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TAIKOO R.C. (50).

FIRST DIVISION.

CRAIGENGOWER C.C.. (69)`· KOWLOON C.C. (47) - KOWLOON DOCKS R.C. (53)

· KOWLOONTM KG.C. (63)

CIVIL SERVICE C.C. (64)

POLICE R.C. (62)

RECREIO (66)

SECOND DIVISION.

INDIAN R.C. (—)

KOWLOON G.C. (50)

KOWLOON BG.C. (64)

CRAIGENGOWER C.C. (78)

POLICE, R.C. (~~)--!!.. YACHT CLUB (63)

· RECREIO- (40)

"H.E.” ELECTRIC RC. (68)

Figures in brackets denote result of corresponding gåne last year.

THE

HE following statistics are published from "The China Mail's”

Bowls Page on Friday.

League Tables To Date.

Kowloon R G. (8)

Police (7)

Civil Service (3) Kowloon C C (4)

Craigengower (1)

Recreio (2)

Kowloon Docks (5) Talkoo Docks (6)

Yacht Club (2) Recreio (4)

Kowloon B. G. (5) Civil Service ($) Kowloon C. C. (7) Craigengower (1)

H. K. Electric (8) Police RC. (-). Indian R. C (-)

FIRST DIVISION

2 2 0 144 100.44

CHARITY

SOCCER GAME ·

TO END SEASON

Chinese Favoured To Beat Services.

PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES

(By OUTSIDE LEFT),

The official closing of the

SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1933.

PONY RACING IN SHANGHAI

Commenced By Hongs IN 1858

ADVENT OF CHINA PONY

Shanghai, May 21. batch was imported the following. ACING in Shanghai appears to winter, but conditions being again normal in the North the China Pony have been a popular sport once more came into his own and

RA

1932-33 Football season will take since 1858 and even earlier, and the last race for walers was run in

4 place, to-day when the Combined it would probably be of interest to enthusiasts to know that prior to Services meet the Combined

1863 racing here was carried on Chinese on the Club ground at

by the big foreign hongs, such as 4.30 p.m

Jardines, Reiss and Dents.

The proceeds of the match will be given to the Children's

Playing Grounds- fund.

May 1903.

In 1874, certain partles chal- lenged the Race Club's "Right over the interior of the course," rhich resulted. In a famous case in HBM. Supreme Court, which lasted about & month.

Records of the races are now very difficult to obtain, even if existent. strong side the There is a water-colour painting. Sir Edmund Hornsby, who heard Fielding 2 Chinese are favoured to win, thus cleverly executed. (by a Naval Off the case, gave judgment "absolutely Up D. Pts. concluding a season in which the cer and presented to the Race Club, in favour of the Race Club and (by the late Jenner Hogg) entitled clearly laid down that the Recrea- "Racing in - Shanghai in 1858," intion Fund Trustees had purchased At the conclusion of the match which the course was apparently the interior subject to this right of

0

2 2 0 120

97. 23

0

4.

21 1128 1262

2

2.1 1

107 109 -0

2

2

2-11

109. 112

0

3

2

2 1 1

102. 106

0

4

2

2 0 2 2.0 2

102 123

0 21

0

94 133

0 39

0

SECOND DIVISION

Shots

Shots

P. W. L.

2 2 0

3 2 1

F. A 143 113 30 0 4 196 144 62

0 4

4.1

24 109 31:

0

4

321

174 173 1

0

4

3 21 164 165 0 1.

4

2 11 122 102 20

0

2

three divisions.

3 1 2 163 185 2 0.2 92. 162

0 23.

2

0 69 0

The following are the teams: Chinese:-

3 0 8.142 203 0 61 7"

· Figures in brackets denote positions held by the respective clubs at the conclusion of last season. The Police and Indian R. C. are newcomers to the junior division in the absence of the Tai- koo second string.

The Teams For To-day.

FIRST DIVISION.

Craigengower Int:-

Chinese have been all-dominant.

The Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn,

C.M.G., President of H.K.F.A., will very ill defined, as rails are conview of the Race Club and further- present the League trophies to the spicuous by their absence. This more, that they held this land as a Recreation ground Winners and runners-up in the probably constitutes the first record "intrust

of the sport here. The China pony for ever. It could not be sold. This so-called, had not at that time been case created extraordinary interest adopted by the racing community at the time and the foreign come

Lim Thin-chan: Leung In-chan and and racing was confined to horses munity was clearly divided into two Lau Man: Ho Choi yin, Leung Wing-imported from India and England, camps over the question. Petrui: and Lee Kwok-wel; Tang Kwong-Later, a Riding Club was formed sum, Ho Ka-keung, Fung King cheong, and needing land on which to play

Mak

and Ip Pak-w& Reserves-Lal Kwok-chiu,

isai-img.

Yeung cricket, they used the same ground,

Looking Back.

A rather interesting narrative

Kam Chung-lam and Ausbut, however, this was the founda- pretaining to the why and where-- tion of the present Shanghai Race fore of pany racing in Shanghai, is Club.

Services:-

Gnr. Combey (R.A.); L/CPL Morrison (S.W.B.) and L/Cpl. Kullane (S.W.B.):

Davey (B.N.), Gar. Fardos

Back in 1863.

contained in an issue of the month- ly journal "The Far East,' publish- ed in 1877. The article follows: In 1863, the present Race Course,

When Lord Elgin, a good, kind- Shanghai

hearted man, wrote of the tea- Pte. Baldry (Lincolns), LS.A. Usher was purchased by the

RN.). A. B. Parkins (R.N.), L/Cpl. Race Club at a cost of $25.00 per tasters of China, that their must Ridley (Lincolns) and Gnr. Sen mow (ie. the Grass Course), with be a good profession, inasmuch as (R.A.)

J. E. Noronha, L. F. Xavier, J. Ozorio and H. A. Alves (skip).

G.

12 and Pte. Podmore (S.W.B.);

M.

D. Alves. J. M. S. Rozario, E. Remedios and J. J. Baște (skip).

L. E. Lammert, A. E. Coates, Police 2nd: Cavanagh and B. W. Bradbury (skip)

G. L. Buchanan, C. S. Summons,

H. Beer and R. Basa (skip).

W.

. T. Brightman, J. S. Landolt, E.

el Arculli and U. M. Omar (skip); Taikoo Dock:—

J. Polson,

son, G. Stewart, J. Watson

and talker (skip).

J. Whyte, R. McKeown Wotherspoon (skip).

D. Peoples, W. Cunningham, Weir and J. Chalmers (skip). Reserves H. McKechnie, Brown K-Melotyre and J. Wald. Recreio 1st

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L. Barros, L. C. R. Souza, C S and R. F. Luz (skip).

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H. Merriman, J. Riddell, R. Elli and W. Glendenning (skip).

Lo McLeod, J. Kinty, J. McWalter and R Marka (skip).

Reserves-W. Chester Woods and A. Kaynes. K.CC. 2nd:-

J. W. M. Brown, S. J. Houghton, E. Kern and J. M. Jack (skip).

F. Maddox, C: J. Roe, V. C. Labrum

W. and L. Jack (skip). ̈ ̈

Reserves: Johnson, Morrison, Una payment of $1.00 per mow to the whenever he took his matutinal derwood, Matthias and Duncan then owners of the interior for the walk, he met many of them on Reed (R.N.); and Ash."Right of View" over the interior horseback, we think his lordship (S.W.B.); Cork and Harding (Lincolns),

Referce: Art Sgt. G. Brown. Linesmen-J W. Baldwin E.R.A. J. Anderson.

THE

HEAVY HITTERS OF BASEBALL.

A village of some 70 houses occupy was hardly so considerate as usual. and ing about 1 mow was also bought He did not realise that, real live by the S. R. C. This stood oppo-lord, and Ambassador Extraordia- site the recently demolished Grandary of. Her Britannic Majesty, but a stand. These houses were pulled though he was, he was down and a clear view all round sojourner for a very short time in was obtained. The following year these far-eastern regions, and that

Fond the Recreation

Trustees, he had an làinite change of scene, through the kindaid of H... change of amusement, change of Coneul, who had acted for the occupation and experiences; whilst S.R.C. In the purchase of the Grass ther from year's end to 'year's end Course in the previous year, bought were confined to the gin-horse New York, May 21. the whole of the Interior of the round, without change, without TALLY BERGER, the young Grass Course for a Public Recrea variety in social intercourse, or in W

Boston tion Ground, selling the land they dally employment. His Excellency, out-fielder of the

Inside the Settle landing from the ship in which he Braves, took the laid in the home already owned

A Spary P*Kristofersen WW. Wally Berger Has Best

Record To Date.

Hirst and J. P. Robinson (skip),

G Yacht Club:

A. Gutierrez, B. Robarts, A. S. Gomes and C. E. Marques (skip).

FXavier, J. M. M. Alves, F. V. Ribeiro and F. X. M da Silva (skip). Civil Service 1st:-

F Lockhart, A. O. Brown, N. J. Bebbington and R. P. Phillips (skip).

S. Randle, S. Alderman, F. Joncs

J. Deakin (skip).. E. W.

and

Greenhill, AW. Brown, J. C. L. S. W. Bonnar and A. Macfarlane (skip). J. A. R. Selby,: W: J. Hansen, A. Murdock and A. Chapman (skip).

E. Abraham. N. VA. Croucher, J. L. Spence and J. Bentley (skip). Indian R.C.

A. M. Omar, M. Y. Adol, S. O. Bux end X M. Omar (skip).

S. D. Ismail, S. M. Sadick, M.

Hollidge, and ends, H. E. Strange, Rozack and A. M. Wakat (skip).

Police

1st

A. W. Grimmitt (skip).]

J. Fender, T. Tallon, J. Shepheard and W. Mair (skip), ·

S. Nolan, F. E. E Booker, A. Clark

G. C. Mass (skip).

and

Orem, P. Perkins, E. G. Post and W. E. Hollanda (skip).

Reserva F B. Mel Smith.

K.C.C. Is1:

E. C. Fincher, J. Chadwick, J. Howe and A. Hyde Lay (skip).

F. E. Skinner, F. Goodwin, T. Fer:

guson and H. Overy (skip).

H. Gittine, A. J. Linge, IL Hamp. top and A. E. Silkstone (skip).

Reserve Wyd

Hyde,

Kowloon

Docks:

V. Ramsay. R. Morrison, W. Greig and F. Cullen (skip). "

G. Atkenson, M. Ferguson, A. Cai-

and

man

W. Hedley (skin).

G. N. Mitchell, Kempton, J.

Lindsay and J. G. Brown (skip). Bowling

R. Green Jet:

J. Sloan, G. E. Roylance, and A. M. Holland (skip).

A McIntyre, G. Chambers, J. Gibson, and W. Macfarlane (skip),

Bishen Singh, S. Ismail, H. Hallam and B. A Hyder (skip),

H.

K. Electric:-

F. Hatch, J. G. Haigh, H. S. McKay

.F. Paul (skip).

Jand

A.

Tarbuck, F. F. Duckworth, G. T. Padgett

and L.

L. de Rome (skip).

J. Sloan, A. McKellar, A. Webster and Deacon (skip). Bowling Green 2nd:—

V. Petherick, C. L. Farmer. W. E Hale, and W. S. Drake_(skip),"

The China Pony.

run race in the two major leagues, ment and near Thibet. Road, where had so long had his home, was last week, and in games played up the races had previously been held doubtless, glad to stretch his legs- to and including Sunday had (Pakhof Road shows the curve of ashore; and rising, as every sensible man does, betimes in the morning, amassed a total of ten home runs, the old race course).

and enjoying a brisk walk in its Well behind Berger, with only seven home runs apiece, come Charles When the present course had been first freshness, his health good, bis Hartnett, catcher of the Chicago laid out, the China pony supplanted spirit high, and with no personal Cabs, Lou Gehrig, the New York the Imported horses and has proved cares to worry him, it would seem Yankees first baseman, Charles in every way. better adapted for almost unnatural, had he preferred' Klein, the Philadelphia National amateur racing in China. His weight equestrian exercise to pedestrian. League but-fielder, and Tony carrying power, his cheapneas, his To him everything was new; and we Lazzeri, the second-sacker of the capacity for all-round hard work, all know how we like to move about rendering him ideal for the purses among strange people in new places,

Yankees.

T. Gooding. T. Searle, P. V. Whitta, Babe Ruth, who still has five of young men who could not offord and observe and take potes.

circuit runs, failed to add to his the cost of a thorough-bred, "nor But with the men he spoke of, it and A. WE. Davidson (skip)."

Capt, Elliott Heywood, T. Hard, G. E. F. Thompson, and F. Bapley total during the week-United ride the weight under which they was different. Their life was com

Press

(skip)..

Shanghai Cricketers Who Will

raced.

be seen in Colony In November the Club onii amounted to inside ours, were posively repulsive.

Barrow

paratively bum-drum. The manners Racing flourished; but he Club and customs of the natives had long was simply a Racing Club and the ceased to possess attractions for Grandstand was closed between the them-even if it ever had any. training seasons, March 1 to May They saw no, beauty in a grave, 10 and September 1 to November infested; plain; and the 10. In 1885, the total revenue of pathways infested with barking Tis.20,000.00 In 1887, a few rest Is it very much to be wondered Shanghai, May 22. [tive, taking four wickets for less young men managed to get theat, that those gentlemen who could WING to the sodden state of nineteen runs, and Mansel-Smith Stewards to allow the Coffee Room afford to keep ponies, should prefer

the grounds, cricket was not also bowled well.

to be used every morning of the doing so, and mounting them at possible on Saturday, but the

Bec

year, and gradually, also in the early dawn, for constitutional exer pitches had dried sufficiently to pv. Simpson, Ollerdessen

W. Mannel.Smith, b. Wilson

evening and that, apparently, was cise, to either tossing about in hed, permit their use yesterday and o. G. Simpson, st. Kermani, & P the "genesis of the present popu- or killing time latlessly until, busf

Madar there were practice games at both

Iarity of the Club which from that case called them to labour? time it rapidly grow in importance.

Watson, Ligne, (0

and H Nish (skip),

SECOND DIVISION.

Craigengower 2nd:

D. E. Khara, M. J. Medina, Y.

Abbas, and A. A. Barack (skip). the Cricket Clubs and the Recreation F. Stokes, e F. Kermani,

G. Duncan, F. X. Modi, E. Tuck and W. Gill (skip),

J.Johnston,

Club. Teams chosen from the two

A

Barson; b. Wilson

Milton, W. Ward, clubs met in a friendly game at the DW. Leach, b Ollendessen

Recreation Club, and the result sug-R. Booth, b. Isaacs ..

and W. V. Field (skip).

Eserves: EL C. Barry and Driscoll

Recreio 2nd

MA. Carvalho, F. L. Soares, A Barrow and A. H. Basto (zip)..

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nd G. D. Wales visitors, who were by no means the [club's strongest, team won ́ very easily by 207 to 185, and they managed this without two of their men going in to bat

Total

10

Beneficial Effect..

Of these young men who did-

So it is that we think that our so much for the Club, only two races and other sports have a very are now left Messrs. H. H. Bead beneficial effect. There is nothing and D. W. Crawford.

not even church going-that may The premises at that time only not be abused; and we suppose that reached Stand. The one would close the chuchter To of the present Gaerts Stand. The for fear hypocrites would enter. In old Belle View Stand came-text, like manner we are of those who 207. then

four semi-detached houses would not only not stop but would belonging to the late Mr. Henry greatly encourage manly sports Bowling. A. Inance two for 30, Morris. Beyond thent was Mr. Mar and erercises of all kinds, always TW. R. Wilson two for 60, F. Madar ries houses, and grounds, Mohawk hoping and, in our communities one for 71, C. E. Ollerdessen there for P. V Simpson and LF10

Lodge. All this property at various believing, that the good they do far Stokes, were mainly res-

times has been acquired by the exceed the evil ponsible for the S.C.C. total, the R. Karmant, & Leach 21 S.R.C.. mainly through the efforts

It is a pleasant thing to rise 8. V. Garh, b Leach

of Mr. H. FL Read, the present Hon. with the day and however early former, who was one of the opening CJ Smith, Mayhew, b Elliott batamen, staying on for a well P. Madar; b. Leach

Treasurer of the Club.. played 40. Stokes, however, with w, H. Cochran

Manag-Smith hig vigorous hitting, more than Evans, Wales, b. Leach ...

A. Madar

Fe Ah Wales

doubled this score and had gut voollardesh; b Wales

A Walers! Imported.

In 1906, during the "Boxer" out-break, no gridins were ob="{ tainable from, the North and Walers were › imported" "from Sydney "mob" of 70 arriy. ing at the end-

ebruary 1901, to be riced in May, N They arriv

LESSONS IN: RIDING, JUMPING

an excellent contribution of 84 ba F. E. Kerman, b. Manzel,Smith

· & HORSEMANSHI

fore. F.- Kermani, dismissed him T. W. R. Wilson, st. Mayhew, BREAKING IN A SCHOOLING OF with a catch of Imacam Stokes

PONIES #HORSES WALMART STABLING OF PONIES HORSES 8. B, Kerman and B. V. Gash A, Lancs, not out..... PONTER & SADDLESEX FOR SALE ade gallant attempts to work up a tres

good response from the Recs, but both eventually succumbed to Leach,

W. Leach maciated condition. the Ayet-named for 24 And Gash for 34. Leach was particularly four for 19, W, Mansel Smith two for rough passage,

19, L. P. Stos ane for 17.7-

provided quite good

CAPT NAROJDERTVIN,

MALIEN PROPRISTON",

it Total

Bowling B C. P. Wales tua:

135

for 18.

one may be, to find that there are plenty of others as early or even earlier. To see man full of |life, health and strength, equipped for volunteer drill; or in their flannels, walking and training, for athletic sports and boating competic tions; or keeping themselves in heart, by a good exhilariting rrallop terrible around the Racecourse, For what toate there so inspiring, so life-giving as, a brisk ride? - And what more (Continued on Page 9.)