February
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Coming Events In Britain
Some highlights of 1973
3 Rugby Football: Scotland v. Wales. Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 9 Cruft's Dog Show (and 10). Olympia, London. 16 English Folk Dance & Song Society Festival (and 17). Royal Albert Hall, London. 24 Rugby Football; Scotland v. Ireland. Murrayfield, Edinburgh. 24 Rugby Football: England v. France, Twickenham, Middlesex. 25 World Cyclo-Cross Championships. Crystal Palace, London.
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6 "Daily Mail" Ideal Home Exhibition (to 31). Olympia, London. 10 Rugby Football: Wales v. Ireland. Cardiff. 17 Rugby Football; England v. Scotland. Twickenham, Middlesex. 31 Horse Racing: Grand National (to 31). Liverpool, Lancashire.
April
■7a Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race. Putney to Mortlake, River Thames. 14 Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition (to August 5). Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. 15 BOAC 1000 kms World Championship Sports Car Race. Brands Hatch, Kent. 27 Pitlochry Festival (to September 29, provisionally). Pitlochry, Perthshire.
May
Monarchy 1000 Celebrations (to September). Bath, Somerset. 5 Football Association Cup Final. Wembley, London. 9 Brighton Festival (to 20). Brighton, Sussex, oo {?“9by League Challenge Cup Final. Wembley, London. 23 Che sea Flower Show (to 25; private view 22). Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London. 25 Bath Festival (to June 3). Bath, Somerset,
27 Celebrations for the 1300th Anniversary of the Birth of the Venerable Bede (to June 29, 1974). Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, and Jarrow, County Durham,
June
2 The Queen's Official Birthday: Trooping the Colour. Horse Guards Parade, London. 5 Son et Lumiere (to end September, excluding Sundays and Mon days). St Paul's Cathedral, London. 6 Horse Racing: The Derby. Epsom, Surrey. 7 Cricket: Ist Test Match: England v. New Zealand (to 9, 11, 12, provisionally). Trent Bridge, Nottingham. 9 Horse Racing: The Oaks. Epsom, Surrey. 15 York Festival and Mystery Plays (to July 8, excluding Sundays). 16 Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts (to July 3). Aldeburgh, Suffolk. 19 Horse Racing; Royal Ascot (to 22). Ascot, Berkshire. 21 Cricket: 2nd Test Match: England v. New Zealand (to 23, 25, 26, provisionally). Lord's, London. 23 Chester Miracle Plays (to July 8). Chester, Cheshire. 25 Lawn Tennis Championships (to July 7). Wimbledon, London.
July
4 Henley Royal Regatta (to 7). Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. 5 Cricket: 3rd Test Match: England v. New Zealand (to 7,9, 10, provisionally). Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire. 6 Cheltenham Music Festival (to 15). Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. 11 Golf: Open Championship (to 14). Troon, Ayrshire. 14 Motor Racing: British Grand Prix. Silverstone, Northamptonshire. 26 Cricket: Ist Test Match; England v. West Indies (to 28, 30, 31, provisionally). The Oval, London.
August
9 Cricket: 2nd Test Match; England v. West Indies (to 11, 13, 14, provisionally). Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire. 17 Edinburgh Military Tattoo (to September 8). Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh. 18 Royal Scottish Academy Festival Exhibition (to September 16).
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. 19 Edinburgh International Festival (to September 8). Edinburgh. 23 Cricket: 3rd Test Match: England v. West Indies (to 25, 27, 28, provisionally). Lord's, London.