1941-05-29 — Page 15

CRICKET IS TO BE MORE BETS ON HORSE THAT

POPULAR THIS SUMMER

EXTENDED DAYS USEFUL FACTOR

CRICKET IN THE SUMMER OF 1941 WILL PERHAPS BE OF FAR GREATER INTEREST, AND IMPORTANCE, THAN WAS THE FARE SERVED UP DURING THE FIRST WAR TIME SEASON, WRITES A CORRESPONDENT FROM LONDON.

The decision to extend Summer time by another -hour has a good deal to do with this, for cricketers are among the first sportsmen to see the benefit that an extra hour will give to their game.

If there is to be any county that some counties are half-heart- cricket the general thought is that ed in their efforts to provide en- "The excuse that the hours will remam as me pre-tertainment. war days, 11 to 6.30, but the club players will not be available is a cricketer, of Saturday afternoon weak one," he adds, "men on pave games. and the league player whose matches usually start

the afternoon, will be able to make use of the extra hour of day light, and one can see cricket go- ing on unil anything up p.m.

to 10

This, of course, will suit many people who are engaged in mur- tion work and the extra recrea tion which they will be able to enjoy of an evening, should be great benefit.

Caustic Comments

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how-

The county associations, ever, still seem to be at fault over. the question of not arranging for the season ahead and there have caustic Comments been many "The trouble,"

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that

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for

counties who ie making

effort

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to arrange Axtares members still paying there sul seriptions, want waking up extra hour or two daylight is going to be very acceptable

A Secretary of a country club which is to play matches agrees

CONSERVATION OF ALUMINIUM FELT BY SPORTS

The conservation of aluminium moy bring about the only change in the last quarter century in what the well-dressed i runner wears, writes ૧ Correspondent from New York.

The switch would shake thoroughbreds right down to their; shoes, too. for light aluminium plates are the most important part of their equipment.

The aluminium plate weighs just about half as much as made of steel.

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"The difference to a race horse in steel and aluminium plates." "says Hal Price Headley, owner of one of the bigger stables, "is about the same that Gregory Rice would experience running

In football cleats and regulation spiked track shoes."

10 Years Old

Aluminium footwear first ap- aluminium plates before the nexi winter season, not a few trainers are buying a year's supply.

Anticipating

+

of

came

0 shortage peared 10 years ago. into almost universal use after two years of experimenting.

A set of plates lasts about three weeks, depending on what sort "of surface the animal walks on

to and from the track-and-the- "type of strip he gallops over.

Many trainers save platos from horses that are racing and, use them on others just beginning their training. **

Horsemen despair

of the ide

of returning to the old steel plates.

Aluminium hootwear gives the steed so many advantages which tell a great story over a mile and a quarter of ground,

from the services will jump at the chance of a game, and after all there are the youngsters to make up the teams, Counties would be doing themselves a double favour by

talent giving promising chance."

A "Cocktail”

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The more one looks at the concession from the Home Office the more certain it seems that advantage can be taken of it to play really good class cricket.

One critic suggests Friday evening start as a sort of "cock Cal" to the main dish on Satur day when play could proceed from 11 until 9 with appropriate tervals for meals.

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COULDN'T WIN

PUNTERS AT SOUTHWELL recently lost their money on a strongly fancied horse which had no chance of winning because had he done so he would have been automatically disqualified, writes a cor- respondent from London.

This is what happened when; to win when the bet is made?" I the horse. L'Aigual, Anished think clarification is needed. third to Anarchist,

I consulted several experts on L'Aigual should have carried the point. Mr. Charles Simmonds "The des- Hist. 10lb. to include an extra 51b. put the matter thus: earned by his recent Cheltenhamination of the bet is decided by Success. But he went to the post; the rubing of the Stewards." carrying only 1st. 516.

That he said, was the custom The mistake was not discover. 'in betting, and overrides the Tat-

pointed ed till the horses were at the tersall's rule. He

starting gate, by which time it was that the rule cut both ways

the ench-way backers

too late to rectify.

out

S

of the

fourth horse. Listor, drew place.

News of the error reached Tat-. in!

A Bakar. who played lawn bowla Such games tersall's and the bookies extended|

for some seasons, started second has Kiven up the game and 19, instead. a evening and a full day-could the odds from 9-4 to 4-1, at which regularly for 1R.C be played twice a week without price L'Aiguual

devoting his spare time to tennis and undue strain to the participants., favourite.

swimming. He will, however, be play- Did bets come under the Taling cricket for the

club Sonkumpoo "Make the fixtures and there will

again next Winter, after having had a be no bear of playing" says this tersall's rule which states:

all bets there must be a possibility test last season.

same critic.

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