... THE STAKES were divided for all six events, owing to the failing light. In the course, illustrated left, between Hobnail and Ali Baba, a third dog joined in the chase. MR. NOEL HARDY and Mrs. K. Shennan photographed together. THE BRAY STAKES: Mr. M. F. Horlock's Hughie leading Mrs. F. C. Maylam's First Mate. Later, Hughie beat Lundy's Lane in the first ties. GRAND STAND VIEW Major and Mrs. ...

... TT is unreasonable to expect to have men tied to farms at 70s. J- a week when they could go into other industries at nearly twice as much money. This statement is credited to Mr. A. C. Dann, General Secretary of the National Union of Agricultural Workers, who declared their complete dissatisfaction with the decision of the Agricultural Wages Board to reject the application of the unions for ...

... Hampshire Downs Lambing Starts Well in Mr. Benyon's Berkshire Flock THE New Year ushered in a busy season for shepherd Mitchell, who looks after the flock of pedigree Hampshire Down sheep belonging to Mr. H. A. Benyon, of Englefield, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. This flock is famous for its ram lambs, and has pro duced many notable sires. The flock con sists of tso breeding ewes, and the shep ...

... Turn of the Yt| The Hunts begin to put their (id es behind them NORTH CORNWAI L Hounds met at the pretty wooded Blisland village green, Bodmin Moor. The huntsman is Will Graddon. The setting contrasts strangely with that of the East Cornwall meet, only a few miles away, shown below. EAST CORNWALL ^ama^ca ^nn> where the meet ivas held, is in the heart of Bodmin Moor. The Acting Master is Mr. ...

... TV/TISS F. M. PRIOR, known all over -l*-'- the bloodstock-breeding world, took over the Adstock Manor Stud Farm, Winslow, Bucks., on the death of her father, the famous racing historian and breeder, in the Spring of 1940. Although she is an experienced breeder and, in fact, a member of the Council of the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, her best friends were surprised when she paid 7,200 ...

... RJ. NORTHCOTE- GREEN, St. Edward's School, Oxford, is or ganising an Oxford v. Cam bridge Past and Present match at Richmond on April 13. He invites any Old Blues who may wish to be con sidered for selection to send him their names Brig.-Gen. Marchant appeals to landlords of small inns and taverns to improvise maximum stabling accommodation to meet the 1946 Holidays on Horseback campaign The ...

... This happy photograph of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth was taken just before the Christinas holiday which Their Majesties the King and Queen arranged to spend at Sandringham with their daughters, H.M. Queen Mary and H'.R.H. the Duchess of Kent and her children. Princess Elizabeth enjoyed a round of social engagements during the weeks just before the holiday. She went several times to the theatre, ...

... Peter Glenville as Stephen Cass in 44 Duet for Two Hands Peter Glenville is appearing in the Mary Hayley Bell play Duet for Two Hands, at the Lyric Theatre. He took over the part of Stephen Cass from John Mills, and gives a very fine performance as the tortured young poet who is possessed of a pair of hands that arc not his own. Mr. Glenville is preparing a production of the first Saroyan play ...

... Mr. and Mrs. Bertioli were at a table for four with S/Ldr. and Mrs. Bergen. The dance at Grosvenor House was one of London's pre-Christmas parties and was, as is always the case with the famous series of Queen Charlotte's Hospital Balls, a big gathering of young people Miss Daphne Fawcett wore a spray of carna tions on her shimmering evening dress. She danced with Capt. Nigel Spicer, R.H.A. Lt ...

... A Family Party in the Garden Family Portrait in a Mirror Mrs. Michael Redgrave with Vanessa Lynn and Corin Michael Redgrave Gives His Son a Piano Lesson Photographs by Pictorial Press ...

... A Mother and Daughter Penelope Ward and Her Daughter Tracy Pelissier Penelope Ward is at present appearing in that record-breaking success Blithe Spirit, at the Duchess Theatre, which reached its 1,918th performance on December 29. The only record it still has to beat is that of the great last-war success, Chu Chin Chow. Miss Ward, who joined the cast in June 1944, is the third Elvira in the ...

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