18 FEBRUARY 1949, page 16

Playgrounds For The Boisterous

Snt,—In the Spectator of January 28th, Mr. C. A. Murray suggests that a sound way of strengthening the weak family relationships which are a basic cause of so much juvenile......

Letters To The Editor

FIELD SPORTS think it is worthy of note that our greatest hunting painter is now President of the Royal Academy and that our greatest hunting poet is now Poet Laureate. The......

Silt,—surely The Whole Question Of Fox-hunting Can Be...

this: Has, or has not, the fox anything like the same nervous system as its apparent relatives, the various breeds of dog ? If it has, then, whatever the undeniable attractions......

Booms In Books

Sin,—While I feel that Mr. Strong ascribes the correct, and commonly held, reason for the revival of interest in certain writers as being the wish for " escapist " reading, I......

Sir,—i Am Interested In Mr. Venning's Experience In The...

of February 11th, but does not his letter go to weaken his cause ? Blood sports, generally speaking, are a rich man's pleasure. My age is 87, and I come from a sporting family,......