London is rich in exclusive clubs.
Membership of some of them, as 1 have mentioned in these columns irom time to time, depends not so much on rank or wealth, as on positive achievement in some specific sphere. The Duke of Gloucester's hunting expedition in Kenya reminds me of yet another club not easy to join—the Shikar, to which the Duke belongs.
Founded 28 years $50 by Lord Lonsdale, the Shikar extends the privilege of membership only to first-class big-game hunters. Members dine together in London once a year and from what I know of one or two Of these hunters they must have some exciting tales to tell. These is '72-year-old Mr. Powell Cotton, for instance, whose collection of trophies at his Kentish home is considered to be the finest in the country. Mr. Cotton is planning another trip to East Africa.
Another interesting personality is quiet-spoken, modest Captain Gilbert Blaine, who stands but 5 ft. 4 in, yet has the reputation of being the greatest big-game punter of them all
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