1937-06-12 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 12, 1937.

YACHTING THE SPORT OF ROYALTY

LADY BOWLERS ARE NOT WANTED

NEW ZEALAND CLUBS

PROBLEMS

AN ULTIMATUM!

SYDNEY, MAY 6.

HENDREN'S

FIRST WICKET

Famous Professional

For Harrow

FOSTERED BY QUEEN VICTORIA

COWES REGATTAS

FAVOURED

Sydney, May 6. Royalty has always been asso- ciated with yachting. The Kings and Queens of England have played a big part in its wonder- ful development throughout the Empire. To King George and his son,

the present King, as naval men, this was eminently fitting.

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For many centuries the Mon archs of England have favoured the Isle of Wight. There the his toric Cowes' Regattas are held an- nually. The two most notable Royal personages who made yachting his...“ tory by their residences in the Isle of Wight were the present King's great-grand mother, Queen Vic- toria, and Charles I.

Queen Victoria spent many hap py years at Cowes, her residence being the famous Osborne House, which is still well preserved.

Queen Victoria added the Swiss House for the children of her son, King Edward VII. It was after- wards used by King George V and. his family, King Edward VII, be- queathed Osborne House to the na- tion. Part of the magnificent es- tablishment is used to-day as a con- valescent home for officers of the services.

It was King Edward VII who had London, May '8. the famous yacht Britannia built, A NOTE FROM NEW ZEALAND READS:

in 1899. He sold it to Sir Richard "Better to pack up while people Buelkeley. The yacht was re-pur "MAKE SOMETHING IN YOUR WIDELY they say Why not go" is the way say "Why go,” than to wait until

chased by King Edward in 1902. It READ COLUMNS OF THE FACT THAT THE Patsy Hendren sums up his decision WOMEN OF THE AUCKLAND CENTRE HAVE to retire from county cricket. GIVEN THE MEN IN BOWLING CLUBS AN Next season he will be coach to ULTIMATUM TO THE EFFECT THAT IF THEY the boys at Harrow School. He is REFUSE TO OPEN THEIR CLUB DOORS TO WOMEN THE LATTER WILL FOUND CLUBS FOR THEMSELVES.”

CERTAINLY, HERE GOES:

The late Lord Dewar, who had few equals as a humorist, once declared at the opening of an English bowling club:

he

48; although he looks 35, and was playing first-class cricket for Middlesex and first class football for Manchester City when he was 18.

in 1928. Edward VIII had no use for the Britannia, which was sunk last year by Royal command.

eventually became the property of It would not be possible, and

Hendren is more concerned with King George V in 1910. He took a Įperhaps not necessary, to state the the fact that the great Hearne great pride in the boat, and spent a other centre is "shy" at admitting than with his forthcoming retire-more alterations in 1921, and again many reasons why Auckland or any Hendren partnership is dissolved huge sum on it in 1915. He made

women to membership. The bowl-ment from Lord's. ing club is undoubtedly, man's sanc- "Bowls for women! Well let them tuary, or one of them, and methinks have it; but as far removed from he will maintain it as such. the men as they can get. Man's last sanctuary is his club, where domes- tic entanglements -and petticoats are forgotten, for the time being.

WHERE HE CAN SWEAR

SHOULD - WOMEN PLAY

ROYAL SPORT

“YOUNG JACK HEARNE”

"Young Jack Hearne and I under- stood each other perfectly," he said “I could run faster than he could, It was King George V who grant- Should women play bowls at all? because I played football in the led the Royal Charter to the annual Why shouldn't they? Mrs. Wolin- winter while he finished: so I had Hobart Regatta. That fund ski, president of the N.S.W. Wo- to be careful not to outrun him,” the only one in the southern men's Bowling ›› Association, could (“Jack Hearne is Hendren's junior phere to carry the prefix -Royal, unwind all that is necessary in by two years).

despite the fact that the N. S. W Anniversary Regatta is the oldest

"The bowling club has been re- garded by man as a place where he that connection, but she would find}" can kick up his heels, swear mildly it difficult to convince the men that “Our best triumph was when we aquatic carnival outside Great Bri- if in the mood, and display him- the other side of the fence is not made 275 runs between us in 1923, [tain. self in the true sense of devil-may- their limit. care abandon.”

Lord Dewar

and I think that was a record for fold partners.

Yachting is a Royal sport.

"As to the ultimatum,” says the

is patronised by the present King, much more correspondent, “If they want to "I first played cricket up against who has for years been associated the same sub- drown, let them drown.” - We must a lamp post în a South London back with the leading clubs of Great Bri-

Ject, and #64_would not

assume that he means that if the street; then I played for. Turnbam tain. Furthermore Ring George M

from time to tim

be necessary to discover that per cent," of the mere men bit with him” on this subject.

90 ladies desire to shift for themselves, Green village, where someone saw hopes to take the same interest in nobody will obstruct. ther they me, and then I got to,Lord's.” the sport as his father, King I will applaud them.

George V.

Reuter.