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Australian Amateur's

"Albatross"

Len Nettlefold, Australian amateur who plays left-handed, holed a brassie shot at the 617 yards sixteenth hole for Championship at Portmarnock yester an "albatross" in the Irish Open Golf day.

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 8, 1988.

British American Cup

the

Sandbank,

All Test Tickets Sold

Three Clyde-owned 6-metre racers, David Boyd and 'built at and one owned in Bermuda will repre- Holy Loch. Erica, as also the Bermu- sent Britain in the British-American | da-owned boat, which is named Solenta, Cup contest due to take place in Ameri-wore designed by Mr. Charles E. Ni can waters in September. Arrange-cholson, and built at Gosport this year. The three Clyde boats have all good ments have now been made for transhipment of the Clyde boats by the records at home, and the Bermudan has Anchor liner California, which leaves had the advantage of having already

Although all tickets for the fourth- raced with American "sixes" which will for New York on August 19.

The Clyde representatives are Mr. J. be representing the United States in Test match at Leeds had been sold out weeks ago, applications still poured in H. Maurice Clark's Vrana, Mr. J. H. the cup contest. It is generally re- Thom's Circe, and Mr. R. M. Teacher's cognised that the British team is about from optimists all over the country. Erica. Vrana was built last season at the strongest available, but that it will Mr. J. H. Nash, the Yorkshire secre of have a heavy task against the chosen tary, said that applications had been Ardmaleish, Bute, to the designs Mr. Alfred Mylne, while Circe, also "sixes" of America. new last year, was designed by Mr.

An "albatross"—a rare feat in any class of golf-is three under par. The hole at which Nettlefold achieved his taking part in the championship, but feat has been out of the reach of two the Australian holed out in two. He shots for a number of the professionals had a round of 79.

R. Rocha, who played for Kowloon juniors last season, has now signed on for St. Joseph's and will be seen in their junior team.

received by telephone from Ireland and Scotland. Catering for the tremendous crowds expected at Headingley was well in hand. The Leeds Cricket Club secretary stated that over 14,000 pies, sandwiches, slices of cake, &c., had been ordered, for each day.

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