1938-03-11 — Page 21

STARTING VITAL

TIMES

CRICKET

ANNOUNCED MATCHES

Golf At Fanling

On Sunday

OLD COURSE

8.12 K. K. Rounds, S. H. Dodwell., 0.10 K. S. Morrison, J. A. D. Mor-

rison.

0.20 11. S. Jones, E. L. Groome, 9.24 . F. Rees, N. Garland. 9.28 A. C. 1. Bowker, J. R. Collls. 9.32 Wing Cdr. Bishop, Count de

Coursculles.

9.30 W. A. Mackinlay, J. P. Murphy. 9.40 A. D. Humphreys, A. Sommer-

felt. 0.44 R. K. Valentine, J. H. M. An-

drow.

9.48 W. A. Weight, C. C. Willson. 9.52 W. Hewitt, J. W. Mayhow. 0.58 E. Laldiaw, F. C. Young. " 10.00 G. C. Worrall, L. M. S. Lloyd. 10.04 P. II. Scoones, D. S. Robb. 10.00 N,

N, K. Littlejohn, H. N. William-

10.12 1. P. Tamworth, A. M. Mask. 10.10 V. R. Gordon, A. 11, Penn. 10.20 J. S. Dunnett, J. L. C. Pearce. 10.24 1. 1. Geare, D. J. Gilmore 10,28 J. B. H. Leckie, E. T. McMullen. 10.32 R. Nelson, R. G. Gray 10.36 T. R. Chassels, A. B. Purvis. 10.40 J. A. T.

HI. H. Mundy.

L. Blair.

10.44 J. C. F. P. B. Hovens.

J. Ii.

10.48 10.52 H, H. Gregrory, B. Young. 10.30 J. B. Martin, M. G. Carruthers, 11.00 Col. Gowland, A. H. Forbes. 11.04 B. D. Evens, D. D. Forbes. 11.08 L. R. Cramer, D. Humphreys. 11.12 . E. C. Marton, R. Stock. 11.10 Col. Binke, J. B. Mackie.

NEW COURSE

9.20 W. W. C. Shewan, D. S. Ed;

ward.

0.28 W. N. A. & Mrs. Smalley. 0,30 A. V. & Mrs. Greaves 10.00 H. & Mrs. Overy.

10.16 Capt. Holmes, W. Woodward. 11.00 Mrs. Gowlland, Mrs. Forbes.

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 12th March, 1938, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell well be rung at 1.39 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure, Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (Both including tax)

obtainable through the SECHETARY upon the personal application of a Member, such Mem- ber be responsible for all visitors Introduced by him, and for Payment of All Chlis, &c.

are

"The "Secretary's' Ofce, ́ Ist Door, Exchange Building (Tel. 27704) will close al 12.15 p.m.

TIMns are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Boy in

Telephone 21020.

advance.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The Price of Admission to the Publie Enclosure is $1.00 Including Tox, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Hall Price,

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(Continued from Page 8.)

Craigengower (at home)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1988.

Army Boxing To Commence Shortly

To Be Held At Murray Barracks

The Hongkong Area Army Boxing Championships will commence on March 24, and will be held at Murray Barracks. The pubile will be admit led to all Annls, tickets for which will cost $1 per night or $3 for all four finals. These are obtainable frum Messrs. S. Moutric and Co., (Tel. 20527), and as the number of scats Is limited early booking is advisable.

The following is the programme, and boxing will commence each

Allan Jones and Jeanette MacDonald in “The_Firefly," now showing evening at 8 p.m:

at the King's Theatre.

Tennis Programme Postponed

WEEKLY RACING NOTES BY "CAPT. FOSTER”

Inter-Unit Novices Competition Final, March 24 (If wet on March 25).

Novices Individual Champlonships. -Preliminary Rounds, March 20 and 29 (if wet on March 20 and 30). Finals on March 31 (if wet on April 1).

'Inter-Unit Open Championships.-- Final on April 19 (it wet on April 20). (Continued from Pape 8.)

Individual Open Championships- spotting the winner is very open. OnPreliminary Rounds on April 20 and the strength of training times, 27 (If wet on April 27 and 28). Charybdis, Easy Time, Jack High, Finals on April 20 (if wet on Apeli

and

the Hongkong Cricket Club. While Craigengower have out their strongest team the H.K.C.C. have, I regret to notice, ✡ very weak one. John

nor Pearce is not playing

is his brother Aice who; I believe, is indulg- Association Ing in the pastime of Football. The Club are not of course in the running for the Shield but it does seem a great pity that they are turning out a weak side when the match matters to other people, if it does not to them. The other ame is between the 1.R.C. and the KC.C. I do not myself believe that the K.C.C. con do more than draw this game, and that is what I feel about the Hongkong Cricket Club. The best either side can hope to do la to draw. However, cricket is a funny ΟΙ game and anything may happen, course, a great deal will depend on horrible the weather. It has been 50 for the last week or two that one is templed to believe that it must get better in the future, but in any case 1 cannot see good fast wicket. A great deal may depend on whether there is a decent light or not. There is little

the to choose between Sookumpoo ground and the Craigen- gower ground as regar

as regards the light. The minor interest is the game

be- tween the Army and the Civil Service. If the Army turn out the side that was printed in the papers last Tuesday I think they ought to win, but i they

turn out the skeleton wall, though I could not have said bit carller. side that they had against Craigen- this about the Club a gower I am not so sure. It must he seem to have pulled themselves

is together and generally speaking appear very clearly from what

the most happening now, that the winners of araw would seem to be

The inclusion of New Star and

J. Hall; G. White, J. Broadbridge; the Shield are not necessarily the likely result. I see, however, that

Rose-Queen In the some peg with P. Lawson, J. Wong, H. Reld; F. best side in the Colony, because the Club have not got Wodehouse they may have met a team when it playing for them and this will coola Bay in the Hongkong Handi- Wong, E. Churn, P. Gittins, S. Roberts

the champion and D. Drew. "deal cap "B" division over the whilst has been very weak

A great their hit

'hink weaken them

course should produce a fine race. opponents have met it when it has So far as I can see Croigengower are it will be recalled that Boolat been very strong. As for the Navy nt full strength. Stoker also is not the winner of the Happy Valley Bay, and Recreio gume at King's Park, laying for the Club and, like the Sn there should be quite a good match first eleven, it would be a very nice a burden of 108 lbs., Anished a neck Spring Handicap "B" division with but I think a great deal depends on team if they had a bit of bowling in front of King's Bounty who was

that hove to do

An examination of the courts this afternoon proved that the Hongkong C.C. ground would not be in a fit state for tennis to-day, and consequently the programme of matches in the Colony

has Championship been postponed.

B

Labour Day and Sahara Star are strongly recommended, giving pre- ference to the first named pony.

CLOSE FINISH ASSURED

Many Good Ponies

"B" Division In

30),

CAER CLARK Cup HOCKEY TEAM

The following will represent St. Andrew's in the Cher Clark match against the "Y" on the C.B.A. ground to-morrow at 3 p.m.:

MANILA SHARES

The following business done quota-

whether E. L. Gosano comes off or Without it I don't see how they can in receipt of 17 lbs, but to-morrowlans were received after the close of

not and Whitmarsh too for matter.

the

to do much more than draw the latter has a pull of 19 lbs.

but for the cussedness of the game who dead-heated with Amberley is the morning session by Swan, Cul- Other matches are. I believe, a game better off with an allowance of three bertson & Fritz from their between the K.C.C. second cleven

and the Police, and one between the pounds, but I am afraid that the dis-offee: Recreio and the I.R.C. second at tance of 14 miles is out of his

at range and I doubt whether King's Anlamok King's Park. Both

these League engagements on February 19. Lead should do well considering that Dagulo Gold

were Bounty can last the fount.

Sunt. King's Atok friendly with the D.B.S. The Civil Service possible have a

at Happy he has only a pound more to carry Benguet Consolidated Valley If that has been

over the weight for inches. Should Coco Grove postponed the going be on the soft side, Bright Demonstration

Consolidated Mines with the last of the matches.

View is the one to follow up.

AN INTERESTING DAY

JUNIOR LEAGUE GAMES

The two games which carry whole Shield interest in the Junior League are those between the Navy and University at Pokfulam and belween Cralgengower and Hong kong Club on the Club ground. A present the two teams are level. The University have been doing quite well lately though I confess I am in some doubt of their soundness as they seem to depend so much on their On the whole the cricket to-morrow first two batsmen. The Navy. I should be most interesting-though t know, have not got all the players is extremely difficult to arrange to they would like to put out but this watch both the matches at Craigen- applies to them so very often. gower and Sockunpoo in the Senlor somehow feel sure that there will Division, and also those at Pokfulam be a decision one way or the other, and H.K.C.C. In the second.

Per- but which way it will go I frankly sonally I hope to gel friends to do it no idea. As regards the for me with the exception of the at the Cralengower and Club game, these Club-Craigengower match are two sides who have done quile Valley.

have

OPENING-

LAST RACE OF THE DAY

Blandford Best Of Bunch

The Moonle Ponds Handicap non-winning Australian ponies

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