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BRITISH-USA GOLF TALKS By James Goodfollow

A get-together talk by British and American golf legislators. next year is ex- pected to settle differences on the rules. This would strengthen the position of the Royal and Ancient governing body in golf.

Gordon Richards' Poorest Fresh Stock Just Arrived

In Many Years

Season

-Just Over 200 Winners

ngo,

By VERNON MORGAN

London, Dec. 18.

The Champlon jockey, Gordon Richards, managed to pass the 200 mark in the flat-racing season recently concluded and head the jockey's table for the 23rd time, but he only just got his double century and he had his worst season for some time.

Hne the Champion jockey passed his best? This is a question now being put to turf writers by race-going fans. Let us consider the position.

Richardo is now 48 years of if there were any special rea- First and foremost of the senior

This by no

sons for this. There were. His men there is. Douglas Smith, a meana n great age for a jockey, but no "master," Noel Murless, who fine rider whose prowess is get- man of this are has quite the runs the famous Beckhampton ting the recognition it deserves.

for which Richarda

Smith is now getting better same map and vigour as a man stable

In rides as his No 1 retainer, did opportunities and next season he even Ave years younger.

have a very successful will be the No. 1 rider in the as the powerful Stanley House stable deed, it is around this age that not

as good on. athlete usually begins to go season-not

owned by Lord Derby, He would previous year. back.

appear be Richards' greatest On the other hand, where

This was, naturally, reflected threat for the No. 1 position as, world race riders are concerned, the

the number of winners indeed, he was this year. In extra years of experience more

Richards rode. However brilliant a jockey may be he CHIEF: CHALLENGER must have drst and foremost a winner in his mount.

There are others like Edgar possible Without

Jockey, not Britt, the Australian who this wo

away from the saddle for a spell "en' Gordon Richarda Can

this season owing to injury, who ride winners.

might well surprise, but Smith looks to be the chief challenger., Three young jockeys stand out among the up and coming riders. These are Raymond Mercer and Reader, "Manny" Lester Piggott".

AB

than compensate for virility

and strength.

Members of the U.S. Golf Association, which make and in- terpret the rules in America,

It can truthfully be said that are to give their views when where the jockey wins the race here with the Walker cup team rather than the horse, where in May.

a jockey may be said to "steal" They favour the large ball as

a race from his rivals it la being "caster and pleasanter for invariably one of the voteran" average gólter." They do and experienced riders who has not see eye-to-eye on the stymiedone" his younger, stronger rule and may voice criticism of

and more virile plot just be the "unplayable ball" decision.

cause he is an old hand at the But there is a general desire to

game. end all disputes.

Agreement on iron club mark- ings would prevent a repetition of the Ryder cup incidents when Ben Hogan, U.S. captain, object ed to the clubs of some of our players and there had to be a hurried filing down.

SURPRISE COMMENT

of

NO CONCLUSION-JUMPING

Because Richards had, for lean year him, something of one should not jump to any conclusions without Arzt seeing

Century By Compton

The R and A are behind the move of the Golf Unions to re- vise the standard scratch score of all courses, bringing them more in line with U.S. handi- capping. Majority are lopping bogey by two shots.

Notification

to members their higher handleap however, led to the expression 01 over 12 strong views by the players, backbone of the clubs.

startled this week to Was hear au R and A committee member that they should of play on the third day to

Suggest rise in their multitudes.

day of their match against an Australian XI

has

Oncial attitude is that this is all very well for those who con- fine themselves to the friendly week-end Kamu. Many long handicap players, however,

Sydney, Dec. 18. In spite of a century by Denis Compton,

the MCC still needed 20 runs to avert the follow-on at, the close

At

close the

the

MCC were 307 for seven in reply to

alne declared.

.

Though still well behind, the MCC

well

had

recovered

If Murless has a bother season next year, then so win,Richards. Furthermore, the skill of

Richards might not decline one whit and yet be might ride many tower winners just because the skill of his rivals increased.

SOMETHING IN IT

this

Was

The 18-year-old youngster Piggott stole the Ilmelight past season, even away from his seniors. Unfortunate- ly he fell foul of the Stewards Club n month of the Jockey before the end of the season Was deprived of his

There maybe something in this. After the war there was

dearth naturally a

of young good jockeys. As each year has passed more have come to the and front and with greater oppor-cence. tunities the best of them have improved.

the

youth,

over-cagerness

be

of

He would seem assured of getting it back next season for They do now present a threat his "crime" appeared to to the senior riders like Richards, solely that of rough riding due Elliott, Johnstone and the Smith to, brothers. Richards himself re- cently said at the Jockeys' on- nual dinner that they were all getting older and would soon have to turn to the younger

Feneration.

If one wanted confirmation that Richards is still the brilliant rider he always was it is plain to see in that he has yo re toiners for the next Keason siready.

As one disgusted punier put it shortly after the Piggott affair, the Stewards would do betler to take action against thaso ridors. who are not cager rather than against who is doing his utmost to see that the backers get a good run for their money,

one

In club debates, senior mem- bers comment: "Why cannot

Piggott is spoken of as the they leave us alone? "Lowering

to ultimate natural successor of bogey will not in any way

This means that the Afth Richards if he can keep his improve our play. We have the Australians' total of 520 for trainer is glad to have an option weight down. This may prove Rol past that stage."

en the Champion's services in to be bis greatest handicap, for the event of the other four not that he can ride and has the having runnere in a race, which confidence of every horse does not

happen very aften. mounts is beyond question. There are times though when the Champion is not engaged. Reader has no such weight Then there is always a scramble difficulties and he could prove a for his services and it is a safe threat to Piggot. So, too, could nasumption

to say that there Mercer who, having cast. off of youth, always will be just so long as the over-enthusiasm he is riding

rode last season with the Who are the men that aredience and judgment of a vete-

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after their bad start on Satur- day when they lost three wic- ter open events, and they must kets for 47 runs. be assessed on the same basis

when the

and with

Ear-

third as the scratch player.

Compton got 115, his 1 foresce

century of the tour, the day R. and A. will give national Gilbert Parichouse (58) put na handicaps and leave the fixing 130 for the fifth wicket. of handicaps, say above six, to lier,

he had been associated the clubs.

with Godfrey Evans (31) in a stand of 72 for the fourth wic- coming to rival the Champion?ran-Reuter, ket,

-(London Express Servics.)

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The match enda to-morrow. -Reuter,

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