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Events are as follows:

What Australia

Thought of Rival Test Selection

Pleased That Clark 1

Unavailable

SURPRISED AT GEART'S INCLUSION

Melbourne, June 6. Event 1-300 yards Team Race of the England team to meet Commenting on the selection (Team of six men, each man to

Australia in the first. Test Match swim 50 yards).

says the English eclectors are

·

HER FLEXIBLE BOOM

China Mail CATASTROPHE

Sports Diary.

TO DAY

Lawn · Bowls-Senior Division 2-

C.8.C.C. v. C.G.C. "A"

K.C.C. v. K.B.G.C. G.C.C. "B" v. K.D.R.G. Police

R.C. v. Club de Recreio

Junior Division C.C.

C.C.C. v.

K.B.G.C. 7. R.C.C.

!

Indian RC. v. Yacht Club Club de Recreio v. Police R.C." "H.K.F.C. v. H.KE.RC,

TO-MORROW

Golf:--

Completion of Second Round Happy

Valley Summer Foursomes.

Event 2-Ladies Open Cham-at Nottingham Hugh Trumble IRISH LADIES' GOLF pionship-50 yards. (Open to any certainly bent on including fast CHAMPIONSHIP lady in the Colony).

'

bowlers, but thinks there should

LEADING

WHEN

AMERICA'S CUP ENTRANT WINS FIRST RACE

(By MAJOR B. HECKSTALL-SMITH).

London, June 8. THE America's Cup challenger, Endeavour, won her firs! race Ton Saturday under the Bag of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club,

* The weather, however, was all against the big boats, for, after Velsheda had broken her flexible boom, the others retired at the end of the first round, a distance of only seventeen miles. Mr. Ross Taylor, commodore of the Royal Harwich Y.C., an- nounced later at the annual dinner of the club at Felixstowe that'

Event 3-Open Championship have been another slow bowler MISS PENTONY LOSES although, owing to the heavy weather, the yachts had all retired

-Men-100 yards.

Event 4-High Diving.

of three men).

Event 6--Pillow Fight.

included: "The batting is ob- (Team viously strong; but so is the Aus- tralian batting,” he adds.

Event 6-100 yards Team Race -4 styles. (Team of four men. 1st. man-back stroke, 2nd man- side stroke, 3rd. man-breast stroke, 4th. man-free style).

Event 7-Corps Ladies Chans-: pionship-50 yards.

Units, Infantry.

Entrance Fees.

Ex-Manager. Kelly says: "The greatest menace to our

· batting, Clark, is unable' to play. I am surprised at the Inclusion of Mitchell to pre.

TITLES -

MRS. JAMESON'S TRIUMPH

London, June 6, Miss E. C. Pentony, the holder, was beaten in the first round of¦ the Irish Ladies' Championship Mr. W. J. Johnson, an ex-Selec-at Portmarnock yesterday by

ference to Robins."

of their own accord the committee had decided to award the prizes as if the race had been completed.

MR. SOPWITH, OWNER OF ENDEAVOUR, EXPLAINED THAT AT THE VERY OUTSET OF THE SEASON THEY NATURALLY DID NOT WISH TO RISK BREAKAGE. WHEN MR. STEPHENSON'S YACIFT VELSHEDA.WHICH WAS LEADING AND SAILING SO WELL THAT IN HIS OPINION SHE MIGHT HAVE WON—BROKE HER BOOM THERE WAS NO POINT IN SAILING THE SECOND ROUND OF THE COURSE IN THE GREATLY INCREASING WIND.

The committee's decision. They were followed by Astra, tor, is surprised at the choice of Mrs. J. F. Jameson, who was run means that the Endeavour has Britannia and Shamrock V. With Event 3-Inter-Unit Water Polo Geary, although if the fast bowl-ner-up in 1926 and 1930, by four made an auspicious start. She the exception of the two leading Final..

ing is collared by the Australians and three. Events 1, 4, 6, and 8 to count tothe Leicester man might be able

beat Britannia by 2'min. 48 vessels, all made a straggling and Almost from the start Mrs. Jame-representing a distance of about indifferent start through misjudg- wards Corps Swimming Cap.

to peg the batsmen down. Points in All Corps Events, 1st-

son gained an advantage. Turning | balf a mile.

ing the strength of the tide against W. J. Ransford, an old Austra two up, she became four up at the Candida and Astra were a long them. .It was a beat to windward. 4 points. 2nd-3 points. 3rd-2an batsman, takes an optimistic 13th, and won two holes later, play-way astres, and the performance northward along the Suffolk coast points, 4th-1 point

view and says. "Although the Corps Units:-Mobile Machine England team looks good on paper that Miss Fentony was never given be desired. She is unquestionably This first leg of the course wAK

ing her short game so brilliantly (of the challenger was all that could to the south-west Bawdsley buoy. Guns. Static Machine Guns, Smal! they will miss Clark.

a.chance to get a hole back. Ja powerful vesel in a strong breeze, terribly severe test, the wind great. * England lost the first Test by

FEW GAMES GO TO 17TH

Velsteda, the challenger's prin-ly increasing in strength until the 238 runs, but won the second by Each unit will pay $10.00 as en-an innings. The third Test will 1930

Mrs. J. B. Walker, wo won in cipal opponent, was actually ahead decks were a boiling drift of green

from Mrs. Jameson, made of Endeavour by about 200. yards water. trance fee covering all events.

commence at Manchester (Old short shrift of her first-round op-when her boom broke and put her All entries to be made in writ-

A FINE DUSTING Trafford) next Friday. ing accompanied by the necessary

ponent, Mrs. McCabe, who lost aine jout of the race.

The Velsheda, leading, had cross- entrance fees to the Hon. Secre-

of the first 10 holes, halving the

STRONG WIND AND TIDE

ed Endeavour; Astra, in third When the six big cutters came place, crossed Candida, and the lat were the rule out of Harwich Harbour Easy victories

ter crossed Britannia, while poor rather than the Only 10 of the 29

was a fresh north-easterly breeze Shamrock V. was sailing very bad- played went to the 17th green and blowing, and it was increasing in y. After a while we all settled only four went to the 18th. Whe-strength with the flood tide. The down to a gallant thrash to wind- start outside, near the Cork light-ward on the port tack, as fine * ther or not the state of the course hin, was at eleven o'clock, Thin/dusting as ever I saw,

tary. C. S. M. G. T. Padgett, at the ARSENAL SECURE other

H. K. V. D. C. Headquarters, not later than 5 pm on Monday, July 16.

Admission tickets at $1 each will be available at the Officers' Mess, Sergeants' Meas, Canteen

and the Victoria Recreation Club. Competitore and Officials, en- trance free.

Programmes will be on sale on the night of the event at 10 cents each.

There will be dancing for two hours at the conclusion of the events.

COPPING

International Leaves Yorkshire

London, June 6. Arsenal on Saturday secured for a big fee: the transfer of Copping, the Leeds United and English International half- back.

exception. games

there

caused the runaway victories can-

(was about an hour after low water, not be decided, but it is certain that and a strong flood had begun to

it produced some freak shots.

Weather.conditions were delight- ful, but the links were burnt up:

run.

Endeavour, Veltheds and Sham-

Blood began to tell, so to speak, and the best hard-wen- ther ships to show their power. Capt. Mounteßfeld, in Velsheda,

through the drought. One of the rock V. came out with reefed main-was still leading and had the Cap few laat-hole games

was that be sails, while Britania, Candids and challenger a cable's length in his Copping, who first played in tween Mrs. Cuthell and Miss C. Astra bad whole sail. Endeavour wake, He was doing well with her League football in 1930, was cap-Tierman. Mrs. Cathell, who as Miss shook out her reef before the race reef mainsail. The Candida, driven The prizes will be presented by ped against Italy and Switzerland Rhona Adair was winning British began, but Velaheda and Shamrock with great determination by Mr.

in the season 1932-83, and last win-and Irish championships 84 years V. remained reefed.

Andreae, beat Astra, and Sir Phi- committee meeting ter

gained further recognition ago, was beaten by one hole.

the profesip Hunloke had driven the old Capt. Mountefield, will be held on Thursday, July 6, against all the home countries and

sional skipper of Velsheda, made Britannia through the fee of both at 5.30 p.m., at H. K. V. D. C. France.

L N. Constantine, the Nelson an excellent start, crossing the Rae Astra and Candida and had screw- ed the King's yacht into third Headquarters.

Arsenal recently signed another (Lancashire League) cricket pro- close-hauled on the port track. Mr. first-class half-back in Crayston, fessional, is out of cricket with Sopwith, at the wheel of Endea- place.

Lady Southorn.

The

next

Committee.

Commandant: Lieut.-Colonel H. of Bradford. B. L. Dowbiggin, O.B.E.

President: Major E. J. R. Mit- chell, O.B.E.

Chairman: 2nd. Lt. F. W. T. Rosa.

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fuld on the knee.

vour, was second.

MISHAP TO VELSHEDA

I suppose we had been pounding Into wind and sea for about half an hour wheb the flexible boon of Velahzada

It may be

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RAMPLING SETS UP RECORD. Deskin

IN WHITE CITY CONTEST

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E. W. Simmonds

J. Hollidge

A. Q. Brown

F. J. Jones

(Skip) Kowloon C.C.

The 120 yards hurdles was dis- appointing In that D. O. Flulay J. W. M. Brown and C. F. Starwood were absen-E. C. Fincher

W. Hyde tees. The Irish champion, T. D.

R. P. Phillips Phelan, though he had

to run

(Skip) hard to beat 3. P.

Gabriel H. Hampton (L.A.C) in the heat, walked away|J. A. Howe

C. E. Elliot- In the final in 15 4-5 seca.

The Marathon went, as expect A. E, Silkatone

Heywood ed, to D. McLeod Wright, the' Scots

(Skip) [veteras, in the very, slow time of E. Gittins (2 hrs. 50 mins. 80 secs.

J. S. Dinnen C. J. Tacchi The general opinion among

J. Freser those following the race was' that

(Slip)

the contrary wind added at least Craigengower "D"

a quarter of an hour if not twenty E. Tack minutes to the time,

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▼ Craigengower “A”

A. E. Contes W. V. Field

D. Rumjahn

B. W. Bradbury

(Skip) G. L. Buchanan A. S. Gomes

H. Beer U. M. Omar

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J. S. Landolt

A. A. Razack

R. F. Luz

R. Basa

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▼ Kowloon B.G.C.

P. T. Farrell

J. S. Logan

R Hall

W. S. Drake

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J. Watson A. S. Russell J. H. Budding"

L. Guy

B. Duncan 8. Randle V. Petherick

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W. Macfarlane

THE PROGRAMME,

fixtures

H. F, Stoneham C. B. Holding W. E. Halo EL E. Rose

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J. Macdonald

E. V. Searle J. G. Chariton G. E. F. Thompson

(Silp) Indian R.C..

A. E. Rumjahn

S. O. Bux

A. R. Minn

League, K. M. Omar

The following are, the in to-day's Lawn Bowls giving last season's results brackets.

SENIOR DIVISION C.A.C.C. (51) ¡K.C.C, (B8) |C.CC. "B" (—)

P.R.C. (65)

▾ C.C.C. “A” (44)

▼ K.B.G.C. (81)

▼ K.DR.C. ).

C. de R. (64) JUNIOR DIVISION [C.C.C.(68) ( ▼ CB.C.C. (49) K.B.G.C. (72) ▼K.C.C, (62) LR.C. (60) 1C. de R."(88) H.E.F.C. (—)

E, G. Post

G. Perkins

J. Bhepherd.

(Skip) W. E. Hollands

▼ Kowloon Docks

A. M. Caiman

T. Coloman

Kempton

J. McKelvie

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▼ H.K.Y.C. (58)

▼ P.R.C. (38)

IKER.C. O

L. J. Bilva.

A. A. Remedios

F. V. Ribeiro

A. H. Basto

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- JUNIOR DIVISION

(Bidp) Cralgengower C.C. v Civil Service

W. IL C. Robson J. R. Soares

R. G, Craig

G. Guan

II. Major

M. Purvis

K. Ferguson

3. Abbar W. Phelps

J.. Purvis

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J. G. Brown

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J. D. Provan

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W, Greig

W. KC Way

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M. J. Medina LH. Weatherill, the B. L. HE el Arculli

J. Cavangh cross-country runner, was‚ run- ning in a Marathon for the first G. Decen time. He led the field up to 22 L. C. R. Soura miles, but had shot his bolt and W. T. Brightman

Rosselot [C. 8, only just crawled home into third

•': (Slip). place, being passed on the track A. E. Marchent [by AF. J. Nichols, (Reading A.C.). Mitos

W. GH 600 yards from home,

C. Summons

Police R.C.2 J. 8. C. Fender T. Tailon Munroe Bourne, the British Emy. E. B. Booker. pirs-100-yarda-Zess style swimming --Cr champion, who is at Oxford Uni-

(Skip) versity, has been informed that he R Ella will be chosen to swim for Canada W. Nolan

G. C. Mos In the Empire Games at Wembley w, Mar [next August”.

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Club de Recreio *D. C. Alves A.. V. Alves E. M. Remodies. H. Bozario

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Wright

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Solent, and she was not using flexible boom on Saturday, and the King's vessel is not fitted with one of these spars. This - accident (skip) destroyed the chief Interest of the race, which was a test of the J ¡Class rivals, Endeavour and · Vel- {sheds.

C. Fletcher W. W. Hirst L. E. Lammert H. Overy

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7 Yacht Club

A. C. Young W. J. Hansen

Sir Thoma

The retirement of Velsheda left Endeavour leading the fleet, follow--' ed by Britannis, Candida and Ax- tra. Shamrock V. In a hopeless Southern position in the strong wind and ́a mileastern of Endeavour, gave up, (Skip) The Cup challenger safled like a

A. Macfarlane

E. S. Abraham A. W. Brown

J. R. Boss

D. E. Maughan *

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L. 8. Greenhill 7. A. B. Selby A. T. Hamilton- A. Chapman

Police R.C. W. Forrest A. Channing

5. Logan

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W. S. Dall

8. Farlow

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{really, good bost. She fetched the

weather

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the mark, Bawdsey buoy, two minutes ahend of Britannia

and four minutes

ahead of Candida,

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The remainder of the rats was

a wild run and reach down-wind, round the Rough-buoy, the Cork G. 9. Alexander lightship and back into Harwich W. McHards

(Sp) harbour. I do not think there, was much difference, with free sheets In the speed of Endeavour and Britannia. Both ran away from Candida, while Astra was left far salern

W. McLeod L. Glendenning C. M. B. Alves J. R. Me Waiter. Dr. R. A. Basto . A. E. Carey,

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Football Club R. P. Shaw (skip) P. Morgan

A. Brooksbank

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safety,

H. W. B. Muskett

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JOYCE COOPER TO DEFEND,” TITLES AT EMPIRE - GAMES

...Miles Joyce. Cooper, who won thre

national swimming titlen during [Skip) ber Australian tour, le home again. She will defend her Empire cham- Iptonships at Wembley in August.