The Archive · 1934

Adolphe Cup

At the Clube Lusitano on Saturday in the competition for the Adolphe Cup A, Leitao successfully defeated 'G. J. d'Almeida in the final. This ime player on Sunday also won the Calatroni, Hsieh Cup, beating L. R. Barrera in the Mal.' Leitao played great bowls in both competitions, and although only a first year bowler has proved himself one of the most successful players in the club this year.

On the Police green on Saturday fan Irish four R. Dorrance (skip), W. J. McDermott, J. Barry and_D. Ginnone beat a Scois four, 1. Bell (skip), J. Bowie, A. Mackinnon and Thompson, by 28-19. The Scots four having won the first match by 22-18, a decider will now have to be played. down from father to son, and in breeding their als. they particular that the dam should be of true blood.

Strength and Endurance Regarding the breeding of Arab horses, iti, interesting to. nae thet seme Years ago in large numbers, but they were Imported into. Englan

hey are now heavily. in-bred" anc cannot compare with their. brothers St Arabia for' strength and. endurfnce. This fact was taken into co2-

Slderation by' the Chinese Goverament and, though there is no doubt the desert animals. would not stand a chance in a horse show in Oni land, "yet they" "are of the. fin Main, well used "to extremes of temperature. "The "temperature the desert often rises to 125 degrees even 130 degrees in the shade, find in winter there is often a degrees of frost Nearly all the animals _brough over to China have. excellent. Te,

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