... Steeplechasinp The Plumpton Meeting near Lewes Roman Chief nearest the camera Peaceful Walter and Fair Outlook take the first fence in the Click- field Handicap Steeplechase the race in which an unfortunate accident occurred. Roman Chief, ridden by S. Mfagee, was close behind Tweedledee II. t winner of the race, when a car crossed the course. Roman Chief crashed into it, broke a leg and had to ...

... -/4 By Sabretache A Great Jockey GENERAL WAVELL has never made a hobby of riding races, but what a great jockey has obviously been denied to the turf! He is a Sam Chifney and a Fred Archer rolled into one. Chifney was the great exponent, and the originator, of the pause, that split second of balance which results in the storage of energy which enables a horse to go just a little bit faster ...

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... By Foresight Admirals at the Helm CONTROL of French affairs is passing more and more into the hands of the Navy. After eight or nine Cabinet changes since Marshal Pétain first formed his Government, Admiral Darlan is found occupying nearly as many ministries as once were held by Mussolini in his Fascist State. Admiral Darlan is now Vice-Premier, Minister of Marine, Foreign Minister and ...

... The Week's Big Fight Bijou v. Little Ned in the Dietrich Film Seven Sinners Seven Sinners puts Marlene Dietrich among the South Sea Islands and its roughs and toughs (mostly with hearts of gold) as a cafe singer with a most remarkable pro pensity for sending men fighting mad. But a fight is no spectator-sport for her she is generally in the middle of it, and has a grand set-L >f her own when a ...

... Laurence Olivier in 44 49th Parallel Laurence Olivier got back from Hollywood a month or so ago and went straight into 49th Parallel the big film being made with Ministry of Information co-operation. The setting is a Canadian one and two units have been out there to shoot sequences in the wilds. Michael Powell is directing, and in the cast are Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey, Anton Walbrook, ...

... By A. Croxton Smith NO one who knows the Dingo in his native haunts has a good word to say for him. Mention him to an Australian and you incite a desire for a shotgun or poison. The reason for this animosity is apparent. I do not know which the Australians would classify as Public Enemy No i the Dingo or the rabbit, for both do untold damage. Perhaps the rabbit is the worse for through the per ...

... I l and Down tlie Land REPORTS coming in tend to show that the rationing scheme has made a much better start than was prophesied for it. Where there were delays in issuing coupons the temporary measures provided a good stop-gap for immediate needs; the merchants seemed only too pleased to supply a fortnight's feeding stuffs against farmers' promises to repay (in the shape of coupons). The ...

... By our Horticultural Correspondent I PRESUME that by now you have obtained your supplies of vegetable seeds, and if your reactions on their arrival are the same as mine your fingers will be itching to put some of them into the ground, for this is surely one of the most congenial tasks in the whole gardening calendar. The greater part of the hard slogging which the digging involves has been ...

... GARTH MEMORIES This picture (right) will bring back many happy memories to followers of the Garth. It is of Martin who was for many years head keeper to the late Duke of Wellington, and W. Daniels, huntsman to the Garth since 1920. Martin's presence has become inseparable from the Friday meets of the Garth. The Hunt's recent meet at Heckfield is the subject of our cover illustration this week. ...

... Winchester Too Good for Eton --6--0 Win in Revived Fixture PLAYING Eton after a lapse of several years, Winchester, on their own ground, won a fast game by 6 goals to nil. They might have had more goals had their shooting been more accurate and had not Pemberton, the Eton goalkeeper, made several splendid saves. For Winchester, Stow played a brilliant game on the left wing and had an effective ...