Category: Sport

Ear to the Ground

If you are under fifty you may want to skip today’s post – perhaps saying “what a saddo” on your way out.

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Ban Driven Grouse Shooting

This is the title of a petition made to Parliament. As it has received  more than 100,000 signatures it is eligible to be debated later this year.

Percy Jeeves

In the middle of July I went on a day trip to Cheltenham to watch Gloucester play Essex. As I am not especially fond of cricket (I was a Wet Bob) there was another reason.

Sailing on the Solent

Let me introduce you to Ischnura, a female dragonfly, and the name of this trimaran. She was designed and built in Denmark about ten years ago and now she scuds across coastal waters in the UK.

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Tommy Jameson

In a recent post, On Appro, I referred to my grandmother’s brother, Tommy Jameson. My Bellew grandfather was listed in The Field magazine among the best 150 shots in an article celebrating 150 years of that magazine’s publication. He represented both England and Ireland shooting clay pigeons and was a fine sporting shot. However, his… Continue reading Tommy Jameson

Anyone for Tennis?

  Once a year in June Barons Court is the focus of attention for tennis fans. The Aegon Championships at The Queen’s Club is a week-long tournament – a warm-up on grass courts for Wimbledon, so long as you are male – ladies play next week at Eastbourne.

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Ladies’ Day

The Ladies’ Challenge Plate has been competed for at Henley since 1845 but ladies are not eligible for this event. The Coffee Room at many London clubs is the only room where coffee is not served. So I wanted to see if there would be any ladies at Ladies’ Day at Cheltenham this week.

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