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The Toughest Horse Race in the World
The Grand National Steeplechase the toughest horse race in the world was won by Mr.What owned by Mr. D. Coughlan of Ireland and ridden by A. Freeman. Tiberetta was second and Green Drill third. The pictures show (top) the field taking the great Be...
Sports & General Press Agency Ltd.
The Tragedy of the Angoda Mental Asylum
The day the 3-storeyed ward of Angoda Mental Hospital collapsed
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Tragedy of the Angoda Mental Asylum
The day the 3-storeyed ward of Angoda Mental Hospital collapsed
The Times of Ceylon Press
Za'eer (G. Samarawira up) winning the Trincomalee Stakes from Pancha Kalyan (partly hidden), Ibn Orient and Cheeko.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Za'eer winning the Warakapola Plate (1 1/4 miles) from Adhid al Qassif (centre) and Mansur Qassim (fourth). Surety II placed third is on the rails hidden by Za'eer.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Weights and Blades in the Adder Machine
As the scale in the grand total increases, the weight which is controlled by this scale increases. Now this weight acts on a blade fixed to each unit and it tends to raise the blade to a horizontal position. The weights and blades are marked on th...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Welcoming Procession in Mahiyanganaya Temple
The procession welcoming the Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake, and the treasurer of the Temple Development Society Mr. Bennet Soyza, the Secretary of the society and the Vice Minister of Nationalised Services Mr. D. B. Welagedara, Member of the Pa...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Sadiq al Muluk (Samarawira) on the outside wins the Wellawaya Plate (1 mile) from Hilal Khalil (centre) and Rawnaq (rails) at Saturday's races in Colombo.
The Times of Ceylon Press