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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1940.

In the World of Sports

ANNUAL PRIZE MEETING ANNUAL SPORTS

1

OF H.K.R.A. OPENS IN BRILLIANT WEATHER

Over 230 Competitors In Rapid And Snap Shooting

"

THE FIFTH ANNUAL PRIZE MEETING OF THE HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION, which incorporates the Services Meeting, opened yesterday at the Kowloon City Rifle Range in brilliant weather and from 8 o'clock in the morning onwards large numbers of competitors would be seen making their way towards the ranges.

Shooting commenced, according 1; 15. Sgt. Mayne, 1/Seaforths. 16: to programme, promptly at 9 a.m. Mrn. Fletcher, R.NR.S.. 16: 17, L/C. The entries for the rupid and snap Pemberton, R.E. 16 Sgt. Green, shooting were so numerous that 2/R.S.. 16; 19, Cpl. Plummer, 1/Mx.. both ranges were fully cecupled to 18: Cpl. Cole, R.NR.S., 18. the exclusion of those enthusiasts were hoping to utilise "EB" who range in order to get in some prac-

Snapshooting Competition

Class "X"

OF QUEEN'S

COLLEGE

Liang Shan - Hong Is Senior Champion

(Senior).

RUMJAHN DEFEATS UMETANI

Easy Win In Open Singles

Playing a very steady game, H.

“BEES" TROUNCE CANUCKS ON RAINSOAKED PITCH

Britain Has Strong Equal

two:

For "International”

BY R:0.Y.

No records were set or broken at the Queen's College twenty-

On grounds which had been well saturated with the heavy week- fourth annual sports, held yester- day afternoon at the College D. Eumjahn, 1937 champion, easily end rains, two league matches were decided on Sunday, when soft- Tound Causeway Bay, Mrs. F. J. de disposed of O. Umetal, the Jap-ball players had considerable difficulty in keeping their footing, much Rome presented prizes.

anese player. In the Colony Open to the amusement of the fairly large crowd of fans at King's Park, Canadian Chinese started their clash, against Recreto Bees, with The Senior Championship Cup. Singles yesterday. The match at-

six men, after the game had been delayed for forty minutes, and presented by Sir Robert Ho Tung tracted considerable Interest, was won by Liang Shau-hong. In both sets the Japanese won had conceded a big lead by the time the remaining members of their with a personal score of 14 points. the first game and in the second squad turned up.

The Bees eventually won by 11 for their victory which sugurs well The Junior Champion, Chan Sun-set he won a game when the In chiu, with 23 pts, was awarded the dian was leading four-one. Umetallles to nine, after giving as poor for their chances in the Inter- Junior Championship Cup, pre-tani put up a game fight against a "defensive" display as they have national tournament which com- senced by P. Q. C. Undergraduates. an undoubtedly superior player. turned in this season, committing mences next Sunday at the Kow-

Following are the results of nine bobbles to the opposition's loon Football Club ground. Results:-

The following have been selected Long Jump

Kwong resterday's play:-

Tony Alves and Jackle Noronha, to represent China and Portugal in 1. Sergt. Whippey, 2/RS 23: 2.Yue-Hung, 17 ft 10 in.

with three safeties apiece, led the this series: tice for the Bisley meeting proper R.S.M. Maslen, R.E., 22; 3. Pte. Mac- Long Jump (Junior), Eu Tse-

Recreio sluggers whose fifteen hits which begins tomorrow.

Over 230 competitors fired in the Kenzie. 1/Sea, 18; Mr. N. V. Whyte, taot, 15 ft 3.5 in.

120 Yards, Hurdles

(Senior), D.R.C., 18; Carpl. Hitchcock, 2/R.S.,

earned the points despite their rapid and snap shooting events and it speaks volumes tor the or-18: Sergt. Mayne. 1 Sea. 18; 7, Pte. Liang Shau-hong. 19 sec.

120 Yards Hurdles (Junior). work of the Hughes, 2/R.S.. 17: L/Sgt. Pan. ganisation and the

H.K.P.R. 17: 9. Sergt. Heap, Chan Sun Chiu, 19.5 sec. supervising officers that, in spite of

Putting the R.N.R.S.. 15; 10, Sergt. Bremner.]

Weight, Gopal the increase in the number of par-2/RS. 14: Corp. Brighty, E., 14: Singh. 29 ft 7 in. ticipants this year, the events were

High Jump (Sentor), Ip Man- completed in good time on both Piper. Stewart 67, 2/R.S., 14: 13.

L/Sgt. Robb. 2/R... 13: Corp. wal, 5 ft. 1/2 in. Neave. 2/R.S.. 13: Pte. Welsh, High Jump (Junior), Rahim, 4! Plate match occupied the remain-2/RS, 13: P.C. Narain Singh, ft 5 in.

H.K.P.. 13: Pte. Pattullo, 2/R.S., 13; 100 Yards (Senior). Laing Pte. Peacock. 2/RS.. 13; Sapper. Shau-hong 11.2 sec. Colebrook, R.E.. 13: Pte: Cutler.

Jr.. received 100 Yards (Junior). Chan sun-walk-over" from H. J. Armstrong 1/Mx, 13: Pte. Williamson, 2/R.S.. chiu, 12 sec

ranges.

Preliminary heats for the Faling

der of the morning on "A" range. while on "B" range enthusiasts did after all manage to get in about half-an-hour's practice,

WELL PATRONISED The revolver range was very well patronised no less than 182 pool

13...

Snapshooting Competition "

Class "M"

1. Pte. Hickenbottom, 2; R.S., 13;

tickets being sold, while 21 com- and Pte. Lawrie. 2/R.S., 13 to be petitors entered for the Services shot off. 3, Pte. Carrington, 2/RS Revolver Championship.

Firing commences today or both ranges, with practice and pool, at 9 a.m. followed by the Deliberate Competition at 9.30 am. while at 11.30 o'clock the Anal of the Falling Flate match will be decided.

9.

Individual Service Revolver Competition

1. Capt. C. Hyde, D.A.P.M., Hong- kong, 84; 2. Sgt. G. Breese, R.M., 81: 3. Lt G. C. Dawson, 1/Mx., 81; 4. Maj. S. White, 2/R.S., 80.

The Platoon, Match, for which there are 16 entries from the vari-Rapid Fire Competition Class "M" ous Regiments in the Colony will commence at 2 p.m. as will also the Services Revolver Team Match,

"The Services Clay Bird Cham- pionship will be shot between 11 am. and I p.m. and 2 and 4 p.m."

Full results of yesterday's shoot- ing are as follows:-

Rapid Firing Competition Class "X"

1. L/Sgt. Munn, R.E., 22; 2. Sgt

G.. E Breese, RMR.S., 20; 3, Sgt.

1. Cpl. Berry, RAF. 14; 2. Pte. W. Gordon, 2/RS., 12; 3. Cpl. Gash, R.A.F.. 12.

Easter Golf Results

Bremner, 2/R.S., 19; 4, Cpl. Maghar SHANGHAI VISITORS

Singh, H.K.P. 19; 5. R. Jeffrey. R.NR.S... 18; 6. Sgt. Rushman, R.N.R.S.. 18; 7, R.S.M. Maslen, R.E.. 17: Sgt. Whippey, 2/R.S., 17; 9, Pte. Mackenzie, 1/Seaforths, 17; Capt. MacCrae, I/Seaforths, 17: Pte. D: Scott. 2/R... 17; 12. Pte. Phillips, 2/R.6., 17; "Fte. Bullen, 2/R.S., 17; 14. Cpl. Ghulan Mohamad, HKP..

ADVERTISEMENTS

"HONG KONG LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION.

The Annual General Meeting will take place in the Registrar's Office, Supreme Court today, Thursday, March 28th at 5.30 p.m."

T. A. PEARCE,

Hon. Secretary

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

|

CUP WINNERS

The prizes for the best rounds

|

Half-Mile Handicap. Lo Tak-fat.| Three-Legged Race, Ho Woon- kam and Hung Hing-kwal.

100 Yards Class 8. Eu Tze-fat 12 sec

440 Yard (Senior), Fong Hing- Yeung, 57.6 sec.

440 Yards (Junior), Chan Sun- chit, 65 sec,

Ong Mile Race, Kabn Mo- hammed, 5 mins. 32.6 sec.

Old Boy's Potato and Spoon; Race, Chan Fook-tun.

OPEN SINGLES H. D. Rumjahn beat O. Umetani 6-1, 6-2

SA. Rumjann v. J. W. Leonard [postponed).

CLUB SINGLES

..

numerous errors. Coney Pereira came to light with his first circuit clout, while Toto Prata and Mar-

were good for two-buggers,

B. C. Fay beat T. C. Monaghanques 8-4, 6-2

HANDICAP SINGLES

QU'ON'S "FLASH"" Herble Quan had one good spell when he struck out three Rec bat-i ters in the second stanza, but

was yanked when he could not find

CHINA

Herbie Quon Nip Lum

D.

C.

Wilbur Wu

1b.

Luke Bunn

2b.

Earl Wong

3b.

Wally Ching

55%

H. AN

I.

P. F. Choy

Tuffy Chinn

H.

Lincolnshire And National Betting

LONDON, Mar. 27

(Reuter

The following are the latest enlls- over for the Lincolnshire and the Grand National

LINCOLNSHIRF.

7/1 Titan (o.-8/1 taken)

9/1 Quartier Maltro (t. and

a)

a/1 Wonersh (0)

100/9 Time Støp (0) 100/7 Aldine (o) 100/7 Ticcigari (0) 100/8 Golden Sovereign (o 18/1 Boomps-a-daisy (a)

GRAND NATIONA)

9/1 The Professor (o

taken)

10:

100/9 Kilstar (L. and 0.1 100/8 Macmoffat (t. and p.),

ti

25/1 Inversible (o. 33/1 L) 28/1 Underbid (0.33/1 t

28/1 Venturesome Knight to

33/1 to

NO ASCOT

RACES THIS YEAR

As recently as December entries

Utility:-C. S. Chung, H. Wing. were received for a 1940 Asco

C. B. Nicholson "-3/6) beat R. Childe (-1/8) 6-4, 6-2

M. Pagh (-30.31 beat W. M. Barthe plate in the very next frame Lee, Al Lau, Bill Quon, Tommy meeting. Now comes the announce ton (-3/8) 8-3, 0-6, 6-2.

Biesel. R. G.

Isobel

Jan

ISOBEL

4,20.55

LADIES

China

Mary Loule Dot Loule Idly Mar

Jean Lee Mabel Loule

น

May Chung

Gloria Mar

Doris Mar

Nazarin took over the pitching Young. any success. George White gar- assignment without meeting with

nered two of the losers' nine bingles and gave a reliable per- WIN FOR

formance at the Hot Corner. The Sweepstake race pt. the There was little of interest in the RHKY.C. salled yesterday after-Ball Club-Liga fixture which re- ncon resulted as follows:-

sulted in the Ball Club registering Finished Cor. an easy 15-0 victory, behind the

of 4.20.55 one-hit hurling

Southpaw (Surg. Lt.-Cdr. J. A. Page). Frankie Gonsales. Against Lefty

4.20.57

4.20.57 Coelho, the winners hit at will and Major C. K: Seagrim).. garnered their big score on twelve Zephyr

4.24.28

4.21.07 safeties which included three-bag- (Capt, E. Neve).

gers by George Souza and "Dave True Blue "4.21.45

4.21.45 Leonard. Opat. A. O. G. Mills).

4.23.47 Miss Crawball Wilson).

.. 4.28.40 (Col, R. A. H. Johnstone). La Linda ....... DNF DNA

(Capt. T. H. "Brown).

Pick-a-back Race Ho Kwok-wah and Mok Sa-kwan.

Eve

220 Yards (Senior); Fong Hin yeung, 24.8 sec.

Gull

220 Yards (Junior), Chan Sun. Chiu, 37.8 sec.

Old Boys' 100 Yards Handicap. Mr. T. E. Yeoh.

Invitation Relay Race, Wah Yan College. 2 mins. 47.8 sec.

Small Boys' Team Relay Race, Class 7C, 57.8 sec.

Junior Class Team Relay Race.) Class 5B, 1 min. 55.8 sec.

Senior Class Team Relay Race Class 20.

Consolation

in the Shanghal Visitors' were cheong. won by:—

S. L. Lloyd scored 37-1572, but had the higher score for the last

**

Race. Ho

.4.23:47.

4.28.40

Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY

THREE FOR. ALI H. All led the hitters with three singles, while George Souza. A. K. Omar and Frankle Gonsales" fat- tened their averages with two aplece.

Mary Mar

C

lb.

વેહુંમાં

ment that it has been abandon- ed. All the nominations made for it. Including those for the Gold Cup, are thus vold.

There was not any racing at Ascot during the last war. A substitute race for the Gold Cup was run at Newmarket in 1915. 1917 And 1918. The Ascol authority. added £1,000 to the value of the 1915 race,

One of the longest associations Utility: Paula Chan, Ullan Khoo,lot owner and trainer is ended by Rose Loule, Bella Mar, Ada ChaDE.

.....

Portugal

Thelma Collaco

or Therese Noronha p. Cynthia Metta

Irene Perelrä

Cu

ib.

Thelma Motta

Celeste Marques Irene Castilho

Ab. 3b.

69,

Thelma Collaco

the death of Mr. J. P. Hornung at the age of 79 He had horses with Basil Jarvis for about 30 years. Mr. Hornung, who lived at West Grinstead. Sussex, was at the Goodwood meeting last year in an Invalid's chair to see his horse. Dubonnet win the Goodwood Cup. He purchased the 1923 Derby winner, Papyrus (trained by Basil Jarvis), for £35,000, in partner- ship with Major Courtauld, at the end of the horse's three-year-old career. Papyrus has sired the win- ners of 270) races, worth a total of £108,979 in stake money.

Mr. Hornung

his registered Won Lost Petg. colours in 1910 and was elected a

fi

For the losers, who conscripted

or Therese Noronha 11. the services of several bystanders.

CL. Margaret Oliviers Santos scratched the single that "Lilia Xavier

ri. robbed Gonsales of a perfect game, Ulity: "Ding" Lopes, Hilda although Loyola held the spotlight Soares, Marie Figueiredo, Theresa for a brief moment when he reach- Marques, Regina Xavier. will represented second, on Dave Leonard's error, the Y.M.C.A. In bockey matches to go the closest any Ligaman went week:

FIXTURES

The following

Walls.

JJ

to scoring.

MEN'S LEAGUE STANDINGS

Recreio "A" THURSDAY:-1st XI v. Recreio

BRITAIN'S FROSPECTS

H.K. Ball Club Benwell; ground, 5.15): Lap-("y"

With Nip Lum, P. F. Choy and Recreio "B" Jordan and Yourleff: Pennington, P. K. Lau helping out, the United Canadian Chinese Volley Ball (Senior), 1939 Class McLellan and Waldron High States international series squad Chung Hwa ... Morning:-Wing.-Comdr. Steele-M1, 1940 Class 3D"

lands, Gemmell, White, Rose and played a practice session against Victoria R.C. Perkins- 88-16—72/

Basketball, 1939 Class 3D.

the strongest British squad lined Mindanao Individual Ping Pong Champion.

SATURDAY: 1st XI v. Nomads up since the introduction of soft- Baseball Club Chan Wing-cheung.

("y" ground 4.15). Benwell; Jor- ball in the local sports calender. International A.C. nine holes.

and Champion, dan

Yourlen: Kempton, and lost by the comparatively wide Filipino Club Afternoon: W. W. C. Shewan

Pennington and Waldron; Bates, margin of 8-14.

The State-side Trojans.... 80-9-71.

Inter-Class Ping Pong Cham- Elsly. Taylor, Bose, and Walls, » boys were badly handicapped by English' Forum There are no alterations to the ploship, Class 35.

2nd XI v. "X" Ladles "7" ground, the absence of "Doč Molther, Central British leading scores already published] Inter-Class Chess Champion-3 p.m.) Millington; Killeen and who is slated for the first string Liga Portuguess except the inclusion of D. Iship Class 3D.

Tomlinson; Smits, Gilchrist and hurler's berth, but Britain's squad. Machine Gunners Ireson; Macey; Dormer, Stone, with Denham Crary going great Bosanquet 75+77=152

Greenberg and Banks,

guns on the mound, were full value

ri

OTHER COMPETTITONS Other competitions resulted "as follows:-

Bogey Par (Old Course): L. R. Andrewes (5) 1 up Surz.-Comdr. C. B. Nicholson (8) 1 down...

8. L. Lloyd 15) and Major W. R. Harvey (10) were also 1 down, but the prize goes to the best homeward half. There were 65 entries.

Medal Round: L. Reidy 85-31= 64. There were 34 entries.

...

Bogey Par (New Course): Capt. A. C. F. Drew-Wilkinson (15) 4 down. There were 15 entries,

Mixed Bogey: Results will be announced later.

CLUB TEAMS FOR

SATURDAY

The following team will repre- sent the Hongkong Cricket Club against the Kowloon Cricket Club on Saturday, both games to start at 2 p.m.-

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Third Extra Race Meeting to be held on SATURDAY, 6th April, 1940, (weather permitting), may be ob. tained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club the Sports Club: and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road."

Hughes, A. K. Mackenzie, JLC Entries close at 12 o'clock Pearce, J. Robinson, and E. W. NOON on Thursday, 28th March, stout.

2nd XI (Home): E. J. R. 1940.

Mitchell (Capt.), H. J. Armstrong, C. WEB. Bishop. O. P. Charlton. G. E. R. Divett J. 8. Hardie Scott,)

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

1st XI (Away)-T. A. Pearce (Capt.), D. I. Bosanquet, D. G Day, B, C. Fay, Surg. Lt. Comm. W. G. Finnie, J. H. Fbx, H, Owen

D, O. Parsons, R. 8. W. Paterson.

J. E. Potter, D. 8. Robb and, W. 175 Stoker.

Individual Chesa Tsai Chi-hong.

141

Home Soccer

& Rugger

LONDON. Mar. 27 (Reuter)— The following were the results of Home football matches played yesterday:

MIDLAND Birmingham 5: Luton 4. Northampton 2: Coventry 0. West Brom 5: Leicester 1

· EAST-MIDLAND Notts F. 4; Sheffield U. 1. "Rotherham 3: Doncaster 1.

NORTH-EASTERN Bradford C. 3: Newcastle 1 Darlington 2: Halifax 1.

OTHER MATCHES Huddersfield 2; Burnley 1. Barnsley 3; Grimsby o RUGBY UNION

The following were the results, of Rugby Union matches:

Bridgend Ii: Swansea 14. Newport 12: Weston-super Mare

0

YORKSHIRE LEAGI Bramley 6; Hull-Kingston 32, Huddersfield 16; Featherstone 6 Leeds 4: Castleford 10.

GERMANS RATION

FOOTBALLS! BERLIN, Mar. 27 (Reuter)- The latest thing to be rationed In Germany are footballs.

Just as in the case of food, clothing, etc., permifa will now

he issued, but only, to recor- nised football teams.

Sporting Fixtures

TODAY

BADMINTON.-Mixed

Doubles

bles, T. A. Pearce and F. D. Hunter, -3.8 v. C, D, N. Walker and B L. Taverner, Ber. (1); C. B. Nicholson and G. C. Hobbs, 2.6 v. F. Macleod and E 6. Hall, +16 (2) Handicap Mixed Doubles, P. Wynter-Blyth, and Miss B. Fair, Scr. V. J..B. Theobald and Mrs. Churchill, -16.2 (3).

Athletic

TOMORROW

ATHLETICS. - Annual

Sports of St. Paul's College, on South China AA. Ground, Caro- ̈ une 1, 1.30 to 6 pm: MEETING-Annual, of Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association in the

Boardroom of "8.0M. Post,"

SATURDAY, MARCH, 30 CRICKET-First Division; KC.C.

J. Clark and Mrs. Beatle L. A. Carvalho and Miss M. "Ribeiro or K. L. Yong and Miss U. Khoo (King's College,8 p.m.); P, H, Wong and Miss W. Cheung v. H. Eardley and Miss D. Eardley (Recreio, 8 p.m.). Men's Junior Singles. T. 8. Young or J. Clark v. N. L. Smith! (Recreto, 8.30 p.m.). CHES8-Colony's Championship: D.E. de Carvalho v. L. Blair: 0. V. Prasalov v. K. Weiss; V. V. Kalatchoff v. E. Zimmern; A. Biriukoff v. A, Kurrik; BEL Pollock v. KMA Barnett; MEETING. Annual, of Sports

Club. 5.30 p.m. RIFLE SHOOTING Annual B18- ley Meeting of Hongkong Rine City. Association (Kowloon Range, 9 am -15 p.m.).

C. C. TENNIS. --

G. C. v. Craigengower Open Doubles, Pang

(Happy Valley); EKC.C.. Ol-lam and Leung Ping-chi

E.C.C. (BX.C.C.), v. J. C, Pearce and D. L Bosan- quet (4); and B. Agafuroff ♥. | FOOTBALL-Middlesex y. Kwong Wah (800kumpoo), 4.30 p.m.; Wong Fuk-nam and Lam Kwan

Bouth China "B" v, St. Joseph's. (5); Kwok Hing-ching and Lui

(Caroline Hill), 4.30 pm; Kow- Kwal-fan v. CHR. Hyde and

foon v. Royal Scots (KFC). 4.80 p.m.

1 J. Ferguson (8) Handicap Singles, A K Mackenzie +2.6

Civil ...・・ Service (Bookunpoo):

13

12

0 1.000 member of the Jockey Club in 1 .923 1925

10 2

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Mrs. H. M. Hollins, one of the 10 3 818 mat successful National Hunt

-10 3

8 4

7.6

818 owners, has died at her home, 600 Field House, Marchington, Staf- 538 fordshire he was over 80 years 6 500 of age.

5

5 D

4. 9 3 10 1 12 "1 11

454 Mrs. Rollins prided hersell on 357 never misstig a race meeting at 308 which her horses (trained by W. 231 Payne at Epsom), were running. 076 She travelled thousands of miles, 083 always by motor-car, each winter 0 11 .000 to attend the meetings

McCallum

Scots

MCCALLUM'S

BR.C.C. (K.C.C.): Army PERFECTION Second Division: Civil Service SCOTS WHISKY

v. E. Zulauf, 15 (5); H J. LAWN BOWLS-USRC. v. Club Armstrong, 30 v. 8. M. Garde Recrelo (Club de Recreio), rard-15.3 (7), Handicap Dou-

3.30 pm.

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