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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 9, 1938.

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Ascot Course To Be Altered

Plan To Make It Finest

In The World

"TOTE" IMPROVEMENT FOR

NEXT WEEK

(By “WATCHMAN”)

Ascot, June 9.

I UNDERSTAND that considerable improve

ments to the racecourse at Ascot will be started immediately after next week's meeting. One of the main schemes is to eliminate the sharp bend in the course at Swinley Bottom.

“SKIP'S" FORECAST FOR TO-DAY

Craigengower C. C.

Police R. C.

Kowloon B. G. C.

Kowloon Dock R. C.

Club de Recreio

Civil Service C. C.. +Football Club “A”

Football Club “B”

H. K. Electric R. C.

Club de Recreio

FIRST DIVISION

v *Indian R.

(-) v Kowloon Cricket. Club

. (57) · · ▼

Club de Recreio

(55)

(50) v Civil Service C. C. SECOND DIVISION

(56)

(80) ▼

(Y

Kowloon B. G. C.

Police R. C.

(51)

(-) v Craigengower C. C.

(38) . v Taikoo R. C.

• (76)

THIRD DIVISION

(65) v. Kowloon Football C.

.(47)

This will be achieved by cutting down a wood and bringing the ground into the course. Other sharp bends, particularly that be-

(—) ▼ †Kowloon Cricket Club ......(-). low the stands, are to be improved, and when the work has been Kowloon Tong G. C. A. ..............(70) ▼ Craigengower C. C. completed in 1940 Ascot should become perhaps. the best round course in the world.

NO PLAY AT ley Bottom, which has invariably

OLD

TRAFFORD

A

New drainage arrangements are also contemplated for Swin-

been heavy in wet weather. slight alteration in the turn at this point has already been made for the coming meeting.

When the meeting opens on Tues- day racegoers will find that big

YESTERDAY improvements have been made in

RAIN INTERFERES

WITH TEST MATCH

the totalisator facilities the entire internal adding machinery having been brought up to date.

“TOTE" TO WORK FASTER

Tickets will be produced at from

30 to 48 a minute, faster in fact, than London, Yesterday.

a queue of people can hand Rain prevented play to-day in the in money. This means that at the Third Test Match between Austra- peak periods, such as prior to the lia and England, at Old Trafford, Royal Hunt Cup or Gold Cup races Manchester.

the totalisator will be issuing more than 9.000 tickets a minute.

R. H. K. Yacht Club

(63) v Football Club "C"

Denotes promoted team.

† Denotes relegated team.

.(47)

(54)

Figures in brackets denote scores in corresponding match last year. twill be played on the C.C.C. green, --

Important League Bowls Encounter To-Day

IF RECREIO BEAT K.B.G.C. THEY WILL SECURE CHAMPIONSHIP

(By "SKIP")

THE most important match in to-day's Lawn Bowls League Pro- gramme, is that between Kowloon Bowling Green Club and Club de Recreio. The game will be played at Austin Road and should the visitors win, as current form indicates, they must rest confidently of being champions for the second year in succession.

·Their remaining matches are against the Police, at King's Park, and the Indians and Civil Servants, away, and none of these The outlook was gloomy for most

should present much difficulty. of the week. It had rained inter- Another innovation will be the Craigengower. who are their advantage compels one to predicta win for the Portuguese team, I would mittently for several days with a attendance of 27 "perambulating nearest rivals. have a match in not be surprised to see Kowloon Bow- steady downpour all Wednesday payers," men equipped with special hand, although four points be-ling Green Club place themselves at night and yesterday, preventing machines to pay out those at the hind and their opponents after the top of the League. With only both sides from practising at nets.

.

the

the ends of queues of winning ticket-to-day, when they entertain the one away match, that against

Police, and the Football Club's two

In accordance with the rules the wicket was covered and during the

night the police guarded the pitch which is a natural wicket and has not been doped with marl for four

years.

AUSTRALIAN ENTHUSIASM

Most of the tickets had been sold and the authorities hoped for # a crowd in the region of 40,000 for there had been intense interest, de- spite the rain. In Australia tram- cars had been fitted with wireless

to give ball-for-ball reports.

England this morning was pleas-

holders.

It is estimated that, with favouras ble conditions, the "tote" will re- gister a total turnover of over £500,- Last year £488,249 was paid through the 226 windows.

000.

ed with the soft wicket prospects, KOWLOON TONG

but the Australians were worrying

at the possible omission of O'Reilly SWAMP K.C.C.

and McCormick, who were indispos-

ed.

NO PLAY POSSIBLE

IN "D" DIVISION:

Yesterday's Tennis Encounter

Indians, are the Civil Servants teams providing the opposition in the (away) Kowloon Docks (at other matches, a win for the Austin home) then the Kowloon Cricket Road team would place them in a

favourable position for promotion. Club and the Indians both away. Craigengower are not out of the

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Kowloon Cricket Club are laying running by any means, and. after muite handy and may step in should to-day's away match against Football Craigengower slip up at all but they Club "A", whom I expect to win, they have a difficult match to-day and I have four games on their own green. do not imagine they can bring the Although the Kowloon Football Club points away from the Police team.

ALL AWAY GAMES

Kowloon Dock should be able to can afford to drop a few points, I do not imagine that they will leave any hammer in the last nail in the Civil behind at Ming Yuen, where they will Servants' coffin, at same time doing be entertained by the Electricians. themselves some good by securing the Kowloon Tong are just ahead of points. I notice that the visitors have Craigengower by reason of a better made one or two positional changes; shots average, but I expect a reversal McGowan taking over a rink again. of position as the result of their meet. ing at the Valley to-day, whilst He In the Second Division, it is the creio should follow up their good win same two teams who provide the main of last week, by overcoming Kowloon -attraction. Club de Recreio, al- Cricket Club. though leading at present, are not Whether the Yacht Club, having at nearly as comfortably placed as their last "tasted blood." will continue in seniors, as their three remaining winning vein, remains to be seen, but games are all away from home. They I think they will prove strong enough have to play Taikoo. Football Club to secure the better of Football Club. "A" and the Police. Although ground Juniors.

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