... Tilden on Tennis BIG BILL Tilden thinks that amateur lawn tennis is dead, and that the whole game will be dead in five years unless the amateurs and professionals get together. He made this rather violent pronouncement to a Fleet Street audience a few days ago. At first sight (writes Racketeer) this looks like sour grapes, since professional exhibitions have never really gone over in ...

... By David Livingstone Learmonth THE clouds looked black as we drove from York to the Sinnington meet at Southolme Bridge; but we doubted if they would succeed in raining on us in such a strong wind. This did its duty to such purpose that there was soon blue sky on our near side, while, the sun streamed down upon us. After leaving Malton a rainbow appeared on our right. But this was only ...

... DUNLOP 3Fo r t DUNLOP 3Fort THE TYRE WITH TEETH y Y FOR YOUR SAFETY ...

... MODES OF THE MOMENT By LORNA CAMERON Spring Opens THE Windows THE girl pushing back the shutters above is wearing an unusual Braemar design in pure cashmere, a two-in-one that looks like a twin set but is actually a jumper with a front panel buttoned on to a cardigan. Gathers give it a square-shouldered line and the neck is finished with a grosgrain bow. The sleeveless waistcoat is a practical ...

... Sandown loses a day-- An Insurance Scheme for Races-- Gatwick details-- Red Prince in form-- Honquan springs a surprise A well-bred Irish youngster-- A chapter of accidents-- Lingfield hints THE Clerk of the Weather dealt us another blow last week, this time through the agency of fog. He is a sadistic creature, and seems to delight in choosing the most im portant day's racing of the week to ...

... FAWCUS COMES TO GRIEF Jack Fawcus had a narrow shave when Mr. J. V. Rank's Knight of Troy fell at the open ditch in the Brook Steeplechase at Gatwick. Mr. R. Gore's Santac, who was second (No. 14), is uncomfortably close to him while Apogee (No. seems mixed up with the fallen horse's legs. Note how Wilson is giving him plenty of rein. Behind Mr. J. Hislop on Damascus looks like galloping into ...

... THE Cresta Run this season has attracted many most premising recruits, which is cheering news, for a year or two ago it seemed that the young men were more interested in ski-ing than the mile-a-minute dash between St. Moritz and Cresta Village. Unfortunately the stay of some of the juniors has been all too short, notably that of W. A. R. Kedcie, who has enly just left Haikybury School, but wen ...

... THE form shown in this season's inter-divisional hockey matches, which are preliminary trials for the England XI, has been disappoint ing. In the earlier games, South West v. South East, Midlands v. South, and East v. Combined Services, the condi tion of the grounds following incessant rain and snow was all against the players but, with every allowance for this handicap granted, there remained ...

... By David Livingstone Learmonth IT must have been pretty well the coldest day of the year when the Vine met at The Old House, Wolverton, and everyone was glad to partake of Mr. Walford's refreshment. A bitter wind was blowing, which had the effect either of driving foxes underground, though it was thought that the earths were too wet for this, or dispersing them in some mysterious manner. There ...

... The Country Comes to Town The United Hunts' Ball at Claridges pHE Annual United Hunts' Ball held its ninth celebration last week and, although at the end we were rather in the position of the Irishman on the wrong side of Bechers, a good assembly of people enjoyed themselves. The law being what it is, all dances on licensed premises are liable to suffer from participants failing to get the ...

... . , ZTbts Bnglanb Sussex from the Downs nr. Lewes THE noblest of the land, it seems, enjoy a game of darts. Yet this is no new thing. Of the 12th century it is recorded that among the amusements of the Englishman was the casting of stones, darts and other missive weapons. So much so that Edward III, fearing neglect of practice at the long-bow, forbade them. But we are still at it, with ...

... Tony Draws a Horse (Criterion, 8.30) LESLEY STORM, the novelist, has a neat way with her, and she has never been neater than in her farce Tony Draws a Horse, which has replaced French Without Tears at the Criterion. Although I would not care to bet that it will run as long as that famous money-maker, it looks like being in the winning class. Neither Tony nor his horse. however, had anything ...