... Who is Out of Position? The Much Debated Incident in the Mile of the Century The runners are San Romani (24) Glen Cunningham (6) Fenske (10) Wooderson (28); and in white Rideout (22). I Rounding the turn for the home stretch Rideout (22) is passing Wooderson 28 on the outside with Fenske (10) coming up fast. 2 Rideout seems to have turned in over quickly and Wooderson's shoulders have swung ...

... A FORTNIGHT ago Miss Pam Barton won the Ladies' Open Championship for the second time when she beat Mrs. T. Marks in the final by 2 and 1 at l'ortrush. In 1934 and J935 M>ss Barton was knocking at the door, for in both these years she was beaten in the final. In 1936 she had her first success when she defeated Miss' B. Newell at Southport and Ainsdale. Her next important engagement will ...

... The Jaguars Win the Champion Cup The last open tournament of the London Season at Hurlingham RIDING OFF Captain Guinness, the Jaguars back, tries to ride Captain IV. F. Butler, the Ghosts No. I, off the ball, while Mr. J. H. Montagu-Douglas-Scott, the Ghosts back, backs him up. The Jaguars won a strenuously fought final by 6 goals to 5 after the Ghosts had been 2 goals up at the end of two ...

... Q Planes'* Pericles (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, 8.15) ALTHOUGH Pericles, Prince of Tyre, is him self the prince of tiresome bores, even when played by that fine young actor, Mr. Robert Eddison, Pericles is itself a by no means unentertaining play, though genuinely Shake spearean only in spots. The second half is better than the first, in spite of the fact that (or, possibly, because) ...

... Highwayman continued from page 724 signs of fuss second speed was good for 5om.p.h., top (or direct) for 75 to 80, and over-drive up to 90. Of course there was livelier acceleration on second and top (second is quite fierce and would seem fiercer if it wasn't so noiseless), but the idea that the over-drive with its ratio of about 3 J to 1 must be sluggish and irresponsive to the stimulus of ...

... COLONEL ALESSANDRO BETTONI, on his fourteen-year-old Italian-bred chestnut gelding Adigrat, receives his rosette from the Duke of Gloucester after winning the King George V. Gold Challenge Cup, for military officers of all nations, at Olympia. This was the first time Italians had competed at the International Horse Show for some years. Colonel Bettoni and the redoubtable Captain Bizard, of ...

... A Busy Week A Folkestone shock Newcastle details -The Northumber land Plate An interesting Sandown Foal Plates Cosaque obliges -Very Game Tumult filly Week-end hints RACING started with a modest two days at Folkestone last week, brightened by the presence of several Ascot failures. Backers had their biggest shock when they laid odds of two to one on Highland Brume to beat the Ann gelding in ...

... THE hundred and first University match begins on Saturday at Lord's, where once again opinion will be divided as to whether the interval of a Sunday between the first and second days is a totally desirable thing. Last year the experiment was not wholly a success, nor yet altogether a failure. As to whether this particular encounter is falling from its old standard or whether public interest is ...

... ONE hundred years ago certain leading townsmen of Henley met in the Town Hall and decided that an annual regatta on the fine Henley reach would bring business to the town. Two trophies were offered the Grand for eights, the Town Cup for fours (since discontinued) and on June 14, 1839, First Trinity, Cambridge, carried off the Grand Cup from three other challengers. In less than ten years the ...

... NOT since Francis Ouimet tied with Ted Ray and Harry Vardon in 19 13 has there been a triple tie in the American open. This year, at the Spring Mill course of the Philadelphia Country Club, Byron Nelson, Craig Wood and Densmore Shute each tied with 284. In the first play off Shute dropped out with a 76, Wood and Nelson again tieing with a score of 68. Nelson beat Wood over the next 18 holes by ...

... CO GREYHOUND RACING AT WHITE CITY Whether for the Greyhound Derby in June, the autumn O. A. Critchley Memorial Stakes or the dramatic £3,500 White City at the close of the year's racing, training at the G.R.A. Northaw kennels proceeds at the same even tempo the whole year round. Through wooded parkland, over Hertfordshire grasslands the daily exercise takes place, under the supervision of ...

... North arid Midlands v. South and East IN the first women's cricket match ever to be played at Trent Bridge, the South and East overwhelmed the North and Midlands by 8 wickets. The home team batted first on a wicket that was indeed a sticky dog. Wickets fell with disconcerting regularity and the score-board proclaimed 7 wickets for 62 runs. The only batswomen to stay at all was Miss Marjorie ...