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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1936.

BRITAIN SERIOUS ABOUT WORLD OLYMPICS

SPORT ADVTS. ERNEST TRAINING BILLIARDS

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY Club.

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1936. 22nd, 24th, 25th, 26th and 29th

February, 1936.

On Saturday, 22nd, Monday, 24th,

Tuesday, 25th, und Wednesday, 26th

February, the first bell will be rang at 11.00a.m., and the first race will bo run at 11.30 am. On Saturday, 29th February, the first boll will be rung at 1.30 pm, and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.

taken

dinys.

OUT THIS YEAR TO WIN

MORE EVENTS

HOW PETERSEN KEPT

HIS TITLES

(Continued from Page 8.)

The tin interval will be after the fifth race on the first four think there was very much in it when it comes to reckoning up the points: Somehow I just could not get going until the last four rounds; then I felt I was definitely on top.

Petersen I would like to ‘meet again. I am not yet ready to adraft that Jack is my master. It was his night.

MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Mumbers are reminded that they and their ladles MUST wear their tadges prominently displayed through. out the Meeting.

London, Feb. 21.

For the first time Britain is making really strenuous efforts to train for the Olympic Games in Berlin this summer.

FINAL STAGES OF CHAMPIONSHIPS

DATES ARRANGED

At a meetig of the committee of the longkong Amateur Billiards An- rociation arrangements were made

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Swimming Plans For Olympics

CHAMPIONSHIPS

AT WEMBLEY Arrangements for the Berlin for the staging of the semi-final and Games were made in London on final matches in the local Senior and January 26 by the swimming! Junior Championships.

of the Pre-section of the Olympic Games! of the Club Management Committee.

By kind permission By tradition, the British attitude to amateur sport has been "the play's aldent and committee the thing, never mind who wins", but Lusitano these games will be played this year Britain is oat to win, or in the ball room of that club on a at least finish higher than sixth or now table which is to be specially seventh among the competing nations, erected by Mesan. Lane Crawford. Standa aro being erected and Old-fashioned sports patrons des- Lid. cribe some of the training innovations there will be ample seating necom- ns the borderline of professionalism, modation for enthusiasts. There will unreserved reats best, American pop be reserved and

available. or, at the

It has been arranged for the first methods,"

Way back in 33, soon after the Old of the matches to be played on Mon-

showing in the Losday, March 9, Country's poor Angeles games, Britain started pre- The following is the programme: en paring for this year's tourney. That

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He boxed in his best form and made the most of every chance he got. my part I fought on different from my usual style.

the

No one without a bodge will be ad- mitted to the Members Enclosure.

Badges admitting non-members to And Club the Members' Enclosure Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax

I had trained specially with -er $40.00 including for the object of searing a decisive victory. Meeting (ladies $6.00 and $20.00 but although the strength was there respectively) are obtainable through 1 found myself far too slow at times, the Secretary upon introduction by and the sluggishness enabled Petersen member, such member to be respon-to get away with more than I intended sible for all chits, etc.

He should. Badger admitting to Members' En closure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.

floor. The Secretary's Omer, t EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel. 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10,00 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.

A limited number of tifins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, Telephone No. . 21020.

Un no pretext will children be per- mitted in either enclosure during the first four days of the Meeting.

TUBLIC ENCLOSURE

admission The price of

to the Public Enclosure in $2.00 per day including tax for all persons including Indies and is payable at the Gate.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted to the Public Enclosure at $1.00 per day including tax.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting Titing wil be obtainable in the Restaurant in the. Publie Enclosure.

SERVANTS PASSES Pases for Servants will be issued on application to the Secretary, 1st floor, Exchange Building.

Any persons found loitering with Servants' passes in their possession will forfeit the same and will removed from the Enclosure,

By Order,

C. D. BROWN,

Secretary, Hongkong, 17th February, 1936.

·HONGKONG CRICKET --- CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

The closing date for entries for the above has been extended to Thursday, 27th February, 1936, and the Tournament will open on Monday, 9th March, 1936,

A. K. MACKENZIE,

Hon. Secretary.

THE ST. GEORGE'S RIDING SCHOOL Ma Tau Wei Rd., Kowloon.. BUSES 3 & 11 PASS THE SCHOOL

Expert European Instructors and well-trained Australian & China ponies.

Prospectus on Application

G. WILLIAMS,

Manager & Proprietor, Tel: 51041,

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NOT AN INTERPORT TEAM

(Continued from Page 8.) general determination on the part of other club members to give the game support so that next season Talkoo, with its fine court, can be adequately represented in the Colony's competi- tive badminton.

The meeting quickly realised that an extension of the season was necessary if teams were to complete their programmes and the closing date has been put on from April 9 to April 20. At tius present rate of progress this should be sufficient grace to permit competitors fulfilling the whole of their engagementa,

PRESENTATION NIGHT Présentation Night, on a date yet to be fixed (probably the last week in April is to take a slightly different form to that of last year. The meet ing decided to experiment with

Ustani-

stimimer

in itself was something new, ly teams have not been chosen until

week or so before the Games. Chief attention was given to the which Britain has feld events in never shone. In 1934, a school Wan extablished nt Laugh- borough College, Leicestershire, where such experta as Harry Abrahama, Olymple broad jumper, Donald Finlay, hurdler, and Tom Hampson, Olympic and world record half-miler, conchel young hopes.

MONDAY, MARCH 9

p.m.

The R.S.A. championships' to be) held at Wembley on July 14 yill be regarded as final trials, with the reservation of further trials if the committee thinks desirable.

Diving trials will also be held at the same time, and successful com- politorn will subsequently coached at Hastings by Pete Den

Jardins.

FERRIER IN ENGLAND

FOR OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

FRIENDLY SOCCER.

Local Club's Match

For To-morrow

A friendly football match between the Hongkong English Forum and the Canndian Chinese Club will take pingo nt the South China Athletic Associa- tion ground, Caroline Hill, at 10 a71.

Arat

Some new and interesting personalities, in addition to to-morrow. auch distinguished players as Although this will be the

necasion on which these two clubs Mrs. Glenna Collett Vare, Law will be meeting on the football field son Little, Gene Sarazen, Mac-they have met regularly in Indoor donald Smith, and T. D. Arm- sports and debates.

Members of both clubs will be pre- our, are likely to take part in this year's Brilish champion-sunt to cheer their respective teams

to victory. The

following are the ships.

teams: Locke, a clerk in the Johannesburg J. Poon, M. 8. Lau, N. Ma, Kwok,

One of the new players is A. D. The Hongkong English Fórums— office of a mining company, who, at K. S. Cheng, T. Cheung, T. Young, the age of eighteen, hold both the A. Ho, K. Wong, C. C. Fung and P. South African Open and Amateur Kwong (Capt.)

added to

The Canadian Chinese Club:--D,

Be titles. He has recently

these victories by winning the Trans- vaal Amateur championship, in the K, Yin (Capt.), W. S. Ing, G. Lee, final of which he beat his opponent Br. G. Lee, G. Chow, S. Fong, E by the overwhelming margin of 13 up. S. Bunn, J. Mark, H. Quon ami

B. Wu. and 11 to play.

At the

A water polo team will be or ganized, and it is proposed to hold

Another new golfing personality to various matches in the near future. 6,30

Junior Champlonship It is intended to notify specified manke a first visit to this country is memi-final (400 up).

swimmern and divers that they will James Ferrier, a youth of 20, who and weighing fourteen stone.

halds the Australian amateur chamage of sixteen he won the New South 9p.m. Senior Championship semi-be under observation.

plonship, writes a special correspon- Wales Amateur championship, and won both the final (750 up).

Miss M. J. Parker has been apdent of the London Observer. Fer-three year later polated honorary masseuse, and the rier's greatest fent was the winning Queensland Open and Amateur titles. Following visit the American appointment of an honorary masseur, of the New South Wales Open title

TUESDAY, MARCH 10

6.30 p.m. Junior Championship semi-is pending. nai (100 up).

9 p.m. Senior Champlonship semi- final (750 up).

WEDNESDAY, March ȘI

6.30 p.m.

Junior Champtonship 9pm. Play off for third prize in Senior Championship (750 up).

Before then training was left toi the individual athlete, who rarely, if Final (500 up). at all, got any coaching.

LANTERN LECTURES

THURSDAY, MARCH 12

Early in 1935, during the winter!

track and Deld men 0 p.m. Senior Championship floal, months when hibernate here, a series of lantern first session (500 up).

9 pm: Senior Championship final, lectures were arranged. Experts de- monstrated the tricks of their dif-serand session (500 up). ferent trades. Jack Lovelock, fori It is proposed that the prices of instance, showed how he runs his fast admission for the first three daya be inile. Emphasis was again laid on $1.10 to reserved seats and 65 cents

to the unreserved throwing and jumping.

scats. For Senior

Championship final nriers of numission will be $2.20 and $1.10 respectively.

It was the first time that there had been any organised tuition in this country,

Later in the gear, the first indoor meet was staged. It was primarily intended as a money-making spectacle, but it afforded the athletes a much- needed limbering-up after months of inction.

combined programme of badminton and dancing. There will be exhib and dancing subsequently. Club de supreme tion games from about 8.30 to 10, Reerein are to be approached for the use of their hall for this function, and a sub-committee of three com piling Mr. S.. A. Gray (convener), chosen, Mr. R. H. Wong und Mr. E. da Sousa, were appointed to make the necessary. arrangements.

the the

Servicemen in uniform will be ad- mitted to the unreserved seats at: half price Association members will be admitted free on all days.

Tickets can be obtained at Mesara. Gande, Price and Co.

At the end of each day's play there will be a banzolite hall com- Finally, at the end of 1936, the petition, for which a cue and case track and field authorities made their will be presented to the player mak-

move, confounding all the ing the highest break. haphazard conditions of past years. JUNIOR MATCHES PLAYED They announced a list of athletes from which the final team will be! Three matches were played in the Junior Championship on Thursday night. Mui Chan-jed beat E. Zim; hrenk These men will be watched through-mern 300-215, after making. out the spring and summer. Their of 49, E. A. V. Remedios beat J. E. There is no reason why this innova-final selection will depend on their Noronha 300-185, his scare including tion should be other thin pro- ability to attain the standard of the a break of 18, and A. Kitchell beat nounced success, Last year there was sixth competitor in the 1928 Amster- Cheng Kwai-leung 300-216. possibly a little too much badminton dam Gomes when the climatic and

LEAGUE CRICKET

an-Hongkong C.C. Eleven

For To-day

and this year visitors other conditions most nearly approach-j will be afforded some welcome variety, ed those to be expected in Berlin.

The proposal that one exhibition

TO WATCH THEIR TEETH singles be included in the programme is fairly certain to be adopted, ami

The complete Hongkong will thus be given its first

team will be real opportunity of seeing the singles nounced after the amateur Athletic game, and will be able to judge for Association championships July 10 itself how fast and strenuous it is. and 11. It will be one of the largest !

The Hongkong Cricket Club will be With the appointment of Mr. S. A. competing in Berlin, with a maximum Gray as league secretary, clubs, are of three competitors for each of the meeting the University in a League asked to note that all results should track and field events of the match on the former's round this honweforth be sent to him at the Olympic programme. More than afternoon when the following will re- Hongkong Telegraph.

twice that number are on the list of present the home side: enudidates.

A. W. Hayward (capi), L. D. Ki- bee, H. Owen Hughes, A. G. Growder, A select comunittee has been formed 1. Melanes, G. S. Dunkley, H. W. by the AAA, which will hear the Baines, R. D. Gillsapie, L. S. Forbes, views of the candidates on their V. Bend and G. E. R. Divett,

the

of claims chances, and also Inspirants. The committee has alrendy advised the candidates that they will probably be absent from about July 29 to August 10, and may be required for the relay match between the British Empire and the United States AUCKLAND'S BATTING_AGAINST at the White City stadium, London,

M.C.C. TOURISTS August. 16.

Auckland, Feb. 21. that the commitice hna told the Auckland, In a cricket match candidates to have their teeth seen against the M. C. C. tourists toulay to as early as possible "as experience made a good start but very henvy shows that the teeth often contain rain prevented the match from pro- Intent infection which Auddenly ceeding on its normal course, an early spreads and causes a breakdown.”

EXCITING BADMINTON MATCH

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Silva 10-21; lost to Oliveira and Silva

7-21.

A. W. Narvic and Miss I. Cunning ham (Taikoo)-lost to Carvalho and Ribeiro 11-21; lost to Remedion and Silva 10-21; lost to Oliveiro and Silva 7-21.

LEAGUE TABLE

C. R. C. Fire Brigadu

Recreio "A" Recreto "B" St. John's

So careful are the preparations

Games.

10

P. W. L. F. A. Pts.

D 1 68 22 18

11

92 76 24 18

St. Andrew's

8

7 1 00 12 14

Kowloon Tong

10

4 50 31 12

Talkoo....**

12

40 52 50 12

} 4 5 36 40 3 10 2 8 32 32 4 10 28 21 80 4

10 15 75

S. and S. Home. 10.

A GOOD START

close being necessary.

The fixture is to extend over three days, and when play closed to-day Auckland had made 109 for the loss of but one wicket. Wallace had made 68 without losing his wicket, at the clase of play.—Router.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

LEAVE AUGUST 4

with the amazing aggregate of 265, professionals to Australia, Ferrier A score that breaks every record for has reconstructed his style by shor- a 72 holes medal tournament on a tening the back awing, and using

course. The full-size

individual slightly longer and heavler clubs. It is proposed that the team leave rounds were: 67, 66, 70, and 64, res-But for a tragic error of judgment, on August 4 and return on August pectively, anil the extent of his Ferrior would, in addition to his other triumph may be gathered from the Recurses, now be Australian Open

10.

Stepn

are being taken for the fact that he was sixteen strokes in champion. With only two holes to

former Australian champion.

win. At the seventeenth, fils drive appointment of an offleial observer front of the runner-up. J. D. Spence, play he seemed absolutely certain to for the purpose of noting any As the son of the secretary of the was in so bad a place that the caddy technical developments likely to be of Manly Club, New South Wales, who inplored him to take an iron, and assistance to the swimmers.

in connected by birth with that fam- play for safety. Disregarding the Arrangements will probably be aux golfing nursery Carnoustic, goif advice, Ferrier took a brassie, and made for a film to be taken of would appear to be in the blood of scarcely moving the ball, took 7 for various national champions In young

Ferrier. He gian: In the hole. Ile last the championship stature, being 8 ft. 2 in. in height, by one stroke.

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DOCTOR, WHEN WILL MY MOTHER

BE ABLE TO COME IN FOR THAT OPERATION

ILL HAVE TO ASK MY NURSE

ON HER EYES?

WE HARDLY CAN. SET THE DATE, YET, DOCTOR. IT'LL PROB- ABLY BE AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER. .....

YOU WANTED DOCTOR ULM TO ASSIST YOU, AND

I DOUBT IF HE'LL BE BACK BEFORE

THEN!

WILL THAT BE SATISFACTORY, FRECKLES ?

GOSH! THAT'S ABOUT THE TIME WE'LL BE

PLAYING KINGSTON.... OUR BIGGEST GAME OF THE YEAR! BUT, IF IT'S OKAY BY MOM, IT'S OKAY BY ME!!;

POOR BOY! HE LIVES FOR FOOTBALL. AND THIS YEAR HE SACRIFICED HIMSELF TO {HELP. HIS MOTHER! HOW MANYA |BOYS WOULD BE AS UNSELFISH 7

ONLY TWO THAT I KNOW OF.......AND BOTH OF THEM ARE

FRECKLES!!