The Cambria Daily Leader

EXAMPLE IN PATRIOTISM. The Minister of Munitions gives the fol- lowing instance of patyotism on the part of a Canadian firm: When Lord Khondda was repiesenting the Ministry of Muni- tions in Canada he had some negotiations with the Canadian Cartridge Company, of Hamilton, Ontario. The firm took a very lajge contract for the manufacture of cartridge cases, and announced their in- tention of refunding to the Government the difference between the contract price, and the cost of manufacture. The firm has now completed the work in advance of the scheduled time, and Mr. F. W. Baillie, the president of the com- pany. has handed to the Imperial Muni- tions Board in Canada a cheque for over ,g15fl.000. This is the difference between the confraet price and the bare cost of materials and manufacture. Mr. Montagu t has addressed a very waxm letter 9f thanks Jtr FUillia. v J

ON THE BOWLING GREENS. The Abandoned Inter-League Game. I MEMBERSHIP RULES. (By WOODROLLER.") I Swansea wood-rollers were extremely disappointed when they failed to com- plete the long-anticipated game with the South Wales and Monmouthshire. Associa- tion. Right from the opening of the season the weather for the week-end league games had been all that could be desired. Therefore it was very annoying to filil when the season was working to climax, that Jupiter Pluvius vented all his wrath on local bowlers. The arrangements had been made well in advance, and the meet- ing of the representatives of both associa- tions was likely to have produced some fine bowling. It is improbable that7 the game will he replayed, and aspirants for inter-league honours will have to wait for another season. The selected players were very anxious that the game should be ,'on- cludod, as they did not relish the, defeat at the hands of the Best, or the League, and they had hoped to retrieve their Tost iaures by vanquishing the side against which they had been originally selected to do duty. The game was commenced, but after several attempts to continue, play was abandoned for the day, the S.W. and M. howlers leading at that stage by four. A LONG PULL AND A STRONG PULL. Judging by the above sketches, our offi(,,f, TTnlmp,,q has deduced the fact that these two gentlemen had just concluded a heart to heart, conversation. Be that as it may. we were, forcibly reminded of the old saying, "A long-, long pull," etc. Our artist in an attempt to be funny, remarked that it was what he would call a good" draw!" The advent of the Cardiff and Newport bowlers its always welcome, and the dis- appointment caused hy the climatic con- ditions has been felt, by the members of both leagues. THE INTERNATIONAL GAMES. The international games, continued throughout the week, have maintained their keenness, and although the Irish have not come out of the ordeal with fly- ing colours, they have made a fttart which will probably he an inducement to greater efforts in the future. The organisers of the I HARD LINES. I This is Mr. Dpwitt in a laudable attempt I to perform what is termed in acrobatic parlance, the splits." Irish Association were handicapped by an insuiffciency of capable players, and did not know the ability of the men at their disposal. Now that they have made a start, I am sure that with their usual keenness and enthusiasm many more new members will be enrolled before the tour- nament is played uext season. I am in- formed that several of the priests at St. Joseph's and St. David's are taking an in- terest in the game. If this should prove correct, then we can expect. something warm next season. The Joint Association warni ne. f must he complimented on the broad- mindedness they showed when the ques- tion of admitting the Irish Association was brought before them, and they gave the representatives of Ireland every in. ducement and sympathy to take part in the tournament, for the Eden trophy. MEMBERSHIP RULES. The rule appertaining; to the qualifica- tion for membership various as- sociations is not, however, clearly indi- leated, and there appears to have heen some laxity in this respect in pa?t tourna- t". I'lie secretary at a joint meeting of the associations indicated that parent- -Asae—.the eply tLuaiihcatios, buj.„ on running througl1 the list of players in the various sides, this rule does not seem to have been strictly observed. It would be much better, as each of the countries in- tend taking part in further tournaments to come to some definite arrangements. The Irish were handicapped this year tlirough the qualification rule, and a defi- nite understanding would be beneficial to all concerned in the international games A GOOD RESPONSE. Last season, the Central Board inaugur- ated a fund in order to present Mr. W. M. Lewis, the secretary of the League, with a testimonial of their appreciation of his I great services to bowling in Swansea. Billy Lewis joined the Army Pay Corps soon after the outbreak of war, and all his friends will be glad to know, that he has now attained the ran k of ser- gcant. He was an enthusiast, and nothing was too much for him if lie thought his efforts would benefit the game of Ixnvls. The clubs generally responded well to the appeal ot the Board, and sufficient has been subscribed to present Mr. W. M. Lewis with a gold watch. He will be home on leave shortly, when it, is hoped that arrangements will be made to muster together local wood rollers to give a warm welcome to their becji'tarv. The League has felt the loss of Mr. Lewis very •severely, and the officials will be pleased to hear of life permanent return. I will bp able in next Saturday's Sporting K ew." to indicate the venue a.nd date on which the presentation will be made. NEARINNG THE END. The Mond Shield competition is almost nearing completion. Pare Howard, hy their victory over St. Johns, look as if they will tie with Victoria for the cham- pionship of Section B. To-day Neath were "tine at Llanelly, and should the Howardians gain the league points a. re- play between Victoria and Pare Howard will 'be Nnecessary. At the last meeting of the Central Boa rd, the delegates recom- mended that the replay should take place at Cwmdonkin Green on August: 26th. The Executive, however, has -since con- sidered the maHer, and decided that, as the Brynmill Green is in siich a fine con- dition, the semi-final should be played on that gteen on August 26th. Next Satur- day, Man--eitl)n play Neath Ba tlwaymen at Neath, and if they are to become un- disputed champions of Section A," it is necessary that they should defeat the Rail- wayinen, otherwise Melyn United might possibly equal their position. THE RE-PLAY. The re-play between Victoria. and Pare Howard should produce one of the finest THE "DRAWER" DRAWN "You've got a lovely draw^there., \{y('r!" said the skip. That" --kly,-r was not alone in that respect is evidenced by the above atrocity. Perusing this daub one is stiiiek-ift fact one might say charmed—by the gen- tleman's arrangement of the lovelocks which cluster luxuriantly around hi6 classic biow* 4, games of the season. The Victorians have had many years' experience, and include in their ranks several of the Pant.vgwydr bowlers, who are the present holders of the shield. The skips are.all old hands, and have had considerable experience in "head" building. Pare Howard, on the other hand, have not harl such a long existence, but their keenness has produced bowlers who are second to none in the league at the present time. In drawing for shot a lmost every mem- ber of the side is an adept, but in the finer phases of "head building they have not had sufficient experience. Whenever they meet any of the older League sides, they are always on the look-out for hps," and are especially inqui-itivc concerning the methods employed hy the opposing skips. "Victoria have a hard nut to crack, and will have to lie at ihe top of their form to wi n. IRELAND'S REPRESENTATIVES. I'll'1 composition of the Irish side which played against England at Brynmill Green on Monday evening provided a sur- prise to most local woodrollers, and showed that it is possible to turn out quite a good team. They lacked the ser- vices of a few reliable third men. but although the Saxons defeated them by 48 shots, they had no cause to be discour- aged. Lack of experience was the chief handicap, but as ihey become accustomed to the bigger games an improvement will be .shown The Englishmen took the lead from the opening encfT and soon began to complete a winning- lead. The first (",11- nouncement of the totals at the fifth end showed the Saxons were well in front with a total of 28. the Irishmen following 17 in arrears. The Saxons continued to make steady progress, and ii-lieii half the head s had been sent down they had put to- gether 53 shots, in response to 2S by the men from the Emerald hIP, OPPOSITION TOO GOOD. In the second half of the game the rate of scoring was much the same, and the Englishmen almost succeeded in doubling their total of the tenth end, as they ex- ceeded thp century by five. The Irishmen scored at much "ho same pace as earlier in .the game and raised their aggregate to 57. The Englishmen were up on all the rinks, the nearest approach to success by the Irishmen being made by the quartet controlled by Skip J. Donnelly. The Saxons had to fight hard to win, and were behind until the fifteen!) h end, when three counters phred them one shot in front. Afterwerds they were seen to better advantage, and ultimately won by fiy shots. A._Shapton, P. Foley, T. Traeey. and M. Troy made a capital fight against tbo Saxons under Skip J. Grad- don, and at the fourteenth end were onlv two shots, behind. Afterwards the English- men practically commandeered the kitty, and raising their aggregate to 26, defeated the Irishmen by 10 shots DECISIVE WINS. Hie successes gained by the Englishmen under Skips..T. Tnch and Frank Taylor were decisive, and they experienced little difficulty in defeating their opponents bv 15 and 18 respectively. On Wednesday Wales once again gained possession of tbo cup by defeating the Irishmen by 27 shots. On the previous Wednesday and Thursday the English and Scottish were beaten, the latter sustaining the heaviest defeat of the series. The Irish put up a much better fight against the Taffies than they did against the English, and were 2C shots in arrears after scoring 55. The new- comers in the tournament gained more confidence in this game, and each quartet made the Welshmen go all the way to 'n. Skip M. Troy and his partners just man- aged to do the trick against the Welsh- men controlled by Skip. If. Williams, whilst. Skip Barter and his co-patriots were only defeated by the narowest pos- sible dimensions by a strong rink .directed by W. Morgan.

I SWIMMING. I (BY "WATER RAT.") The bathing fatality at Langland this week should hive the effect of showing those who disregard the danger signals their folly. It should also lie taken as indicative of the need for letter protection for hat.liesr. There used to be a boat among- the swimmers, hut thp boatman was, unfor- tunately, withdrawn a couple of years ago. I know from long experience that Tang- !:>nd is. when in turbulent mood. one of the wors1 hays on the Gower coast. There is 11 nasty backwash, and the breakers are sonetimes big enough to over- come the very Wrongest. Mr. W. Poberty has completed arrange- rrients for a gole in aid of Elan Davies, the ex-St. Helen's polo player, who lost both of his legs while serving with the colours. Elan was a <t(\o-d all-round swimmer in 'his day. and 1-,e might, have built up a hilt local reputation had he not, gone abroad wii-h his regiment for several years. Swansea swiinmers have been paying the price with a vengeance. Captain Graham Howetis and young Herbert Davies have died in action. The other day I dropped across Lieut. Gordon Davies, one of the Swansea Otters, who had served twelve months ni the front. He is suffering from a bad hip. Charli" Ct:z61. the Swansea, goalkespcr. ha.s. cf course, been invalided out of the Army with shrapnel wounds. Among the outside swimmers who have recently Wen among us is Dai Owen, who was acknowledged at one time to be the speediest 5* yards swimmer in Wales. Owen told ne theft he was convinced that he could still do as well as ever. lie is a seagoing engineer, and has been on Government service. When his duties permitted he used to play polo for Pena-t h. Miss Eileen Lee, the well-known swim- mer, swam 'itrj miles in 10 hours 17 min-l utes on Friday, thus beating the world's record for women. She started at Ted- dington at five minutes pa.st seven yester- day morning, catching the ciii) tide, and reached Wapping Pier after swimming 6 hours, 9.V niintttes. Returning on the flood tide, she arrived at Kpw Bridge at 5.20.

WINTER-TIME. Croydon Man's Idea of Clock Adjustment. Referring to the suggestion that the scientific combusion of coal and the con- sequent purification of the atmosphere would be tantamount to legislation for the saving of daylight in winter, a corres- pondent, Mr. Edward Latham, of Croy- don, sets forward another clock adjust- ment idea to apply to winter time. He writes— My suggestion is that at the end of the summer the clocks should not onlv be put back an hour to restore the correct time, but also, after, say, a month's in- terval, another hour. so that the iDdi- cated time becomes an hour behind the actual time This would, at ail events, enable, the majority of workers, instead of getting up before ths sun, say, nt, seven a.m., as they now have to do in the middle ef winter, to remain in bed an hour later, and thus dispense with artificial light at, the beginning of the dav. At the other end of the day no more artificial light would be required unless they stayed up an hour later than before. But most people require more sleep in winter than in summer, and if they went to bed an hour earlier thv would get it. Either the total amount, of lighting per day would be the same or there would be jui tour.sajsd. -• P

r THE BOXING RING. I < Suggested Match Between Symonds and Ruddick. Sonw til11P ago efforts were marie to get Young Symonds to meet Louis Ruddick at Swansea for the Sportsman's Ambulance Fund. The men hiivo been invited to state their terms, and it is said that Symonds has written to Mr. Alf Harry on the sub- ject. Whether the figure mentioned is too high is a matter of opinion. It is being argued, however, that Symonds cannot be expected to come here and risk his reputa- tion against a man of undoubted class without substantial recompense. 1 he contest would be a big draw, for b'uddick has installed himself a warm favourite in the town, especially with the Hebrew fraternity. TRIBUTES TO, FREDDIE WELSH. That a tremendous amount of interest was taken in the recent no-decision bout at Washington Park, New York, between Fred Wdsh and Benny Leonard is indi- cated in the sporting nages of many American newspapers to hand, columns of comments and detailed descriptions being devoted to the affair. These seems nu doubt whatever now that W elsh boxed like a real champion—for once in his lite, some of his critics over there will say -and even the greatest: of his former detractors have had to hedge a bit in their opinions alter seeing him against l^on.u'd a second time. Bat Masteison, of the Morn- ing Telegraph," who can wield a pecu liarly vitriolic pen at times, has always given Welsh due credit for the skill which has enabled, him to reach the place he now holds, and his comments on the recent contest are well worth reading. He writes: Freddie Welsh, the light-weight champion of the world, was Hawkins' ho-.s at Washington Park, lie entered the ring the champion of the light-weight class, and when he left it he stiil had a. stranglc-hold on his title. Benny Leo- nard, the Billy Gibson star, who opposed Welsh, was all there himself, and he fought :t splendid battle from beginning to end, but he wasn't able to do better than run second to the champion. A week ago, when Ixxmard end his manager, Billy Bibson, were telling their friends that there would be nothing to the fight, and that the champion vculd be sure -to loser his title by a knock-out, we questioned the accuracy of their judgment and gav it as our opinion that Fle-ddie Welsh was too foxy to let anything like that happen. RUGGED AND SKILFUL. Welsh has been a rugged and skilful fighter for a number of years. Even as far back as the time when he met Abe Attel at JUxs Angel-os and weighed 1281b entering the ring, the Briton was able to box rings round the feather-weight cham- pion, and that was going some. The Welshman, although nearing the sere and yellow leaf stage in pugilism, still is a wonderful ring man. He can go fast and keep up the pace. The stamina is all there yet. And, iiiind you, even a Freddie Welsh has to have speed and plenty of stamina to keep up with Benny Leonard. It was a. brilliant batne all the way, and J at th? end of the fifth round there was net! ing to choose between the men. But 1 n th? sixth Welsh w?nt to the front, and he st ?yed t hNe to th? end. At no time did he back up, but always kept ?oing forward. Leonard circled the ring back- wards many times during the encounter, and had he been less skilful might have been copped as he backed away. In the last five rounds of the battle Welsh not only outboxed Leonard, but he outslugged him in the mix-ups. On at least, three w cations Welsh nearly floored ieonard with rights to the jaw, and several times it, looked as if he might have turned the t rick had titesc- right punches he turned loose landed. But. leonard got away from Mi em by skilful ducking or sidestepping out of rnnge. Those who have been accus- ing Welsh of saving I- is crown by holding and runumg iaotics will have to revise their dope. He showed the unfairness of such criticism against Leonard on Friday night. Another thfng that Freddie dis- played, which a great manv have been nn- willing to credit him with possessing, was a punch. He cJentoi st rated against Leo- nard that he could bit as well as jab, which is another thing about which the critics will have to revise their rating. FIT AGAIN. In a letter written from the lJOrd Jer- sey Hotel, Swansea. Mr. Jack James, the bull-dog breeder, says that Idris Jones, of Ammanford, has recovered from the in- juries to the hand received in his last con- test. and is open to box Luther Thomas, Astalyfera, for £50 to £ 100 a-side over 20 three-minute, rounds. Failing Thomas, he is prepared to meet, Chris Langdon (Ystalvfera) or W. James (Britonferry). Mr. James adds that, he is hoping to en- gage a hall at Swansea for the running of weekly boxing shows- BENNY" THOMAS KILLED, News has been received of the death in action of the well-known South Wales bantam-weight. Private Benny Thomas. Llansamlet, near Swansea. Pte. Thomas, it will be recalled, boxed Jimmy Wilde at. Cardiff last. April, and created no little surprise by staying the full twenty rounds with the a Terror," who only won on points. Thomas sca led about 8st. f"Jh. on that, occasion, and, being strong and rug- ged, gave Wilde a very rough time of it, more especially because the rounds were of only two minutes' duration. One of Wilde's great assets was his remarkable stamina, which, however, was largely nul- lified by the two-minute rounds, and after the contest, the fly-weight, champion de- clared that never again would he consent to box anyone, no matter what his class might; be, unless the rounds were of the regulation three minutes. ¡FULTON'S HARDEST JOB. Fred. Fulton continues to claim the world's heavy-weight title because Jess Willard did not keep an engagement for a bcut. Mr. Fulton is a courageous chap. There is not on record since; the Queens- berry rules went into eeffct a single eate of a boxer acquiring a title by claim— that is, while the title-holder was alive and combative. Frederick therefore has a difficult task before him—harder even than that of beating Jees. WHY IS IT? Despite the fact that he has been beaten in his last two contests, firet by Jess Wil- lard and then by Jack Dillon, Frank Moran, the Pittsburg heavy, is still able to obtain money. aays an American exchange. Moran has been matched to fight Carl Morris, the Oklahoma mountain of fat, for fifteen rounds in Tulsa, Okla.. on La- bour Day, September 4, and h88 been gi ven a guarantee, of Ji2,000, win, lose, or draw, and also has a privilege of 35 per cent. of the receipts. Just why Moran can command a purse of this size is hard to reason cut, particularly on account of his poor fight with Jack Dillon recently, and the fact that he was virtually out- clasped by Champion Willard. The dim- ¡ inutive Jack Dilion, who walloped the tar out of Moran not long ago in a ten round s contest in Brooklyn, is unable to command such a purse for a bout, al- though he is conceded to be a better I fighter than the Pittsburger. The blonde I scrapper from the western section of this State will have to show better against Morris than he did against Dillon, other- wise he will be unable to obtain match" IOf any kind in the future. 'rora un donbtedly loifM and heIdDHIon too cheaply, and instead of being in the won- derful condition the reports sent ont by is PrM&.a?nts?t.?gd?.he?wa.s?at?ajid? poor hape. A- a result of this, Moran has lortt a great many of his friends, and he will have to do a 'whole lot to regain his lost prestirre. WORLD'S BIGGEST BOXER. Jess Willard. the heavy-weight cham- pion of the world, is rapidly emalifyingj If) fill the lucrative and not arduous posi- tion of fat man of the side show of the circus in which he is the bright, particu- lar star, says a writer in the N'ew York "Sun." Willard is now saiel to scale :!ll,¡,. and he putt's so furiously when box- ing with his sparring partners thai the management is considering the advisa- bility of applying a Maxim silencer to the big fellow'^ breathing apparatus. Not only are Willarrl's efforts ai boxing mar- velled at by the onlookers because of the evident strain on the champion, but even the kintlness of the- management in cut- ting the rounds to ninety seconds each has not helperl the matter to an appre- ciable extent. Experts in training P.,ti- mtae Mi a t if Willard -started to fit him- self for a championship contest it would take him two years to get into ordinarily good condition. Therefore, as a boxer. Willard is the victim of his own mon- strous growth, although from the show- man's standpoint his size has some com- pensating features. It has been frequently the case that the champions of various lighter classes have outgrown their divi- sions. bnt Willard furnishes the first in- stance on record where the champion has outgrown th" heavy-weight cl

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LLANELLY SPORTING GOSSIP. Twice Postponed Red Cross Regatta. The Llanelly Red Cross Regatta, for which such great preparations had been made, not only by the committee but albo by the competitors, had to be postponed on Saturday last, owing to the, heavy rain which followed a long spell of dry weather. Tt was proposed to hold it on Tuesday, but it was found that the tide was un- suitable and this was fortunate, for the weather on that day was not such as to attract a big crowd to the beach. The intention now is to have the regatta <n Saturday next. August 26. when, if Old Sol smiles, the event will no rlouot be well patronised. There is one consoiar ion, and that is that a large number of tickets had been disposed of prior to the ilate originally fixed, hut it goes without ray- ing that the organisers are anxious that the people should have value for their money. Given fine weather, there will be no doubt on this score on Saturday next. YACHT SINKS. Among thp yachts ready for the chief race on Saturday was the Sunbeam, which is owned by the hon. secretary of the regatta, Mr. T. J. Francis, Pendre, New-road. The Sunbeam is a new boat, and it appears that it wa6 attached to a buoy in thl" channel, but ^sufficient, rope had not lieen allowed it filled with water and sank. When the tide had receded Mr. Francis and others were able to recover the yacht, which will take part in the race on Saturday next. JOINT BENEFIT MATCH. An interesting i oi nt benefit lnateh has been arranged by the Llanelly and Rtlf- way Quoit Clubs for Saturday afternoon next at Ihe llalt'wnv Quoiting 01 round on behalf of the w-idow and family of one of Lianeily's heroes, the late Pte. Billy Rees, who prior to enlisting was employed as a dniJblN at the South Wales Tinplate Works. The object should .appeal tn every patriotic sportsman, as the bene- ficiaries are worthy of every support. The first throw will be made at 3 o'clock. BOWLING GREEN RECEIPTS. Notwithstanding the thousands of men that havo joined the Fore<? from Llanelly ?he receipts frum the two howling greens at ?arc Howard constitute a record 'his season. It must., however, be remernbe.red 1hat. there a re now two greens in existence whereas there used to be only one. The same cannot be said with regard to tennis, as the majori ty of the devotees seem to give the courts a wide berth. This is all the more regrettable, as consnderable ex- ppnso has been incurred in providing addi- tional Probablv" when the boys come home there will he a revival of tennis. a.s it is an open secret that the fair sex do not derive the same pleasure from the game as when tley have males as partners. TUESDAY BOWLS. TKe Pare Howard Tuesday team jour- neyed to Swansea on Tuesday, where they plaved Brynmill. it was a friendly, and owing to the unfavourable weather the green was heavy. A start was not made until fairiy late, but fortunately the rain kept off and the game was played to a close. The visitors were very badly trounced in Rink 1, but in theoMier rinks did not do so badly, beating their oppo- nents in Rinks 2 and 4. They had col- lapsed so completely, however, in Kink ] that they found it impossible to retrieve themselves, Brynmill winning by 96 shots to 7b. The scores were:— I Pare Howard. Rink 1.—D. Hughes, K. Lowther, Powell John, and D. Lewis (skip). 13 Rink 2.—J. Nelson, T. Evans, J. Wil- liams, and J. James (skipL. 26 Rink 3.—D. Hughes, K. J. Davies, A.. Beeston, and J. Griffiths (skip). J4 Rink 4.-W. il. Jones, B. I'ugh, tl. Lovering, and C. C. Walker (skip). 23 Tota 1. 76 Brynmill. Rink 1.-H, Thollas, D. Jones, D. Squires, C. Kingdom (skip). 38 Rink 2.—Cough, W. G. Harries, H. Jone-s, and F. Feed (skip). 19 Rink 3.- -E. J. Thomas, Davies, J. C. Davies. and W. 20 Rink 4.—T. Skym, S. Howeils, F. Hop- kins. and Hy. Williams skip). J9 Total. 96

NO CHANGING OF PETROL PERMITS, Last week a motor cyclist, who had not received his petrol licence and had an important journey to .make, borrowed a on tli,, promise to return the compliment, at a later date. A query on the sime subject having reached us, writ es The Motor Cycle," we sought an official ruling, and the Petrol Control Ojommittee of the Board of Trade de- nounces the Pl-,ICtictl

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+- CYCLING & MOTORING. Paraffin Oil Not a Lubricant. I iuto ajv many cyclists who wm to he j tirmlv convinced that paraffin oil luhricant, and no amount of argument appears to convince them to the contrary. 1 have often se^n cyclists squirting para- ffin for all they were worth into the bea r- ings of their machine, and when bad run- ning resulted they couldn't understand :1. 11 would be far more surprising if the machine did run well. Paraffin oil ban no lubricating value. It is a cleanser, pure and simple, as will be readily under- stood when I point out that it is merely a crude form of petrol. As a matter of fact, it is now mixed with petrol, and used as fuel in motors. Avoid paraffin as a, lubricant; it should not even be used 1,. dilute oil that has thickened. If yon want a new lubricant, ti-i- perm oil, which is used extensively in many engineering works. Its chief charms are that it is a metal preservative and a cleanser, as welt as being a lubricant. Personally, how- ever. I think it is difficult to beat anv of the reliable lubricating oils at present ow the market. THE HEIGHT OF THE SADDLE. Many cyclists in choosing a mount par too little attention to the correct sizfl of trame. Yet this is a point upon which depends in a very large measure both th" comfort and efficiency of the rider. Judg- ing from appearance, it woold almost seem as though some riders are Hatisned if they can cither just touch the pedals with diffi- culty, or else ride a low machine without: excessive feelings of cramp. Contrary to the, usual opinion, it is not just as good to ride a low frame with the handle-bar and saddle raised to the necessary height. ACCURATE BALANCE. A bicycle is made with a view to accu- rate balance, and a. tligh saddle pillar up- sets that balance, besides putting an un- due strain on the frame. Generally spea k- ing, it is the youthful rider who i-j tlw. greatest sinnor in this respect. One often sess a youngster on a machine swaying- from side to side in the attempt to reach the pedals. Nothing could be worn for the child, and nothing looTcs more 1111- gainly. Quite apart from permanent ph, sical harm, the unsuitable machine spell* fatigue. With the pedal at its lowest thr> leg should be just comfortably stretched so that its sole work is to transmit powf" without having to overcome any unneces- sary obstacle. TO ENSURE SMOOTH CHAIN DRIVE A clean chain, well oiled and propNh Adjusted, has a greater influence upon t Iw. smooth, easy and silent running of a. motor-cycle than almost anything eW f know. If any of theso points are neglected on a chain-driven machine riding become* a mild torture rather than a pleasure. So far as adjustment of the chain is con- cerned, this is very important indeed. Nearly all chains have a nasty habit of running tight in some places, while re- m¡-¡ining- loose ;1' others. It i meeesfwry frequently to test the tightness all round as you turn the engine, and so to adju-t: the chain that there is a slight sag at tho ti'2'htpst spots CAUSE OF BROKEN CHAIN. In nearly ever x- ca.se of a broken chain the trouble is due to the chain being ad- justed after having beon tested at one o? the loost spots. Thp way to '-lean it j to press a stiff brush dipped in paraffin against the lower run while the engine i* running. After every 1.000 miles or so you should dismount, scrub it in paraffin, and then soak it in melted tallow, which re- lubricates it. Hngine oil may be used for lubrication at a pinch. When using ths brush V advise \-011 to stick it through a big sheet of cardboard to act as a. screen to keep the dirtv oil at a respectful dis- tance. If you don't, take this tip you wiit find that you get quite a big share of the oil on vour face and hand* and ciotbes. POINTS ON LUBRICATION. Many motor cycles are not provided with any oil-helmets on the hubs, from which we may conclude, I think, that one is expected to use grease. Very few motor cyclists can be persuaded to do so. bow- ever. nearly all seeming to consider ord- inary lubricating oil preferable, and grease practically useless for the purpose. They are wrong in this opinion, however, and a In quite sure that much better re- sults would be obtained if a good hub lubricant were employed. The one I al- ways use is of the waterproof kind. and it gives excellent results. If oilers an provided it can. on being hpated, be ill- jected into the hub; otherwise it should be put direct into the bearing. The lip-at generated in the hub is insufficient to liquify the lubricant. In use the consist- ency of the grease is thick, and in such a state that it protects the, hub against dirt and water. The ease of running and the cutting down of lalvmr are two joints in favour of the use of this substance as against ordinary evele oil. # CLEANING THE GEAR BOX. The regular and systematic cleaning of the gear box plays a very important part in the smooth running of a motor car. At least twice a year—more if the foal" is called upon to do a very heavy mileage-- the gear box should be thoroughly cleaned out. I believe that one of the reasons why I enjoy an almost entire ao-ence of gear trouble, and an especially smooth change, is that I am so particular about cleaning my gear box. The easiest way to remove all the old grease is to take off the top of the gear box, pour 1n a quart or more of paraffin, start up the engine and run it for a few moments in order to mix the paraffin thoroughly with the oil or grease, take out the pIng- at the bottom of the gear box and allow the stuff to drain awny ;1: its own sweet will—and it will prob- ably take some time. Before re-filling, if is a dvisable to swill out the gear box with All f, thei dose of paraffin and take the op- portunity to examine the parts for si",rq of wear, replacing any parts that may bo necessary. WHEN STUCK IN SANO. Wo are not much troubled in this coun- try with sand. In the Colonies and the States it is a comparatively frequent oc- currence for a motor car to become stuck in sand. We are more likelv to trt't stuck in mud, and the following tip answers in either case. Ti i,, Ti<, of conrsp, to continue to al)l )Ilv po,r to 'c.])e rep" since this only results in their 'evolvincr round and round, and getting deeper than ever in the sand or the mud. A simpl" method, and one not generally known, is to let the air out of the rear tyres. This will afford the required tractin, as the width of the tyre is greatly inc'e*ts«»d. It is much easier to inflate the tytes than to dig and use boards, rails, oic. If the power is applied gradually neither the I tvre nor the tube will be inilirlil. 4 the w a n e e r nt."