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Dunstan Times, 10 August 1936, Page 3

F, J. Perry, who fulfilled expectations in qualifying for the final. History repeated itself in that, as was the case a year ago, his opponent was Baron von Cramm. History, however, was not repeated in the result, the German has never played such superb tennis as he showed against Perry in the deciding round He frequently had our champion guessing and was uncanny in the way in which time after time he kept the ball in play. Von Cramra actually had two love sets to his credit, the first and the last. Although one cannot pretend that Perry was in the form he has often shown in international matches, von Cramm played in a style to suggest that he would have defeated our champion at his best. RACING. There was an all-round failure of the favourites in the fillies classic, the Oaks, at Epsom last Friday. They had no excuses, for at various stages at the race they were very well placed, but failed to stay home. Odds at no less than 33 to 1 were laid against Sir Abe Bailey’s Lovely Rosa, and the popular South African certainly brought off a surprise with the daughter of Polgus and Napoule—not distinguished, perhaps, but as the result showed good enough to win the most important event of the year for her sex. Some there are who will have it that Lovely Rosa was a fortunate winner. Sir ' Frederick Ely’s Barrowby Gem was certainly hampered more than once, and at the finish was going very strongly. The King’s filly Feola, leased,"of course, for this season to the Earl of Derby, ran well to finish third and may well develop into one of the smartest of our four-year-olds.