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VOL. XXXI JULY, 1912 No. i

THE BADMINTON GOLF By P. A. Vaile (Author of "Modern Golf")

(Continued from June issue) right hand. The club will have It is easy to imagine that in a swing turned so freely in the right hand such as that shown in the Badminton that the right wrist will be straight— Golf as being the correct golfing in a natural, easv manner—and the swing, that the main power would back of the right hand v, ill be upper- crime from the left; but it will be most." obvious to any golfer of very little This really is so utterly opposed to experience that the position shown on current thought on golf, that unless page 86 of Badminton, and labelled, Mr. Horace Hutchinson still believes "At the Top of the Swing" (as it in ibis wonderfully unorthodox posi- should be), which is reproduced here, tion, it almost seems as though some- is absolutely bad golf, for the right thing ought to be done by him to elbow is in a position into which it overtake the start which this very- never should get in playing any stroke pernicious doctrine has obtained. No at golf. Unfortunately, it is evi- golfer of the present day would dently not an inadvertence, for at dream of allowing his golf club to page Sy we read: "Now. when the wobble about "upon the web between club, in the course of its swing away the forefinger and the thumb." I from the ball, is beginning to rise have never seen such directions as from the ground and is reaching the these given in any other book, and horizontal with its head pointing to it would indeed be wonderful if any- the player's right, it should be allowed one following them could obtain a to turn naturally in the right hand satisfactory result. until it is resting upon the web be- Mr. Hutchinson insists that the tween the forefinger and the thumb." club must not be lifted back, but must This really is, according to present "swing." I should like to ask him or day ideas on golf, a terrible doctrine; any other person who entertains the but Mr. Hutchinson continues: "At same idea, how he would start a pen- the same time the right elbow should dulum swinging without lifting it be raised well away from the body back to give gravitation a chance to until, when the club is horizontally do its part. This idea of a swing behind the head, this right elbow back is absolutely as fallacious and is just about up to the level of the as michievous as the notion that the

Copyright, 1912, by ARTHUR POTTOW. All rights reserved. 6 THE BADMINTON GOLF

•At the t' p of the swing (as it should "Ai tin' end nf the swing (as it should in'.")—I'rimi thr Badminton Colt be.")—From the Badminton Golf gulf drive is anything else but a hit tributed between the legs, as it ought of the very best order. Mr. Hutch- tc i be, when addressing the ball. inson comes absolutely into line with At page 90, Mr. Ilutchinson dis- Braid, Taylor, and Vardon in saying tinctly tells us that "the tody is not that at the top of the drive the to be swung back away from the weight should be on the right foot; ball." We may put the same test to or, possibly, it was he who furnished Mr. Ilutchinson that we have already the "Triumvirate" with this errone- put to Braid, Vardon, and Taylor in ous idea. This is what Mr. Hutchin- this matter. It is quite easy to dem- son says: "Now, as the club came to onstrate irrefutably that it is impos- the horizontal, behind the head, the sible to drive correctly in the manner body will have been allowed to turn described by Mr. Hutchinson. It is gently, with its weight upon the right wearisome to have to reiterate the foot." simple test, but the matter is import- After having dealt with this error ant enough to excuse my doing so. so strongly in my articles on the golf Let us imagine our player to have ad- books of Taylor, Braid and Yardon, dressed his ball correctly. His it will be unnecessary for me to labor weight is now evenly distributed be- the point here. Suffice it to say that tween his feet. We now strain a line Mr. Ilutchinson is utterly wrong in at right angles to the line of flight of publishing such a doctrine. I have the ball, and passing within a quarter shown clearly, time and again, that it of an inch of the golfer's neck or is impossible to get the weight on the jaw bone, on his right side. This right leg at the top of the drive with- line will not interfere with his stroke, out swaying if one is started with the as both his dub and his arms will weight properly and evenly dis- clear it ; but he must, to play his THE BADMINTON GOLF drive without swaying, play it so that which nne could wish to see. A com- his face or neck does not touch this parison of this remarkable position line. If he could put his weight on with Harry Vardon's classical finish, his right leg at the top of his drive, wherein the body remains practically without touching the line and without upright, is very instructive. At page contorting himself, there might he 96, Mr. Hutchinson tells us "you need some truth in what Mr. Hutchinson an almost scythe-like sweep of the says; hut it is an impossibility. This club, but without the sway of the simple test will convince any golfer, body, which gives weight to the who has any doubt as to where his stroke of the scythe." But if any- weight ought to be, at the top of the thing shows the most exaggerated swing, that it cannot in a decent golf- "sway of the body," surely it is the erly fashion get onto the right foot. finish of the golf drive as pictorially Mr. Hutchinson cheerfully sub- shown by Mr. Hutchinson. scribes to the advice so frequently Some of Mr. Hutchinson's state- given to golfers to engage in turf ments are extremely funny, although study after the ball has been struck. I do not think they are meant to be He says that not only should one keep so. At page 97, Mr. Hutchinson one's eye on the ball, but that they says: "When we say that the shaft of should "go on looking at it or at the the club should point at or even al- place where it was after it has gone." most below the bottom waistcoat but- We have already seen that to do this ton, as executed by an ordinary one's head and neck must be fixed. A tailor, we shall have perhaps given rigid head and neck will absolutely the most exact indication possible of prohibit the right shoulder from com- the proper relative angle of hands, ing through and will ruin any follow body and club." If this is Mr. through. "Keep your eye on the Hutchinson's idea of exactitude, I am ball," is a good motto when it is afraid those who follow his teaching understood : but it is, when misunder- will suffer. It is, I think, quite un- stood (as it most frequently is), a necessary for me to give diagrams to very pernicious one. The eye should show that the bottom waistcoat button lift at the very moment that the ball is generally in a very different place is struck, and not one fraction of a when a man is twenty from that second later. The eye and the head, which it occupies a score of years the ball and the club, should be mov- later! I might even go so far as to ing as one; otherwise, the rhythm of suggest that it would be very hard for the swing must be affected. the aspiring golfer to decide whether I am giving here Mr. Hutchinson's his tailor is "ordinary" or extraordi- illustration which he entitles, "At the nary. The lie of our shafts cannot be End of the Swing, as It Should Be." regulated for us by tailors or but- It calls for very little remark, but it tons. This is a matter which must is instructive in many ways. It is be demonstrated to those who do not one of the clearest examples of body understand it. weight gone wrong and an entire lack At page 07, Mr. Hutchinson says: of control in the hands and wrists "Your body, your arms—all the mem- 8 THE BADMINTON GOLF bers nf your frame—ought to be in centrate yourself, then, upon hitting the same relative positions at the mo- the hall. ]f you get thinking of how ment of striking as when you address you are going to do it, you will not do yourself to the ball." You will ob- it well." What is an unfortunate serve thai Mr. Hufthinson thinks that golfer to do? Must he disregard all that moment which James Braid these complicated instructions which considers t<> be the moment of su- have already been given him, and is preme tension—that is, the moment he to hit the hall or to sweep it of impact- should be represented by away? I really think Mr. Hutchin- a ] osition of the body and all its son owes golfers some explanation of limbs exactly similar to that occupied these matters. during the comparatively restful Mealing with that all important process oi addressing the ball. This matter, the grip, Mr. Hutchinson is M> opposed to common knowledge says, at page \12: "Remember to and the evidence of instantaneous hold the club well and firmly with the photography that I need not waste right forefinger—the other fingers do tune in dealing with the matter any iii >t matter." Words fail me where- further. with tii criticise this statement. I may At page 99, Mr. Hutchinson says: fairly leave it to my readers. "Let the dub swing itself through. Mr. Hutchinson says, with regard Help it on the path of Us swing all to certain approach shots; "These are you can. hut do not you begin to hit true wrist strokes." There is prac- with it. Let it do its work itself and tically no such thing as a true wrist h will do it well. Interfere with it, stroke in golf. From the nature and and it will he quite adequately re- construction of the ordinary golf venged." club it is impossible to play a true One who understands anything wrist stroke. The only true wrist about golf must read such statements stroke which is possible in golf is a as these with amazement. Words putt (ir i ither short stroke played with are given to us in order that we may a club having a perfectly vertical lie. use them accurately to express our Mr. Hutchinson, in calling these thoughts. Imagine my giving an "wrist strokes." is falling into the American golfer a club and starting common error of confusing the work him to drive by telling him that he done by the natural roll of the fore- must not lift the club upwards, that arms with wrist work. The same "it must swing hack," and that "he error is apparent on page 142. mustn't hit forward with it for it Speaking of various famous players, must swing forward." 1 am afraid Mr. Hutchinson says: "All these that there would not he nine editions players putted almost exclusively with of my advice to him. the wrist and let the club swing very Although Mr. Hutchinson gives us far through after the ball. Any these complicated and totally errone- checking of the club as it meets the ous instructions as to how we must ball is fatal to consistent good put- "sweep" the hall away with a swing, ting." This last sentence I believe lie says at page IOI : "You must con- to be absolutely sound golf, but with THE BADMINTON GOLF

a club having any lie which is not not see that the fact that the vertical, it is mechanically impossible wrists do not check the ball alters the with what Mr. Hutchinson calls a fact that it is a hit. The ball has pure wrist shot, to follow the ball absorbed a considerable portion of through, as one should in putting. the force of the stroke. That the As a matter of fact, nearly all put- ball has gone away and that the club ting is to a very great extent with has followed after it, does not, in any the forearms. The wrists unques- way, alter the fact that the ball, tionably are very largely used, and though hit, is not stvepi away. As I one who puts only with his arms will have before pointed out, even Draid, never have the delicacy of the man who subscribes to the "sweep" fal- vvho uses the wrists properly in con- lacy, will not stand it for his irons. junction with the forearms. But it There are many other points which ••ate ; is impossible to swing back in the I should like to refer to in this book, line of the putt and to follow the putt but space prevents my doing so now. through, as should be done, unless It will, however, be clearly seen from one uses the forearms to a consider- the criticism to which I have been able extent. Endeavoring to keep subjecting the books of the leading the wrists too still must interfere with authors in the series of articles lately accuracy in putting. This is not un- published in GOLF, how utterly im- derstood as it should be. possible it is for any ordinary news- Mr. Hutchinson refers again to paper, within the space at its com- this idea of a wrist stroke at page mand, to review adequately such 206. He says: "The fact is, that in books as these. It is quite impossible the golf stroke, though the wrists to comprise, within half a column or are greatly used—so much so that in a column of a newspaper, definite some cases the whole stroke is made and able criticism of the matter in a with them—nevertheless, it is not a book containing, say, 100,000 words. hit with the wrists, but a swing with It is all one can do in an article of the wrists, in this sense: that the club several thousand words such as this to touch on the salient errors. I . is swung down with an effort of the wrists but there is no checking of it think, however, that I have done with the wrists, as the club hits the sufficient to show that this widely ball. The club swings through and read book is doing much to spread the wrists turn upward again, turn- the commonly accepted errors in con- ing towards the player's left after the nection with the game—errors which ball is struck."' unfortunately tend to interfere with I should like to know some the enjoyment and progress of very stroke in golf which is entirely many golfers in their favorite made by the wrist, and 1 can- pastime. BLINDFOLD GOLF

To the Editor of COIF, even more from the ball, his stroke 48 West Twenty-Seventh St., would have been as well played as if New York, X. Y. his eyes were open, if he kept his head Hear Sir: still. What he wanted to prove is In the May number of GOLF Mr. sound enough, although not very use- P. A. Vaile, criticising the theories of ful in golf. It is the lifting of the Mr. I. II. Taylor, takes exception to mind which is the trouble." some extent to one of Mr. Taylor's Now, I agree with Mr. Yaile that rules, namely, that of 'keeping the the eve is not of half the importance eye mi the hall." and refers to a re- claimed for it. I came to this con- cent game in which a professional clusion some two years ago, and in undertook to play blindfold golf with order to test it I invented an automatic a handkerchief tied over his eyes, blindfold. In Figure I below, is a and says: "lie was ingloriously photograph of the player addressing beaten, lie was unfortunately suffer- the ball witli tlie blindfold up. In ing from the results of a cycling acci- Figure No. 2, the blindfold has dent, and the blindfolding was too dropped, entirely covering the eyes slowly done, so there is a slump in and hiding the club and ball from blindfold golf. If, however, he could vision. After this is done the stroke have been automatically blindfolded i> made without again seeing the ball. when his dub-head was two feet or The blindfold is a simple wire con-

FIGURB No. 1 FIlil'RK N11. 2 NOTES FROM THE SOUTH ii

trivance made in somewhat the shape good player will try this device he of a baseball mask, but it is covered will find he can drive with almost as over with black silk. A band of wire much accuracy as if his eyes were is put around the hatband, and a open. I say good player because the loop on the right hand side is made secret of golf is not in "keeping the in this frame work and a string is at- eye on the ball," but is getting the tached to the mask and passed correct (or a correct) swing, and none through this loop so that when the hut good players have this. The string is pulled the mask comes up. trouble about the professional re- ()n the end of the string is tied a stick ferred to by Mr. Vaile was that blind- about the size of a lead pencil and a folding with the handkerchief was, couple of inches long, and wjben as Mr. Yaile says, too slowly done—the mental vision of the the mask is pulled up this stick ball and direction and general sur- is held between the teeth. After roundings, faded while the handker- addressing the ball the stick is chief was being tied. released from the mouth and the Yours truly. _ „ mask automatically falls. If any T J. F. BULLITT. NOTES FROM THE SOUTH . By Percy H. Whiting

Sins a song of cities, Tell us how they go. bad, the weather was bad. And as for Nashville for its duffers, , brag and blow; Mr. Stewart—well, he just happened Memphis for its nineteenth hole, Montgomery for its greens, to be at his best that week—sort of Birmingham for dead game sports, For golfers, NEW-OR-LEANS. played better than he knew how. They —Tournament Ditty. dubbed him the "chance champion." Some, even, of his ribald team mates, A couple of funny jokes were joked him with the title of ''cheese played in the eleventh annual tourna- champion." ment of the Southern Golf Associa- When the field lined up for this tion, which was held at Chattanooga, year's championship even- man who Tenn., June 4 to 8. W. P. Stewart had ever won a Southern champion- of New Orleans played one of them. ship was there, with one exception. It is related that Mr. Stewart is only Also all the rest of the golfing class rated as a top notch second rater in of the Southland was represented. It his own club, the Audubon. When was a grand field—the pick of all the other champions get together for "Dixie." Not a half dozen top notch matches they never include Mr. Stew- men were missing, and naturally art. They all like him. Rut he is everybody figured that the champion not in their class. of 1911 was a bit outclassed. They Last year, when Mr. Stewart took figured that lightning would not strike the Southern title in Nashville, every- twice in the same place, especially as body had excuses. The course was there were so many lightning rods up. 12 NOTES FROM THE SOUTH

tmagine the surprise, chagrin and victory of Mr. Carroll in the recent even humiliation of a number of ex- Birmingham invitation tournament, he cellent performers when Mr. Stew- was given the choice. art, the "chance champion" of i<)ii, This selection somewhat piqued repeated in the most gruelling tourna- Mr. Schwartz. Now it happens that ment the Simth ever knew. most of the Audubon golfers belong Two consecutive wins over different also to the Xew Orleans Country courses and under different weather Club. So the idea occurred to Mr. conditions, both times against strong Schwartz that the Country Club fields, seem to prove where Mr, Stew- should lie represented. So he forth- art stands in the Southern golf world. with chose a team. It numbered him- There was not a trace of fluke about self, Jim Hush, Whitney 1 louden, a il this year. Mr. Stewart had "a 17-year-old player, and S. ]. White. hard row to hoe and he hoed it." When the team match was over 1'laying at his home chili, for halls or and the totals arrived at, Captain in minor events, he may not he the Schwartz's Country Club team was hot man. But put him under the the winner with 31''. The Audubon Stress of a real championship and he Club was second, with a score of 333. plays like a real champion. Me plays Mr. Schwartz contribute! 1 a 78 to Mr. a long ball, down the course, and he Carroll's 89. putts well. More than that he has a If this was not poetic justice then good golfing disposition. The greater nothing ever was! the occasion the higher he rises. He The Birmingham team finished is not brilliant. But he is something third, score 343; Atlanta, fourth, 340; better than merely steady. Macon. fifth, 350; Memphis, sixth, 351; Chattanooga, seventh, 353: The other joke was played by the Knoxville. eighth. 3,53; Nashville, Country Club golf team of New Or- ninth, 355. leans. This year the rules required The opening day of the tournament that teams be announced in advance turned out just as the dopesters for the annual team match, played in prophesied. The first half of the connection with the qualifying round. qualifying round was played and Rube Bush, Jr., was delegated the task everybody "got in" who was expected of picking the team to represent the "in." The low score for the first half Audubon Club, which was regarded as went to R. G. Bush, Jr., of New Or- the certain winner. It was supposed leans, as everybody expected it would. that no matter who was selected by He had a yj. His brother, Jim Bush. Mr. Bush out of a dozen "Crescent and Albert Schwartz tied for second City" golfers the selection was equiv- place with jS. The scores were: alent to the presentation with the K. O. Bush: Out 45355444 4—3S prize. Mr. Bush named himself, Nel- In 54444568 4—39—77 J. B. Bush: son Whitney and W. P. Stewart. Out 5 4 3 G 5 4 4 5 5—41 In 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 3 3—1!7—7S Then he paused to consider. The A. F. Schwartz: Out 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 ,°,—41 fourth man must lie either Leigh Car- In 4 4 5 4 5 6 4 3 2—37—7S roll or Albert Schwartz, both former Sixteen clubs sent delegates to the champions. < hi the strength of the tournament and i so players turned in NOTES FROM THE SOUTH

cards. Chattanooga led with the larg- the low qualifying score and being a est delegation, 4s;. The number of player whose ability is equal to his cards turned in by representatives of determination it was a certainty that other clubs were: Nashville, 18; Birm- he was going to do it or to come ingham, 17; Atlanta, [6; New Or- mighty close to it. He added a 79 leans, 12; Memphis, n ; Knoxville, 6; the second da}' to his 78 and with 157 Macon, 6; Montgomery, 5; Little total had 5 strokes margin over R. Rock, 4; Louisville, 3; Asheville, 2; Bush, Nelson Whitney and Whitney Rome, 2; Savannah, 1; Big Stone Bouden, all of New Orleans, who tied (iap. 1 ; Charleston, 1. for second place. Bouden won trie After the qualifying round there play-off for the second place prize. :" : was the annual Southern Golf As- ( )f the players who qualified in the sociation banquet, and it was an championship division, 9 were from affair on a par with the other New Orleans, 5 from Atlanta. 5 from forms of entertainment offered by the Chattanooga, 3 from Birmingham, 3 Chattanooga club, than which there from Macon, 2 from Knoxville, 2 can be no higher praise. Typical golf from Nashville, 2 from Memphis, and songs were a feature of the occasion 1 from Little Rock. and the}- were vastly above the aver- The qualifying scores in the cham- age. A sample is this inspiration from pionship flight were: A. F. Schwartz, New Orleans. 78, 79—157; the pen of II. S. Chamberlain, Jr., R. G. Bush, Jr.. New Orleans, 77. 85—162; Whitney Bouden. New Orleans, 80, S2—162: N. which was sung to the tune of "When JT. Whitney, New Orleans, SO, 82—162; E. H. Coy, Chattanooga, SI. 82—163; R. H. I was a Student at Cadiz:" Brooke, New Orleans, S2, SI—163: H. A. At golf I am quite an old fogy, Wright, Macon. 85, 79—164; S. J. White, As anyone plainly can sen. New Orleans, 80, S4—164; H. G'. Scott, Atlan- Tis clear that old'Col. Bogey ta, S2, S4—166; Arch Henderson. Birmingham, Has always got something on me. 84, 82—166; J. E. , Jr.. Little Rock. 84, x2—166; H. T. Wilson, Knoxville, 84, S3 Chorus: —167: R. H. Baugh, Birmingham. 83. SB—169; S. D. Crawford, Knoxville, 87, S2—169: F. G. Ting-a-ling, ling, ting-a-ling, ling, tra, la. Byrd. Atlanta, 86, S3—169; W. P. Stewart, la lee. New Orleans, S5, 85—17o; J. P. Edrington, Golfers step up and have a highball on me. Memphis, 85. 85—170; A. Stewart. New Or- Ting-a-ling. ling, ting-a-ling, ling, tra, la, leans, S6. S5—171; G. W. Adair. Atlanta, 87, la lee. 85—172; A. TV. Gaines, Chattanooga, 88, S4— There's room for one more at the bar. 172; D. S. Weaver, Memphis, 86, S7—173: D. S. Henderson. Chattanooga. 88, 85—173; T I've played every day for the past twenty I. Webb, Jr., Nashville, 88, 85—173; n. David- years. son. Chattanooga. 9). S3—173: W. P. Ward But somehow. I cannot arrive, Birmingham. SS. Srt—174: J. C. McAfee, Macon, Whatever I do, I can't follow through. S9, 85—174; F. Spurlock, Chattanooga, S4, 91 And there's always a pull on my drive. —175: E. W. Daley, Nashville. 87, SS—175' W R. Tichenor, Atlanta, S9, S6—175- Leigh Car- Chorus: roll, New Orleans, SS. Sfi—175; TV. H. Rowan My putting is not very flashy. Atlanta. ?0, S5—175; J. A. Selden, Macon, 87, In fact, it's the worst ever seen, V*—166. 1 cannot lay dead witli a raashie A foot and a half from the gre^n. Chorus: The calm of the first match round But though I'm a dub in each sense of the word. in the championship flight was Some slight compensations there are: If eighteen holes cost a hundred and ten, unbroken save for one notable in- I play number nineteen in par. cident. George W, Adair of At- 4, lanta, vice-president of the South- It need not have been any surprise ern Golf Association, trimmed Albert to anybody when Albert Schwartz F. Schwartz, the first champion, nosed out R. G. Bush, Jr., in the 3-2. It was Schwartz's only reverse qualifying round of the championship. of the tournament. Tie had won the Schwartz went to Chattanoogra to win qualifying score -uu\ afkT t|lat defeat NOTES FROM THE SOUTH which dropped him into the "losing R. Bush defeated Ward, 4-3; W. sixteen" or so-called (though it's a Stewart defeated Webb, A-2; Byrd "joak") "first flight," he did not lose defeated Selden, 2 tip; Baugh defeated another match, or even have any great Rowan, 1 up. trouble in one. I'he result of the first In the third round the matches re- rounds in the championship were: sulted as follows: \dair defeated Schwartz, $-2; Eng- Whitney defeated Wright, 3-I ; land defeated McAfee. 3-2; Brooke England defeated Brooke, 3-2; W. defeated Carroll, 1 up; A. Henderson Stewart defeated R. Bush, 1 up; liyrd defeated Scott, 1 up; Wright de- defeated Baugh, 2-1. feated Weaver, 1 up; Edrington de- feated Spurlock, (>-^; Crawford de- When the semi-final stage of the feated White. 1 up, Mi holes; Whitney tournament was reached X. M. Whit- defeated Gaines, I1-4; 1\. Busli de- ney found himself opposed by J. E. feated l\. Davidson, 4--'; Ward de- England, Jr., of Little Rock, a player feated Wilson, 1 up, i') holes; Webb absolutely unknown in the South: defeated Coy, 3-1; Stewart defeated while W. I1. Stewart was matched Tichenor, 4-3; Byrd defeated 1). Hen- with V. (!. Byrd. Three of the four derson, 4-3; Selden defeated A. Stew- were former champions. art, (1-4; Baugh defeated Daley, 5-4: The Whitney-England match turned Rowan defeated Bouden, 1 up. out a^ was expected and the Xew The third day of the tournament < Irleans man was an easy winner, saw two match rounds played in all 3-2- flights. With the exception of just Stewart, however, found himself in two matches it all turned out just a tremendous contest with F. (\. Byrd. about as was expected. The surprise The Atlantan played a grand up-hill 1 if thi' morning was the defeat of T. match that was nip and tuck 1'. Edrington of Memphis; a former all through the latter stages. Ityrd champion, by II. A. W right, a juvenile had the honor on the last tee. The player 1 >f Mao >n. eighteenth hole is a 207-yard af- In the afternoon things narrowed fair, over a wide gulch. A good down to a point where R. (i. Bush, drive carries the green but it has to Tr., of Xew Orleans, was opposed to he good. The Atlantan took the Bill Stewart. Everybody picked chance of making a tremendous wal- Bush. And it seemed that the pre- lop at the hall. He half topped and dictions were to go through when, was in trouble. Stewart sent over with three holes to go. Bush was only a fairly good one but had the 3 up. Then his putting went all advantage. In attempting an out In pieces and the champion won three Byrd had to play through some trees in a row and the match. and the hall, after clearing most of The results of the second round in them tied up in the last branch of the the champion flight were: last one, dropped hack into trouble England defeated Adair, 4-3 and the champion of 1910 was out. Brooke defeated A. Henderson, 4-3 C. Y. Rainwater, of Atlanta, won Wright defeated Edrington, 1 up the low net prize in the annual Whitney defeated Crawford, 7-5; Southern Golf Association handicap. NOT US FROM THE SOUTH >5

played the same day. Mis score was The tension was pretty tight at the 87, 15—72. first hole when the two champions teed off. Stewart, away first with a The 36-hole match between Whit- hook, managed to avoid trouble. ney and Stewart was tlie most bitterly Whitney hit a longer ball but it pulled contested affair ever played in a disastrously and landed him in a trap. Southern Golf Association finals. It Stewart's second reached the green . required thirty-seven holes to decide but Whitney's ball was in an awful the victor. mess and he was lucky to get out at Stewart played a must wonderful all. He played his third but was still up-hill game. After the match was away and the jig was up. Stewart ran fairly under way lie was never up and had so certain a 4 that ahead until the thirty-seventh hole. Whitney did not hole out. Twice he was as much as 3 down. The morning round ended with Stewart only 1 down and In the flight for the "losing sixteen" he wa-~ able to hold the advantage Albert Schwartz was winner, defeat- up to the thirty-first hole. At this ing the brilliant young Bouden in the point Stewart topped a drive into final round. 3-1. Another juvenile trouble, lost the hole and was 2 player was defeated in the finals of the down. The thirty-second was halved. second flight, when Lawson Watts, of ( In the thirty-third Whitney's poor Nashville, lost to his club mate, F. C. putting cropped out again and three Stahlman, 4-3. The third flight finals on the green cost him the hole. That was between two Chattanooga play- left Stewart 1 down and 3 to ers, W. A. Dewees, Jr., and Scott go. The thirty-fourth was halved 111 Probasco, and the former won, 2-1. 4's. The thirty-fifth hole is a short J. E. Morgan, of Memphis, took the one. Neither stuck on the green on fourth flight cup, defeating S. D. the tee shot and neither was dead on Baxter, of Nashville, 1 up. In the the second. Stewart was away for fifth flight W. W. Simmons, of Mem- the third shot and he laid Whitney phis, downed R. E. Richards, of At- a near-stymie. Whitney failed to lanta, 7,-2. negotiate this shot, which should have Thus, of the 21 trophies offered by closed out his opponent. However, the Southern Golf Association, n i he had only to halve the last hole to went to New ( )rleans, 3 to Nash- win the match. ville, the same number to Chattanooga, With tie honor. Stewart drove the while .Memphis and Atlanta players ed'^e of the last green, a tremendous t< N ik two each. B^ a out good shot. Whitney reached the rough with his effort. Ifis second was The Southern Golf Association, at a brave shot, which overran the cup its annual meeting, voted the i have rectors was named: II. F. Smith, G. the finest putting and fair greens in W. Adair, Leigh Carroll, R. H. the South. Baugh, D. M. Goodwyn, E. B. The election of officers again named secretary and treas- —Tournament Lay.

MISSOURI CHAMPIONSHIP By J. G. Davis

Stewart Slickney. of the St. Louis A., St. Louis Country and Westwood Country Club, who for sixteen years Country clubs. has been prominent in "Mound City" Champion I lodge won the silver golfing circles, won the eighth animal medal for low score in the qualifying championship of the Missouri State round with a card of JJ, defeating his Golf Association, defeating Raymond club mate, C. R. Jones, the scratch Thorne, of the Kansas City Country man of the Evanston Golf Club, by Club, 4 and 3, in the 36-hole final on one stroke. Alden B. Swift, for- June 15, at the Evanston Golf Club merly of the of of Kansas City. Chicago, now of the St. Joseph Coun- Stickney's success takes the A. P>. try Club, had 81, and was tied by Lambert trophy back to St. Louis, Raymond C. Thorne, of the Kansas where it has been for seven of the City Country Club. Kansas City eight years it has been in competition. placed twenty men in the qualifying Last year. R. W. Hodge of Kansas round, St. Louis six, St. Joseph three, City won the state title at Sedalia, his and Sedalia, Jefferson City and being the only victory scored by a Springfield one each. The course is player outside of St. Louis. 6181 yards long with a par of "2. Stickney finished first in a field of The first match round was played nearly 150 players, among whom were under ideal weather conditions and the leading players of Missouri, the resulted in several surprises, the chief most notable absentees being Christian of these being the defeat of Champion Kennev. winner of the title in 1908 Hodge, who was beaten by E. O. and rQ.09, and Ralph McKittrick, win- P.ragg of the Kansas City Country ner in 10,10. Apart from these, St. Club, 3 and 2. Stewart Stickney re- Louis sent a strong representation, moved a strong opponent by defeat- which included players from the Al- ing Alden Swift, 4 and 3, and Jesse L. gonquin, Bellerive, Glen Echo, Log Carleton, a strong St. Louis hope, was Cabin, Normandie, St. Louis A. A. ousted by C. R. Jones, 3 and 2. In MISSOURI ill. IMPIONSHIP the second round Stickney had a hard E. O. Bragg, Kansas City C. C. match, defeating the Rev. Burris A. (85), defeated R. W. I lodge, Evan- Jenkins, 1 up. The Rev. Paul Tal- ton G. C. (77)' 3 and 2- bot, the best golfing dominie in the E. R. Morrison, Evanston G. C. West, kept in the running by defeating (83), defeated E. P. R<>ss, Evanston Dr. G. L. Miller, 4 and 3, the winner G. C. (85). 5 and 3. shooting a 79. W. P. Neff, Evanston G. C. [82), Harry Potter, the former Yale defeated D. 1'-. Ilussey. Glen Echo player, and one of the best of the (85 ), 1 up. St. Louis delegation, fell by the way- Harry Potter, St. Louis C C. (84), side in the third round, losing a hard defeated ( ). M. Barnett, Sedalia C. match to E. R. Morrison on the C. ( 89 ), 6 and 5. nineteenth green. A stymie caused S. E. Edmonds, St. Louis C. C. Potter to halve the eighteenth hole (83), defeated C. A. Dayton, Elm and he missed a four foot putt on the Ridge C. C. (87), 8 and 7. nineteenth green. Hyden Eaton de- A. W. Warren, St. Joseph C. C. feated Jones, 1 up, 19 holes, tiiis he- (89), defeated H. Fleming, Evan-Ion ing the big surprise of the day. Eaton G. C. (84), 2 and 1. had a medal score of 75. Stickney R. L. McDonald, St. Joseph C. C. ran away from Talbot, f> and 5, get- (83), defeated E. H. Jones, Evanston ting a good lead early in the contest. G. C. (88), 7 and 5. In the semi-finals Stickney's ex- R. C. Thorne, Kansas City C. C. perience enabled him to defeat Eaton, (81), defeated R. J. Campbell, Elm a player of the younger school, 5 and Ridge C. C. (85), 3 and 2. 3. The youngster halved the first four C. R. Jones, Evanston G. C. (78), holes, after which Stickney forged defeated Jesse L. Carleton, Glen ahead, being 3 up at the turn. Thorne Echo C. C. (85 ), 3 and 2. and Morrison, two young players, had H. E. Brann, Evanston G. C. (88), a close battle, the former winning, 1 defeated J. C. Graves, Springfield C. up. A sliced drive cost Morrison the C. (8^), 5 and 4. last hole, after the preceding three C. W. German, Evanston G. C. had been halved. (86), defeated H. G. Sternberg. Elm Stickney's steady play triumphed Ridge C. C. (82), 7 and 6. over the erratic long game of young H. G. Eaton, Evanston G. C. (84), Thorne in the final, the veteran win- defeated J. L. Johnson, Kansas City ning, 4 and 3. Thorne laced out a C. C. (89), 2 and T. number of long drives, but frequently got into trouble. Thorne lost his ball Dr. G. L. Miller, Evanston G. C. on the fourth hole of the morning (8^), defeated Walter Michener. Glen round and from that point on Stick- Echo C. C. (87), 3 and 2. ney never was headed. lie finished Rev. P. R. Talbot, Jefferson City C. the first eighteen holes 3 up, and by C. (85), defeated J. A. Roberts, Elm steady work kept his advantage Ridge C. C. (89), 1 up. through the afternoon. Rev. B. A. Jenkins, Evanston G. C. Summary of first round with quali- (88), defeated R. II. Williams, fying scores: Evanston G. C. (88), 1 up, [9 holes. i8 MISSOURI CHAMPIONSHIP

Stewart Stickney, St. Joseph C. C. Bonner Miller, St. Louis; P. R. Boyd, (81), defeated A. B. Swift, St. Joseph St. Louis; (). M. Barnett, Sedalia; C. C. (8l), 4 and 3. Alden Swift, St. Joseph; the Rev. Second Round — Morrison heat Paul Talbot, Jefferson City; W. W. Bragg, 4 and 3; Potter heat XetT, 5 Wood, Springfield; J. L. Johnson, and 4; Edmonds heat Warren, 2 and Kansas City ; I Iarry Potter, St. Louis ; 1: Thome heat McDonald. 3 and 2; Harold Sternberg, Kansas City, and Jones beat Brann, 3 and 2; Eaton beat J- L- Carlton, St. Louis. German, 5 and 4; Talbot heat Miller, *», 4 and 3; Stickney heat Jenkins, 1 up. Third Round — Morrison defeated MISSOURI GOLF CHAMPION- Potter. 1 up, 19 holes; Thorne heat SHIP TOURNAMENTS. Edmonds, 2 and 1 ; Eaton heat [ones, 10.0s—At Normandie G. C, St. Louis: II. W. Allen, St. Louis Field (1 an<1 5- Cluh; runner-up, C. W. Scudder, St. Semi-Finals — Thorne heat Muni- Louis C. C. son, 1 up; Stickney beat Eaton, 5 and [906—At Glen Echo C. C, St. Louis: Hart S. Adams, Algonquin C. Final—Stickney heat Thorne, 4 and C, St. Louis; runner-up, Christian 3- Kenney, Algonquin, Finals in the class and consolation [907—At St. Louis: A. L*>. Lambert, events were as follows: St. Louis C. C.; runner-up, Harry Consolation Class—Alden B Swift, St. p,,ft,ar c, r _,„•_/- r~ Joseph C. C, from R. j. Campbell, ' °tter, .St. LOUIS L. L. Kansas I'ilv C. Ci 7 anil 6. Class A—T. B. Boyd, Glen Echo, St Louis, 1908—At Normandie G. C, St. •?'',',',,/'•;m U' 'M P1We' K:"1!i:is ('ity *'• Cl Louismis: : ChristiaChristiann KenneyK , Algonquin class B—Dudley Eaton, Evanston G. C, C. C.C, , St. Louis; rrunner-up, Bart S. won from B. H. Hudson, Springfield C. C, 1 U]>. Adams. Algonquin. Class (-_s. .1. Mattocks. Kim Ridge Cluh. won from G. H. Forsee, Elm Ridg-e Cluii, 1909—At Evanston G. C, Kansas li and 5. svanston City: Christian Kenney, Algonquin lub, won from E. M. Ridenor, Evanston .- .-. c, r _,,• ' TT r? lub! 6 and 5. L- ^., St. Louis ; runner-up, H. E. Evanston ClubCup, , woBn frociass-cm Ja.y j*.^NortonRea , Brann, Kansas City. ston Club, 5 and 4. 1910—At Glen Echo C. C. St. •f" Louis: R. McKittrick, St. Louis ; run- , .rr c ., y,- • r ,, , ner-up, I. W. Lincoln. Glen Echo C. C. Officers for the Missouri dolf As- ' sociation were elected at the annual 1911—At Sedalia C. C.: R. W. meeting held at the Evanston Cluh. Hodge, Evanston C. C, Kansas City; I'. 1',. Boyd, of St. Louis, was chosen runner-up, Rev. Paul R. Talbot, Jef- president, Harry Potter. St. Louis, ferson City C. C. vice-president, and Bonner Miller. St. 1912—At Evanston G. C, Kansas Louis, secretary and treasurer. The City; Stewart Stickney, St. Louis C. following hoard of directors was C.; runner-up, Raymond Thorne, elected: R. W. Hodge, Kansas City; Kansas City C. C. WESTEKN DEPARTMENT

By Joseph G. Davis

Invitations for the championship The annual tennis and golf tour- tournament for 1913 were received nament of the Country Clubs' from St. Louis and Springfield. The Association will be held at IHooming- delegates voted 19 to 10 to play at ton. 111., July 15 to 19. Springfield next year. Jesse Carlton of St. Louis was elected the delegate Hyde Park High School of Chicago • from the Missouri Golf Association to won the Western Inter scholastic team the meeting of the Western Golf As- championship, defeating Lane High sociation in Chicago. School, 6 to 5 in the deciding match.

Miss Edith Cheseborough, cham- The Deer Park Country Club, at pion of Northern California, defeated La Salle, 111., is making quite exten- Mrs. Luther M. Kennett, champion of sive changes in its club house. The Southern California, in the final for old porch has been removed, and a the state title at the new one of two stories, with sleeping Golf and Country Club course, 4 and quarters above, is being built in its 3. Mrs. Kennett, who formerly was stead. The locker room quarters have Miss Isabella Smith, of Chicago, had been enlarged, and preparations are low score of 94 in the qualifying being made to take care of the cham- round, Miss Cheseborough being sec- pionship meet of the Illinois Valley ond with 96. In the semi-final round Golf Association, to be held there this Miss Cheseborough defeated Mrs. A. month. Professional George L. R. Pommer, 4 and 3, and Mrs. Ken- Ritchie has been hard at work on the nett defeated Mrs. J. R. Clark, 5 putting greens, rounding them into and 4. shape, and all indications point to one of the best meetings of the Associa- tion. Lee Maxwell won the second tour- nament of the season of the Western Advertising Golf Association, de- Work on the club house and course feating G. T. Hodges in the final. of the Bureau Valley Country Club at Princeton, 111., is being pushed as ra- pidly as possible. Inasmuch as a A11 original competition, for which considerable portion of the land is only grandfathers were eligible, was pasture land turf, needing little else played last month at the La Grange than a good rolling, the members are Country Club of Chicago, and fifteen anticipating the pleasure of playing veterans took part. F. J. Grulee won over a goodly portion of it at a very the cup after playing off a tie with early date. The work is under the E. R. Newcomb. direction of Professional George L. ll'ESTERN DEPARTMENT

Ritchie. The dub has shown its Hinsdale golfers held an impromp- progressiveness by making application tu celebration in their club house for membership in the Western Golf when the news was flashed last month Association and the Illinois \ alley that Bob Gardner, national champion I ic >lf Associate in. in 1909, had broken the world's rec- ord in the pole vault in the Eastern Chicago women golfers will hold intercollegiate meet at Philadelphia. their team championship matches as Gardner went over the bar at 13 feet 1 inch. lie sailed early this month follows; June 2J at Midlothian; Inly for a trip to Great Britain. ]j at 1 .a Grange; Aug. i<) at ('.leu View. Additional interest will be given to the annual amateur championship The annual year book of the West- tournament of the Western Golf As- ern Golf Association was issued last sociation at the Country Club month. It contains the handicap list by the presence of a number of the and other data of interest. There are leading players from California. 174 clubs in the Western Golf Asso- Presideni John 1). Cady of the West- ciatii in. ern Golf Association did some mis- 4- sionary work while on the coast last Ihe Colorado Golf club will open winter and it has borne fruit. Among its new course with an invitation tour- the players who will make the trip are nament which will be held just after Campbell Whyte, Cyril Tobin, Dr. D. the Western amateur championship. P. Fredericks, the former Coal City, The officials hope to get a number of Pa., player, Vincent Whitney, Xor- the visiting players 1 to remain over. man Macbeth, formerly of Pitts- •ft burgh. William Armstrong, and Jack Campbell D. Whyte won the North- Neville, who recently won the Bur- ern California championship, defeat- lingame tournament. ing Dr. D. P. Fredericks, 3 up and 2 Jack Croke, the Chicago profes- to play. In the semi-final round sional, who was at San Francisco dur- Whyte defeated young Jack Neville in ing the winter, rates Whyte as the a gruelling match which went twenty- equal of the leading players in Chi- one holes, the former winning with cago, and it looks as if the Califor- a long putt. Fredericks defeated Cy- nians will cut a big figure in the tour- ril Tobin. 4 and 2. Frank A. Kales nament. of Claremont had low medal score of Chicago will be fairly well repre- sented, as Charles Evans, Ir., D. E. Sawyer of Wheaton, Mason Phelps, Paul Hunter, the young Midlothian Kenneth Edwards and Robert E. player, took a try at baseball this year, Hunter of Midlothian, and W. I. and won his C by getting a place on Howland of Glen View are expected the University of Chicago team. It to compete. , St. Louis, Mil- is doubtful if he will compete in the waukee, Des Moines, , Western golf championship at Den- Omaha, and other cities will be repre- ver. sented. Play will start on Tnlv 1C TOM MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAMPIONSHIP 21 with the first eighteen holes of the and a course in the pink of condition. qualifying round. The program is The card of the course is as follows: the same as last year, and in addi- Out—568, 417, 40K, 249, 150, 415, tion a number of special events are 340, 352. 242—3141 ; In—361, 294, carded. Denver golfers are preparing 4X2, 394, 112. 478, 327. 201, 539— tc give the visitors a royal welcome 3188.

TOM MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAM- PIONSHIP

Losing the Tom Morris trophy one of the golf medals which go to the through an oversight in lyio, the Los winning team, is expected to get the Angeles Country Club had the satis- gold medal for best score made by an faction of finishing first in the fourth individual player in the contest. annual competition on June 15, as the The Country Club of , birthday of the noted Scotchman this which won the trophy last year, made year fell on Sunday. As the event another strong bid, finishing in second covered its usual wide range of tern- place, ^1 down. Third position was tor}", extending as far west as taken by the Highland Golf Club of Honolulu, it will be some little time Indianapolis, which finished 53 down. before Secretary Willard of the West- In the Middle West a number of ern Golf Association can issue his the teams were unfortunate in draw- official report. ing bad weather. The Oakmont Club Early reports gave first place to the of , winners of the trophy Portsmouth Golf Club of Portsmouth. in 1910, did not finish owing to a ( ).hio, with score of 22 down over its sloppy course. George A. Ormiston nine-hole course. When it was seen was 6 down, and W. C. Fownes, jr., that none of the players in the club national champion in 1910, was 8 had a lower rating than 12 in the down. Clubs along the north shore handicap list of the Western Golf As- of Chicago had to play through a sociation some surprise was expressed storm of wind, rain and hail, which at the low score. When Secretary clubs in the other sections escaped. Willard received the repoit blank he The St. Catharine's Golf Club of On- found the club had misunderstood the tario, , could not compete ow- conditions of play and used their club ing to the rain, and the Northland handicaps. His correction of the Country Club of Duluth also had to score gave the club a count of 112 c< >mbat with watery conditions. down. This gave the Sixty-two clubs entered and only Country Club first place, with a score weather conditions kept any of them of 40 down. Norman Macbeth, the from finishing. Among the best in- Scotch player, who formally lived at dividual performances were those of Pittsburgh, led the side with a score S. K. Moore of the Country Club of of 1 up, and in addition to winning Cleveland who finished all square with MASSACHUSETTS GOLFING

81 par; C. B. Devol of Riverdale, Chi- Denver Country Club 82 Inverness, Toledo • 82 cago, 3 dmvn; Warren K. Wood, of Country Club of Indianapolis 83 KlKln (111.) Country Club 83 Homewood, Chicago, 3 down; R. E. Detroit Country Club 87 Glen View, Chicago 87 Hunter of Midlothian, former inter- Wheaton, Chicago Mtnikahda, Minneapolis v™ collegiate champion, 5 down; Kenneth South Shore, Chicago * Windsor, Chicago '• I'. Edwards, of Midlothian, 5 down. Topekii Coif Club »B , Chicago °9 The winning score was as follows: Euclid, Cleveland 90 Hutchlnaon (Kan.) Gtolf Club 92 LOB Angeles Country ciub (par 75). Peoria Country Club, Illinois 95 x. Macbeth, 74, i up; K. s. Armstrong, Colorado Golf Club 98 80, .">. down. Judge Frederlckson, 79, I. down; Omaha Field Club 96 J. A. Jevne, B4, 9, down; Windsor Walton, si. Interlaken Country Club, Minnesota 97 6. down; .1. W. Wilson, 81, 6, down; Q. Calumet, Chicago 97 Schrader, >-::. 8, down; 1" H, Edwards, 7s, :;, Hinsdale, Chicago 99 down total, 10, down, Edgewood, Chicago 101 Standing ol the clubs, Highland, Grand Rapids 106 l town, Qi !j Country Club, Illinois 107 i .,-- Angeles Country Club -to Blue Mound, 10S Highland Golf Club, Indianapolis •"•:'• Golf and Country, L>es Motnes 110 Kock Island Arsenal Club 60 Ridgemoor, Chicago ill Detroit ' ;•'!! Club 61 La Grange, Chicago ill Riverside, Chicago 65 Portsmouth Golf Club, Ohio 112 Skokle, i 'in. ago •'••". Soangetaha Country Club, Illinois 112 I letl "il i '.unit i v I Mill' liT Boangetaha Country Club, Illinois 113 \i dlothlan, Chicago 6S ii.iliu Country Club, Honolulu 113 Tow n .iii.i i Jountrj. St. Paul i* Fremont Country Club, Nebraska 113 .i.i.Us,,,, Park, Chicago 69 Happy Hollow, Omaha 114 Ex moor Countrj Club, Chicago 88 Sagtnaw Country club 114 Homew I. Chicago 71 Saginaw Golf Club 116 i imaha Count rj < 'lub 7s Northland, Duluth 120 Sioux '"11 > Boat Club 80 Sioux City Boat Club 122 Beverly, Chicago 80 ECeokuk Country Club 124 Mi mphia I 'ountrj < Mub M Hamilton, Cincinnati li'ij

MASSACHUSETTS GOLFING By Mr. Putt Two important golf titles were set- Mrs. Roope played good golf through- tled in Massachusetts the past month out, defeating Miss H. S. Curtis, a and two new champions were the re- former national champion, on her way sult. to the final. In the play for the Women's In sequence, the next event would golf championship at the Wollaston not he the Amateur golf champion- Golf Club, Mrs. ('.. W. Roope of Brae ship, but in consequence it must be Burn, who has been numbered among spoken of here. the best players in the state for sev- For one whole week the "Weather eral seasons, took the final by 2 up Man" delivered very superior days from Mrs. E. C. Wheeler, Jr., who for this annual championship, and un- had won the title several times. like most of the tourneys this season, It was more or less of a surprise, in- the players and gallery could enjoy the asmuch .1- Mrs. Wheeler led the field game without sweaters, rubbers, rain- on the first day. won the Handicap coats and dampened ardor. vs. Bogey the second, as well as her Heinrich Schmidt of Worcester is match play round, and followed this the new title-holder, and his victory is up by winning the medal handicap cup the most signal of any championship and another match play round the analysis to be discovered in the third day, only to suffer defeat in her archives of Massachusetts golf. 1111 ire important match of the week. In the second round he met and de- MASSACHUSETTS GOLFING

feated P. W. Whittemore of the Country Club, a scratch player in the ! state, after being 4 down at the elev- enth hole. Two former state cham- 9 pions, playing on their own course, were his next victims—Percival Gil- bert, the favorite for first honors, be- ing beaten in a very indifferent con- test, and 11. W. Stucklen succumbing in the semi-final. Schmidt's opponent in the final was Francis |. Ouimet of Woodland, who has proved the sensation of the season in the events he has played this spring. When the two came together the Woodland expert was the favorite owing to the fact that his golf throughout the meeting had given him victories over his opponents by wide margins. His closest match up to the final was 5-3, but in this decisive test he was beaten by 1 up.

At the end of the morning half of HEINKICH SCHMIDT, Worcester the final the contestants were all even, Winner of Massachusetts Championship but Schmidt had been the aggressor most of the time and held the lead the of holing another fair length putt. - greater part of the round. A long He failed, and the title and the match putt on the eighteenth hole netted went to Schmidt, while the tremend- Ouimet a win that left the match on ous gallery who had followed the con- an even basis when the two youthful test gave t'ne contestants a great hand exponents repaired to luncheon. and were only sorry that two state In the afternoon Schmidt playing titles couldn't be awarded instead of the same steady consistent golf grad- one. ually annexed holes until he had ac- llrae Burn had little trouble in cap-

• quired a lead of 4 up at the twenty- turing the Windeler Shield offered for ninth hole. By swapping honors on the best five scores from any one club. the next two holes the match was 4 Their total was 397, or eighteen down and 5 to play. It appeared to strokes better than their nearest rivals. • be the end, but Ouimet upset all cal- The Country Club and Woodland tied culations by winning the next three in for second honors with 415. Percival succession, having to hole a long putt on the thirty-fifth hole to make the Gilbert led the qualifiers with a card match go to the home green. Here of 78. Ouimet again had a chance to save A glance at the following data de- the title if he was equal to the task scribes the features of the tourney. -'4 MASSACHUSETTS GOLFING

THE CHAMPIONSHIP COUHSE. Belmont. R, W. Brown 40 42 Tar 72. Medalist, P. Gilbert, 78. H. S. Evana u 43 84 No. yards. Par. Gilbert. .1. K. Kedlan •»•> 44 84 44 87 I... .. 350 I 4 A. (;. Lockwood •)•'! 2... i r, C. W. Brown 47 43 DO L'SM i 3 i. Illl i 5 211 216 427 166 :: 3 393 I 4 IT.". 2'.c. 4 1 ( )nly ime other match play event 190 5 6 <>f three days duration was held dur- (mi 2'.«;i 5 117 ing the latter part of May or early in No Yards. 'ar. Gilbert. 10 442 D i: June, and that was the annual Spring 11 510 g 6 1 4 tourney at Woodland. 13 ...... ::22 4 4 n in 1 4 This tourney went to H. P. Farring- 15 314 1 4 16 ::7s 1 4 ton of the home club, who may well 17 1 12 Q 4 I v |m thank his lucky stars that he secured

In .3242 41 first honors. Jn the qualification his Totals 6203 round of Si) was tied with five others P, i filbert, Brae Burn: for two places in the first flight. He out 16 3 6 8 13 4 6—37 ]n 6 6 I I I I l l 11 —~s was the only memher of the quintet •li. II. Wilder, Country: i >ni i :. i :, :: I who had not remained to await the In 4 7 I :: 6 I 5 :: 5 n 79 outcome, feeling certain that he was K. I:. Gorton, 1 Irae I '.urn: <>ui i I 5 5 3 4 4 4 6 39 out of it. A play-off could not he In 5 6 I I I I I I 5 I" 79 w. <:. Chick, Brae Burn: arranged for that afternoon and the «nit :: 5 i 6 :: I I 5 i ::s In. 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 II—41—7!l contestants agreed to draw the names 11 w . si ucklen, Brae-Brun: instead of playing off. Farrington inn 4 4 I ii 5 l -39 In 5 7 I I I I I 4 4-4O-7H was one of the two that came out of s. EC. Sterne, Tatnuck: (MM I 6 I 5 I I .", 4 4—38 the hat. In i; 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 4 4.'—Ml Jn each of his matches he was down WIN in-: 1.1:1c SHIELD. Brae-Burn. from the start, being i down at the •ri 37 II 7S turn to \Y. E. Siblev, 3 down at the \V. C. Chirk ... 38 41 7! i H. W. Stucklen 39 40 711 eleventh to L. J. Malone. 3 down to R. R. Gorton ... 40 7;i •A. 1. Squler II 41 82 Paul Tewksbury at the same stage in •\V. B. Stiles 42 40 S2 •M'< the semi-final, and 3 down with 5 to go to J. B. Hylan, Vesper, in the "Will play off for bronse medal. final. A tee shot of 258 yards that Woodland. F. J. Ouimet 42 39 SI rimmed the cup for a 1 proved the P. Tewksbury 41 40 H. P. Farrington 44 39 a turning point in the match at the G. Packard 44 40 S3 C. L. Becker 42 44 S4 fourteenth hole, and Farrington took S6 213 202 415 the sixteenth and seventeenth to i 'mint ry 1 'lull. 11. II. Wilder '. 38 41 square the match. Both players drove G. F. Willett 39 4:; P. W. Whlttemore 4» 43 s:! the home green and the hole was H. Self ridge 41 44 S5 •F. C. Hood 46 41 SU halved in 3's. At the extra hole Far- *G. H. Crocker 42 44 Sti rington appeared to be at a great dis- 1 245 266 501 •Tied at 86. advantage, as his ball after his second Oakley. C. A. Hartwell 41 40 SI shot was among some rocks below a F 1'. Davidson 41 411 81 steep hank, while his opponent had F. T. Clark 4:: 41 N4 N. W. Dean 45 45 90 J. G. Thorp 45 45 90 played his third to within twelve feet of the cup. 215 211 426 MASSACHUSETTS GOLFING

Farrington with a niblick removed was low at Allston with a 73, his first part of the roadway and managed to trip over the course, while J. I). 1 play a perfect shot ten feet from the Standish, Detroit, and I '. II. I lovt of cup. As Hylan missed and Farring- the home club with y^, and II. I'. ton holed cut, the match was over. Farrington, Woodland, y(>, were the In the qualification round Francis only other low scorers. T. l\. Coo- Ouimet captured the low score prize lige, Framingham, was low net with with a fine round of 73, but withdrew 85. 17—68. from further competition. First honors at Framingham went In all the other competitions that to B. S. Evans, who hail one of his were open to all players belonging to days of keeping his terrific tee shot^ clubs allied with the Massachusetts on the course. Ili^ card of 80 was Golf Association, the program was good golf, for the links are new, long the same. Either one or two days and tricky. C. E. Eaton, Woodland, was given over to an eighteen-hole won the low net with 87, 14—73. medal play event, for which prizes Chestnut Mill and Fall River had were offered the low scorer and the the same dates selected for their open contestant with the best net card. tourneys, hut a^ the dubs are so far Brockton held one of these events separated each drew their own fields. on Memorial Day, and F. Howard A tie resulted at the former club: II. White of Brae Burn was the winner \\ . Raymond of the home club and I I. of the gross with 82, while C. C. II. Cook of Albemarle were y<). Crooker of the home club was best net with 88, 20—68. Meadowbrook is very generous with their prizes for open competitions, and offered two nets, a gross, and a spe- cial trophy for the most 4's. R. A. Wood of Vesper, a 10 handi- cap man, was both low gross and net with 76, 10—66. E. A. Knight, how- ever, took low net with 80, 14—66, as no player can take more than one prize. J. A. Loring of the home club took second net with Sy, 20—67; F. II. Hoyt of Allston, with yy ; B. S. Evans, Belmont, yS; H. X. Raymond, Chest- nut Hill, yX; C. W. Brown, Meadow- brook, yg, were the other low scorers. The special prize for most 4's went to B. S. Evans, who had ten. Two events, one at Allston and one at Framingham, for May 31 and June 1, permitted many of the best players PERCIVAL GILBERT Medalist in the Massachusetts Amateur in the state to participate. Ouimet 1 Championship

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Francis Ouimet, for the 'steenth hut the club events throughout the time this season, was the leading man state had a tremendous following. in an open tourney in the state, when Lexington offered the signal attrac- he scored a 7(1 at Fall River. Mis tion. II. I'. Farrington of Woodland card was low by several strokes. captured the low gross with a 7(1, his Belmont Springs hold a one-day nearest opponent being W. C. Chick, event over half of their new course, a scratch player from llrae Burn. and R. R. Gorton of Brae Burn, a Chick was 78, and won the play-off semi-finalist in the championship, for the low score trophy offered in after being beaten the previous day, I'M 1. in which lie and A. G. Lock- walked away with low score honors wood, Belmont, had tied, and had not with a very tine round of 73. Low gotten together during the year for net went to F. II. Hoyt with yj, 5— a decision. Lockwood was the only 72, and second net to J. K. Kedian other player to secure 80 or hetter, his of the home club after the play-off of card showing this figure, which lost a tie with 80, <>—74. him the previous tourney by two Bunker Ihll Day was celebrated by strokes. Neal Wainwright of Con- the golfers with one open tourney, cord took low net with 89, 18—71.

MASSACHUSETTS AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

BRAE BURN C. C, JUNE 12—15

First Second Third Semi- Q. S. Name. Club. Round Round Round Final. Final. 82—H. Schmidt, Worcester 1 Schmidt, 87-L. .1. Malone, Woodland i 7—5. Schmidt, Selfridge, Country I Whittemore, 1 up. 83—P. \V. Whittemore, Country I 1 up. Schmidt, 79— P. Gilbert, Brae-Burn I Gilbert, A. Roark, Brat-Burn I 5—:;. ' Gilbert, sr—c. 84—B. H. Crocker, Country ( Evans, . Schmidt, 83—H. S. Evans, Belmont I 3—2. P. Farrington, Woodland I Stucklen, > Stucklen, 79—H. \V. Stucklen, Brae-Burn I 5—I. 82 C. S. Cook. Jr.. Brae-Burn., j Sterne, Stucklen, 80 S. K. Sterne, Tatnuck f 1 up. 2—1. SL1— W 86—B. . B. Stiles, Brae-Burn I Stilus. Squier, 82—A. \V. Estabrook, Brae-Burn j i. up. 7—5. s7—A. L. Squier, Brae-Burn.. ^ Snuier. 86—<'. G. Lockwood, Belmont.... j 2—1. 81—C. I,. Becker \V Hand....] Hartwell, Willett, 84-P. A. Hartwell, Oakley i 4—:;. 4-:'. i luimet, sj—c;. T. Clark. Oakley i WiUett, 6—4. s::-\V I-'. Willett, Country I - up. 81—F, I Ouimet, S. Wait, Brae-Burn ) Wait, j 5-3. 84—J. C. Davidson. Oakley i '!—5. Ouimet, M -F. &—4. 84—G. E. Kedian, Belmont I Ouimet, 86— F. J. Ouimet, Woodland ...| 5—4, Tewksbury. Packard, W Hand 1 Hood, 3—2. 81—P. Gorton, -.:•— U. C. Hood. Country ) 2—1. l up, 19 holes. T'.i-\V Tewsbury, Woodland ) Tewksbury, 79—R. \\'. Brown, Belmont I 1 up. 1» holes. Gorton, ST—1;. C. Chick, Brae-Burn I Gorton, 5—4. S7-W, R. Gorton, Brae-Burn ) 1 up. <;, \v l. Vesper I Carleton, S. Carleton, Brae-Burn..) 3—2. WHITE MOUNTAIN GOLF By Profile

Another season has opened in the tising interests of the country. The White Mountains, and all the courses tourney has a social as well as a seem to he in the best possible con- golfing aspect, and while the main in- dition. Tournament dates punctuate terest may be golf, the good times each week with pleasant competitions that are embodied in this one week for the visitor and the habitues. makes each meeting a pleasant mem- Bretton Woods will hold the first ory to all who attend. large tourney, when the American The equipment at Bretton Woods Golf Association of Advertising In- offers everything in the way of com- terests hold their annual champion- fort to the players, who have the ad- ship over this full 18-hole course. vantages of a country club and first- There is no group of golfers handed class hotel combined. The links may together with any tie that make a hap- be said to be at the back door of the pier family both on and off the links hotel, and as the locker-room is close than do these men who represent the to the first tee the advantages can biggest and most prosperous adver- readily be seen. Shower baths and a plunge are appreciated by every golfer and these privileges adjoin the locker- room. A nineteenth hole, consisting of a "Dutch Room" and a twentieth hole • for matches that want to go to the "Cave Grill," are features that few country chilis can offer. This is all in addition to the regular dining-room and European room, where meals and special dinners can be secured on short notice. Then there is the ballroom and the card-rooms, where one may choose their diversion for the time not spent on the links. Jimmie Mackerel, an experienced professional from across the water, who is known in this country by his play in St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, and also Aiken, S. C, where lie spends each winter, is to have full charge of R. R. WHITMAN the Bretton Woods course this season. President the American Golf Association I le lias put the links in the best of of Advertising [nterests, playing over Bretton w is Golf Course condition for the play this year. 28 WHITE MOUNTAIN GOLF

Prizes galore are offered all sorts and Maplewood started last fall to bring conditions of golfers, special events their course up to a little higher stan- and competitions having been arrang- dard to better cope with the situation ed for In'tli the men and women in that the new ball is demanding of each addition to the chief competitions. and even1 short course. Longer holes The Advertisers recognize ability in and better conditions throughout the its best and poorest form--when round make the season look particu- speaking of golf—and if a player es- larly bright. capes without any silverware be is to Bethlehem, with its long and ex- be pitied, for it is the exception rather tremely difficult course is rounding in- than the rule. To R. M. Purves, the to splendid shape under the hand of chairman of the tournament commit- Ed Connerly, the professional. Like tee, the members must turn with con- every new course it takes time to get gratulations. He has made a remark- the fairgreen up to the highest pos- able fine choice of prizes for this sible standard, and the gradual im- year's events, and his selections show provement over the links since it was considerable time and thought. Every opened for play in 1910 is marked. trophy, while standing out as a golf This course has the country club prize, is practical. Golfers to-day are features, being located within easy getting farther and farther away from reach of the summer colony that the idea that cups are the only suit- make up the cottage and hotel life of able award. this town. '\Ym. MeAuliffe, the presi- Maplewood will be the next scene dent and prime factor in the life and of action after Ilretton Woods has growth of the club, is supported in closed their tourney, and the same his views by numerous hotel mana- list of competitions that has made gers and prominent summer visitors, this resort one of the most popular who assure one that 1912 is to be summer courses will attract large their banner year. There are so fields from now until October. many sources to gain members from Each year the same names are to that the wisest move ever made at be found among the contestants. Bethlehem was the building of a This is one of the most conclusive bits course that could take care of a na- of evidence that everybody has a tional championship. Length makes good time. it possible for all to play without Golf must be given first place at congestion, and that is a great feature Maplewood, but there are horses, to consider. tennis courts, bowling alleys, pool and Three courses, all under the same billiard tables, and beautiful drives general supervision, are laid out at and walks in all directions that run Crawford Notch, Fabyans and Twin close seconds. Mountain. While they are principally Two ballrooms, one in the hotel hotel courses for their own guests where dancing is enjoyed every even- many visitors enjoy the opportunities ing, as well as one at the Casino where offered and make special trips for a the weekly full-dress dances, masque- round of golf on a strange course. rade balls, and special entertainments Doth Twin Mountain and Craw- enliven the entire season. ford's are laid out over very rugged CHANCES IN A CHAMPIONSHIP country, with the first tee not far the trouble with which this course from the hotel whose name they hear. penalizes poor playing. Fabyan is more level, but what it The greens are always good at misses in contour in the way of hills Waumbek when the weather man and dales, it makes up for in natural sends a reasonable amount of-rain, hazards. and like chain lightning after a drought. They have enough grass to Waumbek will hold the Amateur allow a player to pitch onto them championship of the White Moun- and in putting seem very true. tains late in August, and the usual Last year Mason Phelps won the high-class field will he on hand to title, and as he won the Western have a part in this championship that championship just previous to his embraces such a pleasant week. coming to lefferson he makes a very Waumbek hasn't great length, but representative champion. there are not two indifferent holes It is expected that the Crawford on the course. Variety in construc- House will announce a program of tion, contour, length, and meaning golf events this year. Last season make up the round, and the player their course was in very good con- who comes to the eighteenth hole and dition, but it was deemed inadvisable shows by the scowl on his face that to try and run an open event, but this he has a slight grouch, has visited all mav be tried this vear.

CHANCES IN A CHAMPIONSHIP By Harold H. Hilton British Amateur and Ex-Open Champion, American Amateur Champion

There is no shadow of doubt that a have some chance or other of ulti- great number of golfers view their mate success, many of them, however, chances in a championship in a much so remote that it would be a little dif- more serious light than the gen- ficult to really estimate their chance, eral body of the golfing world are apt and I have heard of one competition to view them. It is only natural that being laid the odds of 10.000 to 1, and hope should spring eternal in the hu- the layer of the odds was of the de- man breast, and one comes across cided opinion that he had much the quite a large percentage of born op- best of the deal. It must not be timists in a championship field whose thought that this gentleman of the natural inclination to forget the past long odds chance could be reckoned and look upon the bright side of the on form the very worst play in the picture of the future, precludes them field. Far from it. lie was quite a from viewing the situation in the respectable exponent of the game in light of the bitter experience of past comparison with some of those who attempts. One must suppose that had decided to tempt fate. ( )n the every single man who enters must championship regulations nowadays. CHANCES IN A CHAMPIONSHIP as regards right of entry, it is an as- golfing world. I have been through sumption that there can be but about the experience myself, and know well five or six strokes difference in handi- what it is to be unexpectedly elimi- caps, between the very best player in nated from a championship field and the field, and the very worst player have nobody to blame but yourself; therein. This difference reduced to over confidence is a most dangerous match play odds makes the difference disease in championships. but four strokes in the round, and it There have been occasions on which is a very simple matter for a first- a player whose chances were very class player to play a game three little esteemed has worked his way strokes worse than his average normal through the championship field on game, and it is not an unusual thing this side of the Atlantic, the first of for a good second-class amateur to these so-called surprises being when produce form to the extent of two or Mr. Peter Anderson proved success- three strokes better than he is usually ful at Prestwick in 1893. But in these in the habit of producing; and if two cases where the unexpected has hap- such players happen to meet when pened the fact that the final result was the "good player" has one of his off not according to anticipations has in- days and the "not quite so good a variably been proved to be due to the player" has one or two remarkable and lack of knowledge on the part of the unusual inspired moments during the critics of the real form of the man course of a round, the result is gen- who eventually emerged successful. erally termed a surprise, and at every As an instance, one may take the case championship meeting there are in a of Mr. Lassen at Sandwich in 1908. greater or a lesser degree, incidents Before the event commenced, I do not of this unexpected and untoward na- suppose there wras one person in fifty ture occurring. A typical case on this who considered that Mr. Lassen had side occurred last year when Mr. Hol- the slightest chance of going right ford defeated Mr. Robert Harris, one through the event, but by the time of our most brilliant amateurs. One there were only eight players left in would have thought that the odds in the field, there was a unanimous opin- favor of the latter in this particular ion amongst the cognoscenti that the match were sufficiently great to be Yorkshire player had as good if not extremely difficult to calculate in mere a better chance of being eventually figures. But he was fairly caught hailed as champion, than any of the napping. Once he seemed to have the other players surviving. In thus orig- match well in hand, and was no doubt inally ignoring the chances of a player confidently of that opinion himself. who proved that he had an undeniable But all that was wanted, to alter the prospect of success the critics were complexion of affairs, was, first a not altogether to blame, as Mr. Las- little over confidence on the part of sen had suddenly developed a game the good player, then a few long putts which "they knew not of," and they run down by the weaker player, a could only gauge his prospects on past scramble for home, and fortune with performances which hardly suggested the weaker member. Another cham- a particularly notable career in the pionship surprise is sprung upon the event. CHANCES IN A CHAMPIONSHIP

It is in cases such as exemplified by a recommendation (which has been Mr. Lassen at Sandwich, wherein lies signed by nearly all the leading ama- the danger to those who have the teur players) has been handed in to temerity to assume the role of the the delegates who govern our cham- prophet, unless they are in possession pionship affairs over here. It is to the of information of a more or less re- effect that they consider that our liable nature regarding the improve- methods of deciding the event are not ment in form of some player, whose altogether satisfactory, and suggest game in the past has not tended to that it should be decided much on the suggest that he has really any decided lines which govern the play in the chance of success; they have perforce championship on your side, that is, by to limit their prophetic utterances to holding a qualifying competition by discussing the chances of those who score play, and the survivors who on past form have a decided chance qualify playing off by match play, the of emerging successful, and this heats to be thirty-six holes, and al- savors of stereotyped work, and is though the matter cannot be decided not particularly interesting, either to for a little time yet, still I think that the man who is prophesying or the it will eventually be adopted, so many man who has to read the said proph- players being in favor of the suggested esies. The prophet knows that he alteration. cannot be much wide of the mark in Mr. Fred Herreshoff unfortunately intimating that some six or eight well- had a very short career in our cham- known players must have a decided pionship, as he fell in the first round. chance, but in doing so he is provid- His short game let him down badly, ing the reader with information that and since being over here he has never he is already very much aware of. been able to adapt himself to the pecu- There must be quite a number of other liarities of our seaside links, and his players in the event who have at least efforts to coax the ball into the hole some slight chance of success, but the have occasionally bordered on the difficulty arises in selecting the right ludicrous. His failure was in no way names from this list of possibles, and due to any want of fitness as the cli- when a surprise is sprung upon the mate has suited him admirably and he world one may find wise men who were was in fine condition, he having pulled wise however only after the event, as his weight down some eighteen pounds although they may have been in pus- since he landed at Liverpool, but he session of information as regards the could not putt; that is the story of his great chances of success of the at one early demise. He has been a most time outsider they apparently had not popular personage over here, his mod- the courage to voice that information. est demeanor appealing in particular I Hit one must suppose that all those to British golfers. who enter must have some chance (if In connection with my visit to your winning, however slight it may be, shores in the autumn months it may as on a question of handicap there interest American golfers to know should not be more than four or rive that there is a probability of other strokes difference between the best British amateurs accompanying me 1 tlit player in the field and worst player. on the trip, but 1 am not at liberty to Since I penned the above opinions disclose their names at the moment. DECISIONS BY THE RULES OF GOLF COMMITTEE

EXMOUTH GOLF CLUB.—A and B so, what penalty? (2) If no penalty, were competitors in a stroke com- are the balls to lie where the}- come petition. On the completion of the to rest? round A asked B for his (A's) card. A.—There is no rule which meets B asked A to wait, as he was not fin- the case when the ball is played from ished with it. As they entered the "through the green." This incident club-house A again asked B for the must be of such rare occurrence that card but was told by B that lie had it does not appear to the Rules Com- added up, signed, and placed the card mittee to be necessary to frame a rule in the locked box kept for the purpose. on the subject. Taking into consid- A was not satisfied, and persuaded the eration that it is the custom for play- official in charge of the box to sin iw ers in four-ball matches to play as him his card, which the official did. quickly as possible in order to avoid The card was unsigned. The secre- congestion of the course, the Commit- tary, who appeared at the time, au- tee is of opinion that no penalty was thorized B to sign the card. The incurred, and that the balls should correctness of the card has not been have been played from where they disputed. Should the card be ac- came to rest. cepted ? CALEDONIAN GOLF CLUB, . A.—\\ itli regard to handing in —The monthly medals are competed scoring cards. Stroke Rule ^ (i) for in two classes, and the winners in states "that the card shall be signed each class compete together for a by the person who has marked it, and final prize as well as a monthly the competitor shall see that it is prize. In January A and B tied in handed in as soon as reasonably pos- Class II. Under a rule of the club, sible." The duty of seeing the card ties have to be decided on or before handed in lies with the competitor, the day of the next monthly medal who in this case did his best to com- competition, and the result immedi- ply with the rule, but was prevented ately notified to the secretary by the from doing so by B. The card should winner, and members failing to play be accepted. off, or advise as above, forfeit any claim to any prize or place which KlLMARNOCK GOLF CLUB.—A and would otherwise belong to the winner. B are playing against C and D in a The Committee was aware that A and four-ball match. A and C are ap- B had tied. A and B did not manage proaching the green. A is farther to play off their tie. B informed A from the hole than C, and plays first, that he could not meet him and there- but C plays before A's ball has come fore scratched. A, however, never to rest on the green. The balls strike notified the secretary of the fact, and one another on the green. ( i ) Is at a meeting of the Committee in Feb- there any penalty incurred, and, if ruary, A and B were disqualified for DECISIONS BY THE RULES OF GOLF COMMITTEE 33 the January competition in terms of and had been defeated, his position the rule quoted. The custom of the would not have been affected so far as club with regard to the monthly the final is concerned. medals is that if the winner has al- LEE GOLF CLUB.—Is it customary ready won a monthly medal the com- for golf clubs to allow competitors to petitor with the next best score is compete in the final of the monthly qualified to compete in the final com- medal competitions, when they have petition. A had already won a month- resigned their club membership previ- ly medal. Should the disqualification ous to the date of the final competi- of A and 15 debar B from competing tion, which takes place two months in the final competition? after the commencement of the club A.—Under the rule of the club the year? Committee were within their rights in A.—The Rules of Golf Committee disqualifying A for the January com- has no means of ascertaining the usual petition as he had failed to give notice custom of golf clubs in such a case. to the secretary that B had scratched. The matter is one for the club to By the custom of the club B was en- decide. A member who has resigned titled to qualify as a competitor in the has no claim to compete in a club com- final competition because he tied with petition which takes place subsequent A. Even if he had played off the tie to his resignation.

'UK lloMK GREEN, EKWANOK COUNTRY CLUB, , VT. 34 EDITORIAL

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The Eastern Interscholastic cham- pionship was played over the course of the Montclair Golf Club, Montclair, X. 1., on May 2~j, 28 and 29. In the qualifying round M. R. Marston, of Pawling, led the field with a remark- ably good score of y~, going out in 40 and home in T,~. H. C. Swope, last year's champion, was second, 81. The scores follow : M. R. Marston, Pawling, 40, 37-77: H. C. Swope, Penn Charter. 39, 42—SI; Philip Car- ter. Pawling, 40, 41—SI: R. Fay, Lawrence- vine, 40, 42—S2: D. W. Gardner, St. Luke's, 41, 4:—M; H. C. Berner, Pawling, 42. 46—88; W. M. Oler, Pawling. 43, 45— *S; W. Baden, Law- rencevllle, 44, 44—88: H. Martigue. Harstrom, 46, 46—92: W. H. Porter. Harstrom, 5:3, 45— :is: G'. King. Harstrom, 54. 45—99. t The small entry made byes neces- sary in the first match play round, which resulted as follows: King beat Martigue, 5 and 4; Gard- ner beat Fay, 3 and 2: Baden beat Porter, 5 and 4. Berner, Oler, Swope, Carter and Marston drew byes. The second round, the most in- P. P, CARTER Winner of the Eastern Interscholasttc teresting match of the tournament, t'h;tiM|iumslii|i J THROUGH THE GREEN was played between Carter and Mars- Gilman Tiffany. The latter was one ton ; it finished on the eighteenth up in the morning round, but in the green, Carter winning. The cards afternoon Kirkby got back into the of both players were low ; the win- excellent golf he has been playing this ner made a 74 ami Marston a 75. The season and won the match by 3 up. matches resulted as follows: The summary follows: Second Round—H. C. Berner, Pawling, beat First Sixteen-Final Round—Oswald Kirk- H. King, Harstrom, 1 up; W. H. Gardner, by beat Gilman P. Tiffany, 3 and 2. St. Luke's School, beat W. Baden, Law- Beaten Eight—First Sixteen—Final Round— rencoville, 4 and L'; W. G. Swope. Perm Char- E. B. Schley beat R. Terry, 1 up (41 holes). ter, beat W. M. Oler, Pawling. 3 and 'I; Second Sixteen—Final Round—F. H. Philip Carter, Pawling, beat M. R. Marston, Thomas, Morris County, beat W. W. Hoff- Pawling, 1 up. man, 2 and 1. Semi-Final Round—Gardner beat Berner. Beaten Eight — Second Sixteen — Final 4 and 2: Carter beat Swope, li and 4. Round—W. R. Simons. Garden City, beat H. Henry. Tuxedo, by default. Third Sixteen—Final Round—A. Wellman. The final round, at thirty-six holes, Tuxedo, beat H. O. Havemeyer, Tuxedo, 2 and 1. was won by Carter, who defeated The handicap was won by C. F. Gardner by 4 and 2. The victory of Watson, Baltusrol, 79, 7—~]2. Carter gave both championship and qualifying honors to Pawling. •§• The thirteenth annual championship of the New Jersey State Golf Asso- The annual invitation tournament ciation was played over the links of of the Tuxedo Golf Club was played the Atlantic City Country Club tour- May 30, 31 and June 1. In the 18-hole nament, Xorthfield, X. ]., June 6. 7 qualifying round Oswald Kirkby led and 8. The medal in the qualifying the field with a score of 73, round was won by '\Y. E. Shackel- The tournament reminded one of ford, Atlantic City, with a score of the early days of golf at Tuxedo, so -5. Jerome D. Travers, L'pper Mont- many well-known players of that clair, and Oswald Kirkby, Englewood, period were entered. Among them tied for second place with 80. Archie Reid, Gilman Tiffany, Rode- The first day's play was under most rick Terry, Charles Hitchcock, Jr., adverse conditions, a very heavy gale George Brokaw. Louis Livingston— in the morning and a perfect deluge names that figured on the lists of the of rain in the afternoon. best tournaments ten and twelve years The draw for match play brought ago. A Travers and Kirkby in opposite halves, and eventually brought them The names of those who qualified into the final match at thirty-six holes, in the first sixteen follow: when Kirkby turned the tables on the First Round—Match Play—Lamed beal Hitchcock. 1 up; Kirkby beat Scliley. 5 and rival of Metropolitan championship 3: Rogers beat Winston, 5 and 4; Brokaw beat Betts, S and 6; Lee beat Terry. 5 and and won by 4 up. It was the fourth 4: Reid beat Mason. 3 and 'I; Livingston beat Wrenn, 3 and 2; Tiffany beat G1. M. Liv- meeting of the pair in championship ingston, 4 and 3. Second Round—Oswald Kirkby beat Wil- finals in two years, and on the three liam A. Lamed, 4 and 3: E, P. Rogers beat (Ji'urgi- T. Mrnkaw. L> and 1; Archie Reid beat previous occasions Travers had won. C. S. Lee, 4 and 3: Gilman P, Tiffany beat Louis Livingston, by default. The match between Travers and Semi-Final Round—Kirkby beat Rogers. 5 and i; Tiffany beat Reid, 1 up. Shackelford proved of more than usu- The finals proved an interesting al interest, the players being all match between Oswald Kirkby and square on the eighteenth green with a Til ROUGH THE GREEN

Mrs. n. H. Barlow, Merlon, sr», S5, 91—261; score of JJ each, Travers winning on Mrs. G. W. Roope, Brae Burn. VJ, !)4, 91— 2S4; Miss Harriet S. Curtis, Essex Co., »», the twentieth green. SS 1IKI—•£<'. Oswald Kirkby, Englewood, 73; Archie Reid, St. Andrew's, 75: W. R. Betts, Tuxedo, 77; C. S. Lee, Tuxedo, SI; R. P. Rogers, Bal- 4* tusrol, si: Gilman P. Tiffany, Powelton, 81; Robert D. Wrenn, Tuxedo, S2; Roderick Following the individual champion- Terry. Tuxedo, SL'; K. B. Schley, Morris County. S2: W. A. Lamed, Baltusrol, 84; ship the tri-city matches for the Gris- Charles Hitchcock, Jr., Tuxedo, 84; George T. Brokaw. Garden City, S4; G. O. Winston, com Cup were played over the same Morris County, S4; G. P. Mason. Tuxedo, 84; Louis Livingston, Westbrook, Sr>; G. M. Liv- course. June 6, 7 and 8. ingston. Tuxedo. SB. In the first day's play the P>oston The winner of the handicap was A. team defeated New York by a score D. Swords, Morris County, 84, 5—79. of 11 points to 4.

'••-\ E. M. Barnes, of Englewood, with In their match against Philadelphia 79. 5—74. took the gross prize. the Boston team were outplayed by a score of 13 to 8. This brought the The individual championship of home players into possession of the Philadelphia was played over the cup, the first time for six years that course of St. David's Club, June 1-8. the trophy has gone to the "Quaker In the qualifying round of thirty- City" team. six holes C. A. Crump, Country Club, W. H. Gardner, St. David's, C. B. The annual international golf Buxton, Huntingdon Valley, and W. match between Englewood and Scot- L. Thompson, Huntingdon Valley, land, played at Westward Ho June 1, S tied for first place with scores of 78. was won by Scotland, 3 to 2. The match play rounds brought H. <%> I!. MacFarland of Huntingdon Valley The English press, in general, ex- Club and George Crump of the Coun- pert golfers and acknowledged au- i try Club together in the finals, Mac- thorities on the game, have been Farland winning easily by 7 up and unanimous in their praise of the golf 5 to play. displayed recently at Turnberry in the ladies' championship. Particularly The championship of the Women's has this been the case with regard to Eastern Golf Association was played Miss Gladys Ravenscroft, the winner. over the course of the Philadelphia It was not at all infrequent for her Cricket Club, June 3-5. The competi- to make a drive of 250 yards from the tion consisted of fifty-four holes, tee: in one case, on a 280 yard hole, medal play, eighteen holes to be played she laid her ball hole high from the each day. For the second year in tee and ran down a putt for two, and succession Mrs. Ronald II. Barlow she constantly played holes under wem the title. Mrs. Barlow led the bogey. Not alone was she long from field each day and finished with a the tee. but one of the best English grand total of 261, which was twenty- writers say of her: "Her approaching three strokes ahead of Mrs. G. W. was generally deadly, and her putting Roope, who was second, and Miss superb!" Harriot S. Curtis third, with 287. * The score by rounds of the first Mrs. Ronald II. Barlow is this three players follows: season proving her ability as a golfer THROUGH THE GREEN of high rank. \<>t only did she win six holes. H. \Y. Perrin, Merion, the Eastern Women's championship, and W. L. Thompson, Huntingdon but she secured the Philadelphia Valley, tied for second place with championship by defeating' Mrs. scores of 160. Caleb Fox in the finals over the St. Davil's course, by 2 and i. One As an instance of the ever-increas- of the must interesting features of ing popularity of golf in all parts of this match was that thirteen of the the country, and particularly within seventeen holes were halved, the metropolitan district, it may he in- teresting to those who have not watched this steady growth of the The annual invitation tournament game, to know that within twenty- of the Montclair Golf Club was played eight miles of the City Hall, and June 13-15. The course has been reached within a little more than an improved and lengthened since last hour, there are no less than seventy- year, and the 77 made by F. H. Gates one golf courses, and among these of Yale, who won the medal, was a are three of the best public courses in good score. Five players tied with the country. Van Cortlandt Park, scores of 86 for the last two places I'elham Bay Park, and Forest Park. in the first sixteen. Of the club courses, Staten Is- The final round brought together land has two, Brooklyn, four, and H. D. Smith, Glen Ridge, and M. R. seventeen are scattered over vari- Marston. Cranford. Although played ous other parts of Long Island. in the rain the match was very inter- Westchester County, twelve; Rock- esting and resulted in a win for Mr. land Count}', one; Fairfield Count}', Smith by 2 up. Conn., one; and just over the Hudson The handicap was won by 11. T. River, in the state of Xew Jersey, Allen. Fox Hills. 74, 4—70;' Dr. I). there are no less than thirty-one \\ . Granberry, Baltusrol, won the net clubs. with 80. 7—73. # The one-day contest of the Wo- By defeating Miss F. C. Osgood. of men's Metropolitan Golf Association Boston, Mrs. Caleb F. Fox won the has steadily grown in favor. The Berthellyn Cup. The contest was event played over the course of the played over the Huntingdon Valley Hackensack Golf Club, June 19, Country Club course, and the final on brought cut the largest field of the June 15 resulted in a win for Mrs. season. Thirty-eight returned cards F( 'X. by d and 4. for the handicap, which was won by

TV Miss Louise F. Krug of Fnglewood, The Patters 111 Cup competition, with a score of 89, 7—82. played on Memorial Day over the course of the Philadelphia Cricket Club, resulted in a win for < 1. A. Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, Huntingdon (rump of tlie Country Club, who \ alley Country Club, won the Lenape made a score of 1 ;S for the thirty- Cup, the chief trophy in the women's THROUGH THE GREEN

invitation tournament of the Shawnee Those who are looking to combine Country Club, June 21. In the final picturesque scenery with good golfing match Mrs. Fox defeated Miss Louisa for their vacation, will find it on Wells of Brookline, by 4 and 3. the course of the Champlain Country Mrs. Fox was playing some of her Club, for from every tee the player best golf; in her match against Miss has a view of Lake Champlain, the Matlake of Wyoming Valley Club, she (Ireen Mountains, or to the west and established a new women's record for north, the Adirondacks. The course, the course with a score of 91. which extends from the lake to Au- sable Chasm, bids fair to make the historic village famous as a golfing The annual invitation tournament pi nut. of the Apawamis Club was held June An unusually large number of visit- 20-22. ors for this time of year have been In the qualifying round Oswald exploring the wonders of the chasm. Kirkby of Englewood kept up the ex- While the An sable Chasm Hotel was cellent golf he has so far exhibited not opened formally until June 25, this season and won the medal with a the perfect weather of the last few score of 152 for the thirty-six holes days brought so many here that the and eventually won the tournament. hotel found it necessary to cater to a Over a hundred entered, and on ac- heavy list of transients. count of the large field an extra divi- sion was added.

In the match play rounds, one of the most interesting features was the low score of ~i made by S. D. Bowers in his match with M. Whit- latch. The meeting of Findlay Doug- las and Charles Seely, in the semi- finals, brought to mind the meeting of • the two over the same course eleven years ago, in the Metropolitan cham- pionship, but on the present occasion the tables were turned, Seely winning by 2 up. Kirkby played steady golf in his matches, the best match being the one against Bowers, whom he de- feated by 1 up. In this match Kirkby made the third, a 310-yard hole, in three. The handicap was won by C. M. Sheafe, jr., Apawamis, with a score of 78, 9—do,. THE BOAT RIDE, A.USABLE CHASM 4° THROUGH THE GREEN

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Another season has opened at Hotel Merritt reports that the work is Champlain in the Adirondack's, but going on finely. Some of his plans that is not half so important to the made last fall for the arrangement golfing fraternity as the fact that a of the new course has been slightly new golfing era at this exclusive sum- changed to meet the requirements of mer resort opened at the same time. the players, after a winter of thought When work was begun late last had made this move advisable. The fall on a new iS-hole links, the skep- chief change for tile better is eliminat- tics argued that this mode of pro- ing the first hole which was to have cedure meant no golf for mi.'. gone to the old third green. Instead, Just the reverse is the outcome and the play will be to the former second better golfing conditions than ever green, making a fine hole to start before are welcoming the players who players out on, and avoiding the con- enjoy Lake Champlain with its nu- fusion and congestion from lost balls merous attractions. thai was sure to prove unavoidable George Merritt has taken up the on the previous lay-out. reins where he laid them down last No large tourneys will be attempted fall, for he is the same professional this year, very wisely, as the manage- who has given Bretton Woods a name ment know that golfers want the for good golf in the past, < >rmond the best, and they are going to wait best course in the South at present, until they can show the finished prod- given several other courses a help- uct before a championship is an- ing hand, and is now at the helm at nounced. Lake Champlain. In former years, when golf was in

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The following are the fficers elect- Miss Georgiana Bishop won the ed by the Champlain Country Club, title of champion of Englewood Conn- Port Kent, X. Y.: President. T. F. try Club, by defeating Miss Eleanor Conway; vice-president, C. 11. Pres- Freeman, 3 up, 2 to play. cott; secretary, E. K. Romeyn; treas- urer, \Y. H. Sussdorff.

Philip Carter, who recently won The schedule of the Lawrence Park the interscholastic championship, se- Country Club, Bronxville, N. Y.. cured additional honors on May 30 shows that plans are made for a very by winning the thirty-six hole medal active season. No less than fifty- play handicap at the Nassau Country eight days of competitive golf are Club. His score was 153, 10—143. listed.

CHAMPLAIN COUNTRY CLUB—EIGHTEENTH GREEN RECORDS PROVE THE SUPERIORITY OF CARTER'S TESTED GRASS SEEDS During the past four years, FORTY-TWO new or en- CARTER'S CARTER'S larged Golf Courses abroad and TEN new or enlarged COMPLETE Golf Courses in America have been ENTIRELY sown WORM with CARTER'S TESTED GRASS SEED. We supply GRASS ERADICATING over TWO HUNDRED Golf and Country Clubs in the MANURES United States today, including the FERTILIZER National Golf Links of America, Myopia, Brookline, Garden City, Chicago Golf, Baltusrol, Merion and Philadelphia Cricket, Essex County and all the best and Championship Courses from the Atlantic to the Pacific. AND ABROAD WOODEN SHANK'S The Royal and Ancient Club, St. Andrews, Deal, Sunningdale, Walton Heath, Royal Wimbledon, Sandy Lodge, Coombe Hill, ROLLERS MOWERS and Hundreds of others. PATTERSON, WYLDE & COMPANY Agents United States and Canada 102-106 Chamber of Commerce Building, Golf Courses BOSTON, MASS. Golf Courses and pnACC rVDUDTC Built Under On bKAjJ LAr HIV 1 O Our Supervision American Edition "THE PRACTICAL GREENKEEPER " now ready. Mailed free on reque.t

To improve your game, play with INGLIS' Braid's Perfect Balanced Clubs Approaching J. R. INGLIS Fairview Country Club, Elmslord, N. Y. April to November k^^ Hampton Terrace. No. Augusta, Ga. December to March $2.50 James Braid says: For short running-up approaches^one of the most valuable shots in which a golfer can excel—for which different players use all kinds of clubs, from cleek to The D. Foulis Golf Hole Flag Pole putter, I have become very much attached to a particular I PATENTED) kind of approaching cleek, as it is called, which has slightly more loft than an ordinary cleek, and is heavily The Pole has a Revolving Top for reinforced with a substantial piece of metal projecting Holding the Cloth Flag. The just at the back of the hitting part of the blade, as shown in the above cut. The extra solid touch which this seems Flags may be made in to impart in the case of those shots which have to be the Club Colors. most gently played, and which helps to gauge strength and distance to the utmost nicety, is of the greatest Neal-Darable-Distinctive advantage."

k Indispensable on Every t The " TRIUMVIRATE " Irons, $2.50 each \\ p !•> Hal. Goll Course. Autographs of Jimei Braid J. H. Taylor Harry Vardon For Further Particulars, Address VON LENGERKE & DETMOLD DAVID FOULIS Fifth Avenue Building nh. .lion. 111. 200 Fifth Avenue, near 23d Street. New York City

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The Country Club of Buffalo, over The White Sulphur Springs (West which links the ( )pen championship Virginia) is gaining favor every year of the United States is to be played, as an ideal summer resort. An aver- Thursday and Friday, August ist and age temperature of 65 degrees, no 2nd, H)i2, is located just beyond the flies or mosquitoes, the finest of end of Main Street, Buffalo, X. V., mountain air—what more can anyone and about five miles from the busi- desire? "The Old White" for more ness section of the city. It is acces- than a century has been famous on sible by the Main Street trolley even- account of its situation, its healing wa- five minutes and from the city line by ters, its social life, and its distin- an automobile bus of the club, run- guished patronage. Many of its ning constantly. The club house can present guests are descendants of be reached from any part of the city those who long ago travelled in their in forty minutes. Although the coaches from every part of the coun- Country Club is over thirty years old, try to spend the summer here. it has been in its present location but ten years. The present links are eighteen holes, and during the past Last year, under the management of two years have been considerably George F. Adams of the Chamberlin changed and brought up to date in at Old Point Comfort, more than bunkering and in length by Ganson $500,000 was spent in improvements. Depew, Chairman of the Golf Com- This year sees further improvements. mittee, assisted by D. II. Findley, Most conspicuous of these is the new- professional at the club. bathhouse, which is of Colonial type ASLI<

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COUNTRY CLUB OF BUFFALO, AND THE GKREEN <>F THE EIGHTEENTH HOLE, WHERE THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WILL, BE I1KLD ATfU'ST 1 AND 2 HUNTER BRY ALTI MOREE Is best for THE FRAGRANT JULEP and THE FESTIVE HIGH-BALL Because it is a pure Rye Whiskey and so guaranteed. Sold at all tirst olass cafes ami by jobbers. WJ1. LAS AH AN A SON, Baltimore, Md.

and Your Initials are Indented A SLIGHT SQUEEZE Plainly and Permanently.

THE GOODSPEED GOLF BALL MARKER is the best, simplest, and only practical marker manufactured — made of extra strong metal handsomely nickel-plated, and with , hardened steel die initials it does the work neatly and easily and is guaranteed to last indefinitely. In ordering send name and ' address, stating letters desired, and marker with inking equipment, | ready for use, will be mailed you. Price $2.00. Your initials on balls prevents mistake. Establishes ownership. Golfers have been known to buy their own balls over and over again. We can use a Jew good agents in certain nrrtiims. Write us ; pcrha}tx your district has nut yet been filled. ARTHUR GOODSPEED, Manufacturer - 188 Virginia Avenue, Jersey City

In ansivcriug advertisements please mention GOLF 54 THROUGH THE GREEN to harmonize with the rest o| the pasture abounding in natural hazards, hotel structures. The swimming pool including creeks, ditches, ponds, and is lined with ceramic mosaic tiles and sand traps. The course is 2820 yards fi\cu is 40 by 100 feet. The atrium, with in length, and the hotel company furnishings copied after Pompeiian is preparing to add nine more models, is likely to be a favorite to the present nine holes during the gathering place for the guests of the season of [913. The holes are scien- hotel. tifically laid out and the putting greens are exceptionally large and Horseback riding has always be.11 quite undulating, which meets with a feature of the "< )ld White," and in- the approval of all lovers of the tricky putt. The course was arranged and numerable bridle paths have been laid : The Eight* out in the picturesque country off laid out by the well-known golfer, A. ' the public roads and over the moun- II. Findlay, and the expert grass tains. Catering to the motorist, many grower, F. (i. Pickering, each of improvements have been made i;i the whom predicts a great future for the roads around White Sulphur. game in the lovely Creenbrier Valley. The professional in charge in L. K. Simpson. White Sulphur Springs is not a re- ! Mr.WILl mite Arcadia to be reached by weary- ing stages, but is right on the grand ( >n June 15, Oswald Kirkby, Xew trunk hue—the Chesapeake and ( )hio. Jersey title-holder, won the cham- Pullman, dining, and observation pionship of Englewood Country Club, cars, perfect road-bed and picturesque defeating C. V. Meserole, 5 and 3. scenery make the journey itself a de- L light. Vale team defeated the Xew Haven -], Country Club team over the latter's Golf is of course a feature. A new course May 25, by a score of 8 to 3. N;- course has been laid out over an old Adn The matches were four ball. O Phil -Rooms Sin Bath. Stan are, and TI bow Falls, i| nous Ausabl UkeChupi

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• • •• Champlain Country Cltib i PORT KENT, NEW YORK i Golfing, Court and Clock Golf, Tennis, Boating, Hunting and Fishing, Moun- S tain Climbing, Riding and Driving. The Eighteen-hole Golf Course Measures 6,140 yards in length, the Bogey i being 77. The Club House contains Ample Locker Accommodation and Every Convenience. i For booklets and other information,address Mr. WILLIAM H. SUSSDORFF, Port Kent, N. Y. i or Manager Hotel Ausable Chasm, Port Kent, N. Y. i • H MH

Hotel Ausable Chasm WAUMBEK = AND = NE of the finest hotels in the Adirondack s — Modern O Plumbing—Electric Lights — Rooms Single, En Suite, and with COTTAGES Bath. Situated in a Park of 400 acres, and within 500 feet of Rain- bow Falls, the entrance to the fa- JEFFERSON, N. H. mous Ausable Chasm, overlooking Lake Champlain. Fifty peaks visible In the White Mountains from the hotel piazzas. OPENS JUNE 29 No Hay Fever, Malaria or Mosquitoes Delightful family resort. Well Tennis, Riding, Driving kept iS-hole golf course. Boating, Golf " On Famous Scenic Auto Routes." Guests of the Hotel may obtain the privileges of the Champlain Country Club (18 Hole Course) Detached family cottages, com- The Yosemite of the East. pletely furnished, with hotel An Ideal Summer Home service. Address

THOMAS F. QUINLAN, General Manager CHARLES V. MURPHY Ausable Chasm, New York Manager

/;; answering advertisements please mention GOLF 55 BRITISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP ion The twenty-seventh British Ama- < 'nee again and for the eighth time teur championship was played June in twenty-seven years, John Ball of 3-8, over the course of tiie Royal the Royal Liverpool Club was win- North Devim GoM Club at Westward ner. With but one exception Mr. Ball defeated his opponents with com- Ho. The 01 parative ease, but in the sixth round It was tlie first occasion upon which Mower tlul Mr. F. S. Bond of the Royal North ni this superb course had been honored earth. R« Devon Club carried the match along Catcher that 1 h\- the championship meeting, but it to the nineteenth green before the was generally conceded that it fully champion was victorious. In the maintained its rightful place among semi-finals Mr. Ball again won with the amateur championship courses. comparative ease from A. V. Hambro, America was represented by two Royal St. George's, by 3 to 2. well-known players, F. 1 Ierreshoff The final match was indeed a fitting and W. D. Vanderpool, but neither climax to the championship, and it survived the second round, although was not until the thirty-eighth green the former had been expected on ac- was reached that John Ball had suc- count of his standing in the States, to cessfully disposed of Mr. A. Mitchell make better headwav. of Cantelupe.

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THE NEW GOLF SCHOOL. REGENT STREET, MR. R. F. WALKER (ONE OF THE PROFESSIONALS). GIVING A LESSON IN PUTTING TO MISS D, NELSON AND MISS M. NELSON TOWNSEND MOWERS TOWNSEND'S GOLF WONDER The only Mower on earth specially designed to cut the Putting Greens. The only Mower that will cut the grass right down to the soil. Cuts twice as fast as any other on earth. Runs easy, having ball-bearings throughout. The only Mower fitted with a Grass Catcher that will hold all the grass after catching it. TOWNSEND'S HORSE MOWER Instantaneous change of height of cut. Triple rolls with triple pawls in each roll. Instant control of blades with- out leaving seat. S. P. TOWNSEND & CO. ORANGE, N. J.

THE LORRAINE The Center of Summer Golf FORTY-FIFTH ST. & FIFTH AVE. EQUINOX HOUSE Manchester-in-the-Mountains VERMONT

Open June 15th to Oct. 21st

GEORGE ORVIS A. E. MARTIN, Manager < of Bon Air, Augusta, Ga.)

»«'l r Cl 1 f> /-il 1 Unfurnished Apartments by the year. Mile ri"Om LkwanOk L-OUntry Club Furnish Apartments and Rooms transiently. CEO. C. HOWE, Prn. GEO. ORVIS. Tr«a,.

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July 2-3—Oakley (Mass.) Country July 15-20 — Bloomington (111.) Club. MassachusAts Open Cham- Country Club. Central Illinois ship. Championship. July 4—Ekwanok Country Club, July 17—( lakmont Country Club. Manchester, Vt. Independence Cup Western Pennsylvania Open Cham- Tournament. pionship. July 4-6—Montgomery Country July 17-19—Gothenburg Golf Club, Club, Ala. Annual Invitation Tour- Hofas. Scandinavian ( )pen Amateur nament. Championship. July 4-6—La Boulie, . The July 18-19—Gothenburg Golf Club, French Amateur Championship. Hofas. Scandinavian Women's Open July 4-S—Del Monte (Calif.) Golf Championship. and Country Club. Open Amateur Tournament. July 18-20—Dunwoodie Country July 1-6—Sioux City Country Club. Club, Yonkers, N. Y. Invitation Iowa State Championship. Tournament. July 8-13—Bretton Woods. N. H. July 18-20 — Oakmont Country Advertising Men"s Tournament. Club. Western Pennsylvania Ama- July 10-11—Apawamis Club. Met- teur Championship. ropolitan Open Championship. July 18-20—Essex (Mass.) Coun- July 10-13—Greenwich (Conn.) ty Club. Open Tournament. Country Club. Connecticut Cham- July 19-20 — Shawn ee Country pionship. Club. Open Tournament. July 10-13 — Ekwanok Country July 23-24—Deer Park Country Club. Taconic Cup Competition. Club. Illinois Valley Championship. July 23-27—Blue Mound Country July 11-12—Oakley (Mass.) Coun- Club. Wisconsin State Championship. try Club. Massachusetts Open Championship. July 24-27—Buck Hill Falls (Pa.) Golf Club. Invitation Tournament. July 11-13—Powelton Golf Club, July 24-27—Glen View (111.) Club. Newburg, X. Y. Hudson River Invitation Tournament. Golf Association Championship July 25-27—Brooklyn-Forest-Park Tournament. Golf Club. L. I. Amateur Cham- July 12-13 — Riverview Country pionship. Club, Appleton, Wis. Invitation July 25-27—Detroit (Mich.) Golf Tournament. Club. State Championship. July 12-13—Huntingdon Valley July 29-Aug. 2—Exmoor Country •- Country Club. Philadelphia Golf Club.' Chicago Women's Champion- Association Open Championship. ship. July 15-20—Denver (Colo.) Coun- July 29-Aug. 3- -St. Paul Town and try Club. Western Amateur Cham- G iuntry Club. Minnesota State pionship. Championship. White Sulphur Sprinds Hotel Greenbrierier CountvCounty., ^^ WEST VIRGINIA Elevation2,000 ft. —On the Main Line of The C.&O. Railway. Absolutely no flies or mosquitoes—Cool by day and by night. An unusually attractive and interesting Nine-Hole Golf Course. In charge of an eminent professional.

Magnificent indoor Swimming Pool, lined with Ceramic Mosaic lile, and radiant with sunlight. GOLF RIDING MOTORING FISHING TENNIS DANCING DRIVING BATHING One Million Dollars has recently been spent in making this famous old re- sort up-to-date in every particular. Under the same Management as Hotel Chamberlin, Old Point Comfort. Hotel rates are extremely reason- able. Well equipped Garage ; charges moderate.

For tcvtas, booIctctSi ftc, address GEO. F. ADAMS, Manager White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

NO LANDING AT WEST 234 STREET THE SAFE 3ron Steamboat Company ALL-WATER ROUTES 1912 Subject to Change TIME Subject to Change 1912 CONEY ISLAND FISHING BANKS Steamer "Taurus From May 25th to September 8ih Boat Leave tsdth St. Leave Ti >r 1 Lv. Steeplec lase Leave 129th Street, N. R. 7.20 A. M. No. North Kiver Norlli Kiver Pk. Coney Island Pier 1, N. R. . . . o..a8.2u0 " 1 9.00 A. M. 9.45 A. M, 10.55 A. M. liar and Restaurant,at city prices, undeder Company's managmanagee- 9.40 10.20 inent 1'ait. tackle,etc . on board. Accommodation• ^^lti«-bi .-. .] t\ t 1 • > t • sr> fofnwr 1 >ladiei .linni 10.30 ' 11.15 12.26 P M. and children. Stewardess in attendance. 4 11.30 12.15 P. W. 1.25 • Fare: Gentlemen, 75c ; Ladit s, 50.; Children, 25c g 12.30 P. M. 1.15 ' 2. 2o 1 1.15 2.00 3.10 ROCKAWAY BEACH 2 2.00 2.4."i 3.55 Steamer " Grand Republic " 2.45 3.SJ *4.55 a4 3.30 4.15 5.25 From June 30th to September 2nd 4.15 5.00 6.10 Leave Yonkers S.45 A. M. i 5.15 6.00 7.10 '• 13th Street, N. R. . . . 9.40 " 6.40 7.50 " " ".... *1.15 P. M. 6.30 "' 7.15 8.25 Pier 1, N. R. .... 10.20 A. M. 4 7.31) ' 8 15 9.25 • 2.15 P. M. 5 8.40 • 9.30 10.40 ' Rockaway Beacli .... 12.30 Hemming from Coney Island, trip inarkeil <,*) tines not goto •'.... 5.45 " Igith Street, X. It. Ttansfer to Steamer "Grand Republic" Tier 1, N. R. ROUND TRIP TICKETS ROUND TRIP TICKETS From 129th St., 50c. -:- Pier 1, 40c. Adults, 50c. •:- Children, 25c EXTRA BOATS ON SUNDAYS DURING JULY AND AUGUST See Morning Papers for Time Table Get off Subway Trains at Bowling Green Station and all Elevated Trains at Battery Place Station for Pier 1, North River,' Foot of West Street and Battery Place STEAMER HUDSON RIVER BY DAYUGHT "GRAND REPUBLIC" Sunday, May 26; I ii-coral inn Day, Mny 30; Sundays, June 2, 9, 16, 23, September S, 15, 22 Leave Pier 1, N. R., 9.30 A. M., West 129th St., 10.30 A. M., and Yonkers, 11.00 A. M. Tickets from New York, 75c. -:- From Yonkers. 50c STEEPLECHASE PARK, ONLY LANDING AT CONEY ISLAND

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August 1-2—Buffalo (N. Y.) Coun- Aueust 22-24—Bloomfield Hills try Club. United States Open Cham- Countrv Club. Detroit Champion- pionship. ship. August 1-3 — Coronada (Calif.) August 26-30—Hinsdale (111.) Golf Country Club. Open Tournament. Club. Women's Western Champion- August 1-3—Shawnee Country ship. Club. Invitation Tournament. August 26-30—Altoona Cricket Aug. 2-3—Lakeside Country Club. Club, Pa. Annual Invitation Tour- Manitowoc, Wis., Invitation Tourna- nament. ment. Aug. 27-30—Stockbridge (Mass.) Aug. 3-4—Haworth Country Club. Country Club. Open Tournament. President's Cup Tournament. August 28-29—New York (Van August 3-5-6 — Buffalo Country Cortlandt Park) Golf Club. New Club. Annual Amateur Championship. York City Championship. August 5-10 — Riverside Country August 28-29 " " Idlewild (111.) Club. Indiana Championship. Country Club. Cham- August 5-10—Onwentsia Club, 111. pionship. Annual Invitation Tournament. August 28-31—Buck Hill Falls August 7—Midlothian (111.) Coun- Golf Club. Open Tournament. try Club. Pater Filius Tournament. August 30-Sept. 1—Haworth Coun- August 7-10—Ekwanok Country try Club. Yice-President's Cup Club. First President's Cup Tourna- Tournament. ment. August 31—Chicago Golf Club. August 12-15—Buck Hill Falls Olympic Cup Competition. Golf Club. Women's Tournament. August 31-Sept. 2—W'hitemarsh Valley Country Club, Pa. Invitation August 12-17 — Minikahda Club, Tournament. Minneapolis. Trans-Mississippi An- September 2-7—Chicago Golf Club, nual Tournament. Wheaton. United States Amateur August 13-1(5—Jackson Park (111.) Championship. (jnlf Club. Championship of Chicago. September ^,-y—Denver Country August 14-17 — Lake Geneva Club. Colorado State Championship. (Wis.) Country Club. Invitation September 6-7 — Commonwealth Tournament. (Mass.) Country Club. Open Tour- Aug. 15-17—Essex Count}- Club. nament. ' >pen Tournament. September 7 — Merion Cricket August K)-24—Kent Country Club, Club, Pa. Pater Filius Tournament. Grand Rapids. Invitation Tourna- September 7-14—Del Monte Golf ment. and Country Club. Open Amateur August 21-24—The Country Club, Tournament. Brookline, Mass. Executive Commit- September 9-14—Onwentsia (111.) tee Trophy Meeting. Club. Invitation Tournament. August 22-24 - - Racine (Wis.) September 9-14—Ekwanok Coun- Country Club. Invitation Tourna- try Club. The Intercollegiate Cham- ment. pionship. The classiest and most practical golf bag that has ever been built for the Golfer. Made of heavy, white water-proof duck or moose hide over a spring steel frame and trimmed with black leather. The Spring Steel Frame prevents the breaking of clubs by stepping on the bag. Hood and Locking device, which can be folded down inside the bag, enables the player to ship his clubs without fear of loss or danger to clubs. It will stand the hardest usage you will ever give it. Special Prices to profession- als or where a half dozen are bought at a time. Write for Complete Catalog To-day. white Duck National Veneer Products Co. Moose Hide $7.50 259 Beiger Street - - Mishawaka, Indiana $10.00

Golf Clubs •y Appointment. and Supplies with Distinctive Features of Known Value HORSE WHISKY HARRY C. LEE & Co. EST»BLItH«O 1 742.

91 Chambers Street NEW YORK AGE. QUALITY. BOUQUET. Distributors of 'W hite Diamond, Black Diamond, Blue Dia- mond, O_ueen B, King B Golf Balls; Caddie Bags, Shoes, etc. Sold by all Win* Merchants, Grocer*, and Hotel*.

Victory for Hackbarth's llYour Course Is Not All That New It Should Be Putter Consult Us P A§8r/ PAT. NO. 687539 • I won my first professional tournament at A Westward Ho Golf Club, Chicago, Sept. 28, 1911. Forty players participated. I can truthfully say my putter won it. $A It putts straight. Why? Because the club head is supported at toe and heel with the bi- A r// furcated shafteliminatingthe tendency toturn in the player's hands when ball is struck. They go "Sweet" off this club. Use one. Made of aluminum; calfskin grips ; well finished. Allowed by U. S.G. A. & W. G. A. rules. / Price, $3.00. Express Prepaid. I I Wadsworth Ave. O. G. HACKBARTH New \'oik City Hinsdale, 111. (i W. Broughton Street Savannah, Ga. Professionals Write for Prices.

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September 10-14—Inverness Club. September 29—Gothenberg Golf Ohio State Championship. Club. Open Competition for Stewart September 11-13—Garfield Park Challenge Cup. Club, Chicago. Cook County Cham- Sept. 30-Oct. 5—Essex County pionship. Club. Manchester, Mass. The U. S, September 12-14 — Springhaven Women's Championship. Country Club. Philadelphia Cup. ( k-tober 2-3—Wollaston Golf Club. Sept. 12-14—Woodland (Mass.) Open Tournament. Golf Club. Open Tournament. October 3-5—Nassau Country Club, September 18-21—Ekwanok Coun- Glen Cove, L. I. Annual Tournament. try Club. Equinox Cup Tournament. October 4-5—Chestnut Hill Golf September 19-21—Merrimack Val- Club. ()pen Tournament. ley Country Club. ()pen Tournament. October 9-10—Wilmington (Del.) September 19-21 — Philadelphia Country Club. Farnum Memorial Cricket Club. Invitation Tourna- Cup. ment. October 10-12—Belmont Springs September 20-21 — Allston Golf (Mass.) Country Club. Open Tour- Club. Open Tournament. nament. September 25-26—Apawamis Club. October 12—St. Andrews (N. Y.) Annual Seniors' Tournament. Golf Club. Open Tournament. September 27-28—Glen View Golf October 12-15—Oakley (Mass.) Club, 111. Two-Day Tournament. Country Club. Open Tournament. September 27-28 — Philadelphia. October 17-18—Brookline (Mass.) Leslie Cup Matches. Country Club. Open Tournament. September 28-29—Haworth Coun- November 7-9—Country Club of try Club. The Committee Cup Tour- Atlantic City, N. J. Annual Fall nament. Tournament. • -.. V V.;. ;.'. . IN THE MORNING ON ARISING TAKE x/i GLASS OF i

THE BEST NATURAL LAXATIVE WATER A beautiful woman must have a clear complexion. Perfect digestion and active liver are essential. The greatest aid is HUNYAD1 JANOS, the Natural Aperient Water. Gentle pleasant and effective. Tones up the whole system. Try it. Golfers' fiotel Directory Descriptive booklets of the eading; Golf hotels are kept on hand, with railroad and steamboat time-tables. Length Course Rates City Hotel Open Greens Holes Yards Day Week Atlantic Beach, Fla.. Continental ... 9 3,100 Mar.-August Play on Country Nov.-May Augusta, Ga Partridge Inn . Club course Sand Augusta, Ga Bon Air 18 5,853 1 4 Dec.-May Sand Augusta, Ga HamptonTerrace 18 5,900 Jan. -May Sand Belleair, Fla Belleview 18 5,800 No charge Jan.-Apr. Turf Bethlehem, N. H. .. . Sinclair ' 18 5,783 May-Oct. Turf Bretton Woods, N. H. Mount Pleasant. Mt. Washington. 18 6,240 1 4 July 1-Oct. 30 Turf Buck Hill Falls, Pa.. The Inn 9 75c. 3 May-Oct. Grass Camden, S. C ... Kirkwood 9 2,800 $10 Season Dec. 16 Sand Galveston, Texas .. Galvez. . 9 2,960 $l,$5&$10 All Year Turf Greenbrier Co.,W.Va. White Sulphur 9 2,820 All Year Grass Springs Gulf port, Miss Great Southern Guests at Hotel may ?hy on Miss. Coast Country Club. 9 3,075 No charge All Year Turf Hot Springs, Ark.. .. Arlington Eastman Majestic Marquette Jan.-June Park Hotel Golf and Country Club 18 All Year Sand Hot Springs, Va Old Homestead. 18 5,100 All year Jefferson, N. H The Waumbek IS June to Oct. Turf Lake Champlain.N. Y. Champlain. 18 6,071 May-October Turf Lakewood, N. J Laurel in the Pines Country Club of Lakewood 18 Nov.-May Turf Laurel House ... Manchester-in-the- Mountains, Vt. ... Equinox House 18 5,927 June to Oct. Turf Maplewood, N. H....Maplewood 18 5,500 Jurte to Oct. Turf Miami, Fla Royal Palm.... 9 3,200 January 1 Nassau, Bahamas. ... The Colonial.. 9 2,500 January 8 Niagara-on-the-Lake, Queen's Royal.. { 9 2,4471 Ontario, Canada. . [18 5,000 j June-Oct. Turf Ormond, Fla Hotel Ormond- on-Halifax. . . 18 6,080 January Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, Fla.. .. 18 5,100 January Turf i tic nreaKers.. In aiis:ccriii(i (irfrcrtiu mention GOLF GOLFERS' HOTEL DIRECTORY—(Continued)

Pinehurst, N. C* . Carolina 18 6,013 Jan. 6-May Sand Pinehurst, N. C*. Holly Inn 18 5,797 Dec.-May Sand Pinehurst, N. C.*.. Berkshire 18 Jan. 15-May Sand Pinehurst, N. C.*.. Harvard . . Jan. 15-May Port Kent, N. V. . Champlain C. C. 18 6,140 Turf Port Kent, N. Y. . A usable Chasm Play on C. C. May-October Seabreeze, Fla. . . . The Clarendon.. 9" Jan. 6 St. Augustine, Fla.. Ponce de Leon . 2,200 Hotel Alcazar.. Summerville, S. C. Pine Forest Inn. 18 4687 Dec.-May Tate Spring, Term. Tate Spring Hotel 18 All Year Sand •Guests at Pinehurst hotels may play on all of the three courses.

r For Rent or Sale A DELIGHTFUL, CONVENIENT HOUSE within a mashie shot of the first tee of the Lawrence Park Country Club. Seven minutes' walk from Bronxville Station and the Gramatan Hotel.

Apply to ALECK FINLAY Lawrence Park Country Club, Bronxville, N. Y.

In answering advertisements please mention LiOLF j Blue * Ball $6.00 Green X Ball $7.50

That W^Hl I. Maintain its spherical shape. 2. Fly steadily in a wind. V 3. Putt deadly, and not be deviated by small irregularities on the green. Also 4. Retain its paint and wear longer. 5. Be more economical than any ball hitherto produced. The essential mark is a ^ Players using this mark can, therefore, readily indentify their own particular ball. Largest Importation of latest models of Maxwell, Duncan, Gibson, Murray, Nicholls, Steward heads, etc. Call and see them.

FRANK L. SLAZENGER The Oldest Established Golf Goods House in the United States 8 WEST 28th STREET NEW YORK Between Broadway and Fifth Avenue

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Our latest improvement, the "Charging Motor," has made possible the building of Electric Launches which are independent of all outside electrical supply, making them serviceable for use on all mountain lakes, rivers and the remote sections of the country. "The Ideal Launch." All the com- forts of a summer cottage piazza while afloat; can be operated by a lady. Visitors are always welcome to inspect our stock of various sizes, 21 ft. and upwards. Elco High Speed Gasoline Boats. "Will serve you on Water as the Automobile does on Land." Our beautifully illustrated catalogue will be sent on receipt of four cents for postage. THE ELECTRIC LAUNCH CO. Main office and Works, Avenue A, Bayonne, N. J.

^ Spalding Gold Medal Golf Clubs Are known everywhere for their high quality and superb finish. Whether it is Golf, Tennis or any other sport, you can always recognize the Spalding article by the perfed workmanship and specially selected materials.

Gold Medal Mid Iron No. 3. $2.00 each. Model R, showing top view. (Rigden Patent.) $3.00 each.

Gold Medal Wood Club, Gold Medal Model No. 1. "Hammer-Headed " Driver Putter and No. HH. Brassiel $2.50 each. $2.50 each. Do not be satisfied with Athletic Goods offered as "Just as Good" as SPALDING QUALITY.

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