1955-07-20 — Page 7

PRINCE HAL

REFUSES A JUMP

Lendon, July 19. Miss Pat Smythe, Britain's leading horiewoman, was beaten by 10-year-old Miss Dawn Pale- thorpe, another British rider, in the International Horse Show here tonight.

Miss Palethorpe, on Earlsrath Rambler, won the Queen Eliza- Mias beth II Challenge Cup. Smythe was her

eliminated

when

H

prominent festernational Jumper, Prince Hal, refused jump and unscated her.

cum-

Miss Smythe, however, wou the Imperial Cup, an interna-

speed jumping tional petition, an Flanagan, China Mail Special.

Golf Association

Warns U.S. Amateur Players

New York, July 19. American amateur golfers are being warned: "The National not be Championship should exploited as epping stones to professionalism.

i

Tommy Atkins

ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1955.

*Page 7

So the Duke opens a creche

in the Silver Ring

Queen Anne, they say, is dead, but the memory of her lingers on; it WAB on Saturday, August 11, 1711, nearly 244 years ago, that she drove over from Wind- tem.sor Castle to watch the first run on Ascot

As far as Hongkong is concerned cricket is porarily out of season but purely there will be little surprise and still less concern, that we should have three cricketers in the Spet of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade this week.

Welcome then to Major Howard.Dobson, Lt. Pritchard and Pte. Buddy Carnell, and congratulations to them on their fine cricketing contributions for the Hongkong Ser- vices against the Singapore Sorvices in the first of the recently revived series of games,

Major Howard-Dobson with

73 and Lt. Pritchard with 110 wielded their bats to excellent purpose during their second turn at the wicket, and young Carnell confirmed all the good things been said about his that had bowling by collecting 7 wickets Jor 33 runs.

on

which are due to take place at the Nunick Pool in Singapore October 5, and the Land Forces Team will be selected after the focal Championships are completed.

for

the

race

course.

ever

From then on, apart from wars and callway strikes, Royal Ascol has never looked back.

"comon

he

NOW EVERYTHING HAS A 1955 LOOK BUT

WHATEVER IS CHANGED OR IMPROVED IT IS STILL

ROYAL ASCOT

by William Douglas Home

UNIQUE

in

Georg Ut that Ascot hus now

"I had visualised the Duke and Sir John sitting in the

sand pit

tors," have enlarged it beyond recognition. Consequently, feet which (Dr one reason or another (usually onet) used to Biog resentfully up and down the tunnel between the Paddock Admittedly, there was a slight

End the Grand Stand will now hitch in 1930, when the alling

be at rest in their thousands 071 the turf of what used to be the George IV decreed that "com

run *; great-grandmolter, though, let, old last furlong of the course, mon fellows must not horse in the Gold Cup. And us hope, more careful.

while around the Royal Box Flox since by

mon fellows

will Will be a few

turf. yards of meant all those who were nol

enclosed by a light rail into members of the Jockey, Brooks's Indeed, it is to Royal cuthu-which the Queen, in accordance or White's Clubs, this almost ntusm End Royal Patronage with the original and ecnsible Bevanesque generalisation rethut Ascot owes its unique posi- plan of her ancestor, King duced the field to four in that tion in the racing calendar, and, George IV, wil be able to ask year and two in the next. especially, it is because of the her friends, if she so desires.

and on Improvements for the with owners and the public, and, inken special personal interest A STONE

And it is not only the Royal beneft of the public, which is, I don't doubt, with the horses, by the Late King The programine

Enclosure that hay changed. after all, the basis of a sound

RESERVED Championships, and FARELF

However the new Kine

become the

And Tattersalis is bigger and better; economy.

not content with all IV. wisely

most palatial race- threw the general rules governing them, William

indeed so much bigger that the

Take the King George VI and John have even provided, at the the Dulay and Sir these things race open to the publle in the course in the world.

course For he It was WIR

Elizabeth who appointed new lawn between the

Stakes, the are exactly similar to those for

bookmakers' the Land Forces meeting.

somo year as, strangely enough,

Duke of the

standi Qucen of Norfolk to be his and naval pensioner a one-legged

could

richest race in the whole English end of the Silver Ring, a croche, accommodato easily Ascot The icy progression to the

at Representative

and

he calendar, worth £23,030 to the complete with a sand-pit and a stone at him and ha

Fot already threw a

And as for the

for child- Championships

John Crocker Bulteel, cricket match. drawn Major to be hung. started and

unit galas sentenced many

ren under two. Ascot Authority ence DSO, MC (recently he deserved Silver Ring, I honestly believe winner this year of which the small space reserved

£20,000 the various and quartered, which

that it could accommodate 31

Indeed my only regret about have been held at

every year to whatever entrance the whole affair, is the state- Sir John), to be was later reduced at the wish y formation events,

forfeits have been paid. pools, which are often good guides to of the King, who had probably Clerk of the Course. For what game of polo without

ment that "children cannot be the eventual Land Forces win- had a good week, to transporta-these two haven't done to Ascot Cramped.

is nobody's business, tion for life. ners, are due to take place in

it more simply, what they have Thereafter, all was well again done is everybody's business. the very near future,

and

even evidently

Queen

the Royal Enclosure, Victoria was not unused to racing

exclusive

arsi for in her enthusiasm to follow reserved by King George IV, for It is still a long way to the

but here the fortune of the horses in the his personal friends, and since all reports that are cir- next football season

said that she pressed become a Mecca for many and and there one can already see

race, it culating around the town are to

hard lier Royal forehead 10

an unattainable ideal for many There was a proper place for be taken seriously it looks as and hear of early preparations.

against the window of the Royal more. announced the line though the

organisers of the Many units professionalism,

The Box that it went through the

AT REST profes- Pairs

the that they will be staging early Tournament. between amateur and

glass, And, as everybody knows, sift through their sional had to be clear in fair-American Bowling Alley at the trials to

fer present Majesty is no icas With the

than potential strength. ness to both.

China Fleet Club are going to ot

job on their hands inevitable arrivals and depar-nthusiastic have

tures most sides will be starting

1

to

most

According to reports now re- The United States Golf Asso-

nounces that 11 is eelved in the Colony it would ciation

certain that the visit of appear to entrants in sending a note

Hongkong Cricketers the Men's and Women's National, the

been Amateur Championships telling Singapore hun them: "We feel that a Cham- popular event in the cricket plon should not disqualify bin calendar of our near neighbours self before defending his title. and there seems little doubt that strenuous efforts will now be "In accepting your entry, the made to establish the match us USCA Executive Committee

a regular affair, probably with understand that it is your Inten

the opposing sides travelling in to bi tion to continuic

are mistaken, alternate years, If we unateur. pleme inform us immediately

that

your entry may be withdrawn."

SO

but

The note delines an amateur

JOB ON THEIR HANDS

"One who plays game rolety getting the competition through

as a non-remunerative or non- prolli making sport.".

"-- · Caina Mall Special.

to its final stages,

This is not a reflection on the organising ability of those in charge but is in fact quite the reverse, for it seems that they

The

·

have

oft from scratch.

Engine Trouble have stimulated interest to such of having received some more

Stops Campbell

In Record Bid

Ullswater, England, July 19.

I advise potential trophy seekers to keep a close eye on 24 Field Engineer Regiment who seem to be in the happy position

than useful reinforcements, 50. an extent that wherever there is Lurns

information much so, that there are already available that this couple and those among them who are ready to declare that this is to be the that couple have entered,

Could be 100, intend to enter. for the Tiger

Trophy."

تاوان

or

This Alley game is certainly catching on among

those

Water speed ace Donald Comp-members of the Amy, who can well pushed his turbo-jet speed- get to the China Fleet Club in boal Bluebird to 10 miles per the evening... and as one of hour Tuesday night as he pre- them eloquently remarked "...

to attack the world re-

the skittles things lant Fored cord.

Then came an engine failure and Campbell abandoner his altempt for the day.

easy....

50

Sappers year.

you know....

BOXING

art

The first night of training for the forthcoming South Easi Asian Boxing Championships at so Singapore was a bit of a dis- to the local appointment

the cilicials as one or two of selected men did not turn up. It is vital that men who

a competi going to take part in tion as this one should be

of that peak condition, and it is courso equally important they should attend the official training sessions in order that the selection committee can see them in action regularly.

Plc.

should

It seems only like yesterday 3:nee we were in the midst of cukel have cried," the the finals of the various winter 33-year-old sum of the late Sir competitions and now here we Malcolm Campbell said. "There are with news of the Land Forces was the beautiful lake and Swimming and Diving Cham- pionships circady in our hands, there was nothing we could do

How the time flies...but relax about it. Now it is too dark."

Stanley Sayres set

would-be-competitors, you still American the world water speed record of have plenty of time before the 178.407 miles per hour on Lake big event starts, Washington Associated Press.

טוני

The 1955 Championships have

Allison, RACC, a re- arrival in the Colony,

soon make his murk in

three years ago.een scheduled for September 23. stol

at 3 pm. but preliminaries wili be held on the proceeding Tue-our boxing offales and he has

Sports Diary

TODAY

Lawn Bowls

Open Faire Championship: Matches

1 IRC: HKFC: KDC; Recreta; CCC;

Tatkoa; KBGC,

JIKASA

swimming Executive

Committee

S.C.M. Post Boardroom at 5.13 p.m. Swing Galo at

Navy

Pool, commencing 2.30 pm.

Tamar

St George's Schoul Swimming Gain, at Victoria Poot cominencing at 2.30 pm.

Girl Guides Amoclatien Swimming Gula, C pool, commencing at b

..

TOMORROW

Meeting Amateur Sports Federation

O.C. Meeling at SCMP Boardroom. 5.30 p.1.

FRIDAY

Athletles

HKAAA Annual General Meeting at Education Dept., 6.30 p.m.

Bowls Open Paira Championship: Matches at ecc, kuce, tikFC, Hecrews. TC.

(2nd round),

Goll

Ladies Foursuine, Deep Water Bay, First Hound.

SPORTRAIT

*Flot weather like this'i hire a deputy clothes minder from a" local

store"

''London Képregé "Barvica,,

day.

"The full programme of events

is as follows:

400 yards Free Style, 100 yards Back Stroke. Diving-1 metre Spring Board, 100 yards Free Style,

100

yards Free Style (Women's

Services).

100 yards Breast Stroke,

200 yards Free Style.

Diving-3 Mctre! Firm Board (Women's Services),

only to live up to his reputation to become, a Arm favourite in the Hongkong ring.

Although only Д youngster Allison has been chusing Cham- kind and an- plonships of one other since he was 15 and in sequence comes to the Colony as a seasoned campaigner.

the

History repeats itself. It will be remembered that during last athlettes season the Hong-

press kong

made most favour-

3 x 2 Lengths Medley Relayable comment on the running of Back, Breast and Free Style). the various Land Forces meet-

4 X 2 Relay,

Style

10. learn

one

ona

INDIVIDUAL BASIS The Championships will run en te individual basis and all competitors who get through the Finals wills score points for their units,

Diving-5 Metre Firm Boardings. It is, in consequence, in-

lengthis Free

Leresting

that newspaper in the United King- dom made almost similar Com- ment on the staging of the re- becent Army Championships on the 'Command' Ground at Alder- shot.

to

The new St. Georges School

The general rules for the run- has not taken long to get into

ning of the various events and the Championships

the sporting limelight. Last

generally featured

Saturday the School was

In a special sports have been circulated to units but

broadenst by Rediffusion and in order to prevent any mis-

held understanding I should like to this afternoon the First Annual

Swimming Gala will be

point out to intending compilat Victoria Swimming Pool. In torg that

that during the prelimin- aries they will be timed and the a long programme six fastest times will forward Inter-House go

that is on

lines rather than

to the finals irrespective of their emphasising the success of indi

viduals, there are 20 events placing in their particular heat.

This means that a very test and provided the weather clerk third will get promotion to the is in a good mood this inaugural final over a slower winner in gala ehould be a great success. another heat.

During his time in Hongkong Such an arrangement is of Gloger Higgins was never course admirable for it means very predictable footballer but that every competitor give of his very best from the his latest action in the has started Kingdom

has 10

United many

her

sentence

became

Take

that

Of

to put

stand

Well, the firm of Norfolk and great- Bulteel, "Racecourie

Renova-

the

PRIZE MONEY"

feeling

add

In most big races the Derby fed by the Ascot Authority while in the creches." What a ly one-most of the prize-money

In fact, the whole project is is contributed in forfeits by pity: I had visualised the Duke done on a tremendous seole and wretched owners who have had of Norfolk and Sir John siting almost bi the sand-plt, bottles in hand, done, what's more, by a self-to enter their yearlings

and nappy-pins stuck in the lepels of their tail-coats, attend- supporting solvent Ascot Autho- before they are fanled.

With this Ascot race entricl

ing to the little ones. rity, as the controlling body is called, For, apart from the nor do not close until May 3, of the mal Totalisalor grant, available year in which the race is run everything. And if, as they say,

the to every racecourse, Ascot gets only a few weeks Go financial charity, but instead start.

best horses carns every penny of its Income Europe are thus attracted. Well, and spends It en prize-money to wonder the race is popular

The

bofore

Bui, there, oie cannot

have

enough is us good as a feast,

in well, then, the children will not

want feeding anyway.

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