The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
RESTRICT USE OF
AIR IN ENGLAND
Foreign Aircraft Practically
Excluded

London, April 3o.-Nowhere in the world
Is the use of the air more restricted by
legislative decree than over England II
Is far easier. from the standpoint OF
rules and regulations, for foreign society
woman to be presented at court than it is
for a foreign aviator to drive his way
over single foot of the British isles
England has made it very clear that she
wants no aerial visitors, and he would be
determined birdman indeed who would
today undertake such a fight.
Under the regulations a foreign aeronaut
Is barred from landing on English shores,
except within certain prescribed areas,
he must send a notice TO the home office
OF his proposed landing place within those
areas, together with the approximate time
of his arrival; he must obtain clear
ance from British consular agent with
in the country from which he starts, on
his arrival within the English jurisdiction
he must get fresh permit to proceed on
his journey, during which he must carry
at least one British representative on his
aircraft; nor may he carry any photo
graphic apparatus with the realm. The
effect of these regulations, the violation
of which is punishable by Imprisonment
for six months and heavy fine, is virtual
ly to close the air above the British isles
to foreign aircraft.
1t is believed that when the airship
scare, which Is the latest affliction of the
English people, has abated, the air laws
will be amended so that foreigners who
have warlike intentions may fly here
without submitting to SO many irksome
restrictions.
A cry of the world against Cambridge
is being raised by the undergraduates
and alumni of that university on account
Of the growing strength of American and
colonial Rhodes scholars on Oxford ath-
letic teams.
In no year since the Rhodes foundation
became operative have its benefciaries
been SO prominent in sports. The Oxford
varsity lacrosse team was the most strik,
ing example, only two English players
being selected. Five Americans played
on this team, and the others were colo
mails. Three Australians rowed on the
victorious oxford crew this year, and
five Americans and two colonials were
on the track team which tied with Cam
bridge.
Cambridge had a good all round track
team this year, and the Cantabs feel that
they would have had walkover had II
not been for w A. Zeigler the Rhodes
scholar from Grinnell college. Iowa, who
took both weights for the Dark Blues
with the greatest ease.
The loss of the shot put was all the
more CALLING for Cambridge, as, for the
first. time in years, she had a shot-putter
who could heave the lead 40 feet. Zeigler
did not fear his rival but he was after
the oxford Cambridge record of 4S feet
10 inches, established by W. w. Coe, an
other American, and came within seven
inches of it.
Challenge Oxford and Cambridge
Cambridge track experts admit rather
freely that the victory of Oxford and
Cambridge two years ago over Yale and
Harvard was due to the prowess of Zeig-
Ter. and they have often expressed the
opinion that another challenge would not
be received from the other side until
the big Iowan had left oxford.
But the challenge, in spite of this
opinion. is here, and there is little
doubt that ii will be accepted. The
English team will be one of the most
uneven aggregations ever organized for
such a meet on 1t will be two OF
three stars of the first magnitude, but
to give the necessary competition II
will be necessary to include few ath-
fetes who would not shine in an inter-
scholastic meet in America.
The story that some of the old-time
stars would appear on the team is
discredited, and it is hardly likely that
more than two of the men who COM
peted against the American universities
two years ago will make the trip.
The Duke of Westminster claims that
his stud for the challenging English
polo team Is fully equal to the stable
which Harry Payne Whitney brought
to England in 1909, but even so he is
not yet satisfied and he has issued an
appeal to English poloists to supply
several more ponies, preferably weight
carriers.
If the English team that goes to
America is again beaten this year, they
will not be able to use the stereotyped
excuse that the superiority of the
American ponies caused their down.
fall Among the volunteers who have
stepped forward to provide the two or
three weight carriers needed are Capt.
Edgar Brassey, who is lending his not
ed gray mare: Capt. A. $. Willis, who
has offered the best of his stable, and
Lord Ashby ST. Ledgers, who has Of
fered one pony.
With the idea of recovering the pole
cup the Duke of Westminster formed
a stable of 40 high class ponies, but
only II of these have come up to the
standard required for international
polo. A total of 81 ponies is now in
sight for the work this summer In
America, and only few more are
needed to make the stable complete.
Capt. Thomas Fleming Day. the
American who pioted the motor boat
Detroit across the Atlantic last sum
mer probab bly, will be selected as the
navigating officer of the yacht which
Sir Thomas Upton will send to San
Francisco to compete in the races there
during the Panama Pacific Interna-
tional exposition. The yacht will be
called the Shamrock" and will be the
fifth of that i1k if the New York Yacht
club gives Sir Thomas the privilege ol
sailing shamrock W. for the America
cup.
The yacht will cross the Atlantic
under its own sail, be towed through
the Panama canal, and go sthence III
the Pacific coast to San Francisco, again
under it's own canvass The racer will
be conveyed by Sir Thomas steam
yacht Erin
Will Held Valid
Contest of the will of R1odia MeCaully
colored was heard Yesterday before