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AUSTRALIA FIVE FOR 407

BRADMAN MISSES FOURTH CENTURY

Lords, London, May 22.

The Australian cricketers had scored 407 runs for the loss of five wickets when stumps wore drawn on the first day of their match against the M.C.C.

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Bradman was out when two runs short of yet an- other century, while Keith Miller hit out well to put on 114 runs with his wicket still intact.

Young, who had sent down! 13 overs for 28 runs before lunch, shared the bowling with and afterwards, Cranston fighting the ball cleverly, re- ceived far more respect thun any other bowler.

Parker's Hard Battle

Paris, May 22

For 20 minutes Bradman show ed such restraint that he scored

AIRLINES'

PETITION

Shanghai, May 23

Chinese domestic airlines are petitioning the Ministry of Communications for an increase in fares for passen- gers and freight rates, ac- cording to a local spokesman,

The airlines arn believed have asked for a 50 per cent in- crease.

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Main cause of the requested Increase in the higher price of gasoline, which recently went up by 40 per cent following the re- vision of the open market foreign exchange rate.

Chinese

suld The spokesman

nly a single while Barnes add-airlines are operating under in

18. The total had reached 171 Frankie Pacter, the Ameri-when Barnes, ling Cranston

nearly ms at atal seeded No. 1 in hurd, was

taken at shor! Edrich. champion-Just by

He batted for ti French tetinis 13up, was given a hard battle nearly two hours and a half, hit- Recond and the Beround Destreinesti, of the 12 tours, by France, in the third round of wicket stand realised 180. the Men's smptes.

Fading the enused a postpones neat alte tee sets but been alerade, Parke was the lead 1 x 6, 44, 7

With the total 200 Brodman, when two runa shurt of his fourth century of the tour, was taken at slip. and

Apal om Parker's dillesity fours.

in dispornag of the Frenchump,

is 18 occupied two hours Hilf and contained 11

"treated

Miller' Hussell and

Tipere were no marjutises in today's Deighton, Luker and Young with play,

great disadvantage, in that they musi Import all their require- motor os gasoline, ments such spare parts and airfeld instulin- Buns.-Reuter.

WILL NOT DISCUSS FRESIGNATION

Frspect, but afterwards they loosened up, and the 50 for the

Cuiro, May 22. Somerville Pinkney Tuck de- partnership went up in just over even time. Hassell reached his clined today to discuss the coun

184 In 83 minutes, with 50 out

pelling reasons credit, seven boundaries to his

uf

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Dickson Helps The Cardinals To Victory

New York, May 22,

In the National League, pitcher Murry Dickson pitched and helped bat the league loading Saint Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 victory over the Boston-Braves;------

until frun with right fielder Larry Doby

Baseball Standings

(in-

New York, May 22. Major League Leadern Friday's games): AMERICAN LEAGUE Batting: Boudreau, Cleveland, 422; Williams, Boston 389. Rune batted in: Williams, Boston, 33; Majeski, Philadelphia, 27. Runs:

and Williams, Boston Tucker, Cleveland, 26. Hiba: Boudreau, Cleveland, 30; Evers, Detroit and Williams,

The Saint Louis Browns defeat-cludes

clear ed Washington 4-2 for a sweep of their third game series. Second baseman Gerry Priddy doubled home pitcher Ned Garver and first baseman Chuck Stevens after they had walked in the fifth inning.

Right fielder Tommy Holmes brought the Braves Ang lay's results were:

into a tie in the third inning with his fourth -G, well beat Menangle.

homer of the season. Thin her 6-4, 6-2, 6-1; F. Verb bent Kukuljevle 6-4, 1-4, 6-1

The deadlock insted 3.6, 6-3; 1. Bergelin beat J. Sang her 6.0, -1, 1-4; M. Del Bello inat with only one added to his lure" which, he sal in n let the seventh inning when Car- on base.

ter to President Harry Truman, brat P. Geelland 0-1, 4-1, 3-0, score he was leg before wicket caused his resignation as Ameri dinal pitcher Dickson doubled and scored on second baseman Brown joined Miller en Ambassador to Egypt. 41, 62; J. Drobny beat A. Abs to Young.

The Egyptian⋅

newspaper Al Red Schoendient's right field desselma, 0-1, 6-1, 8-6; P. Washer a few minutes before the tea in-

one base hit. beut M. Com 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 terval, when the score slood at Misri sald today:

"Our special inquiries prove The

Clecinnati Reds rocked Erie Slargess beat P. Keny 6-4. 283 for four wickets.

reached his half con- that this resignation has some re-four Philadelphia pitchers for 15. Miller 6-2, 6-4; F. Sedgman beat M, Sza

in 83 minutes with three lotion to President Truman's re-hits to win their first game of Most 6-4, 6-3, 6-1; Tony Mottram tury in

The Detroit Tigers beat the brat Ku

runs aff Laker, the Surrey off cognition of the so-called Jewish the season from the. Philadelphia Kurt Nielsen 4-0; 5-7, 6-3, |

spinner, having so far hit elx State because

this

recognition Phillies. 9-2.

Philadelphia Athletics by ganging G-4, 6-0,

M.

After thin? four. Doubles: - Mrs.

Miller angered the Ambassador, the two The Pittsburgh Pirates downed up on pitcher Phil Marchliden. Mixed Prentiss and Baltic beat Mile. quickened his rate of scoring American Universities in Catro the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-0. That They took a 8-5 victory,

the slowness of which at one and Beirut and many American made seven straight losses for Pentelet and V, Vocicka 8-1, 6-2;

had stage

brought Irantcat | businessmen who have Interests the Brooklyn team. Mrs. Peterly and K, Keher beat Mite Borren and M, Borren 4-6, cheers from the crowd of 35, in the Middle East."

Tuck told the Associated Press 64, 41-Rruler.

In an hour and a quarter, the he and not discussed the matter Afth pair put on 06 runs, and then with any representative of Al three runs later Brown gave Misri,-Associated Press, cotch 10 mid-wicket making

BLACK TARQUIN WINS DERBY TRIAL

The

London, May 22, American-owned Black Tarquin wor The Derby Trial Stakes at Longkeld Park over salle sud a quarter today and

supported W

ufterwards

10070 for the Epsom Classir Subsequently the balds -shortened to.. 100/7...

DOU.

half the side out for 343.

Johnston Dropped

China Aid List

Tun

With third baseman Sid Gor- don and left felder Whitey Lock- supplying the home runch. the New York Glants had shutting out the an easy time Chicago Cubs 11-0.

Seventh Homer

Center fielder Joe DiMaggio slammed his seventh home run the New York Yankees de- feated the Chicago White Sox old Purple 10-2.

Twenty-seven-year-old

Heart-decorated

war. veteran Gene Bearden tossed a six-hit shutout for the American Lengue

Scores:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

A. -H.

Saint Louis

The

E.

12

0

0

levding Cleveland Indians to win Boston After Ian Johnston had been dropped at forward short leg

frem the Boston Sox 7-0.- with his score at Ave, Miller bes

game was a mound duel between (Winning pitcher Murry Dickson) come more free, and four boun-

Shanghai, May 23, Brorden and Jack Kramer until Cincinnath 8 20

Philadelphia daries to the off ir, rapid succes-

China has listed 258 import the fourth inning, when big first were sion took him to his second cen-items as needed for reconstruction baseman Eddle Robinson put the tury of the season in two hours and rehabilitation in reply to an Indians ahead by, clouting a home and three-quarters

American request for specification

Sterting at 11/8 an, Black Tar-

quin. owned

by

Mr. Williams

Woodward. won easily by two

At the close of play the total and quantity of aid supplies re- stood nt 407 for live, Miller hay-quired from the United lengths from Native Heath, with ing hit one six and 14 fours in during the year ending June, 1949, Julian five lengths further away his 114 not out.

third of four runners,

Captain Boyd

The

scoreboard read: Australians: 1st innings. that the cult would take a lot of Bares e Edrich b Cranston

Rockfort, the

trainer of Black Tarquin, snid

beating in the Derby-Reuler,

BRAZILIAN

GOLFER WINS

Sandwich, May 22, Mario Gonzalez, the Brazilian Open Gall champion, won the St. George's Chuilenge Cup here to of 144. day with

an aggregate made up of rounds of 74, 70.

Wille Turness, American hold.

Morris lbw b Edrich

Stotes

It was reported- here.

The list, which was drown up

31

at a meeting of Industrialists and

5

C

Bradman & Edrich & Deighton

98

the Ministry of Economic Affairs,

businessmen in Nanking called by

Hassett lbw b Young

51

Miller not out

114

Includes lumber, pharmaceutical products.

Browne Cranston b Laker Ian Johnston not out

26 construction

petrol, steel, iron, and and transportation

26 materials..

6

407

Extras

Total (for 5)

er of the British Amateur cham- Edrich pionship, who led the first round Deighton with 73, had a brilliant outward Cranston

half of 33..but made many inis-Young takes after the 12th hole, and Laker finished in 72 for an aggregate of D. Compton 145-cuter.

-Reuter.

BOWLING

M. R. W.

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22

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9.00 11

9

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CRUSADER'S HORN

WINS MANCHESTER

Manchester, May 22.

Mr. A. L. Spinks' Crusader's Horn won the Man- chester Cup here today with Mr. James V. Rank's Stuart second and the Duke of Rox- "burgh's Find the Lady third of seven runners.

The betting was Crusader's] Horm 8 to 1, Stuart 7 to 1 and Find the Lady 5 to 1. Cru- sader's Horn won

Manila Bazaar Fire

to make an

the

English

Channel

Survey

Portland, Dorset, May 23. The submarine Talent has. sail-

Pittsburgh Brooklyn

Bostan

37.

Doubles: Boudreau, Cleveland 11;|

Zarilla, Saint Louis, 9.. Triples: Wetz, Detroit, four: Vićo, Detroit, Yost, Washington and Platt, Saint Louis, all three each. Homers Kellner, Cleveland, 12;

Williams, Boston, eight. Stolen bases: Vernon, Washington, Eve; Tucker, Cleveland and Coon, Washington, four. Strikeouts: Trucks, Detroit, 32;

Brissie, Philadephia 29. Pitching: Trucks, Detroit, won three lost zero; six tied at two and zero.

-NATIONAL-LEAGUE

Batting: Gusline, Pittsburgh, 425;

Haines, Bosten, 410. Runa batted In: Kner, Pittsburgh, 25; Sauer, Cincinnati and Musial, Saint Louis, 23.

0- Runs batted In Gustine, Pittsburg,

and Musisi. Saint Louls, 24, Hita: Gustine, Pittsburgh, 45;

Musial, Saint Louis, 40.

(Winning pitcher Harry Gumbert)

-$

0

2

(Winning pitcher Kirby Higbe) Now York ̃....... -11- 12 Chicago

0

2

(Winning pitcher Ray Post) AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland

13

Boston

Bearden)

0.6 (Winning pitcher Gene

0 .1.

Doubles: Adams, Cincinnati, Mar-

Saint Louis, Schenz, Chicago,

Saint Louis Washington

4 11 2 (Winning pitcher Ned Garver), Detroit Philadelphia ***

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Stolon basset Ashburn, Philodel- Ave, Murtaugh, Pitts- burgh and fans, Friladelphia,

nhall, New York, Musial,

eight.

Triples Walikus, Chicago, six; Musial, Saint Louis, Ave. Homers: Kiner, Pittsburgh and

Sauer, Cincinnati, nine,

four.

Information is desired by the United States Government in ored from this West Country naval voyage to base on a four-week der to enable her

(Winning pitcher Al Benton) beneath the New York cliscover what lies

10 14 equitable distribution of Amer waters of the English Channel.

2 14 Chicago can export goods during

will travel 1,000 The Talent

(Winning pitcher Red Embree)-Strikeouts: Schmitz, Chicago, 35; period mentioned.-Reuter.

niles while six expert geologists Associated Press.

Jansen, New York, 33. from Cambridge University, who

Pollet, Saint Louis, wan Pitching: ore on board, will map the rock

four lost zero; Casey, Brook- formations under the Channel

lyn, Heintzelman and Nahem, bed.

Philadelphia, two and zero. Associated Press.

..BELGRADE

SPECULATION

Belgrade, May 23.

Thice

swinging

to intricate

12 UNDER PAR

St. Louis, Mayˆ22.

this

London, May 22. The captain of Lancashire's all-professional side against Hampshire at Manchester today, Cyril Washbrook, colobrated the occasion by com- ploting his third contury in five innings. How- ever, although going on to make a double con- tury his innings lacked the accustomed lustre and ho gave chances when he was 11, 66 and 157. Ho botted for four hours 55 minutes and hit 20 fours. Warwickshire disposed Essex in four hours, thanks to fast their New Zealand-born bowler, T. Pritchard, who had Iwo very effective spells when batsmen found great difficulty in timing him. His seven wic- kets cost just over ten spiece.

of

runs

Harry Halliday, who recently got a Yorkshire cap, hit his first prac- hundred for the county,

leally all the runs coming from the off-alde.

Bromwich

In England

John

да-

London, May '12. Bromwich, the Aus- tralian lawn tennis player, i

for Bob Wynit, in his 48th year, who has come over

to win the and George Dows, playing in his other attempt Brst county game since

1940, Wimbledon championship, will gave Worcestershire cricket compete in the Surrey gross tonic at Surrey's expense. The courts championships begin- pole, coming together after ning at Surbiton on May 24.

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mixeruble start in which three Worcestershire batsmon were bowled out for nine runs, hit up 150 in an attractive partnership lasting 130 minutes.

Bromwich is at present play

Ing In the Harrogate tournament in the final of which he meets Howard Walton, the Royal Air Force champion and British Davis Cup, player.

Other Games,

Ón the first two days of the Close of play scores: At Hove: Sussex 237

Surrey tournament, trials will be (James

for the British women's t held B Langridge 64 not out, Walsh for 73); Leicestershire 40 for 2. Wightman Cup team.

Mr. Kay Stammers Menzies At Cambridge: Cambridge University 393 for 8 (Dewes 77, will make her first appearance of the season in the women's singlos, Elgood 110, Pryern 75 not auf.

has

last Pearsall 80 not out); Middlesex which she

won the two years and she will also to bal

At Manchester: Lancashire 451 participate in the Wightman Cup

trials. for & (Washbrook 200, Place 56,

Her chief rivals will be

but.

FL. Edrich 83); Hampshire 10 Mean Quertier, Miss Joy

Miss

Ga

At Bristol: Yorkshire 312 for 7non, Miss Joan Carry, Miss Gem (Halliday -130, Wilson 80) Gloucestershire to bat.

At Gillingham: Derbyshire 311 (Gothard 50, Gladwin 64 not out): Kent 81 or no wicket.

At Swansea: Glamorgan (Clut 67, Wooller 53); Somerset. 140 for 5 (Gimblett 70),

257

Ilahing and Miss Patsy Rogers,

Reuter.

RICHARDS HAS

A HOLIDAY

London, May 22. At Peterborough: Nottingham- Gordon Richards, Britain's shire 135 (Broderick 6 for 31); champion jockey, took his first

144 Northamptonshire

day's holiday from racing in 20 years today.

for 4

(Davis 66 nout out),

At Birmingham: At

Essex 228 Richards, who bas riddon 05 (Dodds 61, Pearce 51, Pritchard winners this season, did not com- for 71) and 20 for no wicket; pletely stay out of the saddle. He Warwickshire 140 (Ray Smith 5 rode horses at exercise for Bock- for 01).

thamanten trálier Noel Murless, At Worcester; Worcestershire Among Richards'

mounts Was 363 for 9 declared (Wyatt 100, the Cobbler, second favourite in Dews 67, Jenkins 08); Surrey 13 the English Derby-Associated for no wicket-Reuter.

Press,

Soviet Holds Many

Air

Records

Moscow, May 23.

F

One of the most popular "sports" in the Soviet Union is aviation and Russia and the Soviet Union have a long history of world records to their credit.

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Recently, in an interview with a correspondent of the newspaper Red Star, the chief of the Central Air Club of the │USSA, · Major-General of Aviation G. I. Belitski, outline ed some of these attainments from the very beginning.

In 1010, at the

Soviet parachutists have dis- tinguished themselves by long, delayed-opening Jumps. Soviet model plano hold 11 out of 18 world records,

according to Belitski, the distance

builders

including record for

a

mechanically propelled model- 210 kilometres. International Belitski said Soviet airmen are Air Week in St. Petersburg, anot resting on their laurois but Russian aviator won Arst prize ore preparing for new assaults on

Belgian, world air records. against

Frenching

Their sensitive instruments aré able to distinguish granite from The golfer who was in second State officials announced today sandstone, or chalk from shale by place in the contest for the Pro- that they WAT Investigating the varying pull of the force of fessional Golfers' Association title

CORNELL speculation by private merchants gravity above each different rock last year today defeated and that those who were guilty layer.

year's qualifying medallist, Skip

BEATS YALE would be clorad.

pendulums Alexander of North Caroline 11

electric und 10 Oficials

Ithaca, New York, May, 23. started inventories laked

to reach the quarter]

and German aviators. Cornell barely nosed out up-

From 1000 to 1917 Russian throughout the country on Friday mechanisins move at a speed in finals. to discover violations of the state proportion to the pull from be. He is Malvin Hardert of Michl surging Yalo by six feat to win Aviators established 12 wor trading regulations and specula- low. Soundings are taken and gan. He fashioned one of the the Eastern Spring Rowing RC- tion,

Nesterov photographic records taken, and finest rounds ever seen in match gotta today, and rotain its record records, Belitski claimed.

For instance, Peter Belgrade

the first performed oMelats said 8,000 then the submarine moves on for play, touring the 28 holes in 89 as the only unbeaten crew in the

BO-called That is 12 under par East. cases of speculation have been a survey of another area-Reu-strokes.

loading most "death loop" and according to -Associated Press. uncovered since the liberation— [ler.

of the two-mile race on Cayuga Belliski theoretically thereby gave

foundation United Fross,

to figure flying in Laks, collapsed in the final spurt and finished third a length and general.

In the Soviet union="air-sport" | a quarter behind Yule.

Pennsylvania was fourth and Syracuse Afth

PEPPER MARKET

Bombay, May 22. The absence of foreign in-

by three quiries for pepper has brought quarters of a length with half the market to a standstill us

was

Cairo, May 22,

Major Reversal In Pl Boycott Tendency

‚Manila, May 23.

Princeton, after

Cornell was timed at 10 mins. 24.4 B0United Progs,

VON CRAMM'S TOUR

began

Flock

Fifth Plane "A Possible"

London, May 22. The Air Ministry tonight with the foundation, of the disclosed that In addition to Rociety

Egyptian spitfires "Friends Of The Air the four in 1923

shot down by the Royal Air Before world war II Soviel Force over Ramat David air- aviators established 82 world and field today, a fifth has been International records, according officially reported: ̧ ̈“posalbly to official tables of the Interns shot down". Uonal Aviation Federation.

Reports received by the Minis About 1034 Soviet fliers Vtry stated that the three separate Kokkinnici and A. unushev ca- Egyptian attacks on Ramat David tablished a whole series of al- took place between 6.00 am. and

19.001ã.m (local time).. titude records..

Two RAF men were reported killed and four seriously, injurede.

Stratostats

In 1937 V. Chkalov, who later-Router. became a general of Soviet air forces, flow from Moscow to the U.S.. across the North Pole

his

the

A

a length between the second stocka pile up. Unsold stocks are estimated at 4600 tons, in- and third.

cluding 1100

tons at Bombay, and Regret settled down in front 1800 in north Mainhar, Manila, May 22.

A major reversal in Philippines post-war tendency

Frankfurt, May 22. Some of this amount might be with Crusader's 'Horn, the pair The police are investigating being followed by Stuart, Find consumed in India, but dealers to boycott trade with Japan appeared when Germany's pre-war tennis ace, a four-alarm fire which swept the Lady, Retreater and Someo, bettove the price will¬go—up

Secretory of Commerco-Placido-Mapa asked Gottfried von Cramm, will turn the crowded bazaar area in with Diesel last.

should there be no shipments be-

over all-the-proceeds of his In- There was no change in this fore the expected monsoon out- the Department of Foreign Affairs to negotiate dian and Bouth American tour to downtown Manila late today, destroying at least 27 flimsy order until the first bend, at break in June-United Press.

with 'SCAP for the resumption of the Islands the German Protestant Churcis, Horn

according to the German press to shops and causing damage es- which point Crusader's

iron ore exports to Nipponese smelters. rushed into a clear lead EGYPTIANS CHEER timated at $500,000.

Northeast ahead of Negrot, Stuart, Find the

Secretary Mapa enclosed a Surigao province,

The money received for matches will go towards No casualties were reported Lady and Refresher.

letter from Charles A. Mitke, Mindanao, with an estimated bil- Entering the

Thousands of Egyptians lining straight, Cruss- but two Chinese children aged

Мекаб! five and six were reported miss der's Horn was five lengths clear beflagged streets cheered a fare un American mining engineer, lion tone of ore, is believed to building up of the Protestant establishing a world record for

well today... to .units of Regret, Stuart and Diesel.

of King saying four local mines which rival America's huge

range. But coal supplies are too Church relief funds. United

Press. Civil Aeronautics As Two furlongs out there was Itaruk's Royal Bodyguards de exported ore to Japan pre-war, limited for large-scala

bat and buyers in Japan, are an here. parting for the Palestine tle, to choose between Crusader's

STYMIE WINS sociation dispatched

itofront.

Axious to resume contacta jif

tela appearing in the enginod plane with a load of dry Horn, Refresher, Start and the The parading units were pre- ice at the height of the blaze in rapidly improving Find the Lady ceded by bands playing patrfolle SCAP permission can be ob current American Chamber of New York, May 22,

Mitke sald The world's loading. In a thrilling finish Crusader's | music. The crowds shouted 10 produce artificial An effort

Philippine iron supplies winning race horse, Eymie, to rain, he experiment was un-torn came again and stayed on "God is great-victory to

make possible large-scale day won the 80th running of the well to win by thren quarters of Arabs."---Associated Press. successful,

The polles sald, that gst of a length. Diesel was fourth, Ra

arth, Someo sixth and

Copenhagen, May 23.1,190,000 tons to Japan, and-ex-

the rehabilitation of nings to US$344,760, ́- the establishments were insured.fresher

Blackpool, English League, ports were incremang steadily to finance The police said that "several Regret, last. Parsons, Including some Chinese" The winner was trained by Division One Club; beat Copen until a trade embargo, was In the local mines if party resumpe.came from last to win a are being held for investigation. Elsey and won in two minutes hagen selected team by two goals posed in the following year. tione la to be expected. Associa= characteriste streich delve-As

sociated Press.. The Governinent; zanstva; Îny! and 30-3/8 seconds--Reuter, to and here today Reuter,

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Commerce

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money

PAA RECORD

distance flight.

New York, May 22. non-stop Chkalov's record was quickly

·Pan American World - AirwayE beaten by another Boviet airman, announced that one of its planes M. Gromov, (now is General of few from Johannesburg, South the Soviet Air Forces) who flow, Africa, to New York today in the over the same route, the record time. of hours A minu

Soviet airmen before the war es, which 14, 140 minutes, "better" also criablished world records in than a provious Pan American stratostats. They still hold 19 but flight of April at 2me Asaceleiasă.

The longest non-stop straight Pefined and published for.. Uno glider fight in history was er Publed for dew 449-killometres, Belltakt sålda Roser, BORN, KORIS made by a Soviet lider pilot who w WALTAR, JAMES. WHAT

od its entire iron production så vinner Kal said SCAP wailld. Eavement and boosted his total; win-1 according to Holilaki, '7; M o the Philippiner ́ORDON." Weption, of ""Japanose; produc- Metropolitan Handicap at Bel-of 20 affcial International records. Press.