... the verb to free, and, I am afraid, you will never be quite happy till you come again. And then there's something in a name after all. Cari bou say it over. Does it not make you think of the night before Christmas, of bleak November days, of wind-swept ...

... the death of the game in Persia there had been another discovery of it, for it became a Byzantine game, and it was not named after the Italian Marco Polo, who amongst other strange things discovered a sheep which the civilised world now honours as the ...

... picture, The Return from Hunting, now at Clumber, and greatly treasured by spaniel men as showing the antiquity of the breed named after the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle's home in Notts, also appear to be numerous, and I can put my hand on two excellent prints ...

... several races of this antelope; this particular specimen may be classed as a Cotton's reedbuck C'ervicapra redunca cottoni) (named after the well-known sportsman, Major Powell-Cotton), a sub-species found in various regions of the Sudan. The reedbuck, which ...

... although it is almost as popular as pitch-and-toss in the East End of London, where the public-house leagues (the clubs being named after the hostelries most affected by the respective players) have large memberships and flourish exceedingly. It excites memories ...

... Jockev Club Rules next summer. The successful Beverley apprentice cannot go to scale under 8st. 61b. Vendal Mason, who was named after the first winner of his famous brother Titch, made a successful debut in the saddle on Errigal rt Hooton Park last Boxing ...

... which is boiny presented by Monsieur 11. Gbro^ in connection with the Exposition Internationale do Vicnne. The cup is named after Monsieur A. Escoffier. tile Ma it re dc la cuisine moderne, and is to be awarded to the chef whose work is adjudged to ...

... naught, Balfour, Asquith, and Lloyd George. A beautifully spotted fish is known as the Panther, while a rather fat one is named after a popular member of the family. Their diet is often varied we give them cake and .bread we regale them on cheese and tit-bits ...

... Leger. Not until 1853 was the feat of winning all three races accomplished, but Bill Scott's horse, Sir Tatton Sykes, named after that jockey's old master, would have achieved it in 1846 but for very bad luck. He won the Two Thousand and St. Leger readily ...

... into which he had dropped should remain unenlightened, should take him as they found l.im. Of the fact that a college was named after his grandfather, and that on his father's railroad he could travel through many States, he was discreetly silent. The men ...

... having run the course in eight minutes dead a hardly credible time record. Then there was the O'Darby Stakes, a race named after an eccentric Dublin sports man, who, when it was a mere sweepstake for three-year- olds, won it four times running. Velocitcr ...

... Cotherstone in 1843 and should certainly have won it a fifth time. His mount in 1846 was his own colt, Sir Tatton Sykes, named after the Sledmere baronet. The son of Melbourne won the Two Thousand in fine style, but such was the condition of his eccentric ...