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THE OBSERVER, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1938 RACING THE TURF ATHLETICS GOLF PROPERTIES AND ESTATES smart performer over the jumps, and Remember who has also made his mark and now returns to Fred Butters's stable for the coming campaign on the fiat. Undoubtedly the smartest of the season's recruits to National Hunt sport is the four-year-old Santayana. It was a disappointment that he was unable to fulfil his engagement at San-down yesterday He met with a slight mishap when winning at Newbury last month, so it was thought advisable that no risks should be taken with him. There are plenty of other good races over the obstacles in which Santayana can run. and he will be a formidable rival for Free Fare in the Champion Challenge Cup at Cheltenham and the other open races for which both are engaged.

A likely prize for Santayana is the Coronation Hurdle Race of 1.000 at the Liverpool meeting. This is for horses who had not won a hurdle race up lo the time of closing early in December. Santayana will probablv have incurred the maximum penalty of 10 lb. by the time this race is run: even so, 1 expect him to accomplish the task Among the features of last week's racing was the failure of Sable Marten in his race at Gatwick. The general opinion was that he is the smartest of the five-year-old chasers, and there has been a good deal of talk about his prospects of beating Golden Miller in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Unfortunately Sable Marten did not survive the third fence at Gatwick, so we have to suspend judgment on this young horse. That he will be good enough to beat Golden Miller next month is decidedly not my opinion. Things seem to be shaping themselves for the sixth success of Miss Dorothy Paget's champion in the Gold Cup. Airgead Sios is to miss Cheltenham in favour of Liverpool. Major Furlong seems to be disinclined to saddle Reynoldstown for the cup race.

One certain competitor is Red Hillman, who strengthened his reputation by his success at Leicester last week, yet it will be a great surprise if he should prove equal to extending Golden Miller over the Cheltenham country. land) 3. Tune i 11 4-lu sec. 1 yard; It yards. Non-Qualifier: Miss M.

McDowell Heat 4. Miss D. Norman (Australia). Miss D. Lumley (New 2: Miss W.

S. Jeffrey (England! 3. Time, 11 l-lo sec. 6 yards; 2 yards. Nol-Qualiner: Miss D.

Bleasdell (Canada). Flnt Seml-Flnal. Miss B. Burke (South Africa). 1: Miss J.

Woodland Australia l. 2: Miss B. Howard (Canada), 3. Time. 11 1-10 sec.

(Empire Games 1 fool: 1 yard. Non-Quallfler: Miss Lumley. Mrs. Pcakc was disqualified for breaking. Miss Jeffrey did not start.

Second Seml-Flnal Miss D. Norman (Australia). 1: Miss J. Walker (Australia). 2: Miss J.

Dolson (Canadal. 5. Time, 11 1-10 sec. (Empire Games Record). 22 yards; 1 yard.

Non-Quallflers: Miss Saunders. Miss Meagher. Miss Stokes. D. Norman (Australia).

1: Miss J. Walker (Australia. 2: J. Dolson (Canada. 3: Mlsa B.

Burke (South Afrlcal. Miss J. Woodland (Australia). Miss B. Howard (Canada).

6. Time. 11.1 sec. (equals Empire Games recordl. a yaTd.

Sao YARDS. (Holder. P. Edwards (British Guiana). Becord-Holder, T.

Hampson lEnfflandl, min. 52 4-10 sec. 11930). Heat 1. Allen iNew Zealand).

1: O. Backhouse lAuslralial. P. R. Handley 3: N.

(South Afrlcal. 4. Time, mm. 54 3-10 sec. 5 It yd.

Non-Qualifier, B. C. Eeles (England). Heat 2 V. P.

Boot (New Zeclar.d). 1 C. MacCabe (England. 2: J. W.

Alford (Walesl. 3: W. Dale (Canada. 4. T.me, 1 min.

3-10 sec. (EnuVre Games Recordl 4 .3 yd. Non-Quatfnors: R. Graham IScotlandi. L.

Goff (Australia). Pour in each heat qualify for the Final. THREE MILES, (Holder. w. Beavers (Ensland).

3, Tomlln (England). 14 min. 27.4 sec. (1930).) Wnalj- C. H.

Matthews (New I p. D. Ward (England, R. Rankine (Canada). W.

Hayward (South Africa). 4: S. Nichols (Australia), 5i L- (England), fi; A. R. Geddes (New Zealand.

7. Time. 13 min. 59 fi-10 sec. tEmplre Games recordl.

30 220 yd. 440 YDS. HURDLES (Holder: F. A. Hunter (Scotland.

Record-Holder: lord Burgh-ey (England). 54 4-1 (1930).) "Si1111 (Canada). J. Park (Australia. 2: A.

McDougall (Australia). 3: A. J. Watson A. T.

Andersen (New Zealand. P. Magee I Australia). 6. Time.

52 9-10 (Empire Games and Australian recordj. 15 4 yds. HIGH JUMP (Holder: E. Thicker (South Africa). Becord-Holders: J.

H. VHieon (South Africa) end E. Thacker (South Africa), It. 3 in.) Finl. E.

Thacker South Africa). 6 ft. 5V6 In, (Empire Games record) 1 R. Hcffernan (Australia) 6 ft. 2 2-.

D. SheKltTe (Australia), fi It. In Tanored (Australia 6 ft. 11.4 Newman lEngtand), ft. ll4 5: O.

Haley (Canaelat. 6 ft. 11 J. Metcalfe (Australia. 7: H- A- Perwa (Ceylonl, 5 It.

ll-'ij in. 8: P. HaCey (Canada). 5 ft. 10 9: J.

Panton (Canada). 5 ft. 10 10: T. J. Ash-mead (Trlnldadl.

5 ft. 8 11. ThBcker failed to clear 6 ft 6-ij in. In trying to break the Australian record. JAVELIN.

(Holder. R. Dixon (Canada). Record-Holder. S.

A. Lay (New Zcalandl. 207 ft. IV2 I Qualifiers The following qualified for the final throws: J. Courtright (Canadal.

206 ft. 054 A. 6. A. Lay (New Zealand).

189 ft. 71 J. P. I Australia). 3 82 ft.

214 H. Brown (Canada). 172 ft. 1 J. Barlow 167 ft.

D. Goode 1(55 ft. 1 In. Non-Quallflers J. J.

s. Clarke (Northern Ireland 1, Jg2.il. IO'j B. W. Snellen (Anstrallal.

163 It. 10--B In. E. Coy (Canada) did not compete. Final J.

Courtright (Canada). 206 ft. o'-4 1: S. A. Lay (New Zealand).

204 ft. Hi J. P. Metcalfe (Australia 1S2 ft. 3- H.

Brown (Canadal. 174 ft. lnl-'j 4: J. Barlow (Australia. 169 ft.

O. Goode (Aus-ta-a-la), 165 It. 1 6. SWIMMING 110 YARDS BACKSTROKE (MEN) (New Games Event.) Heat 1. p.

Oliver (Australia) (i min. 9 6-10 sec 1. W. Francis (Scotland) (1 min. 14 4-10-) M.

Y. Ffrench-WlIHams (England) 11 min. ii l.S MC 3: J- Demers ICanada) (1 mm. 1Z3z10 i5a-' 4- 5 rrls: touch. (Australian record.

Non-qualifier: BasslngBhwaite (Australia). N. Wainwright (England) scratched. Heat 2. G.

Kerr (Canada! 11 min. 10 2-10 scc J' H- Taylor (England) 11 min. 15 4-10 sec), G. Huxtable (Wales) fl min. i7 9-10 5Scii yards; 1 yard.

Non-qualifiers: R. CSarke (Australia). W. Speace (British Guiana). 110 YARDS BACKSTROKE (WOMEN) (New Games Event Heat 1.

Miss M. A. Hamilton iscouand) (1 min. 1- MlES J- p- Greenland (Wales) 11 min. 23 9-10 sec 2: Miss Z.

Grant (Englandl (.1 min. 2.3 3-10 Miss R. Humble tOanada) 11 mm. 25 9-10 sec. I.

4. I foot; yard; same. Non-qualifiers': Miss M. Nixon (Australia). Miss Ryde (Soutn Africa).

Miss J. Macdonald (New Zealand). Ja' 2. Miss p. Norton 1 Australia) (1 min 20 6-10 sec), Miss N.

Oxrnbury (Canada) II min. J4 1-10 sec), Miss L. Prampton (Eng'and (1 m.n. 25 sec 3. 4 yards; yard.

Non-quall-flers: Miss H. Ml. lard (Australia), Miss Hobson (Canada), Miss Holmes iSoutli Africa). 220 YARDS BREAST-STROKE (MEN) (New Games Eventl J- G- favies (England! (3 min. 1 sec.) 1: w.

spence (British Guianii (3 min. 4 1-10 IS I P. BeKin iBormuda) (3 min. 5 2-10 sec) 3: J. Johnson Australia I (3 min.

7 8-10 sec I 4" 3 ya.Tds. ard; same aV- Hobbs (Australia) (3 min. 4 9-10 1: J. Prentice (Canada) (3 min. 2-10 sec.l.

R. Cameron (Australia (3 mtn. 7 2-10 sec.l 3 Zralind) Kon-luallner: J- Davies (New 230 YARDS BREAST STROKE (WOMEN). (New Games Event.) Final. -Miss D.

Storey (England) IS min. fi 6-10 sec.l. 1: Miss C. Gerke (South Africa) 13 min? 12 121 2: Miss J- (Canada) (A min. 6.yt 5 Australian record.

Also swam: Miss M. Dovey (Ausoraltal. Miss W. Dunn (New Zealand). Miss V.

George (Australia), Miss J. Thomas (Australia). 1,1 440 YARDS (MEN) (Holder and record-holder: N. p. Ryan, Australia min.

3 sec.) a 1- H- leivers (England) (4 min 57 1: R- Biddulph (Australia, Ts min. R- (Canedai t5 min. a 9-10 sec.l 3: R. Hooper (Canada 15 min. 13 b-10 sec 1 yards.

iGames Non-quali- flers: R. Newbiggin (Australia. L. Newell (New ZTja.andl. K.

R. H. Deane (England). Wainwright (England 1 (5 min. 5 7-10 Sm' (CanadaL(5 min.

12 2-10 sec.l. 5- (Australia (5 min. 19 sec.) 3 10 yards; 12 1 yards T. Collard (South A uloa lvuSi 0nml' New Zealand). S.

Hax-table (Wales). MEDLEY RELAY (3 BY 110 YARDS) (MEN). (New Games Event.) Finals-England (M. H. Taylor, J.

Davies S'? 7-l V- Canada ts min. 5d- vd 3 min. 31 8-10 sec), 3. FREESTYLE RELAY (4 BY 110 YARDS) (WOMEN). (New Games Event.) Final.

Canada (4 min. 48 3-10 sec) l- Al Emjland (Miss ilAsi Miss J. Harrowby. Miss E. T.

Hughes! Miss H. Klotoni (4 mm. 50 l-lo sec). 3. Hyd" vs yd.

Reuter. SANDOWN PARK RIGHTUN WINS EASILY DHARAMPUR UNPLACED TO HORNPIPE 1.S0. PAVILION (S.I HANDICAP "CHASE of 123 to- and about liiyos. by Oill Otlie.lo's Firtt 7-1-- Mr Corry 1 GROVELLA 1 Mr 15-1 --4 TARBOUCH II (Mr Blythl. rtf 1 Mr Pctre 3 iun 1 c0 W.nncr trained by WhLLeman i Wanderoo iMr p.

bs 3s Li GIFT SCHEME. Tarbouch II, 100-7 others. 15 lenffll; Wanarroo rctused: Vilieent and Dutch Gold fell. 2.0. ST.

JAMESS SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE RAOET of 150 sovs. 2m MR. TICKLER, by Toub Miss Ticlc (Mr G. 6-10-1 Parun 1 VELDT (Mr R. AnthOD.V).

7-H-b A Jones 2 RAVIOLI (Mr Plulcom. B-ll-4 0 Owen 3 (Off 2 0. Winner trained by Also: Ponab (D Hotiand. Flytjia Torch (E Tav-lorf. Tonnencourt (K PlskoU.

White Blaze Oannoni. Royal Progeny tE Foley), sabre (M Donerly Blandcarna Turner S.P. 1.1-8 (25. 6d Veldt, 4 (10s. '28.

Sd.l MR TICKLER. 7 9d.l White Blaze. 9 Flymj; Torch. 10 Roval ProBeny, 10O-8 Fonab. "0 oLhers.

5 lengths 2. 2.30. GRAND INTERNATIONAL HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 600 sovs. 5m. 51.

25yds RIGHTUN, ov Riaht Arm Glow (Mrs A Phillips), B-ll-To Bissill 1 SILVER BOW II. (Mr 7-11-9 Taylor 2 BACHELOR PRINCE (Mr. James Rankj. 11-10-4 -D Morgan, 3 Ofl 2 34 Winner trained by BUsSU.) Also: Reynoldstown iF FuKonKr Kellsboro' Jack (E Williams i Battleship (B Hobbsi. Mellburne iE Vinall), Pucka Belle iC Hook.

Santa (Mr Petrel. Red Freeman (W Redmond Dawmax IF Maxwell. Rockquilla (T Careyi. P. Op-30 Reyooldstown, 5 KeHsboro' Jack, MeHburne 1 1 -J 9d.

Stiver Bow II. 10 (21s. rjd. 7s. od.i RIGHTUN 1 0O-8 I "6s.

Cd.) Bachelor Pr.nce, Battleship. RockquUia. Red Freeman. 10O-7 Pucka Belle, Santa Luz, 33 Dawmar. 6 lengths; 4.

Dawmar and Red Freeman In a false s.lart Kellsboro' Jack. Rlghtun. Silver Bow II. and Santa Lui jumped llie first Ictice. 3 0.

OTELEY HURDLE RACE (for Four-y ear-Olds ot 400 sovs. Hm. HORNPIPE, bjr Press Gang Jenepher rMr Webb. 10-7 WV.son 1 INGLEFIELD rLord Glanelyi. 10-7 Carey 2 ARCHDUKE II.

Mr 10-7 Mar sli all 3 (Off 3 6. Winner trained by Renton.l A1k: Silver Lance 1 Parvmi. ChBrempur (D Butchers. Le Meilleur Knight High Pressure iE Goddard. High Time (E WLllSamM.

Mork law Ingham Holne Chase iG Cannon), solar King 1 Morgan) Kate Cosmo Faft cut, Joculator cH A Joneip. Burlington Lass N.cholsoni. 4 Eliarampur. 5 1 "3s. Archduke IL.

11-2 Kate Cosmo. 6 Stiver Lance. 7 Burlington Lass. f24s. 6d 7s.

3d. HORNPIPE. 10 CBs. Od inglefleM, High Pressure, 20 others. IV lengths; 3.30.

SANTXWN OPEN HUNTERS' 'CHASE ol 150 iov.s. 2i-m. and about 75yds WINTER KNIGHT, by The Winter King Chenab (Mrs Bailey). ll-ll-QO Mr Bailey 1 NUSHIRAWAN (Mrs Leesl. lO-li-io Mr Gordon 2 MASK II fMr A Scaxamanga 9-U-lo Mr Scairamanea 3 (OffJ3 33.

Winner trained privately. 1 Also: Moyvallev (Mr Pe-trei. The White Kin rMr Duncansonl Thistle Blue (Mr Ryan Price t. Iritjh Thorn iMr 1 Ashworthi. Graine d'Epinard rMr LPighi, Jack of the Vale rCapt Roddicki.

Zane Grey (Mr Vaux. Troubadour (Mr Hibbern, Royal Process-ion iMr Sherbrooke 1 Loch Lua iMr DennLsioum. Castle Caldwell iMr Durtcanson Rovat 1 Mr Greshami, Easir Vixen iMr Corr, Butt o( Lewis iCapt Moselev). St. George II (Mr A Leveson Gowerj.

Red Hot (Mr Xorburyi Vanguard II -Mr KnrpD 'Mr N'ghtjar II 'Mr A Marh 1 Tilturstonc iMr whiiemam. Brtscoe (Mr Partridnet. S.P 3 St George II. 11-2 f5s 3d. 9d WINTER KNTCHT 6 The White Klnc.

7 Briscoe. 10 Blue 7s. 3d. Mahk II Butt tit Lewis, f10s. 9d Nushirawan.

1OO-8 Nightjar II, 100-7 Zane Grey 25 others. 6 lengths: 3. Moyvalley and Nightjar II fell 4.0, KINGSTON HANDICAP HURDLE RACE ol 150 50S. 2m. APPLE PEEL, by Apelle Whi te Coral (Ma Evansl.

8-13-0 Williams 1 MANTEAU ROYAL (Mr Whltelaw) o-ll-lO Prendergast 2 MIXED FOURSOME (Mrs Philcox) 6-12-0 Goddard 3 OH 4.1. "Winner trained by Tabor.) Also: Publicity (S Ingham 1, Orontes (Mr Hastings). Scolc (P Gnevel, Lady Consul (Mr Apphni, Oodolphin (K Piggoil, Broad Oaks (J Hickey j. Bland (H Nicholsonl Gil B3i iMr S.P. 2 (6v 9d.

m3s. 9d.l APPLE PEEL. 1 -4 r3s 6d Manteau Royal. 4-2 Publicity, 7 Soolc in 7s. 6d.

Mixed Foursomes. Gil BJa-v 1 00-B Bland. Oodolphin, 100-b Broad Oaks, 20 oihcrs 2 lengths; 3. Scole Broad Oaks pulled up. TOTALISATOR DOUBLE.

Rightun and Wlruer Knight paid C42 18s. Seventy-flve winning ucket.i Pool: 3.578 JOs. Investments Win: 12.57 18s Place: 8,213 lus. Total; 20.761 Bs. THE ECLIPSE STAKES OF INDIA Bombay, Saturday Starting favourite at 6 to 4 on, Finalist, formerly owned by Lady RalM, was beaten a neck Mr.

A. Svamvur's Why in the race for the Eclipse Stakes of India, which was run over a course of one and a quarter miles here to-day. Finalist is now owned by H.H. the Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior. Mr.

Edward Esmond's Fastnet was third, a head behind Finalist, while Flying Glance was fourth, a length behind. The race was worth Rs. 50.000 and a gold cup to the winner. Result: Why (Mr. A Svamvur) 1 Finalist (H.H.

Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior) 2 Fastnet (Mr. Edward Esmondj 3 Fiymg Glance (Messrs N. D. ana K. D.

Bagrees) 4 Betting 6-1 against Why, 6-4 on Finalist, 5-1 against Fastnet Totalisalor rRs. 10 stake). Win Rs. 139 Plates Rs. 15; 12: 21.

Eleven ran. Won by a neck; head between second and Ihird. POINT-TO-POINT THE NEW COLLEGE AND MAGDALEN Tmc firt of the University Point-to-Point Races, the New College and Maedalen 1 finn nn a haU Dean Build ngs. near Enstone, Oxon, over a new course esterday. The New College Grand Challenge Cup was won by the Hon.

J. J. Astor, riding his own horse, La Gazza. New College and Magdalen College Grand Challenge Cups. Hon.

J. J. Astor La Guzza (Owner, Mr. I. Farquhar's Adam (owneri.

2 Major E. A. Fielden Cruckton (Mr. P. Fieldem.

3. Also: Daniel. Kingmaker. Gold Dust, Gibbo, Dugete. Billy Darling.

Distance. New College and Magdalen College Old Members Challenge Cups. Hon. R. Samuel Lo and Behold (Hon Samuel i.

1: Mr G. Colhngndge's Ginger Knob icwnen 2 Kan. A. Hamilton Will's Prim iiiid Proper loneii, o. Also Wir.

rDUei.n-.iure, Fljer Far From Idle. length, 4. Nomination Race. Mr Holland-Martin's The Young Turk (ownei i. 1, Mr D.

Aubrev's Bnllteasite iMr. F. Jones i. Mr. G.

N. Wil-bon'b Trembler lownerl, 3, Also Chvngton. Friar's Ore, Well Done, Iron Duke, Zaretta II. Start Point. Fruit Exchange.

Coup Eiat. Covertside. 4 lengths; i. Past and Present Race. Mr.

Holland-Martin's Safety (owneri, Mr. Pilkington's Clover Bee lownerh. 2. Mr P. C.

Oldfield's Heather Bell IL (ownet 3. Also: Doctor Impertinence. Duncan. Galarda, II Samson. Rathbran, Hard Times.

Gre Bo Red Knight, Benbecula, Sambo. 5 Farmers Race. -Mr R. Harper's Stolen 'Prince louneri. 1: Mr Honours Future Queen rMr Stroud y.

2. Mr Wilkes' Scordale iov.neii. 3 Also resse. Mara v. a.

Ron gh nine. Avonian OFFICIAL SCRATCH I NGS Wicken Hurdle. Warwick: Spartan III Ties-passer Hurdle LmgfteLd Garibaldi: General Peace Hurdle. Lmgdeld Velvet Cusnjon, Helper Hurdle, Derb Black Eagle. EMPIRE GAMES A DAY OF RECORDS FINE VICTORY FOR C.

B. HOLMES Sydney, Saturday The first day of the third British Empire Games, which were opened here this afternoon by Lord Wakehurst, Governor of New South Wales, provided excellent entertainment for the record crowd of 40,000 specta-' tors who were present. Of the seven events which were decided, the Empire Games record was broken in six of them, the only exception being that for the Javelin, the winner of which, J. Courtwright," of Canada, threw only a foot less than the record established by S. A.

Lay, of New Zealand, who to-day finished second. The records established to-day, with their previous holders, are as follows: 100 Yards. 7C. B. Holmes lEngland).

9 7-10 sec. Previous Holder: P. Williams ICanada), 9-10 sec. (1950). Thrae Miles.

C. H. Matthews (New Zealand l. 13 min. 59 6-10 sec.

Previous Holder: S. Tomlln (England), 14 min. 27 4-iu sec. (1930). 440 Yards Hurdles.

J. Loarlng (Canada). 52 9-10 sec. Previous Holder: Lord Burghley 54 4-10 sec. (1930).

Hall-Mile Heats. V. P. Boot (New Zealand), 1 min. 52 3-10 sec.

Previous Holder-T. Hampson (England), 1 min. 52 4-10 sec. (1950). High Jump.

E. Thacker (South Africa). 6 ft. 5 1-8 In. Previous Holders: J.

H. Vlljoen (South Africa) (1930) and E. Thacker (South Africa) (1954), 6 ft. 3 in. 100 Yards (Women).

Miss D. Norman (Australia), 11 l-io sec. (later equalled by Miss Norman herself, and by Miss Barbara Burke (South Africa) Previous Holder: Miss E. Hiscock (England), 11 3-10 sec. (1934).

C. B. Holmes gained a fine and effortless win in the 100 yards in the magnificent record time of 9 7-10 sec, which broke his own personal record, but the race which provided the keenest interest was the Three Miles, which, as was rather expected, resulted in a close struggle between C. H. Matthews, of New Zealand, and P.

D. Ward, the Cambridge runner. The two competitors had the race to themselves virtually from start to finish, but the New Zealander produced the better finish, and, after running together almost step for he went away over the last furlong to win by thirty yards. The third man to finish, R. Rankine.

a Canadian Olympic competitor, was 220 yards away. Th? Half-Mile heats provided, perhaps, the greatest surprise of the day when another New Zealander, T. Allen, won his heal with the greatest of ease. Allen is the half-mile champion of New Zealand, but was not one of those first selected to represent New Zealand, nd he was oniy inclyded at the last mirvte. His time of I min.

54 5-10 sec. beat G. Backhouse's Australian record by 1-10 sec. Backhouse being second to-day. Apart from Holmes, Britain did not fare well in the 100 Metres, L.

M. Wallace, K. J. Richardson, and K. S.

Duncan, the English captain, all failing to survive the first round. A surprise in this event was the comparatively poor showing of H. S. Yates, the Australian champion, who was sixth, and last, in the final. Britain was not represented in the 440 Yards Hurdles; and her only representative in the Javelin event.

J. J. S. Clarke, of Northern Ireland, was eliminated in the preliminary throws. J.

L. Newman, the British high jump champion, was rather unlucky in the High Jump. Another inch and he would have been second, but as it was he was only fifth. Thacker, the South African holder, jumped splendidly in this event, and. after breaking the Games record at 6 ft.

5i only narrowly failed to beat P. Metcalfe's Australian record of 6 ft. 6 in. Metcalfe was a great disappointment to-day, for he failed to jump 6 ft. and was only seventh.

No British woman reached the final of the 100 Yards, although Miss Jeffery. the British champion. Miss Saunders, and Miss K. S. Stokes reached the semi-finals.

Miss Jeffery was most unlucky. She was at first placed fourth and last in her heat, won by the West Australian sprinter. Miss Decima Norman, in the Games record time of 11 1-10 sec. Miss Jeffery was later awarded third jlace. which would have enabled her to qualify, but i-he presumed that she had been eliminated, and could not be found when the runners went to the post for the semi-finals.

The second semi-final was run first, but still she could not be located, and the other semi-final was run without her. THE SWIMMING EVENTS Great Britain fared very well in the swimming events, which were begun during the evening in the new 40,000 Olympic Swimming Pool, situated in North Sydney. The seating accommodation was full to its 4.000 capacity. Three finals were decided the 220 Yards Breaststroke and two Relays. England won the Breaststroke event.

Miss Doris Storey, the English champion, beating the Australian record in 3 min. 6 3-5 sec. England also won the Men's Medley (3 110 yards) Relay in 3 min. 28 2-10 sec, Canada taking the other relay, the 4 110 Yards Free-style for women. This, however, was not the extent of Britain's fine performances, because in the heats of the other events British swimmers did remarkably well.

R. Leivers, the Staffordshire swimmer, did extremely well to beat R. Biddulph. of Australia, in his heat of the 440 yards free-style event. Leivers's time of 4 min.

57 9-10 sec. easily beat the previous Empire Games record of 5 min. 3 sec. established by N. Ryan, of Australia, at the Empire Pool.

Wembley, in 1B34. In the other heat of this event N. Wainwright. the British Olympic swimmer, gained a very easy victory in the splendid time of 5 min. 5 7-10 sec, less than 3 sec.

more than the Games record. In this heat Ryan, the record holder and champion, only just managed to reach the final. In the 220 Yards Breaststroke, J. G. Davies, the English 220 yards champion, won his heat in 3 min.

1 sec, easily beating W. Soence. British Guiana's sole com petitor. His time was much better than that of R. A.

Hobbs, the Australian winner of the other heat, and he should win the final. Both English competitors in the 110 Yards Backstroke M. Y. Ffrench Williams and M. H.

Taylor, qualified for the final, as did Francis, the Scottish P. Oliver, the Australian champion, who won the first heat, established an Australian record returning 1 min. 9 6-10 sec. There was no Games record as this was a new eveat. Reuter.

100 YARDS (Holder: A. W. Sweeney Record-Holder: P. WiLiams (Canada. 9.9 sec.

(19501.1 Heat 1 T. P. Lavery (South Atrlcal. H. Yates s.

Nlelson rCanadal. 3. sec- a inches. Non-Qualifiers: L. M.

Wallace (England). Q. eutan (New Zealand). Heat a J. Mumiord I Australia I.

1: J. Bron (Canada). J. N. Cumberbatch (Trlaldad).

7, Time 10 sec. 1.... a It. Non-Quallflers: 1C. J.

Richardson lEiicland), C. v. Leseur Heat 3 C. B. Hollies lEnclandl.

1: T. E. Hampson (Australia. 1- J. Haiev Canada i 3.

I iime. iu fcc. a yd. Kon-auaIlner s. Kiel I (Somli ATrleal.

I Heat 4. W. Be-t (Australlal Shore I Soul Africa I. z. F.

SharpSev (New Zea- lund i 3 Time in sec. vrt. vrf Oualiflers: J. Harrison iCanadai. s.

Duncan lErj'Iandl. First Sami-Final. P. Laierv ISouth Africa 1: Mumford 2: H. S.

Yates 3. Time. 3 9-10 sec. 11, vd (equals Empire Games Non-Qualifiers: Cumberbatch. Nellson, Sharolev.

Second Semi-Final. C. B. Holmes (Enfflandl 1-E. Best (Australial.

T. Hampson (Australia. 3. Time. 9 9-10 sec.

A yd requals Empire Games record i. Non-Qual friers-Brown. Haley. Shore. Final C.

B. Holes (England. 1: J. MumfoTd (Australian E. W.

Best 3, leaver? (South Africa. 4. 1. E. Hampson Yates Australia i 6.

Time 7-10 sec. (Empire Games Record). 1 yd yd ins 100 YARDS (WOMEN). (Ho'Or MIfs Hirock (EnRlandl Hiscock. 113 sec.

(1934 Heat 1. Miss Burke South Alrica). 1: Miss Walker (Australia 2 Howard (Canada. Time ll 4-10 sec Inches. I vard.

Non-Qual. fler Miss E. M. Raby (Enelandj. Miss R.

Tong iNew Heal 2. Mrs Peake 1: Miss D. Saunders (England, -t Mis. A Eagher (Canada 3 Time 113 sec Inches. i vd.

Non-Quallner: M.ss D. strachan (New Zealand i. Heat 3 Miss J. Dolson I 1' Miss J. Woodland LAustralia).

Mies K. S. Stokes (Eng THE WORLD RANKING U.S. PLACES COTTON FIRST ONLY FOUR BRITISHERS NOMINATED By a Special Correspondent Being of a controversial nature, ranking lists in sport are always interesting. Compiled in America, the world's ranking list professionals is no exception, though none is likely to quibble at the name of Henry Cotton appearing in No.

1 position. As regards other placings, however, there will not, particularly in this country, be the same unanimity. For instance, the British player next on the list is D. J. Rees, the young Welshman, who is placed No.

7, while such players as C. A. Whiteombe, Padgham, Lacey, and S. L. King are not considered worthy of a place in the fifteen to which the list is restricted.

This is not only nonsense, but it reveals a complete lack of the sense of values. Rees went through the year without a single tournament success to) his credit. It is true that be beat Byron Nelson in the Ryder Cup match, and playing No. 1 for Wales in the triangular matches between Scotland, Wales, and Ireland Rees beat J. Adams, of Scotland, and P.

J. Mahon. of Ireland record is not comparable to that of vvuiLcuiuue or iacey. wnncomoe became the first holder of the Vardon Memorial Trophy for the best average in first-class events, whilst Lacey won the Leeds match-play tournament and the Dun-1 op-Metropolitan 72 holes stroke-play event in a field of distinguished players, including Cotton. In America Cotton is recognised as the world's foremost player, an admission from which there is no possibility of escape.

This is what Sports Illustrated says of THE STAMP OF GREATNESS If ever the stamp of greatness was stamped indelibly on a player it was at Carnoustie when Cotton slashed his way through a. driving rainstorm to capture the British Open from a field which included virtually all America's leading professionals. A few days later Cotton met Densmore Shute. American P.G.A. champion, for the unofficial match-play championship of the world, and was twelve under 4's for the 67 holes played.

Shute six under par for the same stretch, wei.t down 6 and 5. Cotton had previously overwhelmed Manero in the Ryder Cup contest, so that any doubts as to his match-play ability were completely allayed. The greatest golfer in the world is tall, dark, and handsome in a saturnine way. He is as much at home in evening clothes as he is banging out colossal tee shots, and is known in England as the gentleman who defied the regular British ideas attaching to professional athletes, and got away with it. Never a mixer, Cottoi is not popular among his fellow professionals." Though not a mixer in the full and accepted sense of the word, it is untrue to say that he is not popular among his colleagues.

The presence of many of the leading pro-fessibnals at recent functions given in Cotton's honour is a complete refutation of an oft-expressed view that he is unpopular. It does not follow because a man has a mind of his own, and is not afraid to give expression to it. that he is necessarily unpopular; indeed, for the stand he has taken to improve the status of the golfing profession he should be the most popular man in it. THREE BRITISH NAMES Only the names of three other British rtlfl'Vf'l-C Allies 1 T3 A rl. 1 -u, n.

i. vr appear in the ranking list. AUiss is ninth. icvciini, me ioriner oemg included in the list because of his triumph in the Match-Play championship and the Northern championship. Whiteombe merits inc.usion by reason of finishing second to Cotton in the Open.

Guldahl is No. 2 in the llst bv virtue of his, victorv in the U.S. Open, the Western Open, and his performance in the Ryder Cup contest, in which he overwhelmed Padgham in the singles by a and 7. In the race for the American Vardon trophy Guldahl was runner-up to Cooper with an average for sixty-two competitive rounds of 72.16. Guldahl, another player who prefers to play the lone hand, got himself into hot water by making disparaging remarks about the sportsmanship of British players and the crowds.

A determined, dogged type of golfer, his temperament is eminently suited to the soulless business of the card-and-pencil game. This was amply shown in the final stages Pe.ulc!m pen- in which he was tomendous task of accom-Si, tf nol in one under Snead- Guldahl not only accomplished the seemingly impossible, but scored 281 strokes to win with a recri rLf London-born golfer, and now a naturalised American, is No. 3 in the list, tor downright consistency over a period of Is lnParable. and the wonder is that he has failed to crown his many out-nS2 nesuccesses by winning the national hJ 15 not alne in this Abe Mitchell, and 8n lth be.Lng three who have won practically everything but the Open. A ROMANTIC FIGURE a rmml? El306 liSt geS t0 SneaJ- a a young man of twenty-five, who, twelve aewa5 unknown outside West Virginia.

Snead is one of th mm.ni ViBk s- solV ln nls first season he established himself as one of the world's fore-SS? A natural player, he does not bother his head about the theory of the game, but goes on hitting the ball in a mechanical kind of way. Very popular with the crowds, Snead has a great future before nim. Shute, whose forbears have been established at Westward Ho! for generations, is No. 5 on the list, a position allotted to him becpuse of winning the U.S. Match-Play jcais iii Texas, is placed No.

6. He established him- Felf by winning the Masters' Tournament at Augusta and the Belmont International I T5, jQM.ii-riiy ine ncnesi. event in American golf. Nelson and Dudley were partners in the Ryder Cup foursomes, in which they defeated Britain's key pair by 4 and 2. The remaining places are allotted as follows: (7) D.

J. Rees: (8) H. Picard; (9) P. Alhss; (10) Hdrlon Smith: (11) R. A.

Whiteombe: (12) E. Dudley, (13) J. Hines; (14) Gene Sarazen: (15) T. Gcnta. It is significant of the swift changes in world golf that Sarazen.

who would have been No. 1 in the ranking list in 1932. when he won the double scrapes into one of the last places. ivr POLO NEW LONDON COMMITTEE A new body, which will be known as the London Polo Committee, has been formed by the Hurlingham Polo Association. The organisation will co-ordinate the tournament programmes of the Hurlingham.

Rane-lagh, and Roehampton clubs, and will deal with all matters affecting the playing of tournaments at those clubs during the London season. In future there will be polo at one of the tnree London clubs every Friday, hitherto kept as a non-polo day. The chairman of the committee is Lord Louis Mountbatten. and the other members are Viscount Cowdray, Captain D. Dawnay, Brigadier W.

H. Anderson, Captain F. A. Gill, and C. C.

Lister. PROBLEM OF THE NATIONAL SOME FANCIED RUNNERS F. FURLONG'S HOPES BLUE SHIRT A FINE STAYER By Our Racing Correspondent At this time last year the surviving entrants for the Grand National numbered forty-five. At present fifty-six horses remain in the big steeplechase, to be run on March 25, so the chances are that the field will be larger than last season's turnout of thirty-three. More than thirty trainers are represented.

Curiously enough, only two of them have saddled a Grand National winner. In addition to last year's triumph, Ivor Anthony, a worthy successor to Aubrey Hastings at Wroughton, had previously been responsible for Master Robert and Kellsboro' Jack. Frank Hartigan, whose hopes are centred perhaps not very confidently on Top Toi, won the race for that horse's owner with Shaun Goilin. It seems to me that the Wroughton stable has a reasonable chance of winning yet again. By the conditions of the handicap it was impossible to penalise Royal Mail excessively for his feat of a year ago.

and it will not be surprising should he add his name to the select list of horses who have won the Blue Riband of steeple-chasing more than once, and. further, to the group of four who in the course of more than a hundred years have won it with 12st. 71b. Royal Mail's owner has decided to take the mount himse'lf. and if he is successful we shall hail it as one of the best sporting achievements of our time.

Besides last year's winner Ivor Anthony can saddle Drinmore Lad and La Touche. The first of these is one of the best-looking horses who ever jumped a country. Bred in Ireland, he has the rare distinction of having won good steeplechases in the U.S.A., as well as in this country. The Liverpool fences are not too big for him, though it is doubtful, in my opinion, whether he will stay the 4i miles if the race is run at a reasonable pace. La Touche, only six years old, has to be regarded as an unknown quantity as to his ability to stay and jump the Liverpool country.

A FRENCH HOPE In endeavouring to find the winner of the Grand National there is naturally a tendency to favour the horses which have jumped these fences. Occasionally the race is won by a newcomer to Aintree. such, for example, as the five-year-old Lutteur III. That was nearly thirty years ago. but M.

James Hennessy and George Batchelor, is owner and trainer, are still great forces in French steeplechasing. This year French hopes rest on Takvor Pacha, who is being trained for the race at Lewes and will be a runner at Newbury this month. He is engaged there in one of those optional selling steeplechases, which to have be-come-JKipular Incidents in the preparation of Grand National horses. Apart from the French horse we find such notabilities as Royal Mail, Golden Miller, and Drinmore Lad in the entry for the Newbury race. The same horses, together with Reynoldstown, Airgead Sios.

and other notabilities, are engaged in a similar optional selling event at Hurst Park in the same week. As selling races these events are farcical. Only two of the fourteen acceptors for the Hurst Park race are entered to be sold, and the percentage is even smaller in the Newbury race. Blue Shirt, handicapped at 10 st. 2 presents himself as a young horse who may take a lot of beating in the Grand National.

He cannot be taken as an Aintree novice, because he jumped the fences well wher finishing fifth in the Grand Sefton in the autumn. He has since given convincing evidence of his stamina by winning two races of four miles at Gatwick. It was impossible not to be impressed with the ease with which he settled the opposition last week. This was the best of the public performances we have seen since the appear ance of the National weights and on anv course other than Aintree I imagine it would be beyond Royal Mail to concede 33 lb. to this seven-year-old grandson of Son-in-Law.

Among those who will be running for the first time over the Liverpool country is that fine Irish mare Pontet. who is doing well the able hands of William Payne The winner last spring of the Irish Grand National and the Conyngham Cup. she has settled down well to the English fences. LOUGH COTTAGE But surely she is badly handicapped with Lougn Cottage, to whom she has to give 14 'b They were at even weights when Pontet beat him over the Fairyhouse course, there being three lengths between them When they met a little later over four miles at Punchestown. Lough Cottage was giving the mare 5 1b.

and lost by onlv a length and a half. Lough Collage is now the hands of Frank Furlong at Market Harborough. He has won his two latest races in good stvle and I know that this young trainer believes him to have a great chance in the National Perhaps it is against him that he eleven years old is rather a veteran to be making his first effort at Liverpool. Ego. who dropped in his tracks after running a gallant race at Gatwick, was of the same age.

Grand National entrants trained in Ireland consist of Roval Daniel), Cabin Fire. Workman, and Brighter Cottage. It was pleasant to see Davy Jones return lo winning form last week. He and his owner have been objects of public svmDathy since trie lamentable mishap wmch robbed them of almost a certain triumDh in Ine National of 2936. This lime Lord Mildmay's tubed n.ne-year-old will try again under Id st 1:3 and.

thanks to H. Whiteman's patience and skill he looks like stripping as fit as he uab v.o years ago. Among the old stagers Don Bradman is going through a steady preparation. tie is 3ikely to be on his legs when a great many of his younger rivals have fallen by the way an the big race. At twelve years this grand 'chaser is one of the oldest left in the Grand National Pucka Belle was foaled in the same year.

The stx-vear-olds now remaining entry include Under B.d who g.vo me the impression of being a Tike'y National winner of the future, though the journey may be beyond him at present at-e Th" race bids fair lo be one of trie most open of recent years, and I confess to a dtmcu''. in predicting which will be trie actual favourite on the afternoon of running. Forfeits for the Lincolnshire Handicap hav to be declared on Tuesday, and there is every reason to expect an unusually strong acceptance. Weights for the Rosebery Stakes at Kempton Park on Easter Saturday have now appeared, reminding us that this race has an entrv of unquestionable class The French-bred Goya II is given the task of conceding a good deal of weight to the others. Last season he had to rest content with onlv one success in five outings, but that was in a race of no less importance than the St James's Palace Stakes at Acot Fu'l Sail, who finished or.lv half a leneth behind him on that occa-un.

is set to receive 7 lb. from Goya II Lord Roscber colt was one of last season riappointmen'-On the other hand Fairp'ay v. ho is at 8 st 11 lb. in the Roeberv Stake, had a great year and looks like training on satisfactorily at five years old Several of the Kempton entrants hac been running oer hurdles during the winter, notably Ho.nq.uan, who has proved himself a A HOUSE ON THE SOLENT SEA-COAST BUILDING "There is a clear tradition sea-coast building particularly England with its intense maritime pride and efficiency." In a recent article in the Architectural Review Mr. John Piper has attempted to define this nautical style," as he calls it.

He finds that three qualities distinguish it: gaiety, strength, and the use of. strong contrasts qualities which we may see expressed all round our coasts in lighthouses, coastguard stations, and harbour buildings. Yet above all these qualities there is a straightforwardness. an absence jf nuance; but never an absence of romance." The White House, on the shores of the Solent, at Milford-oriSea, certainly belongs to this tradition. It is gay and unaffected in feeling, has strength of line and economy in design, an4 has that difference, that contrast; about if which distinguishes it at once from the ordinary run of landsmen's homes.

It is a new house, contains fourteen bedrooms, and is set in six acres of ground. Perhaps the most attractive room of all is the Observation Room at the top of the house, which has windows running almost the full extent of it four sides. The White House will be offered for sale at auction on February 24 by Fox and Sons, of Bournemouth, and Knight, Frank and Rutley. SUSSEX RETREAT Broad Oak Manor is a Georgian house near the Sussex Coast. It stands in its own twelve acres, next to Highwood golf course, in a lofty situation.

It is approached by a drive shaded by trees which leads out of a quiet lane, so seclusion, an increasing rarity on this southern coast, would seem established. Actually the sea itself is two miles away. Bexhill station, likewise, is two miles way. The rooms are large and well-proportioned as one would expect. The walls in the drawing-room are panelled in white, those in the lounge some forty-six feet long in cream, and the floors of all the principal rooms are of oak.

There are thirteen bedrooms. Electric light and power are laid on, and there is central heating practically throughout the house. A little way down the road is a pair of model semi-detached cottages, each con-taming a sitting-room, kitchen, three bedrooms, a bathroom, and with electric light and water laid on. These make a valuable addition to the property. The gardens are matured from long working and the many trees and large shrubs they contain assure the house an added privacy.

The house, the acres, and the cottages are to be sold privately by Harrods. The house and about three acres would be sold by themselves if necessary. THE COUNTY OF KENT Anybody who is interested in Kent in any way, whether he wishes to live there, farm there, or possess some of it in one form or another, should send for the current number of the Kentish Estates Journal," published by Alfred J. Burrows, Clements, Winch and Sons, from their offices at Ashford and Cranbrook. It contains nearly sixty pages of details concerning every sort of property in the county which is for sale: mixed farms, or those where fruit, hops, poultry or dairy produce are specialised in; lands on the special Romney Marsh; small holdings; ancient and historic homes which have been the subjects of monographs; smaller but still ancient yeomans" houses, which are not so self-conscious and have a charm all their own because of it; newer houses for those who want to live near the sea or in the country where they can get a good train service with London in fact, there is something here for practically everybody, whatever his demands.

KIRBY HOUSE SOLD Standing under the great bulk of Wal-bury Hill which, with its 1,011 feet, constitutes the only legitimate mountain in Berkshire, lies Kirby House, about eight miles from Newbury. It is a fine Early Georgian house which, together with 746 acres, 200 of them downland, has been sold by James Styles and Whitlock before the dale they had arranged for the public auction. Watkin and Watkin, of Reigate and Tonbridge. have sold Mynthurst," Leigh, the Surrey home of the late Sir Henry Bell; a Tudor house, Polingf old," near Leith Hill; the Georgian Meadvale House." at Earlswood (in conjunction with John D. Wood and and Poppy's Corner," also at Earlswood, with six acres.

The town sales of J. Ewart Gilkes and Partners during the last few weeks include the freeholds of 5, Eldon-road, Kensington, and 30, Markham-street; the long leasehold of Alexander-square and, in conjunction with Dickens and 17, Mulberry-walk. Chelsea. 6. Shirchall-park, Hendon; 87, Platts-lane.

Hampstead; and 26, Gloucester-gardens. Golders Green, are among the houses sold by Gold-schmidt and Howland. I TJVpphnlH crrminri rorc rfurorcinr, in 1S43 to rack rents approaching 5,000 a year have just been sold by Mackintosh and Co. Hampton and Sons acted for the purchaser. The ground rents are secured upon properties bounded by Archer-street, Denbigh-road, Denbigh-terrace, and Por-tobello-road, Westbourne-grove, W.ll.

MISCELLANEA On February 17 three freeholds, for' occupation or development, are to be sold by Knight, Frank and Rutley, in conjunction with Milestone and Collis. They are at Hampton, Middlesex, and include the sixteen-room Hampton Hall, with its outbuildings and a large garden, and the assembly room adjoining. This property-making in all an area of one acre of land with 310 feet of frontage, would be particularly suitable for a school or an institution, for which certain facilities already exist. Roedene is another detached house overlooking playing fields and near to the Fulwood Golf Course, and the third freehold is a plot of land adjoining the golf course, with a frontage of 55 feet, for which p'ans have been passed for the erection of two semi-detached houses. A tenant is being sought by Hampton and Sons (Arlington-street) for "Old Place," an ancient house at Pulborough, in West Sussex.

There are grounds covering twenty-six acres, ir which there is a two-and-a-half-acre lake. A fine medieval barn is one of the ornaments of this property. THE GRAND NATIONAL CANDIDATES FROM IRELAND By Our Own Correspondent Dublin, Saturday There are four Irish-tramed candidates for the Grand National Royal Danieli, Brighter Cottage, Workman, and Cabin Fire, who will be ridden respectively by F. E. M'Keever, W.

T. O'Grady, James Brogan, and Mr. T. Hyde. Mr.

G. V. Malcolmson's Pontet has been trained for all her winning races up to the present by Cecil Brabazon, at the Cur-raah. She has been at W. PavnR's onlv the Nottingha meeting, where she scored in sucn spienaia style lrom Kigntun.

She was probably handicapped, at 11 st. 7 mainly on the strength of that performance. It is at present understood that she will be ridden in the Grand National by her customary pilot, Joe C. Parkinson, who is attached to Brabazon's stable, and is a very sound cross-country jockey. At the same time I should not be surprised if eventually her owner, Mr.

George V. Malcolmson, takes the ride himself. He has ridden the mare in most of her races in Ireland, though. owing to an accident, ne was compelled to stand down, and Eric M'Keever had to take the ride in the Irish Grand National, which Pontet won from Lough Cottage and Workman. Subsequently, in the Conyngham Cup at Punchestown, in the hands of Mr.

Malcolmson himself, she won in similarly fine fashion from the same two horses. Before these two contests a great deal was thought of Workman, who is owned by Sir Alex Maguire, and as he has not deteriorated a good many will be inclined to fancy his chance in the Grand National, where he has the comparatively lenient impost of 10 st. 2 or 17 lb. less than Pontet, whom he was meeting on level terms or worse in the spring of last year. Captain D.

W. Daly's Brighter Cottage is a Galway Plate winner, and he also accounted for a fair field of jumpers in the South of Ireland National at Limerick Junction. The runners included Cabin Fire and mother Grand National acceptor in Rockquilla. When worKman, last September, beat Brighter Cottage in the Webster Cup. at Navan, he was in receipt of 10 lb.

from the latter. Apart from Pontet there is little doubt that Royal Danieli represents the highest hopes of an Irish victory, but 1 think that we cannot afford to despise any of the others. Sir Alex has a useful entry in the Lincolnshire Handicap in the four-year-old Walter's Pride, who was a good staying two-year-old and was decidedly unlucky in his few outings las-, season. He has a convenient weight in the Lincoln race, in which he will most likely be ridden by W. Howard, a capable lightweight, who is attached to the Crotanstown stable at the Curragh, and on whom Sir Alex Maguire has second claim.

J. Ruttle, who has trained many great steeplechasers in the past, has charge of both Workman and Walter's Pride. RACING IN FRANCE BIG HURDLE RACE AT CANNES From Our French Correspondent Paris, Saturday It is now a period of great activity in the stab-Ies at Chantiliy and Maisons Laffiile, for the restart of Paris thoroughbred racing is oniy ten days off. Once real racing fas opposed to trotting) gets gomg round Paris it continues here until the middle of December, with but one Wank month that of August which is reserved for Deauville and Vichy. A good many horses have returned from the Riviera and Pau.

and many more will be making the journey north next week, for Pau is winding up, and one of the major events at Cannes, the Big Hurdle race, is down for decision to-morrow. Each of these winter resorts has two principal race the big hurdle race and the big steeplechase, and Pau. as well as Cannes. i.s having its big hurdle rare to-morrow. The Lviera race boa Id be most interesting icr, wort 13b 000 frs it has attracted some ol the bc-r, hurdler.

Tne following are the probab'e and jockeys. Bnaritan. lio Rochet Helliot, 11-: T. Dunn Pop, a. t'MJ M.

Da Eduord the Confessor, by, lo-u Dugienat 'ic Ftoi 5y. tC-8 R. Galaurchi Ahtourt. iy 1 u-5 Gtgant Piopos Galartt. 5v, io-j R.

Bates Buckingham, iv, "9-1 E. Mantelet Toranzo Ay, 9-4 A. Diez Ladogas. Ay, 9-7 M. Bonaventure Marquss II 4y.

9-7 Veimere Vers l'Aurore, 4y. 9-7 A. Bates Senator Hennessy. ho not for many years has had such a successful time on the Riviera thirteen victories already), is represented by Brigantm, who won a hurdle rare at Cannes last Tuesdav and the week betore scored a teeplechase at Nlcc This bore shares top wcigm with Helot. also a receii winner, but he should be ab2e to gue a away to bis of wiiom the moft promt bin seems lo be Leon Vol terra's four- Vers L'Aurore.

who was second to Organeau in the Big Hurd'e race at Nice Vers L'Aurore has missed races since, and ha evidently been saved for today's event by his connections, who have not been lucky since the first days of the Riviera season At Pau the quality is not so high, for the race is considerably" less valuable than that Cannes 70 000 frs prize money, about 500 The conquering stable at the Pvre-noan resort ha been that of Etchcpare. some of whose hordes are traned Paris and 'ome near Pau for be me in the outn-wo-t He was mot uccecru. in the Grand Prix cteep' cchar a asn hi; hnre the first three places, with Beau Luron the winner Beau Luron engaged in the hurd.e rare but is a verv doubtfui starter, and the stable' other repreenlati es Le Frenlin and Couscous seem hardly of the right ciac The winner, therefore. ma be Goody, who ued to wm good races at before being so'd to a southern ttab.e. CRICKET ALL-INDIA MAKE A STRONG START Madras, Saturday AH-lndia were in a strong position at the end of the first day's play in the fourth and final match against Lord Tennyson's team here, scoring 251 runs for the loss of eight to a brilliant display by V.

Mankad, who, at the close of play, was not out with 106 runs to his credit. Mankad's batting was faultless. This is a four-days' match, and the last of the tour. -First Innings: 51 for eight wickets (V. Mankad, not out, 106.

Have-walla, 44). Reuter. SHEFFIELD SHIELD FINAL Adelaide, Saturday Victoria gained a lead on the first innings of 38 over South Australia when the final Sheffield Shield match of the season was continued here to-day. At the close of play south Australia had scored 34 for no wicket in their second innings. South Australia, who were 122 for six wickets overnight, lost their remaining four wickets for 35 runs.

But M. G. Waite, who is included in the team to visit England, offered stern resistance, and remained unbeaten with 45 to his credit. M. W.

Sievers, the Victorian fast-medium bowler, took six wickets for 43 runs. I. Lee. who opened with K. Rigg, was the most successful of the Victorian batmen, who had scored 195 before their last wicket fell.

South Australia. First Innings: 157 (M. Waite not out 45; Sievers for 45) Second Innings: 34 for 0 wicket. Victoria. First Innings: 195 (I.

Lee 44: Williams 3 for 60; Grlmmett 3 for Reuter. BADCOCK DOUBTFUL FOR ENGLAND Adelaide, Saturday Doubts have been raised as to the fitness of C. L. Badcock, the South Australian batsman, to make the trip to England with the Australian team this summer. Medical consent will not be given until Badcock has had a fortnight's rest Reuter.

TOP SCORE ON SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY Capetown, Saturday A. D. Nourse. South Africa's Grand Old Man of Cricket, on his sixtieth birthday mode top score of 65 for his bide. Capetown University, against a strong Western Province which included G.

Owen-Smith. Nourse is father of the present South African Test Match player. Dudley Nourse. He played first-class cricket as long ago as 1897. Reuter..