... By A. Croxton Smith LAST week mention was made of the fact that bullmastiffs as well as Alsatians were used for guarding diamond mines at Kimberley. This photograph of a modern bullmastiff shows how solid and substantial they are, and if looks count for anything they should be capable of downing the most powerful man. Ability to attack with success, how ever, is not the only requisite in a ...

... Oxford Summer Eights Trinity Retain the Headship HEAD OF THE RIVER Trinity retained the headship which they gained last year for the first time since 1864. The order of rowing is D. I. Graham (bow) W. Woodrow, A. Tyser, 0. L. Stevens, J. S, Stockton, F. A. L. Waldron, R. C. Furlong, R. H. Hilary (stroke), T. E. Teo cox). ALL-CONQUERING W ADfi AM II. This crew started second in the Fifth ...

... NOTHING is more annoying than the interruption of a game for some cause that should never have occurred. Such delays seem to have a fatal effect upon the proceedings, concentration is interrupted, and the thread is not easy to pick up. A good many people will probably remember how, when R. E. S. Wyatt and C. F. Walters were batting so brilliantly against the Players at Lord's in 1934, drinks ...

... By HENRY COTTON AT Hoylake last week the amateurs found, as I expected, a severe test for the British Championship, the greatest amateur title of all. But it was not the Hoylake of the Open Championship time, July, for the cold east winds which persisted during the previous eight weeks had kept back the growth of the grass, and then in the warm sun of last week the grass began to grow, as it ...

... The Davis Cup-- Now for Germany Britain Surprises France CAN the Davis Cup team, flushed with their victory over France, beat the Germans in their Berlin stronghold this week-end This burning centre court at the Rot-Weiss Club represents an enormous task for men who have to make a sudden change from grass to a hard court, with precious little time to do it in. Ten years ago, and again in 1932, ...

... THIS, his sixty-fifth picture, is Cecil B. de Mille at his most terrific. Running for over two hours, it has everything it is possible to cram into a Western Indians, train-robbers, herds of cattle, gaming saloons, posses of cowboys, and, as well, the real drama of the race to link two oceans by railroad, the rivalry between the Union Pacific, going east to west, and the Central Pacific, ...

... A striking photograph of Mr. G. J. Heast's Roeside Creamery, winner of the 1938 Pall Mall at Harringay and one of the favourites for the Greyhound Derby at White City on June 24th. The measurements of Roeside Creamery Height: 27 inches, Girth: 30J inches, Tail: 18J inches are the formula of almost perfect racing greyhound dimensions. ...

... cA By DIANA We've got to be prepared for any sort of weather on the golf-course so here is an All- Weather golf bag designed by Robert Bryant Sharsted St., Kennington, wi'h a special outside hood. This protects the clubs completely, as shown in the picture below but when not in use it can be tucked neatly away in a separate waterproof pocket, or, if necessary, used as a pocket itself. The ...

... Comfort the keynote Closed Toe Sandals Outdoor Slippers Coarse canvas for hard wear, Perfect for the Beach, Promen- flexible and light for comfort. a(je, Motoring or after Golf. In Perfect for holiday wear. fact, just the thing for complete Leather insoles and welted relaxation of tired feet. Uppers Pyramid crepe rubber soles in natural Fairway calf, soles and wedged heels. In natural and ...

... CAPTAIN HUBERT ALLISON, the official Jockey Club starter, officiates at Epsom, Ascot, and very many other meetings apart from Newmarket. For years he was deputy starter and assistant to the late Captain E. Willoughby, afterwards Lord Middleton, whom he succeeded in 1922. This photograph of Captain Allison was taken on the first day of the Epsom Summer Meeting, and includes on the left Miss ...

... The Heads Behind the Derby Epsom Officials on their Lawful Occasions MR. E. E. DORLING General Manager of the Epsom Grand Stand Association, Mr. Dorling goes through some figures with his secretary and niece, Miss Gwen Bishop. Mr. Dorling was Joint Managing Director in 1920 and became Managing Director in 1926. MR. C. J. L. LANGLANDS The Clerk of the Course and auctioneer at his desk in the ...

... A Good Epsom Meeting Blue Peter a worthy Derby Winner Improved Scottish Union A thrilling Oaks Lord Rosebery's promising two- year-old Week-end hints I ALWAYS wonder, in these days of wireless and television, whether the Derby means more to those people who do not visit the course than it used to do. I doubt it. The Derby is the culmination of a lot of things, and it is never quite so ...