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SINGLE ISLAND RACE

"U & I" Wins Illingworth Cup

(By "SHELLBACK")

Last week-end the Yacht Club held their Annual race for the Illingworth Cup over a sixty mile course out to Single Island, to the South of Blas Bay, and back. Seven yachta faced the starter at 8.30 p.m. on Saturday, after a lot of misplaced humour had been aired by members who were comfortably sipping their drinks in the Club, looking with satisfaction at the heavy drizzle outside.

Sailing a small yacht up an un- lighted coast on a dirty night, is admittedly a form of amusement difficult to reconcile with complete sanity but presumably it has its appeal somewhere and anyway Yacht Club cannot flourish on fair weather yachtsmen

The seven starters, Azuma, U. and I., Wanderer, Monsoon, Tern, Penguin and Sal Long, got away to an even start, close hauled on the starboard tack, with a light South Easterly breeze and a strong ebb tide. Progress down the bar- bour was steady, if not spectacular, and Lyeemun Pass was reached at 7.45 p.m. Here the wind died away completely and the yachts drifted out on the ebb tide.

By 11.00 p.m., Azuma, D. and I, Tern and Monsoon were abou; a mile to the south of Lam Tong Island, all becalmed, with Sal Long. Penguin and Wanderer off Cape Collinson, the last named having a te fun stubbing off a junk, also becalmed.

UNPLEASANT CONDITIONS When the Lam Tong light came abeam, a light easterly breeze was "met and the yachts started, saling

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.

GOLF

Captain's Cup At Fanling

Play for the Captain's Cup at Fanling on Saturday and Sunday resulted as follows:- Old Course:

C. H. Burton

qualifies.

by 3.50 am on Monday morning. by which time Azuma had dropped several miles behind; here a fresh N. E. wind came up which carried the two yachts home, V. and I. | Other scores:—- finishing Arst at 4.27 AM, followed

by Azuma at 5.15 a.m.

All credit is due, to the crew of either yacht for their perseverance in the face of discouraging con- ditions. U. and I. was sailed by Mr. H. S. Rouse, Major Dixon and Mr. Odland, while

Lambert's Mr. Azuma was under the care of the owner and Mr. C, J. Cooke,

Results

Start 8.30 p.m. Saturday. U. and L, Mr. H. S. Rouse, 1st. Finished. 4.27 a.m., Monday.

W. A. Stewart

R. A. Rodgers

K. S. Robertson

T. I Price w K. K Rounds

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1935.

M. C. C. MATCH

PROGRESS

CRICKET'S LOSS TO POLITICS

Australia Well

! Behind

Sydney, Dec., 9. In their match against the MC.C, the Australians added 18 .83-13-70 runs for the last two wickets, mak-

.83—10—73"

Mr. Eckersley Resigns

(Special Air Mail Servion)

London, Nov, 18.' Lancashire cricket will suffer a severe loss through the election of Mr. P. T. Eckersley to Parliament

as member for the Manchester Exchange Division.

Mr. Eckersley has decided to 11. aign his captaincy of the Lane- devote

ing the total 227, Baxter taking y bar Bà The Purks 3 for 34.

The M.C.C., who has scored 411 .94-21-73 for 9 declared in the first innings 39 673 with Hardstaff 230 not out, made a 89-15-74 further declaration in the second ..90-16-74 innings at 207 for 9, towards which himself to political work. "I am sorry to give up cricket," he said during the week-end, "though my career must come first.”

58,

J. H. MacKnight ...84-10-74 Hardstan was again top scorer with 63, while Ebeling took & for -(92 entries). New Course-

A. K. Forsyth

qiradiates Other scores

88-2464

L. Goldman 80-72

Faced with the task of making '392 runs to win, the Australians had lost two wickets for 34 when stumps were drawn. They will

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"Wandering Jock"

Sells Books In London

London Nov, 13 One of London's most entertain- ing character is playing his trade in the eastern section of the city this week, "

He is the Scotsman known a Wandering Jock-an elderly man who pushes & Barrow loaded with second-hal books from thorough- Lattered wares where he can. ing characters". is plying his

again, each working out their own theories as to the best course to follow. Monsoon, U. and I. and Terni, kept inside the Ninepins and by 2.00 a.m., were up by Trio Is fund, of Port Shelter, here . and I. did a long leg out to sea, saling E.SE and leaving the Ninepins to the south, Tera and Monsoon kept to the coast and by 5.00 a.m. were with him, for he seems to be a dap- Apparently traile is not too bad heading up NNE. paat Basalt er, respectable figure, a beard re- Island. Azuma and Sai Long had ininiscent of, Abraham Lincoln be both done a long leg out from Laming his only eccentricity. Tong, passing to the south of the

LURING THE BUYERS

Ninspins, after that putting about He attracts small crowds by and sating North, Wanderer and Penguin were somewhere about,

position not ascertained.

Conditions during the night were the reverse of pleasant. Visi bility was reasonable owing to the glare of the moon on the low lying clouds, but heavy drizzle was the order of the day, and there was

lumpy swell without the wind to carry the yachts through it, which had an unsettling effect on a num- ber of dinners.

verbal fireworks which sometimes lure the most unlikely persons into buying odd volumes of old mcyclopaedias or out-moded eien- tific work

him with "back chat," but seldom The cheerful Cockneys. pepper win an argument, Nothing daunts bim. He has oven tried to sell

Comus", to an amiable fower

Woman.

Listen to this now, listen to this

Why should'st. thou, but for

Fome felonious end.

In thy dark lantern thus close

up the stars,

That sture hung in heaven? "Now isn't that beautiful! It would lank very nice in your book- case-threepence with cover."

PATIENCE AND ENDURANCE Dawn was a bleak and grey af- fair but the drizzie had stopped and owners were given a chance of checking up the results of their navigation during the night. Tern and Moonsoon were seen going up the coast, Monsoon just off Conic Island, Tem some three miles be- No bookcase. No bookcase 7 I'm hind. U and I. was heading up not surprised. No, I'm not sur- North about four miles out to sea prised There is no reverence for

to the East of Fung Bay, with Azuma well ahead of her and Bal

A READY ANSWER "I aint got a bookers." was the affable answer.

education in the South.

"Now, what aboùg this.. "Five volumes of Walter Scott's Long well behind. Penguin was immer-rtal writing for sixpenco.... nowhere to be sean and had pre-Sourpence halfpenny then... three- sumably given up, whilst Wanderer pence. All right, air, have it your had dropped astern of the rest and own way. But if I give them away did not appear in sight until later for twopence-don't you dare to in the morning.

say that the Scots are mean for the

The wind was now blowing light-rest of your natural life.

ly from a little North of East and

"Now, what about this book of et-mangers for the masses? Can

the yachts were all making steady anyone of you answer the simple progress up towards Mirs Point, questions at the head of chapter 11. sailing across the swell which was

WHAT DOES A GENTLEMAN

SAY?

coming in from the East. By 10 00 a.m. (Sunday) the wind died away

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almost completely and the race, as the lady sitting next him at a dia. What does a gentleman say to such, gave way to a test of paner party Where does he put his tience and endurance; patience to hat?. No, Sir, not under the wait for a wind and endurance to table. I think this book should Töllop about in a swell without one, helong to you, sir! I thank you. with the prospect of a second night Now, here is a nice book for a out in a small yacht as the pro- little girl. Full of pretty postry. logue to a week's work in an office, by Mr Emma Paget : —

U. AND L COMES HOME FIRST

"What happens to the wicked

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The impatient then gave up. Monsoon going back to the Yacht Clab under power,

whilst Tern and Sal Long made for. Taipo! Azuma and U. and I however, hung on grimly and fought out the race to the bitter, end. Azuma turned

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