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LAS might be expected, this started the
second sensitive one off on howl hardly
inferior in quality to that of her younger
sister. She ran from the room and Glyda
returned. leaving the two children together
on the sofa weaving themselves into state
of swollen-eyed, red-nosed hideousness.
For fifteen minutes we grown-ups sat snap
ping at one another and picking at morsels
of food.
IF you had cared enough to see that the
children came into the house with the bird
1t wouldn't have happened" said my wife.
"'Of course, it's my fault l admitted
but if you hadn't ordered that ivy planted
years ago wouldn't be troubled with
sparrows.'
When we had RECALLED ourselves to the
breaking point with this hot-weather re
partee Glyda created a diversion by enticing
the still smiling children to come to the
table. Both professed a loathing for food,
and said they would never eat chicken
again.
Il endeavored to show them that the cat
was not to be blamed, it being the nature
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1t may be remarked. however, that the
women players of the states will have a
hard row to row should they attempt
to annex this championship. Miss Sutton
told the writer that she did not think
she would come to London next year to
defend the title which She won this year
but would spend the summer at her home
in southern California. Eliminating Miss
Sutton it would, indeed, be difficult to pick
two women players in the states who would
be capable OF wrestling the doubles title
from the crack players of England In
Mrs. Chambers, who lost the championship
to Miss Sutton in 1905, recovered it from
her In 1906 and lost it again to the same
player this year; Miss Sterry, who has de-
feated both RMS. Chambers and Miss Sutton
this year; Miss Wilson, Miss Lowther and
Mrs. Hilliard, England possesses a quintet
OF women players hard to vanquish
England also makes brave showing in
real tennis, despite the defeat of Eustace
Miles by our Jay Gould for the amateur
title. Vane Pennell, an Englishman, holds
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the gold racquets." the most priced of all
tennis trophies, and Peter Latham is far
and away the best professional tennis
player of the present day. 1t remains for
another Tom Pettis to come out of the
states and repeat his performance of car
rying the professional honors to America.
Perhaps the most promising field for
American athletes on pot hunting bent
is the Henley regatta, which is open to the
whole world. The only qualifying provision
is that those who compete must be bona
fide amateurs. The big mug" of the row.
ing world is undoubtedly the grand chal-
lenge cup, which was this year, as last,
carried off by the Belgian crew, who learned
all they knew about rowing on the con-
fined reaches of the canal at Client.
But much remains for possible American
acquisition. There are the diamond SOULS
for singles, at present held by Capt w H
Darrell the stewards challenge cup for
fours, now in the possession of Magdalen
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The First Bareback Rider.
From Eveyybody's.

'F'Id
riding on a broad pad strapped on a
horses back is very old; bareback riding IS
comparatively new 1t was no longer ago
than 1854 on the Fourth of July, that E b,
Washournes circus playing In Boston,
was packed to suffocation by the announce
ment' spread broadcast. that on that par
tcuiar day. for the first time in the his
tory OF the world, man would ride three
times around the ring standing upright on
the bare back of a galloping horse! The
rider, Robert Almar, actually accomplished
THIS feat and also he carried an American
nag, which he waved uncertainty, thereby
arousing tremendous enthusiasm. Contrast
that with the present, when there are
scores of riders who can turn a somersault
on horseback. A clever boy can be taught
in about three days to stand up on a horse
and ride around the ring.
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This habit OF the American athlete Of
studying the fine points of his game has
resulted in general high level Of fitness in
al forms Of sports. To refer again TO ten
MS. there are probably four or FIVE men
In the United States who are really only
just below Gould in ability and could give
him a good close game. When the latter
came over here there was no one except
myself who CoulC make even a semblance
OF an interesting contest out of it. AS a
matter OF fact l am practically the only
man on this side of the water playing at
the present time who has given the game
Of tennis real hard study. In England We
have no high level OF cleverness in sports
but just few individuals who reach great
heights. When men OF this character Ii e
the Doherty brothers retire there is no one
TO MI their shoes. That is the weakness Of
England.
But these defeats have a bright side
They may reach the Englishmans under
standing. There is absolutely no other
way OF teaching our people anything De-
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lighted cafe. glared wildly about him. dab
bed his streaming forehead with sopping
square of linen and, recognizing the group
by the corner window, dived toward them
and dropped in a heap in a large leather
armchair. clutching and pulling at his
Hiltcd collar.
Don't crowd him; give him air." ex
horted one of the club chaps.
Smatter Dick" cried several in chorus.
"G-gle glug, guh.' responded the new
conner.
Heat prostration." said Billy. Gimme
scltzer bottle"
The ice-coId squirt from the siphon caught
the sufferer full in the forehead and
streamed in heavenly brooklets down his
face and collar band. Some one seized a
napkin and stood Tapping it before the pa
ticnt's face like a boxers second. Others
emptied the ice from their glasses and
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College, Oxford; the Wyfold challenge cup
for fours, also held by Magdalen; the
Thames challenge cup for Fights, held by
Christ's College; the silver goblets for
pairs, Of which Leander has possession;
the visitors challenge cup for tours, at
present in the keeping of Magdalen These
are all open to members Of American uni
versities. and, seeing what a fine race Har-
ward rowed Cambridge, some of them might
be within the reach of either individuals
or crews.
Although England this year lost the open
golf championship for the first time in its
history to Frenchman, the amateur title
still remains in the country. Walter Travis
got his hands on the latter title couple
of years ago, but this year Byers, the 1903
American champion, never got within sight
Of 1t. Ball is the present holder of the
title
1t must be remembered, too, that al
though Americans are admittedly supreme
in short-dstance running, hurdling, high
jumping, broad jumpng-in fact, in almost
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
TnND0N AuglSt IL

LONDON, August 10. 1907.
-~ NGI.AND has lost SO many inter-
national championships in the last
few years that one might suppose
A there was nothing left for Amer
lean athletes. for instance, to carry
away-especially since Mark Twain con-
fesses to have taken the Ascot cup.
That isn't so. by long shot, but perhaps
it Will he soon, 10 judge by what Eustace
Miles the English ex-amateur tennis cham
pion ana all-around athlete. has just been
saying to me. 1t would be hard to find any
one better qualified to discuss the subject
Of England's vanishing athletic supremacy
than Miles, who. though his championship
laurels were taken from him recently by
Jay Gould remains one OF the leading au-
thor!ties on sport in this country. Besides
being foot bah and cricket expert and a
master Of racquets and tennis, he is a close
student of physical fitness. So before going
into this question of what English cups
there are left for Americans 10 lift let us
hear what the eX-tenuls champion has to
say about II.
at Is only a matter of time and effort, 3"
he declared. when practically all the Eng
Esh championships which depend upon
skin and technique VIII pass into the hands
OF the Americans. In point of endurance
I believe we are stll il front. Athletics in
the United States are approached from an
entirely different standpoint from ours.
Americans develop their game, study the
finer points and use their heads much more
than we do. They are never satisfied with
their game, even though they can defeat
every other competitor IN the field. There
Is no good enough for the American.
He studies his favorite game like a science.
and in time it becomes real business to
him.
Take young Jay Gould for an instance
Of what mean. Gould Just lives for ten
MS. 1t is his chief interest In life. In his
case what was intended for a sport be-
comes a real business This is to be re-
GREETED in Goulds case. because I do not
think he IS a very robust boy. and l am
afraid his health will be undermined
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Tired by the constant hunger whistle
of that gluttonous squad sparrow the kids
began to discuss the ways and means of
returning the brute to its mother and
father without -Subjecting 1t to the danger
of becoming a dietetic part of our cat or
It's glee club acquaintance. The dinner
bell sounded and | repaired to my room to
make a few minor changes in my toilet
leaving the young ones in the garden We
gathered at the table and, after much call
ing, succeeded in inducing the kids to come
in. AS they entered the dining room the
cider said she had put the bird In a tree.
II remarked that the cat would probably
find 1t palatable, which alarmed the younger
child to the point of leaving the table and
rushing out to see IL poor birdie was still
safe. AS she reached the yard we heard
her utter an enormous howl, followed by a
series of wild shrieks, in which the recur-
rent phrase of oh, the cats got the bird;
oh, the cats got the bird could be dis
tfnguished. I went to the window in time
to see our Maltese leap from the tree with
the feeblyfuttering sparrowlet in its jaws.
Glyda fastened to the garden and brought
In the hysterical youngster My wife turned
to the other child. who sat paralyzed with
horror at the table, and tactfully sug-
gested that it was her fault, as she had
placed the bird in the tree
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of the beast to cherish an affection for
feathered things. Maybe some dog would
come along and kill the cat. l EXPLAINED.
by way Of showing how nature works In
he animal kingdom
wish one would declared the Younger
Kid. agGressively. hate the old cat and
hope it is killed
Barely had the words been spoken. when
n succession OF strange and agonized feline
shrieks rent the air. Everybody rushed 10
the windows and there on the ground be.
meath was the poor Maltese writhing on
It's side. clawing and digging into the turf
and utterng fearful cries Of obvious dis
tress. Even as we looked she twitched
convulsively and stiffened. ceased crying
and was apparently dead.
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South Africa; s. T. Shocks, South Africa;
c. T. Branston, g. H Simpson Hayward,
A. o. Jones, l.. G. A. Collins, l.. p Collins.
One place is not yet filled.
MacGregor's name is a household word.
He is nov. possibly the finest English wicket
keeper. Sherwell. the South African cap
tain, is an equally fine wicket keeper and
has just made lis in championship match
against team representing al-England.
Schwarz is up to date the best bowler Of
this season. A. Q. Jones is the finest fielder
behind the wicket now playing, and has
made several centuries this year. Prichard
took 100 wickets in 1904 Since that year
his literary work has kept him out of first
class cricket. Simpson Maynard Is the fa-
nous lob bowler and fine slip field
Shocks Branston and Browning are good
all-round men. l.. c. A. and L. P. Collins
have both been scoring heavily this year.
Mr.. Prichard has a very high opinion of
Philadelphia cricket, and thinks that in
Lester. Clarke and King they have three
them when they were last in England. In
1903, and much looks forward to meeting
such good spOrtsmen and cricketers again.
*
Since kipling wrote his famous lines
about "fanneled fools at the wicket and
"muddied OATS at the goal" there has been
a strong tendency in some circles to depre-
ciate devotion to sport as fatal to excel
lence in more serious pursuits. Hesketh
Prichard is shining example OF the con-
trary. He made a success in literature
long before he ever thought Of success in
cricket. He was only nineteen when he
made his way into the ultra-excluslve
Cornhill Magazine. and since then he has
gone far. Probably the general public
knows him best as the creator of Don D >"
the fascinating Spanish brigand. But Mr.
Prichard has done other work which has
won him high praise from the fastidious.
Two or three books written in conjunction
with his mother. notably "A Modern Mer-
cenary," have placed him In the first flight
of writer's Of dramatic fiction. He is a
mighty hunter, too, and fine shot Before
he was twenty-five-he is not yet thirty.
one-he had been everywhere, seen every
thing and done most thngs-even to thu
exploration Of Patagonia He is a fellow
OF the Geographical Society, a fellow
Of the geological Society and a correspon-
dent OF lot of other learned societies.
CHARLES OGDENS.
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quietly along. At II sister-in-law and my
wife were taking maps in their bedrooms
the second floor. The kids We're playing
quietly with their dolls up in the spare
room on the third floor. In suit of pongee
pajamas I lay on a wicker couch in my
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over the capture of young sparrow, fully
fathered, but too youthful to fly more than
a few yards at trial. Filled with SYM
pathy and pity for the poor little birdie
and against my wholesome advice they
decided to take care of it until it was able
to fly successfully
They had barely picked the futtering
creature off the ground in time to Illustrate
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every branch of athletic sports we can
not today and never have been able in the
past to challenge England in long-distance
running. Witness the easy manner in
which Shrubb. her champion runner of dis
tances from one to ten miles, disposes of all
who question his eminence.
Meanwhile. what about cricket? The
British national game is not played to any
extent in Ameria, it is true, and there is
slight chance of It's ever displacing the more
strenuous game of base ball. yet the Amer
lean cricketers are ''slouches." Per-
haps some day we shall have an eleven
from the United States making a serious
bid for cricket honors here, possibly even
for the 'ashes." 1. e., the championship
There is no international cricket trophy, by
the way, though many foreigners assumed
that the recent British quest of the ashes
In Australia was an effort to recapture
such a trophy. No, this is only a phrase
which dates from the triumph of an Aus
tralian eleven over the best English crick-
eters several years ago Then a well-known
sporting writer said that the ashes of
British cricket had been carried to the
antipodes, and the term became a popular
one. Last year British team, headed by
P. F. Warner, went out and brought back
the ashes"
That there are some remarkably good
cricket players in the United States is fully
recognized here and this autumn the ia
nous and aristocratic Marylebone Cricket
Club will send over a first class team to try
conclusions with them. The team will leave
England September Z and open in New
York about ten days later. After that
matches will be played in Philadelphia and
later in Canada. The team will be com
posed as follows: Hesketh Prichard, cap
tain; G. MacGregor, F. H Browning, p. w.
Sherwell, South Africa; r. o. Schwarz,
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room, idly scanning the pages of a cata
1ogue of camp outfitters firm.
"A glass crash from the direction Of the
dining room indicated that something was
doing. Another explosion from the hall
below and l stepped into the hall. My
wife opened her door and sprang to the
head of the stairs just as some snarling,
splitting. rustling thing leaped up the stair
toward her. She shrieked and fell back
ward against a little stand, overturning it
and smashing a perfectly good cut-glass
ice-water pitcher. The thing with the
snarl an rustic turned down the dim
hall toward me. l stepped back, and as it
flew by and on up the second fight of
stairs I saw that it was the cat. carrying
an attachment in the shape of large slice
of fiy-paper firmly stuck to it's tail and
The animal was evidently
much perturbed, and as it ran, snarled
over its shoulder at Its incumbrance.
THE noise had drawn my sister in law
and the children out on the upper landing
and Shrek and a howl signifed that the
cat had passed their way. The younger of
the two children stood petrfied in horror
and emitted large and continuous bellows of
anguish ana COnlnlSefatlOn Tor poor
kitty for the ensuing fifteen minutes In
the meanwhile my sister-in-law and the
older child instituted a wild scramble after
the frenzed feline, in which the child man
aged to toboggan flight of stairs on her
ear, much to the detrment of that organ
and the furtherance of the causus below
l was conscripted into service and finally
corraled the indignant animal under
bureau and drew 1t forth, while it chewed
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For n moment we looked at one another
in blank amazement. Then my wife broke
the silence by turning To the younger Kid
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feat alone will teach them the weakness of
our systems and practices"
The foregoing prophecy by Miles cannot
fail u encourage transatlantic aspirants
for sporting honors. And now let US see
what international championships England
has left to be lifted by foreigners, Amer
leans for choice.
First and foremost, perhaps, a word had
better be said about polo. 1t is high time
that we recaptured from England the in
ternatonal polo cup, donated so many
years ago by the Westchester Polo Club of
New York, and now decorating the center
dining table at the Huntington Club Lon
don. All who visit there may read on the
engraved plate at its base that 1t was won
In 1886, and yet in all these years we never
have produced team capable of bringing
II back to the United States. AS a matter of
pure fact, the only representative team
which ever has gone out of the states with
the express purpose OF recapturing the
trophy was that which failed in its mission
in 1902. SO it was good news TO all lovers of
sport, and especially to Americans, to learn
from Lawrence Waterbury that another
team from the United States will next year
attempt what that team could not do.
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furnished room electric fans bu2zed re-
frcshiugly and silent Ganymedes t!ptoed
10 tables with trays. Cracked ice and
Thin glasses tinkled temptingly together.
handful Of moneyed materialists clYs-
tered IN the coolest corner and slipped in
sporadic silence.
"L.ts eat" some one suggested.
Too hot, some one demurrcd.
Know it, but must eat to live"
Billy, YOU order dinner for the crowd.
Your hot-weather taste is usually pleas
ing"
Alright" yawned Billy. Lets sec
there's six of us. On, Tom" The waiter
answered the call.
Bring us three portions Of combination
salad and the same booze all round"
Followed a chorus of communication for
Billys dinner order and more silence.
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Now let us take lawn tennis and see
what old England has left. Gone is her
singles championship to Norman Brookes;
gone is her doubles championship to the
same crack and his New Zealand partner
A. F. Wilding: Miss Sutton holds the ladies'
singles title, and, with Beals Wright, the
mixed doubles honors: while the Davis
cup, the premier tennis trophy of the world
for four years in possession of England
leaves her shores for Australasia this sum
mer. What remains? In this sport but
very htue-the ladies' doubles, the only
event In which there were no foreign entries
at Wimbledon.
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Curtain for the first act of large comedy
The second act opens little later in the
afternoon, when the sun was burning holes
in the west side of the house and the chill
dren had been turned loose to play in the
shaded east-side garden. l was hoisted out
of a steaming snooze by loud and con-
tinuous cries of excitement from the kids
| extricated myself from the hammock
and ran supposedly to their rescue. They
were not being murdered, 1t seemed, but
merely had been expressing their feelings
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holes in my thumb and dug channels in
my wrist. 1t hurt and l may have said
something.
Brute!' cried my sister-in-law. as she
snatched the cat and hurried 1t off to her
studio to relieve 1t of its attachment. My
wife and l consoled the howlers and had
just brought them to condition of hiCcups
and sniffies when cry from the studio
warned us of additional disaster. We
started upstairs and met the cat coming
down. 1t was minus it's fly-paper, but was
fleeing apparently in agony. Its cries re-
opened the chldrens bawl-fest 1t fed
past and downstairs into the garden,
where it was later found under a rosebush
licking the sickness from Its tail. 1t
seems that after removing the fy-paper
my sister-in-law decided to wash the gum
from the animals silky coat and hit upon
turpentine as the stuff most likely to dis
solve the adhesive.
I'm spite of the whitening heat and the
nervefrazzling induced by the incident.
1 couldn't forebear a large laugh
when I heard about the turpentine.
My levity brought down a storm of re-
proach. 1 adjudged inhuman and
cruel and thoughtless and all that sort of
thing. and we were soon in the middle of
nice domestic vituperation party. When 1t
ended I had lost seven pounds and the
women folks We're so peeved up and nervous
that each was telling the other what she
thought of the others conduct during the
past twenty years. They were still on the
Job when the feed-gong sounded for lunch
con and we made a merry party at the
table. 1 made the mistake of venturing to
wave the white flag and the belligerents
Instituted a quick alliance and trained their
guns upon my intellect, disposition. morals
and physique. ! retreated to the side porch
and intrenched In the hammock
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hurried step on the stone tagging of
the corridor presaged the entrance of a
new seeker after cool confines. a stoutly-
built. crimson countenanced little man of
some forty years plunged into the twi-
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~ - ~ A''r 49, 80
NGLAND has lost so many inter-
national championships in the last
few years that one might suppose
there was nothing left for Amer
lean athletes. for instance. to carry
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