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Page 14: THE DAILY MIRROR. February 1908 -a l9OB. I MODERATE SPORT AT TrFMPT(II4 PARK 4.15.--EGHAM HURDLE, 100 eovs. 2m yrs st lb yrs it lb aSan Martine 612 0 I Tongue Tied Bll 0 Flax Park 612 0 Crescent Centre rala en Small Fields in the Majority of Round of the English Cup. Northern Nomads v.

South I moos. Silurian Cape Verde v. She ffi eld United. Wins Mid- aCollarmaker Gala Mlddleabrough Division H. Leeds 0.

v. Br adford a dlesex Hurdle. Black Plum Glossop v. Lincoln Ottp, SOUTHERN LEAGUE. LEAGUE, attention Northampton.

RETURN WITH TASMANIA. Matches in connection with the second round Layton v. Reading. vii.erAw OTTISH I GREY FRIARS SELECTIONS. of the Football Association Cup claim the chief attention to-day.

in the old days this was the Celtic) v. Particle Thistle. Kilmarnock. Kilmarnock. v.

Ht. of Midi's ue la li t. A tii r. 3 rd Lanark Albert Trott Discusses the Tarrant first round of the competition proper, but under Hpuamndielteonv.Ameo.t There was an unusual weakness in the sport at Situation. the new scheme just twice as many clubs now Hibernians v.

Airdrieonians. SOUTH-EASTERN LEAGUE. Kempton Park yesterday, small fields being the get into the big Cup-ties as formerly. It is good i Tunbridge R. The English team's return match, which begins to-day, tor the interest in the competition, and keeps all Woolwich Arsenal R.

v. I Southend U. y. Maidstone U. Wells 1 order.

The weather remained fine, but most of against Victoria should prove a very easy victory for the country on the go for much longer than when Nor wich Q. P. Ran Luton R. the sunshine was spent before racing started. the tourists, who, fresh from a pleasure tour in Tas- the First League fought things out by themselves, Clapton 0.

R. Hitctun To. Brentford v. Bristol OTHER MATCHER. cases v.

N. Crusaders, Few as the runners were, it proved difficult in several mania, will have had a few days' rest. The Melbourne with a favoured few oolithern Leaguers thrown in vv ot a or am v. i. l) oo lw 'h A.

I Blackburn R. v. Preston N.B. cases to find the winners. The difficulty seemed to be cricketers have had a hard inter-State struggle.

anticipated concerning the Thames Hurdle, about which If it be true that three or four of the leadaig members by way of a flavouring to Thirty-two clubs are engaged from the the dish. Brautord V. Sheffield Wed. niord v. Luton, bookmakers were able to trade at the singular rates of of Victoria are unable to play we shall see some fresh Southern League, ten each from the First and Second 1 o.

-c a ll was eas faces. Apart from the question of Tarrant, Armstrong tS ta nd. RULES. sailing in the contest, as Cripplegate made all the running and scored easily from Mistake IL and Titan. It happened that no one cared to bid for Cripplegate, so he returned to Batho's place.

The same stable met my brother a rebuff in the Weybridge Steeplechase, in which season Adansi suffered defeat. Odds of 3 to 1 were betted on an engagement him to beat Cynique (no practical heed being given in He said the ring to the third runner, Settler Adansi appeared desirous in sour mood, and never gave his backers a chance. would Cynique led from end to end. a vi ti nith ers, Ransford, and Horan are said to be indisposed way or another. reference re to 14 to Frank Tarrant's visit to Australia, Harry says that Tarrant wrote early in the lajor Wardill stating that he greatly desired North in Australia during the English winter.

Mitch he was prepared to accept £2OO from any club of engaging him for the season, and that he pay all expenses out of the sum. This news was published in the papers with the result that his old club, The Middlesex Hurdle of 300 soya only brought out the Fitzroy, moved in the matter, and he got an engage- eight runners, and of these Collarmaker had, perhaps, ment. most claims to regard as a timber-topper. But Mr. Hall's My brother said that it was agreed that Tarrant should Nottingham: 8 day.

South istol: Portsmouth: Liverpool: horse was not as much fancied as Avarice, Yashmak, or coach and play for his old Colony, but not for the English Sintram. Orchis was about the only other candidate on team. The matter caused a good deal of comment, and Southampton: whom a five-pound -note was invested. The extreme out- Noble ventured to express the opinion that the M.C.C. Birmingham: sider of the party, Lochlee, put in some good work, and would not like it.

led the troop till close home, where Sintram was brought As Tarrant's closest friend, I know well what his up on the inside by O'Brien and readily captured the ideas were. He told me frankly that his expenses were Plym uth: prize for Lord Carnarvon's representative. FOOTBALL 0 it a interest 1 The ive Manchester: ewca Swindo has defrayed by the Middlesex C.C.C.C., just as George Gunn's Manchester: Grimsby: Speculators almost equally divided their attention be- were by the Notts C.C. That bring the case Tarrant Fulham: tween Hercules 11. and Castle Treasure for the Littleton remained the servant of the English county.

Had he Steeplechase, for which old Craddoxtown was given a very paid his own, or his Colony defrayed them, the matter the first round. Altogether the ater ch it nnvea.lyeFau:lnahnea,uutsaida'e the thr ii tit I i erepresentatives a in draw th a i Stoke Bristol ni ASSOCIATION i County Portsmouth Rovers 'a uver insb Swindo astle a Liverpool thirteen Southampton Manchester Gn Aston nineteen, as ve interested, and the fo so that there should be the third round on Mon- It follows: Round. v. Bolton Wanderers. Chesterfield.

rough Trinity, v. Leicester Posse. Brighton and hove Albion, Wolverhampton Unitedv West villa v. Bull City. e' Oldham: Plymouth New Manchester a hki lrsen er ma inh v.

A in United v. West Ham United. v. Queen's Park Rangers. Argyle v.

Crystal Palace, City New Brornpton. by: Grimsby Town Carlisle United, Oldham Athletic v. Everton. Swansea: Wales Liverpool: Lou, Guy's i Welsh Lancashire v. De is v.U.

es It. ly 1, Liva ens as 'a I head Nea Bristol Bath at Ebbw Football kv.Ma A ib i Devon port Col. V. 1 th v. tea 1 U.

Boys Park. London Cheltenham, a 1 Vale: Ebb EEKLI Dv 4 Scottish. NORTHERN lb enthusiasts seeinthe Final patch IS i i Durham. ans A. k.

es, 'u a Nom, liars i vale ices Gloucester Le in in Leicester VI iit4 Li edio U. Se Oxfor al Richmond New 'Lea pA Cup-tie i has arranger to present 1 i i a Wan. v. Edin, v. Glasgow v.

uov entry. tin, Northampton. ns v. Gala. v.

St. Atary's Hos. ces. v. 0 Whitgift'ns only, v.

Lennox. v. Camb. Univ. UNION.

anoers. if A ICUP FINAL. have a unique opportunity of this year, for the eekly Dias Diu co. its readers with tree railway tickets and free seats for the great match at tian Crystal Palace on Saturday, Aprii 26. I light weight.

The anticipated match proved a bad guess, would have stood on a different footing. London has at the moment five sides lase seats are given in aonnection with the competition. which is proven exceectin 'ootuali entuueiests as Hercules IL scored from Mr. Bibbn's horse lay no I discussed the Possibility of -his Playing for Victoria sea, Fulham, eeee Park angers, rysta palace, and always pride taemseives CV it ir ula know iecige of the game, less than eight lengths. against the English team, and he assured me that he West Ham United, to only Fulham are at home.

and the competition in question is to forecast the resuits of for Mr. A. P. Cunliffe selected a striking name in Pane would not think of doing so if the slightest objection was Norwich Even in their case it was a golden bait that tempted fifteen meeeneato be played on a need rate. one whose dam was by But raised, as he would not imperil his county qualification.

there is none of the French significance of the word in With regard to inter-State cricket, he remarked that if thirbest Pane, judging by the style in which he now disposed asked he should assume, in the absence of objection, the country, and, in spite of the glory attaching to the of a goodly troop of competitors in the Kempton Hurdle, that he was free to play for his Colony, but not for them defeat of the holders, Sheffield Wednesday, in the first second and third being Melane and Queen's Cup. It was against the English team. Tarrant will be the first to round, Ido not look for the success of Norwich to-day. City are ar re a ic a of id egarsoucnadn. be a na a in To every one of' the competitors woo correctly forecasts the results of all the matches the proprietors of the i Weekly Dispatch are presenting a veauebit goal watch seatre and are tually correct all who tree return ticeet i inr ne Crystal Palace and a 3 for the I i rst placem competitors i will are rece a a weak wind up when Do Be Quick (6 to 4 on) got recognise what is the proper thing to do.

I want to bear Queen's Park Rangers, the best team in return tickets and seats at the Palace, until the whole 100 bowled over in the Paddock Steeplechase by 11,13,11 over a three-mile course. SELECTIONS FOR KEMPTON. I.4s.—Staines IL 2.ls.—Ditton 2.4s.—Hanworth 3.ls.—Kempton Park 3.4s.—Cranford 4.ls.—Egham PARK. SPECIAL SELECTION. Pat Cul- emphatic testimony that he has no idea of deserting nearly wrote in the away at Swindon.

Swin- have been gnen. For details and the coupon for the cam- Middlesex or the M.C.C. Almost his last words before don loom largely before the public just now in a certain petition see page 2. he started were a high appreciation of the kindness of way. Personally I hold very strong opinions about the his employers.

He will certainly season. ALBER ALHAMBRA WRESTLING. Good Sport in Yesterday's Yamato's Success. be back here for our methods of certain of the Swindon players, but this is TROTT. quite a matter for the F.A.

to deal with. That the big. hefty men playing for the Rangers can take care of them- CUP-TIE ANL WILLI( TEAMS. selves in a rough-and-tumble scramble I quite believe. Wales: H.

B. Winfield; J. L. Williams, R. T.

Gabe, They will get it to-day, and I expect them to at least W. J. Trew R. A. Gibbs; Percy Bush, T.

H. Vile draw. They should win, but Cup matches are funny W. Neill, J. Brown, W.

Dowell, A. F. Harding, J. Webb, things to prophesy about. CHELSEA AT MANCHESTER.

J. Watts, G. Hayward, and G. Travers. Scotland (selected teem): D.

G. Schulze; A. L. Purves, M. W.

Walter, T. Sloan, G. Gilray, H. Martin; L. L.

Grei G. Cunning ham Chelsea were beaten 1-0 at Manchester by the United D. R. B. Sivright, J.

C. last Saturday in a League match. The United were not iVicl.allum, L. hat Sprirs, I. C.

Geddes, G. C. Gowiland, MYSTERIOUS. There was some good wrestling at the Alhambra yes- then at full strength, but to-day they will have the sir- J. M.

B. Scott, G. M. Frew, and J. A.

Brown. GREY FRIARS. terday, and all dead straight. To start with, Mangham vices of Sandy Turnbull (Hilsdon's rival as a goal Fulham (sciected from): Scene; Ross, Lindsay or and Mort put up an honest show, Mangham, who is a scorer), Bannister, and Duckworth in he side, and they Charlton Wilkes, Collins, Morrison, Goldie Threlfall, really smart wrestler, winning on points in thirty minutes. should on all League form win comfortably.

But the Dalrymple, Harrison, Millington, and Mouncher. KmvoTON RACING RETURNS. Frank Tonge and T. Monk were a trifle tedious Tongs, Chelsea men are not without hope, and if Hilsdon has Norwich City: Roney; ia evviands. IVlcLwen Livia'tz- did most of the work, and won at the end of the half- on the same pair of scoring -boots that he wore last Mon- stone, Bushell, Whiteman; Muir, Jex, Young, Bauchope, VALLEY HURDLE.

Two hour. day at Manchester in the North and South match, well, and CRIPPLEGATE, aged, list 71b (2 to 1, Hare), MIS- Jack Carroll was too clever for Broadbent, but this we may have a surprise. Swindon (selected from): Ling; Gill, Walker; Tout, FAKE 11., 4yrs, 10st 71b (2 to 1, Mason), TITAN, 4yrs, bout went the whole way, owing to Broadbent's fine West Ham United have quite as formidable a task at Bannister, Chambers; Johnston, Lyons, Rushton, War- lOst 71b (2 to 1, J. Nightingalla 3. Also ran: Boner and ens i ve tactics.

Once Carroll was very nearly thrown Newcastle. Dash and pluck are qualities that carry a burton, Fleming, and Fenton. Neapolitan. Winner trained by Batho. after a fast mix-up, but just managed to bridge out of side far.

West Ham possess them in a marked degree, Plymouth Argyle: Sutcliffe; Butler, Atterbury McCor- STEEPLECHASE. Two an xtremely ugly position. The go was a flue one, and and they always do best against the best sides. It will mick, Clark, Mclntyre Burch, Leonard, Ingham, Morris, CYNIQUE, aged, llst 12ib (7 to 2, Ward). ADANSI, Carroll won on points.

be a red-letter day down in the East End if they hold and Holden. aged, llst 12ib (1 to 3, J. Dillon), SETTLER 11., 4yrs, Giving away two stone and more Hi rons th little their own to-day. If they do Shea and Stapley, the two New Brampton (selected from): Marvin; Harvey, lOst 51b (100 to 8, O'Connor), 3. Winner trained by F.

Jap, was beaten by Olsen in 23m. 2s. Hirons showed amateur forwards, will have had a big hand in the victory Floyd Lloyd, Mavin, Robotham Hopkins, Marriott, Runt, great speed and originality, and got a emendou send-off Crystal Palace go to Plymouth, and whatever else hap- Salter, Spriggs, McGibbon, Pickering, and Smith. 2.4S.—MIDDLESEX HURDLE RACE. Two at the finish.

Olsen, who looks like a miniature Walter pens they may be relied upon to give the Argyle a real Bristol Roy era Cartledge Appl, by, Boyle Smart SINTRAM, 4yrs, lOst 111 (9 to 2, O'Brien), LOCHLEE 4yrs. lOst 41b (100 to 8, C. Leader), COLLARMAKER. Brearley, wrestled like a real sportsman. in hard game.

Strong, Handley; Clark, Turner, Smith, Roberts, and 4yrs, lOst (5 to 1, Tratthern), 3. Also ran: Diony- 5 23 Ab Yamato beat Abdullah in the heavies m. s. Portsmouth, at home to Leicester Fosse, should safely Buckle. torus, Yashmalc, Avarice, Charles Edward.

and Orchis, dullah was awfully angry about something, but what it enter round three. Southampton, however, may have Millwall: Joyce; Shreeve, Stevenson; Riley, Frost, Winner trained by Westlake, is difficult to imagine. Yamato was ered to the echo. some anxious moments before they dismiss West Comrie Cunliffe, Twigg, Jones, Johnson, Hunter, or 3.IS.—LITTLETON HANDICAP 'CHASE. Two miles There will be a very fine match this afternoon at the Bromwich Albion, last year's semi-finalists, from the com Vincent.

and a 11., aged, Ilst 31b (11 to 8, Cow- Holborn Empire, where Vervet and Weber wrestle to a petition. As the game is to be played at the Dell, the Bristol City Lewis Young, Cottle; Marr, Wedlock, ey), CASTLE TREASURE, 6yrs, 12st llb (6" to 4, finish. I rather fancy the non-favourite. There are three Saints have the best chance. Brighton and Hove, who Hanlin Staniforth, Maxwell, Gilligan, Burton, and ason), uItADDOXT vVA 11., aged, lost 7 1 1 a (3 to 1.

new entries for the Grwco-Roman tournament at Hen- had three such rousing battles will Preston in the first Hil ton DDMr. Whitaker), 3. Winner trained by F. Hartigan. (Holland), 18st.

gib, Pickan (Germany), round, may create a surprise at Livernool. To those who Leytonstone (selected from): A. E. Boulsover, G. 3.4S.—KEMPTON PARK HANDICAP HURDLE, Two 18st.

and Miller (Manchester), 17st. F. B. WILSON. like a fierce game I would commend this one, which will Knight, S.

F. Kennerley, C. E. Bradly, C. Fairweather, 4yrs, lOst lib (7 to 2 Lillywhite) pl a on A fi ld groun 011 ey, en ki ns, Ch urc W.

enev ill R. MELANE, syrs, lOst 12th (6 to 1, J. Dillon) QUEENS Over the way at Goodison Park there will be no match Flett, A. J. Seaton, G.

H. Makey, C. Willacy, and CUP, syrs, 11st 11b (7 to 1, Fitton), 3. Also ran: Balister, THE JAPS AND CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN S. for once in a way, Everton 'sin draw W.

enz ie. Eastern Glory, Ulysses, an Martino, Don Chiciotte, Galoneer, and Luisis. Winner trained by Escott. failed them for once. They will not have to travel out Tottenham Hotspur Manning Chaplin, Burton; 4.IS.—PADDOCK STEEPLECHASE.

Three A lady ju-jitsu expert who knows perhaps more about of Lancashire, however, as the Second Leaguers at orr i Bull, Gray McNair, Pass, V. J. Woodward, CULLINAN, syrs, list 111, (4 to 6, Mason), DO BE Japanese wrestling than anybody else in the country sends Oldham are their guests. Who said exit Everton? That Reid, and Middlemiss. UICK, aged, 12st 61b (6 to 4, R.

Morgan), MITCHELS- the Daily Mirror the toiiowing appreciation of Maida is the present impression in Manchester, at any rate. Woolwich Arsenal: Ashcroft; Gray, Sharpe; Ducat, OWN, aged, list 101 (100 to 8, W. Morgan), 3, Winner Yamato, who, she says, had never wrestled catch-as-catch- Bristol Rovers, at home to Chesterfield, should also book Sands, McEachrane; Freeman, Lewis, Kyle, Satter- slued by F. Hartigan. can before last Monday in public.

She goes on to a passage into the third round. New Brompton, although thwaite, and Mordue. The brilliant young Japanese wrestler, Maida Yamato, has fairly startled London with his hurricane tactics; there Hamilton, they beat Sunderland in Kent, are not likely to repeat Brentford Williams; Watson, Clark Jay, KEMPTON PARK PROGRAMME. is no crawling about on the defensive with Yamato, he gets the performance at Hyde-road against Manchester City. McAllister; Brown, Parsonage, Corbett, Bowman, and right at it, and instils just that life into catch-as-catch-can Underwood.

ARSENAL V. 'SPURS. that it so often lacks. I.4S.—STAINES HANDICAP 'CHASE, 100 soya. 3m, In taking up the English form of wrestling he has im- This exhausts the matches in which Southern clubs are yrs at lb yrs st lb parted to it all the fire and fervour of ju-jitsu, which is concerned, and if six of them are winners it will be a CROSS-COUNTRY CONTESTS.

Canary 11. Wedding Day Cape Lazzaro 10 'e 2 Ju-jitsu has never really caught on here; it flamed op a Nottingham, where Bolton Wanderers and the County Wembley Park: North of the Thames Association's Dorion Perdicus -ties than League matches. Old Newport Midland Counties junior champion Killerby rivalry will be renewed at Wolverhampton, where the hip. Matchboard Seioscene all 1 Cobham versity Hare and Hounds (first teams). Tani first showed its locks and holds.

now very HANDICAP HURDLE, 100 sovs, 2m, querors of Woolwich Arsenal. Of the other games Stoke many years ago. yrs st lb yrs st lb The crowd still confuse a neck hold (i.e pressure on the should beat Gain sborough Trinity a nd Grimsby Town Smoker 11. Romany Rye Kilgobbin Mysterious very wisely have taken to meeting us on our own ground, fol- Northampton. The 'Spurs and the Arsenal, "with full lowing Tani's example.

Leopold Maida Yamato, also a fine exponent of ju-jitsu, has joined Diakka Boy To-day's matches in the first round of the Southern Santa Claus on Tuesday afternoon Golden June 2.4S.—HANWORTH FE HURDLE PLATE, 100 soya. 2m. in succumbing to the Austrian, Irslinger, but he is still in addition to the all-important international match at Clapham, Willoughby v. st London Ctford v. Wood- yrs a st lb rs lb for the heavyweights, with whom, curiously enough, he ha wansea ne a ly all the principal Lond club are en ford, Hampstead v.

Snaresbrook Finch v. ur- Whipsnade Round Dance Shanloth all 6 Happy Evening 410 9 last man to make excuses for his condition he feels was Welsh defeat at any time, especially on home soil, but I Yesterday's closing scores in the billiards matches now Jack Ruysdale The Drone 410 0 began with the little 7st Hirano, who, twisting wrigglingfull back the Welshmen have the advantage, but their Leicester-square 14 000 up): Reece (receives 1,000 6,372 and Park Ranger a 11 1 like a small snake, clung to Lauritz Neilsen, and though threes and forwards are certainly below the usual Welsh Weiss, 5,834. B.IS.—KEMPTON PARK 'CHASE, 300 soma 2m, unable to throw him, kept him busy twenty-two minutes. standard. Mr.

S. M. Crosfield, whose death is announced in a yrs st lb yrs st lb The audience wearied with watching them go to sleep," The meeting of London Welsh and Devon Albion at I from Las Palmas, was identified with Lanca- te telegram as they put it, yelled with delight at the antics of the Canning Town is the most interesting game in the in 1888, andproved shire cricket. He played first Armature Be Quick 2 sinuous little Hirano. Armature Timothy Taut a 11 2 a ppy defeat.

The Harlequins should win at Blackheath, and Lancashire extended over ten years, Amersham Richmond will be no match for Cambridge University. War 8.M.5 11 6 Guy's Hospital should have little difficulty in maintain- netted the Stew Pond, belonging to Mr. George Boyce, TO-DAY'S HOCKEY FIXTURES, ing their unbeaten record against the Old Alleynians. J.P. of Chertsey, and obtained over 3,000 fine fish, in- STEEPLECHASE, 100 sous, 2 m.

CITIZEN. yrs at lb yrs at lb eluding roach, perch, dace, pike, and bream, which were Onward Armature Ballyhackle 512 4 1 Midas Flutterer al2 3 Tabasco eCaubeen all 9 i Davy Jones St. Benet Prophet 111. all 7 Shiplake .4 10 0 Blackheath v. East Sheen.

Barnes or. Hounslow, beat Somerset (Mr. W. N. Roe and Mr.

W. Trask) by racehorse in training, he had few equals, either in this Amethyst a 11 Surbiton v. Mid-Surrey. Slough v. West Ealing.

2up and Ito play. country or across St. George's Channel..