THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1928.
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GOLF RULES.
LOCAL REGULATIONS THAT CAUSE TROUBLE.
championship I was informed by a
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AT GREENFORD.
With every
car park full, and Bank, wire ............... 2/- /1⁄2 competitor that there existed a the public being turned away by Bank, on demand... local rule allowing a ball lying in the hundred at the gates, the Bank, 80 days' sight. 2/- 3/16 or near a hush to be lifted and drop- Greenford Dirt Track was visited Bank, 4 months' sight 2/- % ped anywhere not nearer the hole by a record crowd at the Cutter Credits, 4 months' under penalty of one stroke. This end of June. Everyone had como proved to be a slight exaggeration to seo the first British dirt-track Documentary 4 months' What the local rule sald was that meeting for cars, organised by the the ball had to be dropped within Junior Car Club, and all those pre- sent were keenly interested in the two club lengths of the blush.
various eventa.
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[By Harry Vardon.] Local rules are steadily becom. ing a matter for serious considera- on by the authorities of golf. It is true that the whole world swears. allegiance to the St. Andrews code, but it is equally true that almost ly occurring everywhere through As an experiment
the meeting every club and every association, the multiplication and diversity of was an entire success. Those who having proclaimed this respect for local rules. It is surely the height went expecting thrills were scaree law and order, proceeds to intro- of presumption (especially in a ly gratified, but all those who took On demand duce local regulations which in championship) to proclaim that a a keen interest in a new form of On New York-
enjoyed their On demand nearly all cases are opposed to the ball may be lifted from a bush sport thoroughly
organization was Credits, 60 days' sight 50% spirit as well as the letter of true under penalty of one stroke, when afternoon. The
the St. Andrews rule says that the excellent and the runners and the golfing precept.
On Bombay- The worst of it is that even in re-player, finding a ball unplayable. winners' times were plainly shown Wire
On demand gard to common and clearly defin-must return to the spot whence he on the board.
Speeds went up and up, from the ed situations in which clubs decline struck it, and strike another under
On Calcutta---- to allopt the St. Andrews rule, penalty of stroke and distance-first heat of the first race, which
Wire WAY won at 36.73 m.p.h., to the On demand nothing like uniformity of practice that is, two strokes.
four laps of Capt. A. In point of fact, violations of the meteorie prevails. Confusion is consequent-
St. Andrews code are now common Frazer-Nash, whe averaged 44.12 On demand........ 87
„On Singapore— ly increasing every year.
There is the profound problem of all over the country, while the clubs m.p.h. for two miles.
On Manila mud. It is true that we do not ex-solemnly avow that they stand by
The first three events consisted of pect to be bothered with it in the the rules of St. Andrews-"with two heats and the final of the Junior On demand summer, but we get it at tinies in such exceptions as the local rules Scratch Race for 1,100 c.c. cars.
On Shanghai-
all seasons of the year, and inevit-muy provide." It is becoming far-The first heat, between J. P. Dingle On demand ably in the winter. A great many cicnl as well as confusing."Sports (Austin Seven Cup Model) and W. 80 day's sight (private inland clubs have a standing local Despatch."
rule that ball may be cleaned on
E. Humphreys (Ámlicar) resulted paper)
in an easy win for the latter at Op Tokshama—. 36.73 m.p.h. In the second heat & On demand
the putting-green. Others intro-"FLAT ON WHEELS." stirring tussie took place between Gold Leaf, 100 fine duce it only when winter is near. On meat of the sandy seaside links and those few inland courses which never become muddy, the strict law
is observed, and no cleaning is al lowed.
It is doubtless very hard luck for anybody to have to play a putt with a lump of mud alicking to his ball, But though this is a matter in which locul jurisdiction has a good deal of justification, there might at least be a settled way of dealing with It at all clubs which have to take mud into their reckoning,
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Vernon Balls's Amilcar and A. (per tael)
Bovorajgan (Bank's Marshall's G.N. The former was the faster on the straight, but the buying rate) two-cylinder car, despite rather Silver (per oz.) 27.3/16 Members of both Houses of Par-difficult steering, seemed to take the Bar Silver in Hong
Kong liament inspected a super-caravan, bends more quickly. Again and
4%% prem. which has been designed by a young again Balls drew out to pass the Chinese Copper Canh nom. Westminster naval architect, Mr. G.N., only to drop behind on the Rate of Native in
Chinese Copper Cents 6% prem Melville Hart, to the order of an curves, until, with a last magni- terest
7% Pr American millionaire, Mr. Glen ficent display of broadsiding, ho Chinese Sub. Coin ..29%% dis. Stuart.
overtook his opponent on the grand- Hong Kong Sub, Coin Par. stand bend and won by à length at | 37.5 m.p.h.
The caravan, which is actually a flat on wheels, and is sumptuously appointed, was shown to the mem-. In the final, Marshall, Humphreys bers in Old Palace Yard by Sir and Balls started together, the last- Harry Brittain, M.P."
named passing Humphreys with dif- ficulty on the second lap. He could not hold his advantage, however, and Humphreys won at 40.72 m.p.k. with Balls 20 yards behind. shall's G.N. broke an exhaust pipe, At the conclusion of this race Balis thrilled everyone by getting into a series of terrific skids, but held his car well.
It is the first caravan to be bullt in England for Amorica. The owner sent the chassis to England to enable Mr. Melville Hart to build
Mar-
A PUTTING-GREEN POINT. At one well-known London club, permission to clean the ball on the putting green was granted recently A com- as a temporary measure. petition was held almost immedi- the body on. ately, and a player was disqualified Mauve and Gold Satoon. because he picked up his ball on the It contains a large saloon, panell- closely cut grass denoting the sane.ed in walnut with mauve and gold tuary oľ
putting-green-silk upholstery. The flooring is of the although he was twenty-five yards sponge rubber.
A Fire in the Paddock. from the hole-and wiped the ball. There is a sideboard, two ward-'
After an interval, rendered the The point was submitted to an robes, a gun cupboard, and electric more exciting by the carburetter. authority for opinion. I suppose fire, and a secret cupboard for valuentching fire on Spero's Austin and there is only one reply. A local rule ables.
being extinguished, by J. P. Dingle about cleaning the ball is usually Three sleeping berths are provid- with a Pyrene, the first heat of the regarded as a somewhat elastic con-ed, and the caravan has a luxurious Senior Scratch Race was held. The cession, which can be applied to any | bathroom and shower bath.
star turns in this were A. Frazer- part of the cut area which obvious- A kitchen, in black and white Nash and H. J. Aldington, both on tiles. has a ship's cooking range Frazer-Nash cars; W. J. Pearson At the same time, that licence fitted with a dresser sink, and plate] (G.N.) was relegated to the back- ought to be made clear in the club racks.
ground. Both the Frazer-Nash notice, as it is in many places. In Underneath the car are the water racers looked very fast indeed, and the absence of any intimation to and petrol tanks and an ice-locker, gave an indication of what may be the contrary, the putting green is Mr. Glen Stuart proposes to take expected when real racing cars take limited by the St. Andrews defini-the caravan, which has a 35 h.p. part in events on the "dirt." Nish tion to ground (other than hazards)
won by 30 yards at 43.26 m.p.h. within twenty yards of the hole, and presumably every player ought to carry with him a measure in order, to settle doubts as to whether his ball lies inside or outside the wip. ing zune.
ly denotes the putting-green."
It seems rather an ill-balanced scheme for a committee to fout one
motor, for an extended tour over America and the Rocky Mountains, but before starting he intends to in- vite New York's exclusive "Four Hundred" to see the 'caravan.
ARM BROKEN,
St. Andrews rule, which stipulates TRILL IN 200 MILES RACE AT
. that mud is not to be considered as réndering a ball unfit for play, and then utilise another St. Andrews
there are many other courses on
every putt. In this detail, too, uni- formity of practice is desirable,
BROOKLANDS.
In the second heat of this race Bowes put up a really thrilling die- play of skill in a Frazer-Nash with a homebuilt fabric saloon - body.
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press the sentence, "I enter house," he drew a quadrangle on the carpet, then pointed through
and finally stepped into the quad- rangle.
Scott, on a car af the same make, SOME FRESH EVIDENCE ON the window at a house outside, ran well, athough Vernon Balla (Amilcar)
held Becond place
throughout. J. Taylor, driving one
THEIR BEHALF..
1:
of the Wolseley Moths, was no- 2 CYCLISTS OF DEVONSHIRE On Christmas Eve, 1927, Miss where. Bowes won at 41.66 m,p,h,
In the final A. Frazer-Nash, on the
Further evidence including
Arnhem and her friend succeeded in photographing Troll with a flashlight exposure, but it was not parently disliked flashlights, and fled in terror; his visits became fewer, and finally ceased.
People watching the annual 200 car with which he beat the Brook the testimony of the camera considered convincing Troll ap rule to disqualify a competitor who miles race for 250 c.c. and 350 cc. landa test hill record, won at supporting the theory that fairies has acted under the local breakaway motor-oycles at Brooklands in mall 43.65 m.p.h. with Aldington second. and gnomes actually exist is from authority. It is an instance week saw a rider hit another ma-
A race between Bowes, Aldington brought forward by Sir Arthur chine and break his arm when tra- and Scott, all on Frazer-Nashes, re- Conan Doyle in a second edition of the increasing confusion.
Another example is the question velling at 90 m.p.h.
sulted in a win for Aldington at 49.9 of "The Coming of the Fairies."
In the summer of 1927 as to how often a ball may.be clean-
E. M. Thomas had stopped on the m.ph, which beat the sidecar record
Arnhem discovered other gnomes The sceptic will possibly re- in the same locality (East ed on the green. At some clubs it Byfleet banking and was working for Greenford track. In between is the rule that the bail may be on the engine of his Rex-Aeme- the
main a sceptic still, for the addi- Prussia). She managed to secure races mentioned there were tional testimony, with photo two pictures of one, and also a cleaned only for the first putt. But Blackburn when A. G. Walker came matches between Flow Taylor, the graphs from Devonshire and Ger- snap of a flower elf just as it had
round on a Chater-Lea. Walker cut famous one-legged dirt-track rider, which the player is permitted to the Inside of the track so close that on a 490 c.c. Coventry-Eagle and many, is scarcely as convincing leaped from a sprig of bloom.
to the open-minded as the origin- Dr. Quade, commenting on the pick up the ball and wipe it for his arm struck the handlebars of sidecar, and W. E. Humphreysal incidents of 1917 and 1920 re- experiences and photographs,
Thomas's' stationary machine.
(Amilcar), who seemed at a disad-corded in the first edition. They says:.. Although going at 90 m.p.h. vantage owing to the race being are nevertheless intriguing to the "The principal question evoked since the local rule must often be Walker retained his sent, and rode held in the reverse direction to the fancy.
by these interesting snapshots is broken, for the reason that local to the pits where he received meat-other events. The sidecar outfit won
cal attention.
Two cyclists were touring whether the creatures which ap- rules on the subject vary so much.
at 41.09 m.p.h. Subsequently A. Devonshire. At a wayside grove pear on the pictures are real in- St. Andrews declines definitely to
Frazer-Nash challenged Flow they took snapshots of the same dependent beings, or whether legislate for mud. Perhaps, hav4 MILES A MINUTE MOTOR CAR, Taylor to a match.
scene. In one picture, that snap- they are creatures of Miss Arn- ing no mud of its own, it is wise
At the end of the afternoon ped first, a tiny Robin Hood kind hem's fantasy, merely thought- to bo dignified and to evade those Major Segrave's Wonder Frazer-Nash set out to beat the of figure can be discerned stand-pictures." who would lead it into such slippery
best performance of the day for ing at the foot of a tree. The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, ap- tracts of legislation. When it was
four laps of the track. Travelling second photograph shows no such parently in full belief of the confronted with the poser of a ball
at a prodigious rate and broadsid-figure. Sir Arthur assumes that genuineness of the photographs, aticking to the face of a mashie
Mr. Charles Segrave, father of the ing the bands with his habitual the little creature, hearing the sums up his views with the fol through the adhesive qualities of famous racing motorist, to-day re- dash and ekill, he won the cheers of click of the first camera, was lowing happy and comforting mud, and asked what the player vealed that his son, Major Segrave, the crowd by averaging 44.12 m.ph. alarmed, and vanished." ought to do in such circumstances, la building & motor-car with which for the two miles, the fastest speed
Machine.
Dublin, June 22.
ford track.
Vouched For.
it replied, if I remember rightly, he hopes to attain a speed of four ever attained by a car on the Green-
There is, further to this, the 'that it could not deal with such miles a minute-240 m.p.h. ·
The J.C.C. are to be congratulat She is a German journalist, and is evidence of a Miss Else. Arnhem. question because it had had no The present record is held by Mr. experience of such tenacious mud. Day. Keech, the American with aed on organizing a very jolly show, vouched for by Dr. Fritz Quade, and there is no doubt that a bigger of Berlin, a chemist and paychic TRAVESTIES OF TRUE CODE. speed of 207.85 m.p.h.
But a recognised procedure as to
entry and consequently shorter researcher, as being "critical, re- Mr. Segrave made his announce cleaning the ball on the putting ment at the annual meeting of the waits between the races will en- served in her judgments, and
the interest of absolutely truthful." green is necessary now that the Royal Irish Automobile Club, at ormously enhance
spectators next time," -custom ls almost univeraal in vari- which the president, Mr. Edward
ous forms. It is a matter in which White, stated that an International! the Joint Committee of the Eng-motor racó, on the lines of the Tish, Scottish, Welah, and Irish Gordon Bennett contest, would be A number of Union could usefully concern itself. held in Phoenix Park next summer. people in Portuguess Colonial
At any rate, it is n' sorry business
to hear of people being disqualified
because they do not understand the
ent of illegality-and: It is
that in a strict sense-ints
different..
fles aze'flagrant; tra.
Jade: „At one in
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circles gave a dinner
Miss Arnherd tells of strange
Fedroom she beheld the shape of a tiny man, three feet high, in a tightly fitting coat, and a peaked
experiences. One night in her
in cap.
Lisbon in honour of Admiral "Why, that must be a gnome" Ernesto Vasconcellos, who re- said she.
ark cently resigned the chairmanship He came a number of times, of the Cartographical Commission She spoke to him; and christened
by reason of the decree relating to him Troll. Troll used to
the holding of several posts by one press himself by
dingrams. For instance,
thought:
"It is reassuring to find that nowhere do we find traces of malignancy in this new order of truded itself as an actual reality." life which has so suddenly ob
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