Was

N.L. H. Railtou T. Swan. C. McNab Wilson. E Edwards

[F. G. Goodman.m

D. Rolden

D.D Bonecas

R. Wallance

W. G. Goodfellow

C. H. Summers.♪

Grand Total

Counted out WE Coole

who made a donation of $2,000. Mrs. Chan has also undertaken to give yearly subscription of $1,000 when the Hospital opens

The Chairman said that the new Eastern Hospital acheme, had so far proved satisfactory, and already there had been'a ́subscription of about $90,000, The Hon. Mr. Kotowall had been a valuable help, and had got the Government to consent to the presentation of a plece of Crown Land in Causeway Bay as a site for the new Hospital building.

Mr. Kotewall said that he had received a letter addressed to hir from the Secretary of Chinese Affairs saying that the Secretary of State had approved the grant ot the site without premium, and at a nominal Crown Rent. The letter contained the following conditions which were most important.

(1) That within three years from the date on which the P.W.D. notify the Hospital that they can take the site, the Hospital has to spend $70,000 02 the Hospital buildings."

'(2). Within 18 months from the

28 94 same date, the Hospital has to

form the site and half the contigu 30.98

91 ous roadways? Mad Mag 16 68 Mr Kotowall further explained

28 29 30 87 that the above letter was addressed 2786 to him and not his colleague (Mr.

Chow Shou-son) because Mr. Chon

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29 855 at that time absent from the 31:28.84 Colony and the matter › was 47:30. 37.84 abrolitely in his hands. He then Bez pasked, the Committee to decide whether they could agree to the above conditions' made by the Government ASKAT

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