... aJgV====== Hp; jThe Bystarvder irvEerlirvj THE SMARTISGH BOARDINGHOUSE The Last Blow THE Berlin Bystander's laudation of Germans must begin to pall. (Quite true; say some thing rude about them. --ED.) But patriotism impels him. The tale of their progress, he holds, is the sharpest spur for an inglorious England which drones supinely while rivals master every field. And now a rival threatens to ...

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... RUGGER RAGGINGS SOLILOQUY OF A SUBALTERN By PENDARVES DON'T much care whether it ain't gonna rain no mo' or not. Am going to see the Army v. Navy match at Twickenham. Am going to play golf to-morrow, and have got a week's leave from Monday. What is more, am going to be driven down by extremely beautiful lady in her Do- Da-Day car. Life is very sweet she more so. Question immediately before ...

... RACING NOTIONS By Carbine The Sales IF you want to meet any racing owner or trainer this week you will in all probability find him at Newmarket, where the great December Sales are being held. This event has become the rendezvous of racing people and bloodstock breeders from all parts of the world. I dare say there will be plenty of good prices this week, for although everybody is complaining ...

... POLO NOTES. By A. W. COATEN The Argentine Players ALTHOUGH the managers of the London clubs would have liked a good deal more rain for their grounds, which from now until the end of July have to withstand incessant galloping, the polo season has opened successfully enough. I was delighted with the exhibition given by the Argentine players against the Freebooters at Roehampton, but I am bound ...

... f j A Few Press Fallacies A STRAIGHT TALK TO EDITORS FROM A READER Vm m J Fallacy No. I THE Fallacy that the reader regards as repre sentative American opinion the carefully selected extracts from leading New York dailies which our own correspondent cables Censor- free across the Atlantic. Those of us who have visited America since the war broke out, and those of us who know anything about ...

... FROM A BYSTANDER'S POINT OF VIEW A huge busi ness depart ment like the Post Office ought, says the Manager of Harrods, to be run upon business lines. We quite agree. We have often felt that a deferential shop-walker and some really zealous young ladies at the counter could between them make us buy a couple of penny stamps when one is really all that at the time we want. ^^Je should like to ...

... f*j RACING. i BY CARBINE Spion Kop IF a stable has two horses in the Derby and favours the chance of one rather than the other, the tip would seem to be to back the less-fancied one! It came off all right when Grand Parade won last year. History repeated itself when Spion Kop vanquished Sarchedon and the rest last week. The fact that I failed to predict the success of Spion Kop leaves me ...

... gVSTANDER Abroad JttI -^r *r,^J RUSSIAN NOTES j By the Bystander in Moscow The Importance of Food In the vast multi tude of philosophical and ethnological books that overwhelm us, too little stress has been laid on. the influence of food on the development of man. In the discussion of national characteristics its importance is at once manifest. Have not underdone roast beef and twopenny ale ...

... i r i i ji By ARTHUR MILLS t SINCE the War there have been radical changes in many London clubs. Almost every club has put up its subscription. This is not surprising, considering that the cost of running a club is twice what it used to be. But the changes which have taken place are not by any means confined to an increase of subscription. The tendency of clubs of the present day is to cater ...

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... : By Bruce Bairnsfather You'd better stick to Halifax's war aims, mate. The ones you got will land yer in Bow Street if yer ain't careful c Bruce Bairnsfather ...