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Great Sporting Ballot.
Votes recorded in the great sportin*
ballot recently taken in Txradon in con
nection "with a charity effort, show that
racing is easily first in popularity anions
British sports. Over a quarter of a mil
lion tickets were sold; £10,000 has been
^located as prize money, and the profits
wlU be divided between the- British Red
Cross, St. Thomas* Hospital,"and other
institiit'ons. In all 3,811,742 votes -were
recorded. and a firm of chartered accoun
tants certify the following as correct
totab for the first 16 spouts in order of
popularity:—
Sport. . ' Votes.
Horse racing 253,447
Tennis 248,131
Golf 246,106
Dancing .. 245,852
Cricket 244,132
Football (Soccar) 242.736
Motoring 239,359
Billiards 220,009
Boxing .. 215,503
Cycling • • •• 205,415
Swimming 189415
Football (Rugger) .. 184,171
Bowls 146,905
Fishing 135,430
Boating 128,774
Shooting ' 114,004
Hookey ran near io shooting with
107.7S7 votes; running, walking, polo, and
coursing each securing more than 50,000;
yachting. riding, skating, aud -wrestling
came next witli over 10,000 each; while
croquet, lacrosse. Skittles, fencing, and
racquets v-ere at the bottom of the poll,
in tbat order.
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