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THE | BERMUDA COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL ADVERTISER AND RECORDER Vol. LXXXVII—No. 77. HAMILTON, BERMUDA, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1914. SINGLE COPT, lid (OE3 CENTS).—20s. PEE ANNTJK I prise created by his victory- Takiag pects the typical English game. It trophy in every possible circum ively that he is the most improved TRIP TO BERMUDA. a hurried glance at thc other results teaches the true Waterloo lesson «• stance of discouragement. The player in England. His achievement public were led to beKeveJthat our is winning two sets of the five against it may be noted that Lord London self-sacrifice and dogged patience; Former Butler County Man Gives derry's Corcyra, who only lost the but there is no need to confine the men had not a chance, and all the Norman Brookes in the final of the Sur ME WORLD OF Two Thousard Guineas by a bead exercise of those vietues to the unfor vpeople^ prayed for was that our rey Championship_,would alone have Racy Account of His Excursion. to Kennymore, was now returned the tunate spectators: •cha .pions would somewhow manage justified his inclusion. Thc three other winner of thc Ascot Derby, his two There is lots of time yet for thc te put up a plausible fight,_|;.After players nominated are H. Roper Bar 1 he following letter is from James SPORT beatten opponents being Hapsburg and county cricket championship to ttnrn they reached America came the_new3 rett, T. M. Mavrogordato and A. R. Moore, a fortiMft- resident of Butler Dan Russel. It was a very smooth a complete somersault, but mean that thc English ponies were^. off- F. Kingscote. Presumably Barrett county, now living in Johnstown, writ performance on the part of the winner while Aliddlcsex continue on tbeir colour, and then Captain Cheape, and Mevrogardato will be paired for ten to his friend, J. H. Harper, of { From Our SpecialCoirespondents { who showed that he could etay, ard way triumphant, and unfortunately thc most brilliant, of our four, got the Double and Kingscote and Parke Butler: who is sure now to be seriously con are now subordinating their cricket badly into the wars during practice. will fight for th; single. It seemed a hopeless business. Offer? jg Johnstown, Pa., March 16, 1914. I i sidered as a possible winner ot the to thc ambition erf winning the cham f£My Dear Friend Herbert—I am go *-^i *fc«i *..!> •_.!•-. II*%II •>. ii"^^^ •• ^n *^ M*.-. •. •^•mf. St. Leger. Lord Carnarvon's Wassi- pionship. Points bave now an added of two to one on thc American'? font d little response, so doleful were THE WORLD'S SCULLINGjflj ing to write to you, for I have noth lissa secor.d in the Oaks, won the aid exaggerated value. They arc ing else to do, and it is an unusual No one will doubt that Royai Coronation Stakes of thc value of playing to guard their unbeaten re the auguries. Thc iron of despair CHAMPIONSHIP. has often, before now, proved tbe ly nice day,- for the groundhog bas Ascot ranks as the premier Race £4,005 after a sharp tussle with thc cord, even if to do so means sacri got pretty wall through with his job. meeting of the year, even thougl favourite, ft r. Waldorf Astor's First ficing thc sporting chance of winning spur of victory, and the sensational James Paddon, the gigantic Aus news of England's splendid truintph And be has done it well, just about as Longchamps, where the Grand Prix Spear. Black Jester won the 56th any particular game. An unhappy tralian sculler, has arrived in London hc did 75 years ago when I was a takes plaee in France next week, Biennial Stake*! for Mr. Jack Joel, ir stance of this was thc match with in the first game proved that his to fulfill his challenge to Ernest Barry tory _ may st'U repeat itself. The tittle boy in Butler county, when wc represents the last word in social and a rare surprise was occasioned Yorkshire. Aliddlcsex gained a sub for the world's Sculling Championship had to go pretty near a mile to school, splendour according to the Parisians. when the French two-year-old Cham- stantial lead on the first inrings, but American four was overwhelmed in and he started ssrious training yester tbat game, tbe advantage in play and wc boys enjoyed floundering The meeting which has been takin*. goubert was beaten by Mr. Fred Pot ir stead of that advantage being an day. The race will take {dace on thc through thc snow up to our necks. place this year has been held under ter's Calder Vale for tie Fernhilt irduccment for tbem to go all out and ponies being all with thc Eng Thames from Putney to Mortlake lish cn, and the second encounter But ti'..es have changed or I have the most brilliant auspicious cir Stakes, th.- winner's starting price for a win, they at once began to make over the classic Varsity course, but changed; for I would not enjoy it cumstances. There has been no being 20 lo 1. A typical Ascot epi tl emselves "safe" and a sure scoring that won back thc cup, showed that the date has not yet beenfixed. It the first result was no fluke. If thc now, although 1 feel as young as I Court mourning to interfere with sode was -witnessed when the well- of three poit ts fer leading on the may be July 24th, or possibly Sept used to be, and some people say I an*, the attendance each day of their known filly "Bambusa, on whom odds first innings, by making it a draw. American players under-estimated ember 7th. It is too early to for any tluir opponents in the first game, just as foolish as I used to be. And Majesties and their distinguished of 13 to $ were laid, was beaten out From thc public point of view these sound opinion as to thc Australians I will tell you why. guests from Windsor Castle.. Thi* of a place for th c Triennial Stakes. tf.ctks killed all interest in the match. they - had no excuse for doing so in prospects against the Champion. He Meeting may be said in a social I The position of Middlesex at the head tl.e -jecond, and indeed, American impresses one by his surpcrb physique, About three weeks ago I left my sense to have progressed in a cres this cat-e the hor-our:; went of the champiorship is largely due sportsmen have readily admitted that great length of limb,and obvious power. happy home and went away to a for cendo-like scale. On the opening Air. G. 1rl . Williamson's King Priam to the splcrdid achievements of Tar our men won on their merits. Brit Sheer physical strength is an essential eign land which is an Island of thc day, when tte weather was cold and by Your Majesty a horse which was rant and J. W. Hearne. They arc ish polo players realise that America qualification for such a puniching race sea, and stayed there a week and en .•ven chilly, the dresses were com- acquired for about 700 gi:ir.ea*» as a first and second respectively in thc really taught us how to win back as that over thc Championship course, joyed the beautiful perpetual sum parlively subdued, even for Ascot. yearling. Ascot ('.old Cup Day was English batting averages. Besides the Cup. Our team secured the but it is not the only requisite. Ernest mer; and I really think it made m? On Tuesday a heat wave reached a magnificert fut ction socially, though vietory by an ad livable combination Barry is regarded by competent judges feel younger. My daughter Carrie Ascot, and by Cup day, which wa; the heat wave to which reference has tlis Tarrant has taken more wickets of thc best characteristics of English as the most perfect waterman and and her friend, Mrs. Ellis, took.a nat Thursday, the dresses to be seen been made was more pronounced than (08) than ary ore else this season and American polo, and every man sculling machine ever seen, and his ion that they would go to Bermuda Is in the Koyal Enclosure and in the cvei Their Majesties made the jour- in first class epeket, and Hearne's of thc four vindicated his right to physique is by no means comtemptible. lands, which are owned by Great- paddock were assuredly the last from A irdsor Castle in semi- victims number 63. Further, Tarrant international honours. The dispar Moreover be sculls with his head at Britain and it is over 700 miles from rey.._ , ard wjre accorded a great re was the first player to con plctc his New York, over a rough trackles? word in daring and original dcagr. Stat agement lo which they were sub well as with the whole of the rest trf ception, and, for the first time for tl ousa.id runs this season. This feat jected before they sailed for America bis perfectly trained body, and his ocean. They said "We are going and After all though Ascot is socially several yea s, Queen Alexandre was has a'so bee 1 accomplished by his was, I am afraid, attributable in style is so perfect that he gives the we want you to go along.""! 6aid: incomparable, it is (writes "Centaur" also presc:i1 The Cup w.ts won for colleague Hearne, who was only one part to sonic very unfortunate jeal outsider the impression that he is not 'No, it fe too far for me to go at mv our racing Correspondent) the racing England by Air.

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