... curious paradoxes in that paradoxical thing, the English character, that-- at a rough guess-- nine out of ten of this island race who do not happen to live within smell of salt water, and even a good many who do, have no more than the haziest idea of what ...

... already announced for their Majesties are several unusual ones. These include the Royal visit to the Grand Prix d'Europe Motor Race at Silverstone on May 13th. This will be the first time the King and Queen have witnessed one of the big motor sporting events ...

... yards, in order to minimise the risk of accidents. Fifty-one crews entered for the Torpids, one more than last year, and the races were held on six afternoons instead of on four as in 1949 THE OXFORD BOAT RACE CREW PRACTISING ON THE FLOODED THAMES AT ...

... dinner, ai d st races of all kinds had been arranged for the five days. Unfortunately, the 1 acini programme had to be drastically curtailed owing to a spell of very bad we the* but the enthusiastic young committee arranged substitute races day by c ay a ...

... trainer and said How did that chap lose his ear in a fall Naow he said, in good Antipodese, It warn't no fall Accident I said. Naow, it warn't no accident. A fight Naow It warn't no fight. How then I said. He only 'ad an argiment. It will be so interesting ...

... weather brightened for a short spell and three races were simul taneously- run over the same course during the afternoon, which meant that most keen skiers of all ages had a chance of racing. These races were the Jarvis Cup, for members of the D.H.O. ...

... week-end as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Egerton, at Mountfield Court, Robertsbridge, with a house party for the Lingfield races. Wearing a beautiful white satin wedding dress with a long tulle veil held in place by a family diamond tiara. Miss Caroline ...

... applying for driving licences were instituted with the aim of reducing road accidents. They have not reduced accidents. In the form they take they never will reduce accidents. And in charging 10s. for them the authorities are obtain ing money under strange ...

... collapse of a main road bridge, arrived hours after the accident. Many passengers remained pinned under the wreckage some were swept away and drowned. This is the worst Brazilian railway accident that there has been, and the Government of the State of ...

... course was planned. The first race, the Adjacent Hunts Farmers' race, was won by Mr. H. B. Levett's Humorist II., ridden by Mr. Peter Lewis, with Mr. F. Bridg- land's Co-operation, ridden by Mr. Auriol Gaselee, second. The Open race came next, and this was ...

... | own Ferrari in which he won the road race for sports and touring Cirj- race between Rome, Brecia and Rome this /ear produced a record field Heavy rain made the roads slippery, and there were numerous accidents. P. Mon ouse result of P. Woods' Healey ...

... Their Majesties, who travelled down to see the motor-racing at Silverstone for the Grand Prix d'Europe with Princess Margaret, in company with Earl and Countess Mountbatten, drove over from the race-track to Althorp to have tea with Earl and Countess Spencer ...