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SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1932.

83RD BOAT RACE

TO-DAY.

Shortened Course Ruins Chance of Recurd.

Rugby, Yesterday,

The annual Oxford, and Cam• j bridge Boat Rare, which was first held over a century ago will be rowed to-morrow over the Putney

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AMAZING GRAND NATIONALS.

- Badly Injured Jockey Triumphs.

BLOODSTAINS HIDDEN FROM KING.

The Grand National is here

THE

CHINA MAIL.

E. C. FINCHER BEATS ************®*******ØSNIN**

*

TSUI WAI-PUI.

Rumjahn Cousins Win Comfortably.

The following were the full re- sults of yesterday's play in the Lawn Tennis Championships:———

Open Singles.

·

again, and, with the advent of the E. C. Fincher beat Tsui Wai-pui

Open Doubles.

to Mortlake course on the hames. Irish Sweepstake, interest in the 5-7, 6-2, 6-0.

This year the course been world's greatest shortened by 400 yards exing to

the obstruction caused a struc-¡ has increased tenfold.

steeplechase.

8. A. and H. D. Kumjahn beat)

J. W. Leonard and J. A. Cassumb-)

Ho Ka-lau and Yew Man-kit beat

-tural alterations to Putney Bridge, į Many are the stories that are hoy 6-2, 6-3.

The Race which is rowed on the told of past Granil Nationals, but food tide is timed to 10.30 in the morning.

rtati no incident remains more vivid

Of the 82 races held in 1856, when it became a regula: annual event, Cambridge have won 12 and Oxford 40.-British Wireless Ser- vize.

UNIVERSITY TEAM

FOR TO-DAY.

in the memory than the one con- nected with the victory of Mas- ter Robert in 1925.

Badly bruised by a fall in the race the previous day at Aintree, and with six stitches in a deep! wound in the thigh, Rob Trud- gill little thought, as he, limped into the paddock, that he was.

Lee and Los 9-11, 6-1, 6-3,

Club Championship.

A. II. Harkins beat Hill G-0, 6-2. [6

Handicap Singles "A"..

J. J. Walte bent T. C. Monoghan 6-4, 6-2.

ROBERTS CAPPED FOR ENGLAND.

League Match Against soon to win the Grand National Second Only to Tucker

Hong Kong (

Legge match against

The following have be to represent the Univer

an

Kong C. at 2 pm.

Hony ulum

ground this afternoon:-

A. T. Nomanbhoy, D. J.

Anderson, L. T. Ride,

A. A

Rodrimes, A. T. Lee. F. R. Zim-

on Master Robert, and after-

As Hooker.

wards be the recipient of a che-.

Roberts, of Coventry R.F.C., had que for £1,000 from Lord Airlie, long been regarded as the second the owner of the winner.

best "hooker" in England when

Soul-Stirring Race.

Trudgill's account of his soul- stirring race is as follows:--

. Sam Tucker WRS playing. Now the international selectors have

taken the advice which, I believe, the famous Sam gave them last season when he retired, and Roberts "The day previous to Master gets his first "cap" against Ireland. mern, K. L. Gostante, A. Baker, H. Robert's Grand National I was The portents are that he will stay Nomanbhoy, D. K. Samy, and P. M. N. da Silva.

riding Charlie Wise in the Stan- for some time in the England front

He is magnificently equipped! ley Steeplechase, when the horse row. came a parler, and Brown South, Hat, and Gft. lin.-a veritablo Springbok! Roberts, who rarely following behind, jumped on my plays what one could call a bad right thigh as I lay prostrate on game, is a product of

FANLING GOLF. Starting Times for To-morrow.

The Secretary of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club supplies The following list of starting times for Fauling to-muroW:→ New Course.

8.20 .. Mr. and Mrs. A. B.

+

4,36

9.41 9.52

10.00

10.08

+

16.16

w

10.32

Stewart.

Mrs. Rodgers, Mrs. For syth.

W. 1. Alexander, W. S.

Druke.

Mrs. Kerr, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Alexander. Mrs. Drake.

Mrs. Sherry. H. M. Muir,

E. P. Fletcher, L.. A. I

Duncan.

the truck.

Coventry schools' football, and gained an "Badly bruised and suffering international pain I never dreamed of achiev teams of 1925-6-7.

cap in the boys' ing the object of every cross 20th year, he has the ability to Now, in his country jockey-the winning of make as big a name for himself as the steeplechasing Blue Riband. Sam Tucker. When he played

"It was a trilling race in more against the Springboks at Birming senses than one, I could feel blood trickling down my leg ham, Roberts gave after my saddle had slipped back giant hooker, as good as he got.

on Muster Robert's quarters, and

ed from the flesh.

the stitches in my leg hat part-

Mostert, the

SHADOWS BEFORE

I! COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED

IN CHINA MAIL.

"The second time round my mount blundered at the Open Ditch and Becher's Brook, but it the second last fence Master' Robert, responding to my efforts, joined Silv and Fly Mask. never saw the last fence, and if we had been compelled to go an- Reserved for Lady Peelieve that both of us would have other hundred yards I firmly be-

Old Course. 9.10-9.20 a.m.-Not to be booked een on the turf with exhaus-

by travellers on 8.28 train.

Mrs. Fletcher. Duncan.

Mrs.

9.24 a.m. A. E. Lissaman". W. K.

Vallance.

J. Harrop. T. Low*.

P. S. Grunt, S. S. Perry..

P. L. Leefe, F. M. Ellis. |

Social Functions. To-day-Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; "Then came the greatest thrill Dinner Dances at Hong Kong, Repulse Bay and Peninsula Hotels of the afternoon. Bleeding as

tion.

I was from the reopened wound, and King's Restaurant.

I had to brace myself up to fuce!

the honour of an introduction

to His Majesty King George,

G. I. Bond, H. W. M. who was to congratulate me. In

Dulley,

order to hide my bloodstained'

W. C. Shields, W. D. breeches from the Royal gaze, I had to cover myself with an

Denham.

Entertainments.

To-day King's Theatre: "The Cheat."

Today Queen's "The Sleeping Cardinal."

Theatre;

Today Central Theatre o "Around the World in 80 Minutes." To-day Majestic Theatre.

A. R. Cox, J. G. Camp-apron made from the saddle, "Sweetle."

cloth of my mount."

9.23 9.32

"

9.36

9.40

.

9.4-1

9.48

bel.

9.52

L. R. Andrewes, Lanyon.

J. B.

9.50

H.

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H. Mundy,

10.00

J

F. $. Cable. H. Buxton.

10.04

"

J. P. Sherry, n.

Gardiner.

10.08

*

D. J. Mackie, K.

w.

Jones.

10.12

17

J. C. Dunbar, R. Webb.

C.

the race, had booked Frank

30.16

Mason to ride Glenside, but Mason broke a leg seven days

Hampton.

H.

The defeat of Ranunculus, in! 1005, was a tragedy for the Hed- nesford stable, the French joc! key, Hollobone, going the longest way round, with the re-j sult that the race was very pro- w.bably thrown away.

T.

G. A. Leiper. G. W. Tolmie.

10.20 T. R. Chassels, R. W.

N

Smith.

A. D. Humphreys,

Mulcaby.

D. S. Robb, J. A. Selby.

Kirkland, owned by the late

Today Star "A Warm Corner."

Theatro:

Lammerts' Auction. March 22-At 1, Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, household furniture, 10.30

a.m.

Land Sale.

March 20-At P.W.D. Offices, one

Mr. Frank Bibby, won the 1911lot of Crown Land, at Mount race. Mr. Bibby, months before Cameron, 8 p.m.

Home Mails. To-day-Inward from America (Pres. Adams).

Meetings.

before the event, and Jack An- March 23-China Entertainment thony was compelled in a hurry & Land Investment Co., Ltd., King's to reduce his weight seven w.pounds in order to take his place. Theatre Building, noon.

The horse also had fever, but March 23-Hong Kong Electric R.ultimately horse and rider finish-Co., Ltd., P. & O. Building, 11 a.m.

ed alone in their glory-both al-

10.24

"

10.28

"

10.32

++

10.36

A. Reid, R. C. Law.

10.40

J. E. Richardson, R. M. Wood.

22

H. P. Bailey, W. D. most exhausted. Harris.

10.44 J. B. MacDonald, D.

Black.

10,48

10...

10.56

11.00

F

$11.04

Surg. Comdr. J. G. Boal, Comdr. McBean.

"Give Me Prize-Fighting.”

A humorous incident occurred

March 23-China Entertainment) & & Land Investment Co., Ltd., extra- ordinary meeting, King's Theatre Building, 12.15 p.m.

March 24-China Provident Loan at the Canal turn the second & Mortgage Co., Ltd., Exchange

Building, noon. time round.

Caubeen cannoned into Rath- March 25-R.A.0.B. Club, Bank nally, leaving Rathnally and his of China Bldg., 6 p.m. rider, Bob Chadwick, on their March 20-Hong Kong Automo- feet on either side of the fence, bile Association, Messrs. Jardine the jockey being unaware of his Matheson's Board Room, 5.80 p.m. March 80-Hong Kong Fire In- G. V. T. Marshall, H. nearness to his mount. Teddy Lowe...

O'Neill, the well-known Man-surance Co., Ltd., Messrs. Jardine's chester bookmaker, who was near offices, noon.

R. A. Rodgers, H. R. Forsyth..

#

1

A. C. I. Bowker, C. W. F. Booker,

Wallace Harper, C. L.

Shank

J. H. Anderson, D. M. MacDougall'

C. Blaker, J.-W. Alabas-

CC. Stark, Hon. Comdr.

11:08

#

-11.12

́ter.

11.16

G. E. Hole

11.20

E. Stone, J. Coulthart.

11.24

H. H. Pathick, J. W. Mayhew.

11:28

A., O. Brawn, E. des Vodux

the scene of the accident, dash- March 31--Hong Kong & Wham- ed from his pitch to urge the poa Dock Company, Ltd., 2, Queen's jockey to remount the horse Building, 11 a.m... which was accomplished and he finished second.

March 81-Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., Exchange Building, Des Johnny Broome, the famous Voeux Road, noon. prize-fighter, rode in the Nation April 18-China Entertainment & al-many years ago, but had the Land Investment Co., Limited, misfortune to land on his head, extraordinary meeting,......... King's and was carried unconscious to Theatre Building, 5th floor, noca a neighbouring cottage

Lenten Mission.

"If that's steeplechasing, give To-day Lenten Bission, Catho me prize fighting every time, he lie Cathedral, Glenealy, afterwards remarked.

Subject: “Everlasting Woe,"

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