1936-05-28 — Page 9

TRIUMPH FOR AGA KHAN

First Two In The Derby

GORDON RICHARDS OUT

OF LUCK

London. Yesterday.

The result of the Derby was as follows:

1. H. H. the Aga Khan's Mah- moud. 100 to $ (Smirke), trained by Frank Butters.

2 H. H. the Aga Khan's` Taj' Akbar, 6 to 1 (Gordon Richards), trained by Frank Batters

3. Mrs. Shand's Thankerton, 33 to 1 (T. Burns), trained by G. Armstrong.

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There were 22 starters. Mah- moud won by three lengths, there being three-quarters of a length between the second and third horses.

On settling down Carioca went into the lead. followed by Barry Star. Pay Up. Mid Stream, Abjer, Couvert. Magnet, Noble King, with Mendicant Friar last from the post.

All forms of sport are encouraged in Germany. Here art land-lubbers trying to learn the intricate business of unfurling a sail during a storm, on the yacht HansaL

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At the half mile Carioca still│ LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

led, with Mid Stream, Pay Up, Manet. Abjer and Boswell in

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close attendance. and Squadron admitted to the Government Civil hours ending at 10

Mok Cho, aged 14, a female, was. Hong Kong rainfall for the Castle last.

3.m. to-day Hospital this morning as the re- was 0.06 inch. The total since

THE BASEBALL` LEAGUE

RULES FOR THE SEASON

REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS

The Hong Kong Baseball Asso- ciation has laid down the follow- ing rules in connection with the current season's baseball League for the observance of ali Managers | of their respective teams.

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Each manager is required submit to the Association a list of names of players. not exceeding twenty in number for registration.

New players whose names do not appear on the original regis tration list may play providing:---

(1) Their names are reported to

"Y" LADIES' SWIMMING

COMMITTEE

Elected At Extraordinary General Meeting

At an extraordinary general meeting of the Ladies' Section of the European YMCA yesterday evening. Mrs. M. Read, the former lady champion and har bour swimmer, was elected Hos. Secretary of the first Ladies' Committee.

Mrs. Siasuas, MÀ. E. MacLean. Mre. M. E. King. Mrs. R. H. Reid and Miss H 0. George were elected to serve on the *Committee, whose first meeting will be held at 11.30 am, next Thursday.

the Association 48 hours before, Ligh, H. Ong, and B. Jang.

Overseas Chinese Athletic Club the game commences, and

Matty Chang (Manager), Al Chan. (2) Approval of the majority of Tony Chan, Eddie Chang, Harry: the League managers is obtained. Chang, Walter Ching. Wallace Ching, Otherwise players cannot appear C. S. Chung, Al Fong, Roy Goon, Kit in any games until one week has Chung, Joe Kan, Woody Moe, Joe Fee,

Gabriel Lan, and elapsed after due registration has

Lefty Tim Nippon Young Men's Team I been made.

M. Saito (Manager), T. Takeda During the game, the chief um-| (Captain), T. Mikuni, R. Yasuda, M. pire' decision will be final. ProSawamura, K. Maruyama, T. Koga,} tests against decisions may

M. Yajima, J. Yamasaki, T. Amasaki. be Nakamoto, Y. Nakao, S. Matsume- made by notification to the Asso-to, S. Masuda, R. Yoshimoto, and K. ciation who will then appoint an Takayama.

Coming down the hill Thankerisult of injuries received wher she January 1 has been 18.72 inches appeal can be made.

ton led from

inches.

Bali Hissar, Pay was knocked down by lorry Na 430 against Up. and Boswell.

Entering the straight Thanker-

in Queen's Road Central. ton was three lengths clear, but below the distance. Mahmoud challenged and went into the lead. when Thankerton weakened.

GALLANT EFFORT

Taj Akbar made a gallant efforti to catch his stable companion. but Mahmoud held on to his lead

to win easily, and to give the Aga

Khan his Third Derby.

Pay Up, who started favourite

The American Mail Line's s!

Chan Ching, aged 59, was ad-! mitted to the Government Civil

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average of 21.09

M.

outside arbiter to render a final The HK. Volunteers Defence Corps | opinion against which no further E. J. Porter (Manager), D. J. Leo- nard (Captain), A. P. Pereira, K. Winglee, J. Bowen, A. Hussain, A M There will be no free

passes Abbas. N. A. Beltrno, A. C. Scares, given from first to second in cases J. P. Baleros, L. A. Barros. J. A. of overthrows at first. Runners Delgado, H. Desi, A. K. Omar. M. must make, their, bases.

Hassan, N. Leonard, and V. Costa. Chau Ngan-chau, a butcher, was

Americana President McKinley will arrive in this morning admitted to the Gov. The official league ball this sea-

son will be the Mizunoi, officially ward, Drager, Mayhew, Allen, Thom

Hearther, Williams, Carpenter, Ho- Hong Kong to-morrow at day- ernment Civil Hospital suffering;; light, and will sail for Manila at trom a severe wound in the stomiteam is required to furnish two gers:

jsupplied by the Association. Each son, Barros, Read, Richards, and Ro- 6 pm on the same day.

ach received when a knife slipped new bails for the game to the chief

Canadians ¡while he was working.

umpire. After the game, the balls Smedley, R. Pearce, C. George,

W. Muir (Captain), L. Alltree, J. frevert to the possession Hospital this morning suffering,servants on leave from the Colony A motion exempting Government

of the Goldstein, G. Oliver, F. Mueller, MI winning team.

Critchley, G. Divett, V. Carnac, H. from injuries

All rock fell on him at Wan Man-kok. menths from the operation of the ing to rules and regulations as ex-

received when a for a period exceeding three ball plays will be checked accord-Kendall, and D. Walke

questions regarding base-Graye, E. Murphy, J. Medley, M.

Eastern Baseball Club special Salaries Conversion Rate:

Lee Chee Leung, K. Ham, Tiz Waij Lai-shu, Hung Ming and Lai-kai, surer seconded by the Colonial

Four unemployed, Chan Tak, was moved by the Colonial Tres-pressed down in D. and M. Official Tax, George Lenz, Lan Po Yu, ip

Rules. 1930.

Bank Kay, A. K. Ismail, 0. el Arcul were fined $50, six week's hard labour, by Mr. Wday's meeting

in default Secretary and passed at yester

Registered Teams

li, M. el Arculli, A. E. Kitchell, A. R The registered teams taking Kwan, Chau Yue Tin, and Leung Yio | Abbas, S. Hamet. Billy Woo, Torg of the Legislative Schofield at the Central Magis-Council.

part in the League are as follows: Chan. to tracy this morning for possession

U.S.S. "Mindanao" win since Takalie in 1912, and is of wild tress, cut from

C. F. Horton, A. I. Moore, W. C. only the third grey ever to win. Forestry plantation near Sai Wan-give a 14 hours recital of works K. Lightfoot, J. A. White. F. M. The Hong Kong Singers will Cavanaugh, W. Lodik, S. Vacca, E. -Reuter.

Instead of the advertised lec-1 by Bach and Parry in St. John's Jones, C. Allen, W. E. Collier, J. G. Cathedral

Lea. G. J. Krigel, E. E. Stofan, C.

(ture. Mrs. Olive M. Parkinson, The BMS. Empress of Russia The net proceeds will be devoted E. Walsch, G. P. Stearns, D. W. Por-Manuk Lodge of the Theosophical at 9.15 this evening-Freitag, W. M. Walker, C. Phipps, EMA, Acting President of the to arrive here on Thursday next, grammes at 20 cents each can be left Yokohama to-day and is due to the Cathedral Organ Fund. Pro-ter, and J. Klaffke.

Society, will continue the second Pui Ching Middle School sailing for Manila on the same obtained from the Cathedral office B. Gong, B. Jan, N. Lum, & Ng, W.

T. Kim, C. King, J. Chock, B. Wong, Angels," in the Society's Lodge half of her lecture or "Guardian Messrs. Moatrie, or at the door Dang, W. Kwong. E. Wai, W. Woo, Room, Hong Kong Club Annex, 15 before the recital.

M D. Chock, E. Wong, J. Chung, T. Chater Road, at 6 pm. to-day.

at S to 1, was fourth, His Grace was fifth and Couvert last.

The time was 2 mins. 33 4-5, secs., which beat Hyperion's and Windsor Lad's record times of mins. 34 secs.

Mahmoud is the first grey

The Aga Khan won last year with Baliram.

ALSO RAN

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The other starters in the race

were:-

bo.

day.

the 3D

who ar-

Squadron Castle (Dinex), Pay Up (Dick), Mendican: Friar (Weston), Barry Star (Marshall). Convert (Beary), Abjer (Elliott). Noble, King Among the passengers

Perryman). His Grace (Barry rived in the Colony this morning Wragg), Walvis Bay

(Lowrey) from Shanghai by the m.v. Vic- Magnet (Carslakes, Raeburn (Sirett), Ballahissar (Jones). Hacifryn (Lane) toria was Mr. Rudolf Friml. the

(Arthor Wragg), Spinalot well-known composer

of **Rose (J. Ellis), Midstream (Fox), Fear-Marie,"

screen version of!

Jeannette Mac-

Carioca

the

less Fox (E. Smith), Belaethel (Steve which, featuring

Donoghue). Boswell (Pat Beasley) donald and Nelson Eddy, was re- --Reuter.

PAY UP FOURTH

cently shown in the Colony. Mr. London: Lurd Astor's Pay. Up Friml's movements are very un- (at 5 to 1) was fourth. It was certain and he may leave the Co- the Aga Khan's third Derby vic-lony at any moment,

tory and his second in succession.

AUSTRALIA LISTENS-IN London: Descriptions of the sailing of the Queen Mary and of the Derby were broadcast at Home; and

Empire on

transmissions. Two seconds after the Derby win- ner had passed the post the result! had been transmitted by Cables and Wireless Limited to New York. Buenos Aires and Cape Town. It was known in Austra- lia within six seconds-British Wireless Service.

EARLY REPORTS ··

US. BASEBALL RESULTS

GIANTS NOSE OUT DODGERS

TIGERS EXTENDED

New York, To-day. The following were the results of the League baseball matches

London, earlier: Derby Day played yesterday:-- dawned dully, rain threatening to

National League

fall, but at east half 2 million people will throng the famous Brooklyn Epsom Downs to watch the Blue New York Riband of the British Turf, the

winner of which this year will Eoston receive £9,340 while the second Philadelphia and third will receive. £1.180 and

5590, respectively.

Cincinnatti

An innovation this year will be Chicago

the presence of the new stipendi- Hack hit a home run.

ary stewards along the course, one

of whom will be present at the Pittsburgh

start, another at Tattenham Cor-S Louis ter and the third near the finish

R H. E.

4 10

5 10

8

7

11

2

3

8

3

11

35

0

2 10 2

American League

2. 6 0

3 6 0

2

0

1

Cleveland.

to see that the race is run fairly. Chicago

It is the general opinion that Detroit Taj Akbar will give Gordon Richards his first winning ride in St. Louis the Derby, but from the amazing amount of last-minute money for Boswell, it is evident that many are confident that the American- owned horse will win, and it will not at all be improbable that he will start favourite.--Renter.

DERBY RESULTS BY CABLE

12. 21: Hal Trosky, hit a home run.

New York

9

Dimaggio homered. Boston

Foxx hit a home run.

12 0

"

8. 13

0

The game betwa Philadelphia Special arrangements were made and Washington was postponed on by Cable and Wireless Limited for account of rain.

the transmission of the Derby re-

sult to all parts of the world. The seconds to Montreal; 4 seconds to following were some transmission Cairo; 5 seconds to Shanghai;} times:-2 seconds to New York, and 6 seconds to Jamaica, Lagos Buenos Aires and Capetown; 3 and Sydney.

Vancouver's Golden Jubilee

Fifty years ago the first trans- pageantry of an Aldershot tattoo. almost half a century ago. The continental Canadian Pacific frontier week, street dancing and venerable old engine, first 3 Hallway train from Montreal costume bells, and historical ex- the coast, will be run again, reached the Pacific Coast. This hibits arranged to flustrate Van- with its original pilot, W. H summer Vancouver, ILOW.

the conver's steady progress during Evans, at the throttle. Gateway to the Orient and port the first half century of its ex- the old-timers who saw the first

Some

of for ships of the entire world, Istence.

train szxivo will also be present will celebrate the Golden Jubilee Even before the beginning of for the ceremony,

its founding as the western the

The Canadian. celebration proper, terminal of the Canadian Pacific colorful events will be given rec- low cast from Eastern Canada to many Pacific Radway will ran tour at Rkilway, Commencing Jaly 1 with ognition, including Empire Day the Pacific Coast for the event, Dominion and International Good and horticulture show

Bucharistic

Will Week, the programme con- May; Pioneers festival on Jame Springs Hotel Chatens Lake in with stop-over privileger at Banft clades with the Canada Pacific 33-14; schools programe Exhibition on September 7, and June;

in Louise, and other famous. Stocky Congress, Mountain resorts. includes land and water sports,

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attract thousands, several weeks of grandpagean-Jane 13 to 14; golf tournament, new Vancouver, and Sir William Pictures show the old and the try, musical attractions, visit of King's birthday, and religious Van Home, sacond president of American »warships, a two-day dedicatory services air show with a solo Zight across.

the Canadian Pacific Radway,, One of the highlights of Van-who chose the name of Vancou= Canada planned as the highlight, courer's celebration will be the ver in 1854 for the western ter- floral decorations, visit of 15,000 re-enacting of the arrival of the minal of the first trans-conti- Shriners in mid-July, traditional Arst Caundian" "Pacific train❘nental railway line.

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