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LEADING TARPON
BATHERS AT PALM BEACH
ON EAST COAST OF FLORIDA
. Scotland, canucing, fresh and salt wator fishing, tennis and horse- back riding are favoured sports.
"It is now East Coast of Florida that welcomes the visitor to the Land of Flowors," anyetlic Florida East. Cous). Railroad Company. "To-day this great American playground, extonding 500 miles along the Atlantic cabourd, holds forth a thousand comforts and attractions that are lacking in a less developed region. "Splendid motor-car drivos radiating front the larger towns and cities, shops whose counters Ocean bathing is one of the do- of 366 miles, may be enjoyed in display the styles and fashions of lights along the East Coust of safety, with a diversity of intour- New York, London and Paris, Florida. When the North is esting places to visit. Attractive good public and private schools covered with its blanket of snow, house boats, many of which are and more advanced educational bathers may enjoy the stimulat really floating winter homes and institutions are features of the ing sea waters along a strotch of bungalows, explore the inland Now East Coast of Florida. banches extending almost five waterway over a course of hun-
"Those who 8ook the wild fo hundred miles along the Atlantic dieds of miles, or else romain may roll up in a blanket and sloep seaboard.
pancofully moored near some fa- in a tent or motor-car, for rain is vourito resort.
infrequent during the winter
Yachting and motor houting, free from surf, along the great in- Golf under summer skies, on monthe. The sunshine and re- land waterway that extends from links whose rolling sand dunes freshing brooze soon 'Knit up the Jacksonville to Miami, a distance suggest the, seaside courses of Ravell'd Sleeve of Curo.'"
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Interesting World Items.
The Gloucestershire cricket club lost just over £1,030 last Kanson. Only £1,506 was taken. in gato monoy, and the total expenditure was £6,012.
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Pottes
). K. Macar, the College footballor, showed a nico 200 turn of speed to win the at the school sports yards race in 21 6-10 socs. Another promin- out member of the fiftoon, R. K. Ferguson, was second:
B. S. Chantrill will be able to take part in the South African Rugby tour if selected, as will Drysdalo, of Scotland. Chantrill would bo covering old ground, as, he was in Natal for some years and played Rugby regularly in Durban, beginning for Natal against the Transvaal in repre- sentative games.
C. E. Davis, who lost to W. R. Milligan in last year's Intor-. Varsity mile, but who won against Harvard and Yalo in 4min.21 3-5 sec., bus roturned to his native home in Johannesburg. He is showing his old pace, and may heat J. C. Brink, the South African champion, in which' case he will represont South Africa in the Olympic Games,
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There is a powerful movement in Scotland for a fixed scalo of football pay, but it is not popular with the wealthy olubs of Olas- gow. At present there is no restriction. Androw Cunning lun, for instance, gols £20 a week. If this proposal is carried more Scots than ever will cross the border. One proposal is to pay players £208 for the active season, and £114 for the summer months. The players-will-not even think of it.
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The owner
of the Grand National winner, the Earl of Airlie, succeeded to the title in 1900, and is 30 years of ago. He was wounded in the war, and won the Military Cross.
Holland wanted the South -African-cricketors.to-play.a.three duy-game at the Hague. Owing to the heavy programme in the Old Country, the invitation had to be declined.
Jack Dempsey, the champion boxer, started his career as a wrestler.
Jack Sharp is again to captain of the Lancashire County Cricket oleven.
It is forty-three years since the Berwick Rangers football club was formed. They are the second oldest Border club, Sol- kirk alone wero in oxistence before them.
The 7th Ниезага Won tho Scottish Command Inter-Unit Cup at Redford Barracks by do- feating the Depot Royal Scots Fusiliore, from Ayr, by 4-1. The promise of an exciting final was not fulfilled, the game being rather ono-aided. The Hussars have thus won this trophy during their first football soLHON in Scotland,
Burnley report an estimated) Joss. on the presont season of £364.
Selkirk and Vale of Leithen have now won the Bordor Cup olght times each.
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Mr. Harry. Fackor, who will manage the British Rugby team to visit South Africa, leaving Southampton on June 20, was ong of the Welsh party who went over to Paris for the intor national. · He sold the touring elde would be finally chosen on April 15.
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Walter-MLean, of Lolth, boat Battling Bean olgan on points in a 15-rounds contest-in Dublin
The death of Frank A. O'Kééffo, the Australian orickáter, will be 1 bad, blow to Langashiro, Ho was expectedėjo be a great qoquí altion to the County
10th. MAY, 1924.
NOVA SCOTIA'S BEAUTIES. An Ideal Sport for Holiday-Makers.
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Everybody wants to spond are open to all visitors whom it the way reveals unusual sighe holiday, away from home, but can equip with guldos and sport- quaint, picturesque ox-cares &
clumsy fishing boats, grizzledi not everyone desires the same ing.oquipment.
fishermon, dyked hay-fields and sort of holiday. Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia is a land of camps, crudely coloured tip-tilted tiles" however,, can fill a wide variety cottages and country hotole sup- houses. of these desires. It is, in truth, a plemented by modern hotels in
An admirable plan for a holi varitable summer playground.
the larger centres. Ratos at all day would be to go to Halifax, of these are no reasonable that make a side trip into the quant sired, it may be onjoyed in a hun-
If fishing at camping ba de- the-average-tourist is agreeably-Cape Breton-country and them
surprised.. dred regions scattered from tip to
The train that serves the west line, but stopping off at other tip of the peninsula. From the group of lakos just beyond Yar- coast of Nova Scotia, waite ac points of Interest and every stop mouth, the southern sea-gate, comodatingly for the boat, then has its own attractions. Boatfing through the marvellous maze of begins its journey along the deep bathing and driving are always, Kedgemakooge District whore is ly indented shore of the Bay of available, while the cool, sea located the Kodgamakooge Rod Fundy, passing through many laden breezes infuse, a tang to and Gun Club, the doors of which charming villages. Each mile of summer boat.
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