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THOSE CHARMING PEOPLE: Myrna Loy (L.) and Leila Hyams

... THOSE CHARMING PEOPLE Myrna Loy (L.) and Leila Hyams. HOLLYWOOD'S CALL TO YOUTH, IN THE FOREFRONT OF THE YOUNG GUARD: FILM STARS OF INCREASING FAME. history of Hollywood is full of stories of fabulous wealth and fame won in a day, and it has a magic attraction for young people whose ambitions lie on the film stage. The two young ladies whose photo graphs appear on this page have both answered ...

HUNTING IN NORTHUMBERLAND: THE END OF THE SEASON

... . AFTER A KILL ON THE CRAGS A JOINT MEET OF THREE PACKS. The Morpeth, Percy and West Percy (late Coquetdale) packs held a joint meet at Cragside, Rothbury, Northumberland, the seat of Lord and Lady Armstrong, to wind up the season. The picture shows Sam Morgan, huntsman to the Percy, with the brush of the only fox killed. Major A. Browne, Master of the West Percy is seen talking to a young ...

THE DEVIL MUST BE IN THAT LITTLE JACKDAW

... . BRIGHTER LONDON: MISS RUTH FRENCH AS THE JACKDAW OF RHEIMS. Nothing more popular and artistic is to be found in the revue Brighter London at the London Hippodrome than the scene illustrating the Ingoldsby Legend, The Jackdaw of Rheims, and in this chief honours are carried off by the expressive dancing of Miss Ruth French, who appears as the bird who is cursed by bell, book and ...

ATHLETICS: SOME EXCEPTIONALLY FINE PERFORMANCES

... ATHLETICS. SOME EXCEPTIONALLY FINE PERFORMANCES. NOT for the first time in the history of amateur foot racing has the closing season of track athletics been marked by achievements of more than average merit. This year, and particularly in this month of September, sev eral of the per formances have been extremely 'good, and they appear strik- ing'y s0 when one remembers that there was lacking ...

TROUT FISHING IN SOUTH AFRICA

... . By Fred. G. Shaw. F.G.S. IN the seas surrounding its coasts, as well as on the many beautiful streams and rivers, on the high and the low veldt South Africa presents a field of considerable interest to the sportsman and traveller. The climate, the scenery, ana me cuiuu.- ing of the country are in their way un rivalled, and if the various attractions which are to be found in its different ...

BEATING THE SKI-JUMPER AT GSTAAD: GLIDING AS A WINTER SPORT

... BEATING THE SKI-JUMPER AT GSTAAD GLIDING AS A WINTER SPORT. If ski-jumping becomes too easy which we are inclined to doubt and therefore monotonous, perhaps this bold experi ment will be taken further. Granted that the jumper can clear an extraordinary distance, we back the glider to give him a long start and a beating every time. But when are we going to see the glider-cum-ski combination ...

FROM LADIES' TEES: THE GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1929

... FROM L si DIES TEES. THE GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1929. No more qualifying M.atcli play for ever tlie careful medallist lighting spirit. BY ELEANOR E. HELME. NEW conditions of any competitions are always interesting, and it is welcome to see that Eve is announcing a fresh method of deciding the Girls' Championship for 1929. The new conditions have the supreme merit of sim plicity; the ...

MEN and EVENTS: Anglo-American Angles and Atmosphere

... Men and Events. Anglo-American Angles and Atmosphere. By O. F. THEIS. THE Spirits of Irony that watch the affairs of men must have smiled their inscrutable smile when Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the ambas sador of peace, sailed into New York Harbour, escorted by ships of war and saluted by the boom of guns. A few days later when he retired to talk things over with President Hoover at the latter's ...

MEN OF THE RING: HEAVY-, MIDDLE-AND FLY-WEIGHTS

... MEN OF THE RING: HEAVY-, MIDDLE- AND FLY-WEIGHTS. ne British Middle-weight championship was retained at the Stadium Club last Monday by Len Harvey who received the verdict against Jack Hood though many thought the fight should have been declared a draw. In the heavy-weight contest at the Albert Hall on the Ihursday of last week Primo Camera, the 19 J-st. Italian, knocked out the British heavy ...

THE HOLE, THE MAN, THE MACHINE: PUTTING EXPERIMENTS

... THE HOLE, THE MAN, THE MACHINE PUTTING EXPERIMENTS. Should putting be made easier The controversy has been raging for some time for and against the larger hole. As a result an experimental competition was held at West Hill the other day, a 5-inch hole being used and many famous amateurs taking part. The result of this experiment was an almost unanimous expression of opinion against any change ...

Frost & Reed Ltd

... Frost Reed Ltd. Frost Reed Ltd. THE BRAMHAM MOOR A PICTURE OF APPEAL TO ALL HUNTING PEOPLE (Actual colour surface of proof 20 X 14^ ins. PROOFS limited 6 Gns.) HOUNDS AT WEETON WHIN by A. J. Munnings, R.A. Exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1928. I The original oil painting, in the possession of the Earl of Harewood, has been repro- I duced in facsimile colour, under the personal supervision of ...