The Cruise of the Branwen

THE OLYMPIC GAMES men's real capabilities.was afforded by the match arranged on the terrain of the Sword Club, on Saturday May 10, 1907, when the Athens team, without Lord Desborough, fought a team of five picked from the Rest of England, and beat them by seventeen to ten. The score showed only two coups doubles, and its details are as follows: 'Ihe Athens 'Ieam 6 7 8 9 10 Hits received I. Cook x 0 0 0 0 2. Duff Gordon 0 0 0 0 x 3. Howard de Walden x x 0 0 x 3 4. Newton Robinson . x xc 0 x 0 3 5. Seligman xc 0 0 0 x 2 Total hits received 10 Rest of England 2 3 4 5 Hits received 6. Daniell 0 x 0 0 xc 2 7. Montgomeric x x 0 xc x 4 8. Martineau x x x x x 5 9. Davson x x x 0 x 4 10. Evan James x 0 0 x 0 2 Total hits received 17 This indicates that, with the presence of Lord Desborough to complete the six, our team was fairly representative of English fencing and not unworthy to appear m the tournament at Athens. As will be seen from the list of winning per- 24