The Cambria Daily Leader

I THE BOXING RING. I Billy Beynon's Liability to Injury. By PENDRAGON.") I Everybody feeis sorry for Billy Beynon. j A boier of undoubted merit, the ex-belt J holder's reputation has Buffered becausp- of his proner.e&s to injuiT. His eye trouble, so often recurring, was started by Ledoux at Cardiff." not Song after the Taibach man, "cosine as a deputy at the National Sporting Club, made history by depriving Digger Stanley cf the honour of winning the ban- tam-weight belt three times in succession. Tuc, facial maKo-up of Beynon makes him more Ha tie to injury than the average boxer, lie èlati a, YÜI-Y pronounced forehead, and those overhauling eyebrows of his sup- ply a mark winch is comparatively easy. I cannot recall ever having seen Beynon win a match at Swansea. At the Territorial liail, prioi, to the War. he fought- Tommy Phillips, who compelled him to retire witn a. badiy-Rpiit lower lip. ') his, by the way, is another of his vulnerable spots. THE Blil'NON—RUDDICK MATCH. I Sv dense was tfti crowd at the Swansea Oi.» iupi<; uoxiua ,tali last Saturday nisut iillll H<[\C(}]l!t.'u; nau l<_» fiV £ ii.lCl UL). t 1) IV reasuus (Koi iiuowu to ineiuscivef, the orv- ,u«'tej&' uave uctfifeoted to suppiy laess ac- ? .u'mno?m-o?. "H n Lh? re^un mat me ■ cj\ cons' of cOtitestt t ner. i: attenued v.> ? S?xt ncai ui juw?vouence i'r?m t.h t?.-jfiijn N: ?mfh J. lu?nu m?'t-eji N, WIS ??"- fuSsDie top bt-0 oAt-t-nt v1 the aainafce ,jùrl Lty ivuddicK L) Beyuon a eyes. One waa aaecUHi au early dIe other re- ceiveu such rou £ u tx-eanueut iu i-ue &ix- it-twtu j-ound tnat irainer Maiuwanntf | aecmtd iL \80 v.) throw in the towei. »t J \1: an unexptcted enatng 100 a downright, good t-o nr. licyuou liati amassed more points t.iati hi.s oyponi-nt, uut alter tllC iweifth iotind lie steadib' lost ground. 'ITte; some prCi-areU to ar&ue ttJjt, Beynon ought to have been able to staud up for the le/nainiufe iour rouuas, 111 spite o J IS in- juries. j.-lxpcrience nas tthuwn. uowever, mix, once 01a wounds are re-opened there is copious bleeding. Beynon would lprot)- aillv nave » ut r-uvw a goi y spect-icle it lie hail continued as to malie the intervention ui the referee imperative. YOUTH PREVAILS. I It was a triumph for youth. Ruddick has I been steadily impioving dunnB the laqt two or tnrec months striKinff feat utfS bemiJ Us cieverneas at m-ht;nting ami iiw eapacny tor IVKIFJZ; pumsh/neut. Wlien lIe met Bey- nor. on yxevious occasion n' la iled to no anytfting better than draw. The proposal lor a return mate nwas talien up xitit en- thusiasm by Beynon » suj'Porters, and lite ai?taHoc }a-t. iS?mrday wy.s mf 1:tH cnain- pionunip cour(-. The cojtner <?d KS one ot (i,, m<*t lasor'?tinK }'CrsouaHtj in the I'l A ood sportsman, be keeps on nraw- in? bts oiowds in spite (?f his many failures. CHAMPION BOY SCOUT. I I have always held a very high opinion I ot istaij-fora Bov Scout Jle has not been seen sumciemly xt Swansea, and even when be got hia t-nance last Saturday ie ha-d to meet a man uu'y a gtoue bfayiM'. it had neen arranged that be should box Jd)i? Jon?-, oi Ammau-! lord. Tac ?tt<?' ccuid not take the ru? o?int? to a damaged nand, and, as a. CDU- sequence, Tiiomati was laced by Goraer Evans tile mat) who beat Walker, of Sal- ford, but afterwards lost to Kuddick and Alf Ltingdou. The contest—one oi ten rounds—went the distance. Thoptas. of course, was handicapped by lack of weignt ami experience, but he showetl splendid ringcraî;, and wati on the whole, unlucky when tho verdict went against him on points. It can be aid with truth that though he lost the contest he won the b e a mz, oi the crowd, who cheered him lustrfv. AN AMUSING AFFAIR. I Tbe contest between Young Sharkey I (Ystradeyalais) and Young Thomas (Ystaly. fora) was dlGrt and umusnitr. 'Phc latter evidently knew very little about the rules of the ring. tie. went down in the second rouml, and W&3 counted out it being stated r.fterwards that he waa jic-t in dillic,, lties, b-it was simply waitÜlgo for his seconds to tell him to get up: VETERANS OF THE RING. I Cham pious getting along to the "forties" are few and far betw-sen nowadays, and not nearly so much in evidence a* they used to t>e when Knuckle fighting wai5 aU the rage and boxing with the. gloves mucn more of a. pa-stime than it is in these {iaY.s. Thirty i# a stage where many a man h6 laid •a.s.Uie the mittens for good therefore, the appearance of pat O K» ef-e, of Canning Twwn, at the Nationa.l Si>orting Olub on Monday nijht in his effurt to make the Aliddle-weignt- Belt, which he held, his own preport.v was an event one may almost trm mu?up. The 'nüwned Jem Mace op- pf??<) tuat capab? pttgUi'i!. Chaj'ha ?t- | ckell. wi?h the glove« at 59 y??)? of ?f:?. but it was in a bout more of the exhibition order than anything, -and fi!l'hte itiM Richmond and other old timens were in their solory when takinsr the square at the h?t-bnnd:r«t mark, rat O'Kd one might call thr 'patriarch of pie.sent-day JJUgHlm. hnthfi?'??'?ndidly pr?s?"v?dm:niRt ?6 y??r6. of age, and a wcnd?rfut fel!ow to take the ■sqimre R" he did Oil Monday as I twice winnr and holder of the Middle- weight..Belt presented by the National Hpoitiosr Club. Pa-t- has hod a- and OTJ may eay. a somewhat cheqnercd career t a a a boxer. He ha.- been in the busine.-=: for fourteen year?. a?<( fo)!??h? not <?n?y all ?v?r Great Britain hut a?o in Australia, ?j-a7i??. ?ic-?. and America. A much I travelled man. O'Kecf? Ila& V 'miffed South Africa, but he has trk«n on in different climbs different quarters champions- of many "(>6 and oil the beet, in the bwine^. I TOO MUCH HOLDING. I I On Monday night he was opposed to a boxer ten years bis junior in Bandsman K!ake, of the Norfolk Regiment, and though the lasrt-named is a highly popular young: fellow and a good and honest boxer, the sympathy of < large gathering of spec- tators was undoubtedly with the veteran. hiek,, wt-, the challenger for the trophy, which another win would tuaka Pat'" own for stood, and though the desire wa.'<. of C(Ilre. that the bcttot man should prove ''??cp?fni. t.akinsr all tojug into consider; hen, h? long and honourable career and bi?, ?rMit t?opul?rity. O Kocffc bad mnny I well-wishers. Unfortunately, the -et-) proved very (l\RHpuo.ü1t.in; and some idea of its worth can be he.d when we say that (Ll no fewer than livo occasions the referee. Mr. Douelas, left his seat to caution tho competitors,while in the twelfth round be threatened, failina: -ti) jnu.'x''vc'tnpnt ill their taetic- to order hoth men out ef the rinp:. In t'a.t.{, of this extciided comment is un- necessary. The fault on both sides was to. peated and prolonged hoTding and djpeh- itig. indt'ed a worse cha-mpionshin contest has seldom, if evel", been seen. Both men were in fault equally to blame, in fact. In the little boxing that took place O'Keeffe was very slow and BlaKe exceedingly uncer- tain. The betting changed aa the bout pro- gressed to such an extent that it was a. case of 5 to 4 on O'Kepffe at the end of the eirlith round and ovens in the fourteenth. There was little in it at the close, ancPibe award went to Blake on points. DOYLE COUNTED OUT. I 1u another unsatisfactory bout Johnny Summers (London) defeated Kid Doyle, who, not ion# ago. lost to bergt. Bi!) JOhn<JD not ion? ago. The fir.t round was little more tbanclinchin;? and fibbing at close quarters. Summers, who looked the bigger man, went if. to force it. but he was readilv met by thp visitor. As stated, hardly a clean blow was delivered in the opening three minutes, bu thalf-way through the second Summers hooded a left, quite iow. Doyle dropped to the floor apparently in pain, but tho stroke was allowed, and Doyle was counted out. MR. .I An appeal is being made by Mr. A. J. Bectinson, of [he a.t;jonaC::>'porting Club, for financial assistance for the British Sportsman s Ambulance Fund. The com- mittee hope to be ablp, to provide a fleet of at least 100 ambulance cams at a ap- proximately of £ 400 each car. It is of the e sonee of the scneme that these oars should bo despatched to the Front at the earliest possibly moment. At the moment, one of the most vital needs of our fighting- men on all fronts is ambulance transport. The waste of ambulance vehicles is very large, while the numbers of sick and wounded do not decrease.! t is proposed to divide the am- bulance cars" between the British Red Cro-s and our Allies. Mr. Bettinson comments upon the sacrifices, of money and blood made by the sportsmen of Britain, and in- timates that subscriptions should be ad- dressed to the treasurer of the fund at the National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London. Cards for the purpose of collecting subscriptions will be issued by Mr. Bettinson on application. WlLJJE GIVING WEIGHT AWAY. I The fight next Monday, at the Oxford Music Hall, London, between .Jimmy Wilde and Tommy Harrison appears to have caused a lot, of gossip and head shaking amongst. sporting fans owiiiq to the fact tnat the little champion is taking on much bijrger men than himself. Jimmy fully realises what, he ha* taken on for the 29th. biit al! the King's horses and men could 11 >t drag from him an opinion as 10 what he thinks will be the probable result. Bnt he readily opens out to our readers thus far by saying that to those who visit the Oxford to see him in action ho guarantees they shall have full value for their money '?s far as he himself is concerned. He feels fit and strong, which justifies him in mak- ing this statement, and surch no semdble pdson (,an expect him to 8ay more. Being  so often encased in serious conteata Wilde has lessened his daily work somewhat, He does net include QU?te so much boxing- as hitherto in bis training, otberwi6C' hiR method of keeping in condition continnes the game. Yi, the coK )i!?<s. floor exer- cise, kipping, shadow boxit?. and ball l punching, how much or how little defends er.tirely as to how he feels at the time. HIS IMMENSE TASK. I In consenting to meet Harrison at 8st 41b. no one knows better than Jimmy what an immense ta<sk he has ,-et for himself. He alzo appears to know there are very many followers of boxing who are charging Teddv Lewie, his manager. with bavins: made a most indiscreet engagement, in s hort, court- ing certain defeat. For the information of those persons. Mr. Lewis points out that such an indiscreet mabh, as they term it. cannot, very well be helped. Jimmy Wilde is in the business of a professional boxer to earn as much ..s he can. It is his desire, of course, to meet opponents of his own I weight; he doesn't seek fng-agemonts for the fun of giving lumps of weight awav to first-class men, and when he sets himself such a stupendous handicap as will be the case when opposed to Tommv Harrison it is because ho catmo thel4) it. jn simple a t)d plain language, there are. no ouonents for Wildn at his weight, and unless he con- descends to give away considerable pound- age, then there is no alternative left him bit to fail hick to his old occupat'on of a miner. Let those sporting fans who are crying out about indiscreet matchmaking view tho matter ill this way. 111d they will ,view ma.t i i ?,? r??t-ind tvl) .v *I b f? ebam- then quite understand why cham- pion takes Oil what appears on the surface uneven contests.

TREW RE:APPEARS.   Swansea Players in Defeated Welsh Side. A Woleh Rtifoby XV., got together by Mr. Walter Bees and Mr. T. Sehofield, met the "North cf England Military Tearn at Liverpool last Satiii-dav. Th, result, as al- ready stated, w" a win for the latter by a converted goal to a dropped goal. There were Welshmen ell both sides, an interest- ing figure among ttic losers being W. J. 'Pre w. Writing 111 the "Athtenc Xews," "YV.L.S." s»y$:— Not 10 my experience of Rugby football hid a ma-ton been played in England under the conditions of Saturday afternoon. The heat was sweltering; the Pitch was very hard, and tbe circumstances generally must have reminded some) of the piaxerr and r. Kees nimeelf of colonial experiences, it was a day on which plfyers might have tempted :;ot to take the game- really seriously; and the murvcllous thing was tnat men who are re-illy not in tip-top con- dition stuck the match out a.< they did. Many of ihem did help lard the ground in more than a figurative wjnse; all of them wt-re heartily ylad when the second spell was over. A Useful Welsh Team. I Jn this ease the process of dealing with the play ard the pHyera is one of difficulty. Is it lair seriously to be czjtical., I'hat iti one question to be askeft. Can one proceed to analyse the good qualities tstid the. in- different) of the player,- for whom, in a measure, he had stood sponsor ? I t-iippose it. mu-st he done, but criticism omf.t. not be severe. Candidly, the honours, in my esti- mation, were with Wales. They were with- out Bryn IjewW and Glyn Stephens, the latter of whom i« finishing off his j-.tu«ies for an important mining examination, and was quite justified in preferring the ri.ou;; matter of hie career t?? & mere football game. I had h?p?J to ee thi brilliant forward again, but the circum- st-?nces were agowt hiA appearance. (jfran?d that Gl¡r GT.«?<m, Lieutenant E. Young, and Lance-Corporal Clark were absent, and granted that the valuable ser- vices of Lieutenant Stanley Cook .w)T« strained a. knee cartilage) were loat to the North for three-part^ of the match, the latter s'de should have done better than they did; but the fact was the forwards could not hook like T. C. Lloyd and Tom Morgan; the ba-c", did uot obtain pofc,;««- ] si on as the Welshmen did, and if they could not get the ball from the, heel why. they could not go and pick it out of the scrummage for themselves. Clem Lewis's Dropped Goal. I The Northern aggregation, on paper, con- stituted a powetrul combination, yet the men did not work out on results as. satis- factorily as; they mieht have been expected to do. Sum-e oi the play by the team was good, but the real fee, weE that the for- wards did not. get possession, and the Welshmen were able to -stall off majiy an attack a.iid to start many a foray on their own account. They ),e(t at half-t-ime by a, goal beautifully dropped by Lieut Oiem Lewis in the early Etages of the game, and, .Itid,-in- by the number of occasions on which they obtained the ball, they should have done better still. Granting that Griffiths did not always fire the bèbll away to hig outeide man with the simp of the good Weieh scrummage worker8 we have -e.en, and that Lewis was forced to take the ball standing øtiil. toe fact remains that the three-quarter backs had so many chanoee that they should have done better man they did. But candidly, after what 1 heard, the latter line were a wee bit disappointing. Thus, when we had a case of backa pet- ting the ball and not. doing sufficient with it. and backs looking on agape for like There war, really more- danger in the attacks of the North three-quarter backs than there was in those of the Welshmen; only the former had not many cliances. Even in the second half. when with a capful of breeze and with the win there might, despite a. deficiency of Qon, have been a chanoe for the North why the far-seeing men from the Principality ex- tracted Tom Williams from the pack to look after Rogers, and he fulfilled his mission, though not always acting in the reel spirit of the laws. Keen Tackling. I It may be gathered ttJeil that the back play was not a feature of the match. Kather was the foot-bail hard and gruel- ling with evei-y man a trier. The real virtues of Kugby football were not re- vealed, and tne uninitiated..may have thougnt it ratlier queer stuff, though they woula Li,ant it was strenuous enough weie it not convincing. One thing wa* capital, and that was the excellence of -,he Weleh tacKlutg; that and the forward play were really good, and J. should not tninji that Wales yet are badly oft. for footbaUers. They did well to hold fsiieh a eide as had been pitted a^ainet them, and they mwit compliment upon the fact. J iiked the play of D. Williams, the full back; he fielded beautifully and kicked with precision with either foot. I had heard much of the promise of E. B. Roes, bnt apparently it was not this young player's day. 1 have no wish to criticise him; good judges declare he a. grand future before him. and I trust he hae. Willie Trew, looking just the same player as of old, though not quite ,,0 nimble or 80 elusive, on the wing, but he did not set many chances, the ot-her pair tackled well, but on attack they were not- out of the common. Giern Lewis was slower on his feet—it was only to be ex- pected peeing he is not in pT-&tioe-tileLit of yore, but he was always handy, and. as .I have id. his shot at goal was a beauty. Why iu did not once try to repeat the effort in the second half when handily placed rather surprised m-e. J have re- ferred to Griffiths; he k nippy, and he was not at any disadvantage ih placing the bail in the scrummage, but his services to hi"- out-idc man wore slow. hiT^ om Williams is ?tiM the uaeful forward he has been for y-e-aIV, he was very bandy in the open ab spoiler. The Lloyds also played well, and the younger is going to make a good man. Tom Morgan was pos- MMy the best of the let: he is a worker II nd a skilful man in the front line or in the open. I was delighted to see the Welshmen do as well as they did; there are 11 still players in the land. Some of them I hope will be heard of again. A Fine Full-Back. i Or. the other side Lance-Corporal,_j?eddon saved his team from defeat by intercepting what was meant for a short punt and loliow up iu the second half, and by a brilliant tackle in tile second period. Only once did he misjudge the ball-wben the sun un- sighted him in the opening uortion of the game-but he fielded grandly ana kicked well, though unfamUiarity with touch find- ing told against mm This young footballer is a great back, and he made a long jour- troin a far corne;- of England to piay. it was interesting to note that Lieutenant I Gwyu Thomas, th-o other Wigan full-back, wat present, and would have played if necessary. Wagstaff helped mainly to earn the try which, converted by Gronow, woii the- game. He made the "un, passed to t:obnson, who was 011 the winy (Willie JDavies -vent centre threequarter-baek after Lieutoiant Cook wai injured, and the Widues o an wa." taken out of the pack) and managed to keep the ball going, and Davies ibiniiiig in at the psychological moment e-jmp;->,>.l the try. And still with the tackling so keen the ball rarely eroiug out to him tho Hudrtersfield captain had not many chances to run. Lieutenant Cook was too early injured 10 conie into the scope of criticism; it wa-s bad luck. Willie Davies ilate of Swansea 1 was very useful, gathering t.he hall cleanly and ac-, complishing some smart things. Lieutenant Ill; I did not get 1 bountiful supply of the ball, and was generally covered when he dil receive it, but he ran stoutly as any man on the field, and more should be heard of this player who is so clever in changing iii, f?et. on the run. Rogers w." well looked after, and be was just a trifle anxious in the game ajrvinet so many old comrades. It L seldom tho old Bridgend boy fails to shine but he did not do so on Saturday. Three Grand Forwards. Lieutenant Hamilton had an arduous tai-k ch-mins the ball when it i&M.ied from the far side of the scrummage^ rarely did it dribble out to his ftuerors. > ome. of hia work was very good, but be eould not get the- chances to naes. The three best for- wards were ca III- picked, IJcutenant Dob- son, who was again in fine shape, and worked untiringly from start to ifnish; Pri- vate Ben Gronow. jjdio demonstrated to his old oomrides what. a player he is; and %vhit, a tic PI-ayer he ind roan wbo should with luck be useful for Wales,

THE NEW DERBY. Probable Starters and Jockeys. I The New Derby is down for decision next Tuesday, but. i?(? f?r. wagenn? ha6 bn v." y ouipt. The following :i.3 a list o £ prob- able starters and jockeys. t Canyon HJÜrd Derby) F. "Rirl^abv Fiftnella (Mr Tlulton) J. Childa Gilbert the Filbert (Mr Burton) W Ilea t le- Bobino (Mr Cohn) G. Stern Hatlcsto;i (Lady James Douglas).. C. Childs Kv.ang-Su (Mr I'aitiei F. T«mplem.» Polydamon (Mr Garland) E. Lancaster Condottiere iLord Harewood). ———— Ferox (Mr Howard) F. Fox Sirim (Wr. J. JoeL F. Bullock Fig? i- i,. Figaro I N ei-tma Tin W iley Naswvian IMr .anford) N. Spoar Flaming Fire ,Mr Sternl S Donogbue Forest Guard (Col 11. AVaikt-) F. Hunter

LLANELLY SPORTING GOSSIP. Facts About the New Bowling Green. By "WALLABY. ") j ( By" W A L LA BY, ") I Reference* were made in this coiumn last I Ti e!,x -v t I week to the opening of the new bowling green at Pare Howard, but 1 omitted to state that it was laid by a- Llanellyite iu the person of Mr. Henshaw. assisted by M;\ Hill, the caretaker of the park. The fact that the work was entrusted to local men is all the more interesting because on the occasion of tho laying of the first green th Council engaged an expert from Scot- land. Economy was also effected on this occasion by securing the turf for the newly opened srreen from Towyn marsh. Those qualified to judgo have been loud in their praise of the new green, and it might he mentioned incidentally that since its com pJetion Mr Henshaw, who is a brother of P.C. Henshaw, has joined the Navy. Daylight Saving. Bowls are appealing to thft imagination of both young and old at Llanelly, and now that the Daylight Saving Bill is in operation the game will doubtless attract a larger number still of devotees, as the shop assistants in particular, have in the past been unable. owyng to tho hour" for closing the shops and thej^i rk clashing, to avail themselves of the pleasure. Now that the shops in reality close an hour esurlier, the assistants have an hour more sunshine, and many have already shown their appreciation of the fact by putting in an appearance a, the bowling greens at Pare Howard. This season the Tuesday te'iom which is largely composed oJ those en- gag-cd in business establishments is run tinder the auspices of the Pare Howard Club, and the idea. is a hap'T. rw owinj to th. somewhat unique position in which they are placed. Seeing that the market day at LAanelly is Thursday, a difficulty has in the past been experienced in ar- ranging fixtures with cftibs in towns where I marketing is done 0/1 another day. bnt this season Pare Howard have come to the rescue by giving them seven games. The Tuesday Team. I The Taesday team will be captained by Mf. John Griffiths, Station-road, while Mr. John Williams, Pretoria. will act as Tice- captain. They already have the nucleus for the formation of a strong team, and they are sufficient sportsmen to offer to Dlay any team at Swansea or districT, with- out expecting a return match The secre- tary (Mr. Cloke Ooleshill-terraoe) will he glad to hear from any club that is pre- pared to grant them fixtures for-any Tues- day. They have alreadjJ had what one might term a preliminary carter, and their first match will be played on Tuesday next with Pare Howard. Visitors' Weak Side. The Swansea. League match between Pare Howard and Victoria ended in a decisive win for the former. The visitors, who brought down a weak team, had io rely upon substitutes, some of whom, however, were mdendid players. Pare Howard played with confidence, and their bowling was extremely good. with the exception of Rink 2. which had to bow to the superiority of that skipped by Harry Williams on the other side. The homesters compiled 104. while Victoria scored 62. Pare Howard were to h&ve played Jersey Marine on Sat- urday. but the latter were una-ble to get a team together, with thft result that the fix- ture had to be cancelled. Rifle Shooting. As anticipated, the Llanelly miniature rifle team experienced no difficulty in re- vetting thp position when they met the Burryport V.T.C. in a return match at Uajiefly. It will be reoaHed that when theee teams first met, the Burryportians sprang a snrprise by running out winners, but on that occasion some of the "best shota connected with tho LJanelly club were con- spicuous by their absence. rrhere were twelve aside, but it was agreed that the ten best. cards only on each side were to count. With scores of 99 to their credit. I -il. Thomas (Llanelly) and John Collins (Bur- ryport) were top scorers. The scores were: Llanelly: T. J. Thomas.. 99; A. G, Pullen, 98; D. Kydd, 98; Dd Howell, 97; F. J. }>11- thony. 96: W. E. Saer, 96; S. C Pavne. 94: R J. Hughes. 93; H. Willis, 95; total. 959. Burryport V.T.C.; John Collins, 99; John Evans, 9i; W, R. Harris. 95; A. Smith. 93: Tom Collin?. 90; T. Parry, 88; Hy. nook, 87; Dd. Williams. 85: R. G. Thonias, B4; F. G. Hancock, 83; total, 901. Weekly Competition. The weekly competition under thp. aus- pices of the Llanelly Miniature Rifle Club was won by Mr. D(1, Howell. It .wa-s a han- dicap competition for the best aggregate of three earite of the S.M.R.C. 25 yard "bull," shooting with open sights and no sling

KEEP SMILING! The Philspohy of a Swimmer. The line performances ;u:coinph<hed a! the recent FenttTvlvanian Relays has prompted an American writer to meditate on the possibilities of human athletic fckili and endurance in the following terr-i>;— Kach season records are lower on track and field in inter-collegiate clashes. There is apparently no limit that can stand for all time, gn(I yet there must be some mark beyond 4ill human endeavour. Just what this mark will some day be is the puzzle. It is inconceivable that any sprinter will ever run 100 yards under 9 seconds, or that any jumper will ever clear the bar above 7 feet. Xine and three-fifths seconds seems to be the 160-yarff barrier just now. Some miper-flthlete will arrive some day to peel off the distance in 9 flat. When that happens he can go to his las; sleep fairly well content that man's print- ing qualities have been stretched to the final bi-itli." Howard Drew also declared that some day a super-sprinter would come along and do 3see. for the Hundred, but some speedier process of getting from the matt than has yet been invented will be neces- sary before anybody Kefs within yards of 9see. per hundred. In the meantime the man who does anything faster than evens is travelling con)e. 7ft. jump is just about as far on az the 9sec. run. Duke Kahanamoktt ?e?ms to be a reaJ philosopher, and capable of accepting de- feat when it comes along like a good sportsman. At any rate, his remarks, quo?!>d in the H Boston Globe," infer such a thing;— A man who mope- when he is beaten shows something in his make-up which will usually prevent him from winning high honours, lie's not a sportsman. A man's Qt to keep cheerful to be a victor. It is particularly necessary that the youngster who exl)ect, to make records keeps that in mind—not to feel bitter oyer defeat. Keep smiling and trying. A funile develops energy." The man who imagines that competition will be all plain sailing make- a big mis- take. Few champions have been developed who have not in the process gone throujii disappointing experiences. Often the thought whether it were all worth the candle has been generated, but fuither application has provided the necessary power to take the. man to the top 01 the t roe. In instances honours have oonte more easily than in others, but even then there must be shown by the performer a deal of meritorious work to retain his high position. The. waning; year's mar easily be even more arduous than the wazin-, seasons. It all depends how long the cracks stick to the game. In the ease of Kahanarooku one hope,* that. the. period of deterioration has not yef started. Australian critics who pointed out long before his American tour that hi* persistent swimming at half a mile and a mile might interfere with his pace seem ecareelv to have beeu justified, for on his trip he made three new world's records and equalled another. The farf must not b- IorgottPTI that Vol liner, M'Gii- livray. and others in the United States are coming on. The equality of thre-- or four of + he- Americans is the best thine which have happened to swimming in tbnj country. Great exertion-; will be required to and thev are bound to pro- duce exceptional performances. Thn, un- less Duke K^lianon:oku can also improve on his beet form lm mav never again go right fo the top of the tree, ami one thir!,z is really against him—the difference of the condition* he encounters when swimming in the tanks in the States and those he ex- periences in tlÍ. native island. H l" phijophy should be serviceable fn hiir, 'in hi- return home.

CYCLING & MOTORING. The Fluctuations of the Cyclometer. I always fit a cyclometer to any cv,&Ie am riding, for 1 think it adds so greatly tc tie interest. Lut aJth.u--h fh(, mcdorr, cyclometer is a very reliable < < mechanism, it must not be regarded as in. fallible. For general purposes it is EluJh. ciently accurate, but it nauet not be for. gotten that the measurement is only An ap- proximate one. Many times 1 have heard bŒtu arguments at the end of a day's rus regarding t,he distance travelled. One ridei may claim tnat hu; cyclometer registers &<: many miles, .another maintaining that the distance is either greater, or lesser. The ex. planation is that a cyclometer measures not distance, but the number of revolutions cf tbe front wheel necessary to traverse a par- ticular length of road, the revolutions oeing transformed into distance by the mechan- ism founded on actual calculations. But a well-inflated front wheel has a larger radiub than Qllp where the tyre i" toft, and the oircumference is consequently greater. This is litt-ie in itself, but when added up throughout a lon^ ride it will easily be rcalised that he cyclometer is capaifle of considerable variation. Of course, the state of the back tyre is of no importance whAtr ever in thia connection. THE JUMPING CHAIN'. Several complaints have reached me dur- ing the last few weeks from riders whose elMins have jumped off—a very unpleasant and often dangerous oocurrenee. In all cases, however, the thing has happened 011 a cheap machine. I have been riding now for just over twenty years, and never once have I suffered a similar experience. But. then, I always ride no reliable mount When the chain jumpe off the cause most invari- ably is due to the chain baving e-lretcbed. to irregular sprockets, or to a back wheel hopelesaly out of the truth. The latter faults can be detected when ork., looks aJone the machine from behind- Qhain stretch, however, is not so easily spotted, most riderst having entirely opposed views as to how. tight the chain should be. CAUSE OF TROUBXiE. There should only be a slight saesiac off the ckaan-ju.,t enough to ensure unhajn- pered ruuuing-when pressed with tILot lin- ger. When the chain juaape off after that Urst few mdlt*, of course, th? trouble is du« to the spindle nuts and ?dj?eters not haxmc been properly tightened when the nimejum left, tne shop. This can be remedied. in a. moment. The rider of & reliable mount- will never have trouble wrth the chain jumping —one of the many reasons why iL J>ays tio4 have a good bicycle SOME BEliF TiPS. I am not going to start any discoasao* adf to tne merits oi the various types of drivo on a motor cycle, but I do say tnat a badly- fitting belt or an incorrect pulley give* you. about as horrible 1, form of driwe as tboro is going. It ie absolutely esseøtial for an. easy and non-slip grip to have a pulley with a. true groove oi 2ti degrees, and a belV a-s near that as it is possible to get, too. though tho rule should be to use as bic a. be u %& your pulley will take. The top of the belt must be flush with the top of tho pulley flanges, a belt that only beds part 08 tho way in being cut and very soon wearing lout. OCT AIZTERNA-TE ENDS. Yon need not worry if the befc does meig hi Quite oorreo—y into the back pulley, as there is very little chaiiCA of slip there. If your belt reauires ahortenin& out the end that was cut the time before last, and con- tinue cutting the alternate ends whenever it is necessary to shorten. This w an si- most perfect insurance against the fastener* screw pulling tlirough, though to make as— surance doubly sure, always drill the holei with a belt punch and be sure it is drilled. I through the dead centre, aad straight, through at that WHEN A GAITER COMES fX HANDY. j have never been more j^auvinoed of thea. folly of carrying only immediate seoessitie» in a tool bag tnan on a recent run when, miles from anywhere, I had 1bp mil-fortune to burst a tyre and blow a piece clean out- of the cover. 1 patched that cover burst with aU the canvas J had with me, and iL would take mp 110 more than a mile or so. 1 had already started to push to tluMteaa- est garage when along came a rood Samari- tan who, more wise than 1. carried au ample supply of canvas, in addition. the on,, think I needed to get bome-a tyr& traitor. THE GOOD .SAMARITAN- Being a good Samaritan he made me free with all I reouir-;jd, and stayed with me un- til 1 wais in the saddle again. These. gaiter* atv wonderfully handv thine-A «sjw>«iai]y if They are of the sort that is like a six-inch- loner section of tyre with a beaded edge. You simply slip the gaiter over the buret, with the centre a little in advance of the cut, for it is liable fo crepp slightly; insert ithe edges into the bead of the rim. and proceed merrily on your way One thing more; I took the precaution to secure, the good Samaritan's name and a.ddrft16 and posted on a gaiter ana a roll of canvas to him directly I got home. Other motor cy- cli&ts please copy. THE ern HOOD. In these davg of economy, when it i. necessary to keep down renewals to the very lowest limit, every month put on to the life of the accessories is well worth the trouble involved. One accessory "found on practicallv everv car, and usually robbed or half its life by shameful nepleet, is thb hood. Granted, it is not pleasant driving with the hood up, but it is very had policy lowering it immediately after "to shower ox rain It should remain up until it id dry. ATTENDING TO DETAILS Then, when lowered it should not b& I slammed down just anY!Iolh the folds should be arranged properly in "rder that. ther may not become frayed, and the eup- ports should be settled comfortably in their right plaxies. After a dusty drive, the hood ebould be thoroughly brushed, and when the ear is to remain unused in the g-trare ioi- any iencth of time the hood ahould boo, raised and covered over with a dust sheet. Damp doM more to rot the fabric than any- thin- else the folds being the firøt. to JO. Finailv, do not carry parcels and bags iu the lowered hood; this soon throws it out ot shape. "WHEN AJf ANIMAL) IS MAIMED. However carefullv you drive you are "Ù- m,,??t bound at one time or another to be involved in an accident to an animal, es- peci&Uv to a dog or heeli. If you are un- fortunate enough to introduce your car to a cow it is rarely the cow that suffers. But with dogs and cheeii it is different, %nd they and not the car oome off .second beet. This note is really inspired by a letter I have received from a correspondent. He latelv had the misfortune to run over and badly hurt a sheep. He was. miles from anywhere, and he in a quandary what course to pursue. He asKs wbat I would have done under the csreumtstances. No one would think of leaving a wounded ani- mal to its fate, but one does not carry ap- pliances on a car tor putting it out of its misery. The only thing 10 do is to find the shepherd, and leave the matter in his bands. Valuable time may be spent in searching for him, but there is certain to be one in attendance on ih,, tio-ek. In the ease of a. dog being injured, the best thing to do is to take it to the nearest vet and hive it &t. tended to at once. Tliis may also cause d. lav, but it is only humanity to do so. I "THE WANDERER."

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