... BY THE Flat Racing Season has had a splendid send-off, at any rate as far as the crowds, the all round enthusiasm for the sport and the organisation of the early meetings has been concerned. Lincoln was packed. Aintree was packed. The authori ties at both places were, however, ready for all emergencies and I am satisfied that every thing possible was done for the comfort of the hordes of ...

... Woodland Craftsmen L By Land Agent Nothing Cross-Grained About This Art IN an age of mass production it is satis factory to be able to present a strong case for the more economical and comely hand-made article. In the cleft fencing stake we have a good example of this happy state of affairs, for not only is the cleft pile usually cheaper to buy, but is infinitely stronger and more durable ...

... A FIVE days' pony ride in one of the best Game areas of Africa is an adventure story which has just come true to the lucky members of Mount Kenya Children's Pony Club. About forty young riders, boys and girls between the ages of eight and sixteen, camped on Major Geoffrey Baynes's estate on the slopes of Mount Kenya, East Africa, for five days. Prizes were offered for camp etiquette and for ...

... IN writing the story of the £2,500 Daily Mail Jubilee Tournament-- the first major event of 1946-- I feel that the first subject to be mentioned on this occasion should be the course. The worthy championship links of the Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club were not at their best, but that, let me add, was no fault of the authorities, for a plague of leather-jackets, as we call the grub of ...

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... A Yak calf, born in Zurich zoo logical gardens, was found to be suffer ing from a bad rupture. A veterinary surgeon decided that the youngster's only hope of survival was an immediate operation. The operation was per formed successfully and the calf, bandaged, was restored to its mothe After a time, the bandage was removed, but the little Yak wore a belt to prevent the wound breaking open. As ...

... THE NORTH BRITISH RUBBER COMPANY LTC jM'Aes are many H I Tires are scarce m A s>^i.JL NORTH BRITISH rrnts EDINBURGH AND LONDON ...

... THE judges' decision for the Hunter Cham pionship at Dublin Horse Show lay for a time between the winner of the weight-carrying class and Mr. H. Davis Kenny's Pampas Grass, their opinion eventually going in favour of the heavier horse, Mrs. S. G. Atkinson's Landslide. The leading middle-weight hunter was Mr. Roger Shanahan's entry, T. C., and Mr. Patrick Lynch won the Perpetual Challenge T ...

... I 'HE Young Farmers' Movement continues to make progress in Here fordshire, whose Federa tion, represented by nine teen clubs, held its first Annual County Rally at Garnons, Byford, lent for the day by Sir R. C. G. Cotterell, Bart. Com petitions were varied and were judged by technical officers of local W.A.E.C.'s and other supporters of the Federation. There was a considerable em phasis on ...

... THE Annual Show and Sale of the Sheep Breeders' Association, held in the Fair Field, Dorchester, received a good number of entries for the four classes, all for registered stock. The demand throughout was exceptionally keen and practically a total clearance was made of the 190 rams on offer. The high averages once again proved the demand there is for the breed, for pedigree breeding and for ...

... Memories of less when four-in-h ms Show. After assembly i between five and six mis guard giving the best pd the Duchess of Kent, attended on the second q; classes for military h ...

... T wo- Y ear-Olds of 1946 By WITH Goodwood over, and an interval of some weeks before the big races come round again, it is possible to attempt some classification of the season's juveniles, the best part of which have now been seen in action. In suggesting that they may be classified, I do not propose to embark on the task, so dear to amateur handicappers, of placing them in 1, 2, 3 order It ...