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supporters so far, having lost one match and drawo another out of two played, The H.K.C.C. "A" team did not make a very successful start thongn their conquerors, the R.E., are one of fbe strongest silles entered, and though the difference was only one of run-84 against 90. I hardly think Mr. G. P. Lammert, who was captain for the Club, mude the best use of his bowlers, while Hooper and Grimale alone of the Club pats dis in. guished themselves. The A" team inc'udes all Club pavers outside the ollowing list.-H. Arthur, R... Bird, R. S. Cooper, J. T. Dixon Walter Dixon, R. Hancock, H. Han. cock, J. Lee, A. R. Lowe, A. Mackenzie, F. Maitland, T. E. Pearce W. W. Ross, T. Sercombe Smith, W. D. Turner, A. G. Ward and al Army and Navy members or subscribers.
The V.R.C. football team is now practis ing regularly, games being played at Causeway Bay every Saturday. The club has entered for the Shield, and entertains bright hopes of lifting it The eleven to represent them has not yet been decided upon. but various likely men are being closely watched in test games. Their matches against the Roy Garrison Artillery and Sherwood Foresters it is said, cannot be taken as a criterion, for the Army men have been training in the summer.
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notched by Capt. Davies, A.O.D., who is a dec ded acquisition to the club's forward rank. Parker, who played goal, is such a good half that it seems a pity to play him in goal, bat he is also a briliant custodian, and the number of goals scored agains him can only be put down to the fast and accurate shooting of the Mahrattas, which an eye-witness told me was something marvellous, Perhaps a new goal-keeper will be unearthed, and indeed yesterday T. C. Gray, who kept goat for the Club two years ago, turned out. Perhaps he will stop between the posts.
As the second club race of the Royal Hong. kong Yacht Club is arranged for Sunday, loth Nov., the first class yachts will meet to-day. The latter class held their first race last Sunday in a very light breeze, the winner averaging only a little more than 23 miles per hour. The one- design class and second class held their first race on Sunday, 1st November, in a light breeze, So far we have not had any good test as to the comparative merits of the one-design yachts; or for that matter, any of the others either. Alannah, in spite of her handicap, may carry away honours in the second class; it would hardly be safe to venture further opinion.
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The full returns of the Shanghai Autumn Race Meeting show the following to have been the most successful stables :-Wingard, 5 firsts, We have to content ourselves with,
I second, the
third; Bush, 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 3 hope that Penang will deprive ns of the
thirds; Ring, 3 firsts, I second, I third; Bruce wooden spoon in the Interport Rifle Match,
obertson, 3 firsts. The leading jockeys Shanghai having managed to get within 12
were:-C. R. Burkhill, 5 firsts, 3 seconds, of Singapore's 927. It is fairly safe to look
thirds; Moller, 5 firsts, I second, 2 thirds; on this year's contest as Singapore's third
Wuilloumier, 3 firsts, 5 seconds, 4 thirds; Mey- win, against our nine and Shanghai's two
rink 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 2 thirds; A. W. We can only turn back with sorrow
Burkhill, 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third. Tie 1899, when Hongkong put together 952
horses that did best were:-Algerine, 4 firsts, the record score of the series.
I third; Gadfly, 3 firsts; Beancake, 2 firsts, disappointment is bitter, for
second, 1 third; Bal, firsts. 1 second; Somali, showed up very fairly in practice.
2 firsts. seems no explanation of the defeat, except better shooting on the part of our opp nents.
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The V.R.C. are busy preparing for thir regatta to be held on the 6th and 17th of next month. This year the function will not be carried on in conjunction with the Boat Club, though, to an outsider, it seems a pity. Up to date the only crew decided upon is that to de- fend the Chairman's Cup; we have already published the list. Crews to defend the German, Chinese and Parsee Cups will be picked at the V.RC. on Saturday, 14th November. The events open to outsiders are four in number, viz.: Challenge Cup, International up, German Cup, and Ladies' Prize.
The Canton Regatta has been fixed for the 18th and 19th December. In the International Fours British and German crews will coupete. The latter are at present favourites, as they have been at work for nearly two months, while the British crew is only now getting together. A cup has been presented to the Rowing Club by the Imperial Maritime Customs staff, and this will probably be the annual prize of the winue's in the International Race. There will be several scratch four races, besides pairs, to be competed for by the hongs and other offices. A challenge has been sued by a German gentleman for competitors in a sculling race, and this event should prove interesting. AI- together great credit is due to the committee of the Canton Rowing Club, for their energy in getting up this regatta. It is interesting to note that it is by no means the first held here; as far back as the 'Forties there is a record of one such meeting.
The Hockey Club played a game on 11th No. vember. against the 110th Mahrattas (the old 10th Bombays, who were so strong last season), and suffered an easy defeat by 6 goals to 1. Although it must be pleaded for the Club that they lacked the services of two of their best forwards, Hooper and Dartnell, both on the si k list, there can be no doubt that the military representatives (mostly natives) were by far the stronger combination, and they stand a very good chance indeed for the Cup this season. Their captain, Lieut. Heath, is probably the best centre forward here, and he helped himself to 3 of their goals. The only Club goal was
OMPAX.
INTERPORT RIFLE MATCH.
was
shot off at the Kowloon Ranges. The light The Hoogkong team on Wednesday afternoon
Was clear aud steady, but the wind rather tricky from the right; some of the marksmen seemed to strike it much better than others. Lieut. Mowbray S. Northcote, H.K.V.C., hon. secretary of the Hongkong Rifle Association, carried out the
arrangements in connection with the match. The umpires were Mr. John Grant for Shaughai, Capt. D. Macdonald for the Straits, and Major A. Chapman, H.K.V.C., for Hongkong. Sergeant. Instructor Davies, R. M.L.I., made the splendid total of 102, off the possibe, and. B
being only three marks
equalled in the history of the Interport Match. score very seldom Those who totalled Sergeant Cross, R. M.L.I, Sergeant Robertson, 90 were Colour R.E., and Corporal R. Lapsley, H.K.V.C. Sergeant J, Parkes, of the Volunteers made 86, and Lieut. Lamme-t of the Volunteers 88. The grand total of 891 was sixteen in excess of Hongkong's score last year, but it is less than both Shanghai's score and Singapore's score of last year.
over
200 YARDS.
Chase Griffiths Thornhill Angus
***
359
2455385 27 2255453 26
191
2443534 25
3433433 23
600 YARDS.
Sergeant Instructor Davies scored 31 out of a possible 35 at six hundred yards :—
Davies Robertson Griffiths Lapsley Cross Thornhill, Lammert Angus Chase Parkes
5555545 34
5435554. 31
4355455 31
4453545 30
3553355 29
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4.
5554424 29 .4344544 28 2445534 27 4523433 24 4224525
AGGREGATE,
The aggregate was as follows:-
Davies Lap ley Cross
Robertson
Lammert Parkes Griffiths Thornhill Chase Angus
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Average Total
per man, 89.1.
24.
200 500 600 Total
35 33 34 102
31 34 30 95
31 32 29 92
带腰带
28 32 31 91
30 30 28 88 30 82 24 86
29 26 31 86
31 25 29 85
33 27 24 84
32 23 27 82
310 294 287 891
The Singapore team fired on the 12th inst. The scores were as follows :—
Captain Elliot
100
Captain Baker
97
Lieut. Phillips
16
Abdul Karim, 73rd C. I.
95
Mohd. Hashim, 73rd C.
95
Sergt. Hayward
93
Sergt.-Major Magliston
91
Corpl. Morrison
θα
Sergt. Murray
86
Shaik Mader; 73rd C. I.
84
Total
927
Average per man, 92.7.
The following is a complete record of the
matches.-
1889, Shanghai
Hongkong 774.
1890, No match.
819, Bingapore 777,
1891, Hongsong 867, Shanghai 830,
Singapore 741.
Singapore 752,
1894, Hongkong 823, Shanghai 760.
1895, Singapore 934, Hongkong 879.
1896, Hongkong 916, Singapore 870.
1897, Singapore 934, Shanghai 860.
1892, Hongkong 835,
Shanghai 8'0,
1893, Hongkong 822, Singapore 768.
Shanghai 802,
Singapore 817,
Shanghai 903,
hanghai 900,
Hongkong 916,
Singapore 923,
1899, Hongkong 952, Shanghai 887,
Singapore 926,
1900, Hongkong 930, Shanghai 900.
Singapore 909,
Singapore 881,
Singapore E03,
1898, Hongkong 934, Shanghai 893,
1901, Hongkong 901, Shanghai 841, Penang 721,
926. 1902, Shanghai Hongkong 875, Penang 871.
From 1889 to 1894 the match was fired with the Martini-Henry rifle, from 1895 onwards with the Lee-Metford,
In the 200 yards Sergeant-Instructor Davies headed the list with 35 out of a possible 35. The scores, shot for shot, were as follows:— Sergt.-Iust. Davies, R M.L.I. 5555555 35 Gun. Tast. J. S. Chase, R. N. Corp. Angus, R.E.
5 3 5 5 5 5 5 33 4555544 32 Col.-Sergt. F. Cross, R.M.L.I. 3545554 31 Hongkong has thus won nine out of thirteen Corp. R. Lapsley, H.K.V.C... 4534454 31 matches, Singapore two, and Shanghai two. Sergt. Thornhill, R.E. .
4455544 31 Lieut. Lammert, H.K.V.C. 4454544 30 The following resolution Was Sergt. J. Parkes, H K.V.C.... 3555543
passed at 30 Liverpool on the occasion of Bir Matthew Sergt.-Inst. Griffiths, R.M.LI 3435545 29 Nathan's promotion to the Governorship of Sergt. E. Robertson, R.E 4334455 28 Hongkong:-Resolved-That the Committee of the African Trade Section of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce desire heartily to con- gratulate Sir_Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G., on his new appointment to the important position of Governor of Hongkong. The Committee desire to record their satisfaction with the able manner in which Sir Matthew Nathan · bas fulfilled his duties whilst acting as Governor of the Gold Coast Colony, and they wish him all
uocess in his new sphere of duty,
500 YARDS. Io the 500 yards Sergeant.-Instructor Davies made 33 out of 35, and Corporal R. Lapsley, H.K.V.C., made 34:-
Lapsley Davies Cross
Robertson Parkes Lammert
4555555 34 4555554 33
4555355 32
54535 32
4445555 32 335545
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