... Activity in the Racing World Lord Austin's New Eight By Highwayman THERE are signs of activity in the motor- racing world. The period of hibernation is nearly over. The Lagonda people are forming a new band of Bentley boys for Le Mans, and most of them seem to be members of the House of Lords. Carraciola has been out with the 3-litre Mercédès streamlined to the final inch and has beaten ...

... -'7 w JZrtnhA A Dart Salmon Black Pool Gives Up A Nice Fish THE River Dart, fed by the burns of the centre of Dartmoor, contains both salmon and trout. Spring and Autumn are the best seasons, for, like all moorland rivers, it is subject to a sudden spate which, though heavy, passes quickly. The river is up and down in a few days, and the salmon which have run up from the sea often find ...

... -louse of Commons v. Ranelagh ON Saturday, February 25, Ranelagh Club entertained House of Commons in a match decided over singles and foursomes. Although the House of Commons' team was strong, Ranelagh managed to win by 13A-9J, five matches being halved. In the singles, Sir John Simon, Chan cellor of the Exchequer, met Sir Frank Bowater, Lord Mayor of London, the latter winning by 2 and 1 ...

... Johnson Over Jordan (New, 8.30) A FRIEND of mine prominently concerned in the production of Johnson Over Jordan at the New Theatre, met at the Ealing Studios, shortly before the opening night, none other than Bombardier Billy Wells. The Bombardier seriously asked whether the play was anything to do with Jack Johnson singing the Paul Robeson Old Man River stuff. The association of ideas is ...

... AS a rule the genuine antique is uncomfortable. A comfort able piece of furniture wears out in its own time. Son at the university was applying pressure for more money from home. I cannot understand why you call yourself a kind father, he wrote his parent, when you haven't sent me a cheque for three weeks. What kind of kindness do you call that The father wrote in his next letter That is ...

... 1 Want to be A Success Some readers may sniff at the thought of an autobiography dealing with the first eighteen years of one's life. I assure them that this book by Peter Opie is the most refreshing which I have read in a long time. After all, there are not many young men who sit down at the age of eighteen and ask themselves what they want, how they propose to do it, and philosophise about ...

... By Ashley Courtenay THE fact that my only mount has been a rocking-horse should be no deterrent to my writing this article, for in my wanderings around the country I have had a keen eye and ear for equestrian interests, and even if I from habit keep at a discreet distance from a horse's hooves, I have learned sufficient to know that it is only the tell-tale red ribbon that I need fear. Moving ...

... IN years to come the Boon-Danahar fight will, no doubt, be recounted as the climax to many a stirring story, as have been the non-stop battles of those bare-fisted giants of the past whose courage and endurance were the glory of the ring. Time has wrought many changes in the practice of the noble art, and sometimes it has seemed neither noble nor an art, but the boundless courage, the fierce, ...

... By B. Bennison IT is over a week, a long time in this hurrying world, since Eric Boon defeated Arthur Danahar in defence of the lightweight championship of Great Britain, yet their fight still remains the theme of popular discussion. Nothing comparable has been seen in this country for a generation. It stirred to the depths more than 12,000 onlookers, such was the courage, the naturalness, the ...

... WAITING ON THE ROAD The field on the road between Flaxton and Strensall Common while the Master drew for an outlier. 1IBHI ft WmKrmWKIi 4 BESIDE WILKS'S The field walk slowly down the lane as the Master draws the covert. BACK AGAIN The Master takes hounds back to where the fox was seen. They soon had him away across the road. V 2 0FF T0 GILES'S not being at home, a PLANTATION The outlier move ...

... Death of Mr. Edward Moorhouse Sterility in Mares Alarming American Figures Totalisator Profit s C alculation of Winnings Racing in Australia THE note of apology for the late appearance this year of the twenty-seventh volume of reminds us of the passing of a great figure on the business side of racing, Mr. Edward Moorhouse, who had written much of the Review and edited it since its foundation ...

... Oxford Squash Triumph Oxford women's squash team won the second University match, beating Cambridge on their home courts by 4 matches to 1. Oxford also won the inaugural match played last year. Cam bridge's only point was scored by Stella Comes, a sister of the Olympic runner. ROWING The Oxford University women' s crew won the annual race against London University women at Oxford by 2 lengths. ...