... 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 ...

... LEAVING FOR THE CHURCH with her father, Mr. Hubert Stammers. Kay Stammers wore a tea-rose satin gown and a peacKtinted tulle veil. JOAN INGRAM, who has frequently partnered the bride in doubles Susan Noel, ex-English squash champion; and Nigel Sharpe, who is always at his best on covered courts. MIS. ROY McKELVIE (left), the Middlesex cham pion, with a friend. MARY WHITMARSH had leave from her ...

... JHE Pier Pavilion, Heme Bay, was again the scene of the Kent County Badminton Tourna ment, which, except for the Littlehampton meeting in October, has been the only big event in the badminton world since war began. There were no singles events, and to make up for this loss, a consolation Mixed Doubles on the lines of the All-England Plate at Wimbledon was included. DESPITE TRANSPORT ...

... Spring Winners A THREE-PIECE suit is the most practical answer to the uncertainties of an English spring. Aquascutum, 100, Regent Street, have this sports suit for 7 J guineas the hand-knitted back and sleeves of the jacket allow an easy swing for golf or walking. For cold March days there is a top-coat, in Shetland tweed, with a full yoked back, which costs 8£ guineas, complete with its ...

... Believe It Or Not Desire Under the Elms (Westminster 8.0) O HOW I wish again I was in Michigan, Down on the farm, sang Miss Beatrice Lillie in a revue during the last war. The farm which is the scene of Eugene O'Neill's grim play, Desire Under the Elms, is in New England, not in Michigan. But I could not imagine anyone who had had a taste of it wishing to be there again. I trust, for the ...

... By Highwayman THIS foot-candle business of the Home Office needs to be shown up. I am afraid it has a great deal to do with the appalling way the road accidents have increased. Thank goodness, the Government have decided to bring in Summer-time much earlier; it will be trying for the dairy farmers, but will save a lot of lives at the other end of the day, because the time of the perilous drive ...

... FIFTY SEVEN STARTERS This match at Petersham was Blackheath Harriers versus the combined team oj Ranelagh, Orion and South London Harriers, and Blackheath won with 333 points to 633, twenty four runners on each side counting. A. C. Stansbury {Ranelagh) was second to Wooderson. ROUGH GOING Three Blackheath men, R. F. Cross {left), G. W. Lygo (centre) and D. R. Gillate (right) going through a ...