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THOUSAND MILES A'R PHENOMENAL HOLE

EVENT.

Conditions of the King's Cup.

MUST BE BRITISH.

The Royal Aero Club have, an- nounced the regulations to govern this year's air race for the King's Cup which have been approved by His Majesty.

The entrant and pilot or pilota and passengers must be British subjects, and the race will be con- Aned to amateurs. R.A.F. pilots of amateur status are eligible. In order to confine the race to those of amateur status, the Royal Aero Club reserves the right to refuse to accept any person as entrant, pllot or passenger without assign ing any reason.

IN ONE.

Achieved at Royal Mid-Surrey.

LYING AGAINST PIN.

While playing in a three-ball match with his father, Sidney II. the

This hole

famous amateur billiards player, and another friend, at Royal Mid-Surrey, R. S. Douglas Fry did the 16th in one. measure 200 yards, and the chance of any hute-in-one at this Rich- mond course is nowadays slender, owing to the very atout all-metal They do not flag holes in use. permit the ball to drop right in. Owing to the slope of the ground, the 16th hole is invisible from the tee. Apparently Fry's ball had just sufficient "run" on it to reach the hole, as it was found to have The air-toppled over the edge, exactly in the centre, and was resting against was leaning the flagpole, which slightly towards the tee.

The race is open to any type of bona fide civil aircraft. craft, including the engine, must have been entirely constructed in the British Empire.

The aircraft will be handicapped for the complete circuit according to estimated performances. The

minimum speed at which aircraft will be handicapped, will be 80 in.p.h.

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It will be a one-day race, over & course of approximately thousand miles, the longest "leg" not to exceed two hundred miles.

CALCUTTA SWEEP TICKETS.

WHY THE AMERICANS

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1931.

GOSSIP IN THE WORLD OF SPORT RUGBY INSURANCE IS ALL INDIA PLAYERS

NEW CONDITIONS FOR WHİTE CITY GREYHOUND

"CLASSIC" THIS YEAR.

WALTER LINDRUM'S RAPID SCORING.

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SWEDEN'S DESIRE TO BECOME A POWER AMONG

GOLFING NATIONS.

CELTIC BOUND FOR AMERICA.

J. H. Viljoen, the Athletics. South African 'all- "ound athlete and

British Empire high jump cham- pion, stated recently that there in

possibility that he and H. Hart, winner of the Empire shot put and discus championships, may shortly proceed to the United States for the purpose of continuing their of the leading

education at one

universities there.

Always Well Keyed" may say," stated Viljoen

"that if we both go to America, we Up Golf."

are likely to be in a position to do South Africa far more good at the next Olympic Games than by re- maining in South Africa.

INCENTIVE OF BETS,

"The Americans arrange their matches so that they always play well-keyed-up golf," writes Jack Questions in House of Fulford in "Golf Munthly." Fulford,

Commons.

DIPLOMATIC REPLIES.

London, Feb. 5. In the House of Commona, Sir Frank Nelson asked Mr. Clynes if he proposed to take

any action with regard to the sale in Britain of Calcutta sweep tickets on the Derby and particularly whether he intended to prevent banks and other institutions from continuing to procure tickets in it for their clients:

Mr. Clynes replied that he had no Information that there was any actual sale of tickets in Britain. If facts indicating such sale or other legal transactions

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who was many years professional in the U.S.A., in discussing what is wrong with British guif, says that

in America eighteen holes consist

of three matches the first nine second nine, and the whole eighteen.

"When we were competing in Chicago on behalf of the British

Empire in the match against

America, Nicholson (the Notre Dame University coach) declared that he considered Hart the best equipped mun in the world for field events. Nicholson thought

ham reached a height of over 1,000ft., and eventually made a forced landing at about 1.30 p.m., at a point higher than that at

which he took alf,

The machine was a "Prusling,' and his fight was an example. of with gliding. Captain__Needham the progress which has been made was the first in Great Britain to "C" soaring certificate, obtain a which he gained last Whitsuntido at Itford, when Herr Kornseli gave a demonstration.

Sweden is anxious to bo Golf. placed among the golfing nations, and invitations have been

to prominent sent British players to take part in a Swedish golf week in August.

C. A. Whitcombe (Crews Hill), Great Britain's newly appointed captain of the Ryder Cup team; Abe Mitchell, T. H. Cotton (Lang: ley Park). P. Allis (Wannsee, Berlin), and H. C. Jolly (Foxgrove) have received these invitations, and the competition is to take place

him to be a wonderful natural at Bastad from August 13 to 16 for athlete with tremendous strength the Bastad Cup. A women's inter- who would be a world heater pre-national challenge cup will also be

In addition they have what they vided he received proper technical competed for, while an open invita-

term "pin shots" at all the short holes; the ball nearest the pin win ning a certain wager from the others. They seldom play without making some het, however, small it may be, as it proves an incentive to keep on trying.

brought to his notice these would be communicated to the police to deal with whose duty it was breaches of the law.

KEEP FIT!

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED NEW STOCKS

OF SPECIAL TRAINING

EQUIPMENT

INCLUDING

PUNCH BALLS ON STAND WITH SPRING BASE

$145.

PUNCH BALLS ON ROUND CAST IRON BASE

$110.

FLOOR TO CEILING BALLS

$60.

BOXING GLOVES. PUNCH BALL GLOVES & MITTS. MEDICINE BALLS.

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"ERNEST BARRY" SCULLING MACHINES $250.

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advice and training.

"One does not care to talk much

of oneself: but, although I won the Empire high jump title, Nicholson considered that my technique was very bad, but he thought I could win the next Olympic high jump

title if, while I was at an American university, I took advantage of the wonderful coaching facilities they offered."

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tion tournament has been arranged for August 18 and 19.

The Swedish women's golf cham- pionship is at present held by Mrs. Cleland, a Scottish hockey inter- national

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URGED.

Scrum Halves Cause Loud Comment.

TOO FAR AWAY.

The committee of the Rugby Union, which met recently in Lon- Jon, recommends that witere a team composed of players, from various clubs takes part in a match, care should be exercised to see that the team is insured against risk of accidents, as a club's insurance policy only covers its players in its own matches.

The committee wishes to draw the attention of clubs to the recom- mendation of the International regarding The Earl of Rose- Board of March, 1929,

putting the ball into the scrummage Hunting. bery in again accept-¦ —viz., “In the opinion of this' board ing the honour of the difficulty of getting the ball Master of Waaddon Chase Hunt fairly in the serummage is largely owing to the half-back standing a spoke of the serious conditions now considerable distance from the prevailing throughout the country scrummage and throwing a ball in owing to the financial depression at excessive speed. The word 'put' and its reflecting influence uponn law 15 (b) means that the player places the ball in the scrummage the sport. Fox hunting, he said, standing close thereto." was at a low ebb and required as much support as possible.

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Applications from clubs for per- mission to play matches after the end of the season will only be grant- ed to clubs who wish to play a Tommy Hitchcock, the Polo. only player in the world match in aid of a recognised charity. between April 2 and April 30. to hold a handicap of ten goals, once mere heads the United County unions or groups of countles to whom powers have been delegat- States Polo Association lists. Reed are reminded that they have not cognition was also given to the the power to grant permission to brilliant international play

play seven-a-side competitions. Winston Guest and Eric Pedley. (These two, who were in the All- America Polo team which defeated England in the Westchester Cup series, were raised from an eight to a nine goal rating. Hitchcock. perfect who is considered the player, remained at the ten goals limit, and Hopping was allowed to remain at his standard of eight goals.

CRICKET TOURISTS'

VICTORY.

FOR WIMBLEDON.

Remarkable Advance of Ahad Hussain,

TWO LADIES TO MIND.

Allahabad, Feb. 2,

It is understood that the inter- provincial tennis tournament will | take place at Lahore.

The selections for Wimbledon are expected to be made shortly. As far as the men players are con- cerned, D. N. Capoor, Ahad Hue- sain and E. V. Rabb will be the probable nomlaces: All three have attained a high standard of play, especially Ahad Hussnin, who found his way into three Anals in the last tournament, his stroko production being the finest seen In India for some time.

Among the women, two

names

only can be mentioned, Miss Jenny Sandison and Miss Leila Row. The farmer is not likely to accept.

WORLD'S PUTTING

TITLE.

New Championship Inaugurated,

CONDITIONS.

A movement is on foot to in augurate an international putting championship this year. It is pro posed that some such competition be held in Great Britain, in the United States, and in France.

The championships, which are to be open to all amateur golfere, are to be preliminary to an interna tional event in which six players→→→ two winners in each of the three

Orange Free State The countries will contest the putting championship of the world, which it Victims.

is hoped to Jecido once in three

INNINGS AND 217 RUNS.

Charles Read, pro-;

Blomfontein. Feb. 12. The M.C.C. won their match Racquets, fessional rackets

quickly to-day against the Orange Britain since 1925, retained his adding 42 to their overnight total, champion of Great Free State, the home team only

tille at Queen's Club against the the tourists thus winning by an challenge of A. G. Cooper, whom innings and 217 runs. he defeated by 3 games to 2. He amateur took six wickets for 50 Peebles, the young Middlesex

The date of the Greyhound final for the Grey.

won by 15, 12-15. 15-11, runs. Scores:-- Racing. hound Derby has

been fixed for 16-15, 15-1, after an exciting Saturday, Jund 27, the venue again | match. being the White City.

In the fight between Boxing, "Spider" Pladner, the

The race, distance 525 yards on , former fly-weight the flat, is open to any registered champion of the world, and Guth greyhound, but changes have been bert Taylor, the Welsh bantam-made in the conditions of entry weight, which ended in a points decision in favour of Pladner, curious incident occurred.

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In the second round one of tho boxera accidentally knocked down the referee, who fortunately copted the apologies that were ex- tended to him.

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in his match with Billiards. Tom Newman, Wal- ter Lindrum gave a brilliant display of rapid scoring, In seventeen minutes he had pass

ed the 500 mark and he added a further 200 in another five minutes. 700 in 22 minutes That day he scored 2,017 points as against New man's 277.

The engagement has Cricket. been announced of Miss Jean Colin, now playing a leading part in "Blue Roses," at the Gaiety Theatre, and Mr. Reginald A. Ingle, of Bath, the Somerset county cricketer.

Mr. Ingle, who is a solfeltor, fa a member of a well-known Somer- set-county family. He is 27 years of age and was educated at Oundle and Cambridge. He is deputy captain of Somerset, and made two centuries in one match for that county.

Miss Colin, who la 25, was born at Brighton. She celebrated her engagement with a party at het Hampstead flat,

Arrangements have Football been completed for the Celtic F.C., the present leaders in the First Divi sion of the Scottish League, to tour the United States.

The team is due to arrive in New York some time In May, and will play a dozen games during, the Summer:

The British gliding Gilding. record, which was broken on the Chil- tern Hills at Dunstable, Bedford- shire, by Mr. F. Buxton, a member of the London Gliding Club, was regained by Captain C. H. Latimer Needham, who had previously held it, for a flight of 2 hours. Cop tain Needham is also a member of the London Gliding Club. A large part of his flight was made In a blinding hailstorm.codeg

The wind was not favourable for gliding and on two or three of

which are calculated to eliminate the greyhounds which have no prospect of beating the crack per farmers.

Greyhounds may be entered be- fore noon on April 1, for £10 each and before noon on May 1 for £20 each. After that it will cost £30 to enter. There will be an addi- tional fee of £5 for all entrants that run. A cup will go to tho owner of the winner, and £1,500 is guaranteed for division among the finalists, in addition to prizes for

heat winners.

Read, who had very generously agreed that the professional title should go to the winner of this year's open competition, for which eight competitors entered, instead of insisting on the single challenge to which he was entitled, thorough- ly deserved his victory, if only for his wonderful pluck at very critical point.

Roller Skating.

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Hayden Maxwell.

manager of an Aber- den rink, and Wil- liam Bruce created a roller-skating world's en- durance record by skating сод- tinuously for 61 hours 43 minutes

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SALIVA OF WINNER at Aberdeen. Bruce, an Aberdeen

IS TAKEN.

amateur, collapsed at the end and; was unconscious for some hours, but Maxwell gave an exhibition of

Stewards Exercise Their toe dancing. The old record, set up by A. Bigns, of Hebden Bridge, Powers.

was beaten by ifteen minutes.

LEICESTER MEETING.

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Ernest Barry, the Sculling. world-famous sculler, has, it is understood, left the Berlin Hellas Rowing Club, which he has coached with conspicuous sucess for nearly

Exercising their powers under the Rules of Racing, the Stewards at the Leicester meeting Major W. S. Power and Lord Lindsay three years. ordered samples of the saliva of Mute Swan, the winner of the Glen Selling Hurdle, to be taken. A notice was posted before 'the race stating the intention of the Stewards.

This is the first action. of the kind which has come under notice since the opening of the jumping. Beason. Mute Swan is owned by Mrs. H. S. Martin and as trained by. F. P. Gilbert, at East Ilaley, Berk-

hire.

The Stowards action, of course, casts no reflection on the owner of trainer of any horses whick ran in the race. They were simply follow ing the example set by stewards at various flat race meetings fast BORBON.

The Brst stop of this kind was taken by the Stewards of the Jockgy Club at the Newmarket Second Spring Meeting Isst yes...

Previous to the Chesterford Plate a similar notice was hoisted. The race was won by Pennant, owned by Mr. A. de Rothschild, a member of the Jockey Club, and there was much amusement at the time that It should be one of his horses that had to be examined.

There were several examinations canlons the pilot lost height and at various race-meetings after had to fight his way, to regain wards, culminating in three ward altitudo. At times, Captain Needings-off

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Largely owing to his care and skill the Germans won the double sculls at the, Amsterdam Olympic

Games.

Barry has been five times pro- fcasional champion of the world and six times British, professional champion.

Miss Nancy Cave, the Squash bolder, was defeated) Rackets recently by 9-7,

10—8, 9-10, 9—1, in| the final round of the ladies' squash rackets championship at Queen's Club, London,

.C. by Mins Fenwick, who thus regained a titio she held in 1926 and 1926, and re- versed the result of last year's

final.

Jenu Borotra will lead

French Tennis. the

tennia fedm which is to visit America next month inʼaʊ en deavour to capture the nationel covered courts title in New York. Boratra will be accompanied by Jacques Brugnon and Christian, Boussus. After competing in the championship the term will repre sent the International Club ca France against a team represent- ing the International Lawn Tennia Club of America under Davis Cup rules on March 23, 24, and 25

Orange Free State: 149 (Fox 54

years.

The St. Cloud Country Club, Paris, is fostering the scheme, and It is expected that the first national titles will be contested in Septem- ber.

Voce 3 for 45 and Peebles 4 for 45.)

M.C.C. 492 (Wyatt 55, Hendren

not out.) 170, Tate 56, and Farrimond 51,

Orange Free State 127 (Peebles

G for 60.)

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