... WAITING out of your ground, or in other words, giving anything too big a start, is always apt to be a bit risky, because of the difficulty of closing that awk ward gap at the right pace. Those who do it too quickly are pretty certain to make it develop into an even bigger gap; and those who do it too slowly, in the always dangerous belief that he is bound to come back, lose the contest just ...

... The Dublin Show at Ballsbridge had a strong entry in all classes. Once again the champion hunter of the Show was in the light weight class Judge Wylie's seven-year-old brown gelding Frigerificio, while Italyjcarried off the coveted Aga Khan Cup, with Britain in second place this year. Right Polo ponies in the ring Capt. Kevin Barry, of the Irish Army Jumping team, riding Bally neety receives ...

... IT 's summertime and the holiday spirit is abroad and everybody feels relaxed and benign-- at least, I hope so, because I 'm going to make a confession at which you might well raise an eyebrow were you not in the most amiable of moods. Until I saw The Last Command, I had always imagined that the Alamo was a river and as it sounds so much prettier than the Wabash, about the banks of which, far ...

... nnHE Hon. Mrs. Hugo Money-Coutts, seen here with her X two children, Clare, aged two and a half, and Crispin, four months, is the wife of Lord Latymer's only son and heir. Before her marriage she was Miss Penelope Emmet, daughter of the late Mr. T. A. Emmet and of the Hon. Mrs. Emmet, of Amberley Castle, Sussex, a sister of Lord Rennell. The Hon. Hugo and Mrs. Money-Coutts and their family ...

... THE exodus from London to Sussex, or nearby, for Goodwood race week marks the end of the London season, which in spite of a General Election and a rail strike has been pretty well packed with engagements for three months. This year the title of glorious Goodwood was fully justified. Brilliant sunshine shone over the magnificent course in its beautiful setting on the Duke of Richmond and ...

... NOW: THE FINEST BIRD THAT FLIES/ TOBY O'BRIEN, writing with a long-standing affection for his subject, discusses the prospects for the Twelfth, records some histories of the sport and couples them with pious hopes for those who will be moving northwards in the near future IT looks like being a pretty miserable Twelfth everywhere this year. Although there may be exceptions here and there (and ...

... THE Arab Horse Society's annual show, at Roehampton Club, had the Saluki Hound Club show running in conjunction with it this year. There was a high standard of entries in both and enthusiasts en joyed seeing these beautiful Arabian horses and hounds on the same day Miriam Coston, who comes from Carshalton, Surrey, made a charming picture with her own Saluki Tazrette El Hor, and Tassa El Hor, ...

... has nothing to do with Napoleon, but is the role taken by Glynis Johns in Josephine and Men, in which the tenor of a happy marriage is disturbed by the entrance of a refugee a former fianc6 of the heroine's in flight from the police. John Boulting produces, and Roy Boulting directs this well-deserved problem film, in which other stars are Jack Buchanan, Donald Sinden and David Hewer ...

... pOR two generations the lakeside city of Lausanne, on the slopes of Mont Jorat, has been a rendezvous of international travellers, especially of the British. This year it has had a particularly good season, doing much to dispel the legend that Switzerland is exclusively a winter sports country. Above is seen the harbour at its suburb of Ouchy, an all-the-y ear -round favourite resort of ...

... AN eighteenth-century music temple in the grounds of Mr. Francis Dashwood 's home at West Wycombe was the background of an original Tropical Party given by him and Mr. Julian Gibbs, which was thoroughly enjoyed by their ninety guests Mr. Paul Fletcher and Miss Margaret Little sitting on the steps of the temple. Next day, house guests played the village at cricket Mr. Francis Dashwood, who ...

... Cjyow making her home in London is the JMiah aranee of V Jaipur, acknowledged as one of the most beautiful women in European society, and widely noted also for her uit eand artistic sensibility. She is the sister of the Maharajah oj C onch Behar, and was fornterlv the Princess Aysha J Betty Swaebe ...

... FINE LACE FOR THE AUTUMN Ideal frock for dinner as the nights draw in jCLIZABETH HENRY designed our choice for this week, a short dinner dress of black French lace mounted over pink taffeta, with wide, square neckline of black nylon chiffon. One of the charms of this most useful dress is that it is virtually uncrushable a wonderful buy for the woman who travels a lot. It costs 3 2 gns. and ...