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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1935

Sporting Page

KING'S JUBILEE AND

AND YTHAN

YTHAN FAVOURED FOR RACING "DOUBLE"

A section of the large gathering of spectators at the H.K.C.C, photo graphed during lost Wednesda" 's exhibition lawa tennis encounter between Kho Sin-kie, China's No. 1 ranking.layer, and Taui Wai-pui, the local pion. The visitor, won without being extended, (King's Studio).

ALACRITY EXPECTED TO WIN

MILE FOR

FOR AUSTRALIANS

MR. FROST TAKING OUT PONTIAC BAY AGAINST DERBY WINNER

WADEBRIDGE SHOULD SECURE REVENGE TO-MORROW

(By "Rapier").

LOOKING over the programme Invermark will have a change of the Colonial Stokes,

How-

This pony for to-morrow' I cannot see jockey this time as I fear Mr. has had atrocious luck in nearly any records being broken. Nearly Frost is riding The Cheetah. This all his outings. He has either all the races exclude the good is rather a pity as this pony has been blocked or brought out too chamronies, with the exception of little chance of placing in this late by his rider and on all 00-

Hetman who will be starting in field. Mr. Pih is the rider no-casions has just missed it. the Mirs Bay Stakes, for non-minated for Invermark and should ever, this time I think he will win. winners.

give Wadebridge, whom he beat Ace of Aces (Mt. Pan) should go The Meeting opens with the last time out, a good run for his near in this race, but he will have Commonwealth Handicap for "C" money..

to ride a careful race to beat Class ponies, I think this race Invincible Knight, under Mr. Pan, Messrs. Mackie --and Grayburn'a should go to Don (Mr. Deitz). should be close up with Wadebridge entrant. Pacific, Hall, under

KOTEWALL CUP CLASH ON SUNDAY

BOTH SOUTH CHINA AND

ARMY WEAKENED.

(By "ROVER")

This

The East Lancashire Regiment's hockey eleven who were defeated by G goals to 1 when they met the Probable Civilian hockey side at King's Park on Tuesday (King's Studio).

RECREIO "B" TROUNCE

ST. ANDREW'S

pony has been going very well and Invermark, but this pony is not Roza, and Spidfer of Victory, (Mr. PROUD RECORD RETAINED

running fourth and fifth this aesquite in the same class. A pony Deitz) are the only other ponies in son, and, as he has a good weight that strikes me as having a very the race."

of 165 pounds and is running in his good outside chance is Belmont. Derby Winner On View

Ythan Booked For Win Ythan should have no difficulty In collecting the prize money in

proper class, he should do well. Star, who has managed to get in

The Tiger has not escaped the at 146 pounds. handicapper's eye and he is now loaded with 185 pounds. However, if don't think this will worry the old Tiger much, If he is in the mood for running he will win. Mr. mod will unang will win, and should be well in the running Jungle Jim, on his last run, is very| dangerous and I would not be sur-

Brst gume of the Kotewall Charity Cup, which is to be THE of the Forewall

war and South China, will take place on Sunday, on the Royal Naval ground at Causeway Bay when the Army meet the Chinese, and, judging from the selected teams, South China should experience no diffi- culty in securing their first win against a greatly weakened mill-prised if he won. tary team.

South China have made several interesting Innovations, the least of them being the introduction of Tam Kong-pak at right back in place of Lee Tin-sang, who is unable to play..

ROVER'S FORECAST OF THE WEEK-END SOCCER GAMES

Only Three League Encounters

St. Joseph's

To-morrow.

FIRST DIVISION

(Caroline Hill, 4:30 p.m.)

-V ATHLETIC

SECOND DIVISION

ATHLETIC

CHINA

་

Mayflower, Mersey, and Valo- rous are ponies which have been knocking at the door for a while now, and of the three, I

RAPIER'S

The Empire Handicap should prove the best race of the day. Rousseau (Mr. P. Botelho), Fox- bridge (Mr. Butler), Herod (Mr Davis), High Honour, Pontiac Bay (Mr. Frost), and Mistake Bay (Mr. Proulx) will all face the starter,

Hĕrod is my aelection. The pony is looking very it at the moment, and is a far better pony than he was when he won the) Derby.

IN BADMINTON LEAGUE

THE promising display given by F. V. Wong and his sister Miss F. Wong, for the St. Andrew's Club last night, featured the rather, one-sided game in which the Recreio "B" team won by nine clear sets in the Mixed Doubles Badminton League.

27 points, both of them played very well considering that. It was Although losing all their three matches, and winning only their first appearance in the league and the first time that they had played together. ··

By winning this game the Recreio retained their proud record of hold.

I am confident in saying TO-DAY'S TENNIS ing a 100 per cent, standing in the

that Pontine Bay will give him a very good run, followed closely by his stable mate, Mistake Bay. It has not yet been decided whether

should any Mayflower is the beat SELECTIONS Mr. Botelho will ride Rose Queen

outride het.

Sci Fa Stands Out ··

With Lee Kwok-wal still on the had no alternative but to play injured list, the Chinese selectors Henry Young, the brilliant South The Union Plate for suba non- China "B" left-half, in the winners should provide a very

[close inish. Beginner's Luck! old cam-(Mr. Frost) Double Chance (MRACE Leung In-chan, an palgner is in the right-half berth, Pik), Matinee Idol, Propitious Time while Leung Wing-chiu will lend (Mr. Deitz), Sel-fa (Mr. Proulx), The Deemster · (Mr. Butler) and

vacancy:

the halves.

RACE 1

DON

THE TIGER JUNGLE JIM

SCI-FA "PROPITIOUS TIME BEGINNER'S LUCK RACE 3

KING'S JUBILEE

·RIBBLES

`KING'S BOUNTY

With the exception of Fung Valley View (Mr. Liang) have all King-cheong, who leads the line, placed or been fourth,

Sci-fa, is what I tip for winning the remaining forwards are com- prieed entirely of South China this, race, after his showing over (Club, 3 p.m.) men, who, if they can repro-2 miles at the big meeting against.

He stands out in RACE 4 Sunday

duce last Sunday's form, should better ponies. break through the Army defence this field. on several occasions.

v University

KOTEWALL CUP

v The Army (Causeway Bay, 4 p.m.)

ATHLETIC MAY NOT BE ABLE

TO FIELD A TEAM

Rowlands Selected

ALACRITY

*

WADEBRIDGE INVERMARK INVINCIBLE KNIGHT

*.

Propitious Time, however, will

ST. JOAN. give him something to think about as

GOLDSMITH he has been running well up

to RACE E, The military have at last recog-dais, and in my estimation this nised the services rendered by pony is likely to do very well for Rowlands, the Fusilier goalkeeper, himself. In the near future. Begin-

Luck while Swaine and Steele form the ner's

Or The

Deemster, RACE 6-

YTHAN should be concerned with the minor rear-guard.

ACE OF ACES PACIFIC HALL

HEROD

In the absence of Pardoe, who position..

Win For Dynasty? has left the Colony for good, Mor- ton, a worthy substitute, alls the

In the Hongham Handicap "B" RACE ? pivotal position with Keneghan class King's Jubilee (Mr. Frost)

on his right and left stands out on his running and

success

at the annual meeting.. Ribble, under a new rider, Mr. Pin, RACE 8 should, without any difficulty, fill

“Darkie" Chan And Tsui and North

Unavailable

LAWREN ̃E JOINS SAINTS

(B} “ROVER") " Owing to the combined manoeu- vres, the League soccer program- me has been curtailed to a conal- derable extent and as a result only one First Division game is down to take place this week-end, the clash between St. Joseph's and the Athletic to-morrow at Caroline

min

flanks.

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ATHLETIC TO CLASH WITH VARSITY

Undergraduates Face Forward Problem

the second position, while Rose

PONTIAC BAY

or Rousseau. Whichever one' goca out should, however, give a good account of himself.

AT H.K.C.C..

Doubles Match Will

Be Feature

league.

The scores were:-

F. A. Broadbridge and Miss M. Churn

(St. Andrew's) *

lost to L. Carvalho and Miss A,

Remedios

17-21

lost to A. M. Rodrigues and Mies C, Silva...********* lost to H. A, Alves and Miss O.

Ribeiro

Romedios

النيل

Mien

1027

The Third Round Open Doubles Hetman's First Win

encounter between W. C.- Hung

12-21 The Mirs Bay Stakes should give and Ho Ka-lau and lu Tak-cheuk

F. V. Wong and Mise F. Wong (B Hetman his first win of the season. and Iu Tak-lam will provide the lost to Carvalho and

Andrew's). He Is definitely a class above the centre of Interest at to-day's lawn rest of the field, and should have tennis championships at the H. K. lost to Rodrigues and Misa Silva 2-21 no difficulty in winning."

C. C. weather permitting.

loat to Alven and Miss Ribeiro 9-21 'King's Fancy (Mr.. Frost), of the

H. Kew and, Mrs. G. White (St Hung and Ho are very strong Andrew's) samé stable, should All second contenders for the title, which is lost to Carvalho and Mios ** place, followed by Soldier of China. at present held by the Rumjaha Remedios

19 21

cousins.

The following is to-day's tennis, programme:

Novices' Race The Novices' race is another difficult one to forecast, but as Philanderer will have Mr. F. F. LAT looking after him, I don't think wu need look further.

Open Doubles Championship W. H. Hung and Ho Ke-lau' v lu] Tak-cheuk and Iu Tak-lam.

Club Championship

H. J. Armstrong v A, L. Sullivan,

Club Handicap Singles

lost to Rodriguen and Miss Silva 12-21 lost to Alven and Miss Ribeiro 6-21, League Table To Dale

Mixed Doubles

Recreio *A*

Great Hall has been running con- slatantly up near the front lately, and should give a good account of himself. He will have as his rider (1/6). newcomer to the course, Mr. Cheap,E. L. H. Bhute (80) v Y. R. Gor-CR.C. [Talkoo

A. C. I. Bowker (Sr.) v T. A. Pearce Recreio "B"

who has been down to the course don (—1/0). training very hard.

Gamea

P. W. LF. A. Pix.

7.4 8 38 30 8

8 8.0 59 13 16

8 B59 13 16

Fire Brigade

8.3 $ 17 55 8

10 37 49 41 6 50. 5. 8 28-0 918 13:59 2

81. Andrew's

Game forfeited.

L. Forster (3/6) M. N. Coates YM.C.A. This week Tiny Star looks tu (scr.) or J. B. Collins me to be a good place bat, but the trouble is that he has to carry 168

MR. EU TONG-SEN'S ELECT pounds, and as this pony is a ter C.R.C. “AT HOME”

HETMAN

KING'S FANCY" SOLDIER OF CHINA

Queen will probably have a rare tussle with King's Bounty for third RACE 9. ¡place.

Alacrity Favoured

Usually the Australian Races aro the easiest to pick winners, but must say the Rosehill Handicap is

a bit of a puzzler. Alacrity (Mr.

There is only one junior division Fung), Goldsmith (Mr. Black), soccer game to-morrow the Ath High Finance (Mr. P. Botelho)

PHILANDERER- GREAT HALL BOXING EVE

DOUBLE---KING'S JUBÍLEE

AND YTHAN,

letic entertain the University In Matiny Bay, Mr. Davis) Racing SOCCER PLAYERS UP

The Athletic are at present in a the Second Division on the Club Lass, Snowy River (Mr. Pit), St very curious position, for several of ground.

Joan (Mr. Proulx), The Goose (Mr BEFORE F. A. COUNCIL their nominated players for to The Athletic are making no Frost), and Woodland Stag. (Mr. morrow's clash come before the changes from their usual team, Emergency Committee of the Honr the 'Varsity are undecided Kong Football Association this the right-wing berth

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but Butler) will all face the starter, over On past performances and his fine condition to-day, Alacrity should Twin. This pony has done nothing this season, but has been run- ning very well with the crack pontes, always finishing wall up the field at the finish.

• Goerge Rodgor; the Club eustodian, dives at full-length in an poavalin

-10° prevent the goal senɔed (by Johnson; the

the right, which gave them, entry into the.Final

Strange"who unineidily breasted, the ball to Jobus

loft, while L. CA

(King's Stadia);

the Club right-hair

Whố is; seen "sect and of the - Senior:

Sequel To Disgraceful Scene At Caroline Hill

The sequel to the disgraceful football which marked the Senior Shield Semi-Final Round encounter

St. Joan will be definitely between South China "B" and the in the picture. Mr. Proulx Athletic last Sunday will be pro- gave the pony a slow canter vided this evening at the Football yesterday morning, and Association's Headquarters when must say the pony looks in the Ho Chor-yin, Mak Sul-hon and plak of condition, Goldsmith Wong Shek-ping, of the Athlette, has a little too much" to carry but will be in at the finish: China "B" will come before the and Ghung-Chi-yung, “of South ridge Likely Winner Emergency Committee.

rible slug his owner-rider, Mr. C N. Kong, will-have to ride very hard owing to the fact that the race prohibits the use of a whip or spurs.***

Boxing Eve, if ridden as his old rider Mr. Charles rides him, might| {próve a good "outsider.

TO-MORROW

Colony Champions In Exhibition Tennis

ANNUAL VOLUNTEER ATHLETICS

SOOKUNPOO NEW VENUE

The Chinese Recreation Club will officially close their lawn tennis TO BE RUN ON RELAY BASIS season with an "At Home" to morrow when "the Colony tennis league prizes and the prizes for the the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence The annual athletic meeting of Open Mixed Doubles Championship, Corps will be held at Sookunpoo which is held annually under the on Saturday, April 27, and, as in auspices of the C.R.C., will be pre-previous years, will be run on a sented. T

A relay, basis throughout. Entries Prior to the prize distribution will close on Friday, April 12. Goldman and Miss R. Hancock, the 1934 Mixed Doubles champions, will meet Taul Wai-pul", and', Mra: JA F. Kayll in an exhibition match of the best of three sets

Lady Southorn, O.B.E., will dis. tribute the prizes.

in the Inter Unit Challenge Cup:

The following events will count

400 Yards Relay (four runners, 100- yards each), 880 Yards Relay (four runners 220 yards sach) 14 Miles Relay (four runner 830 yards each of two runners-and-440 yards each of two runners); hurdles (four.run ners); Long Jump (teams of four, first. three only to count); High Jump (teams of four, frat three only to LAWN TENNIS AMATEURS NOT count); Putting the-Shot (teame

four, first three only to count) Tug

of TO GET FILM PAY of-War (teams of eight and one coach).

Mar 15,he InternaIn addition to the above there Lawn Tennis Federation will be a Band Rate, a race for the

Jjected a proposal submit- Nursing Detachment and 7 1 400-

permit Yards Relay (Officers Sergeants). ats for There will also be a Mile Rare orty-two open to H. M. Forces and Hong

of the Kong Police

NS

tional.

ted

ama

ito

Teal Wal-pal, the local lawn

"Jack," "Seven-}· There is also a likelihood that the September :: is not ease of To Ho-hang, of the Athletic,, ninglow" "champion.

the Dominion who was ordered off last Wednesd

with this pony in the First" "Division Learus

counter against Bor Chin

will also come un-for, hearing,

“blass

Ana The High Jump and Putting the Shot will be completed before the meeting on date to te amounced later