SPORTING.

Evening Star, Issue 14627, 25 July 1911, Page 10

SPORTING.

BILLIARDS. The new saloon on the upper floor of the Stock Exchange Buildings was opened last evening. Three Alcock tables are installed, including a Standard match pocket table. Mr Fred. Fan-ell played a. wellknown amateur, to whom he conceded 100 points in a pi mo of 750. The contest re.sulted in Mr Fa.rrell's favor by 117 points. His bast -breaks were 54 and 50. MOTOR CAR COMPETITION. The .British team of motor cars won the Prince Henry 'Tour Trophy, given for reliability and general excellence throughout the tour. The competition was organised by the Royal Automobile Club of Great Brita-in and the Imperial Automobile Club of Germany, for a cup presented by Prince Henry of Prussia. The route was from Homburg to Brernerhaveii, thence by steamer to Southampton. From Southampton the cars pro<;eeded by road to Leamington, Leamington to Harrogate, Harrogate to Newcastle-on-Tyire, Xeweastle-on-Tyne to Edinburgh. Edinburgh to Windermere, Windermere to Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury to Cheltenham, and Cheltenham to London. There were 37 German and 28 British competitors, riming as two teams. The club whose team lost the smallest number of marks was to be the winner. The object was to combine pleasure with a practical test of the touring qualities of each car. HARRIERS. The North End Harriers will rtin a.s gue«t6 of their vice-president. (Mr W. Mowat) from Mrs Dormer's 'Tea Rooms, near the. Gardens. OUR ATHLETES IX ENGLAND. Mr B. A. Guise, hon. secretary of the Wellington Festival of Empire Com mil tee. has received a letter, dated June 8. from Mr V\. Coombcs. the manager of the Aus tralasi.m team that competed in the Festival Games. He says:—"At the time of writing things are not looking quite as promising as 1 would have liked. To begin with Woodger. He had developed a bad cold, which turned into pneumonia, but, happily, if was taken in time. He is now in the Hampstead Hospital, but will be out again in another week. However, he will not be able to run at the F'estival Games, but I am in hopes that he will be right for the English championships. Then Opie badly strained a sinew, and is Mill on the walking list. In practice Opie was beating Woodger. but the latter was (unknown to himself) developing pneumonia. I had entered both for scratch races at Crewe a week before our games, and these were to. be the 'tests'—real public trials with the colors up. [Opio subsequently won the 100 yds event from scratch in 10 l-5s.J t-uv Raskins has l'uM arrived from America. He is looking, feeling, and umning well, lieu: again 'tests' are out of the question. Wheatley wdll take the half-mile, and Raskins the mile. Each man lilies the a--rangement, and it is our only chance." [Haskin.s must have developed, his "leg" subsequent to this letter, as it will be remembered that the cable told us he started lame in the mile.] Mr Cooir.bes says Champion was quite satisfied that he has no chance with Hardwick over the 100yds—so would only start in the mile. In a P.S., Mr Coombes writes: —'There will be no chance of Champion getting iu a Channel swim, but he will coni]>ote in a long swim in the Thames, through London." [We have since beer: advised that Champion won this event.]