... ILLUSTRATED SPORTING AN D SPOMiOONH 'WSSfS^ s*' i S On an Autumn Morning j ...

... THE Town boy to-day no longer has the edge on the country boy. This is the finding from a survey made of the young of the County and City of Notting ham. According to the report, the town boy is losing his quickness, perception and imagination. We wonder if this is actually so or whether it is a matter of comparison-- the country boy striding forward with such rapidity that the town boy now ...

... Co-operative Farming in Fiji Garden Produce for the Armies in the East FOR many years the cultivation of fruit and vegetables has been fostered by the Agricultural Department of the Fiji Islands, and, during the war, the R.N.Z.A.F. base at Suva has been enabled to purchase large quantities of fresh garden produce a great boon to troops in hot climates. The Fijian farmers take advantage of the ...

... THERE was a fine display of mixed livestock at the Alresford show, held at Manor Stud, Bishops' Sutton, Alresford, at the invitation of Sir William Collins, who, since the war, has taken up farming and breeding of pedigree dairy cattle and sheep with great enthusiasm. THE PRESIDENT'S SUCCESS Rother- field Rougette, a first prize winner in the Guernsey class, and best registered Guern sey ...

... MESSRS. BOOTS' ATHLETIC GROUND at Lady Bay, West Bridgford, in Nottingham, was once again the scene of a highly successful Horticultural Show and Gymkhana. This year instead of benefiting the Red Cross Agricultural Fund the proceeds, which exceeded all expecta tions, went to the Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen's Help Society. As usual the show was all-embracing, including open classes for dogs, ...

... I |U]iifelllllllll]||lliiiiiiiiiiiiiiin You can i trust me, Madam says OLD HETHERS Now that my barley water in the bottle is unobtain able my advice is, make it yourself from Robinson's 'Patent' Barley. If you can't get hold of a lemon or I an orange, flavour with the juice of stewed or tinned fruit, or jam. Barley Water from Patent BARLEY ...

... DIFFICULTIES of travel these days makes St. Andrews about as inaccessible as Timbuctoo, but it was fitting that the last major golf tournament of the year should be held there. Though few were there in flesh, many roamed in spirit over the Old Course last week. For those who could not be present, here are pictures of the most famous golf links in the world, with the winner of the Daily Mail ...

... BY OUR HORTICULTURAL CORRESPONDENT AT the present time a wholesale switch-over from wartime to peace time gardening would be almost as difficult as it is undesirable. Labour is short, ornamental plants and other gardening materials are scarce, and, what is more im portant, the country is by no means out of the wood in the matter of food production. Elaborate reconstruction schemes wnicn ...

... THE ever pro gressive Per- cheron Horse Society introduced a pleasing innovation at its Autumn Show and Sale at Histon, Cambridge. Three Young Farmers from local clubs acted as official judges in con junction with the Senior officials. The Histon Stud won the Champion Cup with a mare bred by Cambridge University Farm from the stallion Limon. Offspring by the same sire sold for 700 and 370 ...

... King of Fishes THE STURGEON-and the Revival of a Great Russian Industry NOW that life is slowly but surely return ing to normal in the Soviet Union j as, indeed, in all Europe we may hope, in the near future, to witness the welcome reappearance in our shops and restaurants of that most favoured delicacy caviare. Although in England it is almost exclusively the select black type ikra that is ...

... ji il'I'/TI vw m f l V T T V Lv I NATIONAL ASSET On the Food Front, the elements must be fought and beaten if the Nation is to garner the fruits of the farmer's labours. Leaky roofs are Fifth Columnist No. 1 in the weather's war against the valuable contents of farm-buildings. From long experience farmers know that they can defeat the weather if they roof with Ruberoid. It keeps buildings ...

... THE St. Lcgcr, last of the season's classic races, attracted a huge crowd, variously estimated from 200,000 to 250,000, to the famous Knavesmire at York. The race was won by Squadron-Leader Stanhope Joel's colt, Chamossaire (next the rails), from His Majesty's Rising Light (left) and Stirling Castle (centre). Black Peter (with star) was fourth. The lower picture, in which Lord Astor's High ...