At the annual general meeting of the Ski and Winter Sports Club of China the following Officers were elected:—president; Mr. E. Fontanel, Charge d'Affaires and Consul General for Switzerland, president; Mr. W. Holzaepfel, chairman; Dr. J. H. Blak lock, vice-chairman; Miss A. Witsc hon. treasurer; Mr. W, B. Hugh Imperial: "Chemical Industries, P.O. Box 252, Shanghai, hon. secretary.
On account of the hostilities only about 25 members went to Japan last season, but the usual open ski races were held in February and Shanghai Competitors took part. The first prize in' the Ladies Race went to a Shanghai lady, a monther of the club. expected that a very much larger party will leave for Shiga!
its at the end of January, when snow conditions are at their best. An increasing number of sportsmen are Seabiscuit Voted Best' Racehorse New York, Dec. 12.
Charles S. Howard's Sea-biscuit, conqueror of War Admiral in one of the most spectacular match races in turf history, today was proclaimed the outstanding race horse of 1938 in a nation-wide poll of sports writers in the United States conducted by the Turf and Sport Digest of Baltimore.
The rugged five-year-old son of Mard Tack and Swing On was "named champion over Samuel Ruddle's Man-O'-War's four-old son, War \Admiral, who last year just beat Sea-biscuit for the season's highest turf honours.—Unifed Press. glad to take their holidays in the winter now that comfortable accommodation is available.
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