... 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 ...

... TAN-Y-BWLCH BLAENAU FFESTINIOG NORTH WALES D'you want to walk? Fish? Bathe? Play golf Do all four in turn among the glories Terms from of the Welsh mountains, and your worries 4 GlIS. will be gone with the wind. Telephone: Penrhyndeudraeth 213 YE PHEASANT HOTEL BauMBERUAND A quiet retreat in beautiful surroundings. Fishing, Boating, Tennis. Tel.: Bassenthwaite Lake 234. 'Grams.: Pheasant, ...

... By Ashley Courtenay MY knowledge of hotels in obscure areas is serving me in good stead in these days of strife, for we all need occasional respite, and the eternal question is Where? The sea is to a large extent out of bounds favourite week-end retreats are often within that 20-mile stretch of hinterland included in coastal defence plans. Others may be un comfortably close to aerodromes and ...

... NUMBER S 52, THE CARTWAY. BRIDGNORTH. A noteworthy example of Elizabethan timber construction built in 1580. Here was torn \Dr. Percy. Bishop of Dromore in 1729. Traditional merit belongs also to that other Notable Number, esteemed among smokers for its outstanding excellence A Player s No. 3. It is a cigarette ot supreme coolness ana PLAIN OR dist'nct>on with the extra quality which appeals r ...

... Pin eu matjc P III U IWIIATIC 4\M III II is the ORIGINAL Cartridge with the Air Chamber the CARTRIDGES WITH THE FAMOUS DOMED CARDS AND LIGHTER AND MORE EFFICIENT CORK WADS The Pneumatic Cartridge Company invented and patented the first Pneumatic Cork Wad and Domed Cards, and has spent over 30 years in perfecting the Pneumatic Cartridge used so extensively to-day. And what a difference they ...

... MOUNTAIN sheep on their way to be sheared at Iventmere Valley, Westmorland. In these times sheep are an economic asset to the country, for they can fend for themselves, feed on grass, and thus make no demand upon the precious stocks of concentrated feeding -stuffs. There is also a lot of land that is suitable for no other purpose than carrying sheep, and by using this valuable acres can be ...

... Rapier on Racing Owners still waiting for a lead The case for a Subsidy Aga Khan offers Irish-bred Yearlings for sale SUBSCRIBERS to the Racing Calendar will have derived little comfort, I fear, from their perusal of its issue of July 11. Invited, on the one hand, to enter their foals, yearlings and produce for tempting events in 1941, 1942 and 1943, they are unable to find any encouraging ...

... Round the New Shows At the Theatre THE D'Oyly Carte Company have just con cluded a triumphant fortnight at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith. This brought their tour to a close-- a tour which has been, I understand, abundantly successful, with the exception of a sojourn at Brighton, where business was unsatisfactory. I fear that, what with one thing and another, it will be some time before ...

... THE RED CROSS lawn tennis match on the fine courts of the Recreation Club, Bournville, were well attended. In this doubles between F. J. Piercy and H. F. David and L. C. Choy and D. W. Butler, the former won by 6 6 -3. Earlier in the afternoon there had been an excellent drawn match between Mrs. Menzies and Jean Nicoll. MAGDALEN LISTER ROBINSON, younger daughter of Sir Roy Lister Robinson, ...