... WHERE- S THAT RIGHT HAND?: At the end of the sixth round, Burman sits dejected and tired in his corner as his manager, Max Waxman, urges him no doubt to mix it with Fan and get going with that right hook; a knock out seemingly to be Burman s sole chance of winning the fight. WIDE OPEN There were times and this was one of them when both men stood toe to toe and swopped punches with little or ...

... BETTER HORSEMANSHIP By Bucephalus How to Improve your Riding A New Series 1 SOMEONE was lamenting to me the other day that few people who ride bother to go into the theory of the thing or to learn to ride well. I think this is true in a way both about hunting people, who feel they manage very well as they are, and about those who ride merely for air and exercise. I think, however, that some ...

... By Highwayman IT is highly irreverent, but I cannot help feeling a certain ironic amusement over the report of the Select Committee of the House of Lords on the prevention of road acci dents. That House has always been hot on the subject and very ready to clamour for the head of the motorist on a charger, and the appoint ment of this committee was made at the sugges tion of Lord Newton, who, ...

... Rapier on Racing A Most Interesting Newmarket Much Classic Matter The Free Handicap Craven Stakes Sandown Pointers I SAID after the Greenham Stakes that before venturing any opinion as to the result of the Two Thousand Guineas I would wait for further information. At the Newmarket Craven meeting we got it--masses of it--but whether we shall be able to convert it into enlightenment is a very ...

... Britain is Unprepared for the Davis Cup- -By Racketeer FAR from having the lean time that was predicted, I cannot remember so many interesting happenings in the affairs of lawn tennis in the spring. The status quo in the ladies' game is being seriously challenged by rising juniors, of whom, there can certainly never have been such a well-schooled group before. Mrs. jj. jl. i-ittie, tne last ...

... is the right time, when Mr. C. D. Agnew's bridle broke and his Little Peggy ran away, carrying him through gateways, mercifully open, nearly into the railway fencing, and finally, so far as we could see, into a farm yard. The best race of the day was provided by the ladies, when Kitty O'Malley, who made some awful bloomers and who nearly had Miss Tatham Warter on the floor at the last fence ...

... By B. Bennison TOMMY FARR having beaten Clarence Red Burman, and in the process exposed him as no boxer at all, is intent upon fighting Len Harvey for the British and Empire heavyweight championship which was formerly in his keeping. Harvey had almost given up hope of a fight with John Henry Lewis, but now at last it seems certain Lewis will be here next month for the National Boxing ...

... MAGYAR^ PRODIGY Hailed as a second Suzanne in her own country //nV attractive fourteen-year- old Hungarian girl Zsuzsi Kormoczy made her debut in London at the Melbury lawn tennis tournament this week. She is exceptionally well de veloped, and hits the ball very hard. She is ranked No. 2 in Hungary. Left INTRODUCING Seven- teen-year-old Jean Donald who caused quite a stir in the East of ...

... PLAYERS, UMPIRES, AND OFFICIALS Most of the 400 players and S3 umpires who assembled at Folkestone for the Easter hockey festival are here. C. F. H. Wagstajf, the festival manager, is standing (front centre in blazer) with Miss B. Wagstajf, his chief supporter and the hon. assistant secretary. Next to Miss Wagstajf are the festival's Folkestone representatives, R. Hall and F. R. Upton, both of ...

... A MAGNIFICENT SKATE: This fish was caught by Mr. A. E. Lloyd right and his son, Michael, during our photographer s stay at Ballycotton. This fish turned the scale at qj lb., so no wonder most of the prizes for the sea fish of the year go to Ballycotton anglers. SOMETHING LIKE A CONGER: At Bally cotton the conger run large, and this great, bull-like fish was caught by Mr. D. A. Rawlence, ...

... Where the Camera Can Mislead IT has just occurred to me that this hint might help the players around fifteen handicap. Just now, when the fairways and greens are not thick with their new spring growth, the short game seems to be extra tricky, as the greens are often cut a little closer than usual in order to get a puttable surface, and the approaches and fairways near the greens are full of ...

... cA By DIANAi Down the garden path in this work manlike dungaree suit, with adjust able shoulder straps, from Peter Robinson, Oxford Street. The whole outfit only costs 18s. gd., in various colours, and looks efficient even if you plant the bulbs upside down. This is the bag that holds the rug that wraps the cushion that keeps you warm and comfortable. In short, a useful idea for the car from ...