The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

LSAaUl -FIRST DIVISION, Results up to Saturday, April 13th:- Goala. P. W. L. Dr. For Agt. Pts. Newcastle U. 37 22 8 7 72 42 51 Everton 36 20 12 4 69 42 44 Aston Villa 36 19 12 5 78 50 43 Sheffield U. H" 36 17 10 9 55 53 43 Bristol City 35 17 10 8 60 46 42 Woolwich A. 35 19 12 4 62 51 42 IBoiton W'ders. 36 16 12 8 50 56 40 Manchester U. '37 16 13 8 50 56 40 Birmingham 36 15 14 7 51 50 37 (Preston N. E 37 14 17 6 42 55 34 Sunderland 35 12 14 9 56 58 33 ■Sheffield W. 35 12 14 9 47 56 33 Liverpool. 35 13 16 6 60 57 32 -Ulddlesbomugh 35 13 16 6 50 60 32 Manchester C. 36 10 14 12 51 70 32 Blackburn R. 36 12 17 7 51 59 31 Bury 36 11 19 6 52 65 23 Notts County 34 6 13 15 39 45 27 Derby County 9 18 9 38 52 27 Stoke 35 7 19 9 36 óO 23 LAST SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Manchester City 2, Stoke 2. Middiesborough 2, Manchester United 0. Newcastle United 0, Sheffield United 0. Bury 0, Blackburn Rovers 0. Bristol City 4, Liverpool 2. Denby County 5, Everton 2. Sheffield Wednesday 2, Sunderland 1. Aston Villa 0, Notts County 0. Wool wioh Areenai 2, Birmingham 1, LIiAQUI-SICOND DIVISION. Results up to Saturday, April 13th:- Goals. P. W. L. Dr. For Agt. Pta. Notts Forest 36 26 6 4 69 M 56 Chelsea 36 24 7 5 75 33 53 Leicester Fosse 36 20 9 7 59 35 47 Bradford City 35 19 11562 30 43 West Brom. A. 33 19 10 4 78 37 42 W'hampton W. 37 17 15764 50 41 Burnley 35 17 14 4 60 40 38 Bamsley 35 14 14 7 66 51 35 Hull City 36 15 16 5 62 54 35 Grimsby Town 36 16 17 3 54 56 35 Leeds City 36 13 15 8 51 59 34 Stockport C. 37 12 15 10 40 50 34. Gainsboro' £ 36 14 18 4 43 67 32 Blackpool 36 10 15 11 29 45 31 Clapton Orient 37 U 18 8 45 66 30 Burslem P. V. 36 11 18 7 57 79 29 Glossop 35 12 19 4 48 78 28 Chesterfield 37 10 20 7 47 64 27 Lincoln City 35 12 20 3 42 66 27 Burton United 36 6 23 7 29 66 19 LAST SATURDAY'S MATMM. Blaokpool 1, Burton United 1. Notts Forest 3, West Bromwich 1. Burnley 3, Stockport County 0. Leeds City 4, Gainsborough 0. Chesterfield 2, Leicester Fosse 1. Grimsby Town 2, Gloaeop 1. Bradford City 2. Lincoln City 0. Chelsea 4, Wolverhampton W anderern 0. Clapton Orient 1, Barnsley 0. Burslem Port Vale 2, Hull City 1. THE COMBINATION. np to Saturday, April 13th:- GoalJ. P. W. L. D. r, w. AS at. P Whitchurch 22 17 1 4 71 28 38 Chester 22 17 2 3 69 21 37 Wigan Town 22 11 6 5 38 36 27 'Birkenhead 25 12 9 4 62 58 26 Nantwich 24 11 10 3 45 42 25 Oswestry 24 9 9 6 49 36 24 Tranmere R. 24 10 10 4 34 35 24 Crewe Alex. 24 9 10 5 58 56 23 Wrexham 23 9 11 3 43 42 21 Bangor 26 8 13 5 36 50 21 Rhyl 25 8 15 2 37 59 18 Chirk 25 7 14 4 36 60 18 Druids 25 6 13 6 29 65 18 .Wrexham V. 23 6 17 0 21 .40 12 *Bl rkenhezd deducted two points for playing an ineligible man. LAST SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Wrexham 6, Nantwich 0. Whitchurch 4, Chester 0. Birkenhead 6, Crewe Alexandra 3. Bangor 1, Wrexham Victoria. 0. Tranmere Rovera 3, Druids 1. Oswestry 4, Wigan Town 0. WREXHAM VICS. v. BANGOR. Played at Wrexham Recreation G round on Saturday. From the kick-off the Vios. got in a. good noerbaon, out Kdwards shot wild, and then the visitors' outside left ra.1 dowD and scent in a lovely- centre, but Pritchard shot hard agtamst the post, and the ball was cicared. Bangor pressed hard, but the Vies, packed their goal. Fryeo Williams set tiho homesters on the ran, and a corner was farced which proved of no avail. Th, visitors tried bard to open the scorng, and Rowlands was kept busy fisting out. A free kick for r,gor proved diajngenms, Rowlands just sexxping out a terrific shot from Pritchard. Two fruitless corners were for by the Vies, and then Humphreys broke awav artd gave Row- 1a.nd. a stirf handful, and he immediately after- d<>.xli cleverhv witih a high shot. Half-time: Wrexham Vice., nil; Bangor, nil. Final: Bangor, 1; Wrexham V;cs., nil.

NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE. First Division. ("North Wales Chronicle" Challenge Cut)- Results up to Saturday, April 13th:- Goals P. W. L. D'n, For Av't, Pt,.L Holyhead 9 7 0 2 47 10 16 Idandudno A.10 5 3 2 15 17 12 Carnarvon U.11 4 4 3 23 25 11 Coiwyn Bay .10 4 3 3 22 23 1 ■ Conway 11 4 5 2 25 33 10 Bangor Res 10 1 6 3 20 32 5 Blaenau Fes.10 2 7 1 17 31 5 Portmadoo F.C. having resigned their reoord h expunged.

BANGOR RESERVES v. LLAN- DUDNO AMATEURS. RESERVES OUTPLAYED. A 4 2 WIN FOR THE AMATEURS. (By "Recorder.") Comriderably less than two hundred spectators ■witnessed the game at Bangor, on Saturday, between the Reserves and Llandudno Amateura. Once the boast of the Bangor Club, the second string has been ma-king such a poor show of Jate that almost all interest in them has vanished, and like their Combination colleagues the Re- servists give one the impression that they do not care much whether they win or lose. At any rate the end of the season, which is close at hand, will draw the curtain over a series of poor performances. The Amateurs were not at full strength, there being several new faces in their ranks, and the team had been shuffled a bit. The players were:- Bangor Reserves: Ted Owen, goal; J. Owen and Ilwfa Williams, fuil backs; R. A. Griffith, Aaron Jones, and W. Parry, half-backs; Hughie Owen, W. Jones, W. O. Griffith, Joe Thomas, and Evans. forwards. Llandudno Amateurs: Jim Williajns, goal; S. W liliams and Georgie Davies, full backs; Lunt, Marsh, and Johnson, half-backs; David Griffith, Aiderson, Cheetham, Brooks-Evans, and W. Owen, forwards. The first aggressive move was made by Bat ger, Hughie Owen sprinting along the right wing, and he finished- with a beauty, which Jim Williams cleverly saved. Bangor evidently in- tended scoring early on, and in about three minutes from the start, Joe Thomas found the net from close range. Then David GrifBfchi in- dulged in an individual sprint, in the course of which he diddled several of the Bangor players, and he wound up with a shot which taxed all the abilities of Ted Owen. For a while the visitors monopolised the w'hole of the game, and reahy should have scored. Marsh in particular doing splendid work. At length the home for- ward* got going, the left wing being very pro- muiert, but Sajn Williams interposed at what wa» Uor Bangor) a very inopportune moment. T Amateurs were getting the better of the exeitauijas. but play was not of a very high ordar .owing to the slippery character of the At the Llandudno end Hughie Owen had » good try. BANGOR SHOOTING "OFF." However, the shooting of the Bangor forwards on the whole was erratic in the extreme. After somo dashing work by David Griffith who worked the baH down the field, Cbeefcham had not the slightest difficulty in equalising. In lefs than a minute W. Jonee threw avvav the easiest chance in the world of putting Bangor ahead, iniasinft with no one but the custodian to defeat. Thep the crowd yelled derisively when W. Olivet Griffith, when trying for goal, landed tihe ball by the corner post. On 1 the other hand the visitors—Griffiths in I)articular- had a fine idea- of the locale of the goal. The visiting goal had a narrow escape from a corner, W. 0. Griffith Rending over. Half -time: Bangor Reserve, 1; Llandudno Amateurs. 1. A bad mis-kick by Johnson let in the Bangor forwards early in the second half, but nothing came of the movement. An «vl:ing bit of play occurred between Settle and Parry, and had the Llandudno man not clung so long to the ball a goal would have probably ensued. Soon after- wards Llandudno showed up well, and David Griffith brought Ted Owen to his knees. Dave, in a. couple of minutes, ran the length of the field, but Jack Owen stopped him. BANGOR SWAMPED. Aiderson, however, was quickly on the scene, and in trice had the ball into the net, with a deceiving shot. In five minutes Chectha/n re- gistered the third for Llandudno, after imarsh had delivered a terrific grounder. The visitors were now allover the Bangorians, who were sorely pressed, the defenders having a wa.rm time of it. Hughie Owen was entrusted with a penalty given against Johnson, and he converted. A spoil of desultory play followed, and the Bangor forwards again showed that they had no idea of the location of the goal, although R. A. Grif- fitn, receiving a pass from Joe Thomae, caused Jim Williams to bring off u grand save. He sent the ball out to Evans, who clean missed it. For a while the Amateurs pressed, and Cheetham threaded his way through the Bangor defenoo, but Jack Owen was on his track, and both had a dual. TJbe Llandudno forward, however, ca-ine top, and although he was in a difficult position he screwed the ball into goal, and thus registered the fourth goal for Llandudno, who exerted a pressure right to the end, but no further goals were scored. Final result: Llandudno Amateurs, four; Ban- gor Reserve, two.

BLAENAU FESTINIOG v. HOL V- HEAD. ANGLESEY MEN MAINTAIN THEIR UN- BEATEN LEAGUE REOORD. A DRAWN GAME. In dull wsithor, the rtiurm. match between the abovg teams took place on the Festiniog Re- oroation ground on Saturday last, before only a fair lumber of spectators. The ground was in a wretched state, and this affected, to a great extent, the work of the players. The 'piarryman were represented by: Goa., Ellis Hagih.es; backs, Griff. Roberto and Jim Lloyd; ialf-bid'c3, J. Morris, Dick Roberts, and Bert Bradley; forwards, Bob Roberts, J. Jones, W. R. Jonee, Gannon Jomes, and Tommy Ro barbs. The Uolyhcxad men sought the assistance of four LJanrtrat layem, the team now having been spjifc in/to two owing to the many engage- ment. They were represented by: GoaJ, Fin- cheitit (LLariirwst); backs, Oonlan and W. Trevor Jones (:G!) half-backs, Spades, Taylor, and Frrunois'icW iUiams (Llanrwst); forwards. Sharp, lanli3 P, Dick EllÍ5, Dei Thomas (Llanrwst), Hughie Browne, amd Bogue. Referee Boedh, of Rhyl, was in charge of the teams, and punctual to time the Holyhead men set the ball Ln motion, and swooped down on the Fastkuag goal, to be dbecked in their career by a srruajit dlearanoo on the part of Lloyd. The quaxrymen gEt goring, and a breach of the rules was given against Holyhead, but no advantage was gained. It was easily seen that Tommy Roberts was the favourite of the crowd, and se!V- Grad times he rmamaiged to get round burly Oan- lan, but his centirly- during the first quarter of an hour wieire poor. A neat rum was manipulated by the visiting quartette, and when in a good position Ellis was Qoorad by Lloyd just opjteido tho penalty area. A free kick was given and niooly placed by UoTMan, tihe Llanrwat forward was given offsrdo. CaTunon Jones and Tommy Roberto made a moo sprint along the left. The passing between (these two was neat, but the finishing t/oaioh by Roberfe was exceedingly poor. Fran CIS WHLiams, the Roasters' indefatigable left- hWDld, was promin^dit in HHARVFNCR OOIDe clever attacks, and after ane of these be followed the spteere^ up, and made headway, with tho result that his aide were awarded a corner kick. This proved of very IdbtLe advantage, for in trying to kiok over his head Brawn oloared for the quarryman. A spedl of midfiold play ensued, and again were the homeetsrs prominent HOLYHEAD PRESENT A GRANITE WALL DEFENCE. Th*3y iTOT'i ocrntinuaily jn the visitors' goal, but thf>y oouid no: get -jh rough Conian and Trevor, wh,) wera playing a sturdy game. The arowd were treated to 6wne fun by lit tie Tommy oharg in-g Conian for aU he was worth. Of course, the Holyhead man did not buc^ge, bult Tommy was seen to be boiuxraig off him A run up the field by Holyhead looked exceedingly dangerous, but *2ie referee stopped their career by placing Iho mas offside, or otherwise a certain goal would have been scored. Foul ihrows were the order u oibo agxUrast tJhe quajTyrrioxi g>avo the visitors a comer kjolc, which was very badly placed by the outside left. When this player was again making progress along his wiing, ac- oompanied by his four comrades. Griff. Roberts neatly stopped im and sent them 00 the nght about, Bob Roberts and J. Jones making- a dash the end ofi it being in the latter putting in the best yhot of the day from the touch line. The, ball just saaled the crossbar, and although Fiin- ohatit did net touch it, a corner was awarded the guarrynwrn. This proved fruitless, Trevor clear- ing- his lines well with his head. Shortly after- wards tho visitors were awarded a free kick, and what looted like a certain goal was sent sailing ovar the bar by Brown. At this point, the Festmicg- citadel was boimg soveredy bcanTjarded, and Ellis Hughes nearly let his side down by trying to kiok the ball, instead of picdang it up. W. R. Jones oamo an tho s-,mbe and cleared the position, and gave out to Tommy Roberts, who worked the ball close in, and with an excellent ground shot beat bofth Trcrv<y and Fincheht, much to the delight of the OTowd. Funding- thamselvcs in a dilemma the Holyhead mem made strenuous efforts to equalise, but oaudd not (1b so before half timo was called, wnih the quarrymen leading bv one goal to nil! THE QUARRYMEN LEAD. On the resii;npt:on the League leaders were favoured with a breeze, and as soon as the ball was touched they s-wept everything before them and forcxf a corn-er. The epectaitore now saw thit tho vLsitcs-b were in earnest, and frantically cried to their favotrriies to keep tihein out. The cornea- k;ck was badly placed, Lloyd easily oloar- in^ his lines, but Dick Ellis nipped in with the ball and tested Hughes with a beauitiful shot Brown was completely off colour in the shooting line, for all hie attempts went sailing ove<r the bar. Alihoogh the game in tho first half was im tha hands of bho quarrymcm, it could be easily seen that they were not the stayers of the Holy- head men, and tho hvbtar practically penned thetm in for the whole of the second half, each of them having a pop at goal, but missing the mark by yards. The viators aferovn hard to equalise, Dei Tho- mcas giving EUis IIugheB an anxious time. &Il they kept up the attack, but could not get through. NEAT PASSING BY HOLYHEAD. A neat bat of passing wias witnessed by the light wing, and Ellis placed the ball beautifully in front of the goad, when the over-ready Doi nMBiaa nipped in and placed the ball safely into the not Fcstiniog now played withthree or four backs, and defended for all they were worth. Try as they would the Anglesey men could not paueftralbe the citadel a seoond time, amd when the whistle blew they had to rest content with going home with one more paint to thair credit, and with their rooord of having boon unbeaten this season, as far as the North Wales Coast League is concerned, still intaot.

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NORTH WALES WEDNESDAY LEAGUE. Results up to Saturday, April 13th:- ooals P. W L D'n I'OT Agt. Pts Cc-It,, 10 4 2 4 23 21 12 Bangor \Ved. 8 5 2 1 21 14 11 Ll'dno Wod. 8 4 3 1 23 19 9 L"dDo C.Clr. 9 3 3 3 22 22 9 P'mawr Wod. 7 2 3 2 16 19 6 Colivyn Ba,y 8 0 5 3 11 27 3

WELSH AMATEUR CUP. REPLAYED TIE. Afcervntvryth Town a.nd Cr- cge taajns com- bined mot Buckley Engineer at NcnvtowTi on Scitu-rday in the r op laved final tio for the Wols'.i Amatour Cup. Wiiiining fcie tees, Buck- ley played with, the wind in thoir favour, but 0:1 the whole AoorY8:W}1th had tho tost of malitoiB id the firc't hr-jif. Within a_ minute of ba.:f-birr>o Buckley opened the soaring. Afcer- eq-Da-liisctl a few soccinda aflt-rjr the reisisaj-fc. but the Eugineecrs, althc-ugh they row luad the wind against thorn, played pliwskily, aind &eourod tho lead abo<ut twonty minutes later. An exoeLieut nwtoh rcau'Itod in a win far Buoli?y by two goals to one. On behalf of the Welsh AOTOciaticn the cup was preociriitod by Mr R. T. Cough to the winntng team

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BANGOR RED STARS v. BANGOR AMATEURS. Thesa rivals mot last Saturday on. the town ground. Tho game from the start was very tame. The Red Stars, who were by far the superior team, won by six goals to nil. Mr Pentraeth Jones officiated as referee.

NOTES AND COMMENTS (By "Criticus.") Llandudno Amateurs 4, r Reserve 2. Need anything more be said about the gwne i The Amateurs fully deserved their win, which proved a ratihor bitter pill for the homesters, who rogiarded them as easy viotims. Theare was not much in the game to enthuse over, threo parts of it was fought very tamely indeed. < < < Bangor started well, but it was soon apparent that there was no cohesion between the mem- bers of the fnanifc rank, and oven when they did obtain a favourable opening they dallied with the ball until the chance had disappeared, or they made same inexcusable blunder. On the other haad, the visitors were very busy in the neighbourhood ctf tho Bangor goaa, and quickly soared. Biangar then had a penalty, which H. Owen converted, and at the interval the scores were level. Thaxsughoiut the second half tthe visitors were all over tihe home lot, and put on three goals, and beauties they were too, particularly the last one, which came from the toe of Oheotham, a reservist, who Js good enough for the first team. The besnesters managed to get one through, the game ending, as I have stated, in a sound win for Llandudrao. w w The winners, on the whole, gave a very credi- table display. Wild rushing and aimless kick- ing were quite foreign to their methods, and in all their movecneinits there was a levol-headedncss displayed, that stamped their play as distinctly of the fixst-class. What little Jim Williams was called upon to do he did very effectively, and I am gl.3.d to see that he has dropped tha/t hesita- t.ion which marred his play in the cup-tie with Hayhooo. » » The pick of the full-backs was S. Williajns. who completely botifled up those Bangor for- wards who were opposed to him. He was ever and ano-i "in the way," and cleared well. Goorgie Davies also gave a fine exhibition of defensive tactics. The hajf-back3 played a suc- cessful game, and on the forwards I can bestow nothing but praise. David Griffith and Aider- son proved a resourceful v, ing, and the former gia-uged his centres with capiw judgment, whilst hiiis partner always caused uneascmess to the home defenders. Cheerflham played wiith rare persistency, and bad the satisfaction of achieving his object. Whilst Brookes-Evans worked well up to the time he was winged, his pariter, who is boater known in Llamdudno by the pseudonym of "Set- tle," was not up to scratch, and appeared to take but a languid interest in the game. It 10 It Even by stretching one's imagination to break- ing point it would be impossible to draw at- tention to one redeeming feature about the play of the Reserves. The forwards appeared inca- pable of soaring or of maintaining a continued attack of any decree of keenness. Their passing was fault-y, and as often went to an opponent as to one of their own side. One of them (I will ecseroiBe same charitt by withholding his name) made the spectators roar with laughter when he tried for goal. The only player who gave any- thing like a decent show was Joe Thomas. » I Wonder of wonders. Bangor have at last gained a Combination victory away from hoanei. This famous victory was gained at Wrexham on Saturday, before a ga/te which represented 3s 5d, and nevetr were two points so badly needed. The Vies, the Banjgor players say, played what was not exactly parlour foofcbaJO, but they were wipJl baaton. This victory should obviate whia/t appeared a dead cortainty--the ejection of Baffiigor from the Combination, a The friendly beitween the Bangor Red Staffs and the Bangor Amateurs, which took place on the town ground on Saturday, was a very tame affair. The Red Sftare were by far the superior team, and ran out easy winners by six goals to aSL Boffli teams have a lot to learn yet. Their outstanding fault on Sa/turday was the confining of play; wherserver a forward obtained prEFIMIlon he clung to tihe bail until he was robbed, and of swinging passes 1 saw but very few. Richards (Llandegaa) was the moafc conspicuous p Lay or on the field. For the third tame this eeason the Amateurs journey to Carnarvon next Saturday to meet the Rangers, At a meeting of the Beaumaris Football dub, on Monday evening, i,t was unanimously decided that Beaumaris should next season join the North Wales Coast Football League-Division I. TOO committee of this young organisation axe to be heartily oomgratuiatod upon their enter- prise.

Aiflter havi-njg booo in tlho service of the CSaimbrian Railways Oormpainy for upwards of 44 years Mr R. H. Owen, of Llwyngwril (Mer- ioneth) has reitired at the age of 78 years. STARTLING RISE IN THE PRICE OF TEA.-Yet there is no increase in the price of Horniman's. Quality maintained" AL- ways good alike." Buy a 1 pouifd packet of Horniman'-s 2s_Tea. and you will use no Sold in, Colwyn Bay bv ,• Hughes, Central Stores, and Price, Baker, Abergele-road, Coiwyn Bay; and Coiwyn Bav and District Co-operative Society; The Co-operative Society. Liazidtid- no: Jones, Chemist, Llandudno Junction; Roberts, chemist, Llandudno; Higgins, gro- cer, Prestatyn New York Co-operative Society, Penmaenmawr; Griffiths, grocer, Llanfairfeehan Price and Sons, grocers; and Williams, Chemist, Old Colwyn; and H. Rogers Jones, chemist, Deganwy.

CYCLE AND MOTOR NOTES HOW TO CHECK THE RECKLESS MOTORIST. A medical correspondent writes to the Daily Graphic: Since our hitherto peaceful country is now becoming overrun by a number of reck- less and unprincipled chauffeurs, whose conduct has already caused the loss of much life and in- jury to many, it has become necessary to con- sider in what way they can be brought to book. I would therefore suggost that in addition to the present tax a further tax of Is. be imposed upon every motor-car licensed in the country for every c, accident during the preceding year. Thus, if a car is taxed JE5 5s., and there have b?en 100 ac- cidents during the preceding year, th n that car would have to pay B10 5s. It may seem hard that a careful driver should have to pay £ 5 extra for his licence because of the fault of others, but it would soon demonstrate that it is to the interest of respectable drivers to take tha scoundrels in hund. Then, instead of honourable motor clubs paying men to watch for police traps, we would find them keeping a strict watch upon the lawless scoundrels who bring motor travelling into disrepute." AUTO-CYCLE TROPHY RACE. Two further important alterations have just been effected in the rules governing the Inter- national Auto-Cycle Trophy Race to be run in the Isle of Man. It has been decided to divide the entry into two classes—single cylinder and multi-cylinder machines. The former will have a fuel allowance of lgal. per ninety miles, the later lgal. per seventy-five miles. The rule re- garding tank capacity has undergone further amendment in such a manner as to necessitate a compulsory stop to renew tho petrol supply. Tha right of the Club to cut open the fuel tanks for purposes of test is retained, but the cost of re- instating the tanka will now be defrayed by the Club. It is a pity that the Committee did not foresee the practical difficulties which their rules as originally drafted were bound to create. The modifications now wisely made, especially in the matter of fuel limit, should disarm the critics who alleged that the conditions unduly favoured certain typea of machines to the disadvantage of others. A CYCLIST'S ADVENTURE. A Leicester commercial traveller had a most unpleasant adventure. He rode up to a local auo- tion mart and left his machine outside. Having transacted some business he came out again, mounted, and was riding away, when he was stopped, accused of stealing the bicycle, and given into custody, in spite of his protests. Not until next day, at the police-court, was the mat- ter cleared up. It appears that an employee of the defendant's father, seeing the' bicycle stand- ing unprotected in the street, brought it round for safety to the rear of the premises. In the meantime, another man rode up and entered a shop close by, leaving his machine where the firsi had been standing. When the commercial travel- ler came out he mistook this machine for his own and mounted it. The real owner, coming out of the shop at the moment, saw him, with the result already stated. Tha case, of course, was dismissed, but it must have been a very try- ing experience for the victim. ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB. A meeting of the General Council of the R.A.C. was lately held for the election of the stewards for the ensuing year. These stewards (like those of the Jockey Club) constitute the final court of appeal in the event of any person being aggrieved by a sentence of suspension 01 disqualification under the competition rules of the Royal Automobile They have to be members of the club, a must not have any direct financial Interest the automobile trade. But we are sure that th, motoring world will be more than satisfied by the new stewards who have been elected, viz.: The Duke of Suther- land, K.G., Earl Russell, Lord Stanley, C.B., Sir David 1. Salomons, Bart., Sir J. H. A. Mac- donald, K.C.B., Sir W. G. D. Goff, Bart., the Hon. Arthur Stanley, M.P., Colonel H. C. L. Holden, R.A., F.R.S., Mr. C. D. Rose, M.P., Mr. E. H. Cozens-Hardy, Mr. Charles Hardy, and Mr. Philip S. Foster. A LONDON TO PARIS SERVICE. Several abortive attempts have been made from time to time to establish a regular service of passenger-cars from London to the French capital, but for some reason they have always fr'^n through. Possibly the scneme was badly managed, or insufficient cars were provided. Nei- ther charge can be laid at the doors of the pre- sent organisers, a well-known London firm. A most luxurious 40-60h.-p. car has been engaged for the weekly service, which will commence act. ive operations on Friday, May 3rd. It will seal five (a nice cosy party), and, all things con- sidered, a return fare of twelve guineas per pas- senger cannot be called excessive. The main idea has been to provide' a daylight service, so that the jaded worker, the seeker after pleasure, our American cousins scenting a novelty-all will appreciate a tour of 450 miles, through charming hedgerows, country lanes, and pretty scenery, for it is arranged that a different route shall be traversed each way. A time-table will be rigidly adhered to, with plenty of time for creature comforts at selected places. A RACING CYCLIST'S PROGRAMME. According to a woll-known Parisian racc pro- moter, Major Taylor has already been booked in ride five races in Paris between May 9th and June 10th, opening on the first date at the Pare des Princes, in a match race against the cham- Eion of France for 1907, which will, in all pro- ability, be Poulain or Friol. On Whit Monday he will apt jar at the same enclosure in a three- cornered match against the best two ricter3 in Europe at that date. The other three appear- ances will be at the Buffalo Velodrome evening meets. And then we are told that the negro will it rido three separate match races at Salt Lake City against Kramer, and finish up his tour by another trip to Australia, where he has been offered £ 2,000 for twelve races. There is one thing certain, however, and that is that if the Major turns out to race again he will not present such a pitiable sight as other past champions who, after winding up their career, have re- turned to the path after an absence of (several seasons, only, however, to be hopelessly beaten. Although the Major has practically retired he still leads the eame careful life and takee his exercise awheel regularly, while, of course, there are riders on the path now who are years older than the black crack. BRIDGE AND FERRY TOLLS. The Motor Union has received several com- plaints of late respecting bridge and ferry tolls and arrangements. It is now engaged in in- vestigating five cases in which it has been al- leged that the tolls imposed are excessive. One is the Floating Bridge from Devonport to Tor Point, which is governed by a very ancient Act of Parliament; at present 2s. 6d. is charged for a car weighing under one ton, which covers the return, journey if made on the same day. Another is the Saltash Ferry, where the Saltash Corporation have increased the charge from Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. for cars carrying more than two persons. This ferry is largely used by motoriets in Cornwall. Complaints have also been received by the Union as to the charge of Is. made for each time of crossing the bridge at Goring-on-Thames. The bridge toll for crossing the bridge from Lymington to Beaulieu (Hants) is also considered to be excessive. The facili- ties for transit of motor-cars when crossing from New Holland to Hull, and vice versa, tho subject of negotiations between the Union and the Great Central Railway. Users of any of these ferries who are in a position to supply in- formation concerning the points raised are in- vited to communicate with the secretary of tho Motor Union, Mr. Rees Jeffreys, at 1, Albe- marle-street London, W. UNSATISFACTORY REPAIRERS. The motor-car movement is blessed, or rather cursed, with a host of incompetent and dis- honest repairers," whose only qualification is that they have during some portion of their chequered career tinkered with cycles, or perhaps pmngles, or other ironmongery. To the motorist temporarily broken down on tour it is a serious matter to have to entrust his expensive car to the tender mercies of local repairers such as these. It is true, says the Autocar, that some manufac- turers appoint repairers, but they do not always know whether these repairers are qualified men; all they know is that they are agents for their particular car. Then, again, there are official' repairers to the Automobile Club. These men are never appointed without careful inquiries by the club officials, but the fact remains that some few of the club repairers are quite u isatisfactory, and it ia obvious that a more rigid system of appointment is required. It is very difficult to see what this system can be, because it ia not merely a question of ability, though .this is most important. A great deal depends in the long run on the disposition of the repairer—whether he is thoroughly honest and painstaking, and so forth. It does not always follow that the man who is the most skilful workman is the best re- pairer, though we must say that, in the majority of cases, a really good motor repairer is a thoroughly honest fellow. The incapable ones, on the other hand, are often dilatory, exorbitant in their charges, and very far from honest. In fact, the probabilities are if they were honest they would not be motor repairers, as they know well enough that they are quite unfitted for tho work. Can no one advise a better system of appointment?

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FLINT AND DENSfiQH HLr-iT. POSNT-TO-POiNT RACES, The annual Point^to-Point Splooh.se Hunt Mooting hold under the auspices of tho Flint and Daabag-h Hunt CommTbbee took place at Rihu'd'dktn on Friday. Tfte stowwrds were. Mr Owen J. Williams, M.F.H. (ju-dige), Major BinJh (starter|, Major R. W. Wiliia-ms-Wynn, M.F.H. (okxrk of the scales) Lord Mcotyn and Ccionel Mesbaim, Mr P. T. Davies Ocwke and Mr W. Conwy Bell (jcdnit hon. secretaries). T uStondanoo included: Mr Hughes (of Ki the Hon. Mary Hughes and too Mi. id Master Charlton. Lord and Lady Moi3«,y u, c,ad the Hons. Edward, Gwynodd and Roderick Mcsftyn, General and Mrs Savage Mcotyn, Mr and Mrs Harry Duff, Sir George Wo'ILi, Mrs Wynsn (Rug), and Mis Harper, Mrs Williajns-Wynn (Cefn), Col. and Mrs Wil- lianE-Wynin (Dolben), Mr and the Hon. Mrs Ohae. Williams (Eryl Hall), Mr and Mrs Graves, Mr and Mrs Dewhurst. and Capt. Lawrence Williams, Col. and Mrs Me liter,, Mr and Mrs Aitkan, Mr and Mrs JoneG (Llaneroh), Mr and Mrs Wynne Evbon, Mr and Mrs Ellis (PLas Clough), Oaipt. and Misa Cole, Mr T. G. 0. Coilo, Mr Banks, Mr and Mrs Ilardy, Col. Meshiaan, Mr S Urn ley Woyroan, Mr Owen Wil- Liamas (Cefn), Col. and Mrs Howard. Major arid Mrs Dd/vies-Ccoko, Col. Parry (penwern), Oapt. CeOictn, Mr and Mrs Fitz Hugh, Sir Will. and Miss Williams, Major Birch, Miss Benyon, Lfcciifc. Hetward (16th Lancers) Lieut. Tringihuan (21st Lanoeirs), Vout. V yse (Rqyal Horse Guards), Mr R. E. Biroh, Judge Bryin Roberts, Mrs Williams (Richmond House, Rihyl) Mr Neville Williams, Mr R. Musprati, Mr E Roberts, Miss Davies, Mr G. A. Tav- earner Mir C. D. Copley, Mr F. J. G'&miiii. Mr R. Sykee, Mr J. B. Lannell, Clapt. and Mrs Fairclough, Mr Joshua Davies, Mr Appleby, Mr P. Thomas, Mr Mrs and the Mifoee Taylor, Mrs Main war- ing (Brymbella), Mrs Maimvaring (OteJay), Mr and Mrs Godsal, Mr Vaughan Wynne, Mr Ky- nac,lban, Ma-a Loakwcod, Mr and Mrs Trevor Eyton, Mr and Mrs Cope, Mr R. C. Enyon, and Major Phillips. Among the gaitheiing were Mr H. R. Hughes (Lard-Lieutenjajit of Flintshire) and his daugh- ter, the "Hon Mary Hughes, Sir W. Williams, Lord Moebyn, Mr Stianloy Weymaai, Colonel Howard, and General and Mrs Bavago Mostyn. Results: Welter Race 1; Mr C. Vivian's Mischief II.; 2, Mr II. C. L. Howard's Dawnpa'tiiick. The Denbighshire Huasara Regimental Chal- lenge Cufp: 1, libiit, F le johctr's Paddy; 2, Captain Cotton's Pram. Ligbfc-wetiiglhit Race: 1, Mr T. G. C. Cole's MjoIIv Dairl-ing; 2, Mr H. L Bibbv's All Luck. Farmers' Riaoo: Mr T. H. Roberts's Top- thorn; 2, Mr W. G. Roberts's Dandy Dick.

MOTORIST HEAVILY FINED AT BETTWSYCOED. MAGISTRATE PROSECUTES. At the Bettwsycoed Police Court, on Saturday r<r last, before Messrs P. Mclntyre (presiding), W. B. Halhed, Osborne Yale, and R. Parry, a rather unusual motor cage was heard, Mr L. W. Jolf Pettit, J.P., of Bodhyfryd, Macnan, pre- ferred a charge of rccklcssly driving a motor car against Johnson Holmes, chaffeur, of 21, Seymour-street, Liverpool, on the 13th March on the road leading from Lienrwet to TaJy- cafn. Mr R. O. Davies appeared to prosecute, and the defendant did not appear. Mr Davies said the prosecution was instituted under Section 1 of the Motor Act, 1903. It was rather an unusual case. It appeared that in tho afternoon of the day in question the prosecutor, accompanied by his daughter and a friend, were standing on the drive leading to Bodhyfryd, when a small motor car camo along at a moderate pace. Mr Pettit had two spaniel dogs with him, &nd just as the car was passing the gato, he noticed one of tho dogs coming from underneath the back of the car completely paralyeed. He ran down the drive and shouted to the occupants to stop the car, but instead the car quickened its pace. Two females sitting in the back of the car turned round having evident- ly heard the shouting, but even after seeing the poor dog lying in the road no attempt was made to slow down. Some men on the road having apparently heard the shouts turned and inter- cepted the progress of the car, which then stopped. One of the occupants got out and came to meet Mr Pettit, but the driver did not move. The prosecutor at this time thought there was something wrong with the brakes, and he re- monstrated with the driver, but the latter told him they were in perfect working order. Mr Pettit took the number of the car, and allowed it to proceed. If there had been a bona fide attempt to avoid the dog Mr Pettit would bo the Last person to institute proceedings. The driver could have pulled up the car in its own length easily. He (Mr Davies) was instructed to ask the magistrates to exe.rciae their full power of suspending the defendant's licence. Mr Pettit went into the box and corroborated this statement. The road at this point was 65 ,,0 gO ft. wide. Tho car was not pulled up lor 65 or 70 yards. The person who got out of the car was dressed as a motorist. He said that cio was sorry, and asked if he could do any tiling, o which witness replied that he could not as rhe dog was dead. He went up to the. driver if the car and spoke to him about this defective brakes, taJung for granted of course that he had applied them when ho saw the dog. Wit-, ness examined the brakes and found them work- ing alright, and he then told the driver that is a motorist he would undertake to pull the car up in half its length at the paoe it was travelling. The driver's only reply was that he had shouted at the dog. Mr Yale: Was your dog in the habit of running at cars.? Witness. Oh, no.. He was crossing the road from a cover on the other side. It appeared to have been knocked in the back by the starting handle, which was a very old fashioned one. Fhey made not the slightest attempt to alter the direction of the car. • Mr Yale: When you say that, were you Watch- ing it? Witness: Yes, I thought it was running oadly, and I looked at it as it was coming along. The Tan whom I took to be the owner. gave me his oard, which read: "Leonard G. Hill, 53, i'alkland-road, Egremont, Cheshire." They could not help avoiding the dog, as the thing happens every five miles of the road. I made some inquiries at a gara.ge, where I thought :hey would put up, and from what I heard I requested the Llanrwst police to ctbtain the name of the registered owner of the car, as well as that of the driver on the day in question. ion. Mr Halhed: Do you think the card of Mr Hill. was given to deceive you? Witness: I won't say anything, but he took L'lw card from amongst a lot of papers. Supt. Wooilam 6aid that he had made inquiries at Preston, and from the Liverpool police, and found that the registered owner of the car was Lipson, Prince's Park, Liverpool, and he also rfuceeoded in getting the name of the defendant. After a short retirement, the Chairman an- nounced that the Bench found the defendant guilty of negligent driving, and imposed a penalty of £ 5 and costs, and ordered that the licence should be endorsed. A BELATED DEFENDANT. Late on Saturday night, particulars came to hand of the defendant having intended defend- ing the case, he having a barrister with him in his motor car. The latter, however, broke down in the neighbourhood of Lkngemiew, and it was impossible to proceed. It is understood that the defendant will appeal against the de- cision of the magistrates.

INTERESTING TO GOLFERS. In their list of recent patent applications, Metaars Howa-rd and Co., of 57, Chancery Lane, London, indudo one by Mr T. D. Cummins Homo Green, Began wy, which will be of interest to golfers. The patent is .in. respect of an artificial stiand for teoing grcund, is formed of a cocoa- nut fibre mat, hiedi is fritted into a recess in t hog round so thsyt it is flush with the surface. Tho mat has a strong selvedge to prevent it from fraying, and. when placed in position, is filled with siand, which is worked into the mat }vitth a stiff brush.

ALLEGED POACHING IN THE LLUGWY RIVER. APPEAL AGAINST BANGOR MAGISTRATES* DECISION. WHAT IS ANGLING? In the King's Beffiiah Division, on Friday, the case of Barnard v. Roberts and anotiier oarae before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Darling and Phillimore, sitting as a Divisional Court, on the appeal by win. Henry Barnard, of Capel Ogwen, Penrhyn Park, head gamekeeper on the Penrhyn Estate, from a decision of six justices A the county of Carnarvon, sitting at Ban- gor, who in August, 1906, dismisood an in- formation by Mr Barnard against William Roberts, of Gelli, near Capel Ourig, and Caa-adoc Williams, of Forcer Hill, Holy- head, charging them with poaching for fish in the river Llugwy at 8.30 p.m. on CILO 15th August, 1906. The appeliajit ooiDg dissatisfied with the decision the justices stated a case for the opinion of the court. Ifc appeared that a-e- men were seen oy one of Penrhyn estate keepers on their knees beside a cutting which communicated with the river in the parish of Llandegiai taking two trout off what he described by the witness as night lines with hooks on and baited with worms. The lines were re- baited and re-set by the meni, and the keeper a-ocosted them. Williams thereupon threw the fish into the bushes, ami when- asked how mja-ny lines they had set, Wil- liams said that they had set three lines the night before, but one wag, missing. The iaan gave up the lines to the keeper. Rob- erts said he knew he was doing wrong, and Williams said he bad been at it years ago. It appeared that notices were published by Lord Penrhyn and widely distributed and pasted about the district giving leave to the public for angling with rod and line and artificial fly for trout from the 20th April to the 20th September, but fishing of any kind was forbidden between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise. The solicitor for the defence submitted th-at the hook and line, the implements al- leged to have been used, having been de- manded and taken possession of by the keeper, the defendants were, if found guilty of the offence charged, exempt from payment of any damage or penalty by vir- tue of a proviso in section 25 of the Act 24 and 25 Vic. cap. 96. Further, he sub- mitted that the method of taking fish adopted by defendants was angling within the meaning of the section, as the imple- ments were rods & lines, though of a primi- tive description. Angling, he submitted, essentially consisted of fishing with a hook, and if the implements used were not "rcda, lines and hooks" within the meaning of those words in the socti on, they came with- in the further words-cc other implements for taking or destroying fish." The justices held that the method of fishing adopted oy the defendants was angling within the meaning of the proviso to section 25 of 24 and 25 Vie. cap. 96, and dismissed the in- formation. Mr Douglas-Pennant appeared in support of the appeal, whilst Mr Davenport appear- ed on belialf of one of the respondents, C,a.i-adoe Williams. After a long and amusing discussion' on the derivation, history, and meaning of the word "angler" or "angling," The Lord Chief Justice siaid he had come to the conclusion that a man 'driving a piece of stick into the ground and attach- ing a line and a hook thereto was not angling within the meaning of the proviso, The other j udges concurred, and the case w.as consequently sent back to the justices with directions to convict if the offence were proved. Costs of the appeal were allowed to tho appellant.

MR HARDIE AND MR EDWARDS. Reporters' Letter to tho Speaker. The following is a copy of a document which was forwiao-ded on Monday to the Speaker of the Hocuso of Commons by the reporters a.t the Wrexham meeting at which Mr Keir Hardie was said to have stated tha.t Mr Clement Ed- wards was paid by^ Litxsral 'money "We tho undca-sigmed, representatives of the prose, who reported tiho speech delivered by tho •junior mcfmiber for Mortihyr Tydvil a4 the Drill Hall, Wrexham, on the 24th March Last dosare reepootiTully to etaaite that his ver- sion of the passage, in which he refewred to the ban. member for the Denbigh Boroughs, quoted by him in your honourable House On tho llftth April, is incorrect. We further de- sire to state that whI:ut Mr Keir Hairdie ac- tually said was: —'Ctc.m<*nit Edwards is paid by Liberal money,' and we deny most am- phaitaoaJly that any roferonce waa made in the Wrexham speech to election expenses."

DEATH OF A FLINTSHIRE MINING EN- GINEKR. Tho. death occurred at Holywell, on Monday, after an illness of several dunaitaoin, of Captain Henry Hotohkass, The Grove, a wcll-kmcnvn mining engineer. He went to Holywell from Llanaj-mon twenty years ago to manage the well-known Great Holway Lead Mine, which was for a. long time cne of tihe richest lead mmee in Flintshire. He was about 70 years of aigo, and leaves a widow and a large family. For some years lie was a mem- ber of the Holywell Urban Council. In an addireas given before the Inoorpora.ted Society of Musicians, Dr. Vinoenit ventured an opinion that Shakospearo probably wrote some of the songs in his plays to mnsrio which waa tbip,n -popwat. His works included no fewer than 300 musical directions, showing that he had a good knowledge of music.

NORTH WALES COAST LEAGUE. Second Division. Results up to Saturday, April 13t7i;- Goal* P. W. L. D'n. For Ay't. Pt*. Rhyl Vies 9 7 1 1 35 8 15 Denbigh 10 6 4 0 14 18 12 Ruthin 8 4 3 1 19 9 0 libyl Church Guild 8 3 3 2 15 15 3 LlanduJno Res. 3 2 4 2 11 19 6 Rhuddlan Cons. 9 1 8 0 7 32 2

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