1939-01-11 — Page 24

MR. RANK BUYS NEWMARKET STUD

ĮN.B.A. AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL BOXING SCHEME

A proposal to arrange international matches between England and France is likely to give further impetus to the scheme for the formation of a new amateur boxing organisation, attached Mr. J. V. Rank, it is understood; to the National Boxing Association (the has purchased the New England Stud at New-market, and took possession Boxers' Union). on January 1.

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY-11, 1989.

J. Kerr Transferred To Raith Rovers

(By AIR MAIL) James Hamilton, the Larkhall schoolboy, whose home is at Kirkmuir- hill, cannot equal the record of Donald | Cruickshank (South Shields) in win-

GRAND NATIONAL ENTRY

Difficulty In Qualifying Conditions

RULE CHANGE PROPOSAL

(By AIR MAIL)

: The proposal is contained in a letter ning the Boys' Amateur Billiards The stud was built by the late Sir from the Federation Pugilistique Fran- Championship in two successive years. Robert Jardine and was subsequently cais, to the North-Western Division Hamilton, after a bye through the first owned by Sir J. Buchanan-Jardine. It A.B.A., a Liverpool body, which is vi- stage, lost by 200-190 in the second comprises about 300 acres, and among tully interested in the scheme. A meet-round at Burroughes Hall, London, to Now that the weather has be- the stallions standing there are Obli-ing has been arranged for London, to Walter Cox, a fifteen-year-old player come milder it is hoped that there terate and Nothing Venture.

consider the entire position of the pro- from Bridgwater, Somerset.

Mr. Rank's good stayer Epigram posed new Association, which is creat- Hamilton will be sixteen in a few will be no further interruption up ing interest in London, Liverpool, Bris-days, so that in twelve months he will in racing. Most of the important

tol, and Sunderland.

will, it is expected, shortly take duties there.

be ineligible for the tournament.

VYANTED ON

VOYAGE

MANILAUGHTER

Is the merry rippling noise made by the lucky fellows who are setting off for a fortnight's leave to Manila and have remembered to bring a case of H. B. BEER.

races to be run in February and. March close soon. The Grand National is one.

Owing to recent abandonments several horses missed the oppor- tunity of qualifying. This opens up the question whether the con- ditions of entry for the Grand National should not be altered.

At present the race is confined to horses that have been placed in a three miles steeplechase at the time of entry. At this period of the year, when weather causes a hold- up, owners are deprived of the neces- sary opportunity to qualify with a horse.

"IF

If the clause in the conditions of entry read for horses that have been placed in a steeplechase over three miles "at the time of starting," in- stead of at the time of entry, pro- bably many owners would take sporting chance of obtaining the qualification.

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If such an alteration were made, considerably more interest would be taken in the many races in which "National" candidates take part be- |fore contesting the big event.'- ' It would ensure keen racing for places among those that had not qualified to start at Liverpool.

BIG FRENCH ENTRY?

As a result of the many successes obtained by French horses in Bri- tain last season owners from across the Channel may be well represent- ed. The "National" has never been an easy race to win and, al- though many good steeplechasers have come from France, few succeed in jumping the big fences.

Lutteur III in 1909 was the last to do so successfully. When he

came from France he joined Harry Escott's stable at Lewes, where he remained for a considerable time. It was not until Lutter III had be- come acclimatised that his prepara- tion began. The horse, which was a five-year-old, made racing history by winning under 10 st 11 lb. Pre- sent conditions of entry do not per- mit any five-year-old taking part.

Holder of Boys' Amateur Billiards Title Defeated

(By AIR MAIL)

J. Kerr, the Leith Athletic outside right, has been transferred to Raith Rovers.

Kerr is a son of the present man- ager of the Athletic, Peter Kerr, who is well remembered as a former Hi- bernian and Heart of Midlothian half- back.

Kerr, who was prominent even as a' schoolboy, has developed into a very fast and strong winger, and has been under the notice of several clubs.

Raith Rovers' bid to increase their forward strength started recently with the signing of Dunn, an ex-Celtic con- tre-forward, from Southampton. Since then they have also signed-O:Keofe, an outside-left from. Hibernians.

I am delighted with the honour in [recolving my first full cap. But I would have been just as pleased.. to... have been reserve to Dawson had ho. been fit-Brown, the Clyde and *land goalkeeper,