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Drill Display at the Departure of H. M. S. Gambia
On the eve of the departure of H. M. S. Gambia from the East Indies Station recently the Royal Marine detachment of the ship gave a drill display on the R. N. Recreation Ground. For the first time, a representative of the Ceylon Government — Mr. A...
The Times of Ceylon Press
"The Sensational Failure"
..out of luck. He lands on the Chair obstacle, throwing jockey O'Dwyer clear. And now the angry Beechers Brook; and Sundew is about to take a tumble, with jockey Winter. Next, Devon (...) he walks off as Devon Loch is led away after his great effo...
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.
Assistance for a Woman Visitor
Assistance for a woman visitor as she was carried across the swamped paddock when heavy and continuous rain washed out the third day of the Royal Ascot race meeting. Race-goers in their fashionable outfits were soaked.
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.
Mrs. W.H.E.Welman's Quare Times Won the Grand National
A tense moment for jockey Tim Molony as his mount Inscrutable takes the jump during the Cotswold Steeplechase at the National Hunt Meeting at Cheltenham. Molony recovered his seat safely.
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.