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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 16th, 1927.

SPORT FOR THE WEEK-END.

Tennis, Bowls, Baseball, Football, etc.

WEEK-END SPORT.

WHAT IS ON THE CARD.

TENNIS LEAGUE.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES.

LAWN BOWLS.

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME,

A

GENERAL REVIEW OF

HAPPENINGS.

-Lux

LOOKER ON."]

Typhoon warnings have been com- ing during the day, and the sky has been somewhat overclouded with the threat of occasionnd showers. The sunset, however, was red and pance ful. A message late, last evening stated that the typhoon was likely to pass to the East of Forms, and the weather chart indicates fair to clourly, so that although there may be a risk of shower during the week-end, I do not anticipate that Lo-day's sport will be seriously interfered with. I did not expect: sto

30 many events carried through last Saturday in view of the heavy rain early in the morn ing, but the ground dried up won- derfully well, and except for she or Two Lenguo Tennis matches the full, programme took place. We do not want rain to-day, for programmes are already behindhand, and fur- ther postponements will make the Bossons laut longer than they are wanted.

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THE CALENDAR The sports calendar for the week- end is as follows:-

TO-DAY. Golf: Bogey Pool, Fanling. Lawn Bowls League Matches. Lawn Tennis League Matches. H.K. Baseball League: Japs,

BY HOLLYWOOD.]

Competition in the three alivisions of the Longas is fast drawing to a clase, all the Clubs in "B" and

Divisions having a couple of matches, or so, to complete their fixtures: In the "A" Division only two more ties remain to be played, one of which has been ar ranbed for to-morrow, between the M. H.K. and University, but the other match between the United Services Recreation Club and the Indian Recreation Club had not been fixed.

To-day several more matches were to be desided in the other two divi sions, the list being as follows:-

"B" Division,

United Services R.C.. Chinese

R.C.

Kowloon CC... z. –Recreio. Royal Engineers v. Indian R.C.. University. Nippon Club.

"Division. Chinese R.C. . Taikoo R. C.

PROSPECTS OF THE CLUB.

BASEBALL CALENDAR.

TWO CHINESE-TEAMS OUT

FOR HONOURS.

RECREIO TO MEET THE JAPANESE THIS AFTERNOON.

[DY HONOLULU XID.]

BRITISH OPEN" GOLF

CHAMPIONSHIP.

HOLDER STILL LEADING.

NOTABLE FAILURES.

[TRROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 14th." At the end of the first 30 holes

GOLD CUP DAY

SPLENDOUR.

DAZZLING ASCOT DRESSES.

SUNSHADE BOATS ON TIDE

OF COLOUR,

Gold Cup Day saw Ascot at its elimax.

When it is like that, when the.

WEST END FLAT" FOR

THE PRINCE.

MARLBOROUGH HOUSE

CHANGES.

NEW COURT FOR OLD ELMS.

necessary,

Marlborough House in nat ex- peased to be ready for the Prince of Wales to go into residence until. the end of September. Nothing in the British Open Golf champion- sun pours down from the heavens, and been done to it in the way of ship, being played at St. Andrew's, when the woods around swim in redecoration for 10 or 19 years be This afternoon the Japanese will the field is. led by Bobby Jones (the haze of heat, when the racegoers fore Que Alexandra died, and There is a full programme of moet the Recreio, and, barring an holder) with a score of 140-two gather in the shade of the trees although the King halved the ex- Lawn Bowls matches in the League untoward happening, the Nippon strokes lower than his nearest com whose branches make rustling to-day, und "if the weather holds boys should lick the Portuguese. petitor who is Hodson, of Newport. havens in the paddock; when the penditure the Office of Works con-

gidered there should be some good sport. The team of the Rising Sun is too There was a crowd of 20,000 pre sunshades in scores float like boats brush, scrape,

♫ general ond or two instances close strong for the Recreio. Hachiuma's sent at to-day's play, at the con- on the many-coloured tide of the being effected.

and paint " is struggles are expected.

pitching will be an important clusion of which all the competitors Royal Enclosure, when the iced £4,000 is being spent on recondi. From £3,000 to factor and the game should be in-who had seared 155 and over were cups tinkle in the glasses before teresting. If the Recreio gang automatically eliminated, thus re- even the stroke of midday-than could muster a little esprit-de-corpsducing the field by half-to 54. indeed Astet is so much at its best they would give the Japanese. É The leaders are:- close run.

that it is practically indescribable.re, on the first floor and approxi- What was any man to say of the mate as nearly as possible in ar- multitude of women in their love rangement to the "West End fint," which is the Frince's dream-home. Best dress of the year, and in that

His business-room, which overlooks setting too?

the garden, adjoins his bedroom, with a bathroom alongside.

The rooms which were occupied by Queen

The fixtures for to-day are:--

Division I.

Kowloon B.G.C. v. Craigengower

C.C.

Kowloon Dock R.C... Kowloon

0.0.

Taikoo R.C. e. Civil Service C.C.

Division II,

+

To-morrow afternoon the South Chins Dragons" will be out to give

few lessons in baseball Kowloon C.C. . Taikoo R.C.

to their younger brothers the Civil Service O.C. v. Club de Tigera." It is a league game and the Bouth China Athletic Associa tion is making it an occasion for special celebration: The victory will almost assuredly go with the

Dragons"

Recreio. Craigengower C.O.. Royal Hong

Kong Yacht Club. East Point R.C. V. Kowloon

B.G.C.

It was rather surprising that the East Paint team lost at home to the Civil Service team in the second Division, this making their third South China A.A. e. Craigongower defeat of the season. Nor was it expected that Craigongower would go down by so much to the Police Club. The 43 shots scored against them was the biggest margin of the day,

Kowloon C.C. . K.B.E.F.P.

The Chinese Recreation Club fea

ture in both divisions and a point of interest is that in each they are playing their last match. As is generally known they hure won the 'A'' Division and are still unde-" feated in the B" and "C." It it expected that they will win their two matches to-day and emerge triple champions. The tie between the Nippon Club and the University -in-the "B" Division should result

AC

The Filipinos, as far as I could judge, will not soar any higher in the league table. After the defeat they suffered at the hands of the Americana, they have clearly shown the only that tho

Tigora team they could wallop. The others are all too strong for them. Their batsmen are alright, but the weak- ness is on the pitching mound. Bautista as a pill wirler in a mis fit. Zafra would be a better anasi.

Chodas Re-

R. T. Jones (09 and 72)... 140 Hodson (72 and 70) Kirkwood

Allis

E. Whiteome

Tom King Dobson

tioning the house.

The rooms the Prince has chosen

are opposite those

They flowed along continuously froin enclosure to paddock and 'from paddock to thats and back. ngain to paddock and closure in Alexandra, and her bedroom and

142

144

Cotton

145

Aubrey Boomer

140

Buckle (Edgbaston)

140

Dobson

146

147

147

147

147

148

140

149

140

every tint and colour dreamt of and undreamt of, the most splen- did gathering 1927 yet has see

.150

Gentle Lace.

150

Len Holland

·150

Among others to qualify were: Nettlefold Barnes

152

152. 153 301

of the notable

G. Guild Montmorency Barris Stevens (U.S.) Tolles

C. Whitcombe

Kennett (U.S;) Havers Among some

Kowloon Dock did well in winelves a bit. The heating they recombe. Golias, Harry

The Recreio should exert thein- failures yesterday were R. Whit Vardon, ning agamist. Taikoo way. wae ceived from

from the Dragons was Storey and the Americans Melborn, expected, the match proved excoed rather demoralising.

koo string only losing by the also get together and develop a ingly close all through, the Tai-medios could do with a little prac tica with the pill. The field should narrow margin of two shots. After little more team work. beating Taikoo away, the Kowloon Dock team are hot favourites for ____ the championship of Division 1,,

Filipinos, Happy Valley Diam close seare, while the Recret and it will indeed be a signal hon-

mond, 4 p.m.

and the Indians who are struggling

Friendly Football Chinese Ath-for-the runners-up position should letic Queen's Royal Regi-beat the Kowloon Cricket Club and mént, Sookenpoo, 5.45 p.m.

the Royal Engineers respectively. Launch and Bathing Picnics.

TO-MORROW (SUNDAY). Golf: Bogey Pool, Fanling. H.K. Baseball League: "Dragons" (S.C.A.A) # "Tigers" (S.C.

In the "C" Division, Craigen gower will find South Chinn a smart lot who may emerge victorious. Kowloon should bout the K.B.S. [F.P.A.

our if they can retain their un beaton record for the remainder of

"FRIENDLY FOOTBALL

CHINESE ATHLETIC AND SERVICE TEAM.

the season.

matches and have 14 points. Tai-

Kowloon Dock has played seven 1st QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT

PLAYING TO-DAY, keo are second with one match less played, but four points behind, by reason of their dofent last week,

Nahholtz and Anderson.

The Third Round, In the third round, Jones' score was 73-215.

DAVIS CUP

FRANCE * DENMARK.-

[[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

COPENHAGEN, July 15th.

boudoir ure being left untouched.

The Queen and Radiators. The business room was formerly

an audience chamber approached But you simply could not

by open "arches. These have been describe them. The enclosure was closed up in order that the Prince

dazzling with their dresses. The

may have more privacy:

men were completely out of the

The Princo is leaving most of picture. When you looked down

the arrangements to the Queen. It from the heights of a stand they was she who interrupted the instal looked in their black coats like the intion of ventral heating so that onterop of a coal mine sullying the she might make sure that the variegated held of women_djutore fore not being placed in

Spider-Web Sunshades.

awkward positions. Continuous The sunshades of the women were hot water is also being installed, charming beyond anything; some and probably a service lift. In were Japanese, some made like Queen Alexandra's time dishes spiders' webs, some danced with were all carried up by the servants fringe, the watered silk of others from the basement. glittered in the sunlight.

The Prince will use a smalé din- was one blick and white parasoling-room, but there is also a large with which its holder toyed deli-dining-room for guests on the first ciously; it was no bigger than floor.

There

very large handkerchief, a sort of

face screen of the Victorian type,

Unfurnished Rooms.

Marble steps now lead from one

and it found its foil, so to speak, of the drawing-rooms into the gar-

in a large one which padded-close den, where the removal of half

so to speak, flirted with sun and

A.A.), Happy Valley, Dia Netherlands r.. Nippon Club match Taikoo appear to be the only rivals and Service Lexins on Saturday gard. The probable Danish team shade alike.

mond, p.m...

Lawn Tennis League: "A" Divi-

sion: M.B.K., University, Launch and Bathing Pienics.

for about a hundred years bas made a wide and spacious lawn, on which it will be possible to have have been concentrated in a border a tennis court. The flower-beds the wall. There are about two

friendly football matches between mark and France are playing attirely of a thin sheet of lace, which,

In connection with the series of In the European Zone final, Denby over a woman's head, made en-dozen elm trees which had stood the Chinese Athletic Association Copenhagen on July 21st, 22nd, and In our report yesterday of the

afternoons, arranged partly in order played on Thursday, an error was to Kowloon for League honours for to give the Chinese players pran inade swing to the shifting of two the Police have player-seven-mat-tice for the Far Eastern Olympiad Scores, The final figures were 85 games to 34 in favour of the Nippon ches and have only collected six Club The corrected scores are P. points, having lost four times. Marks and G. Heintzen lost to Y. Oishi and Wataunke: 5-6 and T.

Craigengower are in the same posi- Isomaru and K. Nakano 4-7. I an

tion, indebted to Mr. Heitzen for drawing

attention, to the error.

WATER POLO ASSOCIA- TION.

The most brilliant object there was the Gold Cup itself on its ledge above the flowers of the Royal Box. Directly behind it were the King acres of garden. and Queen, the Queen's tall figure, Many rooms in the house which draped entirely in some sort of the Prince is not expected to uso roay mauve ·

may remain unfurnished.

will be-Ulrich and Petersen. Games at Shanghai, the match at Sopkumpoo this, afternoon will be between the Hong Kong Chinese Athletic Association and the Ist Battalion, the Queen's Royal Regi ment. The kick-off is at 5.45 p.m. & little batter than at the beginning ment beat the Chinese team by

Last week, the 2nd Welch Regi- KEEN PLAY EXPECTED THIS the course apparently, wearing garaged at Marlborough House of the season, but having played six

The Civil Service team are doing

At the time of writing there were four tennis matches arranged for theB" Division and three in the "C" Division. Several postponed matches have been played off this work, and have already been refer layed during the week in the matches, they are still next to hot three goals to two goals, and

to in these columns. By to-ur- red row the "A" Division will have been concluded, but there still re- mains quite a number of postpaned fixtures in the "B" and

No less than four matches were Division; necessitating changes in the Table which is given below:

"" Division.

Divisiona Probably there will be Chinese R.C.

M.

W. L. Pts. 9 0 0 9

1

7

B

&

5

4

1

3

G.

3

5

a number of mid-week matches in Nippon Club... 87. the coming week, as the League Club de Recreio... 9 programme officially closes next Craigengower7. Saturday with one match in the South China A.A. 7 "B" and "C Divisions respec- Netherlands T.C. 9 tively. The tennis league hopes to R.A.0.C. ⠀⠀⠀........ finish shortly, so many clubs will Kowloon C.C..... be wanting to hold their homes." Hollywood" has already Hong Kong C.C. 8

K.B.S.F.P.À.

sommented on the League and the Taikoo R.C. fixtures for this week-end, with prospects, will be found in another

column on this page: The Chinese

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RO. bave again secured the Cham-Marine and Naval Officers, and the plonship of the "A" Division and other in a local bank. There is a are practically certain of winning practice match between the Base both "B" Division and "C" Divi-ball Club and the combined team of "Dingots" and "Tigers" next Thursday at the Valley. Diamond at 4 p.m.

Bion,

There is a full programme of Lawn Bowls for to-day, and com- ment will be found elsewhere on

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SEASON:

to this position being occupied to-day's match should be a good one

A meating of the Water Polo by Kowloon C.C. with 2 points.in view of the record of the Service Both the K.C.C. and the Service team in football, and it would not Association has been called for have played six matches, but the be surprising to them win.

Th Queen's were the Army Fook Friday next, the 22nd inst., at the latter team have two more points.

ball Cup winners in 1925-26, won Victoria Recreation Club commenc- the Dover Hospital Cup, the Intering at 6 p.m. The principal bust

To-day's Matches.

To the League this afternoon, the Kowloon Bowling Green Club en- tertain Craigengower, and with the advantage of home ground they ought to register a victory-

The Dock tema are at home to another Kowloon tean, the K.C.C., and with the leaders playing the bottom club, there does not appear to be much danger to the unbeaten record of the favourites.".

Taikoo R.C. will be at home: to the Civil Service team, and here again it is à case of second leaders- opposing one of the bottom dags. Taikoo, after last week's display ought to win, although the Service team are now showing better-form. Division II.

NEW RACING RULE.

ALL HORSES TO RUN ON THEIR "MERITS,

The King was the only man on

grey band with his grey hat, and Prince Honty had followed his father's example by wearing grey hat and grey suit. The Prince of Wales was, the Black Prince, of the royal party, dark from top to

by the end of the day and it was The paddock was very burnt up

toe:

much foot-traffic the grass was browned and wom

THE RACING.

FOXLAW WINS ASCOT GOLD CUT.

The Prince'a soven cara have been

for some time, and at the garage, which superseded the old stables, a patrol pump has been installed.

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Ruz to a Standstill. Foxlaw, gasping, had run him- selt almost to a standstill. This superbly game horse stopped if broken down not far after pass: ing the winning post, but after a few minutes rest recovered, and. on getting through the formalities in the waighing-in enclosure walk- ed away apparently sound and fresh as a well-trained athlete re- freshed after the reaction follow- ing a terrific atruggle.

There were sound grounds for belief in Foxlaw's chance-judging Club Cup when beating Sir John by the result of last year's Jockey Folkestone and District League. Services Cinque Ports; and the ness of the meeting is to make noticeable that wherever there was Rutherford's great horse Solario at

The game to be played to-day was arrangements for the Water Polo

difference of elb. The colt had arranged for June 21st, and was League during the season and all

also run creditably at Epsom re- called off on account of rain,

A good many persons simply did cently behind Coronach over & clubs and organisations interested The Chinese line-up will be Pau Ka Ping; Lau Mow and Lo Wai are invited to send representatives, not attempt to attend the later course not long enough to reduce

races, but sat behind the stands his fincet quality, stamina. Man; Ho Cho Yin, Lum Yuk Ying An earlier start is being made listening to the Life Guards' band (captain), and Ng Po Lau; Lee this year, and it was not until and cooling themselves with cham- Bing Tong, Suen Kam Shun, Wong August 3rd that the corresponding pagne, ice, tea, coffee, strawber Pak Chong, Choy Ping Fan and meeting was held last year and ries-anything that banished or Ng Kam Chuen,

play commenced from August 9th, seemed to banish the heat. Seven teams entered lust year and the Victoria Recreation Club emerged champions after an inter esting season defeating the runners- up, the Kowloon British School Former Pupils! Association, by one. goal when the two teams jek.

The Victoria Recreation Club is There is the usual Friendly Enot

hoping to enter twalaums and

[BY ROBIN GOODFELLOW.} the matches. Several good tussles ball match at Sookanpoo to-day be- curiously enough are leaders of have decided to abolish the racing Tuesdays and Fridays for wome Kowloon C.. second string, who The Stewards of the Jockey Club practice matches have been held on

The French were not more sur- are expected. Kowloon Dock R.C. tween the Chincao Athletic team Division II, while their first team rule by which an owner running time past.

prised by defeat than by the extra The Kowloon British are doing well and I would like to and a Service team. The Service is at the bottom of the top bracket, two or more horses in one race may School Former Pupils. Association Gold Cup in circumstances very horses, relatively, form altogether their Sir Abe Bailey's Foxlaw won the ordinary form shown by see them finish up the season as team will be the Queen's Royal will receive Taikoo R.C Kowloon make a declaration to win with one entered two teatas last year and unusual, in races for this trophy, out of keeping with their merit Champions of Division I., and with Regiment, and in view of their exshould win, taking their record horse. their beaten record unspoiled. cellent Home record in Service 16 points with zine matches play-

may do the same again. It is The victor was the only English known at home. M. Wittouck ran football and Civilian Leagues, I ex-

The rule which has been abolished | hoped that the Royal Navy, bred horse competing, and the both Bois Josselyn and Altay, the For baseball fans there will be pect to see the Soldiers come out points, but have played two fewer a double entry sade a declaration Club de Recreio and the European those, whose colours wore sported racer.

Taikoo are fourth with 8 provided that when an owner with K.D.S.B., Hong Kong Electric Co., owner the only Britisher among former esteemed much the better two matches his week-end at the on top.

matches than the K.O.C. have. to win with one, the jockey riding | Y.M.C.A;; will also enter.

in this remarkable affair. Valley Diamond as usual. To-day

This owner subsequently told me the Japanese pught to account for

There are two matches at the the other was entitled to pull up

The Aga Khan's Dark Japan he had instructed Vatard, the The only golf competition at Fan Valley in this Division. The Civil in favour of the declared horse un the Filipinos, and to-morrow, which ling this week-end will be a bogey Service ought to get away with the less the latter fell away beaten. A

was the choice of most experts a rider of Altay, to set the pace for will be in the nature of a gain day pool, which extends antil Monday Recreio match, being now four new rule has been substituted which

well as a great public favourite. his stable companion, but to do at the Valley, the Dragons" and Last week there was a match be points ahead of this Club with the states, "Every horse in a race shall

He failed to justify the expecta his best unheeding the other if he ** Tigers will oppose cach other.tween H.M.S. Fradictive and the

tions based on recent form, and, found Altay good enough to main indeed, received very decisive tain the pace and win." This will be the first time in the Welch Regiment and the Royal same number of matches played, be run on its merits whether his

trouncing. bistory of the South China Athletic Army Service Corps. The Army while the Craigengower C.O. ought owner runs another horse in the

The issue showed how gallantly Association that two teams from the contingents were the winters. Next to account for the Yacht Club.

More than one owner in recent

Just towards the close, where his horse and rider tried, for as al- same Association hava apposed cach week (Sunday) there is a match be-

An interesting match will be that years has had the annoying experi

extraordinary stamina was antici-rendy said, Altay remained in other at Baseball, and preparations tween the Royal Hong Kong Golf between The East Point R.C. and ence of declaring to win with ousing and launch picnics this week: superior to that of all rivals, Dark some sixty yards of the end.

As usual there will be many bath patod as almost certain to prove front from the start until within have been made for decorations, Club and the Junior Section. The the Kowloon Bowling Green Club. horse-a perfectly gratuitous act end, if the weather keeps fine. refreshments, and, it is believed, a programine for the Happy Valley The Bowling Green Club are second for the guidance of the public-and

Japan could not pull out the sem- Principal among the parties Ablance of a winning effort...

Allemand, jockey of Bois Jos- band, to be thore. The Japanese Summer meeting, to be held on in the Division, with seven matches seeing the stable, companion come ranged are the St. Peter's Xoung

selyn, at one stage was going so. and the "Dragone" are now equn! Saturday and Sunday, July 30th and played and 12 points, and are close in first.

Men's Club puting to-day. The Altay, one of the French divi well against Dark Japan as to in- in the League Table, and they will afat, and Monday, August 1st, has rivals of the K.CO. with one more In the Derby Cup Inst November launch leaving Queen's Pier at 3.30sion, forced the pace throughout spine hopes of victory. retain their

are pretty sure include: Captain's Cup, an Optional matches and have only ten points a trial marked superiority over its launch leaving the Police Fier, long way up the straight; came Bois Jesselyn ran last Sunday in

week-end, been issued, and the competitions match played and two more points. Mr. Reid Walker declared to win p.m. 3. Bad St. Andrewe Church the two and a half miles, till, lens for the

The horse suddenly tired and East Point have played bight with Innuendo, which had shown in Young Men's Club picnic, the thun 100 yards from the judge, dropped right out. An explana to go under to

big brothers * (metal) round of 18 holes under

where Foxlaw, hard midden for &tion may be found in the fact that to-morrow. It is interesting to note handicap, a Bogey Pool, 18 holes The East Pointers will have to go stable companion Inversion. that the Baschall Club has scoured under handicon. Happy Valley all out to get this match, for-both

Kowloon, at 4 pm The European Inmucado made a poor show in Y.M.C.4. have also arranged through to win by a couple of the Prix Iu Rochette, and sub- the welcome assistanco of three Championship. 18 holes medal play they and the Bowling Green are the race, and C. Elliott, the jockey launch picnic to Island Bay.

lengths from Altay, the latter some sequently underwent the trying stalwarts, two boing American from scratch, and long driving and out for League honours, with on Invershin, went on to win as 40 To-morrow there will be the usual lengths in front of Dark Japan,

(Continued on nëxt Column.) approaching competitions.

chances favouring the latter Club. to 1

journey by rail and boat, to Eng Easma Club outing.

(Continued on next Columą). JazuL

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race or mot."

BATHING PICNICS.

SOME OF THE WEEK-END PARTIES.