... ON THE BATTLEMENTS of Thurso Castle. Situated in the northmost part of the Scottish mainland, the Castle commands a superb view across the Pentland Firth to the Orkneys. AN AFFECTIONATE GREETING: Sir Archibald renews acquaintance with two of his dairy herd and with him are Lady Sinclair and his sons, Robin and Angus right Mt I 3- ■Bi THIS YOUNG CALF is only too pleased to receive a visit from ...

... Look to Your Garden Beauty and Utility Well Balanced at Stoke Place By Our Horticultural Correspondent IT is my privilege to visit some of the finest gardens, large and small, in the Home Counties, and in accepting the Editor's invitation to contribute to The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News I hope to be of some service to readers in helping them over their war-time gardening ...

... Strong Hopes of a Resumption Popular Racing v. Closed Meetings A More Cheerful England The Guarantee System. IT now seems likely-- and an official pre liminary announcement may have been issued since these notes were written-- that racing will be resumed early in September. If this is so, the loss, since the closing-down in mid-June, will amount to about 120 days of racing, according to pre ...

... Wooderson Does Fastest Mile ot the Season FIVE thousand spectators at Tooting Bee on Saturday saw Sydney Wooderson run the fastest mile of the season. He finished in 4 min. 13.4 sec., and as he was running in a field of 18 on a loose track and with a blustering wind the performance must be ranked among his best. He did the last quarter his fastest in 60 sec., and was surprised at his own ...

... yCMVUt, Jofcig, E33IH umm IBS j Tone the delicate skin-tissues of your face and hands with I and you will have a sure beauty defence against the aggressions i of bitter winds and cold, wintry snaps. makes and keeps the skin delightfully smooth, prevents roughness, redness and chaps, and adds immeasurably to your beauty, charm and comfort. A.R.P. Wardens women on munitions and other war ...

... Mr. Arthur Sainsbury's William of Valence BRED in France by Captain J. D. Cohn, William of Valence is a half-brother to the 2000-Guineas winner, Le Ksar, and to the Cesarewitch winner, Cantatrice II. The winner of four races in France, he was raced in this country for two seasons and won the Chesterfield Cup (£1385), the Rosebery Stakes (£1240), the City and Suburban Handicap (^1788), and ...

... Miss Paget's chance in the Red Cross 'Chase- Irish hopes of Royal Danieli Cheltenham to stage Season's Chief Hurdling Event Australian Champion dead News of Windsor Lad RACING owners who have been counting their blessings one by one are now working them out in decimal points. The loss of a number of days of racing in an ordinary National Hunt Season amounts to very little; but a loss in these ...

... Round the Ring The Astonishing Tarleton Roderick Getting Fit Wembley permitted 9,000 By B. Bennison ERNIE RODERICK, our welter-weight champion, is back in the gymnasium, the better for a rest, much needed, after his defeat by Arthur Danahar. He is helping Nel Tarleton prepare for a fight with Johnny Cusick, of Manchester, holder of the feather weight title, at Liverpool on February I. As an ...

... The Bare Idea (Comedy, 6.45 and 9.15) AS my taxi sped through the inky blackness of a bitterly cold night last week to the Comedy Theatre to see a play about nudism I prayed, for the sake of the cast, that the theatre would be adequately heated. I need not have worried. The heating of the place was quite satisfactory--and that was almost the only thing about the evening which was ...

... We Visit an Onion Expert Points that will Help You in Your Garden By Our Horticultural Expert IT has been officially stated that onions to the value of £1,896,173 (representing 4,572,643 cwts.) were imported into the United Kingdom in 1938. The bulk of them, I believe, came from the continent. I know nothing of the present position regarding such imports, but it is common knowledge that, even ...

... Rapier on Racing Promise of Recreation for the Forces AS I have anticipated and assumed for some time past, racing under Rules is to be resumed early next month. The official announcement is that the Stewards are hopeful that a limited programme will be allowed from about the middle of September. Trainers will thus have reasonable time in which to get their horses in racing trim again and ...

... This small house, six feet long, accommodates six birds in a London garden. A movable type for those with a small paddock a laying ark with nest boxes outside. Galvanised wire let into the ground and turned outwards, topped with five strands of barbed wire, keeps out cats, dogs, and other intruders. W J: i 'hV ri> .'iwrjetS'/S MW9-C. A home-made poultry house and run in an orchard. It holds ...