ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
The Spot of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade is in danger of being overcrowded this week as we wet- come and congratulate the many Army athletes who did so well in the Colony Championships at the new Hong- kong Stadium on Sunday.
With our congratulations goes a very special pat on the buck to Cpl T. Bailey of the North Staffordshire Regiment who surprised everybody with a magnificent effort in the 400 Metres. Returning a new Colony record time of 51 seca., he drove the hot favourite, 2/Lt. Boorman, into second place.
foot-- nbout his
secina balling future and t
shall hear big certul that we news about him before the start of next season.
Livut Keith Burch wis nguin | portont talka in wonderful form and in spite of nasty Injury won both the 800 Metres and 1500 Metres in Record new record Umes. breaking is becoming such
01:
According to reports from the regular Occurrence £1.9 Juras | Blackpool area Hydock, who Chis fine thele la concerned
P) played many ne games J thut the έπεια meriis of his maside-left in the Army senior consistent form are in danger
arller Uls team
senson, has of being overkooked.
created a most favourable
im times of i
pression in the games he bad at Blackpool during his leave, atid the experts seem to agree that he has gone home a better and more polished player than when he left home.
the
67.9 sees, for shorter Distance and mis. 10.2 secs. for the longer one will not be easily benten by any of his current opponents although he may well improve on both of them himself before the season is over.
The
150 Army winners Les
1
(C. M. Brund). 4
Javelin thagh 200
Jump (Cfm Jackson). the metres ( Willams). The Pole!
As
It is ways pleasant to get news of old favourites and I to give shall alwayя be glad chae publicity any received from renders of this colum
Arte
There are several Bre Inter- Vault (C Jackson), well }unat soever matches on the pene As a leain success
very gratisJNIC" This week. The good exciting 4 x 490 metres Relay folks of the Sek Kong arta ena when a strong combination of
7 Hussars tocile Leurve Keith Burch, 2/LA Pag. 2/4.1.
Just implona North Staffs at Iron-
Stadium tomorrow Borman and Cpl Browo
at 3 while 27 managed to overcome
HAA Heg RA rivals from South China.
meet the Kings Own at Sou-
kttatHA
The
cald
A word of passing praise tra] for another grand job of an by Major Donald
nouwing Brick.
The Army (IIongitơng) Foot- bal Assoeltition Annual Dinner
A very
Pridav ut 3 .. These are the semi-final ties P the Magor Units Challenge Cup and beat should thebling spect.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1956.
Boyd-Rochfort Expects Steady Flow Of Winners
This Year He Trains
17 For The Queen
By JAMES
PARK
The Queen should derive much pleasure from seeing her colours carried by worthy home-bred stock during the season. She has 17 horses In training with Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort at Freemason Lodge, Newmarket, and some of them show much promise.
A year ago I thought Atlas and High Veldt were too small to live up to their high lineage. High Voldt developed on excellent lines during his two-year-old Atlas still looks rather small but the change in him is astonishing.
career,
ATLAS Just 12 months ago could only be described as a shaggy litig pony. Today he
Wis
only hope Monkshood is better |
In the two-year-old division. then he looks.
I was naturally interested in the Of the five Anies, the ones own brother to Festoon, winner is on elegant colt of the most to make
appeal were ❘ of the 1,000 Guiness two years most outine. exquisite
Ne
ALMERIA jp
and SUNDURNT
ADMINIS- og Now called They of the Djebel | COUNTRY.
are by the TRATOR, the colt
the typical product
Heuse stallions, Aly- sensation among the foals at family, in that he has quality Stanley
elden and Hyperion respectively. the sale of the Inte, Mr J. A. ACope,
I wis But he is beautifully modelled
also attracted to the Dewar's horses and fetched the
but medium-sized,
neatly record-breaking figure of 19,500 and very difficult to fault,
framed, MULBERRY HAR- guineas. DOUR,
half-sister, who by Sicambre, to Alexander,
ALEXANDER
rather than size
and
HIGH VELDT may not have grown a lot but he is neat and
The colt has grown to such compact and on gʊKİ iccms
the only an extent that he is the most with himself,
and His only clogste | four-year-old
he con go | powerful of his age in the engagement is in the St Leger. places it he will pay strict stable. He has wonderful all-
business. OPERA Atls in the 2,000 Guwens and attention to
round development and could the Derby
SCORE, looking as well as ever, ❘ be mistalten for a three-year-
sreta.ned to cet us school- old. master to the two-year-olds,
In the background is the un- Megiel, who is in all known three classic races. High Veldt found his form in the second haff of the season and Anished wianing thr Houghton by Stakes over the Rowley Mile at Nowmarket. That suggests he fair measure of may have il stamina
10
WON
Apart from
RED GOD will be the only Nasrullan two-year-old racing the Queen's in England. The sire is making ten horses there are over 40 others * big anme for himseit 131 'Red God has worth a special article to them-the U.S.A. and selves, RETRIAL, jooks a pleture deen sent to Boyd-Rochfort in the hope that the colt may be and will take his chanes in the Lincolnshire, I fancy we shall up to classic form. sve him more to advantage later in the season.
Atlas
seriously 2101 trained
his
first
season, That Kallant old яlayer, After running a faiz race at PAPILLIO is sound again and Ascot in October he surprised the four-year-old PERIWIG is the stable by running Dacian one of the best stayers sired by head in the Dewhuirt Court Martial, In that respect Stakes He might have won he is contradiction to his that day if he had been given breeding. #gruelling. but Breasley re- frained from
GENERAL HAYES and using his whip and the colt erme lo no harm.
to pay their
23
MANATI could not look better
and will continue
There is no doubt that when way. Bramble II, a tough coit the trainci has Atlas to his with the right attitude towards liking the cat will show in ad-racing, should make E Good vance of two-year-old running, four-year-old. He might even be something more than a rough outsider for
The Derby. provide
BOXING RESULTS
ne
Here now are the results of at the Volunteer Centre the finals of the FARELF In- Monday evening was
dividua! Boxing Championships happy gathering and a truly re-In which Hongkong boxers were Bantamweight:-Cpl. presentative cross section of the involved. peutics of Army and Colony Calvert (BASC) (S'pore) brat
C'TE
Holland: Lt Welter Pi football spent a must enjoyable.
flogers (Northamptons) beat time together.
Hussars) Wales (15, in
་ མ་ This yearly get together is an (Malaya): Welterweight:-Cin important contribution to the Hancock, REME beat L/Cpl good relations that exist betweez Stanford REME (Malaya): the-Army and The civilian Heavyweight: Pte Smith
and also tal
socery community, course with our friends in the Due to the other two Services. call of duly
the several of
Army players wife unable he present, The most notable of the absentees was Supper
Dil Meins the team captain,
It is the traditional duty of the team captain to propose the loyal toast bus on this occasion it was performed by 1/Brd, Terry Charlesworth, the Army and Colmy goalkeeper.
THE BIG PULL
Cpl
new
beat (Northamptons) Brown R. Sigs. (S'pore)
three Hongkong's FARELF Champions utl won their titles ou polats while Hal-
and was beaten on a TKO.
must Special congratulations go to Pie Rogers who beat CM. the Hongkong and Legerlon, Land Forces Champion in the before going on to semi-final, collect his FARELF title.
Land
Flanagan, Donnelly,
Chan Shiu-sum, Melver, Scott, Meigh,
Forces representatives
I now seems almost certain | Bruce, Litljehojes, McMenamic
that the big pult ............. the Tug- of-War challenge match between 27 HAA Regi RA und 33 General Hospital-wili definitely take place at Boundary Street during The Land Forces individunt Athletic Championships Saturday April 7.
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A spot has been reserved in the programme at 3.15 p.m. and the supporters of both
teams
and Allison were all beaten in the preliminary luges.
It is still not known what happened to S.1. Madden who beat 1te. Webster, the Singa pore and South East Asian star in his first bout but apparently took no further part in the Championships.
The Hongkong authorities will be looking forward to the are also making enquiries about
tume which has caught the
Pte Hammersley, Cpl Carey, Ple Tomlinson, Cín. Trupp,
faney of the athletic public. Cpl Cooper and Cm Berton
The Medicals' challenge was
who were all nominated for the duly despatched to the Gunners Championships but who, accord- last week together with an in- ing to available vitation to have a meal after- |
er did
information, not participate although
wards at the hospital. I am they were at Singapore.
assured that the second par; of;
the Invitation is unconditional
on a win for 33 General Hosp!-
LARGE ENTRY
The Organisers are delighted
tai although there seems to beat the brisk entry list for the
The war-olds a Free-
mason
are always given
· អ chance to mature in their own time. There are only four colls and the one I am keen to see is BEWARE.
Не has been pleasing the watchers On The Heath and
The appearance of MEDICI could CUSC me to go into raptures. He, too, was on the simali side as an early two-year- old, but is now a fine big colt with everything a good horse there is a nice combination of should have, but I prefer not to speed and stomina In his pegs an opinion on his racingpedigree. ablity until he has a rtles.
тцу
to
win
.
The
over short
bred The American
IN DESPATCHES won his only race
As with the three-year-olds.
two-year-old lies
the
out- Naturally, the colts, number they are in different stages of development, and little will be seen of some of them during the present season,
any
SCHOOLBOYS' INTERPORT
at
After trini same held
Boundary Btreet yesterday the following players have been selected to represent the Hongkong Bohoolboys Repu lab their Boccer Interpot matol against Macao, on Sunday at Macao:
Chan Chenk-wise (Aber- deen), Chering - Kam-noon (King'1) Ko Wee-tak" (Fool San), Bo Man-to (Queen's), P. Groves (KGV), Mark Joseph'a), D. Kac-wai (8t Horley (KGV), Ko Po-wong (WYUK), Kader Rahman captain, Fohr Chi-chel (Queen Eliza
(Queen's)
brib), Chen
Long
(strate).
Wong
Seung
(WYK).
Cheung
Wal-mart
(King's)
Fue
Chang-young
Kam-hej (St Louis), Chan
(st
Louis). Кад
Vhung-pong
(Queen Elixabelb), J. Lee (WYK), Lin Yin-fun (St Louă).
The team will leave here on Saturday and will be ac- companied by Bro. Cronan As team manager.
Asian Amateur Boxing Federation May Be Formed
Manila, Mar. 27.
an
SOCCER NEWS
Page
Fulham Guarantees Haynes
A Full Benefit
Next Season
By JAMES CONNOLLY
The Football League have turned down an application by Fulham to let the two years Johnny Haynes served as an amateur at Craven Coltage count towards his beneßt.
Now Fulham have set £750 aside from, the £25,000 WBA paid for Robson and guaranteed Haynes a full benefit next season."
When Robson left Craven Cottage, some of the big spenders had the idea that Johnny would soon follow.
But Chairman Charles Dean feels that Johnny's future is tied up with Fulham.
•
"Wo will not sell Johnny in the season. but I had no Haynes
in not for any con- Thesitation
making Jim sideration," he told me. "He is skipper. the man we can build a team "He enjoys it, and the play- around,
ers have responded wonderfully.”
Eddie Firmant, £35,000 Sampdoria star, may return tu Charlton next season for ane match only.
"A great player like Haynes can make an average performer pull out a little bil extra,"
When skipper Alf Sherwood was injured five wecks ago Cardiff martager Trevor Morris | made his fiery leader Trevor
Ford team captain.
TREVOR THE SKIPPER
Trovor the skipper has bren A Philippine proposal for the
He has played Asian revelation. organisation of
the ground and Amateur Boxing Federation was himself into received favourably yesterday driven his team by officials of the South Korean pace. boxing fearn that fought here In an invitational series of qual worries have gone. mects.
Charlton are now 'discussing a match with Sampdoria in Genna next May, with a return game at the Valley.
West Bromwich have decided that Jimmy Jackson, the 21. year-old Aldershot full-back is
the man they want. 01 the same
Jazz't Manager Harry Evans In Ave weeks Cardiff relegatlon keen on parting at the moment, but West Bromwich will be back,
"Trevor is playing better than The amateur body ***ill be ever." manager Morris told me. patterned after its professionalWe had our differences earlier counterpart, the Oriental Box-
ing Federation, which has for Its members the Philippines, Japan, Thailand
Korea.
and South
Congressman
Scrafn Solva- dor, chairman of the Philippine
Amateur Athletic Federation's boxing
I cannot mention them all. but for all-round quality the two-year-olds at Freemason Lodge will hold their own with
committee. presented Rochfort has topped the list of have seen. Captain Boyd-
fore- the proposal during the winning trainers for the past
well luncheon in honour of the Phillp- two seasons.
Korean boxers at the He says there is
pine Columbia Clubhouse yea- not another Meld in the stable,
terday. but there will be a steady flow of winners
the horses once strike form.
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Holiday Hockey
Programme
Following is a list of the boc- key programme scheduled for this weekend.
LADIES' INTERNATIONALSN Saturday, March 31 Empire v Portugal at Happy Valloy at 3 p.m.; Scotland Ireland, mi PRINCE MOON did not quite Happy Valley at 4.30 p.m. (Umpires! full expectations as two-Mr. Boea, Mr van Rongen, Mr P. year-old but he has been slow Xavier, Mr K. Lall). to develop. The only other second-season colt is DENTATE,
The olher three-fear-olds us a two-year-old in impresalve amount to much style. He has lengthened and undes: KANTARA ¡lves up to put on weight in the right her breeding. The doughter places and it is a pity he has no of Alycidon has just returned classic engagements. after having been turned oul. She has still 10 run. dapper ifttle SPANISH COURT, who was also turned out, has a nico turn of speed and will be placed distances.
and he with make smart the Some of two-year-olds sprinter.
bonst pf Can
good
The looks.
filles make a lovely col- lot to There is a
Jke about lection. The fecutiful medium- DOUTELLE,
colt sized MAMOUNIA cost a lot of A compact who just wants to grow up in money
yearling, but is Whether she or the worth it. front and level out,
taller VICTORIA CROSS will CORPORAL is LANCE
be the hope for the 1,000 Guintas own brother the spoedy remains
10
to be
but seen, Corporal-the only animal to Mamounia should prove the
There will be no better slayer beat Meld.
on breeding. doubt about Lance Corporal
if his joints do LARGO is a strongly winning races
trouble, and
413
her
leg
made
not give trouble as that is his Alycidon filly, who has over- only fault. MONKSHOOD is a come half-brother, by Pink Flower, to SONSA
ia a neat filly by who has thrived the brilliant Aureole but thereHyperion the resemblance ends. I con through the-winter.
Nominate YOUR
Footballer
Hongkong
Of The Year
Members of the public are invited to nominate cvery confidence that Coach Land Forces Individual Athielle Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current
It is a popularity poll organised by the China
Tullins and his well trained Championships on April 5 and 7. team will make the Major Units Up to last night just short of season, Champions from Stanley work 200 entries had been received very hard if they hope to enjoy for the 10 events on the pro- a victory appetite,
gramme....with 24 hopefuls for Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted the 100 Yards and 21 for the 880 Yares leading the way.
until the closing date to be announced later,
The Gunners are a competent and well balanced team and it would indiced be a great achieve- Two Army stars will be miss- ment if the RAMC ́ from-the Ing from the list. Popular Bruce Champlens--suc- Tulloh leaves the Colony for sporting home on April 4 while Li Boor- man will be on leave in Japan.
considerable the United Some from
consolation Kingdom newspapers have en- will however be derived from the fact that Captain John Hunter will be taking part,
their in
Minor
Units
cecded
challenge.
Cuttings
In
joyed a special popularity the Colony this week as many of them concern Corporat Roland Morris, tho ex-Army and Colony rentre-forward.
"
The two qualifications for nomination are: (1) Footballing prowess
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play Nominations should be addressed to the
The heavy entry list cens Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.
that the Arst day will be a very fuli ono and three finals will be. staged. The 3 Miles will be
run off at 3.40 p.m., the Polo
Morris is in action with Aston Villa and already his goalscoring Vault wil potential has caught the fancy
Ja
Lake place at To the Editor, China Mail.
3.10 p.m., and the Hop Step
of the sports-writers, This is and Jump at half-past-three.
understandable for in his firat Central
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of
Lohguo match lie The other Hems in the time the Year, taking into regard his playing ability
MEN'S FIRST DIVISION Bunday, April 1 Recreio 'B' v K.LT.C. of Recreio at 2.30 p.m.
R.A.F. 'A' v Sookunpots at King's Park at 343 p.m.
CUP MATCHES Monday, April 2 H.K... y Nav Bharat 'A' at
Happy Valley at 330 pm.
Dutch II.C, v Sookunpets al Happy Valley at 10.30 a.m.
RN. By Recreio 'A' (Replay) at Recreio at 4 p.m.
R.A.F. Av Recreio 'A' et ́Kali Tak of side Knockout
Ladies'
Tournament
SCOTCT.
This annual series, will com- menco at 10.30 am. on Monday at King's Park. All teams are asked to be on the ground ready to start play at 10.30 am. A board will be up showing the timer of matches. When the results of the first round are will take place known, u draw for the second round. Matches will commence and terminate by a bell rung by a
a timekeeper und This will relieve the work of the umpires slightly. All matches will be ten minutes each way with an immediate bo changeover. The final will twenty minutes each way with a Aivo minules break. Teams will appreciate the necessity of tight get timekeeping in order to through the full programme. Flease note therefore that teams must be on the ground ready to play Ave minutes before their scheduled match. Failure to do this will automatically eliminato them
from the tournament. Corners will count in the event No of no gosis being scored. offside rule if a goalkeeper 19 used. The first round la as follows:
A
V
K.G.V Gremlip King (Umpires, P. Xavier, J. Gonsalves).
Bervices y Cremiins, 'A' (h.. van Rongen, H. Noes),
C.C.C. vx.0.V 'B' (Z. Abbas, K. 'B' ‚ (P.
Viatorlang y Gremlins Xavier, J. Consalvest
Recreio v K.G. 'C' (L. van Non- ken, 'Makhan Singh)»
LADIES' INTERNATIONALS
Tutuday, April 30
Holland v England at Happy Valley Makhan
at 6.45 pm. (Umpirea, Bingh, Capt. Herbosta).
MEN'S INTERNATIONALS
Wednesday, April
Malaya Scotland at Happy Valley
he table are as follows:-Dieses at and his sportsmanship on the field of play is. Rosa).
banged in a couple before had worked up a sweat,
4.30 p.m. eliminating to 0; Loug Writing to a friend, in the Jump at 2.48 peliminating this wock Harry to 0; 100 yards at at 3 o'clock.
eliminating to 6, 880
yards at
Compton, the ex-Army skipper,
Shot
120
says he went along 800 3.10 p.m. eliminating
to
to 8; Morris in action in his first at 3,20 p.m. allminating to 0 of the.
reports that "Mo" The heats of the 220 yards, samo ond was right on form.
2. Yards, Hurdles, and the 440. Crompton, who does not com- yards will isko (placo · at 9.45,. plete his survice until later 4 o'clock und 4,15 gian, respons this year, has also had Amivaly.
(Signed),.
.Club.
at 645 pm. (Umpires, t. Crebas, India v Holland at Soskunpoo at 645 p.m. (0, T. Palmer, P. Xavier). Pakistan v England at King Park
at 648 p.m. 15. Herberts, LA van
Ireland v Wales at Boundary St. at 6.4 7.1 (Makhan Bingti“ Hi-Lall).
Bye Portugal. (It 20.:reqiaomied that Fortugal's. Lasm qtand by to take up the matoti againn Scofland La the event of Malaya ft BeamK MÉRETTA - COuārusations willing, giveri, Lo Portugal's; Captain, on-
The Philippines,
Japan and South Korea will be the pro- bable charter members.
Mr Salvador said five Asian countries, namely Nationalist China, Indonesia, Malaya, Thailand and Burma have signifled their intention to join the proposed federation.
Singapore and Hongkong wald be invited to Join.- United PreKS,
Sports Diary
TODAY
Athletics
Inter-Schools as South
Finals of China Stadium
Meetings
Annual Meeting of KBGC. 1 p.m. Clubhouse.
Annual Meeting
house. p.m.
USIC #
Club-
Boccur
Governor's Cup: CAAP V KWA. Club ground, 8.30 p.m. Badmfaton Colony Senior Badminton
and prizes at pionships p.m.
TOMORROW
Boccur
Cham-
CCC B.18
2nd Division: Sing To v South China (Club); KMB v. Police (BS) both matches at 6 p.m.
3rd Division: Gymnastics v CD try, Dairy Farm Tramways (iv) Talkon v Solicitore (IV) 5 matchen at p.m.
MARTEL
*
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ON WEDNESDAY, 4TH APRIL, 1956, AT 9.30 P.M. Admission: $4.70, $3.50, $2.40
1. Grand March
2. A Nautical Overture
3. 'Three Movements from
(a) Hungarian Dance (b) 4. Three Chinese Songe by 5. Introduction to
6. Overture
7.
Valso
PROGRAMME "FLORENTINER" "FLEMOUM UOE"
"THE SWAN, LAKE” Ballet Dance of the Swans (c) Valso Miss Barbara Fel (Soprano) ACT III of "LOHENGRIN"
Interval
"LIGHT CAVALRY” "LARGO".
"THE GRENADIERS"
9. Three Chinese Songs by Miss Barbara Fel (Soprano)
"FINLANDIA":
Jullus, FUCIK
Johri ANSELL TCHAIKOWSKY
WAGNER
SUPPE..
HANDEL
WALDTEUFEI
SIBELIUS
10. Tone Poem
REGIMENTAL MARCH OF THE 7TH (QUEEN'S OWN) HUSSARS
Traditional "GARB OF OLD GAUL”
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