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R. A. F. SERVING OFFICERS GOLF TITLE

F. O. Neal Secures Two

Titles

London, April 23. Flying Officer J. H. Neal, holder of the R.A.F. Open title and a former Hertfordshire amateur champion, won the Royal Air Force Serving Officers' Championship at Sunningdale yesterday. He beat. Flt.-Lt. W. F. Pharazyn, a former Cambridge captain, in the 36-hole final by 10 and 8, after being seven up at the end of the first round.

Neal also won the 18-hole scratch prize of the R.A.F. Golfing Asso- ciation with 79. Wing Cmdr. A. H. Wann (10), won the first division while handicap award with 75, Pilot Officer Skinner (16) was the winner of the second division-prize with 75 after a tie.

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[SURPRISE DEFEAT OF H. G. N. LEE

SCOTS CHAMPION'S

VICTORY

BRUGNON LOSES TO R. J. RITCHIE

......(By A. WALLIS MYERS)

London, April 22. SERI

ERIOUSLY delayed by Tuesday's rain, the Brighton meeting had to impose double shifts for competitors yesterday, and this pressure, which could not ensure equal strain, brought its surprises.

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KEEP SHE-KO HANDY A box of She-ko kept in the home One of them was the defeat of H. G. N. Lee, the hero of the will come in handy for the prompt, inter-county final on the same ground last week-end, by Donald curative treatment of all such injuries. Macphail, champion of Scotland. It was Lee's second match before Antiseptic, cooling, soothing and com- posed of a blend of the very finest lunch, and since he had only extracted himself from the first against Partridge, the Sussex county player — after a touch-and-healing ingredients, She-ko is an idea!

healing ointment. go struggle of 36 games, he was ripe for extension by the nimble- EQUALLY GOOD FOR SKIN footed Scot.

COMPLAINTS Yet Lee did not surrender until he had struck many manful such as eczema, ringworm, itch, sores forehand drives and hit many awkward places on the court. Mac- of all kinds, pimples, boils, ulcers and external piles, She-ko is obtainable at phail has a habit of alternating brilliant phases with erratic medicine dealers everywhere. interludes, but to-day, after losing the first set and taking the second while Lee was searching for breath, he played sterling tennis in the final set.

EPSOM DOWNS BREACH

BY

GIPSIES

"COMMERCIALISED" SAYS SOLICITOR

London, April 23,

HE legitimate interests of showmen who go to Epsom Downs to earn their livelihood were stated at Epsom Police Court, Surrey, yesterday to be fully protected under the Epsom and Walton Downs Regulations Act, 1936.

Mr. P. E. Whiteoak-Cooper, for the Epsom and Walton Downs Conservators, made this statement during the hearing of sum- monses against a number of gipsies for driving and placing caravans on the Downs without authority.

Mr. Whiteoak-Cooper also stat-, Downs.

A 4-2 lead eared by rhyth- mic driving and some neat drop shots gave him confidence to resist his opponent's fine effort at recovery, and in the last two games he was playing a man who had had enough tennis for the day.

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R. J. RITCHIE'S TRIUMPH The win got up later and Brug- non, missing the warmth of Mo- rocco, from which he had just re- turned, failed to parry a forcing attack by R. J. Ritchie, whom

seldom have

seen givë such dashing display. The Frenchman led all through the second set and

of saved three match balls gallantly in the 12th game, though one them was a "net corder."

Deprived of his prey here, Rit- ed that by-laws had been made Mr. Whiteoak-Cooper: Probably chie might have shown his disap- under the authority of the act it would, but I would not like to pointment, but after pulling back Brugnon from 7-6 he broke and confirmed by the Minister of argue it.

and Health. That was done after Mr. Tudor Rees: There does not through the enemy's service opportunity had been given for seem any doubt about it. A per-moved in splendidly to a volleying objections and representations, ambulator is a vehicle. Would it be victory in the next game. and "with the contents of a let-Jan offence to push a perambulator ter from a certain lady before over the Downs? him."

The by-laws came into operation on April 12 and the longest possible notice was given. Under the act all common rights were extinguished.

BICYCLES BANNED

Mr. Whiteoak-Cooper: You are putting propositions to me which have not been considered.

Mr. W. H. Chitty, who appeared for the defendants, all of whom except one pleaded gullty, said that The chairman, Mr. Tudor Rees, Mr. Whiteoak-Cooper's speech was said that according to the by-laws apparently propaganda for an act which prohibited any vehicle being about which the promoters were al- driven on the downs without lawfulready beginning to feel so uneasy. authority, it would appear to be an RIGHTS CENTURIES OLD

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KHO SIN-KIE WINŚ The other invaders had lighter Kie, fresh from tasks. Kho Sin the Athens tournament, beat Shaffi with the loss of only four games, and is now due to meet Boussus. Stedman played his fellow

Coombe, and Zealander, Denis proved that the European game, to which Coombe is new, needs more mobility than the younger player can at present supply.

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been exercised on the Downs went back centuries before the Epsom Grandstand Association or the pro- moters, of the bill were heard of. He submitted that the word “regu- lation" in the act meant that dis- cretion should be used and that the Conservators should not refuse to give van dwellers any accommoda- tion or privileges.

The Conservators had not adver- tised the fact sufficiently that people were to be debarred from using the Downs as they had been used for ca

centuries past. The rights of the public on Epsom Downs were now commercialised,

Mr. Tudor Rees remarked that as a result of those proceedings van dwellers would know precise- ly what their rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities wore. The defendants who had pleaded guilty would be discharged under the Probation of Offenders, Act on payment of 48 costs each..

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