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TO-DAY'S SPORT.

ANOTHER FULL PROGRAMME,

RADING, FOOTBALL, CRICKET, YACHTING, GOLF AND

BOXING..

There will be an unusually fall programme of sport during the week-end, and the recently arrived troops will no doubt be in evidence

at least as spectators of the lead- ing events.

At Happy Valley, the annual raCO mesting of the Hong Kong Jockey Club will be concluded.

There is football, although only a comparitively small programmé, des tails of which appear in this page.

At 5.15, the Devonshire Regiment, Rugby match at are playing in a

Happy Valley, against the Hong

Kong Rugby Club.

TO-DAY'S RACES.

THE SELECTIONS.

[BY RAPIER].

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 5th, 1927.

The sun having at last put in an appearance there will no doubt be a very big crowd at Happy Valley to-day more especially as this is the last opportunity to retrieve fallen fortunes.

The owners of also rans" are well catered for as the first three rases on the card are for ponies that have started twice and not won and most of the other races are framed to give the previoúa outsiders a chanco,

My selections are given below:-

The Hay And Corn Stakes,

1. The Grome."

2 Home Call

1 Total Abstinence.

The "Lolterers' "' Stakes.

1. Democrates or Dolly,

The "All Out" Stakes.

The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club have arranged ai ingerie race for

2.

Espoir.

3.

Soutampton or

'Olo Custom

the racing yachts.

Then there is a good cricket pro- gramme, including League friendly matches.

1. Lady LoveL

and

Golfers will be buy at Fanling, and to wind up the day there is the sixth boxing tournament of the Hong Kong Boxing Association at the Theatre Royal"

The Chin Woo Athletic Associa tion are holding their annual enter tainment at West Point, and will continue it tomorrow.

COLF.

CAPTAIN'S CUP COMPETITION.

The only competition at Fanling this week-end, according to the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club's Ex- ture card, is that for the Captain's Cup.

To-morrow there will be the Enal"

of the Junior Championship, be- tween W. J. Clerk and C., B.. Robertson,

The second round of the Men's Foursomes Competition has to be concluded by next Sunday also.

TO-MORROW'S STARTING

TIMES.

Starting times arranged for Fan- ling, to-morrow (Sunday) are as.

under :-*

9.28 a.m. H. L. Carton and W.

Fleming.

W. Hodges and J.

Harrop.

9.32

9.36

E. J. Mahon and W. C. Murray.

0.40.

I. H. Geare and J. W.

Franks.

2.44

A O Brown and A. D.

Humphreya.

...

0.18

1. L. Alexander and J.

M. Norrie

F. Cowherd and

8.

Hewkin.

9.58 i

N. L. Smith and E. des Vœux..

10.00...

10.04 R. E. Greensmith and F. J. de Rome, **

4. W. H. Edie and T. Mogarry.

G. B. Layton and S. B. Waller.

2. King of Troy.

3. September or Saucy Sue.

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The Tytam Handicap.

1. Loch Tummel.

Scooter.

3. Bing Boy. Festive Eve should be a good out

I am nasuming that side bet Pottenbush, the Grig, Kom Tong Hall, Skidoo, and Bagheera will go out in the Suba, Champions,

fi

Tha Hong Kong Handicap:

A "Class.

1. Bengal.

.2." The Gomeril,

3. Sunburst Rose.

The Hong Kong Handicap:

"B" Olans,

1. Dobbin.

2. Dolly (if not seat in the

second race).

3. Grey Morn or

Grey Kaight.

4. Bill Brewer.

The Professional Cup and the Sub- scription Griffins Champlois,

1. Kom Tong Hall.

2. Pottenbush.

3.

Skidoc.

1. The Goblin.

». The "Lucky" Stakes,

1.The Goblin.

2 Ukelele,

3. San Diego.

The United Services Cup. Post entries and riders un known.

The Mafocs "Baćes. Riders and ponies unknown.

Fanling Hunt,

LOCAL FOOTBALL:

TODAY'S LEAGUE

PROGRAMME.

NOTES AND LEAGUE TABLES."

There are only three matches in the Hong Kong Football League down for decision to-day, one in Division I. and two in Division II.B." There is also one Junior Shield, second round, match.

The games are as follows:- Hong Kong F.A. Junior Shield. Second Round

1.

China St. Joseph's "B"

Athletic "A" at Sookunpoo "A" ground, ut 230 pm Referee: Mr. Gilbert. Eong League: Division I

Kick-off at 4.30 p.m. South China . R.A., Sookunpoo "A" ground. Referee: 31r. Hollands.

Division II. "B." Kick-off at 3 p.m.

RA Reserves v. Club de Recreio Reserves, Sookunpoo "B" ground. Referee: Mr. Lens- dalc

Kowlcon Reserves e. K.0.8. B.

Reserves, Kowloon F. C. gronad. Refered: Captain Austin, M.C., M.M.

Owing to the Chinese crowd en- croaching on the Sookunpoo "B" ground last week, the shield game between the St. Joseph's "B" and the China Athletic "A," bad to bo abandoned. ranged to play this game to-day cù the "A" ground. China "A" is expected to qualify for the semi- fasi.

It has been ar-

Only one game has been arranged in the senior league this week, South China playing the R. at Sockunpoo. A very keen game" should be seer' and the RA. will be out to take the points.

The R.A. and Recreio second teams meet at Bookunpoo. A win for the Gunners will place them in the runners-up position.

At Kowloon, very keen game. will be seen between the home.team? and the Borderers Reserves. Kow- loon still have sporting chance for the runners-up position and by: felding a strong team to-day they may possibly get home.

Hong Kong League Tables To Date, Division I.

R. W. Clab de Roc.... 11 1 Kowloon

Police

Goals.

D. 7. A., P. 2 33-15-181

13 "6, 5 2 23 14,14 12 6 4 2 11 12 14 China. Athletic 12 5 3.4 18 9 14 K.O.S.B.'& ... 136 C 120 10:13 RA...... 12 5 6 2 18.18 19

The ect or Sanday is at Com-H.K. Club 11 6 5 1 13 15 11 mander and Mrs. Hartford's South China...12 1 11 0 5 96 2 Bangalow at 4.30 instead of at Souza's Bungalow as previously

etated.

KOWLOON MARATHON..

Division II. "4" K.O.S.B.'s Res. 13 12 0 1 50 12 25 China Ath. "A14 8.431 21 18 R.A. Res...... 13 8 4 121 19 17 Kowloon Bes... 13 6 4 3 25 14 15 St. Joseph's... 1486 2 21 19 14 Olub do Rec.

Res 13 5 ·5 3 28 24 13 PREVIOUS TIMES RECORDED. R.K. Club Res. 13 5 8 18.22.12 University 11 5 6 0 18 17 10 South China

Reserves 12 2 China Ath.

THE OFFICIALS FOR THE RACE.

Yesterday we made reference to the entries in connection, with the Kowloon Marathon race which is to be run on Monday,, commencing

at 4.30 p.m.

8

HOME FOOTBALL.

ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH

CUP MATCHES.

THE LEAGUE PROGRAMME.

WHY NOT LADY JOCKEYS?

THE TRIUMPHS OF WEAKER SEX

THE

YACHTING NOTES.

CLUB . THE LADIES.

[DY CHAY LUNG]

Partners for the event between Gower, R.N. Reserves: Col. Coates, Ladica and the Yacht Club are as J. L. Adams and H. J. Pearce.

There will be played at Home CONSERVATIVE HONG KONG, follows and they will all in the to-day the 8th round of the English

morning in the boats shown against their namer bat in the afternoon when the "Beets" Are changed

The afternoon race over a course of Channel Rocks (P), Kowloon Rock (P), Channel Rocks (8), Cust Rock Buoy (F). Distance: 0.1 miles

Football Association, and also the far & aus OF THE JOCKEY CLUB] over the crew will draw for their will start at 3.00 pm.

4th round of the Scottish Cup. The three remaining London clubs are all drawn at home.

"Why don't they have lady jockeys I said young Jones to Sweet and Twenty on Wednesday last at the race-course. We were

craft.

.

Morning Event. Prep, gun, 11.10 "m, Starting gun, 11.15 am.

It is hoped that the sun will keep with us for a little while so as to warm the air and make it more pleasant for this interesting contest which is being looked forward to most keenly by both teams

In view of the Cup ties, thera will be a curtailed League pro watching the ponies going out to (S), Cust' Rock Buoy (S). Distance: House and those members who wish

gramme.

The fixtures for to-day amording to the official lists are, as under :—

Bound).

FA Cup

Chelsea . Cardiff City. Arsenal. Wolves. Swansea Reading.. Millwall Southampton..

Scottish Cup: (4th Round). Falkirk v. Rangers. Bo'near. Celtic. Partick. Dundes United Arthurlio v. -East Fife.

League: Dirton I. Aston Villa. Sunderland. Bolton W. Brom. A Burnley v. Blackburn R Cardiff C. Huddersfield, Derby C. Birmingham. Leeds U. . Leicester C. Liverpool v. The Wednesday. Manchester U. v. Bury. Newcastle U. Everton. Sheffield U. v. Tottenham H. West Ham . Arsenal.“

Division II. Bradford C. v. Darlington. Chelsea . Portsmouth. Hull C. v. Grimsby T. Middlesborough.. Notts. F. . Port Vale v. Barnsley. Preston N.E. v. Oldham A Southampton v. Manchester C." South Shields v. .Fulham. Wolves Blackpool.

Division a. (Southern). Brentford Crystal Palace. Brighton and H.A. o. Gillingham Bristol R. v. Queen's Park R. Exeter C.. Bristol C. Luton Town v. Newport C. Merthyr T. r. B'mouth and B.A Millwall v. Coventry C. Northampton v. Watford. Norwich C.. Aberdare A Southend U.. Plymouth A. Swindon T. e. Charlton A, Divisos (Northern). Accrington S. Walsall. Barrow v. Stoke City. Crewe A. v. Doncaster R. Durham C... Nelson. Halifax T. v. Rotherham U Hartlepools v. Wigan Boro. Lincoln C. v. Bradford. Southport v. New Brighton. Stockport C. v, Wrexham Rochdale Ashington, Tranmere Rr. Chesterfield.

Scottish League: Division I. . Aberdeen u. Celtic.. Airdrieonians v. Dundee U. Clyde . Hibernians Dundee, Falkirk. - Dunfermline, A. . Partick T Hamilton v. Cowdenbeath. Hearts . Motherwell. Kilmarnock Queen's Park · Rangers v. Morton,

St Mirren. St. Johnstone. Note:-Matches where teams are engaged in cap-ties will, of course,

0 be played.

(THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENOT.] LEAGUE RESULT.

Laspos, March 3rd. Playing in the third Division (South) of the English Leaguo "B" 14 0 14 0

Charlton and Luton drew, two goals Division II.

all. St. Joseph's

Reserves 14 11, 1947 15 24: Moslem Club....14 12 2036924 China Ath.

8 5 2 15 14 14 Bay Scouts 13 6 8 120 30-13 Bank 14. 5 8 1 17 31 11

As a matter of interest we pub H.K. & B. W. L. Dunbar and J. Slish below the times recorded by McLaren

winners of the Marathan Race in China Ath

J.

15

10.08

10.12

17

10.10

A. C. 1. Bowker and

Collic.

10.20

P. P. J. Wodehouse and

·E, R. Hallifax:

10.24

R. L Vint and G. David

10.98

-10.32-1

10.30-1

10:40

10.44

10:48

· 10.5%. H

10.68

11.08

100..

"B" 13 490 1994-8

1928, 1925 and 1924. They were:- Kowloon "E".. 11:28 1 15 995 1920:34 mins. 34 secs (von-by South China. 12 2 100-1034 H.M.S. Tamar records have been Lending Seaman William Hobden,

erased from the table.

H.M.S. Despatch, who is agairtí com

R. J. Rawlinson and D.peting this year. Forbes.

EA Brodie and J. Middleton Smith

A Cameron and F. A. Perry.

T. C. Monaghan and T.

Ramazy.

C. Thwaites and J. H. Wallace.

Shaw and K. S. Morrison. Aissaman and T.

3. Whyte-Smith.

A. H. Penn and B.

22 Moodie.

B. C. Feltham and W. M. JL

1025-35mins. 00secs (won by Bandsman Hanner, East Surrey Regiment).

1021-35 mins. 40secs. (won by Licut now Captain, C. D. Armi strong, East Surrey Regiment)... ́

The course for the race is the usual one. Leaving Nathan Road, the route will be to Kowloon City, and from thence back to Kowloon

through Hunghom and Chatham Road, going through Middle Road, where the start is made. and finishing at the Church Hall,

Omelala.

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

t. DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT.

The troops who have already ar rived here are already being brought into local sports activities.

Devonshire is renowned for its

CRICKET.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES.

League: Division 1. Chinese B.C. University.

* Division II. -

Civil Service C.C. v. Indian B.C. University v Police EC.

Friendly Matchas.

To-morrow's Hatch,

Hong Kong 1st XI. v. Kowloon 0.0.

On the Club ground at 2 p.m. to-day

W

line up for the great race of the day-the Champions.

Oh I do wish they would," said the girl turning round to bring ine into the conversation. just love to ride in one of these races Will you zak the Stewards or whoever arranges these things to let me ride next year?"

"If you can't persuade them," I said. "No body can."

Course : Channel Rocki (P), Kowloon Rock (PJ, Mark on Line 6.6 miles.

Clementi,

Tiffin will be served in the Club to be present are requested to 'phone to the Club Secretary Mr. Easterbrook at Central 4413 before noon to-day

LADIES:-F: Lady Mrs. Miles; .s: Mrs. Ratsey, Mrs. Hunt, T.5: Miss Lewis, Mrs. Faus

A menagerie race for all racing yachts will saifed-to-day over a sett; T.: Miss Butcher, Mrs. Claridge; G.1: Miss Hazeland. Mis course of Channel Rocks (P), Kow- Thwaites; G.: Mrx Mitchell,loon Rock (P), Mark on

Line (P).. Miss Yates Reserves: Mrs Lam-Channel Rocks (5). Distance: 7.4

miles. Starting at 2.45 plan bert, Mrs. Carson.

CLUB-F: F. G. Vaux, Comdr. J. L. Pearson, RN; AL Shields, Comdr. Ratsey, R.N.; F.6: R. Veruall, J. Armstrong; F: E. S. Rause, Col. Gunn, D.8.0.; G.:

To those members who have been frowned upon by fortune at the Races may suggest that more satis faction might be got from a little indulgence in the gentle art of However, being out for fun, I Jack, Capt. Peyton Reid; G.6: veering with the wind "the 'tis

Maj Greig, R.N., Cemdr. Leveson true both are very fickle.

The following are the abstracts of the racing for Handicap " and "I" and

classes for the Championship series :-

tackled one of the inner circle. His comments made me think that some. times the language of racing stables is unrefined.

"But you have lady, owners," I urged, and nowadays girls drive moter-cars and even motor lorries." They do a darned sight too much," said this crusty old con servative." Why don't they keep quiet and stay at home. What with their Eton crops and short skirts.

"Don't be a Kill-joy," I said and moved off to risk another ten dol lars on Fongle.

Even the excitement of consist eatly losing money could not make me forget the eagerness of Sweet and Twenty and the grumpiness of the owner of a racing stable. Why will the middle aged men always try to "Scotch" new ideas!

#

Event. Champ.

1st

3rd 4th

5th 6th

2nd

7th

8th

Oth

Total points Position

Event

G

Rolla.

Colleen

Daphne

N.3.

Champ.

2nd 3rd 4th

11

5th

6th

7th

".

8th

9th

Total points Position aga

78

69

-

The Revolutionary Badge." Men are really much more con- servative than women. They hate to be unorthodox." When, many years ago, Sir Charles Eliot appear ed in public in Hong Kong in a grey frock cost. and b' grey ́ topper the men were astounded. It was excused because he was a famous maa If a young shipping clerk had arrayed himself in such a costume he would never have heard the last of it. He would have been suspect- ed of revolutionary political views. He would have been called "Red"

The famous Duke of Wellington his was refused admittance to. London Club because he was enter- prising enough to wear trousers For it is only about one hundred

Handicap Class.

。 Diana

Dorothea

wo La Linda

Falcon,

Argulla II.

N.9.

D.5.

N.F.

N.S.

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N.S. N.S.

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D.sq.

N.S.

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I hope to be able to give those for the "Y" Claas and Cruisers at a later date.

of the Englishman. (It is often the first argument of the Scot).

He said that the dress of a jockey would be immodest" if worn by

a woman!

It is not do very long ago when it was improper" for a lady to In the early expose her ankles.

LAWN TENNIS.

OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP.

FIRST RESULTS.

Four rantches were decided yes

terday on the Hong Kong Cricket and twenty years ago that English days of Victoria's reigw long trains Club courts in the Open Bingles

doctors say that modern fashions for women are healthy.

Championship of the Colony,

The beat match was that between

3. Howard (Craigengower) The Remedios (Recreio) and W. former, who made his initial ap pearance in the championships, possessed the greater variety of strokes and showed to advantage in the Anez points of the four close seta Both players showed bad judgment in taking balls that would have been out

which became dirty and insanitary, men began to wear modern trousers. were attached to ladies dresses. That dress became famous because Nowadays the Englishwoman has trousers were worn by the French made up her mind to wear graceful and comfortable clothes Incident- revolutionaries. When the enterally it may be mentioned that the prising young men of England com- menced to wear trousers everyone

Some of us can remember the said that they were immoral "No"

putery of the clergy and other con- gentleman would be seen dead in servatives who were so shocked them," said the men in the cluba. when a certain Mrs. Bloomer in

In the principal court, Redmond The old Iron Duke could not break cluded Knickerbockers in her co

tume designed for cycling. Mrs showed very good form against D. through that defence. Even in 1820 Bloomer was ridiculed. The flap 8, Green, son of the ex-champion, the English noncomformists decided pers of the latter part of the nine- and won by thres gets to love, con that a minister should on no account teenth century were less courageous ceding only one game in each set. than the girls of to-day. Mrs. ascend the pulpit in trousers!

Bloomer's costume was a tailure. On his form yesterday, he should About ten years later (1830) the It needed the grim reality of the 50 fr

The resulta follow- badge of the French revolutionary Great War to make elderly gentle. men reconciled to the ides of flap- became the hallmark of respect-pers in breeches. ability i

The First Wealth. Anything that makes for good He would be a brave man who health is to be cacouraged. The If it is dared to venture into the member's first wealth is, health,"

Male Cowards,

41

K

Open Singles. F. A. Redmond beat D. S. Green,

6-1, 6-1, 6-1

FR Remedion beat W. J. Howard, 80, 84, 48, 7-5- N. Trambitzky beat E Jacoba

Larkcomb, 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 Lan Mad Kwong beat Major

Edwards, 0-1, 02, 02

LOCAL BASEBALL. EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A. FORMING A TEAM.

MAY ENTER HONG KONG LEAQUE

Hong Kong C... Kowloon C.C. enclosure at the Happy Valley dur healthy for men to ride China Inter Members at Recreio.

ing race week in shorts and a ponies in the races it cannot be It might be difficult to find any Combined Schools v. Mr. Ponson-cricket shirt. The women would be healthy for women to do so

nimixed but the men would be hor-local flapper enterprising enough to by's XI

rified. They would hit that the enter her name as a jockey Hong costume is indecent. That is, of Bong is as conservative as a mail English Cathedral town. The great- course, absurd Shorts and a cric est social crime is to be unorthodox. kef shirt are quite good formy dear," says the local Mrs Grundy, "no lady would do that." during the summer, provided, that you pay golf. If it were possible Sweet and Twenty, having all the to play such a game in a bowler virtues of charity and a sense of the European Y.MCA, Kowloon, hat, well-creased trousers and a stiff humour just laughs. She has to consider the proposal to form s

to be spiteful. She puffs away, at son, starched collar we should all be neither the time, nor the inclination baseball team for the coming sen compelled to use the idiotic cos her soothing cigarette and is as Sufficient members to form & team tume. Why we are not courageous interested in the opposite sex of promised their support and assist cnough to wear clothes that are her own age as was Mother Eve. ance has been offered from several comfortable at the races can only she will be a much better help wate experienced players -

have had the misfortune to turn up

H.K.C.CA

A meeting was held this week at

Hayward This afternoon there will be a capt), H, Owen Hughes, A. C. 1 rugby match between the Hong Bowker, E. J. R. Mitchell, G. Kong Rugby Football Club and the Vallack, Capt. Evers, R. Hinton,

at Devonshire Regiment, The HV Parker W Wooding, match will take place at Happy. Orr, and E O Burgess Valley, the kick-off being at 0.16 Combined Schools XVI v. Dr. sharp.

Ponsonby Fano's XI. The following are, the officials:

Af 1.30 p.m sharp to-morrow, on Judges-Rev. Geo. R. Lindsay, 'S. T. Butlin and H. R. M.A. (President), Rer. "WW keenness at Rugby football, and has the University ground at Pokfulam, j be fully understood by those who for the lucky man than was ber The meeting appointed a com

soma first class teams. The game Rogers, M.A., and Mr. P. Sanda, should nzove most interesting to Baye (capt.), D. J. Anderson, A. dinner jacket,et te

Combined Schools-L Young at its white tie" dinner party in great-grandmother to the nine mittee to go into the question of, s teenth century spouse. She won't suitable ground and in the fean- he afraid of her hushand. She will time practices will be held every Rugby enthusiasts,

Lea, R. Gerrard, N. Mackay, A.

In the event of the T.MOA Starter:-Mr. W. 8. Bailey. The Club team is as under: Clark, I dimmern, W. So when my grumpy old opponent take an intelligent interess in all evening. Time-keepers-Messrs Rupert Armstrong: Pritchard, Bowker, Kwan (Diocean Boys' Schools), D. of the idea that women should be that he does. She may hesitate to and J. Baldwin, B. Nicholls, Albert Lloyd, Lammert; Wales, King (or Kelly, S. MacNider, G., Carr (Cen allowed to ride in the races began apply to the jockey dub for per baseball teams developing, as it F. Prew, B.A., and J, H. Hunt, Stephenson): Miller. Foster Ger- tral British School), A Hunt, J to bint that the costume was nesuit mismon to ride in the races but the seems likely to do, it is possible rard, Middleton Smith, Lithgow Hunt, AM Rumjaha (Queen's able it was evident that he was will make sure that her daughter that application will be made for O.B.E

Danenburg and falling back upon the last argument has the right to ride if she wants entry into the Hong Kong Baseball Secretary-Frank H. Winthrop Smith, Mackintyre, Lee, Ackhurst College), A

Continned son next column). Gosano (St. Joseph's College), Doodha

Referee: Mr. J. Jordain.

Coz.:

1.04

C. C. Stark and Christie.

Olelaad.

11.19

H. F. Bloxham and B. Johnson.

C.

B.A

11.10

11.20

6. Murray and Brown

11.24

Coulthart

G. P. Lammert and F.

W. Ironside and H. Spicer.

Gyenes and J.

M. Ellis.

to do so,

League