Result of Competition No. 62

(REPORT AND AWARD BY " DUGLL")

A RETIRED Naval Officer has built a house and named it " Duncruizen." A prize of £2 2s. was offered- for a list of suitable names for the houses of any six of, the following ; A Royal Academician ; a Director, of a Railway Company ; the Widow of a Judge ; a "Gossip Writer";' Designer of Ladies' Hats ; a Defeated Member of Parliament ; a Writer of Detective Stories ; a -B.B.C. Announcer ; -an Ex-Mayor ; a Successful Dentist. "This is a pleasing competition," said a note accompanying one of the entries ; the sort one can think of in one's bath." If we judge by the number and quality of the entries, there must haVe been much rattling at bathroom doors last week ! One or two of the best ideas were repeated in a great many lists ; for example, " Chatsworth " or "Little Chatsworth" for the Gossip Writer's house.; " Paignton " for the Royal Academician, and " Dunrobin ." for the ex-Mayor. But the main feature of the competition_ has been the variety of the suggestions and the fact that practically every list contained one or two very good ones. The following is a selection; after reading them it is impossible to look atthe -name of any house without trying to guess the occupation of the owner : A Royal Academician : Brushwood, Scanvas, Daubansmere, Brush Manor, Rasholme, Rahere, Onlyne, Dorbin.s, Ease Hall, Daubany Hall.

A Director of a Railway Company : Little Divid End, Dropinore, Rowlingstoke, Puffin Holme, Killory, Sharesdown, Ironstied, Bradshaws, Wee Rhyde Fre.

- The Widow of a Judge : Honor- Vale, Latelaw Court, Ludweeds, Wiggone, Lostblakap, Relicourt, St.. Eneegiven, Laureliet.

• A "Gossip Writer": linoway Park, Tattelham Corner, CLatwell, Scan Dell, The Garbles, Badger's Rest, By-the-Way, High Scandale, The Coserie.

A Designer of Ladies' Hate: Flapeaux, Plannertoke, Newstiles, The Planstyles, Fitzhead, Topladies, The Turnstyle, Tokanbury, Trimmingham. A Defeated Member of Parliament : Knowmoor House, TrY- wuncemaur, Polsdown, Fickleborough, Knoseaton or Nocetin House, Knotworth Seat, Husting's End, Nomorin House, Lawster Seat, Whipp's Cross. A Writer of Detective Stories : Hairstandon or Hayron End, The Copse, Watsonholme, Barmorol, New Crimea, Kilmeny, Clews Chase, Penningcopse.

A B.B.C. Announcer : Voxholrn, Sliehtung, Collingham, Sylvan Syde, Mellohale, Myeroft, Auksford or Oxford Manor, Tellem Hall, Lissan.

An Ex-Mayor': Bord de Mer, Restforth Mere, The Daisy 'Chain, Cheyne Down, Old Alder Manor, Mace Down.

-.4 Successful Dentist : Exmouth House, Ivory Rise, Paignlis Hall, Wydup Leas (with a variety of spellings), Gold Acres, Puldwell, Stopacres, Ivoriskill, Ake-na-Maw.

'The prize is divided between Godric Austen and F. M. Phillips, 9 Sylvan Hill, S.E. 19. Both lists contain one -or two weak names, but the M.P. in one, the "Gossip Writer" in the other, and the Dentist in both, reach heights, of excel- lence not attained in any other list. All those competitors whose suggestions are included in the above list are Com- mended.

THE WINNING LISTS.

A Director of a Railway Company . THE FASTNESS A "Gossip TVriter" . . . THE PRIORY .4 Designer of Ladies' Hats . . GREAT OAKS .4 Defeated Member of Parliament , LITTLE POLING A B.B.C. Announcer . . Tire ALOES- it Successful Dentist . PLEASANT MANOR Godrle Austen,

CRASHENGATES THE POSHATS NAMUR HOUSE ANNUNCIO MAIRNA MOOR DRILLINGHAM

F. M. Phillips.

Result of Limerick Competition No. 32 Tun most popular subjects for Limericks- this week were "Ottawa and the World" (Sir Arthur Salter), "The' Indian Voter" (The Marquess of Dufferin), "God Save the Queen I " (E. F. Benson), and "The Rise Of Mammals" (S. Zuckerman).

The prize is awarded to " THE WINNING ENTRY. DEBBY RESULT, 1832 (page 832). " ` Sum ' coincidence," sir, you will say- However—be that as it may :

A " Gossip Writer" . .

A Designer of Ladies' Hats .

A Defeated Member of Parliament

-4 B.B.C. Announcer . . . An Ex-Mayor . .4 Successful Dentist

This tardy report

Isn't fair to the sport,-

And I doubt if the bookies will pay. Haw.