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The Final of the Open Singles Championship.
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The match of chiel interest Inst Saturday was undoubtedly that be- tween the H.K.C.C. and the I.R., and more especially so because the result may have an important bear- Come and try your luck with the Son-ing on the final placings in the 1st,
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SPEY CUP AND SINGLES
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FINALS TOMORROW.
HOME FOOTBALL.
ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH LEAGUE MATCHES.
TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME.
All the local lawn bowls enthu- A full programme of League foot- siasts are expected to be present | ball matches will be played at Home the Kowloon Bowling Green to-morrow, the fixtures being as Club ground to-morrow when the under: finals in the Spey Bayal Cup cont petition and the Colony's Open Singles championship will be piny- ed on adjoining rinks.
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On Saturday the East Point playbri came very near to defeat-
a draw almost inevitable: All the Craigengower in the acmi-fina! thanks to the "good form shown by aame the H.K. side made a good
their skip, who Was at tinies effort to get the runs and their 150
favoured with a certain amount of] fur & just over 1 hours of failing fuck. There was very little differ- light was pretty good going, Moorence is the game at toa time, but and Hancock each quickly knock the winners broke away by gaining two heads ing up a good score, and Padre a four and a live in
Lowards the end. Quick playing out time when
Civil Service will make every things were not looking too good. effort to win the trophy in their in thedal against The bowling on both sides was
Grat venture Craigengewer to-morrow, Buth quite good without being brilliant,
tenma appear to be evenly, balanced but Bowker was disappointing. and if they find their true form Since he injured his knee he seems the game should be a close one. to have lost that zip off the pitch best when they are up against a Craigengower generally play their
that made him difficult to play strong side and may be expected AT THE CITY HALL.
two or three years ago, and on to get through. WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION- Saturday he could not find a decent
length.
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In the 2nd League University 2nd knacked up the useful score of 167 for 8 ngainst the Electric R.C., their later batsinen doing, especially well, but owing to Murdock they failed again to push home their The eight other Elec. advith tage. tric batsmen who went to the wickets contributed 12 runs between them while Murdock was scoring 104, a feat of hard hitting that speaks for itself and can hardly have been equalled in any class of cricket. The University side does not appear to be quite so convinc- ing this season as Inst.
In a low scoring game I.1.C. and just managed to beat R.E. and Signals. The Indians found Lt Col. Wyatt's bowling much too good for them, but their own bowlers | in turn found the Sappers, apart from Wyatt, rather easy victims.
The Open Singles Championship will be decided between J. Fergu son (Taikoo R.C.) and A. R. Clark (Police R.C.) who make their first appearance in the final. these players have come close to it serial years ago.
Both
General opinion on the ultimate
result is all in favour of the Taikoo veteran, but there are a few who stili pin their faith on Clark. The Valky player has been showing exceedingly good form this season and hit chances for the champion- ship are very bright.
FOOTBALL.
KOWLOON 18T XL. . B.A.
The following will represent th the Kowlood. 1st. XI., . R. A. on Kowloon Football Club ground to morrer. Kick off at 4.15 p.m.
Sims, MoKelvie; F. C. Glemo, Pile, Angus Guest, Baldwin Hedley. Spary, Miles, Cornwall.
Reserves: Easterbrook, King.
KOWLOON 2ND XI v. R.A.M.C RESERVES.
The following will represent the Kowloon 2nd XI v. Reserved of the R.A.M.C. on the Kowloon
The Police once again' failed dis- nially in their batting and must be looking forward next month to King's return from leave. They Football Club ground on Saturday, disposed of Craigengower 2nd November 3rd, 1928, kick off as pretty easily, Alexander getting 5.30 p.m. - for 99, but then entirely collapsed Angus; Nicholls, Hast; Robson, Easterbrook, Blacklock; Hannan, against Razack's and Way's bowl-Davis, Sutherland, Dunnett, East
ing
At Kowloon, E.C.C. 2nd man- aged to beat the R.A.Q.C. but with not much to spare. A. R. F. Raven played finely for bis 33 which in cluded a big & over extra cover and several excellent square cuts. That eut with the left foot across is a fiae scoring shot of the old school which is too seldom seen nowadays. Hit hard enough it goes for 4 every time, whereas the late cut will usually be prevented by 3rd man fron senking more than a single.
The 2nd League matches have so far revealed no outstanding team, and it looks as if the result of most, games will be very open. The University has a good side which
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CRICKET.
H.K.C.C. 1ST XI. v. ARMY.
ENGLISH LEAGUE,
"Division I.
Aston Villa e. Derby, Burnley Everton, Bury. Sunderland. Cardiff. Arsenal. Leeds U.." Portsmouth. Leicester . Wednesday, Liverpool e. Birmingham. Manchester E. r. Bolton. Newcastle. Huddersfield. Sheffield U. e. Blackburn. West Ham . Manchester C.
Division II.
Hur. West Brom. Middlesbro' r. Bradford. Millwall Bristol C. Notts . . Barnsley. Oldham v. Swansea. Port Vale. Notts F. Preston N.E. P. Grimsby. Reading . Stokke. Southampton r. Blackpool. Tottenham . Clapton. Wolves v. Cholsen.
Division II (Southern), Bristol B.. Merthyr. Crystal Pal. 2. Coventry. Fulhame. Exeter. Gillinghania. Norwich. Newport . Luton." Plymouth Brighton. Queen's P.R. . Southend. Swindon, Northampton. Torquay. Charlton. Walsall z. Brentford. Watford v. Bournemouth.
Division 1 (Northern). Accrington v. Barrow. Bradford C. r. Chesterfield. Carlisle . Ashington. Crewe . Darlington." Halifax v. New Brighten. Hartlepools. Doncaster. Lincoln e. Wrexham. Rotherham . South Shields. Steckport w. Rochdale. Trantbere.. Southport. Wigan . Nelson
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
Division I.
Airdrie
. Dundee. Ayr . Aberdeen. Celtic . Raith. Cordenbeath . Falkirk. Hibernians v. Rangers. Motherwell . Kilmarnock. Partick Queen's Park. St. Johnatone F. Hearts. St Mirren Hamilton. Third Lanark v. Clyde.....
SCOTLAND'S BIG VICTORY.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]·
GLASGOW, Out. 31st. In a match between teams repre
senting the Scottish and Irish Foot ball Leagues played here to-day, the former won by eight goals to two.
PLAY AND PLAYERS.
GOLF.
ROYAL HONG KONG "GOLF | CLUB.
ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM AND
"RED CROSS TROPHY.
Only 18 members entered for this competition which was played for at Fanling throughout October. 32 cards were taken out.
Result.
E. S. Robertson, Capt. A. W. Davison, and
D. G. G. MacDonald-tie-up The arrangements for playing of will be announced later.
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BIG MONEY ON PALAIS ROYAL IN
BELGIAN MILLIONAIRE
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BRITISH WIRKLENA BXRVICE.)
Rcor, Oct. 31st. For the third time in four years, A Frêtch horse has won the Cam- bridgeshire Stakes, the big Autumn Handicap, at Newmarket. The re sult was as follows:
Wittouck's Palais Royal II. 1 Sir Chas. Hyde's Bayton Mr. Macomber's Insight II.com.
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M. Wittouck, the winning owner. is the well-known Belgian million
PARI-MUTUEL IN ENGLAND. are, but Palais Royal II. was trained in France, and ridden by the French jockey, Allemand.
A FIGHT FOR EXISTENCE.
£300 GUARANTEED POOL.
The managing directors of the Guardian Pari-Mutuel Company have decided on a daring hid for increased public support.
The "win" pool in a selected race every day, will be guaranteed by the company to a minimum of £500.
The company thus admits that it has failed to do profitable business during the seven weeks it has been in existence.
"We found ourselves faced by a psychological "problem," said Mr. W. J. Randall, one of the joint
The winning horse, which start- ed favourite at 3 to 1, was very heavily backed. M. Mittouck a stated to have won £30,000 and his trainer, Charlier, £9,000.
Betting on Baytown was. 19 to 1, and on Insighs II. 100 to 8.
In a field of twenty-sik. Palais Royal II, won by three-quarters of a length, whilst only n head separated the second and third horses.
THE YACHT CLUB'S MID- SEASON REGATTÄ.
BE REVIVED. “
managing directors, to A Daily INTERNATIONAL RACES TO Brpresa representative. "Our poola are, as you know, closed a quarter of an hour before each race. The amounts of the pools are checked by chartered accountants, and are posted publicly in our offices.
"The
"Frand-Proot.
effect of this system-
which. we claim, is absolutely fraud-proof-was to produce vicious circle of laactivity when, as has happened, the pools were small. We own that the pools sometimes have been ridiculously stall.
Every one stood by on the next day waiting for some one else to bet, and for the pools to become larger. The result was that nobody betted.
* We have taken this decision to solve the psychological problem in psychological way. The better will know now that there will always be £500 in the win pool irrespective of place betting-on à selected race. We hope that it will dot be necessary for us to put this guarantee into force.
We hope that the effect of this announcement will be to persunde the bettors to increase the pouls themselves. We are giving them the impetus for which we presume they have been waiting
Our registered clients and the Press will be informed immediately the race has been selected with. which our guarantee begins. I can. say, however, that diis race will
Discussion has been taking place as to arrangements for rowing races alter the Opening Cruise, and it has been decided to hold another Regatta in December; must "pro- bably Saturday, December 22nd will be, the date chosen.
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The full programme has not yet been settled, but the chief item of will be laternational Races, which. general interest to rowing members have not been held for some years. Open to members of the Yacht Club, there will be one event for Fours over one mile and one for Paits, course mile. As far as can be seen at present, there is material to provide English, Scottish, Ger man and Scandinavian Fours, and it should be noted that it is not the same nationality as his crew. necessary for the Cox, to be of
Probably most of those who are taking an active part in the Open- in Cruise Regatta on November 10th will feel like a short rest be- fore starting training again, but potice of the International Races is being given now in order that the selection of crews may be con- sidered early.
be almost certainly the principal SIR ABE BAILEY'S STABLE, race at Kempton on Saturday, -October 13th.
The pool will be made up in this way. Suppose that it closes at 2400 and that there are ten run
hers. Then we increase it to £300, the increase being distributed equal- ly between the runners-that is to say, £10 per horse.
GIVING UP THE TURF.
(THROUGH RALTZE'S AGENCY.]
NEWMARKET, Oct. 31st
Sir Abe Bailey, who has been We realise that we must lose racing in England for nearly money if we are called on-inacthirty-five years, is giving up the cordance with our pledge to in Turf, owing to ill-health.
SUNDERLAND AND NEWCAS-crease the "win" pool to £500, but it is probable that we shall even TLE EXCHANGE. IN-
extend our guarantee from one TERNATIONALS.
selected race to others, and also increase the amount.
His nineteen yearlings and forty- two horses in training were aue- tioned to-day, being sold for sa aggregate of 80,430 guineas.
A smart colt by Chaucer out of. Reef made the top price, being sold for 7,800 guincas. The purchaser wad Captain Hector Macdonald.
Our business will not fail. We This game will be played on the
Newcastle United have secured
are opening branch offices in Liver- H.K.CC. ground, Saturday, Robert
on
Thomson, Sunderland's pool and Bristol. We hope, by next Play commences at 12 noon. Tifia left-back, and Sunderland, in re-
February, to have twelve branch interval 1.16 to 9 pm.
offices in operation, including H.K.C.C.-A. W. Hayward turn, get Robert McKay, the New
Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester, Both these Newcastle, Plymouth, Southampton, (Capt.), J. Bonner, H. F. L. Ewin, castle inside-right. G. P. Lammert, E. J. R. Mitchell, players, are Scottish internationals, Norwich, Hull, and Nottingham MORE WOMEN IN HUNTING D. Moor. H. Owen Hughes. H. V.
FIELD. Parker, Rev. E. 5. Quick, A, Reid, McKay having played against There will be one central peol. C. D, Wales.
TOBOGGAN TO GO TO POPULARITY OF THE SPORT.
THE STUD. NAPPY END TO A GAMELE- IN YEARLINGS."
HE.C.C. 2ND XI. e. K. ELECTRIC CO.
This game will be played on Electric Co. ground; on Saturday,
at 2 p.m.
erst seems at present to be rather lacking in enterprise. The. H.K.C.C. and ought to be very strong, but they failed unaccount- ally against the Sappers in their HI.K.C.C-A.'' H. Cillingham first mateb. The K.C.C. is fairly(Capt), TL. Christie, L. A. R. strong at batting, but their bowl Duncan, J. E. Hancock, J. H. ing chiefly owing to the claims of Rashes, A. B. Raworth, H. R. the 1st XI, is pretty weak at pre-Remington, V. W. L. Stanion, W. sent, while the case of the Police. Tait, C. R. Vallach, E. R. West. and the R.E. and Signals seems to be just the opposite. The I.R.C. 2nd is obviously a sound all round combination, and the Navy has two very useful bowlers in Timothy and Large, but cannot turn out a repre- -Bentative team much before the end
of the year.
IRC. XI. z. CRAIGEN. GOWER C.C.
P.
Wales last season and Thomson against England two seasons ago. Newcastle obtained Mekay from Glasgow Rangers in November," 1926, at a fee of £2,750, and Sun- derland were reported to have paid
nearly twice that sain to Falkirk when they secured Thomson in the
summer of 1927.
Sunderland and Newcastle have bath fared indifferently this season, and Newcastle have given away more goals than any other tears in
the First Division.
Burge, the South African for ward, who formerly played for "Wigan, has been signed on by Sul-
ford.
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NEW MAKET. Lord Derby's fine filly, Toboggan winner of the Oaks and the Arcot Coronation Stakes-has run her last
race.
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Mr. Frank Butters, discovered after abe had won the Jockey Club Stakes that a tendon had given way so badly that it would be practical iy impossible to train her again, so she is to be retired to her owner's stud
That fox-hurting still holds its од 05 A characteristic English sport is seen by the list of nearly 100 packs of lox-hounds which will be at work in England and Wales during the casing season.
It is longer list than last sea- son, for a new pack, the St. Budeaux, based on Plymouth and Tavistock, with hunting twice, a week, is added, while the 100-years- old Tanetside harriers have become foxhounds, to hunt their North Montgomeryshire country under the daai stership of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Watson. Mrs. Watson Bradford Cily have signed on
Another sensation for racegoers il act as firat whipper-in Amos Dee, an inside forward, who was provided by the yearling sales.
Merthyr, formerly played with
A prominent Jewish financier and
She will not be the only woman the responsibilities of Manchester United, and Wolver-banker who lives in London was carrying
of foxhounds. one of a few men who had the astership hampton. He is 22.
notion that Irish-bred yearlings Hon. Elleen Betty is master of the Talybont; Miss would sell over here at prices for Gelligaer and
master of the pack bearing ber" in excess of what they could be Guest, of Inwood, Templecombe, is bought for at the Dublin sales.
The following have been selected to represent the I.R.C. in the League match on Saturday, on the As regards "friendlies!!
I.R.C, ground, at 2 p.m. sharp: the
Sirdar Khan (Capt.), Civil Service and R.A. game was a curiously low scoring one. The Madar, N. B, Kitchell, A. Hum- 08., however, had rather a weak ahn, D. Mohamed, A. Bulk, AR, side out, owing to the wedding of Sund, J. MA Ramjahn, Rwick, a centre-forward, who last cne of their keenest cricketers, and Nazarin, M. R. Abbas and A. Col, Christian's bowling was too Rahmin. Reserve: Y. A. Curreem, good for most of them. Kelly again batted and bowled well; he is cer tainly one of the most promising young cricketers in the Colony, and it is to be hoped that success with the bat will not adversely affect his
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UNIVERSITY 2ND . R.E. & R. SIGNALS.
University 2nd XI. in a friendly The following will represent the match against the RE & K Signals at Home ground to-morrow
at p.m. sharp:--
At Craigengower the home side lared badly against the O.3.C., soung Yenh and E. O Hung bat F. Hiptocla (Capt.), A. Baker, ting finely for the visitors and W. 8. F. Chen, K. T. Loke, A. B. H. Kwan (whose name is new to Sulieman, G. E. Yeoh. A. A., Azit, me) getting 5 C.0.0. wickets for 22, K. P. Gan, H. E. Adams, R. Rai
L. EVERET. and R. Leong.
Runco have signed on J. Fish- season played with Southampton and has been on trial with Dar lington. Fishwick, being a St. Helens man, desires to stay nearer home, and has thrown in his lot with Runcorn: He stands Bit. llin., and weighs 11st. 7lb. He is
track... 21, and has won prizes on "the
The
A limited liability company was tame; Ms Lloyd Thomas is shar- formed and lavish purchases made ing with Lieut. Col. F. Watryn the at fair prices at the Dublin isles.mastership of the Monmouthshire, The yearlings came up for sale here Mr. Owen Taylor is joint master this morning. English bayers were, with Mr W. Filmer Bankey of the South Notts; and Mrs. A. Scott however, notably unresponsive.
The result of the sale was a loss and Major A. Browns are joint
the actual masters of the West Percy. Luton Town have obtained the of nearly 25,000 on
The promise for the Beason is signature of Alexander Forbes, difference in prices on top of fully centre-half, of Husselburgh Brun 21,800 expenses which must have excelent.
It is expected that more women tobians Third Lanark had made been incurred by the Field Stud,
than ever will be seen in the bunt- advances to the Bruntonians, but Ltd,
The managing director is Major ting field. The increase of women Forbes was persuaded to odvat
and Harding Cox, and the banker in- | followers of hounds has been a south. He is 5ft. 10 in.
terested is Mr. F. J. Eenson. feature of recent seasons. weighs 12st.
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