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w .Every right-thinking person is in laver
of better International relations, as a
means of extricatiug the world fronn the
sloughs- of hot and eolcl wars, hate, bit-
terness, intolerance and all such fester-
ings upon our lives.
But it's like the attitude towards the weather. Everybody
talks about it, Mighty few do anything about it. In fact, the
only gentleman we know, whose interest in improved -inter-
national relations is so keen and sincere, that he's willing,
every year to spend a small lortune to promote such good
fueling, is John Jay Hopkins, who devised, sponsors, and
finances two of the greatest international golf events staged in
Canada -- the Canada Cup invitation. twosomes, dated this
year in its inaugural to coincide with Coronation Week, and
the Canada -United States P.G.A. mlches, immediately after-
wards.
John Jay Hopkins is ti0 lexis olcl, and 1tt-ltrindicop player,
president and chairman of the board of General Dynamics.
His hobby isn't golf, but he believes the broad avenue of sport
is one Meng which the nations might march in peace and
harmony to better relations, and better solations are his hubby.
Hobbies can run into money, and frequently. do, mullein
tarty if you happen to be importiug golfers from France,
Germany, South Africa, Australia and other points et around
94,000, per team of two. Last year, when John Jay Hopkins
staged the first international I',G,A. matches, he underwrote
the venture whieh brottght-two teams of six golfers each from
as far away as South Africa to Montreal, paid the transporta-
tien, living expenses, and a fee Le every. participant, When the
matches were finished, there wits a tinileit of almost 550,000,
which Mr. Iiopkins ebeerftatly paid. "t!Sp long" he remarked,
"as everybody was happy, it was".ittel north
This year, his Canada Cup millennia new addition which
has attracted twosomes represetetsng,•eight different nations,
has its inaugural on Coronation. bay, June 2. The entrants
include two professional players front Clermany. So rapidly
did the fame of the international spread, that Argentina, Aus-
tralia, England, France, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, and,
of course, Canada and the United States made entries for the
Canada Cup, From all indications, this event will become one
of the world's outstanding golf events, expensive, but all -
dedicated to the belief of John Jay 1-Iopkins that they will
foster a better tmderstanding among the nations.
The Canada Cup itself will weigh 55 pounds. it is made
of solid silver and is so large that part of it had to be imported
from the U.S. It is 27 inches in diameter, 22 inches deep and
is based on 13razilitm onyx. It cost; 15,000, or about 100 times
as much as the Stanley Cup. Mr. Hopkins pays for that; too.
All of which is sport at work, in the best interests of world
harmony. :At least, one man's projection of the idea.
Yourcomments and suggestions for this column will be welcomed
by Elmer rerguson, c o Coherf Havre. 421 ¥once St•, Toronto.
Caiv'rt DISTILLERS LIMITED
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if you are a devotee of the late
Damon Runyan and other writers
of his ilk who operated on this
side of the Atlantic, you might
have the idea that all the trick-
ery, conniving and sharpshooting
in connection with race tracks
and horse -playing was a specialty
of the United States. (Of course
we never have anything of the
sort in Canada—at least not now,
we hope). But recently we ran
IOW Across an account of; a case
that lays 'way over anything of
the sort we had ever heard el
previously.
Not to string it out at too greet
length, here was a ease where
some sharpies made a clean-up
by betting on horses AT A RACE
TRACK THAT DIDN'T EVEN
EXIST. Incredible? Well, that's
what the man said, and this is
how he ;aid it.
It happened in England a tew
years ago when" a well-known
and Itighle respectable raring
paper called "The Sportsman"
wee still in existence. In an ob-
scure corner of that paper, un
Monday morning of an August
Bank Holiday when there are
always lots of small race meet-
ings throughout the country,
there appeared the complete pro-
gramme I f a meeting to be held
at Trodmore. There was nothing
unusual about it: names of horses,
trainees and jockeys were all
there.
11 WAS a hunt sleeting, so it
was not surprising that names
of the jockeys were not familiar
to raeegoers. Bookmakers re—
ceived bets; and according to the
issue of -the 'Sportsman' publish-
ed on the Tuesday morning the
bettors in question had backed
three losers and three winners—
at odds of 2-1, 2-1 and 5-1.
tirliy' bookmakers paid out on
the winning horses, which had
been backed to win tens of
thousands of pounds. But one
bookie refused to pay until he
had satisfied himself as to the
location of Trodmore. He was
told by his winning client that it
was near St. Ives. He again tried
to locate the place, but without
success.
Understandably so—for there
is no such place as Trodmore! The
newspaper had been neatly hoax-
ed by swindlers. The programme
had been sent in by somebody
who rave the name of one of the
newspaper's utast trusted corres-
pondents, who was also supposed
to have telephoned through the
results and starting prices.
r. 1,
The nwspaper immediately
offered a reward of £100 to any-
one who could give information
as to the identity of the hoaxers.
But the reward was never claim-
ed, and the Trodmore racing
mystery remains one to this day.
To which we can personally
only add that those Limey bookies
must be a whole lot more trust-
ing breed than any we ever ran
across, back in the days that
there were handbooks in Canada.
Peopressive Cow—Frank Waits looks,tover triplet calves born to
Babe, his Jersey cow, who appears quite progressive, 'Iwo years
090 she gave birth to a single calf. lost year she had
twins and this year triplets. No bets are being token on what
may happen next year.
Keeps tEm In Stitches—Seaman Robert Simser, of Toronto, uses
his spare time while an sea duty to embroider o cushion cover.
He's serving aboard the Canadian navy ship Athabaska, which
is taking port in operations off the coast of Korea.
An Old, Old Racket Blossoms Anew,
Trade In Bogus Coats -of -Arms
An old racket is blossoming anew
in the United States because
of the Catenation. People there
are being reminded, with all the
current talk of pomp and page-
antry, that it's the smart thing
to boast a coat of arms an your
notepaper and car.
And so shady practitioners in
the art of heraldry are granting
thousands of Americans ancient
English shields, crests and mot-
toes, to which they cannot prove
their right,
Magazine advertisements and
direct appeals through the nail
are daily tempting the seeker
after an escutcheon. All he has to
do is to supply what information
he knows about his family, to-
gether with a handsome fee,
The bogus "heralds" then do
the- rest. After pretending to
establish connection with an
arms -bearing English family,
they send a beautifully painted
coat of arms by return of post,.
with offers to supply the sante
device in all sorts of forms for
more dollars.
Armorial "bearings are thus
appearing all over the States
as a mark of social distinction,
not merely on notepaper and cars,
but on houses, signet rings, vi-
siting cards, evomen's jewellery,
men's ties ---and on door mats,
too,
The idea is also being promoted
for women to wear heraldic
shields printed or embroid-
ered on .their housecoats,
in imitation of mediaeval Eng-
lishwomen who wore the arms of
their lords or knights on their
gowns.
If you are an American bear-
ing the surname of an atristo-
eratic British 'family you are
certain to be pressed by the
"heralds" to show off your al-
leged ancestry. British experts,
however, maintain that only in a
few cases could relationship be
proved.
Mr. Smith's Ancestors
Not even- plain Mr. or Mr's.
Smith of U.S.A. need despair of
claiming noble lineage, these
traffickers in phoney arms point
out. Smith is the family name of
tate Earls of Birkenhead, whose
splendid -arms include a shield in
red, gold, and ermine, supported
by a lion in blue and a griffin in
black and gold.
And to ring the changes, other
Smiths can think they are re-
lated to the barons. Colwyn,
Bicester, or Dudley --all Smiths.
and all possessing equally illust-
rious Arms,
Browner (with an ec"1), .lone'
scs and Robinsons May be made
happy, too. All have their titled
branches over •in England. What
matter if there is no genealogical
proof of connection?
Britain'.1 College 011 Arms,
guardians of all the heraldic
rights and privileges attached
to the Crown and chivalry, re-
gards the American craze with
lofty disdain, It has no power to
interfere, riot even if a brilliant
shield that flashed across the
field of Crecy or Agincourt is new
stamped. c'n the shirts of 111r.
Hiram K. Snooks of the Bronx,
As a matter o1' fact, however,
lhk College is losing a .useful
dollar income 'as a result. Ante-
r'ictnas of British descent who
take; the trouble to establish
their right to awns by applying
to the College, usually pay 5100
or snore to have their pedigree
traced. Many who may have this
right are being palmed oft' with
inferior -goods by the charlatans,
Cthims Being 'tested
Pen the 11.S11A. It:4If is :mono.
' to put its honer: iti order. At-
tention to this tact is drawn by
Mr L. G. Pine, an authority on
titles, in his absorbing book
"The Story of Heraldry"
All claims to arms are being
tested by the New England His-
torical Genealogical Society in
.Boston.
"Too often the charlatan has
abused the credulity of Ante-
-teem's," Mr. Pine complains;
while the New England. society
says; "There is no legal reason
why an American gentleman
should not assume any new coat
that he pleases, but he should
not assume an old coat, for if
he does he is very likely denying
his own forefathers."
I have discovetred by inquiry
in New York that only about
ten- of the 100 or so Americans
who apply yetarly to take the
arms of notable British families
are entitled to do So,
"A great many people are not
deliberately dishonest," says the
•society. "They just do not under-
stand."
nder-
st and."
Strange Love Potion
From The Sea
For centuries a grey waxy sub'
stance, possessing a musky, but
not unpleasant odour, has been
found in large quantities on the
world's beaches.
At one time it was not 1 nought
to have any value.
Eventually a Turkish fisher-
man tried it as a cooking ingre
diem, Il proved to be most ap-
petizing. From then onwards its
value as a commodity has risen
steadily, until today it commands
a price of $12 to $13 an ounce,
Considering the mysterious ori
gin of ambergris, as the substance
became known, it is not samples
fntt to learn of its popularity a;
a love -potion. We can readily
visualize Islamic maidens attri
outing their Success' int love 10
its potency.
Widely known and used for
these purposes he the ivicham
mcdaa peoples, it was marketed
by trading races of the East.
Even in the cultured cities 0`.
the West it was in demand., in
the 1tith and• 17th centuries, fa-
shionable physicians of tondos.
and Paris prescribed it as a cur -
for .all kinds of ailments, mclud
ing heart trouble and epilepsy
The source of ambergris re
Maimed a baffling problem 101
hundreds of vest's Where did it
eentc from?
Ilow WAS it formed"
Scientific research has now
proved that ambergris is actu-
ally the secretion of a sl;'k perm
whale_
The sperm - whale —• larged
mitt tiercest of its specie,•—Feeds
largely on the giant squid• and
eattic-fish which inhabit the
ocean's -depths.
Occasionally this diet dnagree;
with the whale. possthly due it
irritation caused by the :ndigest'
able beaks .of its pry. It is then
that the secretion is emitted, 11
appeurs 011 the surface as an .ash
coloured solid.
Down through the ages. amber:
kris has always possessed aai aura
of mystery and glamour, and it
is fitting that the ancient love -
philtre or the .East should be
used as an adjunct to the shame
of "my lady."
An average 53,000 is Lying
mound unclaimed for each miss-
ing 'eot'poration slocititotder,
USE `' TRIPLASR
a .
FOR' BETTER CROPS .
f2 ,great inithoa'ity on ballet,
esttu'ning from his :'_glues holi-
day, was asked where he'd been.
"Austria" was the reply, and to
his questioner's "What was it
title:'" he replied, "Five' weeks
of pure Heaven." That concise
answer neatly sums up and
echoes the feelings of Monk Gib-
bons, and after reading his de-
lightful book, "Austria", one can -
net but help agree: with him.
Se•ener,e, magnificent buildings,
the. peoples of Austria, all set
against a historical background,
Create a vivid .picture 1n one's
mind,
Delving- into the past, Cvhieh
the author does with romantic
pleasure, he records that the
Tyreol, thatrendezvous of tote'-
ists, was once known as "Silver -
land." thanks to the silver mines
discovered at Sehwaz in the
Unler Inntal. Oddly enough,
Henry VII, Henry VIII, and
Queen Elizabeth I stinted many
cif their 001115 in London from
Tyrolean tiiver.•
The admiration that Monk Gib-
bons had for Emperor Franz
Josef was put to a severe test
as he wandered through the
rooms of Kaiser Villa, at the spa
of Bad Isehl, a spot lowed by the
Emperor. In sixty-five years of
shooting, carefully kept records
show that Franz Josef dispatched
no fewer than 50,556 head otf
game. The author was filled with
11100 at so Hutch destruction.
Franz Lchar's villa was a study
of contrasts. In addition to a
Van Dyck, a Rembrandt, and the
famous' nun'aposer's champagne
cooler, there was a sideboard pre-
sented to hall by Daly's Theatre
in 1012. The room ill which Lehar
died has been left exactly as it
was on that day, even the medi-
rule bottles s -ern eua ,banding be-
side the table.
The simple faith of the people,
11,hicth has existed for centuries,
has its roots deep in pagan ori-
gin. At Oberndorf, eleven miles
mirth of Salzburg, a ritual en-
acted each spring is designed ter
drive. away evil spirits and en.
courage the gods of spring to
burst forth from the hard earth.
A single farmer, or perhaps a
group of young men, will journey
to the fields and erack their
whip -lashes. Whirling 12 ft. rope
lashes round their heads in a
rhythmic motion, they end si-
multaneously with a terrific re-
sounding crack. Then they move
on in complete silence to repeat
the ceremony in the next field.
Legible Lefty—Southpaw pitcher
Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee
Braves signs autographs for his
fans. The kids watch carefully
as Spahn writes his name.
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