The Standard., 26 septembre 1908, samedi 26 septembre 1908

[" jar nd ill ur If- ch KS at th on ns of le or - \u2014 2 \u2014 \u2014pes = pe Ne: EE \u2014 \u2014 \u2014\u2014.VOL.IV.No.39.MONTREAL, CANADA, SEPTEMBER 26, 1908.171 ST.JAMES STREET.ce G fC © v ILLUSTRATED | 1 ILLUSTRATED ve Che Standard, me et CANADA'S REPRESENTATION AT GREAT FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION Sam SL 14 RS, = = À Seat RY a et er] ~ ee et tte ARS twa A = RE Ste S et ats ratty - 8 \\ (A 4 JE \\ oN 7 [i NE oA NL: cots a EE ie ANT CANADA AT THE FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION\u2014(1) in rear, a large oil painting representing the progress of farming and civilization in Western Canada; in the foreground, stuffed wild animals making for a further point in the wilderness.(2) Exterior view of the Canadian pavilion.(3) Canadian mineral exhibit.(4) Ontario carriages and canoes.(5) An exhibit of Canadian fruits.(6) Great nation-builders of Canada and the piscatorial exhibit.(7) A large booth entirely made of wheat, before and after threshing.(8) Live Canadian beavers at work in one corner of the Canadian pavilion.These animals form one of the attractive features of the pavilion, and excite a great deal of curiosity.Several sanguinary battles have already taken place between them, and, as the fatalities have been numerous, their numbers have had to be added to from time to time.In the illustration they are called \u201cthe earliest known wood-cutters and dam-builders in the world.\u201d (Photos by E.E.Cinq-Mars, Ottawa.) Le a Ee 2 ES THE STANDARD, MONTREAL, CANADA.NN NN en a A NI \u2014 at ph a he en IS eu, te ; = 3] = mr pa - AWN Tes TS Lg ie IES THE GREATEST AQUATIC CARNIVAL IN ENGLAND\u2014A view of the immense crowd of spectators that witnessed the recent regatta at Henley-on-Thames.allenge Cup.CANADIAN BOWLING rm = EE ae Se Aen = Ne Se Lo ., .The illustration shows the final This interesting event was won by Leander by a narrow margin.One of the unique features of this regatta was the vast flotilla of skiffs and pleasure boats which lin NN SNA NN A er Na View of What Henley is Like on Regatta Day\u2014the Most Famous Rowing Course in the World td one side of the course.An Ancient British Game Which is Now Being Generally Played in the Dominion En UU _ TOURNEY.OWLING, which is rapidly becoming popular in Canada, is a British game of great antiquity.It is played on a smooth, level picce of green sward, generally about 40 yards long and surrounded by a trench or ditch about 6 inches in depth.A small white ball, called the jack, is placed at one end of the green, and the Object of the players, who range themselves in sides at the other, is so to roll their bowls that they may lie as near as possible to the jack.Each howl is biassed by being made slightly conical so as to take a curvilinear direction; and in making.the proper allowance for this bias, and so regulating the cast of the ball, consist the skill and attraction of the game.The side which owns the greatest number of howls near the jack, each bowl so plac- cd constituting a point, carries off the victory.While howling appeals possibly with greater force to those who play the roarin\u2019 game in winter, it nevertheless is extremely popular among thousands who never have curled and who do not take at all to the latter game.In Canada during the past few years a large number of bowling clubs and bowling THE RECENT DOMINION BOWLING TOURNEY AT TORONTO\u2014This took place at the Woodbine shows the gallery watching the finish in the final trophy game.Rack Track, and attracted large gatherings ~~ never NN NN a, ~ A of interested spectators.The illustration (Photo by A.A.Gleason, Toronto.) \u201cee \u2014\u2014 heat between Leander and First Trinity for the possession of the Grand These afforded a sp.endid view of the races.greens have come into existence, and their number has been considerably augmented during the past summer.At the present time nearly every big athletic organization in the Dominion possesses a bowling green capable of accommodating several rinks, and, in addition to these, there are many private greens, not only in and near the larger centres of population, hut in the rural districts as well, where land is plentiful.During the past few months an all- Canadian bowling team made quite a name for itself in Great Britain.A series of interesting games were played with the crack organizations of the Mother Land, and, although the Canadians did not always emerge victorious from these contests, still they made a creditable showing and secured many valuable pointers as to the manner in which the game is plaved on the other side.The lessons learned in Great Britain during the past summer hy the Canadian bowlers cannot fail to prove beneficial to the gan.e in every part of Canada.At Toronto recently, a Dominion Bowling Tourney of great interest was held on the erounds of the Ontario Joe- key Club.This Tourney is illustrated in this issue of The Standard.Pr.~~) The King of Spain has presented his portrait in oils to the members of the Royal Yacht Squadron, and it has been placed in a conspicuous position \u2018n the Royal Yacht Squadron Castle.An A ~~ er Sar a ; .his 1154 0075 LG» Î Ti, on A Fr Ten ay 1151 Whe \u201c GLIMPSES OF BEAUTIFUL GLENGARRY SCENERY\u2014The first of the above illustrations shows a picturesque landscape near the Black River at Williamstown, Ont.; the second shows ; 1h «4 ed ; a i = eg another beauty spot in same neighborhood.(Photos by J.A.Grant, Montreal.) == ss \u2014 + \u2014 2e ah pr A1 0e > CE \u2014 \u2014 \u2014 le vont \u2014 er