... MORSTON MORALE, from Mr. Newton Pratt's stud, was first in the class for horse foals and awarded a Society's premium. Sold to Mr. E. Baker, of Dunmow, for 130 guineas. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Anerley Hilda and her foal, Anerley Hilda 2nd, both bred and owned by Mr. Turner, were first in their class. The mare realised 225 guineas and foal 62 guineas. BREEDERS OF SUFFOLKS (L. to r.) Messrs. S. ...

... Lincoln Longwools A Great East-Country Breed THE CHAIRMAN of the Lincoln Longwool Sheepbreeders Asso ciation (Mr. C. E. Howard) addressing the company just before the champion ram was sold by Messrs. Earl and Laurence, the auctioneers. NOCTON RISE GUIDE: The champion ram which was bred by Mr. E. M. Howard, and purchased by Messrs. A. F. and J. C. Clarke, of Stamford, for 200 guineas. THE BEST ...

... Kerry Hill Sheep Show and Sale at Kerry, Montgomeryshire THE Kerry Hill breed-- distinct from the Welsh Mountain-- is centred mainly in Montgomeryshire, and geographically connected with the Shropshire and the Welsh Mountain. Kerry Hill ewes are often crossed with Shropshire rams to produce fat lambs, and Kerry Hill rams are largely used on Welsh Mountain ewes. The breed is an old one and has ...

... AGRICULTURE ranks foremost among British industries, but it is only in war time that its importance is recognised. Four years ago the necessity of increasing home production was realised, and the farmer was called upon to do his best to attain a maximum production of essential food-stuffs. An addit ional acreage was brought under the plough-- cost was a subsidiary matter-- and the danger of ...

... SEPTEMBER 29, 1944 7Wjl/^X the Safety glass FORTNIGHTLY (j^) ILLUSTRATED SPORTING AND DRAMATIC NEWS I SPORTiCOUHTJ]/ k '!W' y ...

... PRESSED-STEEL EMERGENCY WINDOWS FOR THE LONDON BUSES When bus or trolley-bus windows are blasted, London Transport engineers have discovered a quick method of getting the vehicle into service again within a short space of time. Thin sheets of steel, the same sire as the glass windows, are used and are fitted in the same manner. Two diagonal creases in the middle give the sheet a slight bulge ...

... A/Tany references have been made during recent weeks to the Ger man experimental long- range V- weapon base at Watten, near St Omer. Here are the first pictures to be shown ot this great construction, believed by people living in the neigh bourhood to be an installation to destroy London by fire, the huge main building is still intact internally, despite thirty-three heavy attacks by the R.A.F ...

... IN the early autumn Dartmoor is combed by riders rounding up the semi- wild ponies. These are driven to an assem bly point where they are branded and, later, put up for sale at the famous Princetown Fair. Many handsome ponies, true to the original type of British pony, are found on the wilder parts of the moor, and for hardi ness, intelligence and sure-footedness are un surpassed. Unfortu ...

... THE Upton-by-Chester Golf Club re cently staged what has become almost an annual charity event, when for the third year in succession they collected a handsome sum for the Red Cross and St. John Fund by means of an exhibition golf match. When I left the course, after a most enjoyable afternoon's golf, over £900 had been raised. This club only two miles from the centre of the city of Chester is ...

... JACK LONDON, of West Hartlepool, won the heavy-weight championship oil the British Empire and Great Britain when he beat the holder, Freddie Mills, of Bournemouth, at Belle Vue, Manchester, recently. The two men had met before, three years previously, when Mills won on points, but this time, over the full course of fifteen rounds, the decision was reversed. In this way, London won his first ...

... . --By F. L. Bilson. NO doubt many of us have pleasant memories of the days when we cut ash sticks from the hedgerows and whittled out crude bows, using straight bamboos for arrows. Later, perhaps, we used seasoned ash staves, tapering them carefully from the centre towards each end and fitting strong fishing-line for the string. Or we may even nave oorainea lancewooa or degame staves from a ...

... Para-pups and Others By A. Croxton Smith WHETHER at the front or at home, men of the fighting services are all the better for a relaxation, for some interest that will enable them to forget for a while the sterner duties upon which they are engaged. We think of these fine lads as being so busily occupied that they have no spare moments as an interlude from fighting. As I have mentioned in ...