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Candidates for This Year's Derby: How they are bred and how they have run

... Candidates for This Year's Derby How they are bred and how they have run C A S A j\r 0 V A A chestnut colt by Hyperion-Double Life the dam of Pre cipitation. Was second to Galatea II., who received ry lb., in the Lingfield Park Spring Stakes. Ran moderately in the Guineas. Is small and belongs to Lady fia Wernher. ADMIRAL'S WALK: Chestnut colt by Hyperion-Tabaris by Roi Herode. Ran fourth in ...

The Action of the Racehorse: Blue Peter in Slow Work

... The Action of the Racehorse Blue Peter in Slow Work rT,HlS series of pictures, enlarged from a miniature cinema-film, show the sequence of move- J- ments better than any photographs we have seen for a long time. They were taken during morning exercise at Newmarket. Points to notice about the Derby favourite are how beautifully he puts his feet out in front of him and his power of straightening ...

Foreign Challenge at Henley

... Rowing THOUGH the overseas entries for Henley do not close for another week or two, there are likely to be Grand Eights from Canada as well as Australia; Germany probably will have crews in every event; the Americans are almost certain to be represented in the Grand and Thames Cups, and entries are ex pected from Norway and Hungary. This is very gratifying on Royal Henley's centenary, but it ...

SUMMER COMES TO TOWN

... Summer Comes to Town By LORNA CAMERON MODES OF THE MOMENT- THERE will soon have to be an English word for ensemble, now that two and three-piece outfits are so firmly established for wearing in town. They have an all through the day usefulness which appeals to women who go straight from the shopping in to lunch, on to a committee, and then to an informal sherry-party. Yet they are softer, ...

DUNLOP

... blossom time, the pleasure of your motoring is greatly enhanced by the smooth comfort of your FORT Tyres, with their safety-ensuring teeth. TYRES WITH TEETH TO BITE THE ROAD ...

Banks and Ditches: Point-to-Pointing in Waziristan and Cornwall

... Banks and Ditches Point-to-Pointing in Waziristan and Cornwall THE annual Wana Point-to-Point Races were held on the plain to the south of Wana on March 26, after having been postponed on three occasions owing to snow and rains. Weather conditions were perfect, and on the whole, except for a few soft patches, the going was excellent. All the races were well filled. Besides races for British ...

Splendid Athletic Form

... E THE forty-first annual competition for the Public Schools' Challenge Cup. which took place last Friday and Saturday at the White City, was perhaps the best of the series. Four new records were made and in three other events the winners' performance has only once been surpassed. In addition, there wtt: a record number of Standards, and certainly the general 1 style and technique of the boys ...

The Blackmore Vale

... gpg SSSSBBim r* vv*r#' tfl£4S2gB5aiHMnHBBK fggaispgsmHHMHEaffi^ THE MEMBERS' Mr. W. A. Morris jumping the last fence on his Never Mind II. before winning the Blackmore Vale Members' Race by a length from Captain M. A. Johnson on his Sally Fugle, seen behind. Major C. Wynne-Jones's Ballyhooley, ridden by Mr. R. Wynne -Jones, was third. Sally Fugle led for a great part of the ...

Carthusians Win the Halford-Hewitt: Cup at Deal

... Carthusians Win the Halford-Hewitt Cup at Deal AT 8 a.m. on Friday of last weeek, the first of 52 Old Boy teams set out over the Royal Cinque Ports course at Deal in quest of the Halford-Hewitt Cup. By dusk on Saturday 16 teams were left and on Sunday evening Harrovians, Wykehamists, Carthusians and Lerpoolians were making arrangements to stay for another day. Wykehamists and Lerpoolians were ...

MODES OF THE MOMENT: COURT COMMANDMENTS

... Modes OF THE Moment By LORNA CAMERON -OURT Commandments THE first is, be practical. Tennis clothes must be really well cut, for tight armholes or an uneasy belt are quite enough to take your mind off the game at its critical moments. The shorts, dress-shorts and short dresses in the Sportswear Shop at Harrods have been expertly designed for an easy fit, though they are decorative enough to ...

Hunting in the Welsh Mountains: A Day with the Ynysfor-- by Frank Ziegler

... Hunting in the Welsh Mountains A Day with the Ynysfor by Frank Ziegler THE mountains of Caernarvonshire and Merioneth are no country for those who hunt with the horse, yet they have echoed to the horn of the Ynysfor for nigh on to two hundred years. Amid the crags of Snowdon and Cnicht, right unto Dolgelley and the Rivals and the peaks of Lleyn, this pack of stout-hearted hounds has hunted the ...

Portrait of a Tough Guy: Tony Galento to Meet Joe Louis

... Portrait of a Tough Guy Tony Galento to Meet Joe Louis THE PUGILIS TIC BARREL above brings up a fellow from his cellar. Tony is said to train on beer-- just lifting it up and put ting it down you know. FREAK OR CLOWN? Tony Galento, the amazing Italian- American saloon keeper who hopes one day to be world heavy-weight champion, in training at Newark, N.J. His moiderous left hook has failed to ...