The Archive · 1941

Japanese Beat "C"

Shanghai, Feb, 24, The Shanghai Japanese Rugby Asso~ ciation "C" XV did just as they pleased yesterday afternoon at_ the Race Course to the Club 3rd XV strongly reinforced by French Forces reserves, winning by fifteen points (one goal and three tries) to nil. The encounter was keenly contested throughout de~ spite the disparity in the final score although st was obvious to the many Spectators on hand that the winners were far superior in all departments of the game to the losers.

The fact that the Club arrived some 25 minutes late for the game did not xeate a good impression at the outeat but when they did got on the field the Japanese wasted litle time in setting, about their heavier opponents, Scores come at regular intervals tHroughout the game and the Japanese were worthy winners, Colony's Classic Won By United Express Hongkong, Feb. 24.

Necan's United Express, with Ip Kulying tp, won the Rooty-Hill Derby in 2 min. 49 see. in the third day's events of the Hongkong Jockey Club's annual race meeting, run off Happy Valley Racecourse today, The Rooty-Hill Derby was a 1% mile race for Australian subscription horses of 194i, on which a special sweep Was drawn: "The amount of the sweep runs Into very large Agures. a—Atbuiry Stakes, 114 miles Fs, Bynasty's Kia's FUaht (Needa) 2 Bros! Lex Fort (Sokol sss. 2 E'SE chews Bugle Catoter) "3. 3 "Fumo, 23y a0.

2-—Racing Stakes. One mile, Be: Kiarbors Walber Chao) ness 2

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