... item The Musical Box is an artistic high light and one remembers with joy the amusing song about the tail of a cat. the Persian Shah Shah and the folksong from Montmartre which turns out to be our own Daisy Bell. The Trout, witli music by Schubert, is ...

... McVean is first major winner Sy ANN MARTIN Jeff McVean, the 24-yearold Australian, riding Persian Shah, won the first major class, the Himalayan Championship, at the threeday Everest Double Glazing show at Northwood, Middlesex, yesterday. Sixteen horses ...

... McVean is first major winner By ANN MARITIN Jeff McVean, the 24-yearold Australian, riding Persian Shah, won the first major class, the Himalayan Championship, at the threeday Everest Double Glazing show at Northwood, Middlesex, yesterday. Sixteen horses ...

... Barr D Mould 3 Newton Beauty T M Jones ‘Off 1.2. Trained by Dawson, Runners: Baytown Willow, Newton Beauty, Mary Barr, Persian Shah, The Hare, Silken Mist Perfect Peach, Mr. Micawber, Princely Mpyth, Vicmead, ‘Dtgeat._ King of Greece. e Betting: 3 to ...

... King of Greec® D. Sherwood, 1: Mary Barr 2. Newton Beauty (3-1 f &. A'so: Silken Mist, illow, Vicmead. Perfe~* The Hare, Persian Shah l{!h. Exceat, Mr - winner trained, P. Dawsorn Tote—Win: £l/6/4; place 68 8/10. 130 — Buttery Bar (1 . Norman, 1: Golden ...

... 11-0 . • NOCTURNAL F Gallup 11-0 • VALENTINE STAR I Benstead 11-0 BAYTOWN WILLOW T Gates 11-0 MARIALAINA L Dale 11-0 PERSIAN SHAH C Beadell 11-0 ••• RED LIGHTG Balding 11-0 GREEK CLOUD P Mahoney 114 DATELINE T D Hudson 11-0 SILKEN MIST C Beadell 11-0 ...

... Babldock) clear, 29.5. Lancier Stakes: 1, Paddy Connelly (J. Brown); 2, Spring Light (Paul Miles); 3, Jet Lag (N. Skelton), Persian Shah (J. Mc- Vean. Australia). NORWICH UNION PUISSANCE CHAMPIONSHIP. —1, Bouncer (Roland Fernyhough) 4 faults; 2. Hideaway (M ...

... 1 Baytown Willow 11-1 (Gates) . 010 f Newton Beauty 11-1 (L Dale) .. 1 Mary Barr 11-1 (Bartholomew) . 0 Persian Shah 10-10 (Beadeil) .. The Hare 10-10 (Kerr) 00, p Silken Mist 10-10 (M Rowland) . Perfect Peach 10-10 (H Price) ...

... of the male of the species. While the term for the game's conclusion, checkmate, is believed to be a corruption of the Persian shah mat the king is dead - chess itself seems to have originated further to the east, in India, around the 6th century AD. ...

... the Persian word shah, or king, still in use. In fact, the final cry of the game's winner, checkmate! is really the Persian Shah mat The king is dead. The record for the longest completed game of all time is thought to be that between two Russians ...

... THE SHAH SPECULATION centres on the Persian Shah. What influet. , e has he on the people? How do the Persians regard their traditional rulers? We kno . v i the exploits of Darius and Xerxes and the Persian norcies who once threatened Athens. These Persian ...

... 7; 3, Sanyo Super Cell (Harvey Smith) 0, 42-8. Texaco Accumulator: L Mikneil (Guy Creighton, Aust) 36 pts, 42.7 secs; 2, Persian Shah (Michael Mac) 36, 44.9; 3, Rossmore (Fred Welch) 36, 45.4 TO NIGH 'S SOCCER FOURTH DIVISION Brad City r Hereford (7.30) ...