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POLO THE OPEN CUP . The Open Cup ( a challenge cup open to all teams ; six chukkers ) only attracted an entry of three teams . The first match , between the 10th Hussars and the Vagrants , resulted in a win for the former by seven goals to two . It was a good match , with the Hussars slightly the better side , but in chukkers two , three , and five the Vagrants team quite held their own . Among the losers , Col. Ainsworth and №.r Cooke were prominent , while Major Richardson and Mr. Archer - Shee were the best of the win ning team . 00 The final , betwen the 12th Lancers and the 10th Hussars , was looked upon as a certain and easy victory for the Lancers , who , on hand icap , exactly doubled their opponents . As it turned out , the game was one of the closest and most interesting played at Gezira this season . The 10th Hussars went all out from the very start of the game , and their marking and hust ling tactics were so successful that at the end of the fifth chukker the score was only one to nothing in their opponents ' favour . In the final chukker the 12th Lancers added a goal from a penalty hit and then scored again just before the close of play and so ran out victors by 3 goals to nil . It was an excellent match , very hardly con tested , and the losers deserve every praise for the very fine effort they made . The 12th Lancers rather allowed themselves to be hustled and , with the exception of Col. Charrington , they were not playing up to their form . The two teams were composed as follows : 12th Lancers . - Mr . G. Kidston , 1 : Major Hornsby , 2 ; Mr. F. Arkwright , 3 ; Col. Char rington , back ; 10th Hussars . - Capt . Harvey , 1 ; Major Ri chardson , 2 ; Mr. Dawnay , 3 ; Mr. Archer - Shea , back . THE KING'S CUP . The King's Cup ( presented by H.M. King Fuad to commemorate the visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on June 10 , 1922 ) is a tournament to be played for by the winners of the Open Cup and a team selected by the Polo Committee ; six chukkers . The team selected t meet the 12th Lancers , the winners of the Open Cup , was not a strong one , but it was the best that could be got together . The game itself was an uninteresting one after the final of the Open Cup . The 12th Lancers were taking no chances and from the start they took the initiative and went ahead against a team that were not too well mounted and had never played together be fore . The score - 15 goals to 2 - speaks for itself and is in no way disparaging to the losers . The 12th Lancers relied on the same team that won the Open Cup , while the team representing the Gezira Sporting Club was composed of : Capt . Radford , R.A. , 1 ; Capt . Peppé , R.H.A. , 2 : Mr. Dawnay , 10th Hussars , 3 ; Capt . Chrystall , back . n 144 S TAKING A SEAT INSTEAD OF A JUMP : TWO VIEWS OF CAPT . LUMSDEN COMING OFF HIS HORSE , BAND LEADER , IN THE MAIDEN HUNTERS ' ' CHASE . Grand Military Meeting 1930 STAFF COLLEGE DRAG HUNT The Staff College Drag Hunt Point - to - Point Races were held at West Court , Barkham , in fine , weather . There was a large attendance and the totalisator , which was in use , was a success . The going was good . The last race , for the Heavy - Weight Cup , provided a fine finish and was won on the post . The results were : STAFF COLLEGE LIGHT - WEIGHT RACE. Captain H. Lumsden's TEMPLEBAR ( Owner ) , 1 : Captain M. S. Chilton's FINISTERRE ( Owner ) . 2 : Captain J. F. C. Marshal's GINGER ( Owner ) . 3. Won easily . Twenty - three ran . MAIDEN NOMINATION RACE.-Mr. R. Thack ray's SHOREMAN ( Owner ) , 1 ; Mr. A. D. Taylor's LADY BENTON ( Owner ) . 2 ; Mr. H. Pitchell's Won TENDER PROSPECTS ( Mr. H. B. Brassey ) , 3 . by three lengths . Seventeen ran . INFANTRY CHALLENGE CUP.-Mr. H. O. Wright's BATCHELOR'S STAR ( Owner ) , 1 ; Major G. H. Hay's ANZAC ( Owner ) . 2 : Captain C. M. Barclay's MISS JELLY ( Owner ) . 3. Won casily . Nine ran . STAFF COLLEGE PAST AND PRESENT RACE . Captain H. E. Russell's DALGETTY ( Owner ) . 1 ; Captain G. K. Dibb's JAZZ II . ( Owner ) . 2 : Lieutenant Colonel G. Clark's SGT . RHIMES ( Owner ) , 3. Won by four lengths . Nine ran . ADJACENT HUNTS FARMERS ' RACE . - Mrs . H. K. Keeling's BUSH BUCK ( Captain H. Lumsden ) , 1 : Mr. K. Headington's THE GIFT VIII . ( Owner ) . 2 : Won easily . Mr. F. R. Green's MR A ( Owner ) . 3 . Three ran . STAFF COLLEGE HEAVY - WEIGHT RACE. Captain E. L. Griffith Williams's HOT SCOTCH ( Owner ) , 1 : Captain M. Wallington's FRANK ( Owner ) . 2 : Captain PH . A. Lucas's SPIDER ( Owner ) . 3. Won by inches . Eleven ran . Mr Hobson winning the high jump High Jump . Mr. Hobson 120 Yards Hurdles . ( 12th Lancers ) Cpl . Murphy ( R.C. of Signals ) 1st . Pte . Vince ( R.A.M.C. ) 2nd , 1st , Mr. Hobson ( 12th Lancers ) Sgt . Cullen ( 1st Light Bde . , 2nd , Pte . Hier ( 3rd A.C. Coy . , R.A. ) and Cpl . Dell ( King's R.T.C. ) 3rd , L / Cpl . Johnstone Regt . ) 3rd . Height 5 ft . 4 ins . ( R.A.S.C. ) 4th . 16 4/5 120 Yards Hurdles Relay . ist . - Gloster Regiment ( L / Cpl . Walker , Luker , Wood and Coom Time secs . bes ) . Three Miles Relay . Individual.- 1st Warmington ( 12th Lancers ) . 2nd Mottram ( 10th Hussars ) , 3rd Patton ( King's Regiment ) . Teams . - 1st Gloster Regiment ( Mogg , L / Cpl . Hopkins , L / Cpl . Kilfoyle ) . 2nd . - King's Regiment ( Pat ton , Anderson and McConnell ) . 3rd S. W. Borderers , 4th Welsh Guards , 5th R.C. of Signals . Units Championship Points . The foliowing points awarded to each unity for Championship : Units Points . 1st . 1st Btn . Gloster Regt . 37 1/2 2nd . 1st Btn . King's Rgt . 33 1/2 3rd . R.C. of Signals 4th . - 12th Lancers 27 15 1/2 5 5th . - 1st Light Brgde . R.A. 13 1/2 6th . - 1st Btn . Welsh Grds . 10 7th . - 1st Btn . S.W. Bords . 9 8th . - Military Police 9th . - Royal Tank Corps 4 10th.-R.A.O.C. and R.H.A. each 11th.-R.A.S.C. 12th . - 13 / 18th Hussars 3 2 2nd . - 12th Lancers ( L / Cpl . Butler , L / Cpl . Cox , L / Cpl . Har per and Mr. Hobson ) . 3rd.-R.C. of Signals . 4th. King's Regiment . 5th.-R.A.S.C. Times 1 min . 14 1/5 secs . 100 Yards Relay . 1st . 12th Lancers ( Langford , Footman , Boncroft and Vernor ) . 2nd . - King's Regiment ( Hol loway , Mr. Howle , Hunter and Daling ) . 3rd . R.C. of Signals . 4th .- Royal Tank Corps . 5th.-R.A.S. C. Time 44 secs , Egyptian Command Athletic Meeting 1930 Julworth 1929 Breakfast in the desert . 35 THE AMATEUR ARAB CUP . Arabs . 1 Mile . Mr. E. N. Ades ' El Serur 11.1 ( McCartney ) 1 Beshir Eff . Neguda's Grenadier 10.10 ( Frowen ) 2 Naaman el Daleh's Mikado 11.12 ( Kidston ) 3 Also ran : Bayram 11.1 ( Skiff ) ; Munir II . 10.8 ( Knowles ) . Won by 2 lengths - 4 lengths between 2nd and 3rd . Time 1.50 . Winner trained by J. A. Michaelides . Winner paid P.T.40 ; Places 23 , 34 , 25 . To a fair start , El Serur led from Mikado , and Munir II . Mikado kept at the leader 36 THE AMATEUR THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP . All Horses . - 1 1/2 Miles . Mr. Alex . L. Benachi's Alpha ( Kidston ) Mr. T. E. H. Davies ' Vain Vixen 10.6 ( Owner ) Ahmed Bey Mazloum's Bad Devil 11.3 ( McCartney ) 3 Also ran : Slade 11.7 ( Frowen ) ; Atholls Dew 11.4 ( Barker ) ; Floraberg ( Owner ) ; Rayon de Feu 10.13 ( Day ) ; Sacoleve 10.11 ( Harvey ) . Won by a length - 2 lengths between 2nd and 3rd . Time 2.38 . Winner trained privately . Winner paid PT.120 : Places 31 27 , 23 . W.B - C gasing longingly at his beloved trains ! 1 2 Mexandria A.C.C. 1st Inns . C. L. Henn c . Kidston b . Firbank K. F. Miles b . Firbank G. S. Duckworth b . Hobson M. E. O'Brian c . Hobson b . Firbank J. C. de V. Biss b . Firbank R. M. Welchman b . Lewis C. E. Thompson not out L. G. Bassett 1.b.w. b . Firbank A. J. Fletcher o . Dawnay b . Hobson M. A. Schofield c . Hobson b . Firbank J. B. Kiddell b . Firbank Extras W. Fox - Pitt b . Biss D. Dawnay b . Miles Total ETON RAMBLERS 1ST . INNINGS H. Ayscough b . Miles G. J. Kidston st . Duckworth b . O'Brian J. C. Lewis b . Schofield P. S. Akroyd b . O'Brian W. G. Horne c . and b . Welchman R. W. Hobson c . Welchman b . Miles . H. Hirsch 1.b.w. b . Biss R. H. Arkwright b . Biss G. C. Firbank not out Extras D. Dawnay c . Schofield b . Miles J. C. Lewis b . Fletcher ETON RAMBLERS 2ND INNINGS Bowling Lewis 1 for 86 ; Firbank 7 for 103 ; Hobson 2 for 61 ; Hirsen for 37 ; Dawnay U for 3 . H. Ayscough 1.b.w. b . Fletcher G. J. Kidston st . Duckworth b . Fletcher P. S. Akroyd b . Miles , R. W. Hobson e . Welchman b . Miles J. H. Hirsch o . Duckworth b . Biss W. Fox - Pitt c . Duckworth b . Biss R. H. Arkwright c . Schofield b . Miles G. C. Firbank b . Miles W. G. Horne not out Extras 1930 37279 Total 59 J. B. Kiddell not out L. G. Bassett c . Fox - Pitt b . Lewis R. M. Wilchman c . Dawnay b . Lewis M. R. Schofield not out Extral 21 17 Total 116 Bowling : -Miles 3 for 30 : Biss 3 for 27 ; O'Brian 2 for 25 ; Fletcher for 26 ; Welchman 1 for 15 ; Schofield 1 for 12 . 16 111 341 30 9 1 19 309 4 22 20 14 43 34 34 4 223 Bowling : -Miles 5 for 56 ; Biss 2 for 31 ; O'Brian for 38 ; Fletcher 3 for 45 ; Welch man for 8 ; Schofield for 24 . A.C.C. 2ND INNINGS 47 14 20 Total ( for 2 wkts . ) 34 Bowling : -Lewis 2 for 23 : Hobson for 1 ; Firbank for 8 . Result : -A.C.C . won by 8 wickets . |
