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THE Dungarvan Coursing Club celebrates its 21st birthday this week with a three-day meeting and the completion of a £1,000 improvement scheme, making the course at Clonea one of the finest in the country.
The club has built a new permanent hare park, a modern slipper's screen with a separate comABBEYFEALE POSTPONED . partroenl for the I.C.C. steward. The two-day Abbeyfeale and a special bare boxing enclosure. The natural hare run between two coursing meeting, whkn was to parallel rows of trees from the have started yesterday, has been park to the boxing enclosure has postponed, because of frost until Friday and Saturday. permanently fenced. The club chairman, Mr. Michael .. Fives, said last night that they had y. W« Drummer; Turni p Se«d v. over 160 bares, and all are running Butcher 's Dsndy; Shy Butte rfly v . Hi well. The meeting starts tomorrow. Arigle; Tekay 's Olif v . Ballydurn; Glenro y v. Tiobh na Coiie; Tetsie Fawn v The three-daymeeting, which, in Caxron Snowball; Some Printer v. addition to the D«se Cup, features Minorca 's Duchess; Fonown Sport v ' ' Fly MU«iy v. Aegift DaUBiV the Double Diamond and Phoenix John s Folly; * ; Mystic Erindle v. Honey Bay; rutur * Beer Duffers Stakes, has a prize ter Vixen v. Fierv Baby. fund just short of f 1,000. Heats wj l] be held on the first two days, DOUBLE DIAM OND STAKE (32 no coarse dafferi )—Lost Deal v. Tan gier with the finals on Saturday. Beauty; Arabian Prince v. Cteck Dodger; The Phoenix Beer Stakes and the KnwtanovUn Ne<S v. Bcomihoa Pride. v. Heather Aeain; Trae ara v Double Diamond Stakes are two- Spokesman Grange Scenery : King ' s Justice v. Sher ry course duffers and with the T. J. King; MitcbeJ Mimbo v. Bar na Coise; Stone Memorial Stakes, a one- Future Orance v . Equal Share; Tramagall course duffers, will be staged to- v. White Boy Lad; Hi Grand v. MelvicJc Rubfeer Dolly v. Easter Tricolour; morrow. The Dog Trial Stakes Cup Flash; Boher Willing Princess v. Abbey Jud y; and the Bitch Trial Stakes will be Jo 's Present v. Pcisic Black; Whirl WiW held on Friday. The start is at v. Minorca 's Brwzs; Wonder Sal v. Mutt 's Daughter; Touch of Style v. Easter 11.15 a.m. each day. Fiddler. JUDGE.
L. Caihmia; SLIPPER, Am Murphy
DE15E CUP (32 prnnratnt aomiactori ). Wuuer, £330. 0( wfiJc B itit nominator recmef £30 tad Cop ; runn erup, £1OO: two dogs, £20 each; four d ogs, 5 jpu. each. Fir st Quarter — J. Dowiing us D. Clam v. R. Keane ns Droll Landing; P 1. Lynch as Coco v. P. and L. O'DontmU ns Baraha's Valley; Sea Queajjy ns Purchaser v. i. Browne *od R . Morrissey us Soft Morning; T. and J. Fitz sera ld ns Vesingt on Parade ». Dona l and Paddv Saanah an ns Autumn Folly. Second Quarter—P. Barry 's Man in Bl ue
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SOCCER RECOGNITION LIKELY FOR U.S.
The National Professional Soccer "V . T. F. »nd J. i. Lynch ns Robinson; League of America should get lull Mrs. J. Mellerick and Mr. Michael F- recognition from F.I.F.A. before the Walsh ns Wonder Wueh v. R. Hetr oe and T. Hayes ns Bonmaron Pat ; Joe Mackey end of the month. This was . stated ris Clonaity Valley v. D. Ryan and R. yesterday by Sir George Graham, O'Connor ns Our Parachute: D. Ryan 'i the 74-year-old former secretary of Aggie's Prince v. W. J. and J. Hart v ns the Scottish Football Association, be" Sparkcue. Tkiri Quarter •— J. J. Drennan n* fore leaving Prestwick Airport to Kacb uka v. Con Mur phy 's Blarney Val- continue in his honora ry ¦position l ey: M . A. and R. Brennan ns Smooth Action v . Noel McHugh ns Storm y Series : a s adviser to the League. "" J. Coyl e " and " P. Kiely " n* Venture Although the "rebel" League has Jack v Mrs. Micha el Fives ns Ende a\our failed in its effo rts to gain recogni], Catty Win; P*a m Hi Brziil r. P. tion from the world body up to now Mo rrissey ns Bye Bve Baby. Fontth Quarter—Andrew J. Morris ns Sir George said: "F.I.F.A. are sendRt t hkea le Nephew v. Barry O'Neill ns ing a deputation to America someFtmous July: Kevin Power ns Wonder Garvan v tommy O'N eiH ns Fanc y Roe- time between the 7th., and 13th., of J . January to organise proper recogk*t : " Michael Beecher " »n<5 P Ha 'Iiban n* MilJ Kw n JacV v. Jac * MoSlov nition of the League, and it is hoped ' ns Ina 's Chieft ain: J. O'Brien s Divided to have everything settled before the Suite v. J P. O'Conor ns Garr y Lowen fi rst game in Auril." DERBY TRIAL STAKE AND RAIAYHe added; 'The League is now MACTANTST CUP <32)—Luck y Pa rachute v . Wilderness Dandy ; Michel Michief v. more or less sorted out . We have RaiHkcak Ma «si«; Mid RlDB V. Luck y 32 fixtures ready for the start of the Combo: Congo Scene r. Maruma ; Seven season." Days v. Tr amore Bay; Dark Endeavour v . Glengar Rambler: Earnest Henr y v. The Columbia Broadcasting SerDuke Town; Vessington Jude v. Piper 's vice of America have signed a 10Glen: Eagle Glen v. Joyfu j Fla sh: Hans vear contract with the League for Fashion v. Tender Valley ; April Wonder v Boy v. televising one match each week. Maieh em; Rosegarland .
Goulane Prince . Mull 's Capi ta v. Hi Altitude; Mine Host y. Bailyhane Craz y; ' Norman 's Wonder v Sliclf Fire: Ulva 's Esle v Seventv Four.
OAKS TRIAL STAKES (32>—Ma r ys K.ale v BiUvgorm Rose: Mulane Cr ois Mo rning; Final Vote v. v Histo F arfl ^-us Doil; Tiovsne Spark v. Mull' » Joy; One, Ballyaliy v. Quarr ymount B-jon d The HU1 t. Betsy Pet; Easa Birthday v Gallant Mistress; Final Debate v. Wonder SUid-, Cita Far Carrick v. The Brick; Gleaar Pamiy r. Mad Fairy; Scariett i v Foses Toast; Bree Lass v. M'.ss Serioj; Please Your self v. Out Craiv; Clodagh Vailev » Wonder SwaJlow: Spotted Baby v. Linda Bird: Creamer * v Clonouraske Lass CiTCUS
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Order of rnnning—First day, twice thro ugh the Phoenix Beer Stake. T. J. Stone Me morial Stake and Double Diamond Stake. Second day. tw ice through Der b y Trial S(ak« . Deis« Cup, OakJ Trial Stak e . Third day , complete card commencing wkh Derby Trial Slake. First brace in ilips at 11.15 a.nt« eseb
Yachting NEW CATAMARAN FOR TRANSATLA NTIC RACE A catamaran launched at Great Yarmouth this -week for entry in the 1968 trans-Atlantic singlehanded race brings a new type of craft to European waters. It is
the first of a Pacific design to be
seen this side of the Atlantic, and has been built by Contour Craft Ltd. of Great Yarmouth. Mr. Bill Howell, 40, an AustraBorzo v. Captain Woodbine; Future Sultan ». Pruden t General: Hans Flash lian with a dental practice in v Preceriter: Ballydorn v Hi Positions ; London> has spent £10,000 on the Prince Louis v Wexla Walla ; Mutt 's Palm craft, The Golden Cockerel, >n v Special Filter; Oerihan Gift y. Mad addition to backing from the Car; Prince Lavella v. Cloneta ; Meala Cha ii v Ballymadan: Avaune Wonder v. brewers, Courage, Barclay a n d PHOENIX BEER STAKE (32 twocourse dufiers j—Taguc v. A. Proper Gag; Cork Sands v. Hvlish Rajah; Mile Bush Pook v. Minorca 's Printer; Hac k Up
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Copl Siep. Spotted Flow er v. Better Brains: Qusrrymount Peg v. Lindane ; Saddle Printer v Fidora 's Dutches *.
I. J. STONE MEMOR IAL STAKE AND PERPETUAL CUP (32 one-eeorie dnffers )—Sioney Pat v Pre scribe; Belrw -nt Abbev - Minorca '* Bell: Kni ght Train v. Greenane Snap; Cor vu s v . Do Somethi rs; Rvi n ' s Best v. Joj -!ul Prairie: Sky Lustre
Men's hockey MURPHY EXPECTS TO BE FIT FOR SATURDAY
NEW EFFORT TO SOLVE THOMSON DISPUTE
Men held after sxeat art theft
EVERAL men were due to spend last night at Southwark S police station a:? a result of a new line of police inquiries into the great art thfft at Dulwich College. Police investigations have covered a wide area of Lon don and many men have alr eady been questioned and released. Workmen were bu&y at the gallery
yesterday on security work and repairs. Mr. David Banweli, Clerk to the Governors, would not comment on the new measures. He said "No doubt the public 'vould like to know about them, but so would the other side, and we doa't intend to help them " Earlier, tne Governo rs announced a £1,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of all or any of th e eight paintings. Mr. Banweli said; "We are not paying a ransom, and we are not interested in the peopl e who stole the pictures. The money won't be paid u-itil the police give us the all clear " A statement issued by Mr. Banwell said the governors appreciated that the amount bore no relation to the value and importance of the pictures, but, being .a private collection, the Gallery had only limited resources.
N ews from Britain Scare over "crashed " aeroplane T>OLICE and firemen called off a •*¦ search last nigh : for a plane reported to have crashed in a reservoir in North London. A search will be resumed today, although a Fire Bri gade spokesman said they would not be taking part. A London Fire Brigade spokesman said earlier: "We are pretty sure there is nothing there." A nearby lock-keeper said he was standing on the lock at about 4 p.m. when he saw a red and cream aircraft flying very low. It disappeared below a bank between him and the reservoir. "1 hea rd a splash and saw the seaeulls eo up," he said. Several other people saw the plane flying low. Police were "talking of getting divers," he said. Mr. Nathan Mere!, who manages a factory, said that some of his employees saw the plane. "They think it was a red and white twoseater ." he said. "It skimmed along the edge of the reservoir. There's a steep bank on the other side of the water and it disappeared behind the bank. They thought it had come down , but they didn 't report it. The police have spoken to them and they said what they saw." A Board of Trade spokesman said their inquiries showed that an air crash was unconfirmed. "A man saw the airc raft flying low and presumed that it went into the reservoir, but no arcraft has been reoorted missing," said the spokesman.
JournaTPHE National Union ofT.U.C. vu
¦*- lists has asked the try to end the dispute over the manning of presses at the Hcmcl Hempstead plant of the Thorns.*, organisation. Mr. Jim Bradlev , General Secre tary of the na .j . . said that the Union had writte n to Mr. George Woodcock, T.U.C asking the Secretary, General T.U.C. to use its good offices to try to promote a settlement. "It would be tragic it any possibility of achieving this was allowe d to pass," said Mr. Bradley. "T'h s manning difficulty will 'have to he solved at some time, and :he sooner the better." Following rhe receipt of rh? N.U.J. letter , Mr. Woodcock discussed the Hemel Hempstead pla nt \ question with Mr. J. Bonfield . join 1. Genera l Secretary of the Nation al Graphical Association , and Mr Bri g inshaw, joint General Sccrcu rv of SOGAT.
The reward money would come from the College Picture Gallery Trust, which had its own sources of income. H did not come personally from the 23 Governors , whose Chairman is Lord ,Shawcross. During Monday night, detectives visited places in central and west London after being given information by a woman and several men in the West End. Some 30 people have already volunteered information which might help investigations.
Tate Gallery "guilty 55 plea
An unemployed man, aged 58, who admitted breaking a glass cabinet at the Tate Gallery, containing the Degas statue, "the Little Dancer Aged 14," which itself was undamaged, told the police that oe did it to dra w attention to himself, it was stated yesterday. George McEwan , of no fixed abode, who was born in Aberdeen, pleaded guilty at Bow street, London , t o m alic i ousl y da maging a pane of glass valued at £7 10sThe magistrate, Mr. K. J. B. Barraclough , was told by McEwan : "I am not very well. I am under a doctor. I was just' at the end of my tether ." McEwan was remanded in custody until January 11th to await a medical report-
Support for new Bill on birth control
The British Government is taking steps to make family planning an official policy in Britain, Parliamentary sources said yesterday. At present, local authorities all over Britain are empowered to offer birth control advice free only to women who run a medicaJ risk by having further children. But a Private Member 's Bill which the Labour M.P., Mr. Edwin Brooks plans to introduce in the House of Commons on January 17th would extend this advice to any woman. The sources said the Government has given Mr. Brooks its support and the assistance of Parliamentary draftsmen in wording the Bill. It is expected to arrange for whatever Parliamentary time may be needed for the passage of the Bill. Some time ago the Health Ministry sent a circular to local authorities, asking them to make the fullest use of the powers available to them to give advice on family planning. The bill sponsored by Mr. Brooks would have the effect of amending the 1946 National Health Service Act, which limits the advice to medical reasons. It would enable the authorities to offer help on social grounds as well.
13TH HOUR A Th omson Organisation spntccman had previously said that "e\e n at this thirteenth hour " they woul d be willing to withdraw the nonces give n to 200 employees at He me! He-mpslead if the two uni ons concerned —the Society of Graph vai and Allied Trades and the Nat i on?; g Gra phical Association—could agree to resolve the ir differences. The spokesman said : '"AUhf,;;comp ' e:t mean a it would reappraisal and complete repining and a great deal more ,- "<¦ . if they (the unions ) could cr— c to an agreement and we had ?. meeting with _ the Min istry .\?.c worked something out , then. c»C" at this late stage , we would ?c willing to consider withdra wing ::/. notices. " Later, the spokesman advie-.i 1 1 1R. JOSEPH GODBER , Oppo-L"-"- sition spokesman on agricul- "Basically, what it adds up to ', tu re, said at Dorchester yesterday that it is up to the unions to a^ rce that , afte r Br i tai n ' s e xperience tt between themselves. " Mr. Briginshaw f 'j oint Ciene -V previous negotiations to j oin J\e Common Market , there was no j Secretary of" SOGAT), speakm? .-.? possible point in a half-hearted ; the new Thomson organza:v-
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Search for missing kfivs at Dartmoor
INE detectors were taken into Dartmoor prison yesterday M by army personnel, to assist the search being made for keys which have been missing since five prisoners broke out on St. Step hen's Day. The mine detectors were brought to the prison in an army lorry, and the Commandos using them explored the ground on both sides of the wall , over which the prisoners escaped , but were not successful in finding the bunch
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A Home Office spokesman said last night — "as a result of questioning escapees, a search has been instituted for the missing keys previously reported , in the vicinitv of the prison , both ins ide and outside the walls. The Army are assisting in the search with mine detectors." He added that security measures to meet the loss of the keys had been taken previously. A petition is to be sent from a village, five miles from Dartmoor p r ison , to the Prison Department of the Home Office , protesting against Frank Mitchell's inclusion in a working party. He escaped from the prison th ree weeks ago. Representatives of the Prison Officers' Association met officials at the Ministry of Health yesterday to review the recent series of incidents at Broadmoo r special hospital. TWO ESCAPES The _ Ministry said last night: "Security problems were fully and frankly discussed, and it was agreed that the recommendations of the Mountbatten inquiry would be carefully examined to see to what extent they were applicable to the special hospitals in general , a n d to Broadmoor in particular. " Peter Scamp, 44, serving a six-
month sentence at Penton ville escaped from an outside working party at Hill Hall women 's prison , Epping, yesterday. He was in prison clothing. James William Wilson absconded yesterday from a Sta fford jail working party at the prison workshops. Wilson is the seventh man to escape from Stafford area prisons si nce Christmas Eve. Three of the other six are still at large . Orlando Thomas Hitchins , serving a six-month sentence imposed on October 19th , who escaped from an outside working party at Birmingham prison on December 5th, gave himself up at the prison yesterday. A Pentonville prison officer , Frederick George Furniss . who was found dead in a gas-filled room on killed himse lf, the Monday, Coroner at a Walthamstow inquest decided yesterday. Furniss was said by h is wi f e [o hav e been work i n g extra hard. I
Prospects for Britain in EEC
approach now. Any approach must be on a realistic basis , or not at all , he told members of Dorset National Farmers ' Union. "If the Governm ent do not accept this , the n l et the m waste n o more time on It, b ut let them tu rn instead to the very real problems that are soinj i to confro nt Britain in the agricultura l fie l d , as well as the industrial held, if we are to remain outside this larae economic growing."
nave io lace oni ain wouiu change whether she went into the European Community or not , sai<1 Mr. Godber. British farmers would be able to hold their own in the Community, but safeguard s and improvements in some of rhe agricultural re gulations would have to be negotiated. This could not be done until Britain had indicated willingness to accent the Treaty of Rome us it stood. If the Government really meant to seek entry , they would have f J abandon the deficiency payments system and accept a managed market with prices maintained by imp ort levies as the basic methad New town planned of agricultural support. The master plan for the £50m. "That bein g so . they shoul d say Washington (Co. Durham) new so, and not try to deceive the to wn was publi shed yesterday at farmers in this country with a an exhibition in Washington lot of meaningless talk ," added Grammar Technical School. Mr. God ber.
i appeal, sai d : "The firm k;- ^ . i where we stand. This is no a dv. , r ..e on the previous s i t u a t i o n , a n d >e have noth ing to add to what •« have , alrcadv stated. " Organ:- * - The T h o m s o n ¦¦ announced i ts decision to aha - a' the £2 miiiion project on Deeem-c-¦ ¦ 16th because of the "m a W i ;-, ¦ •' th e two p r i n t i n g u n i o n s to a r e c on a method of re alistic rnar .n -g of the printing presses. " editor Howa rd Mr. fan Londo n L if e , the mapazinc cl^o -i down last week by the Th ^m - •-¦ ¦ Organisa tion because it did r> ¦ ' attract advertising, said !a< v.<z¦ ' that a new magazine called / •¦• :.', • 1 ,w L
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Accused of stealing nuclear fuel
Steepe . who has also been the victim of an eye injury this season, win be travelling from Belfast, ¦tt here he now plays with Inston- ians, while another player facing e long journey is the Leinster captain, K G. Blackmore, who will be motoring from Sligo . WIN FOR QUEEN'S Queen 's Universi ty, representing Northern Ireland, beat Scotland 2-1 on the opening day of the British Universities hockey championship in Birmingham yester:. day.
Simonds. "She could be an easy
winner and the only problem ai the moment is the self-steering gea r, which has not been fitted to a cat of this type before,' he said. "I am told tiiat a boat of this size has not been sailed by less than three men, but I am hoping, with the self-steeringgear working, I can hande her on my own," he added.
DAYTONA BEACH TEST
J able tennis IRISH NATIONAL WIN INSURANCE TROPHY
¦ Irish Nationa l "A" and Hib crnian "A" won the men 's and
runs a racing stable from the work-
shops in the old mill, in Bolton, and Derek Bennett (32), the designer and engineer, see their £3,000 Chevron GT as a world beater. It was in 1961 that the AshcroftBennctt partnership began, after Ashcroft had bought a Bennett car. The start was disastrous, for the car was wrecked in the pits before the race for which it was
entered began. A yea r later the Ashcroft racing stable started. Bennett chose the name Chevron from the highway cod e, and 22 wins last year established the tea m as a force.
Tennis STOLLE RECEIVES A DEFIN8TE OFFER
The leading Australian tennis player. Fred Stoilc, said in Sydney women's titles at the finals of the ' inter-office Insurance Table Tennis last ni ght , that he had received a definite offer to turn profes&iona-l, - c atriDionships at the Crofton but declined to say how much the C: j o. St. Andrew streei , Dublin.
Irish National won the Harry Gaw Cut when their team of G. DufTv. B. Mohan and C. Doolan beat Hibernian "A" (D. Foley, V Youne and R. Bolton) by four matches to one.
Hibernian "A" won the Joh n - Whitlev Cud when their team of Misses C. Corr, J. Alexander and . E Gleeson beat Irish Life "A" ~ < Misses A Tyrrell, H. Leeming and D. Dcvine) by four match es »o • nothing.
offer was worth . Stolle said earlier that he would need substantially more than a recent offer of £26,785 for two years before he would leave the amateur game. Asked whether the offer was disappointing, SfofJe said : "I wouldn't say that. I wili be talking the offer over with my solicitor as soon as I can. The professionals
have agreed to some of tht smaller points I requested."
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JOHNSTON SURVIVES HECTIC TUSSLE
rnmp j onnsion , a zs-year-old Australian from Sydney, on a working holiday in England, survived a hectic 60-minutc tussle to reach the second round of the qualif ying competition for the British Ama-
Today 's spor ts diary Racing—Cheltenham. 1.0. - 5w«-LFX President'! Cup (first round) — Shelbourne v. Z Shamrock Rovers. Tolka Park, : 8.0. - Schoolboys' mgby—C.B.C., Monks: town . v. C.B.C, Cork. Monkstown. 2.30. ' Sehoolboyi' hockey — Three. Rock : Rovers v. Pembroke Wicderers, - Churchill terrace, 230
teur bquash-rackets Championship at the Royal Automobile Club, London , yesterday. Johnsto n, \v*ho is due to leave for
South Africa next week, had six match points before beating Charles Preeland (Middlesex) by 9-4, 9-2, 3-9, 8-10, 9-7. Johnston ,
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playar left in the eliminating event, looked all set for a runaway win when be won the first two games, and led bv 2-0 in the third. Fredand, however, struck a fine patch, and took the game, and the n saved three match points at 8-7, before securing the fourth game. After Jdhnston had gained a 3-1 lead in the final game Freeland rallied stronglv to hold a 6-3 advantage. The Australian, however, fought back, and eventually won tb« game by 9-7 for the match, but not before Freefcind had saved three match points at 8-7.
At the Aer Lingus Young Scientists' Exhibition in the R.D.S. yester day, schoolchildren from all over Ireland were showing their work of the the last jew months,
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ABOVE : Doro thy Flood, of the Dominican Convent, Sion Hill, Du blin, was demonstrating the effects of detergents on p lants and chickens.
LEFT: A mm helps with notes on. the exhibition.
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RIGHT : Eleonora Luzzatto, Dominican Convent, Wicklow, put t the f inai touches to her project, a study of oil and its refining. The objec t on the left is a model of an oil rig.
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Police u'h o stopped a van oi ;f> I t London found 20 natural ur?.n .-¦i fuel elements in the back u o - - £8 .000 . stolen from ftrad'A el i -on- v :.-, ¦ nuclear power station, the m .; ! -c sratets were told yesterday. elements were used in the reac ' ^r of the po<ve r station , and eich gc r ;rrated heat equivalent to 10.00Q u—of coal. Two men accused of the ?;ic: : were sent for tri al.
T. Murphy, the Larrcdowne fullFOi BRITISH CAR back who received an eye injury A racing car , now being built in which necessitated five stitches mill, will be goin-£ to Daytona Senior w hen playing in the Irish of an old Lancashire cotton Cup tie against Catholic Institute part Beach in Florida next month for last Saturday rs expected to be able the 24-hour road-race there. Success • to take his place on the Munster would be a prelude to an attack team which meets Leinster at Cork on the other big races throughout 22, this Saturday. Murphy now - v- on his only other cap five years the world. Robert Asbcrott, a 26-year-old ago and subsequently lost his p l ace to I . Steepe. whom he will partner car dealer, and racing driver, who \ on this occasion.
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(Pictures by Jack MacManus)