August 22, 1914 
LAND AND WATER 
CURRENT SPORT 
'T'HE hunting people in the United Kingdom are responding 
'- quickly to the call to do what is possible for their country 
in this time of trouble. All the horses of the Heythrop 
Hounds have been placed at the disposal of the War Office by 
Mr. Albert Bras^ey, the Master of the Hunt. Mr. F. M. 
Freake and Mr. C. T. Garland, both prominent hunting men 
in Wanvickshire and well-known polo players, have joined 
the Suffolk Yeomanry at Portsmouth. Mr. Emmett, of 
Moreton Paddox, is raising a troop of his own, and Mr. 
Polehampton, of Walton Wood House, has joined the Army 
Flying Corps. Mr. Charles Romer Williams and Mr. 
Nicholson have joined the Intelligence Department as inter- 
preters, and Mrs. Garland and Mrs. Emmett are converting 
their Warwickshire houses into convalescent homes. 
A PRACTICAL suggestion is made by Mr. A. S. Sherwood, 
■^*- secretary to the Walton Heath Golf Club. He points 
out most golf clubs possess or can readily secure the control 
of a few acres of vacant land which might be cultivated, thus 
providing employment for unskilled workers and adding to 
the nation's food supply. At Walton Heath an experiment 
is being made with twelve acres of land. There are 2000 
golf clubs in the country, and if each devoted two or three 
acres to cultivation, employment would be provided for 
many thrown out of work. Another suggestion is to the 
effect that golf houses should be utilised as hospitals or con- 
valescent homes. 
TN the opening match of the challenge round for the Davis 
■'■ Cup A. F. Wilding (Australasia) defeated R. N. Williams 
(America) in straight sets, 7 — 5, 6 — 2, 6 — 3. M. E. 
McLoughlin (America) defeated Norman Brookes in the 
second of the two singles. McLoughlin squared the match 
at one all by a magnificent straight-set victory. The game 
was one of the most brilhant ever seen in a Davis Cup contest. 
The first set, which went to thirty-two games, was the longest 
ever witnessed in a Davis Cup tie. The strain of the first set 
exhausted Brookes, and consequently he was unable to show 
his best form in the other two sets. The first set was a 
brilliant exhibition of faultless tennis, both men placing with 
machine-like accuracy. Each won his own service till 
Brookes began to tire, when his game slowly weakened. 
nPHE following notice appeared in last Thursday's " Racing 
-*■ Calendar " : — " The Stewards of the Jockey Club desire 
to point out how important it is in case of abandonment of 
race meetings that a decision should be arrived at by the local 
Stewards and announced sufficiently long before the date of 
the meeting to avoid any inconvenience or expense to owners 
dispatching their horses unnecessarily. At the same time 
the Stewards of the Jockey Club do not wish this to be taken 
as a discouragement to executives from making every effort 
to hold their meetings. In fact they hope that local Stewards 
will not decide on abandoning unless they are quite satisfied 
that it is imperative for them to do so, as it must be remem- 
bered that any prolonged discontinuance of racing will throw 
a large number of persons dependent upon it for their liveh- 
hood out of employment. On public grounds it is desirable 
tliat no reason should be pubhshed for the abandonment of 
a fixture." 
T ORD CAVAN, Master of the Hertfordshire Hounds, has 
-*-^ written a letter to all interested in the Hunt to explain 
how they stand in the present crisis. He writes: "I have 
received an appointment which will keep me fully occupied. 
Seventeen kennel horses have gone to the regular cavalry. 
At the same time I hope it will be possible for the Hunt 
servants to get out on young horses or cast horses and to kill 
a large number of cubs, and I have given such instructions 
as I can to this effect. May I appeal to covert owners, 
keepers, rearers of poultry, and farmers, at least to give the 
hounds the first chance of kOling Icxes, resting assured that 
their interests will not be lost sight of even in the turmoil 
of war." 
IRISH RED SETTER 
FIELD TRIALS 
By "OVER AMD UNDER • 
THE Irish Red Setter Club Field Trials were held 
on Tuesday, August 4, at the Marquess of 
Waterford's shooting lodge, Glenbride. There 
was a large attendance, and Lady Waterford, 
who kindly entertained the members and visitors 
to tea, was out on both days. 
Owing to the War Office requiring his services. Sir 
William Austin, Bart., was unable to judge, and Colonel 
Milner kindly consented to act in his place, together with 
Mr. Tooney, D.L. 
A start was made with Mr. Wood's Fountainstown Meg 
and the Rev. J. Meehan's Caislean a'Bharraigh. Meg kept 
too near her handler and Caislean was not very steady on a 
brace of grouse. Brian of Bo3-ne and Clonterry Flo got 
several points and dropped to a rabbit, whOe Brian only 
scored a back ; both might have worked a bit wider in their 
range. Gruniard Gloria and Fountainstown Meg then came 
together ; Gloria was slow and not much of a ranger. Clon- 
terry Flo was down with Caislean. Flo false-pointed, but 
then worked one grouse well. She proved a merry worker, with 
great tail action, and improved as the trials went on ; she 
also got nearly all the points. After a few more trials of 
Gruniard Gloria, Brian of Boyne, and Caislean a'Bharraigh 
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