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DONOGHUE ALTERS HIS PLANS
WILL TRAIN AT
EPSOM
WITH HIS SON
PROBABLE ENTRIES FOR "LINCOLN'
season.
(By WATCHMAN)
London, December 13. In writing of Steve Donoghue on the last day of the flat-racing I hinted that there was a hitch in his arrangements to take over Capt. R. F. K. Gooch's stable at West Ilsley, Berkshire, and pointed out that the agree- ment had not then been signed.
Donoghue had informed me that certain matters had not been settled to his satisfaction,
SIDNEY SMITH MAKES ANOTHER CENTURY
Retains Lead Over Horace Lindrum
London, December 10. Sidney Smith, playing against Horace Lindrum in their $100 snooker challenge, match Doncaster last night, made break of 107.
Lindrum's only score during
THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY
1938.
FRESHMAN HERO OF
VARSITY RACE
STILL'S PART IN LIGHT
BLUES VICTORY
(By BEVIL RUDD)
A
London, December 13.
the frame was a red just before CAMBRIDGE gained a clear-cut victory over Ox-
Smith started his run, which in- cluded ten blacks, three blues, the yellow, green and brown. This was Smith's seventh cen- tury break
of the season and the eleventh of his career. He won four of the six frames to establish a lead after Lindrum had won four of the six frames in the afternoon to draw level.
and there was some doubt as to SKATER'S
the transfer going through. He|
now states that negotiations TRIUMPH AT
have broken down with negotia-
tions have broken down with re- THIRTEEN
gard to the West Ilsley property and that new plans have been made.
"THIRD IN WOMEN'S
He intends to take his horses to CHAMPIONSHIP
Epsom and train them with his son, Pat, until he can secure other quar-
ford in the inter- Varsity cross-country race, 34 points to 44, at Horton Kirby. Once again E. C. Weir was easily the best man over the 71⁄2 miles
course.
Weir has in four years won twice and run second and third- a record of consistency which only the Rev. W. Pollock Hill (0x- ford) and W. W. Gibberd (Cambridge) have bettered. Pollock Hill had three wins and a second in the late 'eighties and Gibberd two wins and two seconds in the early 'nineties.
Weir to-day is in a class by himself. His time of 43min 13sec is not a record, but times are no criterion of merit in a race in which conditions vary enormously from year to year.
On Saturday it was fine and
windless, but the thaw made the PORT VALE
going heavy and water lay in
puddles on the plough. Had the REAPPOINT time would have been at least OLD MANAGER
surface been crisp and dry Weir's
two minutes faster, or well inside A. A. Robertson's 1935 record of
ters. Steve has about 25 horses TITLE RETAINED 41min 56.4sec.
for the coming season, including a number of well-bred yearlings.
130 WINS
racing and apply for a licence to train under Jockey Club Rules.
BY MISS COLLEDGE
London, December 14.
“WEAK OXFORD TAIL
London, December 11.
· Port Vale F.C. yesterday ap- pointed Mr. Tom H. Morgan as The Oxford captain, J. K. Haw had been vacant since Mr. War- secretary-manager. The position In recent seasons Pat Donoghue was the most successful trainer un-
key, ran magnificently to get within neford Cresswell left at the end Nearly 10,000 spectators at a minute of Weir and to beat der the Rules of the Pony Turf:
the of last season to take up a sim- North- Club. Winners of races number- Wembley Empire Pool last night Cambridge captain, W. M. F. Hud-ilar appointment with
but the Oxford tail was no ampton Town F.C. ing 130 were turned out by him in saw Mr. H. Graham-Sharp and son, the course of three years, the stake Miss. Cecilia Colledge, the hold match for Cambridge, and this fact
Mr. Morgan has been an offi- money secured exceeding £10,000. ers, retain their fitles in the decided the race.
cial of Port Vale for many years. At the close of the past season British men's and women's amat- E. P. Dewar started lame and fin He was manager in 1929-30 when he decided to finish with pony eur skating championships. ished with difficulty. J. H. T. Mac- the club gained promotion from The greatest applause of the Nair, the half-miler, could never get the Northern Section, and he re- evening, however, was given to out of the ruck, and a bad stitch mained in charge_until May, 13-year-old Daphne Walker, who after four miles spoilt any pace he 1932. Since then he has been as- was third to Miss Colledge and might have found for the long, easy-sistant secretary and secretary. During the present week the Miss Megan Taylor. For free descent from the hills. E. Priestley first of the Spring handicap entries skating she obtained more marks was not nearly as effective as last for 1988 will be published. Among than Miss Taylor.
year. These three Oxford men filled the races closing to-morrow is the
Miss Walker was the only com-the last three places. Lincolnshire Handicap, for which petitor to obtain double-six-full at least 50 nominations are expect marks for both difficulty and ex- ed.
ecution. Apart from her, only Even before the appearance of Miss Colledge obtained a six for the entry an effort has been made difficulty. to form a market on the race. One bookmaker offers 20 to 1 the field and takes Dan Bulger and Daytona as his favourites at that price. -
Among probable entries in this
LINCOLN ENTRIES
FOR ST. MORITZ.
By being in the first four of the British women shatera, Miss
closely by car, and I am indebted to him for the details of Still's and Chamberlain's running. He inter- GALLANT STRUGGLE
cepted the runners at the first cross- Much of the Cambridge crediting of the Speedgate-road, after the must go to H. C. Still, the freshman, heavy uphill plough, approximately who finished sixth and put up a gal-two miles from the start. Here Ox- lant struggle throughout against ford had countered the fast start the Oxford pair, R. H. Percival and made by the Cambridge team, D. R. Martin. He led them for a while early in the race and again
18 seconds behind at the finish. Cambridge--E E. Jourdain
also secured 7th and
and
those who will represent Great Bri- tain at St. Moritz in the European championships in January and the world championships in February. and
At the end Miss Colledge and 8th places and a rugged effort by
firm's list are several horses which Walter will be chosen to be amo k two miles from home, and was only | went to the Newmarket Sales last week and failed to reach the r re serves placed on them, notably Fairplay, Lady of Shalott Thankerton. Several of the horses which did
CAMBRIDGE JUST LEAD
Hawkey was now in front of I son (though 40 yards behind Weir). Percival and Martin just led Still. and Priestley, was keeping ahead of Jourdain and Brearley Cambridge were only leading by 38 points to 40. A mile later when the road was re-crossed Priestley had dropped back and Cambridge had improved Stretch from their score to 86, Some two miles
market and new owners at New. Mr. Graham-Sharp gave a display they big South African,
încluded among pog sible competitors for the Lincoln,
D. G. D.
Women 1 Misa Cecilia Colledge, Cottage to Gabri. 1 Past Keeper later, at Gabriel Spring-road,
world and European champion; Miss Megan Taylor, last year's run ner-up; 3, Miss Daphne Walker.
E. B. Teesdale, the former ford President, followed the
race was as good as over.
of some of the more complicated Chamberlain, gave them ninth place as well Chamberlain was behind Altogether compulsory exercises. there were seven men, eight women MacNair and Priestley after 8 WORLD'S RICHEST RACE and three paires competing: The miles, but on the long- The Beckhampton colt, Le Bam- full results, were:
the Speedgate-road
the bino is mentioned as a possible
Spring-road, he
At this runner for the Santa Anita Handi-
got in front and held his position point Cambridge led by their big- dourly, cap, to be decided in California on March 5. The American handi- capper will find an obvious diffi- culty in dealing with an entrant whom he has never seen, and if Le Bambino were to be placed at top weight among those of his age he could scarcely be expected to in his English form.
In both men's and women's free Mr. R. B. Strassburger's French-skating events the runners-u
-Taylor, bred colt won two races here in the Tomlins and Miss spring and has not been successful otherwise faultless displays by fall-Colledge for
ywin
~
Men, -1, Mr. H♬ Graham-Sharp, holder; 2, Mr. F. Tomlineat
Pair Skating Mr. and Mrs. L. H. T. Cliff, holders; 2. Mr. R. J. Wilkie and Miss Daphné B Wallis,
TWO FALLS
gest margin, for Still was once more Ox in front of Martin and Percival race The Oxford pair got the better of Still in the long run in, otherwise there was no change between the final positions and those at Gabriel Spring-road.
the
international standards. close of the morning's performance the winners
Mr. Graham- were Mr. Sharp for the men, Mr. and poilt Cliff in the pain ding-and-
The only ch
obtained by the The Santa Anita Handicap is the The championships opened yes evening's free skating display was most valuable race in the United terday morning with Judging of that Miss Walker rose from fourth States or any other country, car-the compulsory
each to third place in the total results, rying no less than £20,000 in added con titor having to
hrough the morning a third, Miss Gladys
money.
six of the 40 exercises required by Jagger, retiring halfway through,
since.
ing.
Cambridge.
lead, by, 29 wins to 24 and of the 12 races that have been held over the Horton – Kirby Had course each side has won six. the previous method of scoring
(ie, the first five places only each team) been used on Saturday, Cambridge would have won by 25 points to 30. Last year they won by 24 points to 81.