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The Happy Golfer. By Henry Leach. (Macmillan and Co. 6s.

net.)—Mr. Leach is well known to newspaper readers under his pseudonym of "A Wandering Player." In this readable book he presents an agreeable olla podrida of reminiscences, reflections, anecdotes, and theories. His detailed account of Mr. Ouimet's famous victory over Ray and Vardon deserves a niche in golfing history, and his descriptions of American golf in general will be read with respectful admiration by the less strenuous Briton, who is sometimes weak enough to look upon golf as a mere pastime.