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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 2, 1939.

PLYMOUTH

YACHTING

Another Win For Vim

TRIVIA'S MISHAP

LONDON, JULY 5.

THE ROYAL PLYMOUTH CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB GAVE THE CONCLUDING REGATTA YESTERDAY OF THE FOUR DAYS' FESTIVAL IN THE FAMOUS SOUND, THE WEA- THER WAS SQUALLY WITH AN OFF-SHORE WIND FROM THE NORTH-WEST. PLYMOUTH IS A POPULAR YACHTING CEN- TRE, AND HAS, BESIDES THREE ROYAL CLUBS, TEN SAIL- ING CLUBS WHICH CATER CHIEFLY FOR THE OWNER OF SMALL YACHTS.

Of the Royal Clubs, the Corinthian gives most encour- agement to the smaller owners, and in to-day's programme of sixty-five entries approximately 75 per cent. were locally- owned craft.

DAVIS CUP

YUGO-SLAVIA'S FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES

Agram, To-day.

There appears to be some doubt as to whether the Yugo-Slav Davis cup team which defeated Germany by three points to two in the European zone final at Agram will be able to proceed to United States to play against the wimer of the American zone for the right to challenge the present holders of the Davis Cup.. the United States, since the question as to who will finance their journey is still un- settled.

GOLF

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JAGUARS BEAT ADSDEAN

London, July 5.

Mr. Keith Rous's Jaguars team

CAN A WOMAN had an easy victory in the final of

PLAY AS WELL AS A MAN?

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the Junior Championship tourna-

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ing Lord Louis Mountbatten's Adsdean side by eight goals to one.

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The Jaguars started scoring early in the game, and goals by

Except in the third period Ad- sdean were hopelessly outplayed. They had two As a body women are not in the against them in each of the first goals recorded same class as men at golf, one of two periods, and one in each of the the main reasons being that on the last three without being able to re- long courses of to-day their drives ply. In the third, however, they Seven international twelve me-are comparatively puny affairs, and

managed to hold their own, and tres yachts had entered, but only thus they are hopelessly handicap-shared the scoring honours..

Mr. five came to the starting-line. Mr. ped from the start.

Rous and Capt. Guinness were in H. L. Goodson's new Flica II. has

splendid form for the winners, hit- returned to Brixham for repairs to

But over the years two women ting five and three goals respec- deck gear, and Evaine is held up have demonstrated that they can tively. The losers' only goal was in Torbay. Mr. Harold. Vander- hit a ball as far as a man. They hit by Capt. Morrison. bilt's Vim is so far the crack twelve are Miss Joyce Wethered and Miss of the season, with seven first flags Babe Didrikson. and one third in ten starts. Two firsts have been won by Vim this Miss Didrikson, at present tour-Capt. Guinness and Mr. Rous were week in Plymouth, as Mr. Vander-ing Australia with her husband, a bilt's protest against Sir William wrestler, came to this country with Burton's Jenetta, which crossed the the reputation that she could hit a finishing line two seconds ahead, golf ball three hundred yards, and was upheld by a special committee in recent practice games she has of the Royal Western Y.C. on the lived up to it. ground that Vim was unintention- ally fouled at the finishing-mark. But she has shown more than a So far Jenetta has proved by far mere ability to hit prodigious the best of the new fleet of British drives. She has all the shots, and on courses she had not seen before twelve metres.

played par golf, although just off the boat and after a long spell from the game.

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To-day's race was one of 27 nau- tical miles in three rounds, giving two reaches and a fine turn to windward. The finest start of the

She will appear in games in Syd- festival saw the whole fleet over the ney and one of more than usual in line five seconds after gunfire. terest, and one which should at- Sailing fast on the starboard reach tract a large gallery, is set down for the first mark, the Draystone to take place at Manly on June 24, Buoy, the yachts kept in close com-when in 2 four-ball game the pany, only 20 sec. separating first American girl will pay on one side and last at the mark, with Jenetta and Jim Ferrier, Open and amateur leading, followed by Tomahawk, champion of Australia, on the with Vim last.

other.

RIFLE ASSOCIATION

The Yugoslav tennis association and the Ministry for physical fit- ness have both declared that they are unable to finance the journey.

Yugoslav tennis fans who are ex- Broad reaching to the Mewstone tremely anxious to see the Yugoslav Buoy, Jenetta kept her lead, but crack tennis players make the jour- Vim sailed into third place past ney to the States are now placing Ornsay and Trivia. Beating across their last hopes on Premier Zwet-the Sound in a freshening breeze, kovitch, who is to be asked for a Tomahawk, well steered by Mr. T. special appropriation of 200,000 O. M. Sopwith, took the lead, and dinars to cover the costs of the Yu-Vim cross-tacked into second place, goslav tennis players' visit to the just heading Jenetta. It was a

hard-fought States.

for the three race Premier Zwetkovitch is expect-leaders, and Tomahawk led by 38 ed to return to Belgrade on Thurs-sec. at the end of the first round. day and the Yugoslav tennis fans In a freshening wind the yachts confidently hope that he will ac-reached at a fine speed, Tomahawk cept their argument that the Ameri-keeping her lead, heading sea- Davis wards. At the turn of the second can visit of the Yugoslav

Trans-Ocean

LADIES GOLF

HEALTHY STATE OF FINANCES

recorded in the first period. In the second the latter player added two scored and then Capt. Guinness again, following a scrimmage in front of goal. In the third chuk- ker Capt. Morrison got one back before the change of ponies, but this proved to be Adsdean's only goal. With the half-time score at five goals to one in favour of the Jaguars, Adsdean were in a parlous condition indeed, and this got worse as the game went on. Mr. Rous hit goals in the fourth and fifth periods, while Capt, Guinness hit what proved to be, the last goal of the game in the sixth.

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The Hon. Keith Rous, No. 2; Capt. IL Jaguara-E. C. F. Nutting, No. 1; P Guinness, No. 3; and Capt. J. W. Malet, back."

Adsdean.-J. P. Robinson, No. 1; The

Hon. Marcus Samuel, No. 2: Capt. H. G. Morrison, No. 8; and Capt. Lord Louis Mountbatten, R.N., back.

THE KIT-CAT CUP

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The Pandas, receiving a goal and a half, won the final tie of the Kit- Cat Cup medium handicap tourna- ment at Ranelagh, They beat Edgehill after a hard game by 10% goals to 7. On the winning side, the Hon. J. Hamilton-Russell was very prominent, and Capt. R. W. Hobson played well for Edgehill, especially in the second period, in which he hit three fine goals. Edge- hill were in front at the end of that period by 58, but in the next stage, the Pandas regained the lead, were leading at half-time by 6% goals to 5, and in period they had increased their ad- the fifth vantage to 10% 6. In the last chukker Mr. J. P. Robinson hit the best goal of the game, with a long back-handed shot at a difficult an gle.

It was pointed out at the annual Cup team would be fine propagan- round Vim worked out to weather general meeting of the Hong Kong da for Yugoslavia and that he will of Tomahawk and took the lead. Rifle Association that the balance therefore grant a special appro-Beating back into the Sound after priation for financing the journey.rounding the Mewstone. Trivia sheet was the best since the incep-

was dismasted. Mr. Connell's Orn-tion of the Association say went to her assistance and lost Major Walker proalded and others her place in the race. Eventually present Capt. F. Sale (Hon. Secretary); a launch was lowered from the and Lieut. Ad. Le Seoleur, (Assis Pandas.-A. David, No. 1 K. J. Mr. J. Hargreaves (Hon. Treasurer), Motor Yacht Philante, and towed tant Secretary), A. B. Thomson, Ma- Price, No. 2 The Hon. J. Hamilton- The following are the results of the Trivia back to

for A. G. Syme, Major S. E. H. E. Russell, No. 3; and Capt. N. Dugdale, July competitions of the Ladies Section of the Hong Kong Golf Club.

the second round White Major R. Robertson and Cap-back.

Edgehill-J. P. Robinson, No. 1; J. Captain's Cup: Mrs. W. N. A. Vim had outsailed Tomahawk totain W. O. Newton.

The following were elected to serve B. Traill, No. 2; Capt. R. W. Hobson, Smalley 92-19-78.

No. 3; and The Hon. P. M. Samuel, Happy Valley Medal, on July 25: o windward, and was a minute ahead, on the Committee. Holes: Mrs. H. B. Rose 44-15-29, | with Jonetta third. Vim opened “Major Walker, (President) Briga-| back. Smalley 44-9-35; Mrs. W. S. Hilller of the third round, while Tomahawk Gowland and Mr. E. I. Wynne- Other good scores: Mrs W N. A up a fine lead in the early stages dier G. I. T. V. Reeve, Brigadier, A. B. Thomson, Col. A. G. Neville, Col. J. 42-6-86; Mrs. E. Tuck 52-16-36; tore her jib and lost a few more Jones, (Vice-President). Mrs. I. Shewan 48-687-

seconds on the final beat.

Deep Water Bay Medal Fool, Holes: Miss M. Glendinning 87-11- 26; Mrs. Court 41-14-27; Mrs. Lind. wall 85-7-28; Mrs. J. A. R. Selby 89. 11-28; Mrs R. G. Stowart: 85-744-28):

Glover Cup Happy Winner:-Mrs. J. A. E. Selby. Runners-up Mrs. Lissman.

At the end of our.

Capt. Sala (Hon. Secretary); Mr. J. Hargreaves, (Hon. Treasurer) Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming · Au- ditors, Indi

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The old-time, twin was a far pret tier machine to watch in action: (on: Major Walker the speedway) than the modern sin- tion of avlegal gie, for it broadsided better. Jack post, and it Harrison.

matter for

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