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THE STORY OF THE BRM

By RAYMOND MAYS

London.

For a long time I have wanted to tell the story of the BRM, Now the green-painted car, which meant so much to me and was to have meant so much to Britain, has n "for sale" notice on it I can talk.

The BRM was meant to put Britain on top. On top of all the other racing cars in the world. How did it fail? First of all, from its Inception the BRM project was the victim of intrigue, jealousy, and backbiting.

That

had to

be tought

Hix our

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1952.

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TAKE-IT-EASY Royal H.K. Defence

TULYAR

A work-to-rule horse becomes the biggest money-spinner of all

By JOHN WATERMAN

Newmarket.

by

racing last year, Marsh has been continually deceived. Tulyar's Garbo-Hike shyness to show himself,

In the spring of this year Marsh considered, that he had other horses who woun be much better for the Derby than Tulyar, And even up to Derby week he was considered by Marsh as no better than "a good cach-way chanco,"

other

Force Orders

Serial No. 37. Orders by At the time of the arrivat of Hur Chatham Road on Saturday 2 p.m.

Vaughan,e Duchess of Kent the Regt will on September 27, 1953. Lleut-Colonel C. P.

Karma composta Gd of Honour with DSQ. Commandant, Royal Hong dets of TN, Norfolk and RAF E Dated Kal Tak Airfield under comd of Defence Force, Kong September 18, 1952,

IN ON ETA 3.05 -p.my

Composition of the Regt det will be:-OC. Capt PN Skater Subaltern

(9g) C. P.Vavonan, Li-Col..

Commandant, N.H.K.D.7.

Nolicea

Shooting. The following in the res

Force Headquarters” M OUT AT 7 AM.

Depot Training Squads No. 16 &L MA, D'Almada Remedios, Ensignsult of the match between Royal 1957.2L EJL. Ride, Colour Escort CM Hongkong Defence Fores Rifte Club The routine of this record-1-Tuesday, September

Ride Club COM A.P. breaker begins,:~like

Parade IKDF HQ 4.30 p.m. Dress: While, CSM Everest, NCO Sgt Sun and Hongkong Police Reserve Club.

Hong. Rapk & File 21. Practices for UKDY Weapon Training Order.

the Reg Det will be carried out Pereira 158, CBM G.A. Lemay 19). horses in the stable, at seven "MAAF, Cadre Course Tucaday under LSM on Tuesday and Thurs. AB R.F. Remedios 123, Tel 11.5. in the morning. He is led out September 23, 1950. Parale UK

day each week wet September 23,yndman 192; Opi E.L. Costa 1941, Marcus Maskell Marsh, the season's top racing of the yard with its spruce 130 p.m. Diese Weapon Train-1003 at 1Q RINDF from 830 p.m. and Cp H.A. Souza 160, Total 1143

of geraniums,

ing Order. trainer, sat at his desk, fingered his neat foulard tie, and window-boxes

Sect 30 p.m. Subsequently the combined Int Unit Training. HQ anti 15 its cobblestone walls,

Parade RHKD Happy Valley Gd of Honour will practise together 5.30

p.m. Tuesday, September 21, further inatra will be tasted. 1952. Lecture. Weapon Teg: rest of the string on to New-

The Bank & Fild will be providea Overalls, It. See: Parade 1 KOF as follows for practices: A Coy Happy Valley 830 p.m. on Thuri-

16, 'B' Coy.ID. market Heath.

Пе September 28, 1853. day. Overalls, belt beret.

years of life I have learned to be im considered the problem..of Tulyar, the season's top race-walked in Indian file with the

As a racing motorist all my through

#heartbreak plissive. But, the struggling.

moments to chill- Secondly, for two-thirds of of those the tune we had far too many vivid. bosses, all with voices of authority,

TOO FUTURISTIC Why did they happen? BIM. was too

The

advanced. It

Only In the last period were we controlled by men working together as a skilful team-

was too futuristic.

For 20 years I have devoted OVER-ENTHUSIASM”

my life to British motor racing. the brilliant Now the hardest six years of Peter Berthon, designer who worked so hard, that time are over. I am tired of fighting and myself, whose brain-child-tired of intrigue,

for money, and Aghting mis- the car was, were guilty of

fortune. over-enthusiasm, We had sucli

BRM LA faith in the car.

We went on elaborating when we were living from hand

We tried too many mouth.

the facility.

ideas without

perfect them,

And now time has run out.

to

On paper the

We fallure. But only on paper. have learntil a great deal which will not be wasted."

The ERM

13

horse.

at

MARCUS MARIN

✓

**T

Drea

RV

Home Guard

Training-Thuraday 15 Dillt.

Drew: Clean Rl plange A

1.15 p.m. at MPG. never

ponents. His best performances he reserves for the racecourse, but even there he haa never shown his utmost effort. Tulyar on the track ices more than is necessary to win, He is like a trade unionist working rule. When he has passed the leaders, he imagines he has done enough, and it re- quires ofl jockey Charles Smirke's artistry to keep him driving on to

winning post.

the

LIFE'S WORK

There he is exercised. In all his fast work Charles Smirke. rides him. Says Marsh; must pay tribute to Smirke's riding of Tulyar; there is a great understanding the two."

between

Tulyar eats a lot for a small horse about 19 lb. of com a day. He is looked

after

by 19-year-old stable-lod

Peter Stephens, who is considered the luckiest boy at Fitzroy House. In the evening Tulyar is Hence Marcus Marsh's frown, given another half-hour's exer- and hence the air of a head-cha It

costs

8-10 about

the master pronouncing on a bril- guineas a week to keep llant but precocious pupil as ut record-breaker no more and inst he declared: "I hope that no less than the keep of horses Tulyar, provided he gocz to Aga the post it and well, will once that have never won a ruce.

hold What does the future superior for Tulyar? Unlike many classic already horses who are retired to stud year." immediately after successful comment three-year-old

scuson, Tulyar wisdom

ic to go on racing next year, -He will-go for the Corona- or the tlon Cup, the Eclipse,

Queen In the Elizabeth Stakes, and King George VI and autumn the Prix de l'Are Triomphe in France. This de- cision has pleased racegoers, for if he is successful it means to that when Tulyar does go stud his ability class stayers should not be in doubt.

Tulyar won, the Derby with the riche a t- ever prize of 220,487, Не won the t

most valuable race In the Calen- dar, the King VI George and Queen

Elizabeth- Sja kes

worth Ascot, more than £23,000. Un- beaten so for has done lot. this season, The

Tulyar motor component firms

has the car as 2 test have used

brought £70,- 717 worth bed.

of prize money The stories that have been

his owner the told about

By their discoveries, new and to the BRM It has

braking systerns, new Khan, and has become the big again prove himself been called the "million pond" safer

and gest nuncy-spinner of all the to the horses he has inethods of suspension motor car in fact, it cost us

beaten throughout the £250,000. That included salaries new.metals which have had to on the English Turf.

a thrashing

His last victory was in the no aircraft

Into that guarded take for a staff of up to 40.

worth went all the distilled them...all these richest-ever St. Leger, could give

of 49-year-old trainer Marsh It Included expensive plant are years nearer because of the £35,920 to the winning owner.

On the face of it, a horse with He has spent all his life--apart

be Tulyar's record should

At and testing equipment, numer- BRM,

from four years as prisoner of ous engines, and three cars And

The bookmakera war For myself I have made some certainty. โร we didn't get all that sum

world. He learned his craft cash. A proportion was in kind.ne and resolute companions thought so; they made Tulyar war in Germany in the racing For six years we had a total perhaps a few more enemies clear favourite at 6-4 in the from his father, Richard Marsh, who was top trainer of 1897 quisful

£250,000.

Before the war and I have learned in these. ante-post betting.

and 1898. Mer- the toughest years of my life,

THE PROBLEM German

started cedes team was State-subsidised that fathire does not extinguish

In dreams. It is

which Yet Marcus a fuel

Marsh's fact, own training establishment makes them burn brighter.

as Jovial

then 1029. normally

and

the England. sacrifled everything favourite uncle's at a I have

Christ- youngest trainer la to my ambition to see temas party, wore a slight frown After only five years he train-

But, however he performs as Derby Britainus, he assessed Tulyar's chance ed the winner of the green-painted cars

a four-year-old, his claim to a rule the racing cireults.

when I interviewed him before and St. Leger the famous

-portrait place in the hierarchy of the Windsor Lad, whose

Turf's great performers is com now adorns his office.

Today he has more than 50 pelling. His niche is assured. the He joins the illustrious list horses in his charge at

of Derby-Leger winners whose opulent Fitzroy House stables.

nostalgic Aga names sparkle with His patrons include the

Guide.... Club lustre from Ruff's the Jockey Khan, and

de Gainsborough, Coronach, Humphrey stewards, Sir

Bah- Trafford anti Major Macdonald Hyperion, Windsor Lad,

ram, Airborne. Buchanan.

becomes But Tulyar has provided

Moreover, he challenge to his experience. In even more phenomenal holder op-fact, ever since the colt began of records, increasing his total of winnings for the Aga Khan to more than £70,000. In do- ing that he has achieved great- ness in quite a unique way. As a a so-called- lazy colt is the greatest monument sloth in the world. £70,000 the greatest-ever reward for a perpetrator of one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

the

too

at a rate of £500,000 a year. # La hard, working for many

bosses. We had an idea. We persuaded our rulers that it was good. Then we had to

stick to it.

There was no going back and saying "We live changed our minds."

DARKEST MOMENTS

didn't apply

to all of That them. In the darkest moments and when you work all lay and night, throat burning with cigarette smoke, dizzy with lack

of

the race.

as

One day it will happen. I} What could be the problem? hope 1 will have some part in The truth 19 that Tulyar,

despite his magnificent achieve it,

known as a lazy Then perhaps the memory of ments, the BRM will be forgotten by horse, everyone save Peter Berthon and myself.

To

Linis uy those

will always stand, for the time when we so nearly clothed our hopes

of sleep and disappointment with reality.(London Express there are dork moments-the Service). vo'ce of Alfred Owen, great man in the motoring world and our choinnan, cheered us and urged us on.

•

He was a comfort to us far: outweighing those who wanted 10 sec us fail.

For 20 years I dreamed of a British racing car leading the world.

I planned the successful ERA, still racing today. During the war I had the idea. tor the BRM and as soon as the war ended 1.started_to_ind, backing.

Don't dismiss the BRM, na a fanciful, impracticable dream.

I convinced hard-headed en In the motor industry that it

was a good idea. They are no fools and they back the car.

So did the Government. The Ministry of Supply Kave its blessing and help.

What is the BRM7 It is a tiny car; Its engine is like a 12-horse power engine in an ordinary saloon car.

But it developed more speed and power than any engine like it in the world. Is that failure? Have you heard its hol? Most of Europe hos. It brought crowds to their feet.

IL is ficult to weigh up because in Tulyar accurately.

does not his home gallops he give of his best, and it is im- he possible to see how much

last has developed since his

his raré compared with

Marcus Marsh

was

Belgian's Sportsmanship Helped Bradford Man To

Tour Of Britain Victory

his

That lusty two-year old, the Dally Express Tour of Britain Cycle Race, was won by Bradford's Ken Russell. From the fierce competition of an International field Ken covered the 1,470 miles in the fast time of G1 hours 26 minutes 49 seconds to finish exactly three minutes ahead of L. Scales of London,

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#

But the last leg drama of the race is something Ken will never forget. He owed his victory' to the great sportsmanship of Belgium's Marcel Michaux, who sportingly changed cycles with him when his own machine developed a fault. Picture the scene on the final of the group Increasing the pace-leaders--a time leg that would stage as the riders swept down and leaving him-behind. on the road to London, Scales was 35 miles from Alexandra Palace, the finishing stage, when he suddenly noticed that a screw holding one of his pedal cranks was working loone.

have cost Russell the cup. Then another shock as he felt The. Englishman was waiting to greet him and with tears in his back lyre becoming soft.

eyes he embraced the

He

to sire top-

an

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winners). IK Police Reserva Club Me S.K. Shiu 122, Mr F.C. K6 182,

Mir n. Young 101. Mr Marlin Wong 169, Mr C.C. Chau 182 and Mr W. Eu 178. Total 1000,

The Commandant congratulates

high

the RBKDF Toam

on the standard of their phooling.

swimming. The following have bean selected to represent AUKDF In the Open Rotor at the JK Police Swimming Sports at the VRC AL D p.m. on Saturday, October 4, 1962. FX Monteiro RNVR, L/Cpis |A.V. Laper and G. Baunders HICH

and AC 2 J.E. Gomes HKAAF.

F

St. John Ambulance Orders

Artillery Battery. Ed Gunnery To Ermentary Class. Parade Drill Hall MPO 5.30 p.m. on Monday, Septem-

fatigue (Dveralia) ber 22, 1931. Dress: Plain clothes bayonet frogs. unless otherwise ordered by Tp Com-

Battery inander.

Parade Parade

Hong Kong Aûxillary &ir Force MPG Wednesday, September 24, 1051, 5.30 p.m. Small arms' training

Applications For Aircrew Training (Sten Gun) & Pay. "It" Bection (Pilat) All members of the HKAAT Parede Thursday, September 2who desire to undertake aircrew Middlesex Sunday. The CO and 1962 MPG 8.30 p.m. Section.

representative Parade Friday, September 20, 1951 training (pilot) are to rend in their All Ranks 1 MK have very kindly

particular to the Orderly Room as invited

party of toon MPG 8.30 p.m. C. & R. TD "A" Beca

possible. A competiitve the Regt to spend Sunday, October tion Parade MPG 8.30 p.m: Monday,

examination will be held, probably as their guests in their camp at. 1952. g September 22.

The day will be spent Section during October, for all applicants San Wai. parade SOR CSHQ 5.30 p.m. The alandard will be approximately playing inter-unit games incl shoot

"hasker bail, hockey. day, September 20, 1053. Drew: list of the School Leaving Certi-ing, football,

ficate and will be composed of the darte, billiards eto and the Band Plain clothes,

following subjects: Mathematics, and Drums 1 MX are to beat Retreat Hongkong Regiment

jin the evening. 'Fuji details will be Belence. English, Geography.

|published as soon er portile. Mean- Duties, Orderly Officer of

Trada Training. Photographers, while will all thoon interested pleasa Week Lt R.G. Colman Next for Friday, September 20-Kai Tak Phot, keep Sunday, October 5 free.

Orderly Section Kal Tak-4 p.m. Transport duty R.F.K. Jones Berge of Use Week-Bet F. Crabb leaves Sailsbury Road at 5.45 p.m. Next for duty-Set C.W. Norris, A.T.C. Section. Tuesday, Septem

Trading A Coy-Tuesday. Fd-bor 2-D Watch-Kal Tak 030 craft. RV 1.20 p.m. at MPG form. (Full Day) Transport traves Clean fatigue, Salisbury Road at 6.15 a.m. Fighter Mag Gap. Dress: rife slings & Bayonet Proge 'D' Coy Controllers. Monday, September 22

-Monday. 19 Dall. Arme Dr. HQ RIIKDF-6.30 p.m. Transport Pay. RV 320 p.m. at MPC for 19. leaves Murray Parade Ground at 6 Dress: Clean fatiguer B Coy-NCO p.m. Friday, September 30-5.0.n.

Gd

mounting. p.m. Cadre-Thursday.

Wireless Operators. Mon- Compliments. IV 6.20 p.m. at MPG day, September 22-Technical Cof-

leaves for 11. Dress: Clean fatigue. lege-8.30 p.m. Transport Coy-Tuesday, 2" Mortar. Pay, By Murray Parade Ground at 6.30 p.m. 8.20 p.m. at MPG for HQ. Dress: WT Thursday September 25 Technical Order Coy-Wednesday. Drill College-5.30 p.m. Transport _leases (Sentry). R/T. RV 8.20 p.m. at MPG Murray Parade Ground at 5.30 p.m. for HQ Dress: Clean fatigue (Over-Clerk G.D. & P.A. Courses. Tuesday plis). D Cor NCOs Cadre-Monday, September 23-112 RHKD-6.45 9. Intosh, C.M.G., O.B.E., C.st.J., Drul. Transport leave Murray Parade Commissioner of St. John Am- Appreciation and

Ground at 5.30 pm. Equipment Adabulance Brigade, Hongkong Dis- Lecture. RV 5.20 p.m. at MPG for tants. Friday September 20—HKAAF

leaves trict Order No. 38/52 dated 18th 119. Drew: Clean falbrue, IIQ Cay

Transport Hangar Gp.m. BIK PA SectionTuesday. Arra Drill. Pi Comds disposal. Ity 825 Ballsbury Road at 5.30 p.m. Nurs September 1852.

ing Orderlies. Wednesday, Septem g.m, at MPG. Dress: Clean fattere: her 24-As detailed-0.45 p.m. Fellor Ambulance Duties, Hongkong-

Sec-Tuesday, Nix Pl

Course Tuesday, September 23-11 21.2.52 to 27.9.82, Contucten Division; Compars RV 3.26 p.m. at MPG.

Sig Pl den KDF-3.45 nm. Transport leave 29.0.52 to 4.10.52. H.K.Y.M.C.A. Dress: Clean fatigue. Dulles Cadre Tuesday Fd day. Murray Parade Ground at 6.30 p.m. Division.

Ambulance Wednesday, September 24~Q No. 3 Mil law,· Quiz. Arma Drill.

RAF Police District-0.30 a.m.22.0.52 to 28.942, Shamshulpo Divi- slon. RV 2 p.m. et MNG. Dress (Full Day) Transport leaves Murray sion: 20.9.02 to 5.10.01, Cowloon Clean faligue, bayonet frogs & The Parade Ground at a.m. M.T. Division. slings. MG P--Tuesday, PI Com Drivers. Sunday, September 11-Kal Penetration Disposal. RV 5.20 p.m. at 20 Tok-130 p.m. Sgt R.P. Remedios. 21.0.52. Dr Wong Yu-lat & Central HQ Dress: As ordered. Mortar Pl

Bun. 20.0.52. Dr RV Cpl. M.A. Da Roma. Coi. C.E.Nursing Division; Turaday. P Comds Disposal.

Central Nursing Wednesday, September 24 Ng Yeok-kin & HQ. Dresa: Luz. 1.20 p.m. at LPG for Junday The Kal Tak-0 p.m. Transport leaves Division.

Radar As Ordered.

Beach Dutles, Hongkong, Sat. Field Day. RV D.a.m. HQ. Dress:Satlabury Road at 530 p.m.

Operators Monday, September 22-

30.9.82, 2 D.mm. Chung Sing Div.. Clean falique, O.G. Battie Order (le Watch-Radar Station 8m. Repulse Bayi Confucian Div. Big steel helmet).MT PL-Tuesday Dvr Instr. All Seas. RV 3.20 p.m. at PG (Full Day) Transport leaves RHEDE Wave Bay; S.C.A... Div. Shek: O for HQ. Drews: Clear fatigue MT PI HQ at 8 a.m. and Star Ferry at 4.10 Sun. 21.9.d, 9.30.m., Causeway Bay Wednesday. Div. Repulse Bay: "H.K.Y.M.C.A. Thursday. Dvr Instr. 1 & 3 Sections, a.m. Fighter Plotiers. at MPG for HQ. Dress: Clean fatigua { (Half Day)-D a.m, Thursday, Sep-Shek O; 1.00 p.m. Shauri. DW. Maint Cadre. 2 Section. TV 620 pm. September 2B Watch-5,0.R.Div. Big Wave Boy:

Отчеств.

flevl-

Order by Comm. D. W. Mac-

Dutler, Kowloon.

Squad

Duties:-Sun,

K.T. (Overalls). Ini Bee & Snipers-tembar 25A & B Watches Division, Repuse Bayi Shaukiwani Thursday Dvs Instr. RV 520 p.m. al 9.0.R.-5.30

P.m.

Groundcrew. Div. Big Wave Day: Easter, Div. heMPO for HQ. Dress: Clean fatigue. Sunday, September 21-D Flight Shek-O.

Medical, Sec-Tuesday, RMO's 4-KAAF Hangar-8.45 a... (Putt

Bat. Beach" Düttes, Kowloon, Sallabus Transport leaves posl. BV 5.20 p.m. at MPG for Day) HQ. Dress: Cleat faligue.

Road at 8.30a.m. Friday, Septerti 20.0:52. and Surr. 21,0.52, Mongkok Sham hulpo Nursing Guard Of Itanour. It has now ber A & B Flats HKAAP Division

Division. been decided that on the occasion fangar 0 p.m. Transport leaves of the arrival of HRH The Duche Salisbury Road at 5.45 pm. Satur

Kent the number of Gds of day.

21 Flight September Honour shall be reduced. The de- HKAAR Hongar-1 pan, Transport tails contained in Force Order 167/59 leaver Salisbury Road at 1.45 p.m.

and the are. therefore, cancelled following will be substituted.

World Copyright Reserved-London Exprest ServSON.J

Closing Of Green At

Recreio

The Lawn Bowls Section of the Club de Recreio will hold Its "Green Closing Day" on Saturday, September 20, com- mencing 3.30 pm, with a game against the visitors.

Campor

His mind worked out the tricky" | his

Teams will be as follows: mathematical problem. He had Belglan.

At the cyclists' dinner which Rearelo.-I A Luz, A. begun the last stage with four minutes in hand over Scales but followed-the-raco, it

was Pereira M.Ferreira. V as the winner of the Anal stage Michaux who, at the special Ribeiro; C. C. Pereira, S. E. Bourn, ANXIOUS MOMENTS received Btwo-minute time request of the general manager AA. Quterres A. A. Lopes; L. E. Xavier, P. A. Costa, A. J. Colino, bonus, Scales needed a load of of the Dally Express, presented 2. M. Alarcoun: C. A. Danenberg. He dropped to the back of the only two minutes and one the cup.

A. F. Gomes L. M. Rodrigue Bút loo often the awe turned.

Walling group and with anxious fingers second, plus the Bonus, to snatch to jeering mockery.

for Russell at the AA G. Siva; A. A. Hemedios, screws the cup.

finish was his fiancee, Miss Reno J. A. Victor, 9. Rivero, R. A. There have been too many began tightening the

I have without letting the other riders Russell had no teammates to Stopford, who on the last stages stood in the pits and watched fece him. He signalled to the turn to for help

and as the had followed him by van. The to Bradford the .the car Ilmping slowly home, loudspeaker van; "Keep mum." softening tyre touched the rim two returned

broken down again.

He could not risk the remainder on a bump he realised that a next day to show the cup to

decision could be put

off no Russell's father, who was lil in

hospital. longer

Behind him came Michaux, the

-(London Express Service.) Belgian, with a chance of victory In the final stage but out of the overall Tacc. Russell turned

bilier momenta

when

British Victory Expected In International Motor Cycle Reliability Trials In Austria

Vienna, Sept. 17.

to him, and, in halting French helped out by sign language, he asked if he would swop bikes. The Belgian nodded, braked,

Dai Rees Loses

and in a couple of seconds the In Match Play

exchange had been completed and Russell was off in pursuit of the leaders.

wasn't over.

Still the crials

Russell saw something Michaux

Championship

London, Sept. 17.

Viators-U. A. Rumjahn, M. B. Hassan, G. Madar, A., Campbell: It. 11. Marshall B. Pollock, J. G. Meyer, T. E.. Baker; G. Willerton. P. Hughes, C. I. Stapleton, C. Pope; R. Bam, o. I. Badick, A.. M. Buchanan, E. R. Markar: A. E. Pearson, t. Chubb, F. Poulson, A W. Mcha).

Memory J. E, Noronha, C. E. Par 30 and G. A. Noronha will be ID: charge of arrangementa.

HKCC RINKS

The following have been selected to represent the Hongkong Cricket Club in a friendly lawn bowls game against-Police Recreation Club at Chatar_Road_on Baturday, Beptem- ber 30, at 4pm."

of

Judicate Wins

The Irish St. Leger

The Curragh, County

Kildaire, Eire, Sept. 17. Lady Zia Wernher's colt Judicate, ridden by Harry Carr, won the Irish St Leger over 14 furlongs here today. Starting as second favourite, at six to four, Judicate upset odds of 8 to 11 laid on Mr A. L Hawkin's Irish Derby winner, three- 13 of Flamcnda, by

of a length.

ave to one outslåer, Beau Joyaux, was third, one- and-a-half lengths away, in a field of seven

La

one

Judicate, who is trained by Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfori,

20⚫ to

joint second favourite for the Cesarewitch Stakes to be run at Newmarket next month.

Today's win has incurred a Le penalty for this race and Judicate's weight is now eight stone eight pounds.-Reuter.

T. C. Fairburn, W. J. Wyper 5. Mitchell Mahal Juit -F., Shields, › A. M. Dixon, A. G. Gardner, W. Williamson; F. C., B. Black, A. 8. Mitchell, B. A. 14- Wards A. W. Brown TW. R. Arrived Wilson, L. M. 8. Lloyd, C. Rounes- tell, F. D. Angus,

The British team, winners for the past four years are favoured to win the main event the international had not noticed. The front fork The British Ryder Cup player, Team Trophy in the six-day international motor cycle of the Belgian's bicycle was Dai Regs, failed in his bid for reliability trials which begin tomorrow at Bad Aussee in badly cracked. Any moment ho the record of being the first *** might have gone fiat on his face. man to win the British Match Styria.

FINGERS CROSSED· Play Golf Championship ve

England To Meet times when he was beaten in Opposition, however is ex-vakian, Italian and Swedish.

But he kept his fingers crossed. the second round by A. J. France In Amatour pected to be much more severe trophy (eams all favour lighter than in past years with strong machines-not one of them be-His luck held. In the final Bat- Harman, a young Surrey astle-

out sprint he crossed the line fant, by one hole on the. Walton Boxing Match teoma from Austria, Germany ing more than 250 cc.

second to Scales by five lengths Heath course, Surrey, today. and Czechoslovakcin competing. Competitors, representing 12 and the Tour victory was his.

London, Sept. 17. Experts

here consider that nations, will be divided into six

Meanwhile, Michaux, who had Harry Weetman, holder of the England and France will meel the Austrians

Austrians will have

an trophy teams, 12 silver cup mended-his-machine came in 2 title, was given a touch night by in an amateur boxing interna winter 14ght Puch, machines teams, 19 manufacturers' beams minutes 53 seconds after the Reg Knight, a young Essex pro- tional at Wembley on November advantage

in the trophy ovent

and 32 club teams. They In- and local knowledge of the clude 28 entries for side car difficult, winding

roods, events, Germany has the largest

The Puch machines range

through the Austrian Hipe entry followed by Britain

OXFORD TEAM

BEAT WASEDA 171 ec. to 248 ce wille The Interest in the trials,

fessional, before winning at the 14.

..

be

Preston of Warwickshire, by chosen for the international will

-20th hole in his second round The last occasion teams of maich, while the reigning Bri- these countries met at Wembley tish Open Champion, Bobby was six years ago when England. Locke of South Africa, had a won by five bouts to three. from

comfortable victory over D.G; Geveral mess · likely to the five members of the British which are being held in Aus

Tokyo, Sept. 17.

be seen in the Britannia Shield team will each use a different trin for the first time, has been

three and two. The Oxford University, rugby machine

Flory Van Doncic of Belgium, boxing at Wombley on October 8, ranging from a 108 so great that 80 entries could

team defeated Waseda Univer-the only other foreign competi- when teams from the Royal Air Royal not be accepted. ce: Arld to a

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