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... I NEW COLLEGE GROUND provided a tranquil setting for the first Freshmen's match at Oxford between an XI. captained by R. E. Luyt (Trinity), acting captain of cricket, and an XI. led by E. K. Scott (Lincoln), the acting secretary. The final trial finished yesterday, and one of the matches that have been arranged for the next month will be against a British Empire XI. on June 14 and 15. This, ...
... Maytime Verdict DIGGING for victory has its effect on beauty as well as the vegetable supply, for gardening can take inches off your hip-line. Preparing the soil, pushing a barrow full of rubbish, lifting the watering- can, all exercise just those hip muscles which tend to become set. For weeding or setting seeds, your weight will be on your knees, so it is a good thing to use a pad. The one ...
... ;d|J a.. raj^afe^few^w;- iBt lKahnjfcSP^BjMT J-- A.W-j A_ a- ^ā W iJRt' iSg^foJBk- tttaH, itJB. gSJall ir ./W^ i. -saM. w a :r; ratgSw^BM ffr,:MMIrwr *9 LORD'S, AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY, 1944: Sixteen thousand people watched an England Eleven gain a hard-fought victory over Australia, as represented by the R.A.A.F. The latter, though without their outstanding bat, Pilot-Officer Carmody, again were ...
... Turn-outs at Staines Horse Show /^RGANISED in aid of the Commando Benevolent Fund, the Show W not only provided pleasure to hundreds of riverside holiday- makers, but raised considerable funds in a splendid cause The gymkhana features included the usual classes for show jumping, entries for the juvenile events proving to be especially popular! THE GRANTLEY CUP was awarded to Mr. Liley, whose ...
... DURING the last four years a relentless war has been waged on wild rabbits, and on most farms their numbers have been greatly reduced. The farmers' problem to-day is how best to keep the rabbit population under control. It is not economical to use an elaborate poison gas plant to destroy an occasional rabbit, and there has been a return to the use of ferrets and nets to keep down the pests. It ...
... THE old time dignity and ceremonial of the country horse fairs have been sadly reduced in recent years as the auction mart and the veterinary surgeon have standardised the conditions of sale. In the days when farmers made most of their stock purchases at the fair the deal was a serious adventure, complicated with problems of Market overt, Caveat emptor, and other legal pitfalls. But in spite ...
... A Hundred Per Cent Natsopa's Field Day at Peterborough MR. J. MATTHEWS, farm bailiff at the Natsopa Memorial Homes, Wellsboro', achieved the great distinction at Peter borough on October 12, of winning seven prizes with seven entries. These included some of the plums of the Show, including the Supreme Championship the seven lots sold later for 893 guineas. The Show and Sale, arranged by the ...
... cm, A Grave Set-back to Breeders of Stayers THE racing season was successfully concluded at Newmarket on Wed nesday the 20th, at which meeting Mrs. Hartigan's excellent grey colt, Efferves cence, won the Dewhurst Stakes and Mr. Allnatt's Shahpoor the Jockey Club Cup. The Cambridgeshire was won by Mr. L. Lipton's eight-year-old gelding, Quartier- MaƮtre. Incidentally, while Quartier-Maitre was ...
... By Our Horticultural Correspondent ABOUT three months ago some hints were given in these columns on selecting fruit trees and they emphasised three important points: (1) The desirability of early ordering; (2) choosing trees of the shape best suited to their future surroundings; (3) correct interplanting of varieties to ensure cross-pollination. Some readers have no doubt already dis covered ...
... Cub- Hunting THE cub-hunting season has started, not so much to train cubs for the more serious work of the winter, as to reduce their predatory activities. The campaign against rabbits has diminished their numbers and en couraged foxes to visit farm buildings, so that vigorous cubbing is important. Here are pic tures of the opening day of the cubbing season. The Hertfordshire Fox hounds, with ...
... MESSRS. GOFF issued two catalogues for their Annual Sales at Ballsbridge, Dublin. Yearlings were numbered up to 271 lots horses in training, hunters, brood mares, foals and stallions, plus untried stock, numbered to 215 lots, a total of 486. The yearlings, 224 of which were sold, reached the astonishing total of 68,397 guineas, an average of 305^ guineas. By comparison, yearlings sold at ...
... JACK OLDING CO LTD JACK OLDING CO LTD CATERPILLAR'S 7-Point Plan A No. I -The Filters Crankcase Lubricaiing Oil Filters The absorbent oil filter elements should be discarded and replaced by new ones each time the crank- case oil is drained. The metal filter elements should be thoroughly washed in kerosene or a non-inflam mable cleaning fluid and allowed to drain. Fuel Filters The fuel filter ...