H.K. RIFLE
ASS'N
DOCKYARD SPOON WINNERS
The
The usual mid-week Spoon and Practice Shoot was held yesterday afternoon on the Army ranges at Kowloon City, under conditions which were almost ·· ideal. light, until late in the afternoon, was steady, while visibility Pas the best which has been experien- ced for some time. The wind was negligible, and the temperature
was just what all riflemen like it to be, not too hot, and not too cold.
Members from the Dockyard Rifle Club attended in unusually large numbers, and celebrated the occasion by winning both the "nett" and "handicap" spoons in the S.R. (b) Class, a dual result upon which they are to be heartily congratulated. Both of these win- ners have won spoons before, Mr. C. Watson having won two this sea- son, and Mr. Haigh, one.
DIFFERENCE IN SCORES
The issue of the "1914" rifle has made a difference in the scores of the members of this Club, which can be justly described as amazing; at the present time more scores of 90 and over are being returned by these members, than those which
Larry Kelley, stellar Yale-end, is here shown with an addition to his collection of cups, the "All- Ameries Captains Cup, which was presented to him at San Francisco. Kelly is said to have refused a rich offer to turn pro- fessional
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 4, 1937.
GREAT TURF GOT FAT ON LIGHT
DISCUSSION
WORK
Put on 71 lbs in Two Years
RECALLED Here's a man who soon found that
man.
London, January 4.
there was at least one drawback to having an easy job-it made him fa He writes:
Miss Jean Sanday, who caused being used to heavy work for years, I "Lately, having a light job, sister the stewards of the National Hunt began to put on waight. I reed to Committee to decide that a woman weigh ordinarily 11 st. 9 Bbs., but after was not "a person" under their race about two years on my present job, I ing rules, is to marry Mr. A. C. Weighed 16 st. 10 lbs. Now, after Bryce-Smith, a London business after about twelve months taking half a teaspoonful of Kruschen in hot water every morning, I weigh 14 st. 2 Ibs., Six years ago, Miss Sanday was before. I may say I do not diet my- and I can bend about 1ke I used to standing by the last fence on Hay-self, but eat the same as I always have dock Park
k racecourse when The been used to. I am at least six inches Beezer, whom her father owned and smaller round the waist.-E. F. trained, fell. The Beezer was one of Krrischen contains those six mineral the two runners in the race. Miss in the waters of those famous Euro- salts, proportionately balanced, found: Sanday ran on to the track, mount-pean Spas used by generations of fat ed The Beezer, and completed the people to reduce weight course to claim second place.
She proceeded to the weighing room, and, as she was approximate ly the same weight as the original jockey, she was able to satisfy the Clerk of the Scales.
DISQUALIFIED
The National Hunt Rule on the point is that any rider losing his horse in a race may be assisted in catching him, and, in the event of the rider being disabled, "his horse may be ridden by any person of sufficient weight provid- ing he is qualified according to the con-
The "little daily dose" of Kruscher Salts keeps the organs functioning pro- perly every day, and fills you with such a feeling of radiant vitality and vigour that before you know it you are fairly "jumping out of your skin” ... with energy, instead of moping around- and reduction follows as a matter ofTM
course.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
are less than this figure, and there-ter than those of last year, since ditions of the race."
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & fore ambition is naturally keen to
FINANCE CO., LIMITED. be the first to make a three-figure one army unit alone is expected to
The Haydock Park stewards were in aggregate.
put in entries which will be more doubt whether a woman was "a per As regards the S.R. (a) Class the
than ten times as large as the num-son" within the meaning of the rules,
TOTICE is hereby given that the "handicap" spoon was
and the matter ber of competitiors from that unit, National Hunt Committee
was referred to the
ANNUAL ORDINARY GEN- won by Drummer R. Worboys of the 2nd
who competed at this Meeting in
ERAL MEETING of- SHARE Bn. Royal Welch Fusiliers with a increase is anticipated from mem-eligible to ride as an amateur or pro- on THURSDAY, the 18th Febru 1936. Furthermore, a substantial decision established that a woman is in- HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, They disqualified The Beezer. This HOLDERS will be held at the Next week it is expected that at-membership of the Association to-
bers of the China Fleet, whose fessional under their rules. tendance will resume its former day is over 500% above last year's proportion, as members of the As- sociation are well aware that the
numbers. Annual Prize Meeting is not very
score of 74.
LEADING SCORES The leading scores made yester-
NEW AMATEUR LEAGUE PLAN Aggregate IS OPPOSED
far off, and the necessity for prac day afternoon are as follows:- tice is naturally becoming more and more recognised.
The 1937 Prize Meeting will last
for eight days, as against five days Mr. C. Watson in 1986, and three days in 1935, Lient. Pattalio when the only large Meeting held Capt. Rybot was the "Area" Rifle Meeting.
“SERVICES” MEETING
Sig. Edwards Major Edwards
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S.R. (b):
Ass'n Score® H'cap Nett
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ary, 1987, at 12 noon for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended Sist. December, 1936.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY,
8th February THURSDAY, 18th February, both
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON.
General Managers. Hong Kong, 30th, January, 1937.
London, January 7.days inclusive. Propose's for the formation of a big! amateur League to be called the Greater London League put forward in a circular letter to clubs by Finchley F.C., are likely to be opposed by the County Associations.
The proposal is that the Isthmian, HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL Athenian, London and Spartan Leagues should amalgamate, resulting in league with four divisions,
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rule governing promotion and relega tion. Another suggestion, to relieve
SOCIETY
FLOWUAL SHOW OF
FLOWERS:
S
and VEGE--
All the above competitors used the congestion of fixtures, is that with the TABLES will be held at the VO--
exception of the London Senior Cap LUNTEER HEADQUARTERS on jcounty cap competitions should be left TUESDAY, the 2ND MARCH,
to reserve teams.
1937, from 3 pm to 6:30 pm and
The Programme of the "Ser-Sgt. M. C. Jones vices" Meeting this year has been Mr. Lakeman enlarged, and will now include a L/Cpl Trimble Machine Gun competition, as well Mr. Boulton as an aggregate event which will Mr. Cory be in the nature of a "Services" Cal Tuppen Unit Championship, which will in Mr. Haigh
Capt L.B Trevor clude rifle, lewis-gun, machine-gun and revolver events. This particular) "1914" rifle. competition, which will be based
SR. (a). upon the scores obtained in the L/Cpl. Ganly
6 various events which comprise the
Dmr. R. Worbors 13 Programme of the Meeting, will be the "nett”
Mr. C. Watson was the winner open to units of the Royal Navy, Mr. Haigh and Dr. E. Worboys wou Regular Army, and Royal Air handicap” spoons. Force; which will be in the Colony, at the time the Meeting takes place. As regards the "Bisley" Meeting, entries are expected to be far grea-
spoon.
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of
Mr. W. W. Heard (Secretary, Middle-
sex F.A.), said yesterday: "We certain WEDNESDAY, the 3RD MARCH, ly would not accept any reserve teams from 10 am to 4 pm.
income would be affected. The scheme CLOSE at the Hon Secretary's in our senior cup competition. Our ENTRIES. WILL DEFINITELY NOTE: The handicap of each winner will have to come before all the comty Office, Stock Exchange Building, associations and the FA for their ap
has been reduced by one
as shown. This procedure apples provat. I do not believe any county Ice House Street, at NOON on to ALL SR. (a) & S.R. (b) Spoon association will agree.” Shoots.
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In a friendly table-tennis match Society are requested to send $5.00 played in the West Lounge of the to the UNDERSH
European Y.M.C.A. last night, the Chinese Y.M.C.A beat their Euro pean hosts by 11 games to 7, secur ing 346 acer to 309 Results
were
Mok Yu-sez, 112
B. Goldman Lai. Sul-ban
(ESGW.CIA:) lost to
(EYA
27-13, 21-17, 1
16-21.
lost
A) lost to
4. 1. BAGRAM,
Hong Kong,
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