Mr. C.R. Morling, Old China Hand, Dies London, Jan. 31, The beautiful silver cup which he won in a famous horse. rave from Tientsin to Peking was used as an urn for the ashes of Mr, Charles Robert Morling, a British sportsman, after his cremation.
Mr, Morling died at Lymington, Hampshire, at the age of 62, efter Jong "illness.
He went to China at the age of 20, and was a merchant at 'Tientsin for 30 years, 'The race in which Mr. Morling won the cup was arranged by the Chinese military authorities in' 1900, and was run over a course of 90 miles. Mr, Morling's time for the Journey was 7 hours 80 minutes, 'Although he fished second, he was awarded a cup similar to that given to. the winner, because, through an error, he missed the course tt one stage, Mr. Morling was a well-known polo player and amateur jockey in China, "He won three Viceroy's Cups, and between 1905 and 1915 he won the Champion Stakes on seven oe: casions, Since living at Lyzington, he has been a member of both. the New Forest Foxhounds and the Forest Buckhounds, and was also member of the local yacht.lub—Reuter,
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