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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1937,

Date Fixed For Annual Kowloon Marathon Race

BOAT RACE TO BE HELD

IN MID-WEEK

Oxford Out To Stop Sequence Of Cambridge Wins

(BY "B.H.B.")

The annual University Buat Race from Putney to Mortlake will be rowed on Wednesday morning, March 24, and this will be the first mid-week rnes since 1921, when the Light Blues won by a length. Cambridge has remained unbeaten since 1924, the last occasion when Oxford won being in 1923 when a distance of three quarters of a length, separated the Dark Blues from the Light Blues

! This year, Oxford is making a very determined effort to win

this boat race classie which conunands world wide interest.

The following are the results of the University Boat Race since 1014:—

Year Winner 1914-Cambridge 1920-Cambridge 1921. Cambridge

1922-Cambridge 1923.-Oxford

Won By

44 lengths.

lengths...

Time 20m, 23s.

4 lengths.

21m. 118.

4 lengths.

19m. 455.

1 length.

19m. 278.

20m. 548

1924-Cambridge

18m. 418.

4 lengths.

1925.-Cambridge

21m. 50s.

a distance.

1926. Cambridge

19m. 20s.

5 lengths.

1927.-Cambridge

20m. 14s.

2 lengths.

1928. Cambridge

20m, 25s.

10 lengths.

1929.--Cambridge

19m. 248:

7 lengths.

"1930. Cambridge

10m. 9s.

2. lengths.

1931.-Cambridge

19m, 288.

21 lengths.

10m. 268.

5 lengths.

20m. 573.

21 lengths.

·18m. 38.

4 lengths.

19m. 48s.

J/

41 lengths.

211. 6s.

1932-Cambridge 1933. Cambridge

1934-Cambridge

1935. Cambridge

1936. Cambridge

5 lengths.

Fastest time on record:-18mins. 3 secs. Cambridge (1934).

Flat Racing Season Opens

London, Mar. 15..

The Lincoln flat-racing season, which is expected to be a record one, opened sensationally in sun- ay and chilly weather after a slight snowfall to-day:

The first sensation was the dis- qualification of Parkin, the winner of the Canwick Malden Plate, by the Stewards themselves. The de- cision was made following a fall by two horses.

They also suspended Sammy Wrage the winning jockey for the

remainder of the meeting so that he cannot ride the quietly fancied

Bone in the Lincolnshire.

Boldness, the winner of the Brocklesby Trial Handicap paid a dividend of 155 to 1 to win on the totalisator.

The Daily Double yielded a re- turn of £310 for an outlay of ten shillings.

Ephraim Smith, Edgehill's jockey in the Lincolnshire scored a hat-

trick to-day, which Gordon Richards drew blank.

Everything is in readiness for the big race on Wednesday, which the betting shows is as open as usual. The going 18 excellent though heavy- Reuter.

VICTORY AT LAST!

London, March 15.—Sun. derland beat Wolverhampton by 4 goals to nil in the Sixth Round of the F. A. Cup on Sheffield Wednesday's ground to-day.

This was their third meeting in the F.A. Cup this season, the first two matches ending with neither side able to gain the deciding goal. Reuter.

SALE OF PONIES

Y

Mistake Bay Fetches

$1500

Some very brisk bidding featured the public auction of pontes at the Jockey Club last evening when à number of ponies were sold, the

highest price being fetched by Mistake Bay who fell under the hammer for $1500 to Mr. N. R. G. Bosanquet.

The full particulars of the roup are given below:-

What A Chance ($75) Wo Kee:

NEW BOXING CHAMPION

Farr Wins Crown

From Foord

London, March 15.-Tommy Farr, the Welsh boxing champion won the British and Empire heavyweight titles at Harringay Stadium to-night when he beat Ben Foard, the holder, on points. The bout lasted 15 rounds and

was watched by 10,000 spectators King's Justice ($80) Pau Ying-wai: Farr was diffident at the beglia- Royal Highness ($810) G. A. Har-ping, but in the third round came rimman; Porthos ($100) Chiu Kee; to life and assumed an aggressive Mistake Bay ($1,500) N. R. G. pose. With a two-fist barrage he Bosanquet; Kincora ($200) D. beat Foord's face and drew blood Benson: Air Mall (3150) A. Bower: from the South African's nose. Bachelor's Court ($115) P. H. Sin: landing a long left repeatedly Merry Doer ($65) Lee Fien-chee; through the arth round. Pipslasewn (390) P. H. Sin; Kásh- gor ($45) Lee Yien-chee; Gold Exchange ($85) G. Arnott; Pre- cious Stream (3110) Tong Wing: Rhodium ($115) J. Braga: Cele- bration Time ($100) Capt. White-

head; Noggin ($155) H, S. Yung;

National Unity ($120) J. Braga, and "Wadebridge ($700) N. R. Q. Bosanquet.

OXFORD CREW FOR BOAT. RACE

IF

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Ford swung rights of terrine force. If they had landed Farr would probably have been knock- ed out by one of them. But the Welshman was clever in defence and kept out of danger.

With the sixth round Foord 'Im- proved, his punching being snap- He landed two hard rights pler. to the jaw in the eighth, Farr retaliated with stiff jolts to the body.

In the last four rounds Foord was most aggressive, and "landed lefts and rights to the head and body, but Farr was better at in- fighting and the referee ·11- declared him the

Five Old Blues With Hodgson hesitatingly

At Stroke

According to the "Morning Post,” J. 8. Lewes, the President, an- nounced that the Oxford. Univer- sity Boat Race crew will be:--

El

M. G. C. Ashby (Oundle, New).

12st. 8lb.

J. B. Lewes (Kings, - Paramatta,

Ch. Ch.), 12-12.

D. R. B. Mynors (Eton. New), '

13-5.

R. G. Rowe (Eton, Univ.), 12-7.

J. P. Burrough. (St. Edward's, St.

Ed. H.), 13-9.

J. D. Sturrock

Magd.), 14-0,

(Winchester,

J. C. Cherry (Westminster.

BN.C.), 14-1.

A. B. Hodgson (Eton, Oriel); 11-

13 (stroke).

G. J. P. Merifeld (E.ES., South- ampton, St. Edm. H.), 8-0 (cox).

Ashby. Lewes, Mynors, Sturrock

and Cherry are old Blues, although

Mynors did not row last year. The most notable omission from this

year's eight is D. M. de R. Winser (Winchester, Corpus), who was No.

2 in 1935, and stroke last year. Hodgson the Eton oarsman, has

been preferred.

Lewes has also decided on Meri- field as cox instead of Vincent Massey, the 4ft. and. 4st, son of the High Commissioner for Canada.

winner.-Reuter

COLONY TENNIS RIFLEMAN HAMILTON TO

CHAMPIONSHIPS

H. Owen Hughes Gives

A Walk-Over

„Further progress was made "in Tennis Championships of the Co the Open Bingles and Doubles

lony on the HK.C.C. courts yester day afternoon.

rison defeated Ma Nal-kwong after In the Open. Singles, F. V. Har-

three sets, the scores being 6-4, 1-6, 6-5.

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DEFEND TITLE

PAST PERFORMANCES REVIEWED

(BY R. H. B.)

The 16th annual Kowloon marathon race, organised by the St. about 6 miles. The start will be at 4 pm. from outside St. An- Andrew's Club, will be run on Tuesday, March 30, over a course of drew's Church Hall in Nathan Road. This anaunt event was first organised in 1921 and has, always proved most popular.

the presence of the Royal Uster Rifles. Royal Welch Fusiliers, Sea- This year there should be a very large number of entiles with forth Highlanders, Kumaon Rifles, Royal Inniskilling Fastilers and 'the majority of the China Station Fleet in the Colony. Ng Kam-chuen received a walk-

Rifleman Hamilton, of the R.U.R., over. from H. Owen Hughes

Chan Kam-hung defeated L who won the event last year in the record time of 33 minutes 21 Kwan-hung 6-4, 6-3.

seconds, will, it is learned. be de- fending his title. Jast year was alled by Phillips, of the East Lancs, and Fusilier Gresty

DOUBLES

In the Open Doubles, A. V. Gosana and A. V. Remedios of the Club de Recreio, defeated F. H. Kwok and 5." W. Liang in three Bets. The first set went to the Chinese pair after fourteen games. The second set went to sixteen games before the Portuguese pair | won, and in the third set Gosazo and Remedios won with apparent ease, conceding only one game. The scores in favour of the Re- crelo pair; were 6-8, 9-7, 6-1.

was third.

Second place

A record for the race was first created in 1930,, when Bugler White completed the course in 33 minutes 25 seconds. In 1931 there were 27 starters and the winner's time

on that occasioni was 34 minutes 38 seconds. The follow- Ing year 23 participated and the time of 33 minutes 58 seconds was recorded by the winner.

In the Club Mixed Doubles

PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES championship. J. F. L. Smalley and

In 1933, a record number of 45 MKS J. T. C. Smalley defeated Mr.

entries were received by the or- and Mrs. R. L. D. Wodehouse 6-3.ganisers for the event and the 2-6, 7-5.

The match between G. Folglase and C. C. Stark in the Club Hand- cap Singles was left unfinished. Polglase won the first set at 8-2 and lost the second 9-11.

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WOMAN'S

INTUITION

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Corporal Farmery, of the Lincolns, and one of the finest long distance runners seen in the Colony. He returned the time of 34 minutes 10 seconds. Cross, of the South Wales Borderers, was second and Carter, of H.M.S. Cornwall, third. Pte. Smith regained first place in 1935 when he won from a field of 22 starters tn 35 minutes. Last year there were only 13 starters.

The entrance fee for this year's event, as in past years, is $1 and there will

be three silver cup prizes.

The half monthly meeting of the Hong Kong Football Referees Asso- clation will be held in the Offices of the Hong Kong Football Asso- clation, Room 205, Gloucester Building, on Monday, March 22, at, 8 p.m. when the speaker will be Mr. A. Griggs, RN.. who will give a talk on "Football and is aspects Lance-from various points of view."

winner was Pte. H. Smith, of the Lincolns, who is now in the Royal Naval Yard Police, His time was 34 minutes 35 seconds.

In 1934, a new champion was brought to light... In

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Miss Trench and Mr. A. Bommerfelt chatting in-between races af the Valley last Saturday.

Sporting Fixtures

TO-DAY

John: Club Handicap Doubles, J. E. Richardson and R M. Wood v. W Stoker and D. I Prophet. H

HONG KONG. RIFLE ASSOCIATION

We are asked to state that in view of the Combined Operations which are taking place during the week, there will be no Spoon or Practice Shoot this (Wednesday) afternoon.

Copies of the Programme of the forthcoming Prizę. Meeting are ex- pected to be available on Satur- day next, when, they will be die- tributed to all concerned with the least possible delay.

HOCKEY SUGGESTION

[To the Editor, "The Hong Kong

Daily Press

Ji

Sir-After Witnessing the lat

Round Command Cup between RTR and Kumaon Rifles and the 1st Round of the Internatimal Tournament—Ireland v. Wales. I would suggest to the Irish Selectors that the following team should at least be given a trial;-prior to the Ireland v. Portugal semi-final tle:: Cpl Boyd (RU.R.), Cpl. Foye ment, RMS. Tamar ve Royal Air (RIF). Spr. Ray (RE), L/Cp). Force (King's Park), 5 pm. Moore (R.U.R.), Rin. Boston

Meeting-Annual Meeting, HK

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TO-MORROW Hockey-United Hockey Tourna-

ghan and Miss M. Corrighan v. Mr. Athletes. Quarry Bay School and Mrs. A. K. Mackenzie: Glab Handicap Singles; G. 8. Chambers Sports (Talkoo), 11 am

Badminton Men's Doubles. J. C. Pool; W: M. Barton v. . R Championship (Quarter-finals), P. Collis; F. A. Joseph v. N. K. Little- H. Wong and C. E. Chung . A. M. Silva and L. A. Carvalho; F.H. Kwok and S. W. Liang v. P. K. Hul and T. C. Lee, K. 8. Liew and K. La Yong v. H. A. Alves and E. de Sousa, T. J. Ong and F. Koh v M. A. Oliveira and J. 3. Remedios (King's College), 8.15.p..

Hockey.HK Hockey Club v. Recreio (King's Park), 5.10 p.m.

Shooting-Hong Kong Ride Association Spoon and Practice Shoot (Army Rifle Range, Kowloon Citý), 2 p.m.

Tennis--Open Singles, Lee Wal- tổng v. J. F. Leys; Wong Fuk nam |

Lawn Bowls Association (8.0.MR. Wall (Police), « Rín. Nolan

Post" board-room), 5.30 p.m.

Tennis-Open Singles, Paul Kong v. J. W. Leonard: Open Doubles, Wong Shiu-wing and Luk Ding-cheong v. Y. N. Tam and 8. Wong: A. M. Rodrigues and L. A Elv v. H. p. Ong and Lan; Club

v. Y. H. Ho; S. A Rumjahn v. F. Championship. R. M. Wood v. A, 6.

(R,U.R.); Sgt. Haydon (RUR.), J.

(EUR), L/Cpl. Callam (RIF), Lt. Harris (EUR), and Bugler Stevens (R.UR.).

"PEEPING. TOM.?

Sewell and E. Bathurst, . A . McBride and N. K. Littlejohn; A. T. Dow and H. D. Bidwell v. G. E.

Grose; Club Mixed Doubles, Mr. Read: V. R. Gordon v 3. C. Pool, and Mrs. A. L. Sullivan y. Mr. and H. Owen Hughes v. T. C. Moni Mr. R. K. Valentine; T., C. Mona- | ghan; Handicap Doubles G. WR. Divett and B. OʻM. Deans

A woman's intuition is invariably correct

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