SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 20591, 17 September 1930, Page 12

SPORTING

TURF IN ENGLAND. A DRUG ADMINISTERED. Pres* Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, Septeihb6r 16 (Received September 17, at 10.30 a.m.) The Jockey Club stewards, Earls oi' Zetland, Rosebery, and Harewood, announced that they found evidence of a drug having been administered to Grand Success, the winner of the Carlin Handicap at Lanark on July 24 last. They disqualified the horse, and warned off the trainer, D. Taylor, an ex-jockey, who had a remarkable sequence of five victories this season with Darboy. The. announcement caused a sensation. LAWN TENNIS. FOREST HILLS TOURNEY, NEW YORK, September IG. (Received September 17, at 1 p.m.) Karel Kozcluh defeated Valerian Yavorsky, 6-1, 6-0, 6-0; Vincent Richards defeated John Collem (Baltimore), 6-1, 6-4, 7-5; Howard Kinsey .(San Francisco) defeated Thomas lannicelli, 6-2, 64, 6-4. NEW YORK, September 10. (Received September 17, at 1 p.m.) At Forest Hills to-day in professional lawn tennis, Murray Dolman (White Plains, New York), defeated Pierre Etchebaster (France), 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1, Dan Haskell defeated Michael JBolau (Montauk, New York), 6-2, 6-1, 6-1. WORLD’S LEADING PLAYERS. LONDON, September 16. (Received September 17, at 1 p.m.) Wallis Myers, in the ‘ Daily Telegraph/ classifies the first ten tennis players in the world as follows; Cochet, Tilden, Borotra, Doeg, Shields Allison, Lott, Morpurgo, Boussus, and Austin. Mr Myers believes that rrank Shields will prove a leader among tho young Americans, and says that tho Australians are disappointing.

GOLF. AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. MELBOURNE, September 17. (Received September 17, at 11 a.m.) In one of the greatest battles for the national amateur title Hattersley defeated Nettlefold, twice holder of the title, at tho thirty-eighth hole; Sloan Morpeth beat Adams in hollow lashion, 10 up and 8; Russell beat Appevly, 5 and 4; Edgar beat Ryinill, 1 up, after a grand struggle. The surprise of the professional matches was the defeat of D. Spence by Robertson, 6 and 5; Stewart beat Howard, 8 and 7 ; Naismith beat Downs, 2 up; Fowler beat W’ood, 3 and 2. BILLIARDS. LIN DRUM v. FALKINER. LONDON, September 16. (Received September 17, at 1 p.m.) Falkiuer has scored 9,270 (including a break of 154); Lindrum 5,090 (bicaks of 341 and 42S unfinished).