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WEEK-END SPORT.
WHAT IS ON THE CARD.
TENNIS, AT HOME" AND AQUATICS, ETC.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th, 1927.
Annual meetings of the various cricket clubs will all be held shortly. The Kowloon Cricket Club and the Civil Service Cricket Club reports have already appeared, and their meetings are to be held next Tues- day and Wednesday, while other club meetings will follow shortly. Mr. R. Abbit will, I understand, have something more to say on the season's prospects next week, His day but he has been indisposed. Aquatics,
AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME. notes would have appeared yester.
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a number of football matches.cellent contests were seen at bath. These practice games, will not be taken too seriously, but at the same time it gives an opportunity for the "Service teams to have a game and
to get used to local conditions.
GARRISON SCHOOL
SPORTS.
SOME KEEN SWIMMING CONTESTS.
THE TWO CHAMPIONS,
Another military aquatic sporta meeting was held yesterday after- noon at the R.A.S.C. Camber.
The swimming season is rapidly drawing to a close, and a number With baseball over, preparations week
of aquatic events were held this. This was the annual swimming are, now well in hand for the local.R.C. did not have as good an Fine weather favoured the event,
The night lete at the
sports of the Garrison Schools. football and cricket season. These attendance as it deserved for the do not start officially until next The Royal Artillery Aquatic Sports of scholars, parents, and friends to events were well worth watching. and there was a large gathering Saturday, but to-day there will be and the South China Command several friendly cricket matches and Sports Board Swimming Gala have witness the sports, which were car
alady beth fully reported, Exried through most successfully. Yesterday the Garrison
The School
organisation Was mast R.A.S.C. Camber, and proved very curried through in a way that re Aquati Sports were held at the
efficient and the events were enjoyable and successful. To-day flected great credit on the officials the Prison and Police Departments in charge. hold their annual aquatic sports at the V.R.C. bath, beginning at 3 p.m. The programme has already Sports were held in the Y.R.C.' Last year the Garrison School been published. There yet remains race, the date of which has ant yet disappointment to the first annual military harbour bath, and it was somewhat of a been announced, but it is to take to find they could not have it this the organisers place in October. Then there is an night fetes-on October 4th, and more suitable for children than the other. The V.R.C. have two more
year; The V.R.C. bath is much a little later in the month when the camber, as there is no risk at the Australian Swimmers return from V.R.C. of them injuring themacives. the annual three days' barbour The rocks which form the side of Japan. These will be followed by races, which may be said officially the camber basin are a serious dis. to close the Hong Kong Swimming advantage when children are con Services at Kowloon Dock United had to be stationed in swimming season. The swimming gala for the cerned and yesterday service men Services Club Bathing Beach, is to costumes along the sides of the be held, I believe, on the first Sun camber ready to dive in it neces day in October,
sary. Fortunately, no accident oc- curred.
With the afficial closing of sunimer sporta Clubs are beginning to ar range the annual "at homes" at which the season's trophies are presented. One is being held to-day, and within the next week or two the Bowling Cluba will be doing the same.
Further the winding up of the aquatic season is now being rushed -on. This week there have been plenty of swimming sports and there -are more today.
There was a big programme of sports last Saturday and Sunday, with interport trial and other bowls matches, cricket, football, racing. etc, and throughout the week there has been something on nearly every day, principally in the aquatic line. This week-end there is quite an attractive sports prograinine and given good weather there should be something to suit all tastes.
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Club hold their annual "at home" cruditable standard, the outstand
To-day the Chinese Recreation
The swimming reached a This function always proves very for the boys, who again secured the ing competitors being F. Anslow Chinese. Lady Clementi is to dia-Hunt for the girls, who also carried popular with both Europeans and Boys Championship, and Doris tribute the prizes to the Champion off the championship in her class. teams of the three divisions of the In Tennis League the three C.R.C. teams. Her ladyship will also dis- tribute other prizes won in the club competitions. During the afternoon the Champions will stage a tennis The week-end sporting events are band of 5/2nd Punjabi Regiment ruatch against the "Rest" and the summarised as under:-
will play during the afternoon Tea will be served
THE CALENDAR.
Today,
test swim between her and Anslow the latter managed to win, but Doris gave him an excellent was Hawkins who showed some race. Another Ind to win honoura splendid diving. Every event was only be said that the best swimmers most keenly contested, and it can
WOK.
Prizes Presented.
Entries close for Hong Kong
Jockey Club 6th extra race Hooi Hye, the Singapore tennis E.E. Major-General C. C. Laard, Owing to the departure of Khool At the conclusion of the sports, meeting (to be held October champion, and the absence of Ng C.B. C.M.G., under whose patron- 8th and 10th) noon.
Sze Kwong, the local Chinese age the sports were held, distribut Cricket; K.C.C.. Military Sub-player, and Gordon S. Luw, the ed the prizes to the winning child-
scribers I.R.C. v. Diocesan Australian-Chinese tennis exponent, ren. Boys' School (Indian ground): who are at Tientsin, the tennis H.K. Electrie British Staff ».
exhibition will be deprived of ecme Local Staff (King's Park), of its interest, as it had been ar: Aquatics: Police and Prison participate in the match against the ranged that Khoo and Lam should Depts. Annual Swimming Rest of the League. S. A. Rum Sports at V.R.C., 3 p.m., "At Home" at Chinese Recreatron the side of the Rest. He was jaba, I understand, will be absent tion Club, 3 pm, (Champions to partner H. D. Rumjahr, but has of the Tennis League (C.R.C. been called away on business.
The Rest.") Also pre- sentation of prizes for season by Lady Clementi. Football H.K.F.C.. Queen's
Royal Regt, Happy Valley. Pienie: St. Peter's Young Men's
Club final picnic.
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Football,
pleasure at the way
In doing so he expressed his Garrison School children were tak
at which
the number of children swimmers ing up swimming, and was glad that had increased. He hoped that would learn to swim every child attending the Schools
General Laard warmly congratu- lated the competitors, and com mented that the losers as well as those who had secured places had pot ap & very good show. He especially congratulated F. Analow and Doris Hunt on their successes; and expressed his appreciation of the diving,
Several friendly football matches will take place to-day, notably that between the Football Club and Queen's Royal Regiment at the Valley. Next week the League sea- To-morrow (Sunday).
son opens, and the fixtures will be "published in due course. The Hong. Cricket: LR.C. v. Volunteers.
The General also thanked Captain Kong Football Club ground at Charnock, the Education Officer, Racing.
Happy Valley has been greatly in Mr. Waterson, who had trained the proved and the stands will accom Today entries close for the 6th modate about twice as many specta cutters, and all officials who had children in swimming at Stone- Extra Race Meeting of the Hong tors as last year, there being un-assisted in making the sports a Kong Jockey Club, which is to be covered seats behind the goals posts success. Three cheers were given hold over
two days, Saturday, as well as along the touch-line, for the General at the conclusion of October 8th, and Monday, October while the, covered stand, has also 10th. The entries close at noon, been extended.
the prize distribution. and will be published in the Daily been loaned to the Chinese Athletic, The ground has Press on Monday, when doubtless Association every alternate" Satur "Rapier" will have some comment day, and Chinese spectators will to make. Last evening, as report turn up in full force" when this ed in another column, there was Association's teams are playing a public roup, a number of race From the report of the meeting of friends of the School who had con- ponies being offered at the Jockey the Kowloon Football Club, it ap-tributed to the prize fund and had Thanks were returned to those Club stables. They included seven from Macao, among whom were provided for members, some of pears that tennis courts are to be Baccarat and Macao Beauty, Both whom have expressed a desire to
presented prizes. of which have won some good races be able to play other games besides at the Valley. The ponies belong focter.
Picnica.
With the cooler weather ap
nection with the high dive that It should be mentioned in con- Hawkins won the event after a tie, and that this particular event was post keenly contested.
The Results, The results of the finals were as under:-
Novices Race (scholars who have learned to swim this season) one
ed to Mr. K. H. Chun, who dis posed of them on leaving Macdo for Shanghai. Mr Chun did a great deal towards establishing racing proaching bathing picnics are com-length:1, R. Martin; 2 C. Jen- ing to a close. Today St. Peter's sings; 3, W. Fitzearle and C. Young Men's Club are holding their Martin (tied). last for this season. They have had a must successful series.
Macao as it is to-day, and also alte figured in the saddle. The sale was not very successful only one anima! being sold.
Further local race meetings are Bowls. to be held on Nov. 5th and 28th,
HONG KONG WOMEN'S GUILD
AND
MINISTERING CHILDREN'S LEAGUE.
Obstacle
LEE
Fun
un of the Fair.
TO BE HELD AT
GARDENS
ON OCTOBER 1ST, 1927
from 3.30 pm to 12.00 mid-night.
Do you want Music ?
There will be three Military Bands.
Massed Pipers, and
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played by the Massed Bands: Fireworks at 11.00 p.m.
Do you want to
Dance?
There will be dancing to
Whitey Smith and his Majestic Music Masters from 8.00 p.m. to 12.00 mid-night.
Do you want Food ?
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There will be Open-air Tea Gardens, Chinese Chow, and the Kandy Kids Stall,
Do you want Fun ?
THEN
Race-Open
Junior Children's Handicap (6 to Hunt; 2, F. Anslow, 3, W. Murray. 8 years) one length:-1, E. Ken- naird; 2, R. Stock.
Team Race-Girls-v. Boys (teams
COME TO THE FAIR
HOME FOOTBALL.
lengths)-Won by the boys length each, and the Captain two. of six, five competitors to swim one THE LEAGUE PROGRAMME.
Girls' Race Open (one length on back, feet first)-1, N. Crossam
following which there will hear this week-end, but the next will be propel to finish)-1 F. Anslow; There is no interport trial game one length to buoy, get inside and Boys' Lifebuoy Race. Open (swim interval until the annual Spring meeting. Mention has already been played on Saturday, October 1st, 9, A, Dinnen; 3, T. Hawkins, made of the fourth extra race meet the Craigengower C.C. ground. ing to be held at Macso next week-
Particulars bate already appeared
Giris Handicap (over 12 years), end; but further notes on this meet regarding it, and further mention Three lengths:-1, D. Hunt; 2, V2, V. Vast; 2, C. Bower ing will be given in due course. Orl-ket.
The fixtures list shows four Cricket match, all-friendlies, for the week-end-thres to-day and one to morrow. The League season does not start until next week-end, but
will be made in due course.
F.
Yant.
Girl Champion. v. Boy Champion Boys' Handicap (over 12 years). (three lengths)-Won by To-day Kowloon Bowling Green Three lengths:1, F. Ansiow; Anslow, who beat Doris Hunt. Club play the Police R.C. on the T. Hawkins; 3, J. Green. Civil Service C.C. ground, and to-
Old Scholars Handicap (three morrow morning, the K.C.C. pizy the Taikoo R. on the Kowloon (two dives each)-1, T. Hawkins; Hunt; 3, L. Allen,
High Dive-Open Championship lengths), J. Crassam; 2, Dock R.C. green.
2, W, Murray; 3, R. Crossai
in the meanwhile practice, matches Golf.
Girls' Handicap (10 to 12 years) D. Booker. Ag two lengths:-1, P. Hargreaves; 2, Boys Handicap (10 to 19 years) lengths--1, L Úrossam
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The Quicials.
COMPLETE FIXTURES FOR TO-DAY,
The following are the complete fixtures arranged for to-day in the P.English Football League and the Scottish Football League (Division I):
The officials were as under: Judges:-Major F. C. Roberts, WB. Stevenson, R.A.M.C., Flying V.C., D.8.0., O.B.E., M.C., Major Officer, CB. Rawlins, M,C., Girls 100 yards Championship: RAF, Lieut. R Q F. Johnston, A.D.C., D.L.I., Lieut. G. E. Buck Boys' 100 yarda Championship: AE.C., Lieut. DB, Lennox- Can Conyngham, Cameronians, Mr. T. Macdonald, AEC Girls Handicap (8 to 10 years) King and W.O. Instr: (Edn.) W. E
Faro being played at several clubs, There is no golf competition at and the nets are going up for prac Fauling this week-end, but next tice. The E.K.C.C,, put up their mouth the competition for the St. nets on Monday, and I believe John of Jerusalem and Red Cross their opening match is on the trophy will be played. This is open following Saturday More "friend to members and subscribers, un- D. Bunt. ly" matches will he played this limited entries, 18 holes medal. season than laat, and for the ad Golfers should note that the 9.15 F. Anslow... ditional military forces in the train which is due to arrive. Colony mid-week games will be at Sheung Shui at 10.08 is the one length Miriam Les; 2, N. arranged Following the example through Canton, slow train, and is of of the K.C.C. several Clubs are sometunes-delayed. It often ar Joaning their grounds on certain rives at Sheung Shui at about 10.30 Boys Handicap (8 to 10 years) days of the week for either inter Those who are starting before 10.30 one length-1, W. Fitzcarle; 2, J. Service matches, or Club-Service should take the 8.25 train from Kilpatrick; 3, C. Martin. matches.
(Contínried on next Column.)
Kowloon
Crossam
Recorder..M.S. E. E. Steele, DOM, M.M., R.A.P.C.
M.CSergt. B. J. Hunt, H.K.P. Starter: W.O. Instr. (Edn.) W.. E Waterson, A.E.C..
English League: Division L Aston Villa . Hury,
Blackburn R. v. Birmingham. Baston W. v. Middlesborough. Cardiff C-Newcastle-U. Derby County v. Arsenal. Everton v. Huddersfield T. Manchester U... Tottenham H. Portsmouth Leicester C. Sheffield U. v. Wednesday. Sunderland v. Burnley Weat Ham, r, Liverpool * Division E
Barnsley. Clapton 0. Blackpool, v. Bristol C Chelaca West Brom. A Grimsby T... Southampton,
Leeds U. . Hull C
Nottingham F.. Manchester C. Oldham A. v. Notts C. Port Vale v. Swansea T. Reading . Stoke C. South Shields v. Preston N.E. Wolves. Fulham.
Division III. (Southern). Brentford. Millwall. Bournemouth and B.A. v. Crystal |
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Brighton and HA. v. Exeter C. Bristol H. v. Swindon T.
Charlton A. e. Queen's Park E. Merthyr T... Coventry C. Northampton Norwich C. Plymouth A. . Newport C. Southend U.. Torquay U Walsall Gillingham. Watford. Kuton T..
Division IL (Northern), Ashington v. Accrington S. Barrow Wrexham. Bradford C. v. New Brighton, Clewe A. v. Hartlepools U. Darlington Wigan Boro Doncaster B... Botherham U Halifax T. Lincoln ONGE - Neron v. Durham C.
Rochdale Bouthport Stockport C. Chesterfield, Tranmere R, Bradford,
Fixture for Tuesday :-
Fixture for Thursday: Barrow v. Nelson,
Ecottish League: Division I. Aberdeen Falkirk. Airdrieonians Dundee, Bo'acas v. Dunfermline A... Celtic v. Clyde.... Cowdenbeath v. Queen's Park, Hearts, Raith Rovers. Motherwell r. Rangers. Partick T. v. Hamilton A St. Johnstone v. Kilmarnock. St. Mirren : Hibernians,
LEAGUE MATCH RESULT,
(THROUGH „ESUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Sept. 2ad. In a First Division match Totten ham Hotspur defeated Leicester-by two goals to one,
Both civilian and service Hockey Club officials met at Volunteer Headquarters last evening to ar- range fixturer for the coming 10a- son After-a-long meeting a series of matches between the Services
Accrington 8. Hartlepools U and civilian club were arranged.
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