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fe Every right-thinking person is in favor
of better international relations, as a
means of extricating the world from the
sloughs of hot and cold wars, hate, bit-
terness, intolerance and all such fester-
lugs 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 fortune to promote such good
feeling, 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. matches, immediately after-
wards.
John Jay Hopkins is GO years old, and 18 -handicap 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 along which the nations might march in peace and
harmony to better relations, and better relations are his hobby.
Hobbies can run into money, and frequently c1o, particu-
larly if you happen to be importing golfers from France,
'Germany, South Africa, Australia and other points at around
$4,000, per team of two. Last year, when John Jay Hopkins
staged the first international E.G.A. matches, he underwrote
the venture which brought two teams of six golfers each from
as far away as South Africa to Montreal., paid the transporta-
tion, living expenses, and a fee to every participant. When the
matches were finished, there was a deficit of almost $50,000,
which Mr. Hopkins cheerfully paid. "So tong" he remarked,
"as everybody was happy, it was well worth it."
This year, his Canada Cup matches, a new addition which
has attracted twosomes representing eight different nations,
has its inaugural on Coronation Day, June 2. The entrants
include two professional players from Germany.So
rapidly
Aus-
tralia,
the fame of the international spread, that Argentina, ,
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 Hopkins that they will
foster a better understanding 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 2'7 inches in diameter, 22 inches deep and
is based on Brazilian onyx. It cost $5,000, 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.
Your comments and suggestions for this column will be welcomed
by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Corvert House, 431 'lenge St., Toronto.
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— A S1X61TC'1' lC
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
across an account of a case
that lays 'way over anything of
the sort we had ever heard of
previously.
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Not to string it out at too great
length, here was a case 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 said it.
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It happened in England a few
years ago when a well-known
and highly respectable racing
paper called "The Sportsman"
was. still in existence. In an ob-
scure corner of that paper, on
Monday morning of an August
Bank Holiday when there are
always lots of small race meet-
ings throughout the country,
there appeared the coinplete pro-
gramme c.f a meeting to be held
at Trodmore. There was nothing
unusual about it: names of horses,
trainers and jockeys were al]
there.
It was a hunt meeting, so it
was not surprising that names
of the jockeys were not familiar
to racegoers. 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.
a
* *
1Vlany 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.
•
Un.derstan.dably sok 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 gave the name of one ofthe
newspapers most trusted corres-
pondents, who was also supposed
to have telephoned through the
results and starting prices,
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The newspaper 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.
1'liragil;essive 'Cow—crank Waits lacks over triplet calves born to
Babe, his Jersey cow, who appears quite progressive. Two years
ago she gave birth to la single , calf. Last year she had
twins and this year triplets. No bets are being taken' on ..what
may happen next year.
Keeps 'Em In Stitches—Seaman Robert Simser, of Toronto, uses
his spare time while on sea duty to embroider a cushion cover.
Ire's serving aboard the Canadian navy ship Athabaska, which
is taking part in operations off. the coast of Korea.
An .01d, Old Racket B1osiorns Ane r,
Trade.In Bogus Coats -of -Arms
.An old racket is blossoming anew
in the United States because
of the Coronation. 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 on 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 mail
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 . same.
device .in all sorts of forms for
more ' oilers,
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, women'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-
cratic 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 he
proved.
Mr. Smith's Ancestors
Not even plain Mr. or Mrs.
Smith of U.S.A. need despair of
claiming noble lineage, these
traffickers in phoney arms point
out. Smith is the family name of
the Earls of Birkenhead, whose
splendid arms include a shield in
red, gold, and ermine, supported
by a lion rn 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, oi' Dudley—all Smiths,
and all possessing equally illust-
rious arms.
Brownes (with an "e")l, J one-
ses and Robinsons may be made
happy, tor. All have their titled
branches over in England. What
matter if there is no genealogical
proof of connection?
Britain's- College of 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, not even if a brilliant
shield that flashed across the
field of Crecy or Agincourt is now
stamped on the shirts of Mr.
Hiram. K. Snooks of the Bronx.
As a matter of fact, however,
the College is losing a useful
dollar income as a result. Ame-
ricans of British descent who
take the trouble to establish
their right to arms by applying
to the College, usually pay $100
or.
More to have their pedigree
traced. Many who may have this
right are being palmed off wiih'
inferior goods by the charlatan,
Claim• Being Tested
Bit the U.S.A., is attempt.
ing to put its house in order, At-
tention to this fact 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 Ame-
ricans," 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
,-tliberately dishonest,"• says the
society. "They just do not under-
stand."
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 thought
to have any value.
Eventually a Turkish fisher-
man tried it as a conking ingre
client. It 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 $18 an ounce.
Considering the mysterious ori
gin of ambergris, as the substance
became known, it is not surpris
ing to learn of its popularity as
a love -potion. We can readily
visualize Islamic maidens attri-
buting their success in love to
its potency.
Widely known and used for
these purposes by the 1VIohair-
medan peoples, it was marketed
by trading races of the East.
Even in the cultured cities ot
the West it was in demand. In
the 16th and 17th centuries, fa-
shionable physicians of London
and Paris prescribed it as a cure
for all kinds of ailments, includ
ing heart trouble and epilepsy.
The source of ambergris re
mained a baffling problem tor
hundreds of years. Where did it
come from?
How was it formed?
Scientific research has now
proved that ambergris is actu-
ally the secretion of a sick sperm
whale,
The sperm - whale — largest
and fiercest of its species—feeds
largely on the giant squids and
cuttle- fish which inhabit the
ocean's depths.
Occasionally this diet disagrees
with the whale, possibly clue tc
irritation caused by the mdigesf-
able' beaks of its prey. It is then
that the secretion is emitted, It
appears on the surface as an ash•
colotired solid..
Down through the ages, amber'
gris has always possessed an aura
of mystery and glamour, and it
is fitting that the ancient love.,
philtre of the East should be
used as an adjunct to the charms
of "sly lady."
Airt average $3,000 is lying
aroufld unclaimed for each miss-
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A great authority on ballet,
returning from his summer heli -
day, was asked where he'd been.
"Austria" was the reply, and to
his questioner's "What was it
like?" 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-
not but help agree with him..
Scenery, magnificent buildings,
the peoples of Austria, all set
against a historical •background,
create a vivid picture in one's
mind,
Delving into the past, which
the author does with romantic
pleasure, he records that the
Tyrol, that rendezvous of tour-
ists, was once known as "Silver -
land," thanks to the silver mines
discovered at Schwaz in the
Unter Inntal. Oddly enough,
Henry VII, Henry VIII, and
Queen Elizabeth I minted many
of their coins in London from
Tyrolean silver.
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 Ischl, a spot loved 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
awe at so much destruction.
Franz Lehar's villa was a studyee
of contrasts. In addition to a
Van Dyck, a Rembrandt, and the
famous composer's champagne
cooler, there was a sideboard pre-
sented to him by Daly's Theatre
in 1912. The room in which Lehar
died has been left exactly as it
was on that day, even the medi-
cine bottles remain standing be-
side the table,
The simple faith of the people,
which has existed for centuries,
has its roots deep in pagan ori-
gin. At Oberndorf, eleven miles
north of Salzburg, a ritual en-
acted each spring is designed to
drive away evil spirits and en-
courage the gods of spring tat
burst forth from the hard earth.
A single farmer, or perhaps a
group of young men, will journey
to the fields and crack 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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