... I N the all-out effort to get in the precious hay, farmers have not spared themselves or their I horses and machines. The tractor, short of water just packs up, but the patient horse will go on till he drops. On this farm near Warlingham, Surrey, the horseman has not forgotten the cooling drink for his charges. These last few weeks have indeed been a hard time for all on the land, and one ...

... 3 Swansea Fights Back We Refuse To Be Bombed Out LIKE so many towns that have suffered from the savagery of the Luftwaffe, Swansea has risen to the task of shaping its own destiny. Here amid the scarred and ruined buildings is no defeatism, but in its stead a tremendous enthusiasm to rob the enemy of the opportunity of starving us out. Swansea is digging for victory with a vengeance, and ...

... T3 APIER, writing on May 27, 1909, reported the victory ot tv Minoru in the Derby thus At length up went No. 1, and it was all right. The King of England had won the Derby. No. 1 Hurrah and his Majesty was going to follow tradition and lead his colt in. Truly a great day for the Turf Big Game, the favourite for the third wartime Derby, winner of the Two_ Thousand Guineas, and unbeaten, is ...

... The Queen's Messengers Help for Stricken Towns THE Mechanised Transport Corps, formed in February 1939. by Mrs. G. M. Cook, O.B.E., a veteran of the last war, obtained Government sanction to supply a body of trained (women) drivers to be ready if war broke out. Its pool then consisted of forty women. From September 3, 1939, to date it expanded its organisation, which now com prises 3000 women, ...

... Problems for the Reorganisation Committee Newmarket Sales N.H. Sport at Cheltenham I WAS called over the coals early in the season for having suggested that we were having too much racing. That was in the period when we were still having selling races, with fields running into twenty or thirty apiece for selling events. All that, of course, has now been stopped and, especially during the ...

... By Playbill IF this revue, which has opened the Hippo drome after a long, long closure, is intended partly as a compliment to our American friends, I trust it will amuse them more than it amused me. The author is Mi James Hadley Chase, the English author of No Orchids for Miss Blandish, which I have not read, but gather to be tough. Th; revue also is tough. Indeed, it is not: so much a ...

... r i ii ZUllZz. Im I Branksome Tower Hotel stands on its own cliffs which include six hundred feet of sea frontage, ten acres of thickly wooded grounds, and a private sea promenade reached through beautiful winding walks, without crossing any road. No other hotel in England is quite like Branksome Towers, which excels in every direction expected of a first-class hotel. There are 4 Hard Tennis ...

... By A. Croxton Smith EVERYONE sympathises deeply with Mr. Basil and the Hon. Mrs. Ionides on the damage done by fire to their beautiful Sussex home. It is a calamity that will hit them badly, I am afraid, although, of course, they still have Orleans House, Twickenham, which is a mansion with a history. It was there that Mrs. Ionides first got together her well-known kennel of Griffons ...

... (sieves i- i t e o (sieves i- i t e o LIFE-SAVING WAISTCOAT FOR SAILORS AIRMEN and all who travel by sea BEFORE INFLAJ This widely been from s During tinuou living can b ...

... Prices on the Spring Double Flat Racing Fixtures for 1940 Attractive Cheltenham Entry The Lancashire 'Chase Death of Mrs. Hollins MY Black Out Blues were considerably relieved at the week-end by the receipt of a list of prices on the Grand National and Lincolnshire Handicaps, compiled by a well-known firm of London bookmakers. There is so much money to be won that the only problem is whether ...

... KING'S entertained the Royal Marines at Canterbury, and had an enjoyable game, though the School were no match for the Royal Marines, who won by 10 goals to 2. Marines were the more experienced side, and Lieut.-Col. C. W. Adair, the captain, was a tower of strength to their defence. Marines were soon on the attack, Sec.-Lt. Blake, the inside-right, J. D.Wakeling, the centre-forward, and Sec.- ...

... Sparring under the watchful gaze of fourteen pairs of critical eyes. Corporal Cotton, runner-up in the R.A.F. Middleweight Championship, and L. A/C. Butler, the R.A.F. I.S.B.A. Lightweight champion, 1939. Cotton is due to oppose Seaman R. J. Hoblyn, R.N., in the tournament in aid of the Red Cross at Wembley next Thursday. Aircraftman Meadows and Aircraftman Murdoch were both members of the R.A ...