... YORK'S famous autumn fixture was extended this year, for the first time, to four days, on each of which there were large attendances. The main features were the races for the Ebor Handicap, won by the Yorkshire-trained Procne the Nunthorpe Stakes, also won by a Yorkshire- trained horse and the Gimcrack Stakes, won by the American-owned, American-bred Black Tarquin, trained at Newmarket. The ...

... THE CAPE HUNT and Polo Club meet in the sunshine near Capetown. The joint-masters of this popular pack are Major J. Wilks (dismounted, left) and Captain J. Menu, right. THE EDRICII FAMILY XI played the G. K. Pilch Norfolk XI, which included II. Cox of Sussex and Michael Falcon of Norfolk, in aid of the R.A.F. Association arid Benevolent Fund. TheEdrich team included father, brothers, uncles ...

... A New King Herod 99 AN interesting problem has been raised by Mr. Geoffrey Bennett, the art collector and authority on sporting prints and pictures. He has recently acquired a picture by William Shaw of the celebrated Herod (foaled 1758) which, he believes, throws a new light on the history of the well-known print- of the horse by J. N. Sartorius. The J. N. Sartorius picture, in which appears ...

... Messrs. Tattersall held a very successful sale of bloodstock at New market, lasting from the Monday to the Friday. There was a brisk trade for the export market, purchases being made by buyers for Ireland, the Con tinent, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia and U.S.A. Averages were good, but reserves placed on an unusually large number of lots prevented the aggre gate from being a ...

... 1 >Vf 1 jr Everybody Loved s i Itei *f i L A he Dairy Show SPECIALLY DRAWN FOR SPORT AND COUNTRY BY MAX HOFLER ...

... The 191 Waterloo Cup rpHE decision of the National Coursing Club to run, in October, the trials for the Waterloo -Cup, Purse, and Plate, normally decided in the spring, came as a great surprise and pleasure to the majority of coursing enthusiasts. The 1947 Cup, postponed and finally aban doned in face of the unprecedented frost and floods, has, however, been restored, for continuity's sake ...

... With faultless rounds three com petitors shared the leading places in the Military Tumping Competition No. 2. They are left to right, Capt. Fresson (France) on Nankin; Commandant F. A. Aherne (Ireland) on Clontibret and Commandant D. J. Corry (Ireland) on Antrim Glens. Below, Commandant Corry is over the water jump in magnificent style and Commandant de Tiliere (France) another competitor in ...

... WATCHING THE JUDGING of Anglo-Arabs at Roehampton, where there were over 200 entries for the Summer Show of the Arab Horse Society. The Society's first independent show, under the Presidency of Lady Wentworth, of Crabbct Park, was held in April last year and was followed by a summer event and another spring fixture this year. They were so successful that the Society is likely to have a ...

... FOUR EVENTFUL DAYS seemed all too fete for the crowds which flocked from Lancashire's great industrial area to see what their countrymen had to show them. The Show under the Presidency of Lord Peel (inset), was even more successful than its first post-war predecessor at Chorley. Of the record total of 3834 entries, 1123 were livestock (including light and heavy horses). There were also 1378 ...

... The Greatest Race ii the World rPHE Epsom Derby is to be decided to-morrow. The race, run over a mile-and-a-half, is expected to be all over in about two-and-a-half minutes. Although the racing experts consider that Mr. T. A. Dewar's brilliant Guineas winner. Tudor Minstrel, will win, the race has become much more interesting because of the improvement shown by other candidates, notably his ...

... SAILING for the Duke of Connaughts trophy for Inter national 12 -square metre sharpies in Chichester harbour, Sussex. The event teas icon by Captain C. N. E. Currey, R.N., in his boat Chuckles, crewed' by his son C. Currey. F. Bello, of Portugal was second, J. Mooij of Holland, third and C. Gulcher, also of Holland, was fourth. FISHING on Loch I. evert Scotland, in the Annual International ...

... DESPITE the floods, the English Ayrshire Cattle Breeders' Asso ciation held its Show and Sale at Reading, as had been arranged. Much of the market was under water, but with the use of quantities of straw and other improvisations, business was carried on satisfactorily. Mr. J. L. Dalrymple's entries were outstand ingly successful and three champion ships were among his achievements. MR. J. L. ...