THOSE curious regarding place names may he interested in the origin of "Gleneagles."

It naturally suggests the eagle: local folk, however, say that it is an adaptation of

Glen de l'eglise. In olden times there was a church, in the glen known as the Kirk of St. Mungo, and the well-known French influence on the "braid

Scots" supported by the fact that Gleneglais is the

Gaelic for Kirk den may lend colour to local opinion. Yet association with the eagle is much more likely, and as suggestive of such derivation it may be mentioned that the golden eagle pictured on page 5 was caught this year (1921) in Central Perthshire, not many miles from Gleneagles Golf Course.

Away and beyond all argument, however, it will be admitted that the name "Gleneagles" has a rare romantic ring. It sounds like a trumpet call from the north. The glen from which the golf course takes its name adjoins Strathearn at its eastern end and is the pass in the Ochil Hills through which the road links Perthshire with the County of Fife, in the "east neuk" of which lies St. Andrews. It is natural that in Scotland where, according to one merry commentator, babies are "teethed" on golf clubs, thoughts of St. Andrews and the "Royal and Ancient" should present themselves. In that relation it is pleasing to realise that Gleneagles Golf Course is less than two hours' motor car journey from St. Andrews Golf Course either by the road through the glen along which Agricola led his legions to the great Roman Camp at Ardoch, and which in its course skirts Loch Leven and the island prison of Mary Queen of Scots; or by the road round the Ochils at their northern extremity through the charming countryside in which are situated Auchterarder Castle, the ancient hunting seat of King Malcolm Canmore (1056 a.d.), and the Auld Hoose o' Gask, famed for its associations with the Stuart dynasty, and as being the birthplace of Lady Nairne, the writer of so many of the incomparable Scottish songs ever dear to the Scottish heart. These, reflecting the sentiment of the family Jacobitism, breathe love and loyalty and passionate attachment to Bonnie Prince Charlie. "Will ye no come back again?" and other of her songs will live for long in Scottish minstrelsy: -

Bonnie Charlie's noo awa",

Safely owre the friendly main; Mony a he'rt will br'ak in twa,

Should he ne'er come back again. Sweet's the lav'rock's note and lang,

Lilting wildly up the glen; But aye to me he sings ae sang, -

"Will ye no come back again ? "

Hut the roads, so inviting and so rich in historic associations, arc not the traveller's only choice. There is rail communication between Gleneagles and St. Andrews, and the train connections at Perth and Dundee are happily timed to facilitate an interchange of visits. To have the

Royal and Ancient "St. Andrews seaside course one of the oldest - and the Gleneagles countryside course - one of the newest within easily covered distance is something to make a note of in a holiday itinerary. This proximity of Gleneagles to St. Andrews and the ease with which golfers can get from the one to the other is now so well known that many from far afield who visit Scotland for golf usually play at both places. The reason is obvious. The Golf Courses of Gleneagles and St. Andrews are typical of golf at its best in Scotland or elsewhere.