The Cambria Daily Leader

ORDERED OFF. I Regrettable Cardiff Incident Causes a Scene. A regrettable incident followed the Car- I diff v. Army Rugby game at Cardiff on Saturday. During a scramble in the game the referee (Mr. Beddoe Thomas, New-! port) suddenly blew a long blast on his iwhi.^le and separated the players. Then, to the astonishment of the spectators, he ordered Johnny Coghlan, the Cardiff out- 1 side-half. off the field. The crowd booed j lustily, and cheered Coghlan as he left. When the encounter terminated the crowd surged toward the referee, and Wick Powell, the Cardiff skipper, formed j his twelve colleagues into a bodyguard j for Mr. Thomas, and, with a booing mob j kPpt in their place by the police, the referee moved to the dressing room, and i reached his quarters in safety. 4P the players inquired the reason for Cogh Ian being sent off, but there was only one who conM ?? an Idea of what. ap. j neared to be a remarkabl? e dee?p.en This l™. an Army forward who 6verred tWt Sj lio was kiz,?cod by Coghlan. He protested that tlie Cardiff half's act was quite unintentional, and was amazed j wh«n the referee sent lum off Mr. Beddoe Thomas later sta Coghlan was sent off for kicking an j opponent."

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LLANEtLY TRADE. Fifty-one Vessels During November Fifty-one vessels paid dues at Llanelly during November, a decrease cf two oh the previous month. This ntimber, however, pub; into the shad- the number of vessels thac entered the pert in the corresponding monlth of lait year, when only nine paid dues. The erports last month amounted to just over 31,000 tons, of which 28,973 tons was coal. This amount is highly satisfactory. yet there is a decrease of 5,023 tons as compared with October of this year, when the total exports amounted to 36,113 tons, over 32,000 tons being coal. Nevertheless, the erports for last month were nearly six tim«3 as great as the quantity shipped during the corresponding period of last year. Thirty-five vessels pad dues at Buiry- port last month, showing a decrease of one on October, but an increase of 30 on 1918. The exports amounted to 17,Mi tonss, composed solely of coal. This figiairfc als shows a decrease on the previous month of 4,193 ton, but itBtiHcompare8 very favourably with the figure of NOT., only 2,93( the total exports amounted to 1918 when, totd uports a.muun' ::0 only 3,9 ? ton? u. ■

A SURPRISE. __— ——. All Whites Extended by Airmen. FOOTBALL IN THE MUD. (By" PENDRAGON.") Bslfore last Saturday's match started a member of the Royal Air Force team, ■with whom I chatted, expressed the hope that Swansea would not pile it on. lie explained that they had come here without eevoral of their best players,' and that they were trying three new threeqnarters. As it 'happened form was .falsified, and the Airmen, who en me here reconciled to defeat, managed to draw. At on-a period it looked as though they were going to make history by being- the first English team to beat the All WInks; n. St. Helen's for over 20 vaara. They c rossed our line twice, whereas we only .cnce penetrated theirs, but it can be said without bias that they -were lucky. The I All Whites attacked for three parts of) the time, but the conditions were so bad as to cause breakdowns in combination when the defence was practically beaten. MISTAKEN POLICY? I I It will no doubt UI- argued by some that Swansea, having regard to the rain, and the slippery ball, risked too much by passing. There i-s, however, the aspect that the players did their best to make the game attractive under circum- stances which must have been very try- ing. There was more combined play than j we had seen. in any other match this season. For this we must first of all thank our fine pack of forwards, who con- I tinually beat what seemed to me to be a ) heavier lot for possession. I think we j have at last solved tho half-back problem. j t any rate D. J. Bennett was the best of our backs, notwithstanding that one j mistake of his which enabled Maxwell to i fore the Airmen's second try. He was ) continually opening out the game, and at some points he showed a remarkable turn of speed. It is interesting to recall that Bennett played for Llanelly wh^n Swansea T-cre beaten at Stradey some weeks ago. After that he was dropped. I fancy the Scarlets are now sorry they allowed him I to go. Bennett is a native of Loughor. A USEFUL PARTNERSHIP. I The success of the Bennett-Jeffreys part- uership will no doubt revive the contro- versy as to whether the latter is not better uuiied for his new position. We have, however, to take into consideration the fact that Ben Bcynon, who he deputised, is the best stand-off half in Wales. He showed that conclusively when pitted ngamst Clem Lewis last week. Jeffreys is, to my mind, a better half-back than a rentre. When playing at three-quarter he is apt to be selfish. This tendency was not. shown at Bristol, where he partnered Willie Jones; neither was there any sug- gestion of it in the game with the Airmen. I GREY'S"" OFF-DAY." I In speaking of the faults of players in Saturday's match allowance must be made for the bad breather. There can, however, be no doubt that Evan Grey had an off day He dropped passes, and -he several times gave the ball away badly. The better of the centres was easily L. Buckland. This player has a fiafe pair of hands and a good turn of epeed. His dropped goal was a beauty, and it came at a period when Swansea were in arrears. Howel Lewis showed plenty of da-sh, but did not get so much to do as the other wing—Tom Williams, of ixmghor. Williams, a short but sturdily- built man, has no reason to feel ashamed of his first game with the All Whites. He made a couple of good bursts in the second half, but was not quite fast enough to get there." At full-back W. Rees was safe, some of his kicking being very creditable. His penalty goal was ob- tained from a very awkward angle. I THE ROVER. Swansea, as I have said, did splendidly I at forward. No man worked harder than Tom Williams. He did not act as a epoiler, hut was continually opening out I the game or else barging his way through ii bunch of opponents. He was twice held up on the verge of the line in the second I half. D. J. John, the light-haired Mvnyddbach forward, is a fine defender. On Saturday he was withdrawn from the ¡ pack to play as an extra three-quarter, iind he did some of the best tackling of ¡ the afternoon. The Airmen owed much i to Marshall and Damant, They were i -without Captain Wakefield, one of the I !1st forwards in the country, and who j hae been selected for the English trials. I

j LOCAL "DERBY." I .1 0 4 I Swansea Custodian Helps I Amman United. I R,ain and mud were the chief factors in I the Ammanford v. Amman United game ¡ in the Recreation grounds on Saturday I afternoon, and, in the circumstances, the respective merits of the teams could not be gauged. The event had been eagerly awaited, and the interest aroused was so intense that the elements mattered only little, for no less than 2.000 ardent parti- sans saw the game. Good play was, of oourse. o-ut of the question, and the point- less result was the best that could be ex- pected. -I be United men had an unbeaten re- cord to guard, and so as to make doubly certam of preserving it intact, they had j once more the services of Joe Rees, the Swansea player, at full-hack. In the ah- eence of Mr. W. J. Trew, the whistle was in the hands of W. Hill. Swansea. Amman United, who had the wind and rain on their backs in the first half, ex- erted pressure at times, and they tried short passing, the ball going to the wing men on a couple of occasions; but effec- tive handling was well-nigh impossible. As the game progressed, Ammanford eeeemed to adopt themselves to the con. ditions better, and they had successfully warded off the attacks when half time came. Ammanford took up the aggressive on the change over, and gave the United men several anxious moments. Joe Reea was, however, a safe defender, and .throughout the iame proved himself a tower tf strength. He omy w-de one slip, which, under the prevailing conditions was, per- liaps. excusable. Fielding the ball within a few yards of the I;n?, he es<ayed to i?d touch across the field, and dodg-cn several j of the opoosing forwards, who tried to rush him, holding on until he wa brought down on the other sicie near t ho touch line, the ball rolling over. fchortly after, W. T. Davies, the Ammanford centre, marked in a favourable position before goal, but the ball failed to ri,>¡. properly. Short time was played in the second half, and Ammanford were at- tacking when the final whistle blew. To particularise the players on such a day would he inadvisable, excepting in the case of Albert GrjfGlhs and Mog RcM (the opposing inside men), and the two full backs, all of whom gave a remarkably ? (Continued at Foot of Next Coluiuo.) LlltinUed at Foot f Next Col.)

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| SEVENTH DRAW I Swans' Game at Brentford. I (By "CYGNET.") ],-or fifteen minutes before the end at Griffin Park on Saturday Swansea Town kept the fi,000 spectators on tenter-hooks and the Brentford team strictly on the defensive. Seventy-five minutes of a sternly contested game were more than enough for the homesters, who are clearly not the best slayers. Shots rained in from all along- the Welsh forward line- more especially perhaps from Billy Hole -biit Dame Fortune was in her most cynical mood, and the all-important second goal did not accrue. One might: bo tempted at first to ascribe the failufco j to score to W. Y. Brown's ineptitude at, ho crucial moment, hut. on reflection, it is evidcnt t'hat ?heer bad luck was j ?WfuaHy as d?agr?ably a conh'Umtiw; I 1 factor. At times during the progress ?f t'f play Brentford appeared to be 1m- j cfupstmnably the better side. but at other t)mea the Swans held a decided advan- tage, and on tho run of the game they "'en goúd value, particularly <good valli jI ?'ere pood value, partieularlv ?ood Value '?r th?. two Southern Iagne points. SWANS STAY THE PACE I I The Londoners have a solid following who lack nothing in the Way of enthus- iasm. In the first fifty minutes, except for cheers for Johnston, who executed severi) I brilliant clearances, the crowd gave their team plenty of vocal support. And often- timos this was certainly deferred, for the. Brentford forwards were a thrustful lot and although Searbv might haro been i more frequently in the picture, the centre- forward was always ready to meet the passes from either of his two flanks It was this tbrnstfnlness of the homo men l coupled with the precis* shooting of Searby and Morley, that gave Johnson such a gruelling afternoon's work. The Brentford attacks were, however, always of brief duration, and in the first fortv-five minutes it was a ding-dong struggle, in which the advantage fluctuated, although to some little degree Swansea had had the better of the argument. After getting I with a bang in the first minit-, after the interval Brentford began to "Jow down. and after thirty minutes weria I Played out. The Welshmen, on the other hand, were particularly strong, and had they put on three goals in the concluding stages no one would have been surprised As a matter of fact, the surprising feature is that they did not score. I THE PENALTY GOAL. I When a team playing on its own mid- den is only able to achieve & sharing of the points by virtue of a penalty goal, I the opposition is entitled to consider it- self unlucky. The referee, Mr. Rogers of Sonthsea, was not particularly strong. j and it was fortunate that there wa. in, entiio absence of feeling, otherwise thol ¡ game would have had a disastrous out come. With regard to the award of a penalty, it appeared from the Press box l as if the infringement took place a yard outside the penalty area. That it was an infringement there can be no possible I doubt, for it was evident. that Nicholas ) held his man. The offence was the more regrettable because Nicholas is an experienced man and I should have known the inevitable result of his failure to conform with the rules. It may be urged that in his desire to save his citadel at all costs a player is apt to cast consideration of rules and regulations to the winds. But it is not! football. i THE HALVES. I The Swansea halves deserve full credit' for having worn down the attack of the Brentford men. The trio defended inde-i fatigable; they showed resource, skill j and ability in all movements and were! excellent in every way. Durnin is fast becoming a stylist; he showed on Satur- day that he was an o'ortunist who! could use his speed to advantage. On one occasion, after having robbed j Hendren, he beat Morley in a twenty yard J sprint and sent the leather with a nicety for Hole to mnb further headway, j Collins was persistent, and one noticed that, in truft Scottish style he passed j along the ground to his mates. His play. S without being gallery play," appealed j to the crowd, and the sporting spectators often warmly applauded his good work. Ogley was once more unfortunate in being up against a stiff proposition, but he gave* a particularly bright performance, and his only fault was hesitancy. I PERSONALIA. i When one suggests that W. Y. Brown was not a success at centre-forward there is no desire to convey the impression that he was as much a failure as his predeces- sors in that position have been. Despite his poor display and his inability to turn to good account the many chances offered him, he is stilJ. the best pivot the Swans ) have experimented with so far. On Satur- day he lacked speed, almost all the at- tempts to finesse came to grief and his play, was generally uneven. It was his off--day One inan in the forwards surprised the writer. He was Ivor Brown, who stayed the pace well, and whatever he felt like, at any rate looked fit for another fifteen minutes of it. So far as general artistry goes he was the best of tho forwards. All that he did was effective, and his craft was once more evidenced. Hole gave a great display at outside, right, parti- j cularly in the closing stages. Ivor Jones and Tich Evans,, although not so often in the' picture, were magnificent too, and if the former had an inch or So more he would make an ideal pivot, for he has i he I dash, the cleverness, the thrustfulness, and the sureness of aim and touch eoni- bined.  Robson was the better of the backs, but Nicholas, when things looked black, d- fended strongly. Hesitancy was l1Ïs g-reat-1 e?t fault, as in the case of Ogley. John- son has never played better. Readers will remember the wonderful display of Denoon against Swindon. Johnson's per- formance was equal to that, and to give that opinion is to praise lavishly what was undoubtedly Johnson's best display since he has played football. I

UNLUCKY TO LOSE. i — i 1. j Llanelly were unlucky to 1oJõ; in their Welsh League game with Cardiff City on, l Saturday, for they played a bright, open game from start to finish, find their per- sistency in the second half in trying to | bring matters level one of the features j of the contest. There was a good under- standing amongst tho Llanelly front ra,nk. and both of their goals (one scored in thoj first half through Brooks, a-nd the ottc" near the erid lw Levy) were the results of bright, open forward play. The ball was! 5,c,nt from wmg to wing. and Levy's point Iraq one of the bet things of the. game. Cardiff gave a trial to Johnstone, a well-1 known Glasgow player, and it was unfor- tunate that lie had to retire 1,-fore the interval through a sprained ankle, which will probably keep him cut of the Scld for about a month. His passes were -veil-! timed, and hp helped the City forwards; to peg nway with a much better unaer- j standing than has boon the ease in tII6 past. Johnstone and Davies (2) scored for i Cardiff Fina 1: Cardiff City, 3 goal:1 Llanelly, 2 oah ?

FLYNN S GOALS. i « .——— Clever Feat by Ex- Swansea Player. I Aberavon Too Good For Treherbert. BY "THE CARD." Treherbert came over to Aberavon on Saturday fully intending to count the Red and 131acks among their many vic- tims, but they only received the same rude awakening that awaits every team that takes the Red and Blacks too lightly, and I if Aberavon are not counted by the know- ing critics as one of the first-class sides, it can prove to them the actual fact. Tre- herbert had made up their mind to win, and they had done Aberavon the honour of putting in a good deal of special train- ing to make assurance doublv sure. But it did not come off, and the seven point victory on the part of the seasiders is a j ?ir index of the run of the play. As j elsewhere, the game was plyed under the most dismal of conditions. Rain poured i incessantly, the ground Tosembled a skating rink before the game was half j through, and the leather was just as slippery. To make things worse, the light was bad. and spectators at one end hardly j knew what was happening at tho other, I and the scarlet of Treherbert and tho j red and black of the home side were 1 ardly distinguishable. Notwithstanding all this, th& ?ame was far from dull; in- deed there were many tens? moments for Aberavon spectators when W. H. Evans. the visitors' dashing half, w?l!d bT?&? away in mid-field and dHHlel his way almost to the line, and the home def?ef was put to the test several times. FLYNN'S DROPPED GOAL. I It says much for the tackling of the ¡ Treherbert defence that after the first score for Aberavon before Cve minutes were gone, till very nM\r on time, th0Y, held their end intact, and, moreover, came very near to scoring severe timea. nvnn's drop goal wis a beauty. Almost from t? kick off Aberavon pressed .har? and F?yhn. avoiding two opponents, fbpnct himself in a splendid position, which, hoi utilised to the full. His ply throughout was an improvement on bis former per- formances, and he was responsible for more than one very effective clearance. He took the place of W. J. Hopkins at outside half owing to the otter's indis- PO iti{)n Th? frv which brought up the score to ven points was very neatly got by Mitchell. Many a l?ss re=ou?cefn? player would have lost the opportunity, but Mitchell iistd splendid judgment -• eluded the defence and dashed oyer, It all came about very suddenly" The for- ?v??<' get movl?p in mid-?p?d. nnd W. J. V" drihMpd through till h? found an opportunity of transfe-rring to Mitchell, who was unattended. Saturday Was no day for the open game, and the forwards practically monopolised the play. At times the game was more like a ganv» of Soccer than Rugby. The Aberavon forwards who did best work were Jim Jones. W. J. Thomas, and Bob Randall, a trio whose betters cannot be found in Welsh foot- ball. They combine brain and brawn, and are tireless..Mears is another Aberfrvon forward who is developing into a fearless player, and he has a fine future. Con Fvaris at inside liilf played a tricky game, but was naturally impeded by the slip- pery nature of the hall. Johnny Davics also found the ball rather illusive at times, hut his keeping was much safer than it was against Llanelly a week v go. WATERS DEFENDS WELL. Waters was accompanied at centre by Jenkins, a reserve who did his work very well. Waters played a masterly defensive ganii- Blit of the three-quarters Johnny Ring did best. He had asked to be alownd to stand down on Saturday owing to a slight injury, but as a deputy v as rot availlable he turned out and play-.# a marvellous game. He was much too fast for his opponents, and it was amusing to see him race across the field, leaving the visitors nonplussed. He has safe hands and fast feet, and can tackle anvthiug. Evans was the outstanding figure in the visiting side, and if 114' )ij) I ad two or three colleagues as fast as himself he would have been certain to score, for (J1(1 j felt that it was support at the right t moment that was lacking. ANYBODY'S GAME. j It is useless seeking to go into detail j over the match. Like the game against Llanelly, it was one in which anything could happen. No one side had a monopoly of the play, and Aberavon had to exert all their powers to keep on tho ( safe side. The match was undoubtedly a splendid preliminary canter in readiness for next Saturday? Derby." Aberavoii J are si?in? tight at home, and they musl tlo) snoil the good record of the last few weelcs. j

SOCCER AT SKEWEN. The Skewen United II. met the Elan- elly Nomads on the Skewen Athletic Ground on Saturday, the game proving a keenly contested one. The homesters were Unfortunate in having three of their best players ill, but the visitors were at full strength. The treacherous condition of the ground owing to the heavy rain inter- fered somewhat with the play, but, the j af-dour of neither team was damped, and they gave a good display of football. The visitors gained the victory by three goals to one, but that does not indicate they were the better side. With better luck, Skewen might have scored more goals. Final score: Llanelly, 3 goals; Skcwen, 1 goal.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Goals P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Portsmouth 20 13 4 3 40 14 50 Watford 19 12 3 4 31 15 27 Reading. 20 8 9 3 26 18 25 Queen's Park R. 19 10 4 5 31 19 24 Crystal Palace 18 8 7 3 30 17 S3 Cardiff City 18 7 8 3 31 20 22 I Brentford. 19 7 7 5 22 20 31 Norwich City 17 8 4 5 33 23 20 Swindon Town 19 3 4 7 34 30 20 Plymouth Argylo IS 7 6 6 23 14 20 t Exeter City 18 6 7 5 20 18 19 I Swansea Town 20 6 7 7 22 21 19 Millwiall 19 7 4 8 23 30 18 I Southend United 18 5 8 5 23 26 i8 Merthyr Town 20 5 7 8 24 29 17 Bristol Rovers 13 5 6 7 27 33 16 j Southampton 20 6 4 10 27 36 16 I.nto?Tcwn 18 5 4 9 21 32 14 t,?n &? V-*Te A. 20 4 5 11 13 3 ? Ij Newport County 19 5 3 11 16 34 13 i. ^ortiuxmpton 19 3 6 10 32 49 12 Giliinsrham "9 3 3 13 941 9

WELSH RUGBY CHAMPION. I SHIP. i ¡ Po.mta P?"- JI P. W. L. D F. A.cent?,?ge ^Newport 15 14 0 1 270 22 ^6.65 | Lion ell? 15 12 1 163 53 83.33 Î Swansea 17 11 A 2 187 65 70.53 Po,ity,pool 15 10 4 1 131 69 70.00 Cardiff 15 8 7 1 149 144 5-1. i N eath 16 6 6 4 85 89, so.m

I BLIGHTED I H0PES• I -0 I Skewen' s Failure at I Neath. I REGRETTABLE I FEATURES. By "ROVER." Skewen's ambition to defeat the All Blacks on the Gnoll enclosure did not materialise. In the attempt to reach the goal of their desire they lost the respect and eporting sympathy of every loyal | home supporter, for it was one of the most noisy, and at the same time unin- teresling exhibitions of Rugby football I I have ever witnessed. Actuated by worthy intentions Neath stretched out a helping hand to a trio of district teams. It was genersdly thought that this would prove j a means of discovering talent in the back- wash, and at the same time add to the .ne time add to the exchequer of those financially-struggling E-ond-clas.s teams. But experience has proved otherwise .and I doubt very much j whether the Neath football committee will extend the hand of fellowship to the Skewen club again. j PARTISAN FEELING. j A dismal, dreary afternoon, with an in- j cessant downpour of rain, did not en- courage a large crowd of spectators, and < if volume is a true indicator the followers of the Skewen club must have been in t'ho vast majority. They yelled from the time Jimmy Harries, waving a silk topper with j a liberal supply of amber and black j ribbons as a decoration, led the Skewen team on the field, until the time Charlie Heard scored the winning points for Noath in the concluding stages of the game. With almost tragic suddenness the thun- dor clap-trap ceased, and peace and quiet- ness reigned during the last five minute of the match. The Skewen supporters made no attclmpt to: coBop&I, their oorifi- j dence that the Amber and Black would triumph; they were obsessed with the fact that Britonferry had once done the trick. and Skewen could be relied upon to re- peat the performance. But to them it I seemed the fates were unkind. I KICK AND RUSH METHODS. I My host of readers will gather from tbo preface that the nature of the game de- serves little description or comment as far as football is concerned. The climatic conditions were wrotchod enough, and added to this were the riksbl and kick methods of the visitors. Not on:one soli- tary occasion did they attempt to play tho handling game; evory time the ba." I came their way they kicked, and thel tactics on times were such as to compel the referee to suspend the game for the administration of a caution. The one re- deeming feature of the game was the fine full-back display by Giyn Gethin. His performance on Saturday made quite a lot wonder why Neath had forsaken him. Dest!itJbpJv.y ball. he?pn?ed?tq touch Despite thp^heayy ball, he.pun J :^d"("tdoc, ca^i y j wit? ?re?j???ent?a?d?'crae?ocea?ion I turned defence into attack with & Judi- I cious kick. Some very loquacious Skewen- ites in the grand stand led us to believe I that the village team bad plenty of talent behind. If this were true, it lacked in demonstration. The quartette was cer- tainly strong in defence, but lacked bril- liance and initiative. The forwards were a fast, bustling lot, but like King Charles, lost their heads when success seemed im- minent. I A L I T T L E'M A..p V So much for the Skewen team and their style of Rugby. It would seem out of place to compliment Neath upon victory. Had it been a fine day, I am certain Neath would have piled up at least 20 points. Despite the rain sodden ground and the greasy oval the quartet attempted combination with a measure of success. Eddie Watkins at the base of the scrum was a little marvel. and Charlie Heard, whose return to the fold I heartily welcome, had numerous opportunities to display -his cleverness. Both Hill and Evans played with dash and understanding, whilst Billett and Bryn ilreliar-ds were often in the picture. Both are speedy wings and full of re- sourcefulness. (31yn Stephens, who was the leader of the pack, played one of the ?- p ayc-i one of the finest, games of his long and brillin.nt career. He was a veritable giant on the field, and although well marked, he brushed aside all opposition and headed rushes which changed defence into at- tack. He was well supported by Will Perry, Tal Davies, D. Vigors, Will Hop- kins, and W. Powell. As constituted on -Satiirday the -Nehth pack was equal to i anything I have yet seen in Wales. DING-DONG STRUGGLE. I A ding-dong struggle in the mud, and I rain for supremacy was balanced up to within five minutes of the end. Then near tho grand stand, Tal Davies broke away from a lkifr-out; he dazzled the opposition, and when five yards from the line he passed to Charlie Heard, who raced over the rut, and made conversion sure by plac'nj* the ball behind the uprights. And I Powell made no mistake in adding the extra points. It was an exceedingly clever try, and deserved the prolonged and hearty appreciation accorded it. One I might add that it was a triumph of I science over sheer force, with the one ob- jective to win, and let the consequences go hang! NOTE OF SADNESS. There was one pathetic note of sadness. I The death of Tom Evans, who has been the All Blacks' devoted trainer for the pa.st 12 years., was lamented by all, and as a mark of respect—and 1 can say love with all sincerity—the All Blacks wore a white band on'their left arm. The last match poor .Tom did duty in was against I Llanelly, when the playing pitch was i covered with snow. Who thought then that it would be Tom's farewellP

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TO MORROWS CARD Programme for Derby Meeting., K; 11 A SELLING THREE YEAR '?LD -? ?'?' HURDLE RACE of 1C0 GOVS. iIe and a hr-lf. j Jfliss Eva (Mr H Berg) Welc'ji !• 9 Dark Magric C,11Lir M San Pol (Mr T. Blane) J. RcnwSck 10 9 J.C. B (Mr A. Ohamberiainj I K Chamberlain 10 9 j loune LT over (Mr T. Greenwood 9 • Scbotfield-Hr; 9 Solima-n, s Seal (Mr S. Mere-or) blercei- 10 9 Bishon's Sutton (Mrs. K. Paeett) Frrivate 10 9 Charioteer (Maor Power) .Isewey lit 9 Kincraie (51-r 1tr 9 Dorothy Dear {Mr J Tomlinso/h) Private 1C 11 Magnolia (Mr W. ren),P.ayne: 9 Dadaile (Mr A. Wrisjht), ^Private 10 9 1 QFL—'OSMASHXJN P?LLI?G HANDICAP flURD RACE of 100 EOTS. WO miles. Bonnie Nun (Mi. A. Bates) LyaU 6 12 7 Schiddles (Mr G. Gray) Gray 4 12 6 Condottiere (lirs E. GrayK Gray 6 12 5 Governor Wood (Mrs Eootu) Private 6 11 15 Pride of Holdernesa (Mrs Rimiugton) Riinineton a 11 12 St. Yves (Mr 3L Burns) Private A If!2 1- lora.1 Tribute (Mr G. Marsh) Godfrey 4 11 11 Youne Lover. (Mr T. Greenwood) « Scholfield 3 11U Slave Oral: (Lady E. Gordon) Pavne a 11 8 Atteloifrna (Mr D. Davis) Holman all 8 Brunswick (Mr H. Brueton) Chamberlain a 11.. 2 .U A—BURTON" HANDICAP STEEPLY 2 CHASE PLATE of 200 sovs Tw* mueS. TOD Hole (MT F. P&rneUL.Pa.ynea. 112 2 7 Bell Toll (Mr H. Chap?Ilh.D?d 7 Turkey Buzzard (Mrs R HolHus) Gilbert a 12 3 Mr Pick (Mr Bibb:vL. Withinn a, l S The Bore (Mr Brown) H. Brown a, U 11 The Last (Mr Brown). H. Browna6 I, rish Rebellion (Mr F. Brown) F. Brown 6 11 4 Suunycroft, (Mr ? BcFue).Er? ?? 4 W.W (Mr G. Hargreaves).Hastings a 11 5 Fi?e Gift (Mx R. Llewellyn).Newey ?H s Roma.n (Mr C. Hill). Hm a M ? Bath (/Mvre Mr N Brownl,ee) Sierier a 10 10 Jan-Dea (Mr J. Spurrier) Scurrier 10 3 Sultan VI. (Mr T. Kirk) Private a M 0 ?2?*.3?0?' '???V?? MAIDEN HURDLE 2 RACL.of 80 so". Two miles. Indian Feast (Mr Wren). Pavne a t? 1 ? Pr?D (Mr J. Aitken) W. Jarvis 5 12 C agi4?r (Mr H. Brown) Brown 5 12 0 Rooberville (Mr 8. Cowos): *LIUid 6 12 1) .sleeDy San ?Mr S. Fairbarn) J. Ren wick 512 1 MAtruh (Mr CH^try) Wood J and 5 12 0 Ambre Il. (Mr C. Hatry).Wc.od?nd a 2*, 0 Chelsho (Mr F Hayes).Harrison a 12 0 Sea. lmt) (Mr M. Inmaa) Godfrev 6 120 Le Connetabie (Mr G. Mareh) (4odf rey 61 0 I Bachelor's Luck (Mr W. Midwood? ? GG8well a 12 0 I Roal Aid (Mr F. Needham) Gcswe11 a 12 0   St. Elian (Mr E. Piatt) ^CoTap ill 9 I. Rusbvford (Mr P. Shaw) Ireland 6? 0 The G?old ???? ? Burn LWhit 9.ker 4 11. 9 OOlhd f Gold (Mr J. w Harvie) ..Poo^e 4 ? 9 Dornoch (Mr J. H%rvi?).A. Sadler 411 9 Manister Market (Mr Ho;an) v I Irela.nd 4 11 9 ?Wi?ed Me??er (Mrs Ho!?? 4  9 Goeweil 1 11 0 i New Time (Mr R. HuntLH. ?uS ?i 9 | Charlie Parsons *(MV rs G John? Prh'at.e 5 11' 9 Le 8el!meur (Mrs Mercer) Mevrer 4 11 9 G^otr.v (Lady NeJ.son) Ha^s 5 11 E3..l!cr Monk (],fa-or P?cr).Gn? 51? )TpKa, Mrf! Power). Gilbert ?H 9 MajtrnDuicb (Mr Pr?cc)..Gordon ?1  ¡ Bedstarl (Mr E Qnilt?rt  ? 11 9 ¡ Sbr8ton (Mr G. ?n?y).H?.?n 41 i i ?rch (Mrs E. S?ok?', priv? & n 9 i?c-a?? rMr E. Tom!in?on).Pri? v a 1i? ? a3 1 M?s Cst (Mr Tomii?on)-. HMv???q Florence (Mr J. MoN?wI?nd? )???? 9 Polismen (Mr S. NorthfieldLB1\-rrett 4 <1 9 Fewston (Mr W Wren Pavno 4-11 9 I Rou?DraMn (Mr E TimHn? I Private 4 1! 5 Brown Study (Sir F. Price). Privtte 4 ? ? f ^rma^ (Mr W. B??er) ir?ri? 4 H 5 Chubb (Mr Chetwynd) Gilbert 4 11 s Wave Crest (Mrs H. HoUin6LGilbert 4i! ?'; 3 0 BEfJR HANDICAP STEEPLE. 0 ''C???of <9?0 eo?vs. ?TwP o miiee. Heathencote (Mr W. Wren) PaHvnye d6 SIS 7 I Temnus .Pt (Bri?Gea gir J, Layc?k) Whitaker 4 1& 7 Rea?y C? (?pt. E. Wh?wri?)?' I Poole 512 Sandy Cuba (Mr C. Hill) ^Hill 6 11 1 I Jimmy Rafter (Maor H. Hodekins)  Pl'Í'vat.e a. 1113 I Michelijio (Mr H. Harrison) a 1113 Pri-chly (-Mr U. Brown) Harri50n a 11,?10   H- Brown) h! bS t  Kafue ?Mr B. Ivichoieon) Newey a 11 9 Cyriis HJoa??k (Mr T Huslcy) Go? 5 g a Hftooy Jack 11. (Mr W King) M?weeney (Mr F. Bibbv) Bletsm a 11 Withington ll 5 Tuttim? (Mr A. Ound^P^o f iL? r STEEPLECHASE 3.30 PPITiAi7 TE vGoFf8n0 60.8. Three miles M a fev; Yards. The Bore (Mr H. Brown).H. Brown a 19 0 Prince Clifton (Mr H. Chatue)!) fMr F. P»mell) Paxno a II 0 I ToD Hole (MI' F. ParneI1L.Payno a 1,? 0 Ja,ek Symooa (Capt G. P&mtM-)   F L3rall sL 12 0 Turakina (Mr J. Harvie). Cowap P 5 if Eaer Simon (Mr8 H. HOllins} I (Mrs C l iester-7tf,,wter Gilbert a 11 o Caro (Mrs CJiMter-M?ter?.. Pr?-? ? ? 0 Rockcorry (Mr F. BrownLF Brown 5 10 a Happy Jack (Mr 5 10 9 Mountain Pass (Mr M. Davis) Priya,t. 6 1Q 6 WiR?RJ- Gutierre2^pTOie 6100 Wild Cat (Mr B Bi.shoDL .,Private alo 0 SMALHAWuAY M(M? J LL^N) ^RSELARD 6 0° Doubtful Footsteps (Mr R Wim) ?" 4 10 0 Familiar H. (O.,t. G. M.?,?, Whitaker a 10 0

(Continued from Precedes Column.') good ?<-ount of them?lv?Astoth6 teams, Ammanford ro? to thooc?on !b.t?r than expected, ad,  pre. dict? in the columns o? f t?e H  ?? Friday evening, the game j ?.nly con?ted. this ?rpr's?.?? ?m??r.f ? 11? United supporters, who offered odds, ?of several points. <