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AUTOMOBILE CLASSIC KENT DEFEAT NOTTS AMERICA WINS OCEAN

SENSATION.

Withdrawal of French Aces from Race.

ITALIAN REMAIN."

London, Yesterday. A sensation was caused at Bel- fast to-day when news came through that the three Bugatti cars entered for the Royal Automoblie Club Trophy Race in Ulster on Saturday had been scratched.

The officials are mystified as re- gards the reason as no explanation has yet been received. The Bugattis were to have been driven by a team of French aces who were expected to fight out a thrilling struggle with the Italian team, who are driving Alfa Romeos.

The withdrawal of the French tcam

robs the race of its inter- national character, but there are still 48 cars entered for the classle.

Reater.

-BRITISH CYCLING- SUCCESSES.

ሰኔ

BY 6 WICKETS.

VOCE'S UNAVAILING EFFORT.

Hampshire Twice Out for 145 Runs.

ESSEX FAST BOWLERS,

London, Yesterday. Two matches were concluded to day in the County Championship, Kont and Essex clujming full points

at the expense of Notts and Hamp skire..

YACHT RACE.

Tragedy Mars Sailing Classic.

ד.

FOUR VESSELS MISSING.

Landon, Yesterday,

The great ocean yacht race over a course of 615 miles from Cowes, to Fastnet Rock and back via Ply- mouth was won by the American yawl, Dorade, which recently won the trans-Atlantic American schooners, the Water Gypsy and Mistress, were second and third, respectively.

race.

Two

Low scoring featured the match at Dover between Kent and Notta,

The race was marred by the excellent bowling figures being re- tragedy of Colonel Charles Hudson, turned by both teams. In gaining the part owner of one of the com- their eleventh victory of the seasonpeting vessels, who was washed Kent were indebted to their slow-overboard and drowned during the fast combination of Freeman and gale which swept the English Marriott. Batting first Notts were coasts yesterday. dismissed for 124, Freeman claim- News is still awaited of four of ing 6. victims for '76 runs. Kent the seventeen yachts which took fared-even-worce on-the-bowler's part-Reuter wicket and were skittled out by Voce

(8 for 40) for 89. Notts increased.

their lead to 192, Marriott capturing

MYSTERY BRITISH

PLANE

7 wickets for 67 runs. Kent found little difficulty in collecting the necessary runs for victory. As the reault of their victory Kent now dis-"Hush-Hush" Schneider

Nortons Win Races in place Notts as runners-up, provid

Switzerland.

RARE SPEEDS.

Rugby, Yesterday.

ing Gloucestershire lose to Surrey. At Southampton, Essex defented Hampshire by an innings and 62 runs in a very low scoring match, in which no fewer than four bowl ere met with great success. Hamp British machines were very suc-shire batted first and were dismiss. cessful in the Swiss Motor Cycling ed for 91, Eastman claiming half Grand Prix Races over the week-the wickets for 15 runs. Eseex end. Stanley-Woods on a Norton found Kennedy in good form but won the 500 C.C. Class at an aver managed to take a lead of 116 runs age speed of 73.5 miles an hour,

on the first innings. In their second and Percy Hunt, who has won the Dutch Tourist Trophy as well as the British Tourist Trophy, riding a Norten, won the 350 C.C. Class at an average speed of 69 miles an hour.-British Wireless Service.

AGAIN NO PLAY AT

MANCHESTER.

Field Under Water from Rain.

SECOND DAY WASHED OUT.

Manchester, Yesterday. Owing to heavy rain there was no play in the third Test match at Manchester to-day.

innings the home county collapsed sensationally before Nichols (5 for 24) and H. T. O. Smith (4 for 8) and were dismissed for 54.

Full results as cabled by Router were as follows:

Kent beat Notts by six wickets at Dover.

Scores:-

*

Natts: 124 Freeman 6 for 76), ·

157 (C. S. Marriott 7 for 67) Kent: 89 (Voce 8 for 40).

195 for four wickets.

Cup Entrant.

London, July 20. The British High-Speed Flight now at Calshot preparing for the Schneider Trophy content, to be held on September 12, has under- gone a change owing to the acci- dent on July 8 in which Flight- Lleat. E. J. L. Hope had a narrow

cacape.

Flight-Lieut. Hope happily was unhurt, and is well, but there are only a few weeks before the con-

test and it is considered. unreason-

able to make the heavy demands on him which further practice His accident was would entail. due to a piece of the engine cow- ling coming, away and striking him on the head. He immediately alighted, fearing that trouble might develop, and in alighting at high speed got into the wash of a liner. The seaplane eank, but the pilot was rescued.

His place in the team la taken by Lieut. G. L. Brinton, R.N. (Fly- ing. Officer, R.A.F.), Fleet Air

Arm:

Essex beat Hampshire by an in- nings and 62 runs at Sauthampton.

Scores:

This officer has already Hampshire: 91 (Eastman 5 for 15) been in the High Speed Flight, but 54 (Nichols 6 for 24, when its numbers were reduced to

II.. T. O. Smith 4)

five he and another were transfer- for 8).

rod.

Several hours Essex: 207 (Kennedy. 6 for 57). · of steady downpour left the field under water-Reuter.

BILLIARDS.

Borderers Teams Meet in Garrison League,

WIN FOR "A" SECTION,

Teams from the South Wales Borderers met in the Garrison Bil- llards League at the Soldiers' Club yesterday evening, these being the winners of the "A" and "B" See- tions.

Scores:-

"A" Team.

L/Sgt. Jarman

.150*

C.S.M. Smith

.150

G.S.M. Lewis

150

C.S.M. Kite

132

Sergt. Rice

95

Sergt. Organ

150

828

"B" Tenum,

L/C Ellis

.128

Pte. Walters

.110

Pie, Clapp

124.

Pte. Williame

150

'Dri. Mathias

150

Pte. Davles

801

GOLF

Result of Bogey Pool

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL

LAWN TENNIS-To-inorrow- Mixed Double-United Services R.C. v. University; Kowloon C.C. v. Club de Recrelo.

LAWN

AWN BOWLS--Saturday- Division I-Taikoo R.C. v. Craig- engower C.C.; Civil Service C.0. v. Kowloon C.C.; Club de Recreio v. Kowloon B.G.C.; Division I Craigangower' C.C. v. Taikoo R.C.; Kowloon C.C.. v. Civil Service C.C.; Kowloon B.G.O. y. Club de Recreio: Electric R.C. v. Yacht Club.

ABROAD.

CRICKET Today: England v. New Zealand. Yorkshire v. Middlesex. Somerset v. Sussex. Leicestershire, Glamorgan. Northamptonshire v. Derbyshire.- Gloucestershire v.. Surrey. Worcestershire v. Warwickshire. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Middlesox v. Derbyshire at. Lord's.

Sussex v. Lancashire, at East-, bourne.

Kent v. Worcestershire at Dover.. Essex. Notts at Southend. Somerset v. Surrey at Taunton. Gloucestershire v. Glamorgan at Cheltenham

Northamptonshire v. Yerkafire. at Northampton............ Saturday, Henday and Tuesday Middlesex v. Kent at Lord's. Surrey v, Yorkshire, at the Oval. Hampshire, v.. Leicestershire at; Bournemouth,

Sussex, Worcestershire

at

Essex, New Zealand at South- Gloucestershire v. Warwickshire at Gloucester.

at Fanling. Notts Lancashire, at Notting

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The Bogey Pool at Fanling over the week-end was won by AAVA MacFarlan (8 down)

There were, 19 entries, including 18 carried forward from July.

Derbyshire Glamorgan at Chesterfieldén la mi PAHLAWN TENNIS Today to Saturday-U.8. Ladies' Champion ships Forest Hill

The Air Ministry has received official, notification that two off- cers, ten men, and three-apeed training aircraft of the Italian Air Force will arrive at Calshot on August 12 for the preliminary pre- parations in connection with the Schneider Trophy race..

The remainder of the team, con- jsisting of twelve officers and forty men, will arrive on August 26, Pontoons are being sent.

Although no official news has been received regarding the French entries, it is understood that three pontoons are being bullt for them at Cowes.

The first of the new S 6. e- planes, which has been bufit for. this year's Schneider Trophy race was delivered yesterday at Calshot, where the British team is in train- ing.

The seaplane was towed from the Vickers super-marine works dawn, Southampton Water in one of the R.A.F. launching lightera constructed specially for racing seaplanes.uge

Squadron Leader A. H. Orlebar, the captain of the British team, and his officers lost no time in in- specting the now 'plane, and it is probable that Squadron Lender Orlebar will himself give the machine Ita first flight as soon as conditions are suitable.

Less than two months remain for practice on the new machines, the date of the content having been fixed for September, 12,

The plane was at once placed in a special hangar, where it will be closely guarded day and night. Details of the machine are being kept secret by the authorities.

This seaplane and another which ls near completion have been built As a result of the fund which Lady Houston placed at the disposal of the Air Ministry, MrRI Mitchell, designer of the plane which won In 1929, has been.xy ponsible for the design of these

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