"Kanver" and Rider Down on Their Necks
"Head First"
Down on their necks – and out of the race in the Rugby Handicap Steeplechase at Leicester (left). Mr. J. E. Woods' Kanver comes to grief with his jockey, L. Hanson, at the last fence.
Photo Shows: Mr. J. E. Woods' "Kanver" comes to g...
Sports & General Press Agency Ltd.
The Cesarewitch Stakes
The Cesarewitch Stakes was won at Newmarket "French Design" owned by Mr. S. C. Banks and ridden by D. Smith. "Earlswood" was second and "Mixed Vermouth" third. Photo shows the finish with "French Design" (on right) winning from "Earlswood" (left o...
Sports & General Press Agency Ltd.
The Finish of the 1961 Derby
The 1961 Derby, was won by a 66 to 1 outsider Psidium, owned by Mrs. Airpad Plesch and ridden by R. Poincelet, the French jockey. The cpiture shows the finish of the race with Psidium winning from Dicta Drake, Pardao Sovrango and Cipriani.
Sports & General Press Agency Ltd.
Mahiyangana Ceremony
Reposition of relics before the enshrinement - Mahiyangana Ceremony.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Mrs. W. Wickramasinghe
Kanjeeveram Black with Scattered (...) red (...)
Red artificial (......)
The Times of Ceylon Press
Mahiyangana Maha Perahera
Picture shows the Mahiyangana Maha Perahara in progress procession.
Our picture shows the Mahiyangana maha perahara, led by the richly caparisoned tusker in progress.
Lakshmi Photo, Badulla
Masked Dancer
Mahiyangana Perahera :
The final perahera scene at the Mahiyangana shrine. A feature of the perahera was the participation of the huge figure of a masked dancer (left). Concealed within the body of the dancer is a man whose face can be seen peerin...
Daily Mirror
A Typical House
A typical house of the dominate, the Mahiyangana 'chena' cultivators who pre- area.
T. C. Perera