Cowes, July 10, The racing yacht Britannia, the property of the late King George 'V, was destroyed near here to-aay. 'The destroyers Amazon and 'Winchester towed the yacht down the 'Solent to a point off St Catherine, Isle of Wight, A time bomb was exploded, tearing a hholo in the hull, and the vessel sank Immediately, "In accordance with the wishes' of the Royal family, the late King's sailing master, Major Sir Philip Hunloke, A.B, Turner, and Messrs, A," E, "Turner and 'Mason, of' the crew, were the only witnesses of the sinking besides, the naval personnel which directed the destruction—United res, feot and inches for a new English mark, "Reavell-Carter, who. finished second in this event, also broke the Fecord with a toss of 141 feet 4% inches, Webster, Cambridge University, bettered the English pote vault mark With a leap of 12 feet, @ Inches, while Ward, the Cambridge runner, nego-tated the three-mite run in the time of 14 min, 18 8/10 secs, for a new English mark.
Finlay, of the Royal Air Force, 'a new British marke for the 120 yards hurdles which he cov ed In the time of 14 6/10 sees, clipping one-tenth of a second from the former record, Osendarp, of Holland, equalled the English native record for the century. dash which he negotiated in 9 8/10
Netherlands athletes were very successtull to-day. Vanderpoll won the Javelin throw: De Bruyn took the weight event, and the Des Nelvoeters: Club won the quarter-mile relay, Another feature of to-day's events was the marathon in which MeLeod-Robertson, a Scot, beat the Yorkshireman, Ernie Harper, by six yards atter a thrilling duel—Reuter.
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