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52 sky and dark brown for the background of pine trees." The club-house is near the banks of the North West Arm, and has upon its roll of guests the names of many distinguished men.

Visitors are recipients of courtesies at golf clubs near St. John, Charlottetown, Yarmouth, Halifax and elsewhere, on payment of nominal dues. The Wanderers of Halifax and the Shamrock and St. John Athletic Clubs of St. John have a large membership, and organise interesting sporting events.

Nearly every city of importance boasts a driving park on its outskirts where annual meets are held. Racing on the ice is a winter diversion which tests the speed and wind of Provincial thoroughbreds. On Prince Edward and Cape Breton Island highways one meets many "roaders" with reputations for fast time on both ground and ice—may even be offered a racer with a record for a trip "up country" into the wilds.

Amusements, Holidays, Festivals.

The people of Eastern Canada, never a vivacious race, are but little given to pageants, parades and festivals. In the towns there are theatres, concert halls, rinks and clubs; in the country, the wayside meeting-places of religious and temperance societies, of fraternal and political orders are the hub of rustic festivities. Time was when the country-side assembled for thrashing-bees, flax-breaking parties and barn-raisings. In The Old