Show thrives in in pageantry from mid march to november 4 10 4 1 pr d by national geographic society arre sh ington D C service from the time the spring show opens in bournemouth Bourne mouth in mid march until the chrysanthemum shows of november england has a procession of floral displays it is the bright poster of the royal tournament at olympia that gives englishmen the feeling that summer is on its way to stirring music and the swift drumming of hoofs the royal horse guards royal horse artillery and the queens own hus sars gallop around the arena historical displays turn back the clock to birthdays of famous regiments the royal marines change from the feathered hats and yellow uni uniforms of 1664 through the re red and white of trafalgar to sun h helmet anet and kings badge the roy royal marines of today the black watch whose list of battle honors stirs martial mus music i c in in the memory and makes one picture its far flung flags at mangalore manganore Man galore waterloo sevastopol lucknow the hindenburg line and megideo Me giddo re enacts four phases phases of its history gallant forty oldest formed in the highlands and given a special tartan since its members came from different clans the gallant forty is the oldest of highland regiments and in its bonnets wears the red hackle because the black watch regained an enemy position which its former wearers bearers wear ers the dragoons had lost jas they march through the arena at olympia their bagpipes sing the story of their progress down the years the black highland laddie carries one back before the american revolution my love Is like a red red rose dates from the egyptian wars half a century ago and keep the home fires burning needs no dating among those who remember over there pipes and drums play other tunes to stir scottish blood the banks of allan water the hills 0 perth and highland harry daily pageantry centers in two giant guardsmen guardsman guards men mounted on horses about halfway beaw between een trafalgar square and the cenotaph every hour the two human statues come to life and give to two others and at 11 very every morning guard mount is held in the courtyard of the horse guards building june begins busily when the kings king a birthday speech day ay at eton an and d the derby all come within a week june begins with a bang ang several days before the kings birthday party when 1800 officers and men parade their alle biance to their king there is a dress rehearsal complete complete in every detail ell except elt for the presence of the king skirling pip pipes es and the muffled beat eat of saddle drums carried by the e towering pi piebald ebald stand out amid ithe e music of massed bands and fife and drum corps music color I 1 dision sian and patriotism add to the majesty of the spectacle on horse guards parade e and splendid sol diery y slowly march past in honor W their flag and their sovereign in ornen turn their vanity mirrors to periscopes and aliens in even join i the prayer god save the king I 1 4 on founders blunders bo day at eton june eleele y parental pride centers in the pink d s I 1 ilk MI students of eton college b ba soo years old fathers in aggy y tweeds eeds ceat ch nal and sons in toppers together aether while mothers and invade this man mans a world 1 1 founder 0 with es S day is also so speech day K lle H R racine acine and our own shakespeare we M e I 1 ville sharing with carroll car 16 dickens and lewis wn l the ne h hona onor of having their er declaimed wed played econs di is t inactive wall game in november Nov embe recalls to in L this thi i that ot of 1000 1 pupils there are cOl i ac colleges ll legers egers or foundation schol the colorful royal scot greys in a full dress rehearsal charge at a full III gallop as they prepare at hounslow Houns loic barracks for the annual royal tournament ars who win their place through scholarship and form a group apart from the or so oppi dans whose tuition and board are paid for by their parents ear bluffs for protection the eton wall game antedates wide playing fields the goals consist of a small door and an elm tree at opposite ends of the wall since not one goal has been scored in in more than 30 years it is no wonder that commentators find easier than fact finding about this annual contest between eleven kings scholars and an eleven chosen from the oppi dans not nose guards but ear muffs are worn they save aristocratic auri cles from being scraped off against the wall the aquatic festival attracts large crowds the 10 boats parade rather than race but there is always a good chance that at least one straw crew and its cox logged out like a tom thumb admiral will overturn while rising in their seats in mid thames but the choice event of the thames year is the henley regatta that garden party in a punt over a course a trifle more than a mile and a quarter long sweep tt booc av a w gg 0 41 king george presents new colors to the second battalion of the grenadier guards in a colorful ceremony at buckingham palace speedy water bugs buis propelled by the finest of amateur oa oarsman oarsmen oars esmen men strict interpretation of what constitutes an amateur has caused individual disappointment but the name of tho the royal regatta remains unsullied and the water borne picnic surrounding a rowing race is the thames fairest spectacle cele celebrated brat on a day when anglo american gatherings are cons conspicuously busly cordial the fourth of july the grand national is pure horse racing the derby is a county fair before the race gypsies for days brightly move in in with testimonials and p painted aisted 0 on their motor coaches devices of t the h e various catchpenny the set up on carnival time are day will heath which on derby bare feet million be hidden beneath a like a horseshoe shaped the course of inspires an atmosphere good luck |