Show 1 ry J i f fV N f V V Vardon Uses Bounding Billy When Harry Vardon set a new m mark rk of Df in the British open golf championship championship cham cham- at Prestwick there was much curiosity among golfers on this side as LS asto asto to whether the famous had played with a solid or a rubber cored J pall ball all The point has been set at rest by the receipt of an authentic press account of the big tournament wl which states positively that not a solid soUd gutta percha ball was driven by any of t the e contestants during the rast cast two days of the tournament When it is remembered remembered remembered re re- that last year the British Golf Professionals' Professionals association passed resolutions agreeing to use only the solid soUd ball in tournaments their quick change of heart Is a matter of some surprise Then the bounding billy as the American Invention was dubbed was ws a thing to be left Beverly alone It did not furnish a irue true test of golf and and would If used work all an kinds of mischief With true British i HARRY BARRY VARDON conservatism the experts decided the solid soUd ball of th their ir forefathers was good enough This decision was heralded heralded her her- aIded far and wide and players on this side of the water who had seen the Irresistible march of the bounding bound ing hilly billy wondered how long the experts experts ex ex- would stick to their resolution American professionals who visited Scotland during the winter returned with tales of the British experts playing playIng play play- Ing with the rubber cored ball Not so long ago the Taylors Herds and Braids quietly agreed to rescind the resolution regarding the new balls and so it c came me to pass that all aU of them were found on the links at Prestwick seeking to capture the biggest plum In the golfing world with with i the aid of the new ball I Kentucky Trainers Trainer's Success Jack Keene the American trainer now in Russia handling the stable of Gen M M. 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Lazeroff of the Russian army cabled to Lexington that Irish Lad the great 3 year old he has in training had won the great Russian Derby worth rubles Fourteen ran in the r race ce and Irish Lad won by three lengths lengths' co covering ering the mile and anda a half in 2 i 35 This is Is' Is as the greatest race in eastern Europe being being called the derby of all nIl the A At the same meeting Irish Lad also won the Produce stakes worth orth rui rubles les Keene Keeno also won the Emp Emperors Emperor's r rs prize of 10 00 rubles with the 4 year vear old Larne This rac race raCA is 2 n n. n es es and I Larne Lame defeated a field of nine J n air In nf or hats has Ie I e l J won thirty-eight thirty races this year and rubles over ru rubles les more thau than any other stable in Russia He lie will likely train for Gen Lazeroff next year but will r return turn to Kentucky In November Leander Wins Exciting Race A twenty twenty mlle mile race full of Incidents occurred at the Coliseum at Providence Providence Provi Provi- II dence R. R I I. I last week In place of of Caldw Caldwe who rho ho had an engagement at I Worcester Leander was substituted De Guichard and Stinson I Paced by Turville he led for three I miles mlles but was passed by De Guichard The little Frenchman was riding In Inside inside inside side state records up to the sixteenth mile when the rear tire of his motor ridden by Hoffman burst and in the collision b both th Hoffman and De Gulch Gulch- ard rolled rolled down down th the track and antI were badly cut and scratched Leander won half a a. lap lap ahead of Stinson and a mile mlle al ahead ead of De Gulch Gulch- ard in 2926 25 2 Em Ernest est Butterworth of ProvIdence Pro won the mile mUe handicap and Marcus the ten ten mile mile open II In the latter race there were were thirteen thirteen start starters starters ers and five spills none serious Sets New Record Western and and Intercollegiate Golf Champion H. H Chandler Egan of Exmoor Ex Ex- moor put up up p a brilliant game In in tile the second sec match atch round of of th the open tour- tour n of Exmoor Country club and aad a new match play r record record rec rec- c- c ord for the course negotiating the eighteen holes hoies in 74 strokes and winning winning win win- ning from William Willfam I am I I. I Rowland Howland Jr of the Skokie Country club club- clubby by 7 7 up and 5 to to toplar play I Le Compte Again Champion C. C O. O Le Compte of Eminence Ky again won his title of or champion shot of Indiana Ohio Kentucky Illinois and Michigan by successfully defending defending defend defend- ing the Grand Hotel cup In his match shoot with H H. M. M Clark of Wabash Ind rine ine score was Le Compte 46 Clark Clarl 45 T out of a possible 50 60 A brisk wind was blowing making mal the flight of ot the tle targets difficult I Sporting News of Interest Willie Park Sr four times British golf champion died at England last week His son son Willie Jr ha has been twice champion Jim Corbett got so excited the other day in telling what he would do to Jeffries Jeffries Jef Jef- fries that several towns were partially blown to pieces and a number of lives lost Danny Mater Maher the American Jockey who was badly hurt in an automobile collision while returning from the Lingfield races on July 10 left eft the Caterham cottage hospital as as well vell as ever Barney Oldfield broke the worlds world's automobile record for a mile at the Empire City track Yonkers N N. Y July 25 25 covering the distance In 4 4 5 The be best t previous record was his Jils own own of 25 2 In Inthe the 2 08 pace at Glens Falls N. N Y Birdina owned O by R R. R L L. D Davis vis ol ot Mi MIneola eola L L. I I. I made a new record ol ot i 2 08 her her kp marking rk ng being 2 10 made fast Sast season In season the same race Albert made On On Aug 1 13 the night before Jeffries Jeffries Jef Jef- fries and md Co Corbett bett meet at t San Francisco Fran cisco Harry Forbes and Frank Nell will wil battle for for the bantam weight champton If the match Js is 18 finally ma made There Is a slight hitch b but bui t over ver a a st small I point point mud and It will ill pro probably ably be be settled Forbes expects to leave leave mt at onto oncE for forthe the coast o s- s I 1 |