At the Pioneer Field, on Sept, 10, the Lafayette Football Club, with a newly-recruited team, met and conquered Sokol, the Russian team who, at the termination of Season, were second in the Section of the Second Division.
Sokol—Zelenjak, " Skobjaioff, Aprelkoft, - Yavrotovy, Shestavoft, Dmitrieff, W, Aprelkof, Shishkin, Chookfantzeff, Sorniyk.
TafayetteC. K. Wong, K- F. owen, "C.'¥. Cheng, "ate King, Leon,' XK. ¥: Wang KO. Woo, OF: Chang; C. Kiang, Z. P. Woo, Nahe (alme was fairly fast and Anew race, course between Harbin and old "Harbin is being laid cout, and it ig hoped eventually to organise a country club also, When the new track is completed, there will be meeting for trotting, lat "racing and. hurdle racing. Only those. persons who ate mem-hers of the organisation will. be slowed to run horses, Owners of horses probably will receive subsidies. from the government, while the value or prizes will be increased. by 250 per cent, The course will be equipped with, totalisate and sweepstakes will be organised nan extensive. scale, From the gross takings, there will be deducted not more than 20 per cent,, which will be used solely for maintenance' and' exploration purposes. Any surplus will be used exclusively for improving the breed of horses in. this territory, When sufficient funds are available it is proposed to import horses of Arab strain.
The formation of the new organsation will be concluded shortly, snd the track will be randy for ra later than October 16.
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