... THE Navy wants to add some improvements to the formal battleship christening cere mony. How about a cup to catch that champagne in? Here's one about a Scotsman who drank a gallon of anti-freeze so he wouldn't have to buy a winter overcoat. Sergeant And now you're in the Militia, what would you like to be? Militiaman An ex-Service man, Sergeant. Reporter jl think I'm going to be very rich ...

... By Ashley Courtenay THOUGH I have not as yet visited the United States, I have heard much of the efficiency of American hotels, but I still hold the view that, in spite of all I hear, the most efficiently run hotel in the world is the Savoy, London. World travellers who have stayed at the Savoy encourage me in my belief, and one cannot get away from the fact that the Savoy was the genesis of ...

... Rapier on Racing The Red Cross 'Chase Plans for the 1940 Derby Season to open at Hurst Park-- Grand National Weights I HAVE purposely avoided reference to Royal Danieli and to Miss Paget's candidate, Le Cygne, both of whom ran at Leopards- town last Saturday. The Leopardstown race, however, shed very little light on their Aintree prospects, for Royal Danieli was pulled up and Le Cygne fell at ...

... LE CTGNE Miss Paget' s purchase for the Red Cross Chase being exercised by E. Foley on the Portmarnock strand the day before the Leopardstown event. ROTAL DANIELI Mr. H. C. McNally's fancied entry for the big 'chase on the sands with Prudence Walker, the trainer's daughter, in the saddle. THE LADT IN CLOGS: Miss Molly O'Rorke, M.F.H., of the Galway Blazers, favoured clogs. With her are Mr. J. ...

... Boat Race Crews Getting Down To It Cambridge at Work on Land XA/ITH only a month to the informal Boat Race at Henley, both V V Presidents are hard at work at Oxford and Cambridge selecting their crews. Up till last week each had had two crews out, but both H. D. Hicks (Oxford) and C. B. Sanford (Cambridge) have pretty well decided upon the composition of their eights. CAMBRIDGE PRESIDENT: C. B ...

... M A LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER H. D. Hicks Mount Allison University, Canada, and Exeter), the Acting-President in place of J. S. Stockton, had two trial crews out at Oxford last Saturday. T. R. Fanning [Queen's), and J. G.B.Deakin Hertford were the strokes. The crews had some paddling exercise and took a good look at one another when they passed during their outing. TWO GOOD-LOOKING CREWS Though the ...

... Tomikatsu Amano-- World Record Breaker TOMIKATSU AMANO was born in 1919, and in 1938 he beat the 1500 metres world's free style record by over 8 seconds. This record had been set up by the great Arae Borg, of Sweden, and was thought to be unapproachable, for it had stood for eleven years. During this wonderful swim in a 50-metres bath in Tokyo, this nineteen-year-old Japanese swimmer also ...

... A Busman's Holiday London Transport Anglers at Windsor The London Transport {Central Buses) Angling Section held their championship match on the Thames at Windsor last week. Conditions kept many members away and the total of the fish weighed-in was only 3 lb. 2 oz. as against 116 lb. at the last championship of the 1938-9 season when over 300 competitors lined the banks at Pangbourne. THE ...

... MOSS BROS MOSS BROS O F F I r F R S SfUV/ff MACKINTOSHES and Raincoats Moss Bros, have been making Service Mackintoshes and Raincoats these fifty years-- time enough to have seen a few nasty downpours and proved their worth They are scientifically made, cut to the accepted pattern for Navy, Army and R.A.F., (and for Women's Services too) and are supplied in all sizes. We need hardly add that ...

... psi -ns TAKING A KEREZ Captain R. A. G. Binny, M.F.H., on Major Shaw's Desperation, which ran first in the Individual. SECOND in the Individual Captain Rcjfey, of the Guides Cavalry, on his Black Auster. A NATURAL GRANDSTAND for spectators The four on the left are Mrs. Larson, Mrs. Walton, Mrs. Elliot Lockhart and Captain Elliot Lockhart. (Below) MR. D. J. MONTEITH on his Iron taking the first ...

... A Return to Rugby at Last The Army beat the Empire in a great game at Richmond y^FTER an almost complete stoppage of Rugby since Christmas, players and spectators were overjoyed to be out on the Richmond pitch last Saturday. The occasion was the meeting of the Army and the Empire, and a grand match it was. The game was a trial for the Army who have to send a side to play the French Army in ...

... French Army v. British Army The Allies Share Goals AN EXCITED CRO WD of 35,000, half of whom were British soldiers watched an enthralling drawn game between the British and French Armies in Paris last I Sunday. The match was the first of a series of three one of which was due to be played yesterday the other next Sunday. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS From the left, Colonel A. M. Green General Raymond ...