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HOW
RADIANT MORN WON
control the back swing soll SHANGHAI
by the left hand and a straight-not riff d—left arm.
C. J. H. Tolley.
Another Victory For Padgham
ENGLAND'S BEST
CHAMPIONS
Shanghai, May 7. Radiant Morn won the Shanghai Champlons. That, was the crown- int moment of yesterday's fine meeling at The Shanghal Race Club. The weather was well-nigh perfect, for the first time this year? the track was in excellent conál. tion; and a much larger crowd than usual turned nut for the big day. Morn's day, his It was Radiant second, successive Champions victory, and that it was not unexpected was overwhelmingly shown by backers at the meeting. Fram some 2,600 win tickets purchased, over 1,000 were by his hackers. But he had a rave for it was far from being the victory be scored Inst runaway
ponies were four Autumn, Only Padgham returned cards of 71, 74, storted, Radiant Morn, Rochester, 70, and a brilliant 67, to. nggregato | Volcanic Morn, and Stop Loss, the 282.
GOLFER
Southport, May 8. Padgham *Alfred
of Sundridge Park, to-day showed that at present he is definitely the best British medal player by winning the £1,600 Dunlop and Golf tournament, the third big com- pelition of the season.
Reuter
of
identical field as in the Chinese Cup and Criterion Stakes on Saturday.
THE “HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,
MAY 9 1936.
HOMESIDE CRICKET PERFORMANCES
HENDREN Controversy Rages Over
Helen Jacobs Loses To Polish Tennis Star
Budapest, May 3. Madam Jebracjovska, Po- lish tennis star, defeated Helen Jacobs, of California, in the finals of the Budapest The championship to-day. scores were 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.
DEL DIANZIATA1267LUTARPEIOĆ
SURREY
WANT NEW BOWLERS
I
PARKER MAY BE THE ANSWER
BROWN IS THERE
(By William Pollock) The nets were in full swing at the Oval. Schoolboys were practising in the members of the Surrey team during the afternoon.
HITS UP DOUBLE CENTURY
Lancashire Unlucky
London, May 8.
Kent scored their second out- right victory in the county- cricket championship to-day when they defeated Gloucester in a rather low-scoring match by 153 runs.
The rest of the county cham- were left pionship fixtures drawn, the results in. brief be- ing as follows.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Kent (10 and 271) beat aloucester (102
and 105) by 163 PEDA
Hampshire (256 and 194/7 dec.) best Derbys. shire (201 and 265/8) un first inning. end 12,4 doc.) Lantenable (327 morning,
Worcestershlie (160 MTK 182/07
al
Mr. A. F. Devey, the secretary, and stood with our backs to the fire
OTHER MATCHES
heat on Art
11.C.C. (404/7 dre, and 14/3} beat Surrey
in his office and watched them out (224 863) by seven wickets. of the window.
R. Burton of Hantan finished second 68 and 73. with scores of 72, 71,
Just as the small field was a great equals 284, whilo W. J. Cox Wimbleton Park was third with 69, disappointment to all racing people, 72, 73, and 72, totalling 280, and Syd.so also the netual running until just Easterbrook of Knowle claimed fourth at the end failed to produce anything position with 72, 74, 75 and 60, total that could be called really interesting though, of course, with four runners, Ing 287. Easterbrook's round
lant of 08 equalled the course record.ile he was to be expected. The "One of the troubles about Surrey
general assumption was that Stop that there is no big personality Loss would go out at a terrific pace no gate attruction in the side," with the idea of breaking Radiant Marn, who popularly is supposed to said I.
However, "You haven't got a Tom Richard- ben one pace runner. Stop Less Layed back, and it was son, a Lockwood, Jack Hobbs, a Bill the favourite's stable companten who Hitch." set the running, which must have been well to Radiant Morn's taste. They covered a half-mile in 1.04, ali so well together that any one could have gone out in a few strides if so minded. At the half-mile a couple So he is, to be sure. F. R. Brown of blankets nimos! would have can be one of the most attractive covered them, and it was there that free-hitting batsmen in the game; Radiant Morn started to work up for and lust August he was bowling his At the Monument he was spinners as well as he bowled them the lend. cracking on a useful pace and on when he was taken to Australia with turning into the straight it seemed Douglas Jardine's side. that the race was over.
ANOTHER RECORD RUN. BY EATON
. W. E. Eaton, the Salford Harrier, established a new English native record for six miles at Birchfeld Harriers sports, Perry Barr, fust month. Hls time for the distance, 20min, G1 2-5sec., is 20 2-5sec. inside the Dgures set up by Sid Thomas in 1892.
Had the conditions been more con- genial Ento would have gone very close to the world's record of 20min. 36 3-5sec., which Panya Nurmi 'estab- lished at Stamford Bridge six years ago. J. A. Burna (Elswick Hürrlers) was second in 30min. 19sec, and J. Holden (Tipton) third in 30min. 422-55A
"But we
WORTH WATCHING "Perhaps not," said he: shall have Freddie Brown playing regularly after May, and if he is in
worth watching." form he
Can he stage a real come-back this season? If so, it will be very impor- for tant for Surrey-and, maybe, England.
DEARTH OF BOWLERS
Cambridge (205, kodi 898) deew with Buser (305 and 85/1).
Oxford 1297) drew with All India (109/6). The leading individual batting and bowling performances were credited to the following.
BATTING
Hendren (M.C.C.) v. Burrey Parks (1). Sussex v. Cam-
bridge
202
Edrich (M.C.C.) v. Surrey Wensley (Suкex) y Cam-
bridge
174 114
100*
Paris (Hanta) v. Derbyshire Tindall (Cambridge) v. Sun.
101
101
Bex
Moore (Hanta) v. Derbyshire 100
*Indicates not out
BOWLING
Watson (Lanes) v. Wor-
5 for 31 cestershire Robinson (Sussex v. Cam-
5 for 47 bridge Sima (M.C.C.). Surrey For 51 Sinfield (Gloucester) v.
Kent
5 for 87 Freeman (Kent) v. Glou-
5 for 109 cester
DRAMATIC FINISH
THRILL TO COME But there was a thrill to come, for at about the furlong Stop Loss was
E. R. T. Holmes, just back from asked for an effort und answered
Marshall had Surrey, and all the players who made most gullantly, getting up to the New Zealand, will again captain favourite's quarters. not asked Radiant Morn by any the team moderately interesting- cans for all that was in him, and, but not particularly match-winning There are plenty of batsmen in indeed, seemed to have him some-last year will be available, what closely held. presumably in readiness for a challenge by Roches- Surrey, but bowlers are hard to come ter, or it may be that he even thought by. Perhaps Parker, who spent the not lightly of Volcanic Morn. Finding winter going to Austraila and back, between Lancashire and Worcester Stop Loss with him, he wasted no and who has put on weight, wiltshire which the There was an exciting finish to the Stop Lave his mount three cuts of come on as a bowler. Or perhaps after being completely outplayed. athletics match between the Metro- politan Police A.C. and the South the whip and went on to win by Alan Peach, now in charge of the Wales A.A., ut Imber Court, East length, Stop Losa going past the post coaching at the Oval, will find some first inninga and dismissed Worcester Molesey, when each team scored 42 all in, though his vory game effort one new.
enabled him to finish 134 lengths bolnia..
better than Rochester,
!
With one event to be decided, South Wales were leading on points, but in
Use last of the ten events the 1,100 yards relay the Police setured first place by a foot to force a tie.
Marshall
5,000 MEMBERS BY MAY
The Grand
1936 GRAND NATIONAL TRAGEDY AT AINTREE
National
Two pictures taken when Avenger fell heavily during the 1936 Grand National, and died from its injuries. The jockey was fortun- ate enough to escape very lightly,
A
Thomson Drives
347 Yards
Drive of 347 yards won £10 for Jimmy Thomson, an Ameri- can-Scot, says Reuter from St. Augustine (California).
Thomson is regarded as one of the longest hitters in the world. 110 ia lo compete in British open golf champlanship this year.
The most dramatic match was "that | umumSTEN ZEE MARATONINGT
potterymen saved
Lancashire piled up 327 in their
LATEST DERBY
for 180, dnjoying a lead of 147 runs. Batting a second time they were able The plan by which new members to declare at 152 for G, leaving. Wor- deserves every credit for the victory.may join the club without paymentcester to score 300 to win. It was a case of being surprised of entrance fee is already a big suc- not caught napping-but he kept his cess, "We have twice as many ap- head and did just what was required. plications as we expected to gel," close of the third day's play Warees- ter had lost nine wickets for 182 runs, for a man who is still half an invalid Mr. Devey told me. he did thoroughly well.
"I expect we shall be up to full bat successfully defied Lancashire's strength 5,000-by efforts to dislodge the last two hats
When stumps were drawn at the CALL-OVER
The race i
E. L. Page won both the 108 yards was timed at 31.5; 1.04; 1.35.3; 2.06.2; membership
2.36.3.
and furlong events.
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To "Patay" Hendren went the dia
of people are interested in cricket tinction of being the first player this they can get it on- attractive terms. season to hit a double century. His
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
Pay Up Still Favourite
London, May 8. To-day's call-over for the Derby
As soon as Surrey can afford to do 202 was scored out of a total of 494 for 7 declared with which M. C. C. so, they intend to improve the ac confronted Surrey in their first in- commodation for the shilling-at-the-nings. Even so Surrey made a spiri- to be run next month revealed Pay Up Kate public. It is recognised that theted response and in their second knock
terraces" are not up le motiern re- [aggregated 363. quirements and standards, but-
In the past three years the club has had to spend £9,000 on ground Improvements and renovations.
That is a lot of money lot even a | "rich" cricket club.
DAVIS CUP
"Tich" Freeman came into the lime- light for the first time this season when he secured Cloucester wickets: for 100 runs to help Kent win their second championship-mutch.
Hampshire, like Lancashire, were robbed of victory just when it was within grasp. Against Derbyshire, Hants hit up 250 and 334 for 7 de-
ONE RUBBER EACH cared, lending by 52 on the first in-
The Argentine And
Greece Start Tio
Athens, May 8.
Greece and the Argentine finished
ail square at the end of the first day's
nings and setting Derby 387 to win. Derbyshire made a bold attempt but nt the close of play had lost eight wickets for 255, being still 132 runs behind the required number.
Arsenal Pay
play in their Davis Cup tie here, Record Fee
They are meeting in the second round
of the European Zone, the winners
to play either. Germany or Hungary. Greece drew first blood when Lazaros Stalios beat Adriano Zappa in three straight sots 6-4, 6-3, 6-4,
but the Argentine retaliated through
For 'Keeper
Lucille Decatiilo who beat George Arsenal recently signed George | Nicolulder 5-7, 6-4, 3-0, 0-1—United Preus
TO-DAY'S SOCCER
Three Matches To Be Played
Swindin, twenty-one-year-old goal.
as favourile at 8 to 1. Quotations, according to Reuter, were:-
8 to 1 Pay Up (1 and 0)
17 to 2 Talakbar (0) 9 to 1 (0) 9 to 1 Rhodes Scholar (t and o) 100 to 9 Noble King (t and o) 100.to
Balahissar ( and o) · Mahmoud () 20 to 1 (t) 18 to 1 25 to 1.Abjer (6) 28 to 1 (t) 28 to 1 Monument (t and o) 28 to 1 Raeburn (0) 33 to 1 (t) 33 to 1 Daytona (t and o)
33 to 1 Walvis Bay (0) 40 to 1 (t) 40 to 1 Thunkerton (t and o) 40 to 1 His Grace (t and o) 49 to St. Magnus (t and o)
40 to 1 Fearless Fox (0) 50 to 1
(t)
EVERY
HORSE FALLS
IN RACE
Extraordinary incidents marked the Keeper of Bradford City. He is to, boHunt Cup race at North Down Har understudy to Wilson at Highbury.
Swindin has been three seasons at riers' point-to-point meeting at Bally-1
seriously hurt haft recently. Bradford. He was against West Ham last season and
Every horse in the race foll. Three later had an operation for cartilage reached the last fence and these
trouble.
-1
He returned to the City team at the came down. end of February; and since then the Mr. W. Willis, son of Mr. Archla club have gone ten games without wills, master of Kilulltagh Harriers, defent.
broke a collar-bone... Six teams will be asked to rush Peter MeWillam watched him play about in to-day's brolling heat to win against Barnsley, and negotiations
Ridorless horses ran in different
pr. loso football league points. Thore for his transfer were started im-directions. Riders retrieved two of are two matches in the first division mediately after the game.
them and in an exelting finish Mr.
and one in the second. The games, Swindin was born at Doncaster, and Jim Ramber's Aira Na Na Pogue won venues and times of kick-off are as played his early football for a local from Mr. Granville
follows.
FIRST DIVISION. Club v. R. Navy-Club, 4.45 RA Lyemun Fusillers-Bookon
SECOND DIVISION Club v. Fusiliers Club, 3.15
poo 4:45
colllory team: Bradford City disWhiskor. covered him in a Y.M.C.A. pido.
And
Nugent's, Ber
Tho race was watched. by tito Duko Flo is five foet ten inches
of Abercorn, Viscount Craigavon, and weighs oleven stone seven.
The fee paid by Arsenal for his Sir Samuel and Lady Hoare, The transfer is understood to be a record Marquess of Londonderry, pcted as
starter. for a goalkeeper.
GREAT JUBILEE HANDICAP
Probable Starters And Jockeys
REVISED LIST
London, May 8.
CRUELTY TO
HORSES ALLEGED
And Risks To Jockeys
"The Grand National is the the safest steeplechase in world. If you go through its history for the last thirty or forty years, you will find that. fewer horses and riders, havo been injured than in any other steeplechase in England."
This was the uncompromising reply given by Major Noel Furlong, owner of Reynoldstown, to the question "Is the Grand National cruel?"
The controversy has been revived by a question put in the House of Commons as to whether the Home Secretary would take steps to prevent cruelty to horses and jockeys in the
race,
Major Furlong laughed at the Iden of abolishing the race.
"I can't remember a fatal accident to a rider for over 25 years," ho sald to Reuter, and until Avenger was I don't think there. lalled this year, has been a fatality to one of the Atleen years. horses for at least
of falls, as there are There are plenty
In all steeplechases, but in the Grand National the injuries are almost en- tirely of a minor nature.
"My son, who has ridden over the Liverdool course at least seven times, says he prefers Aintree to any other course in the country..
NATIONAL INSTITUTION
which
"It is a grand course, and one all British sportsmen should be proud of. It is just a fetish for peo- ple to talk about the cruelty and dan- gers of the Grand National It is a national institution, and would not have it modified eno "tota."
Mr. Owen Anthony, the famous trainer, who prepared Music Hali the 1922 winner and who rode Irish Mail (second in 1913), said: "It is the greatest and most thrilling race in the work, and is a magnificent lest Several changes have been made in for a good horse and a good horse- the jockeys for the Great Jubilee man. Both horses and riders enjoy every minute of the race. It makes Handicap to be raced at Kempton me sick to hear this mamby-pamby Park. Steve Donoghue ridea Negun- talk front people who have never do, D. Smith mounts Norman Herald, strode a horse and who would
faint if they looked at a jump. Richardson has Pennyhill, Fox is given "You can take it from me that there Spinifex, and additional runners aro is no cruelty to the horses, and that His Reverence (Burna), Fairburn (II. every healthy young fellow who loves (Sibbritt). Jumping looks upon it as the greatest Wragg) and Good Deal
thrill
of his life." Ankerel has been taken out of the
race.
almost
Mrs. Violet Mundy, owner of Avenger, deprecated any idea of
The following is the revised list of modifying or stopping the race, starters and jockeys.
Sea Bequest (E. S. Smith). Robin Goodfellow (Weston); Guest of Honour (Perryman). Spinifex (Fox).
The Blue Boy (Sirrett). British Quota (Beary), Pegasus (Lowrey). Inflation (Cha_Richards). Negundo (S. Donoghue). Mdorla (K. Robertson). Ripponter (Gorden Richards). Silver Point (Wing). Norman Herald (I). Smith), His Reverence (Burns). Fairburn (II. Wragg). Good Deal (8lbbritt). Pennyhill (Richardson).
-Reuter,
"THE
Is
"There is no sport in which there not some element of risk, and per- hops erucity," she said, "but one has to weigh these against the advan- tages to be gained from the sport. 1 am not going to say that the National is free from danger but it is that very element of danger which makes it so exciting and which brings out the finest quailties of the young men who are prepared to take the risks.
"I shall never forgive myself for running my horse in the National but I wouldn't have it abolished."
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