THE SPORTING WORLD.

Evening Star, Issue 14628, 26 July 1911, Page 8

THE SPORTING WORLD.

[Fwm Ora Special Cobhssfonbbnt.] LONDON, June 16. THE INTEENATIONAL HORSE SHOW. The International Horse Show procos.is from success to success. The entries this year numbered 5,500, or a matter of 2,000 "more than last time,. whilst the prizemoney has risen to £13,500. Some authorities consider international competition Lads to trouble between the competing nations, and instance* to prove this can be quoted. Fortunately they are few. and .--v. easily outweighed by the benefits. Who, for instance, can doubt that the manner the recent polo matches were decided in New York will do a lot to induce English and American sportsmen to forget the unpleasant. incidents in conneeti >n with the 1908 Olympiad ? Apropos o" the good international competitions do, \n Walter Winans recently praised tho ooree shows in the following terms : " I honestly believe they are doing a great v..irk in the interest of universal peace. The officers of foreign nations come over here to compete with our men. They are ;■!! good sportsmen, or they would not be k--en on horses. They mix in our social life, they find our officers are jolly good fellows, they foster friendly rivalry in ;> : >en competition, and. believe, me. this does far more to make great nations friendly than all tho preaching and praying of sanctimonious peacemakers." Many will .entirely agree, and if only tportsmen will remember, that a good h«ser is as important as a modest winner, and that winning alone is not the sole "bject of international competition, we shall have reason to bices the Olympic movement, International Horse Show, polo matches, etc., etc. No events at the Horse Show arouse the same interest as the jumping competitions, and the public fairly "rise" to Ihein. Stay, though, on Tuesday a contingent of Canadian and Indian Coronation troops visited the arena, when they presented a wonderful object, lesson in the matter of temperament. The Indians sat stolid and calm whilst the horsemen were doing the most daring feats, but the Canadians cheered again and again, with a lev thrill and strange whoops thrown in, whenever some particular feat appealed to them. German officers participated in the jumping for the first time this year, and they had reason to feel proud, as the first, third, and fourth awards went to •iflicers of the German Army in the competition for officers" . chargers (light weights) on the opeci-; day. THE TURF. The times accomplished on the. English turf are not taken very seriously. owing to the nature of the courses v.n-yhig so much. Since the introduction of'the starting gate, however-, wo know thai the watch is a better guide than formerly, the horses going the actual course, and "being prevented from getting a flying start, as once on a time. "Turfites" arc talking a lot ahout the record set up by Marajax when winning the Manchester' Cup. the time for the 1£ miles being 2min 27 2-ssec This beats anything previously accomplished, the old record being 2m,:i 2>Z 5-ssec by Finasseur, at Chantiilv (Frame). -»n May 28, 1905. Zinfandel did a. fifth <_>!' a second slower at Mane he* or on June a, 1903, and Spate 2inin 29sec at Newbury in 1905. The American records are outside 2min 30sec, and 2min 321 sec rep re- i sent* the best in Australia. " j —At Ascot.— The hard going has kept t-ome of the j ■■racks from fulfilling their Ascot engagements, but the racing all round has "been ! excellent. Willonyx won the Chester Cup j like a real stayer, and Mr Howard's cok gave a further proof of his ability bv : easily securing the Ascot Stakes, still ati- ; other feather in the cap of Sain Darlins. whose forte is preparing animals for "a. There was another bk; triumph for a Wiltshire stable, in the Roval Hunt Cup. Mr Singer's Muscato doing justice to Alec Taylor, of Man ton, by overthrow■lg a "hot pot" in SpamVh Prince and 15 other speedy animals. —A Flyer.— There is. s-omethiteg in breeding, in spite of the non-patriots' outcry- against the House of I.ords. This was'br night home to one when Lady Amoricus flashed past the post a gallant winner of the Cbventrv Stakas, for two-year-old*. Her .sire. Aoie>riens. was noted for his sprinting ability. and there is no doubt Mr Led lie's lilly has inherited this. It -would not seem like Ascot if there were not a few upsets of form. We got I one in the Gold Vase all right, for which ! Mushroom and Royal Tender were viriu- ; ally even money chance?, with others j quoted at twenties. Mushioorn evidentlv ; .iid not relish the job for he bolted off the ' proper course at the first turn, and barker- ' had their discomfort made complete when Royal Tender could not live with Martin.;. - dale 11. ia the final dust up. —Visitors.— A. Sharp, who rode Muscato to vk-torv ; in the Royal Hunt Cup, only arrived from j France on Monday, but his good riding is ! sure to find him employment by the Man- i ton stable. Then we had Sweeper 11. easily carrying off the fifty-ninth Triennial like a real flyer. He is owned by Mr H. B. Duryea, and bred by the American, his i sire being Broomstick, though entered from Franc*. In the immediate future, how- j ever, he will be under the care of Petsse j at Stoekbridee. King William reversed tho Derby form by easily beating Phryxus in the Ascot , Derby, and may now "take his chance in I the Grand Prix. Some of the Oak" eandi- I dates also renewed opposition, an ! this I time Knockfeerna proved best hv just winning from Hair Trigger, the leatliug tour ' being almost in a line. , Another feature of the Ascot ruui:i;:_' has i been the form of Hornet's Beauty.' and \ had he been qualified for the classic rar. s ' he might have proved worthy, some critics ] declaring Sir W. Cooke's jreldinjr to he the j best three-year-cld in training. ! —Wiltshire to the Fore. - 1 . It is nothing new for Wiltshire to be to I the fore in turninj; out winners, and the j urnous sporting county (also noted tor pro- j riding the Empire with great statesmen} ■ fairly excelled itself in tho Gold. Cup, the irst three all being trained on the splendid 'owns, which always provide good going, rhether in tinus of drought or frost. It \-as a grand finish, Willonyx onlv Charles O'Malley by a neck. ' i PLAYED-OUT OLD ENGLAND, j We hear a lot about the decadence- of Old England when reverses on the field j of sport are encountered, but victories pas= ' almost unnoticed. The world's cycling championships at Rome this week* lire: demonstrated that John Pull still h:u% soiec life in his old bones. W. J. Bailey r.isily bsat his rivals in the sprint, v.-innin,.; tiie final by four lengths after leading from the bell, as be took no chances of ;-hnt in. Leon Meredith followed up the wood work by easily securing the 100 kilometres paced championship in the peed time of Ih 35min 37sec. This is the sixth time Meredith has won the race—truly a great Tecord—whilst Bailey scored for the second .-uceessive time. ATHLETICS. Military athletic competitions are on the increase, which i? distinctly gooc\, as we shall want some athletic soldiera when a lertain European Power thinks it opportune to "risk a fall" with John Bull and Co. Great interest centred in the 12 Miles Go-as-you-please. Itace, for teams, at the Territorial championships. Once again the London Scottish proved successful, the team (of 16) covering the journey on the road in lh 37min 45sec, with the Civil Service team smin behind. The men wear field service dress, with rifle and bayonet, and it is doubtful if any regular regiment could produce a team to "beat the winners. BOY SCOUTS' GOOD MARCH. Three Boy Scouts recently brought a message from Oldham to" Lieutenantgeneral Baden-Powell (founder of the SoontB), and covered the journey of 191 miles in tbree daya and a few hours. This ia Tatheor vague, but is all the details the writer has gleaned up to the present. The object in touching on the matter ia this : On© of the boys, who tramped all the way, -was asked if his feet were sore, and he replied : " Not a bit. I bought 2a worth of olive oil and soaked my socks in it, vbicb kept my feet grand. Now, tbare-

is wisdom in this, and Marathon runners might well take the hint. Some believe in a plentiful supply of boraeic powder, and otnoTa pin their faith to vaseline, but oil wins it. INTEENATIONAL FRAY. A few lines appeared in a London daily this week saying thatGouldjw,;. of Canada, tad beaten Lafner. of England, in a onemile walking match, decided in Toronto, in omin 23scc. Nothing had been said in sporting circles recarding Laruer following E." J. Webb's example of visiting Canada. Goukling is certainly a, wonder, and 'his latest, time constitutes a world's amateur record. Touching on oversea happenings, sportsmen here were greatlv interested ti> learn ! that G. Bonlnig had beaten the American three-mile record by running the distance in 14:nin 32sec. The Indoor King tertrunly wears well, and if iie makes the trip to Sweden for the next Olympiad and can also compete in the I'ln.-rlifli Fourmile Championship, his chant es ninst lie excellent on bis recent running. English cracks are not doing' iniu-h in 'the record-breaking line .-it present, but presumably they are renewing their energy for the Festival of Kninire and A.A. A. Championships. !•". Owen, ;m ex-mile champion, won a Indl'-imle handicap at Belfast in Inn'n 59 .>ssav (on a pee; track), and he o;=-;hr. to be i-anahl" of doing near 4min 22sec for the .mile now. F-L 0. Baldwin, of Derby, also showed to advanta-e when beafi;e; F. V Tfibbins. the national emss-rountry champion, in a. three-mile level rruv at Derby, the tint" being 14min 57s»e-, which indicates th-;f W. Scott. '>' Mmu-hesler. will not have matters quite his own way in the foirrmile championship. JACK JOHN'SOX ARIUVKS. There weie s.itic lively time? at Paddtngton i-ti.tion (London) "hen .Jack Jnhn son reached the metropolis. Hero worship is still very general, and railwayporters, cab busmen. ;t,nd the "ordinary tain in the streei," crowded round the champion and hk party. .Most people know liow colortd |>.;ople iove ir> "cut asliine," and Johnson simply "glowed" as he stood up in his motor car to be photegiaphed by dozens ami cheered by hundreds. The big man say* he is muly in take on anyone, but must have £6,C00 win «>:; h>se—the letm> Tommy Burns got fot meeting him (Johnson). IN GENIRAL. In winning the St. George's Cup at Sandwich, Mr E. M. Smith, of the Ilovrd St. George's Golf Club, canted a record fc-r the compcLicion iiv <loii):; rounds in 80 and 68—143. Five horses cleared Oft in tin; high jump open to the world tit Olyiiieia, but the judges awarded Mr Dunn's I'idtra pivmier a.vaid, presumably because the style <>f this English competitor \.as atljuda'ed the best. T. Tartakover ;ot Ajstrali:'! won tv-» races foT the Otter Swimming Club again-.t Cambridge l'ui\er.-i-;,- on Saturday, the sC}xls occupying 26?sce tiini the 60sec. The ot'e-hour open motor cycle t.hq U curio's' trophy regulations) at T l'e Brooklands iiieeting resulted in C. }\. Collier winning with "64 miles -loCyfl-.v Jim Sullivan wants aiiiither niaic'. l with Billy Papke. and Tom Thomas has also challenged the American. Mi.-s" I-:. Grant Suiltu- was beaten by Miss Canipin.-ll in tii• ■ Kng'isn ynlf cii.un pionship, but .Jio turned ihe tables u hen I hey came togetb.er iu the Seoitisb ciiairij/ionsllip. the 'ltial <>! \iiiieh she wt n by on>. hole troii. ?(i|;e- 1 Kyle. Thei intervarsily lawn tennis in,itches ended in a draw, Oxford winning the smg!ts and Cambridge tie- doubles.' Mr J. G. Ritchie.'of Kughuul. and A. W. Duidop, of Austrak'-i. had ;, great struggle in the second round of the i\eu; lawn tenuis championship, the humor just winning by 2 sets to 1. H. Hardwick, of Australaa., mp.a among the competitor;, iu a 60yd.- swimming handicap at the Crystal Palace last Saturday, but though he'w.in Lie huat ;Ik:h the. lsoc mark) he failed :,. i-urviw- th" second round. Big trout aie more eifikuli to ,-at-h every yeai. iiut the writer was lucky enough Lo get a brace of beautiful iish from the Salisbury Avon recently. One of 4jlb was taken on tho May i!y and the other of 61b v. ith the spinning minnow.