OVERSEAS SPORT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 71, 26 March 1910, Page 14

OVERSEAS SPORT.

* INTERNATIONAL RUGBY. PERSIMMON'S SKELETON. [from our own correspondent.] LONDON, 11th February. Wales beat Scotland at Cardiff on Saturday by ono goal and threo tries to nil. Tho ground was in a terribly dirty state, and tho game was not an interesting one for the casual observer to watch. It was a grand game, however, from tho enthusiast's point of view, it was a gririi and desperato struggle between two determined packs of forwards, and the Welsh forwards wero masters of tho situation throughout the match. The Soottish team seemed quite unable to adapt itself to the conditions. The forwards, it is true, mndo many fine rushes, but those advances were not executed with the same speed which Scottish forwards usually show, whilo they were* apt to "overrun" tho ball. Tho Soottish backs were, however, much more "handicapped" than were tho forwards. Thoy secmod quite unable to move at all quickly or oven to keep their feet and turn with any ease in tho mud. The result was that the fine concerted footwork of th© Welsh forwards, whose play in the loose was beyond praise, and furnished the unexpected feature of the match, was rendered all the moro effective. The Scottish half-backs and centra threequarters, who are well used to stopping forward rushes, showed none of their ao custornod ability in saving. Fortunately lor Scotland, D. G. Schulze, who has always done well in international matches, played tho best game in his career. His saving, fielding, and kicking were so excellent that Wales would havo won by a much larger margin if he had failed as signally in defence- as did the Soottish half-baoks and centre three-quarters. Another factor that contributed to the decisive character of tho defeat was a series of injuries to Tennent, tho third and most severe compelling his retirement from the game a few minutes after the interval. He early received a kick on the knee, and though he continued playing until he sprained his anklo in executing a dribble, he was never able after his first injury to do his powers justice. Tho Scottish backs made a few attempts to indulge in passing advances during the early stages of tho game, but these movemonts were very indifferently executed, and generally let tho Welsh forwards away through thoir automatio breakdown, cither through a poor pass or inaccurate handling. Afterwards Scotland relied chiefly upon forward rushes, aya v ™ an y. o ' these advances were up to tho traditional Scottish standard. Ah already stated, however, tho Scottish forwards never really found their game in tr.e thick and holding mud. Tho Welsh forwards, on tho other hand, played finely. They won the match by their superb footwork, which was characterised by remarkable- control and was rendered very effective by "foot-to-foot" passing. INTER-HOSPITAL CUP. T. B. Batehelor, D. G. MacPherson, A. C. Palmer, A. S. Heale, and A. B. Lindsay, all of New Zealand, assisted London Hospital yesterday to beat King's College » th» lrrtet-Ho»pitM Cup, iho victory being 33 points to 7. Palmor and Batchelor were in specially fine form, tho latter showing all his old pace and running in most clever fashion. He scored no fewer than five tries, the first being a specially good effort PERSIMMON'S SKELETON. Tho dtckton of Persimmon, Hi* Majesty g most famous Derby winner, has found a place m the Natural History Museum at South Kensington, having been presented by the King. The son of St. Simon and Perdita IJ won the Derby of 1896, after a strenuous duel with €t. Frusouin, and beforo being retired to tho «tud he stamped himself as » racehorse of the highest okti by winning the Aacot Gold Cup in impressive style. Persimmon sired many notable winners at tho atud at Sandringham, including that splendid mare Sceptre, and her death, an the result of an accident, wm a national toss, as well as a keen personal one to tho King. Bit Majesty's subjects will greatly appreciate the kindly action of presenting tho skeleton to the nation, and thui tecuiing free access to this generation and generations to come to view all that remain* of tho_ horco. It i« not a little curious that quite recently Uenrt. Rowland Ward, of Piceaduly, delivered to the Duke of Portland at Welbeck the skeleton of Penimmon's immediate ancestor, St. Simon. Thar great horse lived fop more years than did his son, and his progeny, including tie King's second Derby winner, Diamond Jubilee, won half a million of money in stake?. St. Simon was far and away tho greatest sire of hi* day. The skeleton of another famous racehorse and sire — Hermit, who won a remarkable Derby for Mr Henry Chaplin in 1867— is at tho Veterinary College, Camden Town. The three horses in their day p«ch bore a largo share m shaping tho development of tho British thoroughbred. J. L. SULLIVAN MARRDJD. John L. Sullivan, the famous ex-heavy-weight boxing champion of the world, waa married at Boston on Tuesday to Miss Katherine Harking, with whom he had been acquainted since hie schooldays. Owing to the fact that the Roman Catholic Church refused dispensation, the ceremony was perforated by * justice of the peace. In the register tho famous ex-pugilist described himself as a lecturer, aged 51, while tho brido stated her ago to be 45. After the ceremony the bride and bridegroom boarded the Ivernia, en route for England. A ROWING FEAT. Dr. F. J. Furnivall, M.A., a veteran Shakespearian scholar, created a sculling record on the Thames this week m celebration of his 85th birthday. With three athletic young men he sculled 1 a light fouroared boat, coxed by a girl, from the Furnivall Rowing Club at Hammersmith Bridge to Waite's Boathouse below the lock- at Richmond, a distance of nearly seven miles, returning in the afternoon over the same course. Tho up journey was a triumphal progress. Every crew on tha river recognised and cheered "tho doctor," and hundreds of people stood in the wet on the banks to give tho grand old fculler a passing welcome. At Brentford tho scar-let-coated watermen turned out with a band and a banner and fired a salute of four guns. After receiving the congratulations of a crowded waterside at Richmond, Dr. Fnrnivall walked briskly across the park to a restaurant near _ Richmond station, where he refreshed himself with two poached eggs, stewed spinach, a roll, and a cup of coffee. At 4 o'clock the return journey was begun. The club was reached again in time for tea at 5 o'clock, when Dr. Furnivall cut a birthday cake ornamented with eighty-five wax candle*, and received again the congratulations of his friendr.

Salads and their constituents form an evergreen topic with epicurean writers, and especially during recent years much has been written about tho hosts of neglected wild plants which make excellent eating. According to a recent London paper, the Royal Horticultural Society is about to undertake an extensive experiment in this connection. At the society's gardens at Wisley, Surrey, an acre of land has been prepared for planting next month with many thousands of strange plants reputed to be good for salads. Speaking to a press representative, Mr. S. T. Wright, superintendent of the gardens, stated that the aim of the experiment is to discover what varieties of plants can be used for salads. "Much has been said about the rood qualities of hundreds of plants which only a few persons have ever tested. We shall try everything we can get hold of which in auy way can be considered good for salad purposes. The plants and their varieties may run into tens of thousands. Many of them will be introduced from the Continent and from America, and there it no doubt that a lMg« number gill bj jyld, pjjmti.'i