... Distinction for John Henry Armstrong First Coloured Fighter to be Honorary Member of N.S.C. By B. Bennison JOHN HENRY ARMSTRONG, who is to defend the welter championship of the world against Ernie Roderick at Harringay on the 25th of this month, was among visitors to headquarters of the National Sporting Club last Monday, and received an ovation befitting one of the most remarkable pugilists ...

... GOLF MUSEUM: The Lady Golfers' Club has started a per manent museum of exhibits con nected with women's golf. On the opening day models from Lilly- white's wore these costumes Miss Minoprio's, that startled the die- hards in igs8, a becoming confection of i8g6, Miss Stringer's original i8g4 suit, and iggg golf wear. FISHING FOR SALMON The Hon. Lady Fox, wife of Sir Gifford Fox, M.P. for the ...

... Sh etlan d Story By LORNA CAMERON MODES OF THE MOMENT From the lone shieling and the misty island come Shetland tweeds, hand- woven in the crofters' cottages. Scott Adie, 38, Conduit Street, have them in colours that inspire all kinds of exciting ideas for country suits. Matching or contrasting, the possibilities seem endless, for there are two checks to tone with every plain and lovats and ...

... Little Revue (Little Theatre, 9) MR. HERBERT FARJEON has more of the true spirit of revue in him than any writer I know. He can not only write an intimate revue of brilliant wit but can follow it up with a still better one. His Little Revue is brighter than its pre decessor (which is saying a good deal), and has more wit in it than any other musical show in London (which is saying ...

... ade By A. Croxton Smith FEW breeds have undergone quite as many mutations as the bull dog in the course of seventy years or thereabouts. The dogs that were being exhibited when the Bull dog Club (Incorporated) was founded in 1875 would be laughed out of the ring to-day if anyone had the temerity to show them, even supposing any of their like could be discovered. Turn to the illustration of Top ...

... Preparing for the Westchester Cup The British Team in California: By Eric Tyrrell Martin THE British ponies, fifty-six of them, arrived at Del Monte from Westbury, Long Island, early in November, and all were in good shape. It was realised that, due to circumstances that could not be controlled, the players could not arrive until a few days before the start of the first match on February 19. ...

... AFTER his convincing win in the Blue Riband Trial Stakes at Epsom, many people regarded Lord Rosebery's chestnut colt as the most likely winner of the Derby not all, however, were sure that he would be fit enough to win the 2000 Guineas. He did so, however, in workmanlike style, and since both the second and third appeared more forward in condition, his performance must be regarded as highly ...

... An illuminating Newmarket The Two Thousand Guineas A winner for the King Scottish Union beaten but Rockfel wins Galatea II wins the One Thousand The Victoria Cup Week-end hints THE Two Thousands Guineas usually gives me a pay your money and take your choice feeling about more than one horse for the Derby, which has only been won by three Guineas winners since the war, Manna, Cameronian and ...

... Polo Abroad News from Correspondents] hroughout the World I n H i 3 From Captain j M w. Martin EXCEPT for Southern India, where they are able to play tournaments from June on wards, the Indian polo season runs from the end of October to the beginning or middle of April, varying slightly with the latitude of each club. The past season has not been noteworthy for the visit of any well-known ...

... I ONDON UNIVERSITY lost to Paris L University at Motspur Park last Saturday, but the London Schoolboys beat the Paris Schoolboys. The juniors' performances were often as good as and sometimes better than the seniors', but our schoolboys have had much more training and competition recently. In the Universities match, London only won one track event, the quarter-mile, but they won both jumps and ...

... II I I T w m s.- 1ST. _* _ T COMPETITORS The entrants for the Foxcatchers' class, in which the hunter tr were required to jump two fences three feet high before being eligible to be judged. Mr. E. G. MacAndrew won this event on Garrick, and Mrs. Blois's Cornell was second THE ORGANISER: Mr. Sam Marsh, who organises this popular annual show, near Edenbridge in Kent, directs operations from the ...

... By Ashley Courtenay LAST week I read a fascinating book, the life history of Cesar Ritz, written by the one who knew him best his wife. I question whether many of the present genera tion realise that there was even such a man as Ritz, for to-day the name has become a generic one for luxury. Yet it was Cesar Ritz, born ot humble Swiss parents, who did more than anyone to establish the luxury ...