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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 25, 1998.

Doggett's Coat And Badge Again

Won

Although only two young watermen

By Phelps Family

in

The race was started only an hour, wind and bad water. By Hungerford turned out to race for the Coat and after the flood had began to make in Bridge Cobb led by 10 sec. in 8.1, and a bit more at Westminster Bridge in Badge provided yearly under the will order that the scullers might not be 10.49. Soon after he went over to the H. T. Terrace for shelter and lost the run of of Thomas Doggett since 1715, instead impeded by the river traffic. of the six provided for, they put up one Phelps, the Bargemaster of the Fish- the tide.

Phelps was gaining at Lambeth of the best races for many years. monger's Company, who administers

Both bear famous names on the riv- the funds, started them at London 14.3 and by Vauxhall was only seven The water erside at Putney, and the winner, Ed-Bridge, Cobb on Middlesex, Phelps on seconda behind in 17.81."

was better now and Phelps began to win Harry Phelps, better known as Surrey.

Cobb started off at the higher rate, close. Before Battersea Power Station "Young Ted," became the tenth of his family to win the coveted uniform. A and though he fouled the piece of Can-Cobb made a rather despairing effort,

little, and when it great-great-uncle was the first in 1860. non-street Bridge, soon got a lend. By gained very

His opponent was Silver Cobb, the Southwark Bridge he had half a length over Phelps went up to him and then great nephew of "Doggett" Cobb who and by Blackfriars, in 3 min. .82 sec., right away.

At Chelsea Bridge he led by four 1880. The more powerfully was clear. This lead he had increased

won, just below built of the two, he was thought to to 2% lengths by the temporary Wu-lengths in 28.50 and

Albert Bridge, by 14 seconds, or seven have the batter chance, but he was ob-terloo Bridge in 0.88.

The scullers then ran into " a head lengths, in the good time of 27.17. viously not so fit as his rival:

won in

was

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FRANK WOOLLEY TO STAY IN KENT

School Coach Post

Frank Woolley, the Kont and England left-hander, who is in' his last season of first-class cricket, is to be coach at King's School, Canterbury.

Making the announcement :.at the Speech Day, the hogdanaster, Canon F. J. Shirley, said: "Rather than go to a school in another part of the country Woolley felt that the call of Kent and Can- When terbury was too strong." George Hirst, coach at Eton.for 18 years, retired recently, it was suggested that the position would be offered to Woolley.

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