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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1930.

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SWIMMING.

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

GOLF ACTS AS A MEDICINE.

Other Games Probably Too Energetic.

NO PREJUDICE.

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VETERAN IN THE HARBOUR RACE.

BEATEN BY PEREIRA..

That veteran swimmer, C. J. Cooke, made another bold attempt The progress of modern medi- for 'honours in the open harbour cine, says

the Morning Post, race yesterday afternoon, but he very largely the triumph of had a formidable opponent In L. No Roza Pereira, and it was a case. sclence over superstition. less an authority than Sir E. Far- of youth triumphing over age; quhar Buzzard, the King's Physi- Cooke had to be content with cian, evidently thinks that it is, second place, but although he was beaten the "grand old man" was The advice to "take up golf," he says, is becoming a tabloid pre- by no means disgraced because he led home such capable young paration too easily prescribed and

and 100 readily swallowed. This swimmers as S. V. Giltina

does many others among the 40 com- prescription, he warns

Juhnstone, petitors. "Jimmle" not always produce the re- quired results. Now S. E. Farqu- har Buzzard, being himself A golfer, is not disqualified by pre- judice or ignorance from pro- nouncing upon the health-giving His potentialities of the game. criticism is directed not against the game, but is it not just pos sible that he wants to clear the course of "rabbits"?

13,

who won the race last year, was again a starter, but was not in The race started, the first five.

as usual. from the Railway Sta- to the wall tion Tier, Kowloon, cutside, the V.R.C.

Several competitors misunder- stood the post entry rule which can only be accepted at the V.R.C. before the competitors' launch Clossed over to Kowloon. On ar- rival nt Kowloon, half a dozen

mon

were found to be waiting, but they were debarred. In apito of this the men joined in the race

golfers However incredulous may be of persons who claim to be bored instead of fascinated with golf, the wise doctor must be aware' that the game is in fact by no means suited to every tempera-and this made it difficult for the ment. A positive aversion keeps judges to take the times of the many people from the golf links first five, and it was impossible to of those who just as much as an undeveloped record the names sensibility to the fascination of finished the course.

Roza Pereira took the lead frem the game. Indeed, the chances are

the start, followed by Cooke, and that a person capable of deriving benefit as well as pleasure from they led all the way. Pereira golf will already be a player when broke away from Cooke when huif ho visits his doctor. Discrimina- way across and won the race com- tion is therefore no less necessary fortably by a big margin. John- in the prescription of golf than of stone was third at the start but Still this is dropped out of the race at the any other medicine.

half way mark. Gittins and Gun. a very tough ner Forrester had struggle for third place, which was eventually secured by Gitting. first five to The times of the finish were:-

a sedentary age, and doctors are confronted by Sir E. Buzzard with a difficult dilemma. Bowls pro- vide the required mental diversion without the exercise and walking the exercise without, the diver sion. Tennis or cricket may over- tax the energies of the none too Where, robust middle-aged man. then, is the doctor to turn for his prescription but to golf?

HOCKEY.

A DRAWN GAME BY NAVAL

TEAMS.

A very fast and interesting game took place on the United Services Recreation Club ground yesterday between H.M.S. Tamar and Small Ships and the Royal Artillery. The result was a draw, no goala being scored.

RS.C. BEAT UNIVERSITY.

L. Roza Pereira C. J. Conke

The record for the harbour swim, which was made by Finch in 1913, is 22 mins. 26 secs.

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Prizes Distributed.

Prizes won during the season and in the harbour races were dis- tributed later by Mr. W. Logan, who remarked on the successful results of the swimming and the support given by the competitors. He thanked them and also donors of prizes, Ineluding amang them Mr. M. Manuk and Mr. R. M. Dyer, C.B.E.

the

Referring to the harbour races, Mr. Logan said that he had to specially congratulate Miss Yeung Sau-king on winning the ladies'

The Radio Sports Club met the Hong Kong University 1st XI.event. hockey team on the latter's ground yesterday afternoon and won by 2 goals to 1.

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She was only 11 years

old according to Chinese reckon- Ing and swam a fine race to win (Continued at foot of next Column.

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Other Way to compete in the era Rallways; Lamont

Match to be played at Toronto, A. IL Eckford, Halford Hewitt, the above members of the British Major F. A. Steph, the Right Senior Golfers' Party, Which Honorable. Lord Marison, P.C.. Lord Derby is President, shown George Brann, James H. Todd, J. on beard the Duchess of Yark C. Bors, Lord Moynihan, prezi From left to right they are; E. Bident of the Royal College of Bus- H. Blackwell, Stanley Walgall, goons; 8. A. Harding, and, sented, Douglas Clayton, Blr Herbert Lt. Col. Francis Popham, sacra- Walker, general manager, South-tary of the Bociety."

DRINGING UP FATHER

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These remarks were recolved Wm. Powells miș with applause.

Miss Young Sau-king received an ovation when she stepped up for her prize.

A reasonable degree of equality of merit must accompany all good sporting events, but that equality does not exist in the Davis Cup competition as it is conducted at the present. Under a two-divisions scheme, the weaker nations would have the direct incentive of pro- motion before them, and there would be no such extremely one- sided matches as we have seen in recent years.Frank Pedom

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