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... By A. Croxton Smith POOR, pathetic old Lear com plained that-- The little dogs and all, Tray, Blanch, and Sweet heart, see, they bark at me. onakespeare must have been as familiar with little pet dogs as he was with those of the sporting breeds. He has some beautiful passages on hounds of the Spartan kind, and his references to spaniels are numerous, though not particularly complimentary. ...

... The T.W.O. Champ onship Important Events at Nottingham Planning for 1941 IT seems odd that one should be writing about a Cambridgeshire that is to be run at Nottingham on a Saturday afternoon, with a Jockey Club Cup and a Middle Park as supporting events. Yet The Racing Calendar cannot lie, and it is as sure as eggs are eggs-- or were-- that Mr. Stanley Ford is to have the honour of staging ...

... THE problem of sleeping in peace is exercising the ingenuity of very many Londoners one solution is the caravan, and from all accounts it is proving extremely popular. There are a number of caravan camps within reasonable distance of London and to these genuinely tired business men and their families have transferred themselves. To those who sympathise over the trials of winter camping, the ...

... By Our Flying Correspondent WE have lately heard several eminent people expressing the opinion that this war must be won on the land; that the final decision must be achieved by the Army. With this opinion I entirely disagree. I believe that a sufficiently overwhelming air superiority could give us a final decision without any major land operations. I know that not many people will agree but ...

... The Bard Defies the Blitz An Ideal Falstaff King Henry IV. Part I. (Vaudeville) I HAVE spent a considerable portion of my playgoing life-- if you can call it life-- searching for my ideal Falstaff. He has turned up, and in wartime, in the person of Mr. Robert Atkins. Now Mr. Atkins has a deserved reputation as a Shakespearean actor and enthusiast generally. He has struggled with the weather, ...

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... By Ashley Courtenay ANY man of sporting proclivities has rather a horror of the resi dential type of hotel. He finds himself the focal point of many a pair of eyes (mostly female) as he enters the dining-room for the first time. He sneaks into the lounge with trepidation, finds the best chairs reserved with spectacle cases, knitting, periodicals and the like, so he either seeks a distant ...

... THERE was a fine start to the new National Hunt season at Taunton, where Mr. A. Hunter rode the winner of the first race Mr. P. Butler's Laboratoire. A big crowd witnessed interesting sport, and a remarkable feature was the Ilminster Handicap Hurdle, in which every single horse (and there were twelve runners) had a quotation on the market. B ...

... ReDton's Soccer Successes REPTON, who have a fine side this season and have not yet lost a match, beat Welling borough 4 i at Wellingborough. Their forwards always forced the pace, and D. P. M. Bell, the captain, A. J. D. Smith and P. Streeton, the wings, and J. W. R. Smith, a promising left-half, were most impressive. Wellingborough's skipper, P. Marlow, played a capital game at centre-half, ...

... New For November BLOUSES AND SHELTER SUITS I AST year's suit, perhaps, but new acces- j sories can give it an up-to-the-minute look. Blouses are especially useful in stretching a budget wardrobe to its fullest extent, since they can be worn with suits or with separate skirts. The warmth of a jumper, the freshness of a summer blouse are combined in this patterned wool shirt from Walpole's, New ...