Evening star., 1937-05-02
c. Club Sh0,u: Sports Season
RACES, TIT[E Golf
TOP ENGLISH CARD
Wimbledon Tennis, Henley
Regatta, Ryder Cup Play
Also on Program.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
7 ONDON, May l.-For those
American visitors who, by ma
ture, would as soon watch q
- flrst-class golf or tennis match
Is Sc" King George ride by on his white
1orse, the approaching coronation
'eason is going to have its attractions,
90.
Sufficient sports events have been
crammed into the months of May,
June and July to wear out the most
hardened overseas pilgrim who tries
20 go the route.
A handy diary Of the principal
events, Notwithstanding that the
average visitor will be content to pass
up series Of four croquet test"
between England and AUS
5ralia-can be drawn up as follows:
May 4-6-Racing at Chester.
May 24-28-British amateur golf,
at Sandwich.
June Epson derby, near Lon
don
June 7-ll-Women's golf cham
pionship, at Turnbe~. Scotland.
June l5-l8-Racing at Royal
Ascot, near London
June 2l-July 3-Wimbledon ten
mis- championships
June 29-30-Ryder Cup golf
England VS.. America, at Southport.
June 30-July Henley regatta.
near London.
July 5-9-British open golf, Car
noustie, Scotland.
July l7-l9-2o-Interzone final
Davis Cup, at Wimbledon.
July 24-26-27-Challenge round,
Davis Cup
July al-Cowes regatta.
Races Afford Great Contrast.
THE dusty, rowdy Darby and the
the slick, dressy Royal Ascot, only
a June fortnight apart. will afford the
racing enthusiast an unforgetable con-
trast, both to each other and to any,
thing he as seen at home or even faint
ly imagined. They are as British as
fish and chips
The Darby is England's Halloween,
4th Of July and county fair all rolled
into one. There are, on the day of the
race, anywhere between 25OOO0 and
a half-million persons on the Downs.
Your guess is as good as the next, and
1t Is as motley and fantastic an as
semblage as ever struck the human eve.
The grandstand and lawns reek with
tophats and wealth; the infield and
trackside into the far distance with
cockneys and ry-go-rounds.
There always have been gypsies, too,
thousands Of them, but the authorities
are determined to keep them avay
this year. Whether they will succeed
is something else. They tried it be-
fore some years ago, but the willy
sypsies simply Topped in front of their
caravan wheels and dared the law to
run over them.
Champagne Stands at Ascot,
4 sCOI, OF course, is famed as the
home Of fashion, and its royal
lncloSure is only slightly less exclusive
than Buckingham Palace. Where there
are tents at the Darby" there are
champagne Exclusively stands at
Ascot. However, there is nothing
about the place to scare anybody away
There are world of seats outside
the royal inclosure, and the lawns are
pretty sight when the ladies and
gents walk up and down between rac
This year, too. the American tripper
will have chance to see his own
great runner, Omaha. renew his rivalry
with the game little English fillv
Quashed, which nosed him out in g
sensational finish to the Gold Cur
last Summer.
The Henley Regatta, which annually
attracts the worlds leading oarsmer
to a picture-book setting up tn.
Thames from London, falls during tht
three decisive days of the Wimbledon
championships. Any one who is fer
up by that time with trying to &C
seat In the center court will fint
an effective anodyne at Henley.
Peace at Cricket Festival"
A MOTHER place where the SPORT
minded visitor could find SOM.
peace and quiet. incidentally. woulc
be at the Canterbury Cricket Fes
tival," starting June II. 1t Is exact,
what it sounds like. Scores Of anna
teur cricket teams converge on Can
terbury's famous green. and don't d.
a thing for eight glorious days excep
play cricket and drink tea.
Other assorted spots Of sport no
previously mentioned include thre
matches between Perry and Vines a
Wembley Stadium May Is, q and 2s
and fiishing and hunting. II any on
wishes to bring along his 6egs, tn
otter hunting season opens April /:
Fishing starts June Is; grouse shoot
ing and stag stalking, August IL.