SPORTS SUMMARY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 601, 1 September 1909, Page 9

SPORTS SUMMARY.

The following items arc takon from the London "Daily Hail" overseas edition, of July 21:Crickct. Dr. W. G, Grace, tho best-known and most famous of all cricketers, celebrated his sixtyfirst birthday on July 23, mid received numerous congratulations from his many friends and admirers. ■ . Athletics. L. J. do B. Reed (Southend H.), who at the A.A.A. championships dead-heated with Licu~ tenant Patterson in tho quarter-mile championship final, only to bo beaten in tho "runoff," won tho 100 yards championship of Essex by a yard from tho holder,, ,1. Austin Miller (Woodford Lacrosso Club) in 10 l-ssoc:, and tho quarter-mils championship of Essex by a dozen yards from W. W. Martin (Essex Beagles), who, for the third occasion, had to content himself with second place. Time, 51 2-ssec. Extraordinarily fast time—4min. 9 l-ssec— (about 35scc. inside world's record) was accomplished in the one-milo open flat handicap at Chelmsford. Tho winner was E. T. Thompson (unattached), a Brentwood Grammar School boy. Ho was given tho limit of. 250 yds., and romped home SOyds. ahead .of tho second man," E. H. Jealous (Peterborough College), 126 yds. start, Thompson recently won his school milo from scratch in. 4min. sSsec. Ho is.a well-set-up youth, only 15J years of age. At Balls Bridge, Dublin, Ireland beat Scotland in tho annual international athletic contest by eight events to three. R. Kerr (tho Canadian and 100 yards and 220 yaids ex-' champion), who ran under tho birth qualification, won the 100 and 220 yards races for Ireland in 10 l-ssec. and 22sec. respectively—tho latter beating Irish record; ••.'■■■ At Hirno Hill, tho Polytechnic, Putney, and Paddington Cycling Clubs held their second combined race meeting in the presence of about 6000 persons. A five mi.'cs scratch race for tho "Sportsman" Challenge Cup (held by H. T. Johnson, of the Putney A.C., who eventually finished fourth) was v;on by C. B. Kingsbury (Paddington C.C.), tho quarter-mile national champion, by half' a 'length from C. Brooks (Polytechnic C.C.) in Umin. 27 l-sseo.

Rov/ing. • ' ' Great interest centred in the meeting of London and Thames in tho senior eights, at Moloscy Regatta. Thames had made an alteration in their crew by putting Mcssoni at "stroke, but: London again boat'their old rivals,: getling the verdict by a, quarter of n length after a fino race. Thames were unopposed in the senior fours, and tho Stewards' Cup crew rowed over for the challenge cup. J, E. Dewar (London) beat Eric Fairbairn : in tho final of tho' senior sculle, and thereby completed an unusual sequence of victories/ 'Dewar won the- junior sculls at Walton, the junior-senior at Kingston, and won his seniors at his. thjrd appearance. Ho is' a sculler of distinct promise. . .' . .'_.•■. Tho Professional Sculling Handicap on the Thames was won by G. K. Luck, of.Erith. with Kisec. start; who secured first prize of £250. Second prizo (,£100) went to G. D. Cordcry, . (Putney), who had GSssc. start, third prizo. (jCM) to W. Coles (Erith). with 58sec. rtart, and fourth prizo (,£25) to P. A. Bowton (Stamford Hill), who had 60sec. .start.