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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. REVIEW OF HANDICAPS FOR SATURDAY'S MEETING.
STATE OF THE COURSE.
[DY ARGUS.]
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THE SPANISH FLYERS. GREAT PREPARATIONS IN MANILA
FOR THEIR RECEPTION.. The executiva international committee at Manila has prepared a programme for a parade to take place from Camp Nichols to the Cathedral in honour of the Spanish
LOCAL SPORT.
LAWN, TEXKIS.
FILIPINO PLAYER IN ACTION.
TO-DAY'S. MATCHES. CANCELLED.
By kind permission of the Commodore, the Filipino players now in Hongkong en route to Japan were accommodated in 2 Members of the Executive Com the Naval Yard Hard Courts yesterday
1. Police force on motorcycles.
On account of the uncertain weather conditions, prospects for the second Ayers as under- extra race meeting, to be held under, Hongkong Jockey Club auspices on Saturday afternoon, are none too bright. The heavy rain on Tuesday night and early yesterday morning did further Spanish Committee. damage to both courses.
The culvert again overflowed at the entrance to the public stands and the water backed up" and flooded the home bend." Most damage, however, occurred in front of the members stand, where quantity of sand was 'washed onto the grass course and the inside track was so badly flooded that yesterday morn ing no ponies could be exercised until after Diclock.
Fortunately, the damage done was com paratively slight and, provided there is no further heavy fall of rain before Saturday, there will be no reason to post- pone the meeting.
PHASE OF THE MOON.
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mittee.
3. Members of the International Com- mmittee.
b. National Supreme Council Com- mittee.
6. Spanish Consul, Governor-General delegate, and Captain Larigs.
Mayor of the City of Manila, dele- gate of the American Army, Philippine division, and Captain Callarza.
FOOTBALL.
To-play, at 8.13 p.m. :-
HONGKONG LEAGUE, Division 1.: Kick-off, 5.15 p.m. Hongkong F.C . Kowloon, H.KFC. ground Referce Mr. Smith, R.A. South China . Hongkong Police, Soo- kumpoo "A" ground. "Referee: Mr. Atkinson.
Yesterday afternoon the Club de Re- creio were to have played against the
the Kowloon F.C East Surreya on
afternoon, but on account of the rain which began to fall immediately on their arrival at 5 p.m. at the court, only ground, but the match did not take place, the Club de Recreio scratching to the Barredo, who is their best singles player soldiers, who thus take the points at
was seen in action. He had a warm up with S. A. Rumjahn, well known locally. An attempt was made to play a set, but after the first game had been finished it was found impossible to con 5. Automobiles be-decked with Ameri-tinue on account of a beavy shower falling oan, Filipino and Spanish dags, conveying The game went to the Hongkong man the 50 ladies chosen by the committee to grect the Spanish accs, beaded by: Mrs. on the Filipino's service. Gutierrez Repide.
9. Automobiles of all those who want to take part in the parade.
The Philippine Constabulary hand will be on hand at the Cathedral awaiting for the aviators, and on their arrival, will play the Spanish, American and Filipino national anthems.
All vessels anchored in Manila Bay and
stake..
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Should the Kowloon F.C. win their match against the Hongkong F.C. this afternoon, they will complete the double by taking both Shield and League, un event without parallel in the Colony's 're-
cords.
The Surreys, however, have still an It would not be well to judge Barredo's play by the short knack up in the bad outstanding fixture and have a chance of conditions of yesterday, and Hongkong retaining First Division honour by win- tennis enthusiasts will have to wait ning this.. patiently for a better opportunity of watching this reputable player in action.
NO MATCHES TO-DAY,
Late yesterday afternoon it was an.
That fine old weather prophet, Ah Tai. in 'the Pasig river, will dress" for the nounced that the Official Matches for this
the caretaker of the course, tells me that all depends on the phase of the moon.
arrival of the aces, #
SCHOOL SPORTS.
SATURDAY'S PROGRAMME AT CHEUNG CHOW.
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On Saturday the Cheung Chow Govern- ment School will hold its fourth annual
afternoon, between the Philippines Davis The Spanish Byers are Captain Loriga Cup team and Hongkong had been called It was a full, moon yesterday (Wednes-and Captain Gallarza and starting from off. This decision was come to after a | day), which, in the opinion, of some en Madrid their ultimate goal is Manila very careful examination of the ground athletic sports meeting on the football always be taken to indicate a chapse From Hanoi, the route is to Macno or which was found to be sodden with water / Fround at Cheung Chow Island.
of weather. Others point out that it is necessary to await a new moon (due on May 11th) before fine weather can be expected. Ah Tai, eventually confined himself to the statement that while more rain might be expected, he did not mati- cipate a fall heavy enough to prevent the meeting taking place.
Under any circumstances the "geing is bound to be heavy so that other things being equal-students of form will have the results of last meeting as a guide. It should be noted that more! rain fell at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon.
THE HANDICAPS,
Canton, and thence to Manila,
WEATHER REPORT.
Last night's weather report, forecast and remarks by the Royal Observatory,! said
The anti-cyclone is now central N.E of the Bonins. Another appears to be forraing over N.E. China. Shallow de pressions are shown over the Loochoo Islands and Indo-China.
Local forecast: N.E. or variable winds, moderate, overcast, rain.
on account of the heavy downpour of rain on Tuesday night.
Much disappointment has been express- ed by followers of the game who are not a little excited over the prospects of wit- nessing local exponents against Davis Cup players. It is hoped, however, that there will be better luck on their return journey to the Philippines. The Filipinos leave to-morrow at noon for Shanghai and Japan.
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BILLIARDS.
GRAY BADLY BEATEN BY FALKINER
A very comprehensive and attractive. programme, comprising 24 events in all, has been arranged for the occasion, and nome.good sport, provided the weather is fine, should be witnessed.
Mrs. C. G. Alabaster (wife of Mr.
C. G. Alabaster, R.C.) is to, present the prizes at the conclusion of the sports at 5 p.m..
The aports commence at 11.30 am. and the officials for the meeting will be as under President, Mr. E. Ralph; Hon. Se- cretary, Mr. Lam Pak To; Starters, Sergt. Carpenter, Messrs. Lam Pak To and Lau Lai Sang; Judges, Messrs: ‹C. G Alabaster, G. P. de-Martin, Lo Ip, Cecil
Sandpiper, though he did not start at the last meeting, has now been placed in raclusa A," while Lock Rannoch, Boston AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL'S DISAPPOINTING Fong Kwong Ip, Lau Wai. Tai Fung.
A careful study of lust meeting's sults leads to the belief that the Official Handicapper has dope his work well on the whole...
A comparison of the weights allotted at the meetings enable one to see at a glance what he has done:
COMMONWEALTH HANDICAP “ A CLASS: (BIX FURLONGS).
Puny.
Com- Naw. parison.
(lbs.)
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Then.
San Diego
1.68
160
Brigade Call
H158
Home Call....
189
155
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Daisy Dahlia
160
154
September
163
153
Fireworks
161
150
Arabian Parrot
149
Rothesay
150
148
3
Melody D.
153
147
Dobbin
132
146
+9
The Regent.....
154
145
1
Wimmera
144
The Gobbin
143
Tacoma
150
142
Day of Bellingham... Sandpiper
141
140
Il me
+ T
DISPLAY..
1,600-132.
very disappointing displayTM
was
and Saracen have all been given "Irish promotion" The penalties allotted to Reynolds and Tutix must be attributed to their victorics at last meeting and partially to an acknowledgment by the given by Mr. George Gray, the Aus- Handicapper that he had underestimated tralian professional billiards player, Yuan, Lau Lai. Sang, Chok Hok, Masters
their form when he framed the Hainton Handicap.
Ás får as Boston is concerned, I fancy, he is where he ought to be. With regard to Saracen, it is impossible to venture an opinion. He is incorrigible-in fact he is undoubtedly one of the three smart- est ponies over & furlongs now in the Colony: but Mr. Davies is the only rider, who has yet steered him to victory. Had Sarice belonged to a "betting owner" he would have proved a very expensive proposition.
Hing Wo, Lo Sam Man, Lo Mo To, Lau King Chi, Ho Lu Lau, and Lau Hön Sam; Clerk of the Course, Mr." Luk Lap In; Reception Committee, Mr. E. Ralphs, Dr. Ethel Minett, Messrs. Lam King Kwong San Yau and Chan Siù Pui.
SCHOOL ATHLETICS.
The Hongkong inter-school
sports
who was recently in Hongkong, when ho met Mr. Claude Falkiner at the Town Hall, Shanghai, on April 21st. While Gray, according to paper reports of the game, failed to live up to his reputa tion Falkiner, on the other hand, gave which were postponed yesterday on ac- a" great exhibition. The result of the count of rain, will take place at the
ground, match, which was the first of two, was Hongkong football that Falkiner won by 1,600 points to 132. Valley, on Thursday, May 8th, commenc
Mr. Falkiner is coming to Hongkong ing at 1.45 p.m. shortly, and will meet here the local champion, Mr. A. J. Osmund.
CHESS.
Happy
At the Central British School, Kowloon, on Tuesday, the prizes won during the year in the various tournaments held by the Kowloon Chess Club were present ed as under-
Commenting on the game, the M.-C. Daily News says, that Mr. Falkiner TOURNAMENT PRIZES PRESENTED. THE EMPIRE HANDICAP: (14 MILES). In comparing the weights for the Em. showed a very, great variety in his play pire Handicap with those for the Lincoln in the different phases of the game. On In the "A" class last meeting (Hainton Plate) Saracen (151) zud Boston (152) at last meeting, it must be borne in the other hand Mr. Gray in no sense were included. It will be noticed that mind that on the latter occasion Saligia lived up to his reputation, and was top-weight is dropped 8 lbe, so that sub-was top-weight with 157 ibs., the condi- quite unable to keep pace with his op tracting this poundage from the weights tions being that weights were to be raised ponent. Possibly, the report continues,
this is due to lack of practice or local Championship of the Colony, and now allotted gives the figure of compari
10 lbs. in the event of Saligia not being The result of the Hainton Plate, after saddled. On this occasion Saligin's tables, but it was very disappointing. South China Morning Part Cup-Win- a shocking bad start, was (1) Home Call, uame does not appear so we must take! The feature of the after dinner session ner, C. Sequeira; runner-up, S. Hayes. Brigade Call's impost of 158 lbs. and was a break by Mr. Falkiner of 303, com- add 10 lbs to all to arrive at our compiled in 15 minutes. parison. In other words top-weight is While Mr. Falkiner ran to his 800H. now dropped 3 lbs. (from 168 to 185).
score before dinner, Mr. Gray's score was only at 95.
Bon.'
(2) Melody Dahlia, (3) Boston, (4) Rothesay, (5) Saracen and The Regent, who took no part in the race.
Under the circumstances, the elimina tion of Boston and Saracen is open to question.. Otherwise, there is little cause for complaint, since Melody Dahlia re- ceives Ib. for the half length defeat
Pony.
Com Then. Now, parison,
(lbs.) San Diego
157(167) 165 + 1 Brigade Call......... 159(186) 164
— 1. Home Call Souvenir
182(162) 158
Bay of Bellingham, of course, is pr moted for winning the "B" class at last meeting. The difference in the time for the two classes was 3-5 of a second September
in favour of "A" Bay of Bellinghain Dobbin.......................... 141(151) 151 will have 24 lbs. off his back on Saturday: Wimmers data whereas, Home Call only benefits to the The Goblin ........... extent of 7 lbs. Thus, by the time test Tacoma
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148(158) 147
Bay of Bellingham, should be able to beat Bay of Bellingham 125(145) 148 Home Call.
COMMONWEALTH HANDICAP "B" CLASB:"
Golden C. Sunburst Rose (KLI TURLONGS),
The Geezer. For the "B" Class evert top-weight Boston.
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PERMANENT WAVING||has been dropped o lbs. compared to Bluegrass
that is.
PERMANENT.
147(147) 145 144 341(151) 144 143
burdens allotted in the Hainton Plate Loch Rannoch...... 141(151) 142.. at last meeting, when Sandpiper was The Gowk
Tutix asked to carry 168 lbs.
Club Championship and President's Cup Winner, D. Carvalho; runner-up,
Randall,
Club Handicap:-Winner, W. Paterson Hoi Treasurer's Cup); runner-up, Rev. The China Press gives the detailed J. H. Johnson (Hon. Secretary's Cup), acore as follow:--
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FIRST KESSION, Falkiner-228, 0, 8, 0, 03, 14, 61. 56, 2, 0, 03, 280, 81, 8.
Gray4, 2, 9, 6, 3, 6. 15, 0, 15, 0, 34,
SECUND BEBAION.
Before the distribution took place, a series of "matches was played between teams, captained respectively-by Mr., C. Sequeira, the Colony's Champion, and Mr. D. Carvalho, Champions of the Club. The result was a victory for Mr.
Falkiner-100, 303, 197, 178, 5, 8, 6, 30. Carvalho's team by three games to two,
Gray-5, 3, 5, 2, 8, 14, 2.*-
The President (Mt. G. F. Nightingale) Commenting on Mr. Falkiner's break in predicting long life for the Club, and of 238, the N.-C. Daily News says:- reviewing the activities, said that ar This was an exhibition of good all round rangements were being made to revive billiards. Starting with a series of losing the Chess League. It was hoped that hazards from the red in the centre there would be entries from the Univer pocket, much, after the style of the stroke sity, Lusitana Club, Kowloon Chess Club, which made Mr. Gray's reputation maoy and probably. St Stephen's College and years ago, Mr. Falkiner seemed koally 8t. Paal's College, and possibly the The figures in brackets indicate the to have manoeuvred the balls into posi Central British School would enter...a weights for the Lincoln Handicap after tion for a series of nursery cannons, but team. being raised 10 lbs., owing to the non brought his break to an end at a corner 14.acceptance of.Saligia
shot which went satray.
The result of the Lincoln whe.(1)
141
141
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Come
Pony
Then. Now, parison,
The Geezer
167
Boston
Bluegrass nagnil s
Loch Rannoch
159 -150 -158. 167
+1
Blotting Paper Grey Streak 138(143) 139 The Ginkariga Beldorney Star.....
140
129
Tutix
151
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The Gowk.....
168'
108
Blotting Paper
100
155
Saradan,
154.
167 154
152
163
+10
162
312.
1
-159
161 +1
150
noch,
Kvantap
348.
Barley Grass
161
148
Craigavad Boldorney S
on 154
·140 ·
Jambu
150 148
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OPENS QUEEN'S
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Grey. Btrenk Reynolds.
Golden Ph
District Call
The Gink
Follo
Dobbin 153 lbs; (2) Loch Rannoch 151 lbs., (3) Tacoma 158 lbs., (4) Baran 150 lbs., with Sunburst Rose, the only other runner.
The biggest break of the match is described thus:—
To start with he showed a very great Dobbin won by many lengths; with variety of strokes, and then after scoring Tacoma one length behind Loch Raz75 found himself in position to open the
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41 270 he had again to open up the game, and the break came fonu end at 303 when he failed, at a winning hazard.
In two games of snooker. pool through- out the evening Mr. Kalkiner siso de
Compared to the weights actually car. nursery cannon game. This he carried monstrated his superiority, but mention ried in the Lincoln, Loch Rannoch re-on, until 171 was reached, when he lost must be made of the very fine exhibition ceives lbs. from the winner in the Emposition. At, 200, he again, brought the of masse shots which Mr. Gray gave at pire Handicap.
The programme will be tally discussed balls together at the top of the table and the close of the first session.
A second match of 1,400 was to have in Saturday morning's paper and less scored a further 70 in very quick time. itions published.
(Continued at foot at next Colama.) I been played on April 23rd.
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