1928-11-15 — Page 9

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1928,

Sport Columns

STEEPLECHASES

ENTRIES FOR THE AUTUMN MEETING

FANLING HUNT WEIGHTS

The Autumn leeplechase mecl- ing of the Fanling Hunt will be held at Kuati on Sat, Nov. 24. Entries are given below, together with weights for the handicap.

Race 1, (3 p.m.), Autumn Maklens,

about mile:-

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UNUSUAL SHOTS

166 STROKES FOR A SHORT HOLE

VARDON ON GOLF

pants of the boat, but the ball always fell back and went on swimming.

A mile and a quarter they row. ed down stream in their great inske and then at last she made such an astonishingly good shot that she not only got the ball back to land, but hit it into the middle of a wood.

At this distance from the course about a mile-nobody knew whether the wood was out of bounds or a legitimate obstacle to What is the proper procedure in in the manner which she had anybody who approached the hole these circumstances? The quesadopted. So she played her way tion is raised by a correspondent back; fortunately, she was

sends me particulars of a the right side of the stream, and Feurio is incident at golf.

hole finished in an open, motor A player's tee shot to a short ee standing on the turf some thirty yards beyond the putting green,

on

holed out in 166 strokes, which for which the club awarded her a was 163 worse than Bogey, and special cup.

Horse-Play

It needed determination of a rather different kind to play a shot which J. H. Taylor executed

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Messrs. Stanton & Reidy's Aristo.

If he had the right to phanus, Lt.-Col. Comyn's Borderer, Mr. Richardson's Cumberland. Mr. open the door of the ear, he could Austin's Pistrict Call, Dr. Durrin's make n straight and fairly simple Drake. Major Lake's Fook Shau, shot towards the pin. Mr. Austin's Grey Knight. Dr. After some reflection, he decid Maetown's Honeymoon. Mr. Jed not to take this liberty, and flight's Maskre. Mr. Morgan's there can be no doubt, I think, Lord Wemyss was following the It was at Kilspindic. The late Newfounian, Mr. Pavidson's that he acted properly in dis match on horac-back, and, at one Noblemaṇ, Messrs. Stanton &arding such a means of alleviat-hole, Taylor's partner hit a shot Reily's Six Hendred. Mr. Potts'sing the position. At any rate, the which made their ball finish Social fall. 3. Njuks Softaire, Rules Committee once determined exactly under the horse. Taylor Major Lake's Southgate, Hon. Mr. in the case uf somebody who wanted the animal removed, but Beith's Spring Rive, Mezyrs. Stanton | opened a gate which interfered Lord Wemyss-a rare stickler for & Reidy's Target..

with the swing of his club, that observation of the rules-pointed On demand Race 2, Heavyweight Stakes, about must lose the hole for it, and out that it was something "growl Leaf. 100 time

7 furlongs, cats weights 162usly the same regulation ing" and that therefore it could

would apply to a door.

(per taal. ... not be "moved, bont, nor broken." | Sovereigns The car-trapped golfer might Messrs. Stanton & Reidy's Aristo-conceivably have sought the aid creature, was not going to stir Silver (per oz.) The horse, being a well-trained buying rate) phanes, Mr. Watson's Riolting of Rule 11. This rule gives until it had the signal from its Bar Silver in Hong Paper, Mr. Mattingley's Dumbell catalogue of articles-some of rider, so Taylor took up his posi- LA-Col. Comyn's Durham. Major them encountered fairly often on tion under it to play the stroke. Chinese Copper Cash nom. Jake's Fook Shau. Dr. MacGown's golf courses, others seen very self he had one eye on the ball dur-Chinese Copper Cents & prem. Honeymoon. Mr. Machamura's dom. They include clothes, nete, ing the process, he had the other tate of Native In- James Pigg. Mr. Hashim's My Lady, wheelbarrows, vehicles, Mesars. Stanton & Reidy's Six Hun-similar obstructions," and it says brought off the shot. Harry Chinese Sub. Coin

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7 p.. fred. Mr. Bjuke's Solitaire, Mr. that a ball lying in, or touching, Vardon in "Sports 'Despatch."

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and dropped without penalty as Race 3. Autumn Plate, about 14 near as possible to the place where

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and

behind it and had the obstacle wheeled out of the line of his shot.

it lny, but not nearer to the hole. A motor car is certainly a Mr. Shillington's Ace of Spades, vehicle, so that the player in ques Mr. Watson's Blotting Paper, Mr.tion could have dropped his ball. Mans's Caviare, Messrs. Chan & Rafeek's Fanling Stag, Mrs. Charles's Little Darling, Dr. Pierce- Grave's Little River, Mr. Stanton's Loch Rannoch, Messrs. Stanton & Reilly's Mowgli, Mr. Greenbob's Sea Hawks, and Sheila, Dr. Pierce Grove's Siang River.

Race 1, November Handicap, about

14 miles:-

Messrs. Stanton & Reidy's

Mowgli

.162

Messrs. Chan & Rafeek's

Fanting Stag

.162

Messrs. Stanton & Reidy's

Six Hundred

.161

Mr. Maas's Caviare......100

Mr. Shillington's

Ace of Spades.....

.158

Messrs. Stanton & Reidy's

Aristophanes...

....158

Mr. Greenbob's Sea Hawk...155 Mr. Fischer's Tamerlan....152 Hon. Mr. Beith's Nugget ..152 Mr.Stanton's Loch Rannoch 150 Mr. Graham's Harford ....145 Dr. Plerce-Grove's

Slang River ...

145

Dr. MacGown's Houcymoon 140 Dr. Pierce-Grove's

.140

Little River Mr. Greenbob's Sheila .140 Race 5, "Full" Stakes, Once Round,

forced entry:-

Instead of that, he entered the car, chipped from the mat to within a few feet of the pin, holed his putt for a three, and went on to win his match, which only shows how appreciatively the grads of golf regard persons who honour the spirit of the game.

SOCCER

YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE

RESULTS

Matches in the Mid-League League competition played yester day resulted as follow:-

Police 6. Hung Kut School 0. S. China 3, Lam Long Wan 0. Athletic 2. P.W.D. Chinese 2. League table to date:

Athletic

In an age-a degenerate age, as

P.W.D. Chinese the survivors of previous genera-Lam Long Wan tions regard it-which has grant-South China

ad permission to the golfer to go Police

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he finds his ball in a position that Hung Kui School. 5 he deems unplayable, it is good to know that there are people pre- pared to stand or fall by Rule 6.

Kowloon's Team. The following have been select-

ed to represent the Kowloon 1st

Kong Club. ground,

To those reared in places where x. v. Hong Kong Club on Hong golfing traditions cluster and the spirits of the ancients are ever

on Saturday. fitting about the links, this rule Nov. 17, kick off at 4.15 p.m.: is the first and last commandment Angus; Guest, File: Hedley. of the game. It is simply that "A McKelvie, Hayos; Clemo, Cornwall, ball must be played wherever it Spars, Baldwin, Miles. Reserve: ties or the hole be given up."

Dunnett.

HOME RUGGER

Always good to observe is the determination to play the ball where it lies no matter how bad- ly it fics. Have we not been moved to boundless admiration

London, Nov. 3. h the spectacle of James Braid hitting a shot from among the owing to the recent rains the foot- The weather was fine to-day but sleepers and stones and steel on ball grounds were tite railway track alongside the heavy.. Old Course at St. Andrews?

The following were the chief Rugby match results:-

Mr. Shillington's Ace of Spades, Mesars. Stanton & Reidy's Aristo- phanes, Mr. Watson's Blotting Paper, Lt. Col. Comyn's Borderer, A "Floater's" Advantage Mr. Man's Caviare, Mr. Richard- For sheer strength of purpose, son's Cumberland, Mr. Austin's Dia-however, I think that a fair golf- trict Call, Dr. Durran's Drake, 'er, of whom I was told the story Mr. Mattingley's Dumbell, Lt. Col. during my last tour in the United 3. Comyn's Durham, Messrs. Chan & States, deserves the palm. Rafeek's Fanling Stag, Major Lake's She was taking part in a quali- Fook Shau, Mr. Austin's Grey,fying competition at the Shawnee 11 Knight, Mr. Graham's Harford, Dr. Country Club, Philadelphia, It MacCown's Honeymoon, Mr. Mac-happened that the number of namara's. James Pigg. Mrs. players was just sufficient to fill. Charles's Little Darling, Dr. Pierce the qualifying places; but, as Grove's Little River, Mr. Stanton's there was a special prize for the Loch Rannoch, Mr. Highet's best score, the competition had to Muskee, Messrs. Stanton & be decided. Reidy's Mowgl}, Mr. Hashim's To qualify was merely 2 My Lady, Mr. Morgan's New-matter of returning a score, no 3. foundland, Mr. Davidson's Noble-matter how high.: At a short man, Hon. Mr. Belth's Nugget, hole, this player hit her tee shot Mr. Greenbob's Sea Hawk, and into a stream. She was using a Sheila Dr. Pierce Grove's Slang floating ball, so she and her hus- River, Messrs. Stanton & Reidy's band, who was acting as her cad- Six Hundred, Mr. Potia's Social die, put out in a boat to play the Call, Mr. Bjuke's Solitaire, Major hole to a finish or perish in the Lake's Southgate, Hon. Mr. Beith's attempt. Spring Eve, Mr. Beck's Strathiorne, Mr. Fischer's Tumerian. Messrs. Stanton & Reidy's Target, Mr. Sturt's Two Step..

in most cases

เ

Yorkshire 21, Durham 3. Cheshire 5, Lancashire B Cumberland 3, Northumberland

Cambridge 20, Leicester 3. Blackheath 26, D'port Services

Oxford 19, Richmond 0. Northampton 10, Guys Hospital

O.M.T. 19, C'ham Services 10. Swansea 8, Gloucester 0. Harlequins 9, Bristol 6. Cardiff 20, St. Barts 6. D'port Albion 15, D'port Services

Sandhurst 35, Naval Colleges 0.

GOLF

In the Adamson Cup qualifying competition for November, A. Brooksbank, with 932469, Shots by the score she aimed qualified.. Other scores were G. patiently from her precarious McLeod 91-1477, J. Stewart stance in the skiff; each time a 92.- 15- 77, E. Moore, 95 cloud of water rose upon the occu- 15 80. There were 10 entries.

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