FIRS BLOOD TO AMERICA
AMERICA'S CUP SERIES
ENDEAVOUR II QUISAILED
Newport, Rhode Island,
Saturday.
The United States secured the lead in the America's Cup yachting series here to-day when Mr. Harold S. Vanderbilt's Ranger beat Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith's Endeavour II by one and a half-miles over the 30 miles course. The American's bet- ter experience decided the issue.
Mr T 0 M Sopwith, above, has lost the first of seven races for the America's Cap...
SOUTH AFRICAN
An hour before the start, flaky GIRL'S ATHLETIC
conditions threatened "No Race" but at 12.15 p.m. a south-easter sprang up. The race was even- tually started at 125 pm., local time, on a windward and leeward course, following a postponement of 45 minutes as the result of the fluky wind and spectator boats crowding the course.
Evens are being laid on the Ran- ger to win the first four of the
seven races.
SUCCESS
80 M. Hurdles Win In Berlin
Berlin, To-day.
A crowd of 80,000 packed the Olympic Stadium in Berlin yester day for the German athletic meet. The Endeavour crossed the line In the 80 metre woman's hurdles. T slightly ahead, but a very light the world record held by Germany wind made it doubtful whether the of 116 seconds, was equalled by race would finish within the time Barbara Burke, a South African limit
girl who lives in Britain.
HORTON SMITH GIVES SMITHAGITOS SOME ADICE
ENGLISH GOLFERS AND RYDER CUP LESSON
AMERICAN TOUR IN OFF SEASON! FOLLOWING the Ryder Cup Golf series which
was won by the United States, George Duncan wrote a dignified and thoughtful article on why he thought the American team was the better one. This article has drawn a reply from Horton Smith, one of the leading members of the United States team, who, in a letter to the Editor of the London Daily Telegraph," dated July 7, states:
SIR 1 WISH TO COMPLIMENT THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AND MY FRIEND, GEORGE DUNCAN, UPON HIS DIGNIFIED AND THOUGHTFUL ARTICLE ON THE AMERICAN VICTORY IN THE RYDER CUP MATCHES.
Duncan has made good use of his vast knowledge and experi- ence in summing up so wisely the British-American golfing, situa- tion. His article is the soundest and most interesting I have read on the subject
CCC FKCC
Saturday's Bowls Results
The British challenger led slight-
After her victory over two Ger- ly until the Ranger ran up her
KHKTC man winners, Doris Eckert and PRC quadrilateral jib, which was pull-Siegfriede Dampe, Miss Burke ing stronger than the Endeavour's said: "I was just as much surpris-TRC long-tailed Genoa jib. The Rangered as overjoyed at my performance C.C.C then broke ahead and opened up a "With equally strong competi- LEC distance which more than compen-tors I might be able to lower re
PRC sated for her leeward berth.
cord from 17.82 metres to 7.90
*HKRC metres.
HALF-MILE LEAD
FIRST DIVISION
53 K.D.R.C.
58 CS.C.C
70
C. de R. KB.G.C. SECOND DIVISION
53 KCC
80 HKFC.
57 C. de R.
64 KBGCo
THIRD DIVISION
KFC
74 REKICA STRO 68.-C.C.C.
postponed, green unfit
The Ranger led by half a mile Another German record was FKER.C half way to the mark. The Endea-smashed when Rudolf Harbig, vour doused her Genoa jib and set Dresden, ran the 400 metres in a medium quadrilateral jib, which seconds. Trans-Ocean. increased her pace and reduced the Ranger's lead to a third of a mile.
Both yachts were travelling about seven knots in a freshening breeze, but after an hour and a quarter, during which period both stood on the port tack, for nearly an hour, Mr. Sopwith went about and Mr. Vanderbilt did likewise,
RANGER FASTER
The yachts then engaged in a series of split tacks, and as a re- sult of these tactics the Endeavour crept up closer to the defender Nevertheless, the Ranger appeared to be faster in the prevailing con- ditions and maintained her lead half a mile.
The Ranger rounded the half- way mark still half a mile ahead of the Endeavour II, and immediately set a balloon-jib and stay-sail She. began to pull away and led by a mile twelve miles from the finish. She continued to maintain her lead. while the Endeavour, relying solely on a skimpier balloon-jib but no stay-sail, appeared to be on hopeless quest.
a
NOT GAINING Mr. Sopwith, realising that he was not gaining, later set a stay- ail Mr. Vanderbilt replied by dousing both his headsails brea ing out a manu
spinnaker and read
sail inside it.
CLUB de CRATGENEC KOWED KOWEGO POLICE
KOWFOON
STOTLES
LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE
INDIAN R CRAIGENGOWER CLUB de RECREIO KOWLOON BGC. TAIKOO DOCKS RC FOOTBALL CLUB POLICE RO KOWLOON CC.
TOTALS
First Division
Shots
2.
In general, American profes sional golfers are much more studious and "method conscious” than their British rivals. This leads to greater uniformity of style, and, I think, more sound and fool-proof swings, especially when under pressure, as always happens in important events.
As Duncan pointed out, Ameri-
are favoured with more plea weather conditions, a factor onducive to consistent and bene 55 ficial practice, and our winter cir- cuit of tournaments has done much to develop the skill and efficiency
56
48
51,
64.
47.
48
3596 1319
41
Shots Up Da Pts. 105
16 621 119 0-10 652 547 105 0 14 0716 714
12: 32-346 667 571.600 0546 602. 1 593 718.
5017 5017
11 28
84 40 40--
Second Division
.12 11
11
NO
0 121
773 613 160.
0 755 569 * 186
673 510 163.
654 657
609
567 707 491 501-708
5023-5023-
ird DivisionR
CEVIE S CLUB KUWŁO
588 $10-
616 611
5616
140
of American players. This shown by the low
competitors are constantly
ing
which
During these tours golf, and swing "clinics" are held among the players in the hotel lobby and on the practice green. Moreover, con tinuous tournament playing em- phasises the vital importance of the "short" game particularly putting. AMERICAN TOUR-ADVISABEE: "I know of nothing that would be more helpful to young British pro- fessionals than a seasonal tour of the United States tournament ei cuit. It may be coincidence, but feel sure that Henry Cotton, Robert Sweeny and Count John de Bendern the last two both British amateur -benefited by their tournament experience twelve months' competi-
grind.
Whilst the victory of the United tates Ryder Cup team was fairly positive, the individual ma closely contested, and
too slender to suit my per-
fort. I was until late on
pre
the final
The Ranger finished
and a half ahead of IL The elapsed time
Was 4
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