25 MARCH 1938, Page 56

Bristol Fashion . Spring-running, which should be as spontaneous and

as unplanned as the escapes of Mowgii and his friends in the Jungle, begins at home, if it is to be a proper success. It is of the essence of the affair that the car should be made ready for the road, Bristol fashion or, to stretch the simile, refit. Upon your selfless efforts in the grime of the motor-house this week depend nfuck of your happiness and content from now to October, between John o' Groats and the end of your road of dreams. You may have done several odd and disgust- ing jobs by the roadside all through the winter, and accepted them in a spirit chastened by much experience, but it would be folly in the highest degree to risk the spoiling of a single moment of the golden hours ahead by being lazy about it now.