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THE CHINA 'MAIL, ÀPRIL 27, 1989.

ROYAL SUCCESS AT NEWMARKET

London, To-day.-Iis Majesty. the. King had his first win of the season, at Newmarket, when his two-year-old filly Mouzelle, start- ing at 11 to 2, won the Wilbra- ham Stakes over five furlongs, beating Mr. T. F. Blackwell's Lady Bue (9 to 4) by three-quar- tera. of a length.

Sir Hugo Canliffe-Owen's Tu- mult (7 to 2), a short head away. was third..

Seventeen ran and the Royal victory was greeted with loud cheers.--Reuter,

BOWLING

COMPETITORS DEFEAT WONDERS

was

A most enjoyable evening spent at the Hong Kong Bowling Alleys when the final of the Ewo Bowl- ing League in which the Competitors beat the Hong Kong Wonders by 243 points, yesterday.

At the end of the match, the Ewo Cup was presented to the winning cap- tain, E. Hearther, by Mr. H. Odell on behalf of the Ewo League.

not high.

Scoring generally was Hearther and J. S. Landolt each topped 800, and the former was the only man to score more than 200 in one frame.

This is the second successive time that Messrs. Hearther, Venezia, Mol- then and Faggiano have won the Cup.

The scores were:

COMPETITORS

E. Hearthor 194 159 201 151 149854 Dick Venezia 162 145 187 149 175-798 Doc Molthen 161 148 159 175 147-790 Dick Fag-

giano

Total

113 151 187 145 173-769

HONG KONG WONDERS

J. S.

dolt L. Gaddi

Lan-

A.

Goldau M. Talan

•

Total

Blue Peter's Success In 2,000 Guineas

Ldonon, To-day.

The two Thousand Guineas run at Newmarket yesterday over a mile resulted in a win for Blue Peter, ridden by E. Smith, by a length and a half from Admiral's Walk with Harry Wragg in the sad- dle. Fairstone, ridden by Beary, was placed third by three-quarter of a length.

Twenty-five ran. was 5-1, 100-7, 13-2.

The betting

was

The weather was fine and a large. crowd present. The going light and firm,

Dispenser, Blue Peter, Romeo and Rogerstone Castle led from a good start but the former pony failed to last the strong pace and dropped back early on.

AMERICAN BASEBALL

Page 28.

TENNIS PROGRAMME

Open Singles

TRUI Yun Pui v. Leo Wai Tong (Stand Court).

Club Mixed Doubles

W. Sander and Misa A. Tylor (-15) v. T. J. Gould and Mrs. Whyte Smith (-2.6) (4).

H. J. Armstrong and Mrs. An drews (16,3) v. Mr. and Mrs. L. Goldman (--15) (8).

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

Owing to the fact that Lee Wai-

tong will be leaving for Manila

with the Interport Soccer Team, his New York, To-day. match with Tsul Yan-pui, which Rain again interfered with the Base-should have been played yesterday, ball League games in America.

In the

will be played to-day, if weather

American League Detroit Tigers, beat St. Louis Browns after an permits. extra inning by 7 runs to 6. Six home runs. were registered in this game.

Tsui

and

The doubles tie between

Tsui Yan-pui Wai-pui and In the National League, the Cardin- Romeo led at the halfway stage,

the Stephen Wong and Lim Thian-tet, als beat the Cincinatti Reds by by going well, closely followed

only run scored. C. Davis, of the Car-will accordingly be played at Blue Peter, Fairstone, His High-dinals, unrelieved, blanked the opposi- later date.

Admiral's Walk tion. ness, Diadoque, and Hypnotist.

Romeo started to lose ground going into The Dip and Blue Peter took up the running with Fairstone,

and

Walk Diadoque

Admiral's challenging strongly.

New York, To-day. The following were the results of games played yesterday:-

Admiral's Walk and Fairstone were at Blue Peter's girth halfwayered). up the hill but Blue Peter ran on strongly.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

R. H. E. 6 St. Louis

15 1 (Almada, Hong and Sullivan hom-

Detroit

7 12 0 (Game went to 10th inning). (Greenberg homered twice and Ro- gell once). Romeo was fourth, Diadoque fifth, Hypnotist sixth, Rogerstone Chicago Castle seventh, Atoutmatire eighth, Cleveland Casanova ninth and Ramoda last. The time was 1 minute,

Reuter. seconds.

3,211

L.

160 182 135 175 166818 142 146. 154 157.186-735 180 124 113 129 178-724 136 120 177 107 161-691

2,968

ANOTHER WIN FOR TRUE BLUE

First place in a sweepstake race held by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club yesterday was secured by True Blus. The distance was 5.4 miles. Results:

•

Finished POB. .17.58,33 1

True Blue

(Miss H. Crawhall Wilson). Artemis

17.59.88 2 (Miss M. Whitham). · Kittiwake

:18.00.28 3

(Miss P. M. King). La Linda

Ailsa

(Mrs. M. I. Johnstone).

(W. C. Ingram).

.18.00.47 ·

4

.18.03.18

K

I do not want to be rude, but English- international football this season has

In

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1

5 9 0 8 1

The games between Philadelphia and New York and Washington and Boston were postponed owing to, rain,

Aldershot Trounced By Ipswich

a

London, To-day. The following were the results of League matches played yesterday.

· FIRST DIVISION

Birmingham 1 Chelsea Bolton

Preston

1

SECOND DIVISION

Manchester C. 1 Wednesday Sheffield U.

0 Blackburn

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh

1

0

3

0 Brighton 7

Ipswich

0 5 (C. Davis pitched throughout). St. Louis

0 6

1

Chester

1

to Hearts

ROZA PEREIRA Chicago

HONOURED

recognition of

Cincinatti

in Other games postponed owing his bravery rescuing a Chinese from the harbour. rain.-Reater. outside the Victoria Recreation Club on July 20, last year, Mr. Lionel Roza- Pereira, Colony cross-harbour cham- plon, was presented with a bronze me- Royal dallion and parchment of the Humane Society by Sir Atholl Gregor at the V.R.C. yesterday.

Mac-

Mr. R. J. Hunt, Hon. representative of the Royal Life Saving Society, stated that at 1.30 p.m, on July 20, 1938, Roza-Pereira was about to take a swim in the Club pool when he heard shouts from outside. He went out and saw three or four others swimming to the aid of a person in difficulties. The nullah, out of which the man had been washed, was running strongly. Mr. Pereira dived in to assist. He overtook the others, but when he reached the drowning man, he had dis appeared beneath the muddy waters.

Mr. Poreira dived, and fortunately came in contact with the man's coat. He hapled him to the surface and as- slated in taking him aboard a Naval launch. On board the launch, Mr. Pereira applied artificial respiration and made excellent progress until blood seen oozing out of the man's mouth. He had, apparently, suffered internal injuries in his rough passage down the nullah. The man was re- moved to hospital.

was

LIFE SAVING KNOWLEDGE

been only another name for "English forward play." In all three matches, "I want to stress, and stress as hard H. B. Toft, D. E. Teden, R. M. Mar- as I can," said Sir Atholl MacGregor, shall, T. F. Huskisson, and the rest of President of the V.R.C., the value of a them had to bear practically the whole knowledge of life saving. The best of burden. How they did it will not be swimmers is no "use if he does not soon forgotten, and in the Welsh and know how to revive a man he has sav Scottish matcher they had their re-ed from the water."

ward. But this poor back play is all "Mr. Hunt has referred to Mr. Per- frightfully disconcerting, as it has eira as a stout--swimmer, I would go been for a few. BBBONS now. It is further than that and refer to him að grossly unfair, I think, to blame the a stout-hearted swinner. selectors. It is all very well to say it is a proud moment,” he conclad- now that "A" or "B" would have done ed, "to pin to the breast of Lionel better than those who took their places. | Bo

But what evider

would even® DIT

None, in my O

not got the back ---D, R. Guenti

there that they

irs this bronze medallion, the highest award that the.

holl call

made and three cheers and

They're well worn but they've

worn well

thanks to

BLACK

POLISH

Pollshas, Protects

0

Watford

7 Aldershot

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

2 Southport

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

2 Clyde

0

1

--Reuter.

KIWI

TAN POLISHES.