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when his horse Wallon, an ex-51 tremely good-looking thres-rear- old, won the Rothschild Plate, aily beating Mr. F. C. Stern'a Sentiment, on whom odds were batted. This result came as a grøst surprise as Sentiment was London, April 9.
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event, the Queen's Prize, bonours mgham, and many other centres moody and dejectad. It is a first clara match be ever took were secured by an outsider name. where National Hunt Sport was melancholy fact that several con- part in, viz. 221 against Somer ed Frustration, whore starting be attraction. At the former temporary cricketers of Stoddari net at Lorde. Besides taking The King's proposal to debar price was 20 to 1. The Queen's place the Lancashire Steeplechase bave had similar tragic ends. part in five Test matches at home, liquer from the Royal household Prize is a mile and a half handi-of £1500 came up for decision, Arthur Ehrewsbury, the famous Stoddart visited Australia on four is greatly appreciated in Glas. cap. Last year it was won by Mr. and all the preliminaries enggest-Notts batsman, with whom Stod- occasions. He was a member of gow, telegrapha the Central News Nelke's Ubina Uock, who had just ed that this interesting event dart made his highest partnership G. F. Vernon's team of 1887; correspondent, The shipyard previously won the Liverpool Cup. would be a match between Mr. in cricket, took his own life a few four years later he was member workers almost to a man have This year the favourite was Mr. Saker's Ballincarroons and a years ago, Tom Richardson, the of Lord Sheffield's team, and in refused to enter public-house, Oscar Lewisohn's Boots, a four-boree recently brought over from great Surrey fast bowler, was 1894 and again in 1887 ha him- and in restaurants and clubs year-old that is the opening week Ireland named Templadowney. found dead in a destitute state self took out and captained a side. little or no liquor is called for.of this new ce a bad run a good they started equal favourites at on the Continent, and only last The first of these undertakings A remarkable sequel is that rear to Chira Cuck the 3 to 1. Apart from them thers summer Albert Trott, the Austra resulted in England winning the BAKER'S
Bota was re- was support for Father Confessor, lian who won distinction with rubber, but the second tour was a MASONRY CONSTRUCTION 15.00 Livarpal Cag. tes-rooms this morning were
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Last, had finishe ia long wayin front of Growler, The
and Stoddart will be remembered his retirement from cricket and The result, how-beat as a cricketer, but between football Stoddart was the Secretary the others that tok put in the Kenis, With profound regret we enmendous favourite at 7 to 4, and surprise. Both the favourites famous in Ragby football, taking club in London. This office he PREECE'S TELEGRAPHY Terland 6.00 ORAYS PRACTICAL DESIGN OF nounos the death of Mr. H. A co other was seriously booked to kept their legs and Temple downey part in ten international matches, resigned last summer. Bell, which occurred at Sandakan Leat him. Certainly there was even finished second, but he could A splendid runner, straight and on Thursday April 15, of dysent-uo support, either private or pub not cope with the five-year-old daring, he was the great three ery, after an illuese of but a few lic, for Frustration, Yet this Vermouth, who with 10-7 to carry quarter of his day. He was also days He was buried at 7 o'clock horse won olearly from the won easily. This hores had renowned as a drop kicker, and on Friday morning with all the Belgian-owned Hey diddle-reached the top of the tree ng's it was mainly as a result of goal against a impressive solemnity of a military diddlewith Mr. August Belmont's hurdler, and here he was showing his memorable funeral. Mr. Bell arrived here Don de Peca third. Mr. R. O. an ability to win the second best gale of wind for Middlesex with his wife only so recently as Dawson's Magyar was fourth and steeplechase of the year over a against Yorkshire where they January 1st of this year, to take Boots was fifth. The winner distance of three miles and a half, southern team won by a goal to up the appointment of Chief figured. at the bottom of the It was a splendid performance four tries that the method of coor Police Officer. He had in these bandiosp havingonly 6-5 toer rry for a young horse, and Mr. Hey ing was altered. At that time a A friend who came over with few months become exceedingly Be was well ridden by the ban is to be congratulated on goal was worth more than any the Lusiania on the trip when popular with all his brother aprontióe-jockey Aiden, but his possession of this champion, number of tries, but after Sted the American flag, was used tells ficers in Sand kan, and those app it from that he had the most It may be added that Kenia, a dort had shown the absurdity of in writer in the Notion that if with whom his work threw him in slender public form to his credit, mare owned by Mr. Ismay, was this the law was changed and a closer contact are aware that they se, indeed, his light weight in the third, Growler fourth, Father goal given a deanile points value, the captain had not hoisted the American flag the Americans OD have lost not only a friend who handicap anggeats. He was once Confessor, filth, Bullawarra sixth, Rather curiously, considering the board would have tried to do it possessed a great charm of in the Kingsclere stable and his and Ballincaroons seventh. The natural talents he afterwarde disfim. Before the flag wis Tun manner, bataldosfellow worker of breeding in above critic m for he Jubilee Handicap Hurdle rice on played, Stoddart did not seriously considerable keenness and ability, is by St, Frusquin from & mare the second day was won by the participate in oricket until be was up to the masthead many of the The deepest sorrow is felt for Mra, named Princess Mary, represent Belgian horse, Fil d'Ecosse, who 22 years of age. Born at Bonth passengers had begun to insist ection of their own colours. Some Bell and fulfilling the wish of ing breeding in the purple. Boots beat an odds-on favourite in Mr. Shields he came to London and that they should have the pro- all, we respectfully extend to her was not well ridden, but apart from Lewisohn's Gondovar, zidden by joined a Saturday afternoon team indeed had brought star-spangled the heartfelt sympathy of the that his running wasa big disap
for whom he at once made a suo banner with them, and as the Station B. HB. Herald,
pointment. Don'de Roca was going Suicide of a Great Cricketer. cession of centuries, including
approached British waters Andrew Ernest Stoddart, one an innings of 485, which was the
emblems were hung out b great gans at the finish after
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