... A MAGNIFICENT race for the first post-war Grand National was won at Aintree by Mr. J. Morant's Irish-bred 'chaser, Lovely Cottage, ridden by Captain Bobby Petre, and trained by Mr. Tom Rayson. Huge crowds had come from all over the country hoping to see the victory of the favourite, Mr. J. V. Rank's Prince Regent, but the gallant horse could only finish third. Mr. L. S. Elwell's Jack Finlay ...

... THE English Ayrshire Cattle Breeders' Association's Show and Sale was held at Reading on April 3. Highest price at the sale was 400 guineas and was paid for Dr. H. A. C. Gregory's female champion. The average price for females was £112 and for bulls £80. The perfect weather encouraged a good attendance, and there were a number of visitors from the North. THE JUDGE Mr. J nines Howie, Junior ...

... Point-to-Point Hun! r Trials pOINT-TO-POINT racing has returned with surprising rapidity to its pre-war popu larity. Many meetings have been held, and there are others on the programme for the near future. Hunter trials, too, are Coming back again. These pic tures of some of the earlier post war events include interesting contrasts in examples of ob stacles typical of those encoun tered in a ...

... AFTER 41 years London Scot tish and London Welsh met at the Richmond Athletic Ground last Saturday, and after a grand game they left the field at 15 points all. It was three goals for the Scottish one goal, a dropped goal and two tries for the Welsh. For the Scottish L. Bruce Lock- hart scored two tries and Charteris the third, to all three Wilson added goal points. For the Welsh, Williams ...

... /XAHE mink, one of the most valuable fur-bearing animals and a close relation of the polecat, is a native of North America and parts of Europe. Its pelt is much in demand by the ladies, and, consequently, the breeding of minks is a thriving industry in Canada, the United States of America and in Sweden. In the latter country there are about 40O farms, with a population of more than 25,000 ...

... Need list Must UNLESS nego between thl landowner, result Shinwell, Minister no acres of garde Fitzwilliam's Wei and will turn it i The total yield of quality, is estimal property, situate siderable historic i places in England able for visiting their county. Lord Fitzwillis property to the N ...

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... Agatha Christie's New Thriller Murder on the Nile 9 Agatha Christie's new murder mystery takes place in the pleasure-seeking atmosphere of a tourist steamer on the Nile, while the subsequent conclusion also has a strong crime does not pay moral to it. A group of people are suspected of the murder of the rich bride who is on her honeymoon. Later, her French maid, who is about to disclose the ...

... I M RA SHEARER TITIAN-HAIRED BALLERINA 17HEi r. Harold C. King, Civil Engineer, 9 left nfermline, in Fifeshire, for Rhodesia 1 1932 h his wife and their only child Moira, o one ast of all Mr. King) suspected the ir-rear .g results of the journey. A woman iend v met out there, a former member rathe ighilev Company, first discovered in x-year d Moira the inherent qualities of a Bat d. ;er. When ...

... Dame Vera Laughton Matthews Director of the W.R.N. S., and the Hon. Sheila Portman The Countess of In'chcape, wife of the Earl of Inchcape and only daughter of Sir Richard Pease The Mayor of Westminster Councillor E. H. Keeling, with the Mayoress Mr. Alaric Russell, second son of the Hon. Sir Odo Russell, and Mrs. Alaric Russell Miss Bulkeley and Mrs. Edwards-Moss Capt. Westwood and Miss ...

... London Wedding Captain Lord Guernsey and Miss Rosemary Tyer The marriage took place recently at Holy Trinity, Brompton, of Captain Lord Guernsey, the Black Watch, elder son of the Earl and Countess of Aylesford, and Miss Margaret Rosemary Tyer, only daughter of Major and Mrs. A. A. Tyer, of Tunstall, Wadhurst, while the Bishop of Lichfield officiated at the ceremony. The bride was given away ...

... GETTING HARRIED The Tatler and Bystander's Review of Weddings Wade Upton Capt. R. P. Wade Northamptonshire Yeomanry of Honiley Hall Kcnilworth Warwickshire married Miss Ruth P. Upton, elder daughter of Mr. J. B. Upton, of Edgbaston, and Mrs. Upton, of Sunningdale, Berks, at St. Mark's, North Audley Street Morris Verschoyle-Campbell Major A. J. Morris, The Royal Irish Fusiliers, son of Lt.-Col. ...