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‘There can be no question at all that Canabdian Golfer in the past our American cousins have “played to win” in their amateursports Official Organ Royal Canadian Golf Association Official Organ Ladies’ Canadian Golf Union in a manner that to the average ama- Published Monthly teur in Great Britain or Canada has Ralph H. Reville --- Kditor sinacked altogether too much of pro- W. iH. Webling -- -- Associate Editor fessionalism. No onelikes a man to Mr. George S. Lyon, Toronto; Mr. J. T. Clark, be indifferent in his efforts to play the Toronto; Mr. T.J. Gray, Ottawa; Mr. T. Black,

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any cost. An amateur should never p Entered at Post Office as Se cond Class Matter. sink to the level of a mere ‘“pot- Editorial and Business Office - Brantford, G@raude hunter.” He should play any “sport for the sport’s sake,” and not solely for “SPORTS FOR SPORTS’ SAKE” the glory or reward that is in it. Golf has been fairly clear of many of the A Philadelphia paper says: disagreeable features that have un- Francis Ouimet, the American amateur golf champion, more fully expressed the spirit of real doubtedly permeated other forms of amateurism and good sportsmanship, following amateur sport. There is no place in his defeat in the Open championship, than we have ever heard it described. When he finished, the Royal and Ancient for anyone who clearly beaten, with a broad smile and a hearty handshake for his great rival and the winner, cannot “play the man and act the gen- Jerome ‘Travers, Ouimet was asked whether he tleman,” whether in victory or defeat. was not sadly disappointed and disgruntled over his failure. THE GREATEST AMATEUR “When I begin to put winning a championship above having a lot of fun at golf,” he said, “then The “Golf Monthly,’ Edinburgh, I hope I’ll never win another.” What better illustration of the sentiment, takes exception to the Chicago “sport for sport’s sake,” could have been asked. “Golfer’s Magazine” and the “Canadian We have been only too severely, yet properly, condemned in recent years because we place the Golfer” in reference to placing the late victory too high, and do not give enough regard Captain John Grahamas the greatest to the pleasures of the sport itself. It may be that the placing of so much stress upon victory amateur in the world. It will bere- has resulted in the wonderful development of skill in all lines of athletics in this country, far membered that Mr. Evans, in the Chi- ahead of that in any other nation in the world, cago journal, ranked the eight greatest but it also has surely taken much of the pleasure and zest from the sports themselves. amateurs in the following order: 1, 267 268 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 1, No, 5

John Graham, Jr; 2,.)..u, C. Jenkins, Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Laidlay, Mr. Robb, 3, H. H. Hilton; 4, John Ball; 5, Robert Mr. Harris, Mr. Horace Hutchinson, Maxwell; 6, Francis Ouimet; 7, R. H. and the late Dr, Allan would all be de Montmorency; 8, Jerome Travers. favored for fourth position, Some of The “Golf Monthly,” in the course of the older school] might even include the a long and interesting article, says that late Sandy Ross, who, in his day, was a in Great Britain one but seldom sees magnificent match player, and one of any attempt to classify players in their the most stylish golfers—a Vardon of order of merit, but on the otherside the thirty years ago, critics are quite keen uponthis task of It is always difficult to compare one not only. deciding who had been the generation with another in any branch most successful amateur of the season, of sport; it has always been sufficient but, moreover, in making out an exten- to class a man as the greatest of his sive list of the most successful expon- time. You can never compare the ents, and placing them in order of champion of one period with the cham- merit. At the end of the season’s play pion of another period, the conditions the majority of the recognized authori- change so much, But in golf it is ties issue their opinions through the remarkable that the champions of long medium of the press, and one must ago are still able to retain the cham- acknowledge that the comparing of pionships to-day. Mr. John Ball has these lists is infinitely interesting, But an incomparable record, and his great- the task of deciding the order of merit est successes have been won in the in the States is a more simple task than arena of single combat, the arena it is in this country, as they have many which appeals most to the imagination, open competitions in which their lead- and is the one in which a man wins ing players take part, and, in conse- most lasting fame, Golfers still tall of quence, it is possible to arrive at a more the Ball-Tait final of 1899, and’ the or less accurate judgment, and it must incidents of many great open cham- be said that there is invariably a great pionships since are all forgotten. But uniformity of opinion amongst the { doubt if the record of Mr. Ball, since critics in those published lists. Again the institution of the Amateur Cham- the United States Association publish pionship, is so very much better than a handicap list every year in which the Mr. Hilton’s, His record during the name of every player appears, last twenty-two years transcends even Some years back one of our well- Mr. Ball’s majestic victories in the known magazines asked the opinion of amateur event. Including 1892, Mr. the golfing public as to the leading Ball has won six Amateur Champion- amateur players in the kingdom, and ships, and was once runner-up, and the result proved veryinteresting, and three times he has wonthe Irish Open turned out much according to general Championship. [In the same period form, but it rather lost its value as a Mr. Hilton has won four Amateur trne idea of popular opinion in that one Championships, was twice runner-up, of these who was requested to send ina four trish Open Championships, one list actually omitted to include the American Championship, and twice the name of Mr. John Ball as one of the St. George’s Vase, But it is in the first nine amateur players, But in this open against the professionals Mr. country we are somewhat chary of Hilton has shown his superlative skill. expressing our opinion as to the rela- He won the Open in 1892 andin 1897, tive merits of players. They treat such In 1898, at Prestwick, he failed by two matters with an infinitely greater de- strokes, and the hole which cost him gree of freedom across the water, Yet, that championship is one of the most if the question were asked in any golf dramatic incidents in the history of the club smoke-room here who are the four contest. In 1909 we can recall his greatest amateur golfers we have ever great effort at Deal, when he led the known, Mr. Ball, Mr. Hilton and the qualifying competition, and then, in late Freddie Tait would come into the 1911, he had the Open Championship majority of the estimates, Mr, Graham, in his keeping two holes from home,

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when he got the vilest cut from fortune his last championship, in the second by landing in a hoof mark, with the round of the final against Mr, Ball, he result that the championship passed played golf at some of the holes which him by a single stroke, would not have flattered a nine handi- Poor Jack Graham, who was placed cap man, From the Himalayas in to first in Mr. Evans’list, was the greatest the Alps his golf was hopeless, but that golfer who never won a championship, final will always be remembered as one The essence of ease in his method of of Freddie Tait’s deeds of greatness, play, he possessed a remarkable mas- for it was there he played the shot out tery overall his shots, but it does seem of the. water. incongruous to place as the greatest The ease with which Dr. Allan won golfer in the world one who has never his championship at Muirfield, in 1897 woneither of the classic titles. In the entitles him to some consideration in Open Championship Mr. Graham's the place of great golfers, He beat greatest performance was in 1906, at James Robb by four and two, and, at Muirfield. At the end of the first day that time, the St. Andrews amateur he was second in the field with 150, was just about the best amateur golfer sharing this honor with Harry Vardon, living, although he did not win the Taylor being first with 149, championship until nine years. later, The draw of the second day put The victories of Mr, Laidlay were Graham and Taylor together. At the achieved in the early days of the Ama end of the third round the positions teur Championship, when the fields were: Taylor 224, Vardon and Braid were small, However, at the present 227, Mr. Graham 228, Vardon was moment, probably we are right in say- first to finish with 305, after taking 39 ing that in considering the three great- to go out. Mr. Graham also went out est amateur golfers who have ever in 39, Taylor went out in 41, so that lived, the majority would name Mr. the relative scores at the turn were Ball, Mr. Hilton and the late Freddie Taylor 265, Vardon 266, Mr. Graham Tait. To take the victories of these 267, There was a general impression men in the Amateur and Open Cham- at Muirfield that afternoon that the pionships furnishes an interesting in- championship lay between Taylor and dex for speculation: Mr. Graham. Coming to the last hole,

Mr. Ball’s Championship Final Record. ~ Taylor was leading only byastroke, The Amateur Championship. but he got the last hole in three against No. ol a four, and therefore finished two Year Venue Position Entrants strokes better than the amateur, All 1887 Hoylake Runner-up 33 calculations were subsequently upset 1888 Prestwick Winner 38 by Braid going out later in the evening 1890 Hoylake Winner 44 and doing a seventy-three, winning 1892. Sandwich Winner 64 the championship by four strokes from 1894 Hoylake Winner 64 Taylor, That was the greatest achieve- 1895 St. Andrews Runner-up 68 ment by Mr. Graham in the Open 1899 Prestwick Winner 10] Championship. In the Amateur Cham- 1907. St. Andrews Winner 200 pionship, last year’s contest at Sand- 1910 Hoylake Winner 160 wich seemedto be cut out for him, but 1912. Westward Ho! Winner 134 it will be recalled that he went downin The Open Championship. the sixth round to Mr. Martin Smith. No. of Mr, Graham was a delightful player, Year Venue Position Entrants but he was not our greatest. 1890 Prestwick Winner 40 Mr. Maxwell, who won his two Mr. Hilton’s Championship Record. if championships at Muirfield, has been The Amateur Championship,

singularly unfortunate and unsuccess- No. of ful on all other links. Freddie Tait Year Venue Position Jintrants possessed a wonderful personality, but 1891 St. Andrews Runner-up 50 even in his great periods he had the 1892 Sandwich Runner-up 45 ee

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1900 Sandwich Winner 68 Jonger period is evidence of greater 1901 St.Andrews Winner 116 power; for Mr. Hilton that the stand- 1911 Prestwick Winner 146 ard of play has improved. Moreover, 1913 St. Andrews Winner 198 we know that Mr. Hilton led the quali- The Open Championship. fying rounds at Deal and at Westward No. of Ho! he has played “unthinkable”golf, Year Venue Position Entrants In the Irish Championship Mr. Ball 1892 Muirfield Winner 66 won on Newcastle, Dollymount and 1897. Hoylake Winner 88 Portmarnock; Mr. Hilton on Dolly- 1898 Prestwick Third 76 mount (2), Newcastle and Portrush. 1911 Sandwich Second 226 On the championship links of the king- Mr. Tait won his championships at dom, therefore, the two Royal Liver- Sandwich and Hoylake. It will be pool golfers have a recordfairly paral- seen that Mr. Ball has found Hoylake lel; they can produce the champion and Prestwick his best links. Of his game on the greatest and most widely nine championships, three were won different tests. The late Freddie Tait’s at Hoylake and three at Prestwick, St. wins are given for comparison. He Andrews, Sandwich and Westward never competed at Westward Ho! or Ho! providing the other victories. Mr. Deal, but he did at Muirfield, Prest- Hilton has won championships on wick and St. Andrews. Of course his Sandwich, St. Andrews, Prestwick, death in the African war carried him Muirfield and Hoylake. awayfromthe links in the very zenith In the nine championships Mr. Ball of his golfing power. It has been ar- won there were 826 competitors. In gued that Mr. Ball has “character” in the six Mr. Hilton has won there were his golf, and set him out to do a thing 682 competitors. In the last four vic- and he will do it. That is one of the tories of Mr. Ball in the Amateur the charms of his game; but has Mr. entrants aggregated 593; in Mr. Hil- Hilton’s record of recent years not ton’s four victories the competitors shown character? In the field of 198 totalled 528. at St. Andrews he was the only man who was able to stop Schmidt, and he Championship Links the Players Have stopped him at the most crucial of all Been Champion On. places for the man who hadeverything St. Andrews Mr. Ball Mr. Hilton to lose, viz., the nineteenth hole. There Prestwick Mr. Ball Mr. Hilton was character in that match, and Mr. Muirfield Mr. Hilton Hoylake Mr. Ball Mr. Hilton Mr. Tait Hilton has long outlived the reputation Sandwich Mr. Ball Mr. Hilton Mr. Tait that he was only a medal player. West. Ho! Mr. Ball It is not our purpose, concludes the Deal —— — “Golf Monthly,” to proclaim our great- Mr. Hilton’s victories have been ac- est amateur; if anything, we would complished in a shorter period than favor Mr. Hilton as the most scientific Mr. Ball’s. That may be an argument of the two, but about who are our two in the favor of the one or the other. greatest amateur players there 1s little For Mr, Ball it might be said that the room for debate.

Remember the Patriotic Funds! September and October are two of the best and most popular months at the Golf Links. ‘There will be club competitions aplenty on every course, Don’t forget the Red Cross and other patriotic funds when playing off your club events. Hundreds of dollars have-been raised by Golfers’ the past few months by charging a small entrance fee for competitions. Every club should endeavor to do '‘‘its bit’’ for patriotic purposes. Don’t be a laggard in the good cause. Play but pay ! Chip Shots Dr. H. F. MacKendrick, of Galt, who pal course” in Canada which other left a couple of weeks ago to report at municipalities may profitably endeavor the War Office, London, for duty, in to emulate. Youare plus. writing farewells to the “Canadian > Golfer,” says:. “Give me the game of A veryinteresting point is raised in golf for the best fellows on earth.” the opening chapter on the “Concise Dr. MacKendrick is one of the best History of the Premier Club on the known amateur sportsmen in Canada. American Continent,” by “Niblick,” in In his day he was the champion canoe- the current “Canadian Golfer.” In ist of the continent. He is also a well- golfing circles heretofore the Quebec knowncurler. Golf Club has generally been given the > premier honors, but “Niblick” claims “Runner-up,” in the “Philadelphia that the Montreal Golf Club, now the Enquirer,” says: “Royal” Montreal Golf Club, is en- | Toronto unquestionably has more golf courses titled to first place, having been organ- in its suburbs than any other city in America. | its seven links are about to be inereased by ized in November, 1873. Golf was, of another club, but it is not likely, although land is course, played in a desultory way, both already secured, that its development will be attempted until after the war ends. in Quebec and Ontario, before 1873. As a matter of fact, Toronto canlay The whole question of premiership claim to eight courses, as the Weston rests on the records of a thoroughly- course, opened this season, is really a organizedclub, with a captain and offi- Toronto course. The new links refer- cers and a regularly-constituted course. red to by “Runner-up” is the Summit There should be no difficulty in decid- Golf and Country Club, on which quite ing the very interesting question of a large sum of money has already been premiership along these lines. expended. > > i The article on “Mind or Muscle,” by The progressive city of Calgaryis to Mr. W. J. Thompson, in this issue, is be heartily congratulated on having worthy of very careful consideration, established a municipal golf course, Mr. Thompsonraises the veryinterest- the second, by the by, in Alberta, as ing point whether, after all, “muscle” ~

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[dmontonhas already a sporting nine- has not more to do with a first-class $ hole course. The new links were re- game than “mind.” Is too much men- cently opened with appropriate cere- tality a handicap to successs in the — monies. Mayor Costello, of Calgary, game? Is the so-called golf tempera- writing the “Canadian Golfer,” says: ment more muscular than mental? Mr. “T feel sure that the new golf course in Thompson makes out a very good case our city is going to be the means of in favor of the old Scotch professional developing a large number of new de- who, when asked what he “thought” votees of the Royal and Ancient game about when hitting the ball, replied: of golf.” Of course it will. Calgary “T dinna think at all. I just swoop her has set a fine example to other cities in awa’.” Canada, and incidentally has distinctly > “outplayed” Montreal, Toronto and Says the Calgary “Morning Alber- other larger centres. Twopublic golf tan’: “A numberof the aldermenare courses in Sunny Alberta, and not one taking considerable interest in the new in Ontario, Quebec, the Maritime and Municipal Golf Course. Howwouldit other Provinces, is an achievementthat do to decide the municipal election this the civic officials of Calgary and Ed- fall on the links with a suitable system monton have every reason to be proud of handicaps. It would not only pro- of. Here’s the thanks of Golfdom to vide a rattling good sporting event, but you, Mr. Mayor Costello, your Board would save the citv a neat little pot of of Aldermen and Parks Department. money which might be spent to better You have set a record for the “munici- advantage.” 271 Golf in South Africa By T. G. Gray, Rivermead Golf Club, Ottawa

HILE golfers in Canada are modation was very small, there being keen and interested in their three rooms, viz., ladies’ room with own achievements and record-break- lockers, gentlemen’s room with lockers, ings, it might be of interest to a few to and committee room, the whole ac- know howthe Royal and Ancient game commodation not being the size of a has progressed in South Africa during smal] house. There were no meals the last ten years served in those days. One had either It was in the ezarly part of the year to bring lunch with them or go into 1904 that I landed at Cape Town, and town for a meal, and, consequently, it while I regret that I was unable to was only the few members who lived play over any of the better-known anywhere within reasonable distance courses along the coast, with the ex- who managed to get in two rounds in eeeen of the Metropolitan Courseat the day. Cape Town, I might mention that there What alarmed me most was the are very few of nature ot the the golf courses in ground to be covy- the Transvaal ered from tee to Province over putting green. In which I have not the first place, the played an enjoy- course was situ- able round. ated on a kopje, The day after which is the my arrival at Dutch for a rocky Cape Town J hill, The teeing headed straight grounds were for Johannesburg, nearly all raised the capital of the {Ome aeeneiont of from one to two Transvaal Proy- feet from the level ince, and as I had of the ground, and always held that were made of ant “hittin’ a wee bit heap crushed and ba’” was by far watered and _ roll- the best outdoor sport, it was natu- ed hard. These ral that I should tees stood a lot of make tender en- hard wear in fact, quiries after the the clubs (wood- Mr. T. G. Gray who won many golfing trophies in health and wel- South Africa, putting on the 15th green at en and iron) suf- fare of my pet Rivermead Golf Club, Ottawa fered a great deal _ aversion. JI was informed that there more than the tees. was only one golfing society anywhere The ground betweenthe tee and the near Johannesburg, and this was the putting green was very rough, stones Johannesburg Golf Club, which was and long grass being the f airway, but situated nearly three miles from the at a distanceof, say, 150 to 225 yards Market Square, the centre of the city. from the tee the ground was cleared of Naturally, it was not very long be- such obstacles and loosened so that a fore a brother Scot offered to take me straight tee shot with good distance round, and it is quite impossible to could have a favorable hie. This pre- describe the surprise I experienced pared ground was termed “scoffled when I first set my eyes on the club- ground.” Fromthis ground one would house and course. The club-house was have various distances before the putt- situated at the side of the main road ing greens were reached, and it was leading into the city, and the accom- necessary that a good stroke were 272 September, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 273 made, as rough country was the order either jump back behind him orkick at of the day up to fifty yards from the right angles and neverbe seen again. flag, where more .“scoffled ground” About six years ago the ground on would be experienced. The approach which this course was situated was re- would land on this ground and run up quired for bulding purposes, and the to the putting green. club was obliged to go two miles fur- There had been no attempt to make ther out beyond the Orange Grove | grass greens on this course, as_ the township, where they have a verypic- nature of the soil was altogether turesque course, with a plentiful supply against such an enterprise. The foun- of water running through the grounds. dation of the greens was much the A beautiful, commodious club-house, same as the teeing ground, namely, ant with all.the necessary comforts, has heaps crushed, moistened and rolled been erected, and from the verandah deadlevel, and with a covering of sand. one has a magnificent view of three- One became accustomed to putting un- quarters of the course. Thereare thick der such conditions, and after holing a woods of pine trees as boundaries, and few long putts it was a great satisfac- at one of the holes, when there is a tion to look back on the straight line wind favorable to the man who can the weight of the ball had madein the pull when he wants, there is the possi- sand. The old and true saying, “Never bility of reaching the putting green, up, never in,” showed up splendidly on 300 yards distant, if he “goes for it” such greens, as once the player hit a and plays a high ball over the cornerof straight ball it was onlya case of gaug- one of the woods. It is practically all ing his distance, as there were no undu- carry andafine shot if accomplished. | lating mountains to contend with. | The course has been very carefully The one drawback to the sand green laid out, and there is no hole that could was felt when there was a strong wind be improved upon. The player who blowing. Many times I have played wins his match has to use his head all over such courses when there was prac- through the struggle. The sixth hole tically no sandleft, and it was a case of is a very tricky one. It is only 120 sheer luck if you holed out in two putts, as the ball might be playedup to yards, a mashie shot, but is surrounded by seven bunkers, and one has to carry within an inch of the hole and be blown over a stream five feet wide and practi- back to the player, and often right off cally pitch on the green with back spin the green. put onhis ball. In order to overcome this objection, The club has a very large member- a supply of blue ground was obtained from the diamond mines at Kimberley, ship, and is considered one of the strongest, if not the strongest as re- or at the Premier Mine, Pretoria, and gards playing strength, in South this proved to be much more suitable,as Africa. there was a great difference as regards weight and the wind had not the same ‘During the year 1905 a small objectionable effect. Putting on “blue nine-hole club was started on a stretch ground” was very simple, as the of ground over the Turf Mines, three surface was continually kept level by a miles from Johannesburg, and named nigger walking round and round pull- the Turffontein Golf Club. I was one ing a sack with a heavypiece of wood of the first five members to join the at one end—rather crude, but very club, and after our first year we had effective. quite a large membership and had two scratch players on the membership This Johannesburg course was per- roll. Here again, as in the caseof the haps the most sporting one I have ever played over, as in manyinstances one Johannesburg Club, we had to be con- had to carry well over a kopje to reach tent with rough ground and_ sand the green, and should a too low or greens. As funds were low, and keen- topped ball be played, the fates would ness high, most of the bunkers were be against the player, as his ball would made by the members, and they turned certainly hit some projecting rock and out very good work.

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Johannesburgis situated in the cen- namely, Mr. J. A. Prentice. Mr. Pren- tre of perhaps the greatest gold mining tice learned his golf over the Mussel- industry in the world, and as many of burghlinks, near Edinburgh, Scotland, a the mining men were golfers of some and has been considered the best ama- kind, it was not long before the larger teur South Africa ever had. A few mines had nine-hole courses of their years ago he won the Open Champion- own. When I left the country in 1913 ship by one stroke, beating six or seven there were at least twenty golf courses professionals. As I was a member of within forty miles of Johannesburg. the same club as Mr. Prentice, I had Competition was very keen between the opportunity of playing with him the various mines, and during the year on many occasions, and learned a good matches were arranged between their many useful strokes thereby. His finest clubs. stroke was a full cleek shot punch, as Twice a year there was the match it might be described. From the force between the first twenty players drawn he put into the stroke one would imag- from mines on the East Rand and a ine that his ball was going thirty yards similar number of players from the beyond the green, but he played the West Rand mines. These matches stroke with such tremendous undercut were very enjoyable, both from a golf- that there was seldom a run of more ing and a sociable point of view. than eighteen feet after the ball Each province in South Africa holds touched the ground. One often hears an annual Amateur Championship, and the remark that it is not strength that there are also inter-provincial matches, is required to play the game well. In played when the Amateur Champion- one sense this is true, but when a ship of South Africa takes place. The player has strength, and knows exactly average numberof entries in the Trans- how to use it, naturally results are vaal Amateur Championship during better. Mr. Prentice is a fine example. the years I had occasion to enter was Tie 1s very strongly built, but also has well over 100, and the championship the knowledge of how and when to use week-end was always a most enjoyable his power. Many of his cleek shots one, as manyof the players had become are beyond the distance even scratch acquainted through playing inter-club players can obtain with the driver, matches, and everyone seemed to have while his delicacy of touch with the the time of their lives. mashie and putter is remarkable. A hard day’s golfing would end with The finest course in South Africa is a large dinner, followed by billiards, at Potchefstroom, the old capital of cards, etc., and lights out at 2.30 a.m. the Transvaal Province. This course and a sore head in the morning. is over 6,500 yards in length, and one The courses along the coast were could not wish for finer fairways in, I not so roughas those up in the Trans- might say, any country. The course is” vaal Province, the Durban course being perhaps rather flat, but this is balanced the best, I believe, as regards fine grass by the numerous bunkers, natural and fairways. This course was situated artificial. One has to cross a stream round the race course, and was perhaps on many occasions which varies in on the soft side. While a long hitter breadth, here six feet and there thirty would drive on an average 250 yards feet. On one occasion, when the Open up in the Transvaal, he would find that Championship was held, there had been when playing over the courses down a considerable amount of rain during at the coast his average drive would the previous week of play, and: the be about seventy-five yards less. This stream had swollen into a river. At the was accounted for by the atmospheric second hole, which required two full conditions and also the nature of the shots and a full mid-iron to reach the ground. There were many first-class putting green, the stream in front of golfers whom I had the pleasure of the green had become fully fifty feet meeting at the various Championships broad, and in the final round, medal I attended. One player especially stood play, one of the professionals found the out from the numerous scratch men, middle of the water with his third

September, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 275 stroke. For some reasonof his own he can well understand ourfeelings, and decided to wade in and play the float- especially my own, when mypartner ing ball. To his, and also the spec- and myself were going strong and at tators’ astonishment, he found himself the farthest point out from the club- standing in water over his knees. With house whenthis calamity came overus. a few preliminary waggles, he played In a few seconds we were drenched, his ball, and had the good fortune to the fairways and puttings were one get out with his first stroke, and not stream of running water, and, to crown only just out, but close to the pin, from all, a heavy mist came down and shut which position he holed his next out our view outside fifty yards. All stroke. we could do was to make a dash for Another very sporting course is the the club-house. On reaching the house one near Pretoria, the capital of the the spectators gave us a hearty cheer Transvaal. Well do 1 remember my and the wherewithal to keep out a last game over this course. About one chill. hundred players had entered for the Golf in South Africa has made great Dewar Challenge Trophy, and on the strides during the last ten years, and if morning of the competition day rain any readers of the “Canadian Golfer” began to fall heavily. The competition have the opportunity of visiting South was started, and by 11 o’clock all the Africa, they must certainly take their players hadleft the first tee. Shortly clubs. They will find the golfers over after mid-day a cloud-burst was ex- there true sports, who will give them a perienced, and those whohave had the hearty welcome and treat them like misfortune to be out in such elements princes.

THE SCORE I SWUNGtheclub with all my force, Whenstarting round the Midland course I hit the ground while on thetee, And broke my club—that cost me 5.00 Next time I hit the tiny pill And aimedit at a distant hill. The ball was lost—an awful drive— And I wasstung for 85 And just a momentafter that A speeding golf ball smashed my hat. This golfing game is mighty fine — The hat had cost 5.49 Andthenit started in to rain, And rained with all its might and main; This pasture pool is sure great fun— To press my suit cost even 1.00 This gameof golf is fine, they say; But me for tennis or croquet! Some gamescost less and some cost more, But this one cost 8.54 —Claude H. Gamble.

“Mind or Muscle ” By W. J. Thompson, Toronto

N what proportion do the elements the hole back to the tee—that is, they of thought and muscle enter into a look at the hole, take their stance, perfect shot? A very prominent Scotch waggle the club with the wrist a few professional was asked what he times, and hit the ball. They look at thought about when hitting the ball, the hole to get the direction. The and he answered: “I dinna think at waggle of the club aids the direction all. I just swoop her awa’.” All good andgets the player the proper distance players do exactly the same thing. from the hole and also makes the They have got past the stage where player feel right. they need to fuss about stance, etc. How often one hears the remark, “J Hitting a ball has become second na- didn’t feel right,” as the explanation of ture with them. They hit the ball, and a foozled shot. Anduntil one doesfeel they do it with supreme confidence. right there is as much chance of mak- These men play almost indifferently, ing a good shot as the proverbial snow- and yet beneath this seeming indiffer- ball. If players would only let their ence there is the most superlative type muscles dictate instead of making the of concentration, and if any person thought apparatus control the muscles aspires to play good golf he must ac- it would be much better. This is ex- quire this kind of concentration. There emplified by the history of dozens of are at Jeast two kinds of concentration good players. They played golf, and in golf. One maybe called, for lack of did it well, before they even tried to a better term, mental, and the other analyze what they were doing. The muscular. The latter type I believe to analysis of the shots is always subse- be the most important in golf. We quent to their making. .I venture to play golf with the muscles, and not say that Vardon played the so-called with the mind. True it is that the push shot hundreds of times before he mind, so called, and the muscles are ever thought of analyzing it, and even not divided in any shot, but what the now, when he tries to analyze—if I writer contends is that the muscular remember correctly—he says a person part of experience predominates in the has got to feel how it is done. Yes. golf shot; or, in other words, the and there are dozens of men whoplay player must feel his way instead of shots who neither know their names thinking it. Too manyplayers start to nor know how theydo it analytically, drive by thinking of a hundreddiffer- but who have a perfect muscular image ent things. They give one the impres- of such shots. sion they are trying to remember dif- This may sound queer to some, but ferent things which they have read in those who know the game, I think, will some book. Reading books at a cer- agree with me. A player, for example, tain point is to be encouraged, but not has to make a certain shot, say, against when strokes are being executed. a strong head wind. He looks at the These men try to think themselves green and feels that the shot 1s pos- into the correct position when they sible. He knows, however, that the ought to settle themselves naturally. ordinary shot will not do. He feels If beginners answer back by saying that the ball must bore like a bullet to that they must think before they make make any headway, and oftentimes the the shots, I agree with them that in shot comes off with the desired effect. the beginning they must, but still I Now the player adapted himself to the reply that success ultimately depends prevailing conditions. He saworfelt on the abandonment of conscious what he had to do, and he did it. And thinking. Good players invariably do mark you, a player whohas the adapta- this thing. Instead of working from bility, or, as some people call it, the themselves to the hole, they work from golf instinct, is the most dangerous and 276 September, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 277

resourceful player., It is the possession son. Unless a player is very adept at of this characteristic in a greater de- what the writer is travailing over he gree which makes a champion. Is it is apt to think of the different faults the not this very thing which makes a instructor has pointed out, and this Vardon or a Taylor? prevents him from concentrating pro- There are a dozen or more players perly, muscularly. He may, and does who drive as well, who play their often, think that he is concentrating, mashie shots as well, and who, perhaps, but it is a different kind of concentra- putt better, but their play on a given tion, whereas the kind we speak of is day lacks the brilliancy which the pos- effortless and pleasant. session of the above characteristic gives. The champions lose themselves (The reader should remember that in the game. They-give themselves up the writer does not decry taking les- to its lure. They feel they are part of sons. To the contrary, every beginner it, and although there maybe agallery, should do this. Then after he has in one sense theyare oblivious of it. learned the swing, if he can develop, or Again, a person plays worse golf for acquire, or wheedle it from the gods, he a game or so immediately after a les- will become a golfer, with a capital G.)

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Canadian T e a m of L a d y Golfers taken by M r . A. W . Austin to the M e r i o n Club, Philadelphia, the guests of M r s . C l e m e n t A. Griscom, October, 1903 T o p row reading from left to right;—Mr. A. W . Austin, Miss F. Gree n, Royal Montreal, Montreal; Miss Jessie Wilkes (Mrs. H. Hewitt) Brantford; Miss Evelyn Cox, Toronto; Miss Laing, Ladies’ H o n o r a r y Sec., Lambton; Mrs. Phepoe, Hamilton, n o w of Vancouver. B o tt o m R o w —Miss M a b e l T h o m s o n , St. John, N.B.; Miss Frances Phepoe, Hamilton, n o w of Vancouver; Mrs. Dick, Lambton; Miss Douglas Young, Hamilton; (Mrs. Lindsay, Calgary); Miss Muriel Dick Lambton; Miss Florence Harvey, Hamilton “CanadaieaSn GFrolf@er’Vsa ”9! C=elz ebarities Mr. A. W. Austin, President of Lambton Golf and Country Club for Seven Years ~AN APPRECIATION ( rene in Canada has had many mal opening of the new eighteen-hole warm and liberal supporters, but golf course and the magnificent club no name stands out more prominently house, with its capacious dining-rooms, or more pre-eminently in the annals of broad reception-rooms, sweeping ver the Royal and Ancient than that of andahs, ideal lounge and sleeping Mr. A. W. Austin, for seven years the rooms, and every convenience imagin President of the Lambton Golf and able for the comfort and enjoyment of Country Club, and a well-known finan- the golfer and his friend One has to cier of the city of Toronto. The Lamb go a long way to find a moredelightful ton Club, as a matter of fact, Was club-house and situation than that pos largely Mr. Austin’s creation, and a sessed by Lambton more enduring monument to golf en- In 1904 a ladies’ nine-hole course terprise and golf was laid out, and betterment does every year h as not to-day exist seen improvement on the continent. after improvement Lambton’s name made to course is known, and and club house Lambton’s first until to-day the President is seven hundred or known, wherever so members have golfers foregather an investment the golfing world which is conserv over. atively estimated Mr. Austin dates at a quarter Of a his connection million of dollars, with golf from and Mr \ustin 1900, when he and his coadjutors joined the Spa- have the proud dina Golf Club. satisfaction of The building en- knowing that the croachments of an stock ever - expanding holders have more and advancing than quadrupled city compelled the the value of their Spadina members holdings certain tOmeo farther ly a remarkable aheld, and a wise- Mr. ‘A, W. Austin, First President of the Lambton tribute to the pop Golf and Country Club, and who occupied that im ularity of golf, to ly-considered pur- portant position continuously for seven years chase of 160 acres the wise choice of at Lambton Mills brought into. exist- location and the exceptional business ence in April, 1902, the Lambton Golf acumen, from the very inception to the and Country Club—a nameto-day syn- present day, displayed by the men re onymous with ideal golfing conditions sponsible for the conduct of Lambton’s and redolent of good-fellowship and affairs unbounded hospitality : It was during Mr. Austin’s presi Mr. Austin took the presidency ot dency that the well-known Lambton the new club, and so well did he and a tournaments were introduced, and they strong committee of leading golfers undoubtedly were largely responsible, and business men. give of their time some nine years ago, in extending and and energies to the enterprise that popularizing golf throughout Ontario within a little over a year to be exact, Hundreds of followers of the Royal June 13, 1903—was witnessed thefor- and Ancient received their first bap- 279 280 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 1, No. 5

tism in match play and first inspiration In October, 1904, Mrs. Griscom and in the game, on the Lambtonlinks, and a party of nine U.S. golfers and Miss fragrant memories of the good times at Dod, the English lady champion,: re- these tournaments are still cherished turned the visit, and were the guests by the guests of the popular President of Mr. Austin at Lambton. On this and his committees, who left nothing occasion Miss Dod played for Canada, undone, who spared no effort to make Miss Georgina Bishop, the American everyone, whether plus man or a player champion, heading the U. S. players. with a 30 handicap, feel thoroughly at Again in October, 1907, Mr. Austin homeat club-house and course. That was to the fore in providing a team of they admirably succeeded is demons- lady players with another remarkable trated to-day by the oft-expressed wish trip, this time to the Western Golf heard in many a club that, after Association Championship at Chicago. the lowering war clouds lift, these The following well-known players tournaments may perchance be re- were his guests on this occasion: Miss vived, Mabel Thomson, St. John; Miss Muriel In September, 1904, Mr. Austin ac- Dick, Lambton; Miss I*, Phepoe, Ham- companied Mr. Geo. S. Lyon to the St. hilton; Miss Detries, Lambton; Miss F. Louis World’s Fair, and had the proud Wright (Mrs. Snively), Lambton; satisfaction, as President of Lambton, Miss Florence Harvey, Lambton; Miss of seeing the Captain of the Club, H. Unsacke, Halifax; Mrs. A. Rodgers, at Glen Echo, win the superb Olympic Lambton; Mrs. John Dick, Lambton, Cup, which he captured in the finals and Miss Louise Hart (Mrs. Gallie), from Mr. Chandler Egan, amateur Lambton. On this trip the genial champion of the United States. Mr. Canadian host had the honor of being Austin himself, at St. Louis, in one of elected a member of the Women’s the flights, carried off a silver, cup—a Western Golf Association—an honor victory which was an_ exceedingly never accorded before or since to a popular one with golfers generally “mere man” golfer. assembled at St. Louis. Mr. Austin, in his laudable desire to Lambton’s President for so many encourage and improve the golf of vears has not only been a generous Canadian women, has been the host at supporter and encourager of golf for Lambton of such well-known expon- men, but he has been a veritable “golf ents of the game as Miss Rhona Adair, father” to the ladies. In October, 1903, the first of the British ¢hampions to on the invitation of Mrs. Clement A. visit Canada, and who made a 79 at Griscom, an enthusiastic supporter in Lambton in November, 1903, still the the States of the Royal game, he char- woman's récord for the course; Miss tered a private car and took a party of Dorothy Campbell, and others, Miss Canadian Jady golfers to the famous Campbell, in 1909, as English cham- Merion course in Philadelphia. Un- pion, was among a party of English bounded hospitality was extended to expert lady players who came to this the visitors from the Dominion by Mrs. country with Mr. and Mrs, Gray, well- Griscomat her beautiful country home known English lovers and supporters near the Quaker City, whilst a thor- of the game, who were entertainedat oughly enjoyable two days of golf was Lambton by Mr. Austin. also in order. An interesting full-page {In 1907 Mr. Austin was President of photo of the fortunate golfers partici- the Royal Canadian Golf Association, pating in this memorable trip appears and in 1908, as a slight token of the in this issue of the “Canadian Golfer.” great appreciation of his invaluable ser- This was the first Canadian women’s vices to Lambton, andto golf generally team to compete in an athletic event in in Canada, was presented by the mem- a foreign country, and all the players bers of Lambton, at a complimentary were elected members of the National dinner, with a superb oil painting of Chapter of the Daughters of the Em- himself, the work of Mr. J. W. L. pire in consequence—an honor, need- Forster, which occupies the place of less to say, deeply appreciated. honor in Lambton’s club-house. The September, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 281 honorary presidency of the club is also was taken to the 39th. His memory his by “divine right of inheritance.” will be long cherished amongst the Mr. Austin, by the by, is a firm be- followers of the Royal and Ancient liever in the value of public golf game, both on the course, where his courses, and heartily endorses the cam finished game was a delight to watch, paign of the “Canadian Golfer’ for and in the club-house, wherehis bril municipal links. He is a memberof liant musical abilities served to while o, the Boulevard Commission of ‘Toront away many a pleasant hout composed of leading men of the city, Mr. A.-W. Austin is President of the who are devoting their energies to the Consumers’ Gas Company, a Director beautifying of Toronto and its environ- of the Dominion Bank, Canada, and a ments, and he can be depended upon, prominent factor in financial affairs of to use his when the time is opportune, Poronto He is a son ofthe late James influence on behalf of the ratepayer Austin, of North of Ireland ancestry, who would like to the founder of the play golf but can't Dominion Bank, on account of the and President of expense and time that institution up required to belong to the time of his to a countryclub. death, February In his second 27th, 1897; also of S.O°n; Mr. A. E. the Consumers’ Austin, Lamb- Gas ( ompany, ton’s President and a man of af can point with fairs, merchant, pride to oneof the and financier. finest young golf- Mr. A. W. Aus ers in Canada, and tin was born at his death, at the Toronto, March age of 24 years, ZAtnvet O10:7; and from ty phoid- was educated in a pneumonia, Feb. private school in 15th, 1913, in Cai- Poronto, and at ro, Egy pt, was Upper ( anada mourned by golf- ( ollege tle com ers from the At- menced his career lantic to the Pa- as a junior clerk cific “Bert; Jas in the Dominion he was familiarly Bank in 1874, re known on the maining there for links, was univer- Mr. A. E. Austin, the Brilliant Young Golfer whose three years, when death in Cairo, Egypt was so greatly regretted sally popular. He he entered the had a rhythmic swing, a true golfing wholesale grocery business with Frank temperament, used iron or wood with Smith & Company, and in the next five equal skill and facility, and was un- years he mastered the details of the doubtedly destined for international wholesale grocery business thoroughly golfing honors. He was unquestion- In 1880 he went to Winnipeg with a ably the most promising of the younger view of establishing a wholesale gro “native-born” followers of the game. cery business there, but seeing the pos In the Canadian championship of 1911, sibilities of a street railway enterprise, at Ottawa, he was the runner-up to he secured the first franchise for a Mr. G. H. Hutton, of Beaconsfield, street railway in that city of the great Montreal, and was only vanquished on Northwest. At that time, in Canada, the 39th hole after one of the best only horse-cars were in use on street championship struggles ever recorded railways. It was Mr. Austin who first in Canadian golf annals. This is the advocated overhead trolleys, but he only time the premier amateur event met with much opposition from the 282 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 1, No. §

Winnipeg City Council, who consid He was married July 18th, 1882, to ered that method dangerous, so he ex Mary Richmond Kerr, daughter of perimented in the suburbs with success Dawson Kerr, who was then General and surprised Winnipeg by connecting Manager of the Chicago Journal. of it with the beautiful natural park situ Commerce, and they are the parents of ated on the Red River, which he named five children, four of whomareliving, lm Park. Later, when he proposed viz., one son and three daughters. to electrify the whole system, he was Phat a busy man with such wide opposed, and sold out to the Mackenzie financial interests should have found interests and returned to ‘Toronto time to take such a prominent part in Mr. Austin operated the first overhead the development of golf in Canada is

The Beautiful Club House of the Lambton Golf and Country Club which Me. Austin was largely responsible for bringing into existence trolley line in the Dominion of Canada, worthy of all commendation and emu His business activities resumed in To- lation. After all, the physical side of ronto, he became Vice-President of the life, as well as the mental and financial, Consumers’ Gas Company, then Presi is worthy of development. Mr. Austin dent, and a Director of the Dominion has given pleasure and encouragement Bank. He is also interested in various to hundreds of golfers, both women important financial enterprises in To and men, and his name deservedly ronto, which have demanded his time ranks high in the golfing history of the and capital Dominion. He certainly has done “his He is a member of the National, bit,’ and more, for the Royal and Poronto and York Clubs of Toronto \ncient game in Canada,

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Royal Montreal Golf Club A Concise History of the Premier Club on the American Continent By ‘ Niblick’”’ HERE is a certain degree of fas- until it has attained a popularity un- cination in the attempt to trace equalled by any other form of sport, anything to its source or beginning, and each year sees an increasing num- and in the unravelling of points and ber of devotees paying tribute at the questions of doubt and mystery. Many shrine of St. Golf. attempts have been madeto establish It is not surprising, therefore, to find the source from whence cametheallur- the names of Scotsmen prominently ing gameof golf, but antiquity refuses associated with the introduction of golt to disclose the secret, and the best that into Canadaand the continent of North has been done Jeaves the question un- America. \

Royal Montreal Club House and Gallery, Dixie—Harry Vardon Driving from Ist Tee decided and gives us the choice be- To the promoters of the Montreal tween two probable sources of origin Golf Club belongs the distinction of Scotland and Holland. introducing golf on this continent in an That the gameis now so eminently organized form. An old newspaper popular in Scotland, and is practically cutting claims that the game was first just being introduced—or re-intro- played in Montreal in 1824 (?), and it duced—into Holland, affects the ques- is further recordedthat in the late six- tion neither one way nor another, ties some golfers were knownto have though, doubtless, these facts are re- practised the game on a commonthen sponsible for the common belief that known as Logan’s Farm, and which the game of golf, like so many other nowforms part of the beautiful public games, belongs to the Scots. Whatever park and playground known as Lafon- else may be in doubt, one thing is cer- taine Park. There is no record of a tain, however, and thatis that the golf course having existed in those Scotsmanhas taken the game with him early days, however, and it is thought to the remotest corners of the earth, that these early enthusiasts had been 284 September, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 285 elad of an opportunity and of a con the railway company, and, the purpose venient place to use the golfing para of the suggestion having commended phernalia which they had brought itself to the officials, the name was hither from the ‘auld hame.”’ changed accordingly Phe Dennistoun In the year 1873 the first serious Medal also helps to keep before the attempt was made to establish the members the name of this gentleman eame, and in that year the Montreal who did so much tor the game in its Golf Club was instituted. While the days of infancy in Canada names of three gentlemen are most Lhe following is the minute ot the closely identified with the organizing meeting convened for the purpose of of this club, namely, Mr. J. G. Sidey, organizing Montreal Golf Club: Mr. D. D. Sidey and Mr. Alex. Dennis “At u meeting held in the oflee of Messrs. Sidey toun, it is Mr. Dennistoun who is rec- Bros., Cotumon Street, Montreal, on November 4 IS7T8, presided over by Alex, Dennistoun, Bsq., it ognized as the father of the gamein wis proposed by W. M. Ramsay, Dsq econded Canada and the prime mover in the by b. Db. Sidey Psq that those present form themselves into a golf club, to be called Montreal effort to organize the club. He was Golf Club. eal

The Bungalow, Royal Montreal Golf Club, Dixie elected the first president and retained \ lease of ground for the purposes of the honor in unbroken succession from a golf course was procured on 1873 to 1890. Mr. Dennistoun after- Hletcher’s Field, a large common on wards returned to his native land and the north-eastern slope of Mount spent his last days in thefine city of Royal, and here nine holes were laid Edinburgh, Scotland. out \s there were no professionals or In 1913 an opportunity was afforded golf architects in Canada in those days, of commemorating the memory of Mr it seems reasonable to presume that the Dennistoun and of permanently asso- course w planned by the promoters ciating his name with the club. Having of the club. The names of the holes on decided to change the nameof the flag this course are interesting, as some of station on the C.P.R. line, hitherto them recall associations with earlier known as Golf Links, the railway otfh- Montreal In their rotation these cials wrote to the club, very graciously names were 1, Nursery; 2, Durocher offering them the privilege of choosing Street: 3, Fills 4. Nuns; 5, Circus: 6; the new name. Through the influence Flm Tree; 7, Exhibition; 8, Road; 9, of an official of the club—himself a Home Scotsman—it was decided that the That the club at its inception was name “Dennistoun” be suggested to not a ver\ pretentious one 1s revealec tt

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by the fact that the number of mem the two clubs were appointed a com bers was restricted to twenty-five, mittee for the purpose of procuring a In a recent issue (July) of the “Cana suitable challenge trophy, This com dian Golfer” a correspondent casually mittee lost no time, and was evidently referred to Quebee Golf Club as the eminently successful in its efforts. On oldest golf club in Canada, but this May 24, 1877 (the Queen’s Birthday), club is younger by one year than the the first competition for the trophy Montreal body, and was instituted in was played over the course of the Que 1874. While having to yield this dis bee Club, and resulted in a victory for tinction to Montreal, Quebee Golf Club the Montreal Club, The cost of the shares with the premier club the honor trophy was apparently borne by the of participating in the first inter-club two clubs, and Montreal Club contrib match in this country So far as can uted $100 as its share, be accurately ascertained, the first Among the players of the Montreal match between these two clubs was team who took part in these early com played early in 1876, at the Citadel petitions appears the name of Dr City, and resulted in a victory for the Argyle Robertson This gentleman home club by a margin of twelve holes, was an eminent Edinburgh physician, and his handsome and picturesque fig ure was well known on the links at St Andrews, Scotland, where he was a regular player in the competitions of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. Continuous records of the home-and home matches between the Montreal Club and Quebee Club are preserved from 1876 up to 1894, and over that lengthy period the advantage stands to the credit of Quebec, with one match to the good, It is only within very recent years that these matches have been abandoned. Much is heard in these recent days concerning the length and severity of

Rev, Dr, Barclay, President Royal Montreal the winters of former years, compared Golf Club, 1891-96 with the weather conditions of our own time, and in this connection it is inten \ second match was played at Quebec esting to note that on New Year’s day, on September 26 of the same year, and, 1878, a match of eighteen holes was curiously enough, Montreal won this played by Messrs. Dennistoun and by the Same number of holes by which Taylor, and that, “though the ground they had Jost the previous match was hard below, the greens presented These evenly-contested games had evi the usual soft grassy surface.” dently aroused an enthusiastic interest, In the year 189], too, the club en and, consequently, the series was ex joyed a phenomenally long SCaAsOn tended to a third game to dec ide the Play commenced early in April, and victors The contest was arranged for the season was closed with a competi October 10, 1876, over the course of the tion on December 6, in which twenty Montreal Club at Fletcher’s Field, and players took part. the home team came out winners by The Mr. Taylor referred to above thirteen hole was captain of the club from 1881 to \ keen and friendly rivalry had been 1893, the longest term of captaincy fostered as at ult of these matche held by any one man in the history of between Montreal and Quebec, and at the club, the annual dinner of the Montreal These minute details, though full of Club, held at the close of the above interest, cannot be continued ove the serie the captains and secretaries of extent of the existence of the club September, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 287

(nce established, the popularity of the (now of Beaconsfield Club), and C, R eame grew rapidly, and in 1881 it was Murray Of these, ¢ Murray ha decided to procure an efficient instruc achieved the greater distinction as a tor in the proper methods of play player, having twice held the Canadian Through the efforts of Mr. J. G championship title Sidev, who was then in Scotland, the Up to 8&1 the elub had no proper ervices Ol William Davis, of -Flovlake, club-house, and for this purpose a England, were engaged as professional, commodation was procured in the park and he came to Montreal in April, 1881 ranger’s house, lor various reason Davis thus has the distinction of being however, it was considered necessary the first professional to be imported that the members should have premise into the American continent. At the of their own, and a club-house wa end of the first season, however, Davis erected near by the first hole and decided that the game had not ad opened on October 5, 1881 vanced far enough to make the position Though only indirectly affecting the a lucrative one, and, consequently, he Montreal Club, and more directly indi evered his connection, or the next cating the progre sof the game of golf, cight years it appears that the club consequent on the westward movement

John Taylor, Captain, 1661-18693 a F Morris, Captain, 18694-5-6 G.u Balfour, Captain, 1699-1900

was without a professional In L889 ol immigrant and others, 1t may fit

Davis was again approached, and re tingly be recorded here that the first umed his duties for the club ‘The inter-provineial match between the first match of any importance in whicl Provinces of Quebee and Ontario took he took part was with Mr. A. W place at Niagara in 1883, and resulted smith, a member of the Quebee Club in favor of Ontario hese matche and probably the best amateur of hi were played intermittently, as only five time in Canada. This match re ulted are recorded between 1883 and 1894 in a victory for the amateur by one Che year 1884 was an historical one hole, and in deseribing the day’s play in the club’s hi in that year, by the captain of the Quebee Club stated the graciou consent of Queen Vi that he had “seen golf played that day toria, the club was granted the distin as he had never seen it played before tion and privilege of the use of th Davis subsequently left Montreal for prefix “Royal,” and from that time the the United States, and planned the name of the club ha been known a course for the Shinnecock Club, which the Royal Montreal Golf Club ‘The course he claims to have been the first club has always enjoyed the patronag in the States, despite the claims to thi distinetion by the Yonkers folk of the Governors-General of Canada In succession Davis was followed by and as the Duke of Connaught 1s now Bennett Laing, D. Smith, J, A. Black patron, the connection between the

288 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 1, No. 5 club and the Crownis at presént closer men, the ladies early sought to match than ever before. their prowess with the ladies of Que- Thecrest of the club, which is in the bec, and for some years they continued form of cross clubs, flanked by the these inter-club matches with Quebec Scottish thistle and surmounted by a Ladies’ Club. crown, would seem to convey a com- They did not confine their activities pliment to Scotiand, or else a compli- to inter-club matches, however, and ment to the founder of the club. The since the institution of the Canadian inclusion of the crown, of course, re- Ladies’ Championship, the Montreal quires no explanation, ladies have been keen competitors jor The club had now been so well es- the national honor, and not without tablished that it had settled down to a success. At least one member of the regular series of annual matches and club has achieved thedistinction of the competitions. The interest and enthu- title, for in 1909 Miss Henry-Anderson

Lounge and Smoking Room, Royal Montreal Golf Club, Dixie

ie siasm of some of the members had accomplished the honor for herself and already found generous and tangible her club. In the lesser local event of expression in medals, cups and other the Montreal and District Ladies’ trophies, all of which had contributed Championship, the club has from time to the steady progress of the club. The to time furnished the winner. interest of the ladies had also been The year 1893 stands out promin- attracted to the game. Several ladies ently in the history of this branch of had already taken up the game, and in 1891 it was decided that the member- the club, as it was marked bythe dis- ship be extended to include ladies. Mrs. tinction of the patronage of the Coun- W. W. Watson, the wife of a former tess ¢ yf Aberdeen. The Countess, to- captain of the club, was thefirst lady gether with the Earl of Aberdeen, at- to be honored with membership, and tended a social function of the club on so populardid this branch becomethat September 29, 1893, and showed a de- by the end of the season 1893 there cided interest in the club and in the were 111 members enrolled. Like the game,

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Newspaper reporters were none too eter, and altogether he appears to have happy in their reports of golf news. been a prototype of that famous all The terms and expressions of the game round sportsman, Leslie Balfour-Mel were entirely unknown to them, and ville, well known on all the champion their production was sometimes rather ship courses of the British Isles, and amusing. In the report of the match equally well known to the habitues at for the provincial trophy in 1892, the “Lord’s” and followers of the “wil results of the competition, which was lows.” by handicap, are tabulated, and the A veryevident sign that the Royal columns headed “Strokes,” “Scratch,” Montreal Golf Club was not entirely “Rotalee An explanatory footnote “living unto itself” is disclosed in the which is added states that “The Rey. action of the club in forwarding an Barclay’s and Mr. J. Taylor’s scratches appropriate resolution to the Royal and were plus and the others minus.” Ancient Golf Club, expressing their

Parc of Dining Room, Royal Montreal Golf Club, Dixie

Of all the players who had learned deep sympathy on the death of Lieut the gameof golf on the Fletcher Field F. G. Tait during the South African course, one name stands out in me- War. The death of this brilliant golfer teoric brilliance—that of Mr. Stancliffe. and gallant soldier, idol of the St Mr. Stancliffe took up the gameafter Andrews links, was keenly felt ‘ he was “getting on in years.” In 1893 throughout the golfing world he took part in his first tournament, The continued growth in the mem with a handicap of eighteen strokés— bership, and the popularity of the which was the maximum. Bythe end game, had now madeit imperative that of the:season he had been reduced to a less restricted area of play be pro eight strokes. Early in 1894 he was cured for the course. A committee was playing at scratch and captured the appointed to meet the Park Commis three principal club events. This, sioners with a view to procuring surely, is an achievement that stands ground on the upper portion of th« quite alone. Mr. Stancliffe had a repu- park. This action seems to have been tation as a billiard player and a crick- viewed with disfavor by a section of

290 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 1, No. 5 the community, as the committee was extent of ground could be retained for misrepresented in certain newspapers the pleasure and recreation of a limited and accused of acting improperly. section of the communityto the partial With the rapid expansion of the city exclusion of the larger majority of the of Montreal, it was only natural that, ratepayers and the public. soonerorlater, fuller advantage would It was drawing near to movingtime, be taken by the general public of a and the club must needs look for a new home playground possessing all the attrac tions of Mount Royal Park and Next month we will publish the second part of Fletcher’s Field. It could not reason this article, which will deal briefly with the his tory of the club from the date of acquiring the ably be expected that any considerable Dixie property Dditor “Canadian Golfer.”

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Che Golfer’s Prayer

IVE me a dayof clear sunshine and crisp wind, a turf that springs like velvet beneath the feet, and a green that plays fan with a rolling ball Grant that my brassie may clip the ball clean from a fair lt and that my niblick may not fail me in the hour of need. Help me to pitch my approach shots fair to the green and lay mylong putts dead to the hale. Above all give me strength of will to keep my eye on the ball and my temper under a firm check Then will my partner bless and praise my name, and I shall not be a by-word at the nineteenth hole,’’ but a fragrant memoryfor ever Nore

Calgary Sets a Splendid Example ray

VALUED correspondent in Cal in Golfdom Llerewith some extracts, gary writes the “Canadian imusing and otherwise, from out Golfer” : cotem “Pore! Calgary has now a Municipal Golf The Mayor raised a stentorian council chamber Course. It was officially opened on volce, lifted his club with flere determination ind eyed the ball on the “tee 1 if it were a Saturday, August 7th, by Mayor Cos municipal enemy While hundreds of onlooker tello, who drove the opening ball and wondering, held their breath, out launched the eivie arm, and off went the ball, invisible in it m ide a brief speech ‘| his course con flight sists of eighteen holes, and is very CT'wo gophers fully five hundreds yards away ducked for cover \ flutter of applause went up beautifully situated in Shaganappi The Mayor, true to his reputation, had driven Park, overlooking the city. The view traight and true That was the first ball to move at the new from the course is one of the best in Municipal Golf Course at Shaganappl Park, the first in Western Can \lberta, with the ada, which civie head city of Calgary declared officially open on Saturday afternoon and the BowRiv- Phe links were open er below on the Visitors for the open ing were pleased with one side and the the location of the Hinks From the sum Rocky Mountains mit of Shaganappl and foot hills on Where the first and sec ond “ninth meet, and the other. where the club-house With more work has been placed, a rare view unfold Itself in and time this will either direction One way lies the city in th be one of the cup of the bluff a pl Ss pioirt lest golf fturesque grouping of houses Phe other way courses in the the Bow River ean be seen Condition were country. It is be ideal for the openin ing operated by he ky wa clear a

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o ment, and the m of elover md wild charges to the grassc public are very Little wonder tha under the exhilaratin moderate, being condition the Mayor $5 for a member- drove traight Wh nthe Mayor ship ticket, or 25 ball had been retrieved Commi loner Garde! cents for a day’s who, it wa uspected play had beer out on t yurse durit ie wee This makes the testin hi tim tep third golf course ped boldly forward, Ik put hi bull behind in Calgary, and the ball in earnest It Mayor Costello, who drove the first ball on Calgary's leaped off agilely en the second muni- Municipal Course ouch but the troke cipal course in Al lacked the zip of the Mayo. Witt ind it halted in clear view and berta, the other being at Edmonton topped dead Llowever, it Wasn't too bad lhe course is being well patronized, lark Superintendent Reader proved he car row flowers better than he can swing the dri i and many people are now taking up Ile displayed reat grit and determination golf who previously could not afford hanging on gallant t the fifth troke he u ged to clear the tec to belong to one of the other clubs City Clerk J. M. Miller, who ha never wu 1 troke 1 hi life t to bat with a never ' \lderman Ruttle presented a cup fo1 cdi expression on his face Ife hit it first thine but the ball did not take mueh retrievin the best net score made on th« opening Ald. Ruttle w t at the ime iutiously, a day Chis was won by E. N. Kennedy he were tryin out an untested opponent tr i horse deal. He stroked the ball first gently, pa of the Golf and Country Club ing the way for further mversatior ind thes devote h burned hi bout ind hit out The ball went The “Morning Albertan”’ pinnin Wil from the tee ilmost desertbi considerable space in its issue of Aug i semil-cirel Other Alderme tha Commi loner (rl ust 9th to this really memorable event trolled up too lute to tuke part Phetr kill could 291

292 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 1, No. 5 not be tested. The decision of the spectators, camped at Shaganappi for thirty days in the however, was that the Mayor was easily the effort to get all the eighteen holes into the allotted king-pin golfer of the City Hall outfit. space, and to get the “hazards” and the “bunkers” After the various exhibitions of skill and near in their places. The result certainly exceeded all skill, from the shade of the club-house and the expectations. refreshment tent put up midway on the course, If Sbaganappi, after its long years of neglect Mayor Costello formally declared the grounds and desertion, does not soon take its place as one open, and gave vent to his hope that as truly of the most popular spots in Calgary, then no municipal golf links they would soon be free of one in the city likes clear, fresh air, fascinating ebarge. The present fee is five dollars per year; scenery or the game of golf. three dollars this year, seeing that the season is so far advanced. The Mayor was brief. It was a Fifty golfers took part in the regular glorious day, and everybody was pining for the opening competition on the newlinks, sport to follow. He condensed his remarks almost to the vanishing point, and got a nice which, as stated before, was won by little ovation when he had concluded. Commissioner Garden was equally diplomatic. Mr. Kennedywith a capital net 84. The He also would like to see the links free. Some best gross score was an 81 bythe St. day, perhaps, when the city exchequer was in a healthier condition, Andrews crack, Mr. A. E. Cruttenden, Whenthe little ceremony was over members of As, however, he is a plus-five man, he the St. Andrew’s and Golf and Conntry Clubs gave some expert demonstrations of the game as had to be content to take secondplace “she should be played.” Judging from theglis- tening eyes of onlookers and the comments of the with an 86. He went out in bogey, 39 crowds, “manya golfer was born that day.” City —certainly a remarkably fine perform- Solicitor Ford swore he would invest in a trusty “cleek,” whatever that was, and spend all the ance on a newcourse. spare time the Gas Company would Jet him on the links. Even Ald. Manarey, who drove up in state The civic competition, confined to behind a Shetland pony, may give the municipal nine holes, was won by City Engineer market a breathing space while he “putts” over the green. J. W. Craig with a fine “cricket” score Civic officials started up a little competition, of 80. In the words of the “Albertan” and the score card told some queer stories, if it is to be believed. scribe, “City Clerk Miller occupied the City Clerk Miller, City Engineer J. W. Craig, Ald. I. G. Ruttle and Parks Superintendent W. R, cellar position with 97. He was su- Reader stuck to their guns throughout the length premely happy, however, and votedthe of the course, despite the temper-testing “bunk- ers. game the best yet.” “Darn the holes!" exclaimed the City Engineer, The Calgary Municipal Golf Course as his ball insisted upon dodging every one with annoying facility. “I coujd put on:a gang that is off from the first tee to a splendid would make them a decent size.” He didn’t despair, however, and looked around perspiring start, and its civic officials generally but triumphant as he got the ball to the edge of are to be heartily congratulated. The one hole, and with a final stroke sent it out of sight. cities of Calgary and Edmontonare in The Engineer at that, however, bore off the a class by themselves in Canada to-day trophy—not exactly proudly, when he began to compare his record with the bogey. The bogey, from the standpoint of the Royal and it had to be explained to the starters, was the Ancient. Theyare the sole possessors number of strokes in which the average golfer can cover a course. In this case it was 39. Mr. of municipally-run links. Think of Craig had done the round in 80. Ald. Ruttle in 82, W. R. Reader in 94, and City Clerk Millerin 97. that, you would-be up-to-date Park The lay-out of the links was the admiration of Boards andofficials in the cities of the all, Jt drew out ungrudging praise from the experts. Fred. Searson, the creator, says he East! Ox =e It's Your Magazine! ::

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IDEthe “Simcoe Reformer,” the ant time enjoyed. Messrs. Frank Reid Norfolk Golf and Country Club and W. C. J. King werein charge of recently held a Red Cross day, and a the selling of Red Cross tags to the good crowd came out to the tennis and members, and no one present escaped golf games in the afternoon and the the decoration. Youngladies sold post dancing in the evening, all of which cards with a picture of the club-house, were charged for and the moneyturned dispensed the refreshments and served over to the Red Cross funds through the luncheon. In the afternoon lunch the Simcoe Chapter of the Daughters was served on the lawn and verandah of the Empire. The day brought the and again at about eleven o’clock in sum of $272 for the Red Cross. the evening at the dance. The club-house was elaborately dec- Members of the club donated the orated with flags of the allied nations, aerated waters, tea, coffee, eatables, tables and chairs were arranged on the printing and decorations, and a number lawns, a lemonade and soft drink booth of automobile owners established ajit-

The Pretty New Club House of the Norfolk Golf and Country Club, Simcoe

erected, and when the members and ney service to and fromthe club-house, their friends arrived in their outing all of which went to makeupthesplen- costumes the place presented a very did amount realized. gay appearance. The “Canadian Golfer” presents A mixed foursome in golf had been herewith an excellent photograph of arranged, in which about forty-four the newclub-house of this very pro- players took part. gressive club, which, by the by, came The recent heavy rains left little into existence nearly twenty years ago promise for tennis, and very few of —to be exact, in 1896—and has always that section came prepared to play, had an enviable reputation in golfing but the courts were made usable by circles, its team for five years never the application of sand, and a good losing a match on the local course. many enjoyed the game during the The building is a most attractive afternoon andearly evening. one, situated on the summit of the A good crowd was present at the greatest elevation of the entire prop- dance in the evening, and a very pleas- erty, from whicha splendid viewof the 293 294 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 1, No. 5

surrounding country and most of the rustic comfort in keeping with the town may be had. It is of the bungalow spirit of the place. type, with wide verandahs andcottage In the kitchen is to be found every roof, and is supported by a concrete convenience in the way of modern in- foundation, and is 40 x 70 feet, with novations for catering purposes. basement for dressing rooms, lockers In the basement the main locker- and baths. The verandahs are ten feet room is 26 x 30 feet, wide and extend the full length along fitted with steel lockers, chairs, benches and tables. The the south and west and part of the ladies’ locker-roomis 14 x 30 feet, also north elevations, and are supported by fitted with all conveniences. square brick pillars. The exterior of the building is fin- Directly below the men’s rooms and ished with stained shingles and pan- opening into the main locker-room are elled stucco. The main entrance is on the toilet and shower baths, with hot the southern elevation and consists of and cold water. three French doors opening into the Altogether the Norfolk Golf and centre of the main room, which is a Country Club has one of the best nine- beautifully finished apartment, 26 x 30 hole courses and one of the most com- feet, with a ten-foot paving brick fire- plete club-housesin Ontario, and, what place and waxedfloor. The ceiling is is especially to the members’ credit, high and gives the room a large and there is not a cent of indebtedness cheery aspect. To the left is a folding against the whole property. Simcoe door leading into the men’s room, should be andis proudof its Golf Club which is 18 x 30 feet, and can be en- and the following energetic officials tered from the west verandah. To the who have brought the enterprise to right of the main room is a 14 x 20 such a highstate of efficiency andsuc- ladies’ parlor and the kitchen, which is cess: 10 x 12, The waxed floor extends to President, George J. McKiee; Vice- both the ladies’ and the men’s rooms, President, Hal B. Donly; Treasurer, so that the whole space can be made Frank Reid; Directors, George J. Mc- into an ample dance-room. ‘The inter- Kiee, Hal B. Donly. Frank Reid, W. jor presents a very pleasing appear- Cr}. wing, &.Curtis, Charles E. ance, the walls being panelled beaver Innes, Wm, G. Jackson; Golf Captain, board, decorated a rich brown. The George J. MckKiee; Tennis Captain, Old Hickory furniture lends an air of Charles H. Reid,

A Prominent Financier and His Interesting Reminiscences N the July “Canadian Golfer” ap- and Morrison and driving a few balls, to the amusement of some of the youths who were pluy peared a very interesting article by ing other games on the Common. We had not any holes and could not be said to be playing Mr. James G. Darling, of Atlanta, Ga., golf. So far as 1 remember, this is the only in which he mentioned the fact that in golfing experience I bad this side of the Atlantle until I played in Chicago in 1892, in the fa)) of the early seventies he and Mr, J. B. which year J was a party to the organization of Forgan and Mr. J. J. Morrison played the Chicago Golf Club here, and with which J a few holes of golf in Halifax. still retain my connection.” Under date of Aug. 20th Mr, Forgan Mr. Forgan, who is now President of the First National Bank of Chicago, writes the editor the following intense- and one of the most prominent finan- ly interesting letter: “T took the coples of the first three issues of ciers of the United States, writing the the ‘Canadian Golfer’ which you sent me out to “Canadian Golfer” under date of Aug- the Chicago Golf Club at Wheaton, I11,, the other day, and the members have shown so much inter- ust 9th, says: est in them that I would be glad to have you “YT read the article in the July issue on ‘Pioneer mail to the club at the address given the monthly Golfers.’ I of course remember very wel) going issues of the magazine as they come out, EF en- out on the Halifax Common with Messrs. Darling close a check for $3 for one year’s subseription. September, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 295

“The pietures of the British statesmen-golters, and much-respected citizen of St. Andrews He including Lord Kitehener and Messrs, Lioyd strenuously opposed Sunday golf, giving as his George, Winston Churehill and A. J, Balfour, reason that ‘the Inks required a rest every sev are particularly interesting. To me the pletures enth day if the golfers didn't.’ He has sinee of old and young Tom Morris bring back recol passed over to the great majority ta join his lections of my youth, when young Tommy, us we son, who preceded him there," used to call him, and I were boys together We were both of an age, and If frequently played golf Needless to say, the editor of this with him prior to his becoming champion and magazine deeply appreciates these let- winning the championship belt, which had to be wou three times in succession before it hecame ters of Mr. Forgan. His recollections the property of the winner, The belt had been played for annually for nearly half a century of the Morrises will be read with keen without anyone acquiring Ownership of it, and he won it the first three times he played for it, at interest by golfers throughout Canada, the ages, If my memory serves me right, of 19. In the Dominion there are many de- 20 and 21. The picture in the ‘Canadian Golfer’ shows him as he was when I left home The votees of the game who comefromthe picture of his father also recalls very pleasant “home of golf” and the names of “Old memorie s of ‘old Tom.’ whom I saw at St Andrews only a few years ago looking just as he and Young Tom Morris” are ones to appears in the picture. He was a grand old man, an elder in the church and a bighly respectable conjure with.

A Brilliant Young Golfer

ISS HELEN (PAGE *. whose her greatest obstacle, but, as all golfers photograph is shown driving know, the finer the stroke the more from the seventh tee, is the youngest difficult the execution. member of the Rivermead Golf Club, On Friday, the 27th August, the Ottawa. ladies of the Riv-

Miss Paget has ermead Club held only been playing a handicap com the fascinating petition against game sitice 1912, . the genial Colonel and has shown Bogey, V.C., and that even in a few the result was a summers, and . very popular win only playing part : for Miss Paget, of the school holi- who was beaten day season, one by the Colonel to can make consid- the tune of eight erable progress at holes. the Royaland An Incidentally it cient game, more might be mention especially when ed that Migs under the tuition Paget went round of DavyBlack, the 18 holes in 97 professional to the strokes ST out Rivermead Club, and 46 in. This is and one of thefin- a very fine per- est exponents of formance for so the game in Can- “Well Away” younga player, as ada and the Uni- Miss Helen Paget driving from the 7th tee at she drove from Rivermead Golf Club, Ottawa ted States. the men’s tees. Miss Paget’s best strokeis the drive, This is Miss Paget’s lowest score, as will be seen from the veryfine fol- and, as it was done in a competition, low through in the accompanying pho- one can conclude that nerves do not tograph. The approach is at present trouble this young player.

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h hole in the Metropolitan Open Champion, 1914, putting at the 18t Walter Hogen of Rochester, N.Y place Championship, N.Y Hogen with a 294 was in third

s Nicholls for the Metropolitan Open, and wa acDonald and his mascot Togs.’ who tied with Gilbert “ Bob * M beaten 73 to 76

Gilbert Nicholls, one of the leading Frog, of the United States, winner of the Metropolitan Open Championship with a score of 292 297 Golf in Massachusetts Special Correspondence Canadian Golfer

M* JZSSE PF GUILFORD, of golfer, Francis Quimet, has made as the Bellevue Golf Club, won the enviable a record this year, and Mr, final match in the Press Club Tourna- Guilford has been the only low-mark ment at the Wollaston course, Mont- man to defeat Mr. Ouimet in a miatch clair, August 9-13, by defeating Brice this year. He will bear watching. S. Evans, of the Belmont Spring C. C., Mr. Francis Ouimet, the American in the last day’s play, by 11 up and 10 and French Amateur Champion, an- to go. nexed the title for premier honors in the Massachusetts State Championship Guilford won the qualifying round for the third successive time by defeat- with a gross score of 70, tying the com- ing William C. Chick, of the Brookline petitive record of the course. This, Country Club, by 6 up and 5 to go in however, did not satisfy the long-driv- the 36-hole finals. ing youth, and on his first round of match play he set newfigures by turn- “King Francis Ist” not only wonthe ing in a 67, within one stroke of the championship without serious opposi- professional record held by the club tion, but also lowered the record of the instructor, Mike Brady. His card fol- course from 74 to 71 in the qualifying lows: round, missing a chance for a 70 by the fraction of an inch. His low score at Kuauhieee 44345544 3—36 helped the Woodland team so greatly 454353444 that the home club won the Windeler miiford’ s.3 4 3 475 4.5. 3, 2—33 Shield handily. 344443444 3467 The surprise in the first round of The feature match in the semi-finals match play was the defeat of one of the wasthat between J. H. Sullivan, Jr., of Woodland favorites, Paul Tewksbury, the Commonwealth C. C., and Brice S. by L. B. Paton of the Homestead Club, Evans, the latter winning on the 19th Paton later succumbed to Brice S. hole. This match was even going to Evans, of Belmont, on the 21st hole, the home hole, after Evans had out- after having the commanding lead of driven the 17th green, 320 yards, by five up for the first six holes. fully 35 yards. Sullivan holed out a 35-foot putt, which apparently won the Chick, playing par golf, put S. K. match on the 18th green, but Evans Sterne, of Worcester, looked upon as retaliated by sinking his 15-footer for the stronger golfer, out of the running a half. in the semi-final round by 2 and 1}. Guilford reeled off a 70 in his match Carter Schofield, of Albemarle, a against Evans for the first 18 holes, newcomer in tournament play, had a having the Belmont player 10 downat heart-breaking match with Ouimet— the turn and eventually winning on the heart-breaking for Schofield, as the 26th green. champion wasout in 33, five under par, The golf that Guilford played in this and the youngster halved only one hole tourney and in recent ones in Massa- in the match, the eighth. Needless to chusetts stamps him as one of the best say, Ouimet and Schofield shook hands golfers in the United States. Only one on the tenth green.

If you have a golfing friend at the Front, send him a copy of the “Canadian Golfer.” He'd appreciateit. 298 TDhen, e4 “Ms ajoneo, reiatd y”q 9Meeta ofJ AtRhe qUps ns i2ta ede SOUtaatdt esa GJols fde Ass—_ociSaa tAsioan By the Editor oes Rit were several remarkable order resulted in the cancellation of a features at the twenty-first United large number of these trips. With the States Amateur Championship, which bright and shining stars extinguished, was staged August 28th-September 4th 1t was argued that the brand of golf te on the links of the Detroit Country be served up in the latter half of the Club, but the outstanding happening week would not be worth the journey was undoubtedly the smashing defeats and expense. The Canadians, however handed out to the famous United who did stick to “their muttons,” an d States triumvirate of golling experts who visited the Country Club in th Messrs Jerome D. Travers, National last days of the tournament, had ne

The Winners in the U.S.G.A. 21st Annual Championship Reading fom left to rivht:~Mr. R. A. Gardner, Champion); Mr, Max Marston, (Semi-Finalist r. Sherril Sherman, (Semi-Finalist); Mr. John G3. Anderson (Runner-up)

Open Champion; Francis Ouimet, Na thing to regret. They saw a superl ) tional Amateur Champion, and Charles display of the highest class of golf Evans, Jr., Western Amateur Cham They found that the game in the Unt pion—“Chick” of the cheery smile and ted States has developed so much o I effervescent good humor. The tragedy late years that, like Great Britain i1 1 coming early in the week had a tend normal times, there now seems to be ency to throw a wet blanket over the an almost inexhaustible supply of golf whole championship. At least, it had ing timber to draw from No longer is at first. Many Canadians, for instance, the game dependent for its best exem had made arrangements to journey to plification on only two or three high Detroit to witness the semi-finals and class players If they stumble in the finals, but the disappearance of the strenuous struggle for supremacy, a “top-notchers” in quick one-two-three score or more young fellows are equip 299 300 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 1, No. 5

ped to step onto the tee and take their the entries. The others were Mr. A, place. It is one of the healthiest signs A, Adams, at ae Hamilton Golf Club, of the Royal and Ancient in the coun- and Messrs. H, B. Hoblitzel and J. M. try to the south of us that the ranks of Hunt, of the§Sarnia Golf Club. golfers in half-a-dozen States nowcon- Mr. Lyon, as was to be expected, tain players of really championship considering his past enviable record, calibre. The day of the select few is on the first Saturday easily made the over—the day of the manyhasarrived. first sixty-four players to qualify. On The finals in the United States Cham- the following Monday, too, with an pionship did not suffer in interest one 83—81—164, he got within the charm- iota becauseof the absenceof the usual ed circle of the thirty-two who, starting idols of the gallery. The National on Tuesday, were to fight it out match could not have celebrated its majority play. The Canadian Champion was more auspiciously. On its twenty-first drawn against J. N. Stearns, and went birthday the U.S.G.A. showed to the downto defeat 4 and 3. In such a high world that its bid for playing fame is class field of entrants, Mr. Lyon, who not confined to a trio of champions and was easily the oldest competitor on the former champions. Its ranks are virile links, and in view of the dramatic de- with golf of an international brand. feat of the other “cracks,” has no rea- Every year sees the United States be- son to feel discouraged at the showing roming more dangerous as a candidate he made at Detroit. It was simply an for supreme honors in Golfdom, and if off-year for all the older victors of for- the progress madein the last decade is mer great tests of endurance and skill continued she will not long be denied. on the links. It was a young man’s It is claimed that golf to-day is more championship. popular in the States than any other On the same fateful day “ Chick” amateur sport. It numbers its devotees Evans, the main hope of the Western- by the hundreds of thousands. Jt has ers, was eu out of the championship an ever-broadening and expanding by “Ned” Sawyer, also from the “wild number of clubs and players, and has and woolly, ” in a most dramatic man- unlimited raw material working up to ner .6oand 5. Detroit has before proved and acquiring undreamed-of efficiency “hoodoo” to the Western Champion. and skill of a few years ago. The sup- Vhs 1911, in the Western, he was also ply is there, the adaptability is there, extinguished the first round. Mason the desire to excel is there, the best of Phelps, of Chicago, turned the trick instruction is there, and the result is on that occasion. that the standard of play every season With Evans safely accountedfor, it is becoming higher and still higher, looked like a “sure thing” for the East- and more generally diffused. Yes, the ern representatives.but Wednesday was United States has to be reckoned with even a bluer day for the big men of now as a golf factor of the first flight. reputation than its predecessor. James He would be a carping critic who ar- D. Standish, the brilliant young De- gued otherwise. troit Country ae player, who had 3ut to hark back to details. The accounted for W. Fownes. lea abhe twenty-first championship drew to- 1910 Amateur CHees on Tuesday, gether in Detroit a thoroughly repre- at the 37th, was pitted against Francis sentative body of some 150 golfers to Ouimet, and romped away with the compete for the blue ribbon. There srookline man andtitle-holder by the were four entrants from Canada. Un- decisive score of 5 and 4. It was one of der normal conditions it is safe to say the most notable victories of the tour- there would have been many more, but nament, and stamps Standish as among the war has undoubtedly had a deter- the best of the younger golfers in the rent effect on the game in the Domin- United States. His fame before has ion. The veteran, Mr. George S$. Lyon, rested on twice being runner-upfor the of Lambton, the runner-up for the U. Western. Championship in 1906 against Mr. With Ouimet fell Jerome D. Travers. E. M. Byers, was, as usual, amongst Max Marston, the twenty-year-old September, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 301

player from saltusrol, a genial young Marston, The old story—poor putting giant of perfect physique, accounted at the psychological moment Young for the National title-holder by playing Lee wants watching possibly the most sensational goll of Very poor putting, too, on the greens the whole tournament. ‘Travers, with accounted for the elimination of Jim a 76, was one up in the morning round, mie Standish, and the last hope for and in the afternoon at the turn was Detroit vanished, Sherril Sherman, of «till hanging on to this narrow margin the well-known Utica golfing family, Thet Marston uncorked a brand of took the Detroit young star into camp golf that swept the Open Champion off his feet. He bettered par for the Its brilliant young coterie of players, 2th, 29th, 30th and 3ist holes by one however, had given the expert fore stroke, having just that advantage over casters a rude jolt ‘They had extin his opponent on each, and acquired a guished some of the “first choice final j-up margin due to sensational putting ists’ with comparative ease, and had and long, accurate drives. He halved cruelly altered the forecast map, De

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the 32nd in 4, lost the next 3 to 4, and troiters materially affected the whole equalled the par for the last three complexion of the Championship holes, making the last nine holes in 33, Sawyer, the vanquisher of Evans, the best score ever returned for the who looked like an unbeatable cham final lap at the Country Club. His card pion, cracked badly in his match with read 78 and 71, Travers’ 76 and 73. It Gardner, and was down and out to his was a record-breaking game. ‘The par brother Westerner 7 to 6 for the last nine holes at the Country friday saw the following in~ the Club is 37. Marston therefore cut four semi-finals: Gardner vs. Marston and strokes off it. He followed up this John G. Anderson, of Sinoway, Mount notable victory on Thursday by de Vernon, N.Y., who had played good feating Howard B. Lee, of the Country golf throughout, but had none of the Club, on the 38th, after a ding-dong hard nuts to crack, vs. Sherril Sherman match. Lee played good golf through The first pair drew the gallery, and out the Championship, bagging a the large number who crowded the splendid 72 on Wednesday. Heshould, ropes were amply rewarded for the howev er, have won this match with long tramp round the links. It was a |

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match full of thrills, and it ended up Whenthe “congrats” were being hand- with a tragedy—the tragedy of a two- ed around at the last hole he didn’t foot putt, which lost Marston the figure to be entirely out of it. The match and probably the Amateur grit and determination which, when a Championship of the United States. lad of nineteen, earned for him the That missed “short ‘un” was aterrible Amateur Championship against H. disapponitment to the Jersey lad’s hun- Chandler Egan, was only dormant. At dreds of warm supporters in the gal- the 32nd he started out to make the lery. But he is young, very young, battle royal that will long live in golf- took his defeat like a Briton, and will ing history. He knewhe had to win undoubtedly “come back” before much holes, not halve them, so he promptly water flows under the bridges. annexed the 32nd with a beautiful par Both Gardner and Marston are con- 3 to Marston’s 4. The 33rd also he sistently long drivers, and a gallery bagged with a par 4 to the Jersey lad’s does like a swatter! There is some- 5. Things commencedto look different. thing exhilarating in the soft click of a The lowering clouds were lifting. ball off wood andthe flight of a superb- Marston was commencing to be pulled ly-timed drive of two hundred and down. Would he hold his narrow mar- fifty yards or more straight downthe gin of 1 up, and probably the golfing “primrose path.” And both were get- laurel of United States golf? The ting their two-fifties. In fact, the Chi- strain on both men was tremendous, cago man possibly averaged that but neither faltered. They each got off length throughout the match. Some beautiful iron shots to the dangerous of his drives must have been well onto 18th green. Marston was almost hole two hundred and_ seventy-five, and high some twenty-five feet to the right there is very little run, too, on the and away. tricky, undulating green heavy Country Club course, but nearly confronted him. He negotiated the all clear carry. Gardner comes through shot almost perfectly, the ball just at the ball with tremendous power. He trickling over the cup and resting two has a most supple wrist and forearm, feet or less beyond. The stillness was with muscles of steel. He is a well- so intense amongst the watching hun- known athlete and holds the world’s dreds round the green when Gardner record for the pole vault. Nerveless, walked up to sink his ball for two or and endowed by nature with a stout what looked like sure defeat, that, in heart, he has every attribute that a the words of a lurid American re- golfer could wish for or should have. porter, a floating feather would have And his’ consistently fine work made a sound like a clap of thunder. throughout the Championship proves And Gardner didn’t. And the gallery that he has these desirable endow- breathed again, and manystarted to ments plus. rush for waiting motors, because it was It was in the afternoon round that the dinner hour,and the Country Club’s the thrills were staged. Gardner, as a charming club-house was two miles result of indifferent work on the away. Then came the calamity. Mars- greens, had allowed his younger op- ton could have made that two-foot putt ponent to leave the 31st green with the or less with his eyes closed, with his very comfortable margin to his credit left hand, or back-handed, or in any of three up and five to go. The experts old way. But the ball as struck, with in the gallery conceded the match lost the perversity of golf balls from the and won. No man living, they argued, year of their birth around A.D. 1452, could hope to win out against Marston refused to find a resting-place in that with the match in that state. All he particular cup. It side-stepped it and had to do was to halve the next two rolled an inch or so to the right, and holes to place himself in the enviable Gardner, sinking his three, had accom- position on the one side and dreaded on plished the almost impossible and had the other of “dormie.” It was all over squared the match. The gallery re- except the congratulations. Gardner, pressed a well-bred groan, the players however, didn’t look at it in that light. were off from the first tee to play the

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extra hole, and Marston was generally lowed up by clever, heady half-iron conceded to have lost his chance for shots and push shots and fine work on premier U. S. honors. And so it came the greens a delight to see. The East to pass. Another par four was erner struggled gamely, but the forty notched by the Hinsdale expert, and yards or more advantage that he had the plucky Jersey player went down to to overcome from every tee where defeat at the 37th. And Gardner loom- wood was used, eventually smashed ed large on the championship horizon. him. The weather had been acting per- The second hole of the afternoon versely more or less during the whole round found the match squared for the meet—it was bitterly cold on the open- last time. At the 6th hole Gardner was ing days—and Saturday morning broke $ up. At the 7th Anderson quickly most inauspiciously. The finalists— took advantageof the one putting lapse Gardner and Anderson, who had beat- on his opponent’s part and reduced the en Sherril Sherman on Friday 2 and 1 lead to two. That was the last hole after a gruelling game—left on sched- he won. Thecrucial stage of the match uled time with rain falling and thefair was reached at the long llth, 535 greens and greens sticky and soggy. It yards, considered the best long hole on was a very noticeable fact that in the the course. Both here got into trouble good-sized gallery which followed the on their tee shots, but Gardner made a “ee finalists the women“fans” were, if any- grand recovery with his heavy iron and thing, in the majority. What cared eventually secured a clever par 5, An they for dripping clouds o’erhead and derson having to be content with a 6 dank grass under foot! They tramped \t the dog-leg 12th the Easterne: the weary, mosquito-infected round- found the ditch, and Gardner was 4 up and the pests weretherebythetens of The 13th was halved, the Westerner thousands, annoying player and spec- having been laid a stymie, and then at tator alike—and were thefirst to rush the 216-yard 14th Gardner put his iron to the restraining ropes and eagerly tee shot a few feet from the pin. An crane forward to watch iron shot and derson with his spoon was short, ran putt. up a poor second and, missing his putt, Anderson’s style appealed to me as eventually conceded the hole; the resembling more the orthodox Scotch twenty-first Championship of the Uni form. His iron work is superb; he ted States had passed into history, and putts with confident deliberation, and Robert A. Gardner, for the second altogether has manyclever shots in his time, had captured the premier honors ba g. In the morning round Gardner With commendable briefness the con was finding trouble with his putter. cluding ceremonies were enacted on Hole after hole which he should have the green. To the clicking and snap annexed as a result of wonderful work ping of photographic shutters, and the from the tee and through the green he erinding of the movie machine, Mr was throwing away by taking three Woodward, the popular President of putts instead of the orthodox two. At the U. S. G. A., presented in crisp, the 17th he found himself two down, snappy little speeches, the gold cham but at the 18th a superb tee shot, fol- pionship medal to Mr. Gardner, the lowed by a clever putt. reduced An- silver medal to Mr. Anderson as run derson’s lead to 1 up. That putt was ner-up, and the bronze medals to the crux of the match. It restored Messrs. Sherman and_ Marston, the Gardnér’s confidence in himself on the semi-finalists. And then the cheering green, and in the afternoon round he crowds headed hurriedly to the first was no longer having trouble with his tee to again satiate themselves on par ee Schenectady. golf as handed out in a_ specially A verylarge gallery after lunch had arranged match in which it was origin the pleasure of seeing the Westerner ally intended Messrs. Travers, Ouimet give the finest exhibition of longdriv- and Evans should participate. To the ing ever seen on the Country ‘Club intense satisfaction of everyone, not course, and the superb drives werefol- withstanding the great strain to which i - —_ <= mat = . ™ a —== ; —— —_—eg

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he had been subjected all day long, the Ways a never-to-be-forgotten exhibi- new Amateur Champion also consent- tion of the Royal and Ancient game. ed to play, and the match resolved Robert A. Gardner, the National itself into a trial of skill between East \mateur Champion, was 25 years of

Messrs. Travers and Ouimet—and age last April. He is a graduate of s

West—Messrs. Gardner and Evans. Yale, 1912 class, and was Captain of ee Here was a golfing feast, and the en- the Yale golf team and President of the S thusiasts enjoyed it to their hearts’ Intercollegiate Golf Association. He content, more especially as restrictions is a splendid type of the athletic and were relaxed somewhat, and the gal- clean-cut cultured young American. He lery was allowed to encroach perilously has won fame in manysports outside near the players on fair green and of golf. ‘The Championship has only green and watch only a few feet away been captured four times by Western- the shots of the experts in the making. ers, viz., Gardner (twice), H. J. Whig- In this unique contest, because per- ham and Chandler Egan. The follow- haps neverbeforein thehistory of golf ing is the complete list of winners and in the States has there been such a runners-up : galaxy of stars pitted against one an- Year. Winner. Runner-up. other in a best-ball match, the West 1895./C. Bé Macdonald...C. E. Sands distinctly outclassed the East and gain- 1896..H. J. Whigham....]. G. Thorp 1897. 34. ‘J. Whigham....W.'R. Betts ed another notable victory for Western 1898..F. S. Douglas...... We Be Smith f colf by a score of 2 up and 1 to go. 1899..H. M. Harriman...F. S Douglas | | Travers, no doubt owing to a recent 1900. . W. Ts Travis. . ae ogre Ss Douglas Bl | i illness; was not seen at his best. He oe ae zr es saga eean ft \ played several iron shots like a wizard, 1903..W. iT} preererinien ce M. Reece i Why notably on the 12th hole, where an 1904..H. C. Egan...... F. Herreshoff b) | | indifferent drive was followed Dy a 1908" SH Ceeaniee sen: D. E. Sawyer smashing iron dead to the hole and a ioe eee BOgoOre e pir fees : putt which should have earned him a i ER ace chan Sa ae | ti three, but he never seemed quite at ooo he a Poleteeee : home or “right up on his toes.” Ouimet, 1910..W. C. Fownes, Jr..W. K. Wood vehi too, did not display the good form I 1911..H. H. Hilton...... F. Herreshoff | | His should have expected from the former 19)?.-J. D. Travers..... -Chas. Evans, Jr. | winnerof the National Open and Ama- aia pecanPutte oe i 5 muireon | teur. Gardner again played a convin- 1915.'R. A. Gardner.....J. G. Anderson cing and forceful game. He was in The golf course of the Country Club first-class company, and he was not has heen signalled out for special hon- lit out-classed. He was deserving of his ors at the hands of Harry Vardon, who ; place in every sense of the word. Evans proclaimed it two years ago the finest with a 73 had the best medal score of on the continent. That may or may the quartette. His chip shots are es- not be, but the six times Open Cham- pecially a pure delight. Altogether I pion of the premier golfing event of the aminclined to agree with Vardon, Ray world ought to know something about and other experts, amateur and profes- a golf course. One thing is certain, sional, in Great Britain that he is the that, considering the flatness of the most finished product of American land and the absence of natural haz- golf, ards and features, it required a genius Thus was brought to a fitting con- to make the propertya first-class golf clusion a glorious week of golf, played course at all. That genius was Mr. on a glorious course, with the best of Harry Colt, the distinguished English good feeling, international and other- golf architect, assisted by Donald Ross, i ar ree ; 23 the well-known British professional 1 wise, everywhere manifest. Old eg: ; ayaa | A Git aa ted ft and expert. nowresiding in the States. ry oated overhead, jars ¢ . : ae f verhead, ang warts and Mr. ‘Colt has: converted. ‘wood’. and rumors of war for a fewdays, at least, swamp andflat land into a magnificent were forgotten in watching and enjoy- golf links. The fairways make for per- ing a really memorable and in many fect lies, the greens, most of them un-

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dulating, leave nothing to be desired bard, Treasurer, and Lewis H. Pad- by the most critical, whilst the bunker- dock, Secretary. ing of the course has been carried out with consummate skill. Any player SHORT PUTTS who gets par or near it at the Country The beautiful American Golfer Tro Club is playing a gamethat will take a phy for foursomes was competed for lot of beating on anylinks in the world. during the Championship, and was The following is the yardage and also won by Messsrs. T. Sherman and Sher- the par of the course: ril Sherman—thelatter also the winner

Hole No. ards BR p of one of the semi-finalist medals. w WG Ril

t Detroit has four private golf courses, 447. b but up to date no municipal golf course, AB ai

4 le cers nn which is rather strange in a city of LOA at acces k three-quarters of a million. Such a t

AA es bttac, w progressive place can’t afford to carry

144 h such a stigma much longer 515 w 401. U The Detroit Golf Club, unlike the h Detroit Country Club, confines its ac Total OUU Gen cae ajo" Oy, tivities almost entirely to the Royal 307 and Ancient game, It has a member- GSS eee Me 4 ship of somesix hundred, and so popu 365 lar has the sport become that it has 380 ce A 216 eS been decided to supplement the present O04 Cras rua 18-hole course with another eighteen RS Ae ud holes. As the Club pt SSesses three 415 4 hundred acres of land, only six miles, 1855. JO by the by, from thecity, this can easily be done. ‘There are very few clubs SG tals tien sree he, 290 cece er tiaate we te nie GO CramOenOtalisre rer O;OlOvin lnctaienie sate +s 73 that can boast two 18-hole courses Donald Ross, the well-known expert, is On behalf of the visitors from the supervising the laying out of the new Dominion, the “Canadian Golfer” course, which will be ready for play wishes to especially thank the officers next season, The Club, which is un- and members of the Detroit Country usually prosperous, has also plans out Club for the delightful hospitality ex- for a new $100,000 club-house. tended to them at club-house and course. The players and visitors alike Wilber Oakes, a pupil of Nicol were given a most cordial reception. Thompson, who started his first pro- The members of the Country Club fessional career in Brantford several have not only a sportinggolf course of years ago, 1s nowapro. in Detroit, and the first rank, but they havean ideally- has made extremely good in that city. situated and artistic club-house. Dur- He is putting up a splendid brand of ing the tournament dinner dances, golf, and is considered oneof the best moving pictures of the Championship, professional players in Michigan. and other entertainments served to Oakes is a Canadian and a credit to his round off a perfect golfing outing. The nationality and homegolf training. committee of the club to whom the \mong the Canadians who witness- local success of the tournament was ed the finals of the Championship were largely due was composed of President Mr. Paul Myler and Nicol Thompson, Deming (Chairman), A. B. Caldwell of Hamilton, Mr. J. H. Bray, of Lon (oecretary). WH. Alger, D. S.Carter, don, Mr. Harry Patterson, of Hamil J.T. MeMillan, W. Howie Muir, Ralph toner Je ball votsbPamns. Mr. A. oF, Stoepel, J. S. Sweeney and B. S. War- Watts, K.C., of Brantford, Mr. and ren. Mrs. W. Hastings Webling, of Brant- Theofficers of the Country Club are: ford, and Mr. R. H. Reville, of Brant- Paul H. Deming, President; James T. ford. Many golfers from Toronto and McMillan, Vice-President; F. W. Hub- other cities were represented during 306 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 1, No. 5 the opening days, but did not remain Chief Green-keeper Sweeny of the for the finals. Country Club must have got up at day- One of the most faithful gallery break on thefinal Saturday morningto attendants from day to day was Mrs. place the holes in the positions in which he did. No candidates for cham- Gardner, of Chicago, mother of the pionship honors ever had more ticklish \mateur Champion. On Saturday she cups to negotiate. There was not one followed the matches for no less than that did not require the quintessence of fifty holes. As one 18-hole round of putting skill to get the ball safely home. the Country Club courseis nearly four The holes were placed in corners, on rniles, Mrs. Gardner’s feat in following sloping side and hanging lie, behind three rounds, less a few holes, in one bunkers and near traps. The placing day can be appreciated. A worthy of these holes was certainly “canny” golfing mother of a golfing champion! art of a most uncannydescription.

ARLETON PLACE is ‘the latest to clear a bit of marsh and about forty town to get into the golf game, a yards of clear open water. The sixth new club having this summer been and seventh are over rolling ground, formed there, with the following Board and should be made without getting of Directors: President, Geo. H. Find- into serious trouble. The eighth is a lay; Vice-President, R. A. Galbraith; 300-yard one, and the creek is again Secretary-Treasurer, D. B; Oliver; crossed. This hole requires careful Committee, G. A. Burgess, R. Thomp- consideration and well-placed shots to son, D. W. F. Caldwell, C. W. Bates; keep the player out of difficulties. The Ave eram: ninth is about 250 yards, following the course of the river. Thelinks comprise about fortyacres, situate on the bank of the Mississippi There is a comfortable stone house River, three miles from the centre of on the premises, which can be made the town, and close bythe village of into an excellent club-house. Appleton. The course is an ideal one, The membership to commence with possessing excellent natural hazards. is forty-five, most of them new players Thefirst hole is a 200-yard one, driving who have never handled a club, but off from a hill, over the bed of a creek, they are all looking forward in antici- which will give the player all sorts of pation to the time when they will be trouble should he fail to clear with his efficient players, and able to give a drive. The second is a 300-yard hole good matchto the players of Almonte, over a smooth, rolling ground, and the Perth and Smith Falls, the sister third is somewhat similar. The fourth towns. is a short one of 150 yards, but is a trying one, as unless the shot is well Altogether Carleton Place is off to placed it may go into a bush on one a capital start, and the “Canadian side or a marsh on the other. The fifth Golfer” is glad to welcome its players is a 200-yard hole, but is the most haz- into the golfing fraternity of the Do- ardous on the course, as the drive has minion.

Ladies’ Golf Depart: Edited By Florence ey Harvey The ‘‘Canadian Golfer’ is the Official Organ of the Canadian Ladies’ Golf Union Address All Communications to Miss Harvey, 40 Robinson St. Hamiltcn, Ontario

ee has proved to be even G anadian team being successful Che quieter than July in ek golfing scoring was by the Nassau point sys way. Practically nothing has been tem. played for beyond Queen’s Work for Wanaka, Hamilton, Mrs Allan Gardner Miss F. L. Harvey Women Medals. Theresults of these Mrs Allen Mrs Arthur Rowe 3 recently sent in are: Mrs I. A. Abbott Miss G. Morrison Mrs KN. Guthrie Virs. R, Robertson 2 Mrs Comstock Miss IF. Efowell 14 Lambton Golf and Country Club. Mrs J. G. Vought 2 Mrs. J Eastwood % May—Long course: Winner, Mrs. f 13 Ridout. Short course: Mrs. Heintz- The Wanaka Club is one of the most man. : beautifully situated one could find any June—Longcourse: Winner, Mrs. where, arranged on an entirely original Ridout. Short course: Miss Pettit plan. Instead of the palatial club- July—Longcourse: Winner, Mrs. T. house most large clubs insist on having Bailey. Short course: Mrs. D. Deacon. (a point in which many make the mis- Rosedale Golf Club. take of too much luxury, so that some May-—Winner, Mrs. A. E. Matthews, times golfing clothes seem scarcely 113—34=79. 12-hole class, Mrs. Wood. suitable), Wanaka has a small club June—Winner, Mrs. Osler Wade, house situated on the top ofa hill 11) 115—36==79. 12-hole class, Miss A. the centre of the course. Rustic sim Pearson. plicity is the dominant feature, and yet fuly—Winner, Mrs. J. J. Ashworth, everything iS to hand that one could 110—22—88. require. Meals are served mn the ver August—Winner, Mrs. Keeble, 114 andah if desired, and the dining-room -29=—85, may be arranged for Bridge at a mo ment’s.notice. A few yards away is the Hamilton Golf Club. annex, half of which contains the Wo July Medal Round, Mrs. Arthur men’s Ss locker rooms, most commodious Rowe, 101—9 92: lv fitted up without taking away from August—Foursomes, Miss. Climie the simplicity of all the arrangements, and Miss Beryl Wood (12 holes). which gives a most agreeable feeling of

Mrs. Lucas’ prize, as stated last having every comfort one could wish month, has produced a numberoftied for, yet still retaining the sense of be matches, and the final between Miss ing’ a sporting club, not a luxurious \lice Balfour (36) and Miss Beryl hotel. Wood (26) also resulted in a draw. From the club-house. and from prae- As the competition was match play, tically every hole on the course there Miss Wood gave her opponent seven is a glorious view of L: ike Erie strokes and the second timethefinal stretching far away to the horizon, and was played proved as interesting as the when the big waves come rolling in one first, Miss Balfour winning by one up. almost expects to find the salt taste on She hastied no less than three handi- one’s lips, for it is exactly like the sea, cap matches this season, and Miss especially when the sun sinks down Wood has come out all square in three where sky and water meet. Irom the also. Surely this is a proof of the ac- first tee you play downhill towards curacy of C. L. G. U. handicaps when the shore, and a couple of hundred properly adjusted. yards beyond this green come to. what On August 24th a team from the is known as the Beach House, perched Hamilton Ladies’ Golf Club played a on the thirty-foot cliff above the sand match against the Wanaka. Club, ot This contains a sitting-room, of which Buffalo, N.Y., on the latter course, the the side nearest the lake, and facing 307 308 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 1, N o. 5

due West, is nearly all glass, affording club-house accommodation, for every a view that will not quickly be forgot thing possible has been provided for the comfort and convenience of the ten, especially as I was privileged to see it with a wonderful electric storm members, and the course should pro raging, the lake lashed into fury by the duce some fine golfers and the club heavy gale, and the waves pounding prove a decided addition to the strong on the beach below. The night before goling community around Toronto it had been so peaceful, with a brilliant Brantford and Paris. moon. The Beach House contains a The Brantford ladies recently de large number of bedrooms, including a feated the Paris ladies by a score of 7 dormitory with eight beds Summet points to 2. The teams consisted of

cottages belonging to members of the ’ “ ) nine players. sy the by, there has club line the shore, and there is a com been quite a revival in golf in Paris fortable inn, where others mayobtain this year, many new players having accommodation Altogether it is a joined, most delightful cottage colony, and members of the club may obtain all Personals. their meals at the club-house should Golfers everywhere will be interest they so desire. The Secretary of the ed to hear of the engagement of Miss \lice Macdonald and Mr, Fritz Martin, club is Mr. W. H. Griffith, for several years connected with the Lambton of Hamilton. The “Canadian Golfer” Golf and Country Club. The eleventh extends its good wishes for every hap and sixteenth holes are particularly in piness to the twice-time Amateut teresting tests of golf Champion and fair bride-to-be, While at Wanaka I had a talk with The following from the August issue several representative golfers re the ol “Golfing and Ladies’ Golf,” of Lon L.G.U. handicap system, and am in don, will be read with interest by golf hopes that although no clubs outside ers throughout the Dominion. The the British Empire may join the L.G.U. charming bride has played on many that some arrangement may be madeto Canadian courses, where she madeher have handicaps on some such basis self deservedly popular. She is one of that the standard of golf in the States Great Britain’s greatest lady golfers: may be compared with the British one. Khaki was very nearly “the only wear’ at Miss Ituvenseroft's wedding on Thursday The bride At present the Calkin system is in use groom, Mr. Alfred Temple Dobell, who is the son in Buffalo, and possibly this idea of the of Mr. Alfred Dobell, of Priory Mount, Oxton Cheshire, is a second lieutenant in the 6th (Tifle) standards pars and handicaps for jattalion of the King’s Liverpool Regiment, now women all over the world may yet be stationed at Upstreet, in Kent, and he was in uni form os 4 matter of course. So, too, was the best fulfilled. man, Lieut. I. Lyle Dobell, the bridegroom's bro ther, and so was Captain the Rev. C. C. Owen, of Scarborough Golf and Country Club Vancouver, who read the marriage service The ceremony took place in the church of St The Scarborough Golf and Country Martin’s-in-the-Melds, London The bride, who Club (Toronto) held a general meeting wis given away by her father, wore—no! we are not trasting ourselves on this subject; we got on August 25th, and the following offi- somebody else to tell us—a very simple wedding cers of the Ladies’ Club wereelected: gown of white crepe de Chine, having the skirt made with deep tueks and 4 cross-over bodice

President, Mrs. C. C. Cummings; Vice- fastened with a small buttonhole of ovange-blos President, Mrs. T. G. McConkey; Cap- som. Her white tulle veil was bound close to her head with a fillet of orange-blossom, and her chief tain, Mrs. Osler Wade; Secretary, Mrs. ornaments were a rope of pearls and a diamond Avem Pardoe; Committee, Mrs. J. B. sta Her bouquet was of bright cerise carna tions Miller, Mrs. R.’H. Greer, Mrs. C.. B. The bridesmaids were three. Miss Dobell, the bridegroom's sister, and Miss Joyce Ravenseroft, McNaught, Mrs. L. Wright. Thurs- the sister of the bride, wore crepe de Chine gowns day was selected as the special Ladies’ of blue with black velvet picture hats, and little Miss Dorothy Iavenseroft. the bride’s yours Day, and club competitions will be niece, who was the third bridesmaid, was dressed begun on Sept. 2nd, prizes having been in a frock of pink ninon with a Dutch bonnet of lace, offered. by Mrs. McConkey, Mfrs. We offer our heartiest congratulations to Mr and Mrs. Alfred Temple Dobell, and we are sure Wade, Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Mutton. that the golfers of the world are with us in wish The new club promises to be a ing them every happiness in the years to come strong one, and we wish it every suc- Mrs. Dobell, by the way, like many another golfer, has been doing splendid sCCSS, Certainly it lacks for nothing in

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work in Great Britain, looking after grateful thanks to the otheers and

comforts for the soldiers and also run members of the clubs who by thei ning a canteen for the Y.M.C.A., first splendid assistance made it possible to near Liverpool, and latterly for the showina tangible way how we all rey Canadians at Shorneliffe, finding there erence the sacrifice of Mi Neill Fra among the soldiers a number of forme Cl Hlow general this feeling is, is acquaintances with whom she had shown by the number of name on the golfed in Canada. subseribers’ list of those who are not members of any golf club, who, unso Madge Neill Fraser Memorial Fund. licited, offered contributions, for which | am in receipt of the following letter I thank them most heartily Che fund from the Treasurer of this fund in Eng is still open, and | understand several land: clubs intend holding Ilield Days in Queen Mary's Grammar School Wilsall, Aug, I8th, 1915 order to contribute to it Denar Miss Harvey I can't express my admiration of your energy [t will be of interest to Canadians to and work in collecting such a splendid sum ol £131 10s I am most grateful to you and to all know that Miss Blair, Edinburgh, has the subseribers I have sent up £2,000 to the personally collected over £200 for this Scottish Women's Hospital, and hope soon to send up another £500 Fund, and Miss Cecil Leitch £2000 I did not know that you were a friend of Miss Nelll riser We shall all miss her terribly Surely no greater proof could be given With many thanks of the affection and esteem 1n which Yours very truly, NANCIIN MARSHALL Miss Neill Fraser wa held than this voluntary tribute from het fellow eolf It has been a source of gratification b to me that Canada has contributed to ers to het memory, that her work for this Fund to endow military hospitals sick and wounded Serbians, and sol in Serbia in memory of a great golfer diers of the Allies in that impoverished who gave herlife for the Red Cross in country, may be carried on till the a far country, and [ wish to tender my close of the war.

The beautiful Club House of the Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Scarborough on-Hudson, N.Y., the scene of the Pater-et-Filius competition and the Sleepy Hollow Tournament won by Philip G. Carter a 4Uan e OTrrreesiaaceyrs of the C. By Miss Harvey

i is with much regret that the Exec- they have Over players in other utive of the ¢ L.G.U accepts the countries where golf is fairly new resignation of Mrs. Ricardo from the Later she became a member of Ash Vice-Presidency of the Pacific Divi- down Forest Club, which has so many sion, and through her return to Eng well-known English names on its list, land, Canada loses one of its best wo- and also of the West Cornwall Club men golfers at Lelant, eventually earning a L.G.U One great thing the L.G.U. system handicap of 5. has already done is to give us some She first competed in a British cham

idea of our 5golfing5S standard, for the pionship at Cromar, 1905, but did not survive the first tremendous dis- tances are and al- round. The next ways will be an year, at Burnham, obstacle to any she reached the opportunity to last’. 16, which test the relative means good golf, strength of the as every one best players in knows who has

Li tournament. competed in a Consequently,use- British champion- ful as the system ship, open as it is is in Great Brit- to all the world ain, it is doubly so There is no quali out here Mrs. fying round, and Ricardo is one. of as the entryis of the striking exam- ten over 100, a ples of this. Many preliminary round knew her by name of match play and had heard she with byes is ne- had won cham- cessary to reduce pionships in the to: 04; Also, as West, but because any one with a she has never L.G. U. handicap competed nwa over12 is request- Canadian national ed to refrain from event her golf- entering, some ing strength was idea maybegain- better realized in ed of the class of Great Britain than golf required to in the Eastern reach the fourth

half of ¢ anada, Mrs. W. H. Ricardo of Victoria, Ex Vice President round when the and nowthat the of the C.L.G.U., who is returning to England present lists of the CG. LG. U:- handi- Crt .G 20 show caps showherstanding (6), those who only fourteen eligible to enter from have never seen her play will regret Canada. Miss Dorothy Campbell was she is returning to Englandto live. Miss Cary’s opponent in this match, Her former name was Miss Gladys and won byafair margin. Cary, and she first played golf at Fal- For several years Miss Cary had the mouth while still at school, picking up honor to represent Sussex in the the game as so manyBritish girls do, County Team Matches, and was a without any lessons, developing the member of the team that carried off the care-free, natural swing-while a child, County Team Championship in 1906. one of the great advantages which These matches are most important 310 f September, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 311

events, and there is great competition final. She has also won the “Pooley imong the players to be chosen as one Bowl,” open to all B.C. clubs of the seven comprising the team for [ have never had the pleasure of see the year. The trophy is almost ,as ing Mrs. Ricardo play, so had to writ highly valued as the International and ask her what she considered het feam Shield played for just before the best shot, Ele Her answers were so Championship, or that competed for characteristic of the best type of Brit among the teams representing Eng- ish sportswomen that perhaps I may land, Scotland, Ireland and Wales at be forgiven for quoting them Ranelagh every April “You ask about my game. I really P The year 1907 saw her winning her ta first Championship, that of Cornwall don't know, except that my approach ,} ing and putting are very bad, so I sup County, at Mullion, and also the West pose I should say my wooden clubs Cornwall Scratch Trophy the same Vedra ber. record for. the Hastings are my best. Certainly I prefer them to anything else.” course (80),made over seven years ago, still stands. Culverden and Tunbridge Of course I knew her Canadian golf Wells also claimed her as a member, so ing record, but to my query about tro she had plenty of team matches, a phies won in England she answered thing she says she has missed very ‘As for some years I used to play in much since coming to Canada, as Vic- nearly all the meetings in Kent and toria, from its geographical position, 1s Sussex and round London, I naturally rather cut off from other clubs collected some prizes No one could \fter her marriage Mrs. Ricardo possibly help doing so.” came to Victoria, seven years ago, and Mrs. Ricardo does not knowthat | has played all her golf from that club. have met most of the good Kentish In this time she has twice won the and Sussex women golfers, so have a Championship of British Columbia. In very clear idea of the kind of golf that 1912 the Championship of the Pacific would be necessary to win prizes there North-West Golf Association (which With this personal glimpse of the ex includes Seattle, Tacoma and other Vice-President of the Pacific Division, \merican clubs, as well as several Can- every golfer will agree that by Mrs adian ones) was played at Victoria, Ricardo returning to England, not only and Mrs. Ricardo was successful. The is the C.L.G.U. deprived of the help of only other time she competed in this a valued officer, but Canadian women’s event was 1914, at Seattle, when Mrs. golf loses both a fine player and a true \. V. Macan defeated her in the semi- and modest sportswoman

The Newspap

Pity the poor newspapergolf writer. as “smashie.’”’ Often writers like to re Not onlyis he blamed for possible typo- fer to well known amateurs as cracks. graphical or telegraphic errors that are This is what appeared the other dayin bound to happen, but he also bears the a Philadelphia paper: brunt of the joke, if it is such. No end “Francis Ouimet, along with several of laughter is sometimes caused by mis- Philadelphia crooks, entered an invita- takes which creep into print. “Tie for tion meeting on links of the Baltimore tee” is frequent. ‘““Mashie” has appeared Country Club.”—Golfers Magazine,

Golf and Golfers in the East By “ Niblick”

ae the golfer the shortening dayis dential locality provide for a golf a matter for..sincere regret. It course. Whether or not this course silently announces the passing of the will be of the nature of a public course golfing season and materially curtails at a popular price,as suggested in these the opportunities for playing golf after notes, has not yet transpired. It is not the day’s work is finished, and, conse- expected, however, that anything can quently, nearly all the play has to be be done towards the construction of a restricted to the week-end. With the course for some considerable time yet, recurring early autumn, the question and certainly not until the waris well of conserving the daylight persistently over. obtrudes itself to some of us. In a Success, like trouble, seldom comes country such as ours, where so many single-handed. The stork visited the are interested in various forms of sport home of Arthur Woodward, the Coun- that could be more fully enjoyed if we try Club professional, the other day, were privileged with a longer evening and left two lusty embryo golfers, and and a period of twilight, it is perhaps in the same week Woodwarddefeated remarkable that we have not had in our Charlie Murrayin a friendlytussle. legislative assemblies an attempt to Odie Cleghorn and Art. Ross, the introduce a measureof legislation simi- famous hockey players, are taking so lar in outline and purpose to the Day- enthusiastically to the game of golf light Bill which was at one time before that were it not for the fact that cli- the British Parliament. If it were at matic conditions make the two games all possible to tack on to the end of the impossible at the one time, the first day a fewof the valuable hours of day- love of these two players would doubt- light that slip past in the morning be- less be despairing and forlorn. They fore we, with our existing arrange- have improved remarkably in_ their ments, are ready for them, what an game during the season and are mean- immense amount of added enjoyment time engaging in foursome matches we could get out of our all-too-short with the different pros. in the district, summer. To accomplish this would each player being partnered with one not mean the working of anyoracle; of the pros. Ina recent match at Bea- we could have it by a unanimous con- consfield, partnered by Jamie Black and Arthur Woodward, O. Cleghorn sent to push forward the hands of the holed out the round in 88, while A clock. Canada apparently possesses a great Ross was only two strokes behind him attraction for ex-President Taft of the Has this ever been equalled? Play- United States. For some years past ing over-the Caledonia Springs course, Mr. Taft has spent part of the summer where he is the professional, R. Mair at his residence at Murray Bay, Que.,a secured the first two holes in three popular seaside holiday resort. Owing strokes—two for the first and his tee to previous arrangements whichclaim- shot reaching the bottomof the holeat ed the presence of the ex-President at the second. Thelength of the holes is the San Francisco Exhibition, his stay respectively 185 and 135 yards. Mair at Murray Bay was somewhat cur- jocularly claimed this to be a world’s record. Can it be disproved? The tailed this summer. Mr. Taft is a keen golfer, and spent muchof his time on popular Caledonia pro. has already the beautiful course at this fashionable signed up for the winter months, which resort. he will spend with the Winston-Salem Apropos of the question of a golf Club at North Carolina. course at the Model City, in the vicin- August has this year fully maintain- ity of Montreal, it has nowbeenindi- ed its reputation as the quietest month cated that the plans for this newresi- in the golf calendar. By wayof con- 312

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Golf in s fromthe States are very HE Royal and Ancient game the golfing cousin much in evidence. past few seasons has been very July 22—Mixed Foursomes ; win- popular in Muskoka, and there are ners, Miss I. Blair and W. W. Blair, ses in this favorite sum- somefine cour Jr., Pittsburgh. mer resort. July 29—Mixed Foursomes ; win- o be found One of the best links is t ners, Miss M. Campbell and M. Taylor, eaumaris Hotel, of which Mr. at the B Pittsburgh. H. E. Prowse is the well-known man- Aug. 12—Mixed Foursomes ; win- Some years ago a nine-hole rs, Miss G. Gage, Toronto, and M. ager. ne course was inaugurated, but so popular Boyd, Sharon, Pa. has the “universal game” become that Aug. 12—Mixed Foursomes; win- last year it was decided to add another ners, Miss G. Gage, Toronto, and E nine and thus give Beaumaris the regu- Chantler, Pittsburgh. lation eighteen holes. This season Aug. 20—Mixed Foursomes; win- seven of these extra holes are in com- ners, Mrs. R. D. Stratton and R. D mission, and the other two will be “in Stratton, Winnipeg. p, Foursomes: win- play” next year. Mr. Robert Wardro Aug. 26—Mixed he Peoples National iss Campbell, Pittsburgh, and President of T ners, M Bank. of Pittsburgh, is chairman of HG Small. Toronto: Beaumaris, es’ Approaching and the Greens Committee at July 26—Ladi and the club is certainly fortunate in Putting; winner, Miss H. Baker, Lon- having such a well-known and enthu- don. siastic golfer take an interest in its up- July 27—Arrott Cup; winner, Dr: keep. He is assisted by Mr. Wee Ee Marshall, Pittsburgh; runner-up, J. A. Davidson and Mr. Geo. J. Willock. Robertson, Toronto. Match; winner, The following results of the season’s July 31—Juvenile burgh; runner- competitions will be read with much W. W. Blair, Jr., Pitts interest. It will be noticed that our up, E. Forstall.

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July 31—Approaching; winner, Dr. Aug. 16—Men’s Two Ball Four- Marshall, Pittsburgh ; runner-up, Thos. somes; winner, Dr. Barrows, Niagara Baker, London. Falls, N.Y.; runner-up, H. R. Brown, July 31—Ladies’ Approaching ; win- Shields, Pa. ner, Mrs. Marshall, Pittsburgh; run- ner-up, Miss Wardrop, Pittsburgh. Aug. 23—President’s Cup; winner, Aug. 6—Mrs..Dallmeyer’s Cup ; win- T. Hilliard, Pittsburgh; runner-up, A, ner, A. Simons, Charleston, S.C.; run- Simonds. ner-up, M. Taylor, Pittsburgh. Aug. 23—Ladies’ Championship ; Aug. 6—Mr. Bowes’ Cup; winner, winner, Miss E. Bowes, Baltimore; Miss Gage, Toronto; runner-up, Mrs. runner-up, Mrs. Stratton, Winnipeg. Taylor, Pittsburg. Aug. 28—Men’s Championship ; win- Aug. 6—Long Hole Match; winner, H. C. Small, Toronto. ner, T. Hilliard, Pittsburgh; runner-up, Aug. 9—Miss Hill’s Cup; winner, J. Blair, Pittsburg. Mrs. Stratton, Winnipeg; runner-up, Qualifying Cup; winner, A. Simons, Miss Gage, Toronto. Charleston, S.C:

With the Professionals and Club lnmployees A despatch in the “New York this course the difficulty of this shot World” says: becomes apparent when it is realized Speeding on Prospect Avenue. Orange, N.J., in that the green known as “Braeside” his new car, Thomas Anderson, Open Golf Cham pion of Pennsylvania, and professional golfer of lies on the top of the plateau and is 190 the Montelair Golf Club, drove into a rut in the yards from the tee. The shot was made road and lost control The machine zigzagged a few yards, then plunged into a gully ten feet with a baffy, the ball landing on the below Anderson was caught beneath the car as brow of the hill, rolling straight and it turned over. Death was almost instantaneous Thomas Ward, steward of the Montclair Golf true for the hole. Grant was partnered Club, who sat beside Anderson, was thrown clear, and escaped with severe lacerations and eontu- by Mr. W. C. Christmas, and the feat sions William H. Mitchell, a negro demonstra was witnessed by several members of tor, the other occupant of the ear, was taken to the Orange Memorial Hospital with a fractured the club, who hadjust finished holing leg The roadster was purchased by Anderson down on “Braeside.” two weeks ago, and he had not learned how to drive it He took Ward to visit the steward of George Lowe, the Baltusrol profes- the Mountain Ridge Country Club, in West sional, has joined hands with Mr. H. J. Orange After the visit Anderson insisted on driving home On Prospect Avenue. which is Hughes in opening up a golf business badly lighted or unlighted, he drove at thirty to thirty-five miles an hour at 14 East Forty-fourth Street, New Anderson, thirty years old. upheld bis family’s York. Mr. Hughes learned the golf traditions as golf experts Last month, for the second time, he won the Open Golf Championship business while with Slazengers, and for of Pennsylvania His brother, the late William the past nine years has been manager Anderson, won four times the Open Golf Cham Pionship of the United States. William Anderson, in the golf department of a big New his father, was until his death, two years ago, professional golfer for the Montclair Golf Club York store. Anderson had been professisonal golfer for the Golfers who buy golf balls from Glen Ridge Golf Club, the Litchfield Golf Club the Inwood Golf Club and the Outmont Country small boys ‘at either Jackson or Mar- Club. of Pittsburgh His mother and three sis quette Parks, Chicago, will be liable to ters live in Scotland Mrs. John Watson, an other sister, lives in Verona, N.J. arrest and fines from $5 to $200, ac- While playing over the links at the cording to a recent pronouncement of Whitlock Golf Club, Hudson, Que., a the South Park Commissioners. ‘The few days ago, Frank T. Grant, the pro- park board aimed its new rule so as to fessional of the club, made a record on affect the purchasers of golf balls, am- No. 7 hole by going downfromthetee ending the ordinance prohibiting the in one stroke. To those who know sale of articles in the parks.

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320 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 1, No. 5 A competition in aid of the Patriotic Tom McNamara, of Boston, recently Fund at the St. Charles Country Club, won the Western Open Golf Cham- Winnipeg, recently netted $63. The pionship at the Glen Oak Country Club Club’s competitions on Saturdays are with a score of 304 for 72 holes. Wil- well patronized by the regularplayers, fred Reid, of England, scored 320. and some good scores are being re- o corded. Mr. T. G. Gray, whoseinteresting © © © article on “Golf in South Africa” ap- A Hamilton despatch says: “Lieut. pears in this issue, has had quite a J. V. Young, home on furlough, after distinguished golfing career in Great being wounded, was quietly married Britain’s latest dominion. He was here to-day to Miss Wilmott M. Hol- twice runner-up in the Transvaal Prov- ton, daughter of W. A. and Mrs. Hol- ince Amateur Championship, three ton. Lieut. Young’s father and mother times winner of the championship of were on the Lusitania on the wayto- “The Turffontein Golf Club,” once see their.son whenthe liner was tor- champion of the Johannesburg Golf pedoed. Both were-tost.” Young is a Club, and the following year came sec Tiger football star, and his father was ond one stroke behind the winner, and a well-known golfer—director of the also won the championship of the Hamilton Golf Club. Heronmere Golf Club, the second larg-

® > ® est club in the Transvaal Province. Mr. A recent issue of the Ottawa Journal Gray is nowresiding in Ottawa, play- contains the following: : ing for the Rivermead Golf Club. He A happening on the Ottawa golf links on Satur- is a distinct addition to the playing day was probably one of the most remarkable strength of Canadian golf. that ever occurred on any course. Messrs. Alec. McDougall and G. F. Galt came to the sixth tee, eo 9 O after the cessation of a heavy rain. The Jength The “Canadian Golfer” has received of the hole is 165 yards, and owing to a slight ridge the green cannot be seen from the tee. The the official programmeof the Eleventh two shots were played from the tee. When the players followed on and came to the neighborhood Annual Seniors Tournament, to be of the green, Mr. Galt’s ball was visible, but not held over the well-known Apawamis Mr. McDougall’s. In the centre of the green, Club course, Sept. 21st, 22nd, 23rd and e around the flag, was a pool of water about ten a feet in diameter left by the rain, and about an 24th. The only requirement is that inch deep over the hole. It did not oceur io either player that Mr. McDougall’s ball covld be each entrant must be fifty-five years of

2 in the hole; at all events, neither waded into the water to look, and after searching for the ball age or over. Owing to the large num- around the green in vain, Mr. McDougall resigned ber of entries in previous years, the the hole. Then one of the caddies took a peep, and found the lost ball in the hole undersix tournament this year will extend over incbes of water. Besides the curiosity of a ball four days. One half the field will be going into a hole four inches in diameter under water 165 yards from the place where the ball drawn to play Tuesday and. Wednes- was hit, Mr, MeDougall had the unprecedented day, Sept. 21st and 22nd. One half will felicity of losing a hole which he made in one stroke! be drawnto play Thursday andFriday, Sept. 23rd and 24th. Each two days The following are the officers of the will be complete in themselves. A Ladies’ Section of the Vancouver Golf competitor, to be properlyclassified in and Country Club: President, Mrs. events based on age, must, in filling out W. G. McQuarrie; Secretary, Mrs. M. card for the committee, state in which Hamilton; Committee, Mrs. A. C. class he belongs—A, B, C or D. Class Eddy, Mrs. A. C. Stewart, Mrs. R. A—Those whose age is from 55 to 59 Gelletly ; Captain, Mrs. E. A. MacKen- years, inclusive. Class B—Those whose zie; Vice-Captain, Mrs. C. Tweedale. age is from 60 to 64 years, inclusive. The ladies have the following fixtures Class C—Those whose ageis from 65 for the balance of the season: Sept. to 69 years, inclusive. Class D—Those 2nd, SRasiuapip (first round). Sept. whose ageis from 70 years and above. 23rd, Captain and Vice-Captain com- Mr. Frank Presbrey, of NewYork, 1 petition for prizes. Oct. 7th, Autumn chairman of the committee, which meeting. Nov. 27th, Mixed foursomes egnarantees that the tournament will go handicap. Monthly medal competition, with a swing fromthefirst ball driven second Thursday of each month. to the last ball putted.

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Mr. H. B. Mackenzie, General Man- good player was about to drive the ager of the Bank of British North indifferent one yelled ‘Whoof!’ The \merica, Montreal, was a visitor re- story says that he never needed the cently to several courses in Ontario. second.” Mr. Mackenzie was formerly President OOF of the Outremont Golf Club, Montreal, The final for the championship at the aud a prominent member nowof the Mississauga Golf Club was played be- Kanawaki of Montreal. tween E. F. Ely and J. H. Forester, the well-known left-hand player and old- The Pine Ridge Golf Club, of which time cricketer. Mr. Ely succeeded in Mr. T. T. Hubie is the Honorary Sec- beating the veteran, the result being retary, is one of Winnipeg’s latest golf reached on the sixteenth green with 3 clubs, the links having been opened for up and 2 to go. play last year. Owingto the war, the erection of a handsome club-house has On page 296 of this issue, through a been left over in the meantime, all ex- typographical error, the name of the penditures being confined to the Open Champion of the United States, course. Temporary quarters, however, 1914, is given as Walter Hogen, of Ro- with showerbaths, have been provided chester, N.Y. Of course it should be for the use of the players. A large Waiter Hagen. Heis considered by number of the members are also mem- expert critics one of the greatest golf- bers of the St. Charles Country Club ers in the United States. \' prosperous futureis in store for Pine © o © Ridge in the years to come Miss Elaine V. Rosenthal, of Ravi- sloe Club, Chicago, won the Women’s The St. Catharines Golf Club has \Western Golf Championship at Mid- two of the finest holes in Canadain its lothian by defeating the title-holder, No. 5 and No; .6°> The tormer -is.ia Mrs. Harry D. Hammond, of Indian- “dog’s leg” hole, 486 yards, which re- apolis, in an excellently played match, quires skilful play to negotiate a Par 5. 4 and 3. To win thetitle Miss Rosen No. 6 1s 240 yards. To carry the green thal, who is a national runner-up, had or nearit a firm, full drive over a sporty to make a medal score that approxi- water hazard has to becalled into re- mated 89 She already had scored quisition. The St. Kitts greens and three rounds of 91 since the tourna- fairgreens have been greatly improved ment hegan, making her average medal the past season or so. The courseis score a particularly good one. 3,020 yards, and requires a “bit of doing” to get a Par 38. Therearealot There have been a numberof enthu of very good and enthusiastic golfers siastic golfers staying this season at in St. Catharines, and Dr. Killmer, the the Wawa Hotel, Muskoka. Recently popular Captain, can get together a a strong contingent of Lambton mem team that will take a lot of beating on bers played a team madeup of campers any course and cottagers from Norway Point Lambton .won by two points. The \ Niagara-on-the-Lake subscriber SCOTC,: writes the “Canadian Golfer”: “Here Lambton. Norway Point. is a yarn I heard: Two golfers, one a W. C. James 0 Dr. Dickson I Dr. Webster 1 Rev: B.C. TMbb 0 good player, the other an indifferent Tames Burns 1 T. Seagram 0 one, were about to play a game. The Dr. Burns 1 F. Morrison 0 H. Thorn “ 0 Dr. Risdon 0 good player suggested giving a handi- John Hope 1 Tt. C. Schoepflitt 0 cap, and the indifferent said that he Rf. Brian ed C.D. Gordon 0 W. Phillips 0 Owen Smiley 1 would be satished with two whoofs. Wat Sarr 0 T. MeMaster 0 Not wanting to showhis ignorance, B. E. Bull 0 Rey. H. Hull J

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324 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 1, No. 5 The Foursome Handicap at the Dr. A. Scott, Dr. Alexander and Mr Waterloo Golf and Country Club was W. Green, well-known Londongolfers, won by Messrs Jas. Spaulding and were among the Canadians who visited John MacKendrick after a most inter- the championship at Detroit early in esting competition. The winners the week. played excellent golf throughout. The © © © runners-up were Messrs Brayley and At a recent meeting of the directors Morrow. of the Royal Canadian Golf Associa- e @ e@ tion the Sarnia Golf Club, Sarnia, Ont., Mr. Frank C. Hibbard, of the Great the Oshawa Golf Club, Oshawa, Ont., Lakes Dredge and. Dock Company, and the Lingan Country Club, of Syd- Buffalo, writing subscribing for the ney, N.B., were admitted to allied “Canadian Golfer,’ says: “Permit me membership in the Association. The to congratulate you on the appearance Weston Golf Club, Weston, Ont., was and character of your magazine. ] admitted to associate membership in the Association. sincerely believe it will becomeone of the leading golfing magazines of Am- oe ¢Y © erica.” Twenty-one members of the Brant- ford Golf and Country Club travelled Over fifty golfers from Edmonton to St. Catharines on Civic Holiday and haveleft the links for the front. Four spent a most delightful day on the have been killed and several have been sporting course of that city. The vis- severely wounded. Mr. Palmer, Sec- itors incidentally were vanquished by retary of the Edmonton Country Club, a comfortable margin by the home team. Ina return match with Simcoe e is now Quartermaster of the 63rd O.S. at Brantford the visitors were defeated R Battalion, C.E.F., in camp at Calgary. Mr. Forson has been appointed Honor- after a very interesting match. ary Secretary of the Club pro tem. The President’s Cup donated by Mr. @):© C. A. Waterous was wonbyMr. John I<. Martin, a Paris member of the club, A quiet wedding took place in Tor- who gives every promise of becoming onto on Saturday, Sept. 11th, when a first-class golfer. Mr. Stanley Schell Mrs. Newton Nash, a well-knownresi- was the runner-up. The Yates Cup dent of Toronto, youngest daughter of was won bythe editor of the “Cana- the late Mr. George Bailey, of Ingersoll dian Golfer,” the associate editor, Mr and Toronto, was married to Mr. W. W. Hastings Webling, being the run- M. Reekie, -of ‘Rochester, N.Y. The ner-up. The cup which has been in groom came to this country from Scot- competition for some ten years now land, and was for two or three years in becomes the property of the winner. the Imperial Bank at Toronto, Galt Members of the Brantford Golf and and other places. He nowholds a Country Club have subscribed $260 responsible position with the Lawyers’ towards the purchase of machine guns Co-operative Publishing Company, of by the City of Brantford. Rochester. Mr. Reekieis a magnificent golfer, and played whilst in Canadafor @@@ Lambton, Galt and Brantford. In The marriage is announced in Buf- Rochester and Buffalo he has won falo of Miss Gretchen Johonnot to Mr. many trophies and has madeseveral C. Edgar Schabacker. The fair bride records for courses. The “Canadian is the daughter of Mr. George B Golfer” expresses: the sentiment of Johonnot, for many years the popular Canadian golfers generally in wishing Captain of the Park Club, Buffalo, and Mr. and Mrs. Reekie every happiness a welcome visitor on many Canadian and success in the years to come, courses. Friends throughout Ontario hoping at the same time that they may will extend hearty congratulations and eventually return to Canada and take best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Scha- up their residence here. backer.

The Orillia Country Club Raises Neearly Five Hundred Dollars

The Orillia Country Club offered the with flags and bunting, and the snowy club house and grounds to the Red tea-tables with their centres of pretty Cross Society for a garden party in aid flowers. “Uhe bowling green was used of the Society’s funds on August 16 for the Midway, offering the usual \fter several postponements on ac- tractions, the home-made candy booth, count of the weather, the affair was fortune-tellers’ tents and ice cream held, netting about $475 which, in con- booth. Golfers and tennis players con sideration of many other calls upon the tributed a small fee for playing—all fo1 town’s purses, was certainly a very the good cause; a free jitney service satisfactory sum. Perhaps the most carried the people from town and back attractive spot was the tea-room onthe In the evening, a short programmewas roomy verandah of the club-house, arranged, including a very interesting with its splendid view of Lake Couchi- address by Noel Marshall, President ching; the verandah looked very gay of the Red Cross Society.

MR. SAMUELP BUSH President of Buckeye Steel Castings Co. of Columbus. winner of Golf Driving Contest from the scaffolding of the new unfinished Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, N. J. The dome of the Traymore is the highest point on the Atlantic Coast south of the Statue of Liberty. The winning ball nearly hit the boat, 325

The Golf ers’ Roll of Honour

he Waterloo N August 20th Dr. H. F. Mac- front the members of t y Club gave him a Kendrick, one of Galt’s best- Golf and Countr land, farewell dinner and a handsome gold known medical men, left for Eng the wrist watch. having secured a commission in report The. Doctor was for some years R'A.M.G. as surgeon. He will is President of the Galt Horse Show,and the War Office in London on h to occupied other prominent positions in and expects to receive orders to arrival, He was married in t once. his native town. eo to the front a he started ~ Dr. MacKendrick is one of Canada’s 1893, the same year that orn practice, and his son recently qualified most famous amateur sportsmen. B of as lieutenant in the O.C.T., of Toront in Galt on JuneIst, 1866, the night n- University. There is no more popular the Fenian Raid, he early took an i efficient medical man, no_ finer aquatic sports, at the age of or terest in specimen of Canadian eleven years building manhood serving f a. canvas = himsel King and Countryto Lihen he canoe, day than Dr. H. bought a birch-bark, MacKendrick. Th¢« and finally in 1886 a best wishes of golfers cedar canoe, and started in for vigor- and countless friends ous training. His suc- will follow him in th« cess with the paddle arduous duties that was simply phenom- face him in the future enal. He won at the at thefront. \.C.A. championship Guelph Country Club meet in 1886, 1887, 1888. 1889, 1900, 1901 Thefollowing add and 1902. In all he tional membersofthe paddled in 122 races, Guelph Country Club and was never once are going on active beaten in a_ single- service: Rear-Admira blade contest in the Story, R.N., now Su whole of his remark- perintendent of the able career. Healso Canadian Naval Se “doubled up” with his vice, Esquimalt ; Maj brothers, “J. N.” and Poe Goohlany, 29¢! “WW, G.,” and won Jattery ; Lieut. E. \ Dr. H _F. MacKendrick, the well-known Thompson, 29th Bat with them many dou- Golfer and Amateur Sportsman, who has left for the front. tery ; Lieut. N. Curtis bles. The Doctor was Artillery, undoubtedly the. world’s greatest 4th Brigade, Canadian paddler. Lambton Man on the Arabic As a curler, too, he has won fame Mr. C. H. Pringle, one of the well He has skipped a Tankard rink three known members of the Lambton Gol times, and once in Toronto “took a and Country Club, was on the steam fall” out of the great and only J. D. Arabic, sunk by a German tor ship Flavelle, of Lindsay. pedo. Interviewed at Queenstown, he Of recent years Dr. MacKendrick said: most 0 golfer, In the morning, when, after breakfast, has become a most enthusiastic ¢alu the passengers went up on deck, the sea was r the a tele and has won many matches ‘fo and the atmosphere quite cleal Through scope he noticed what appeared to be the trac! Waterloo Golf and Country Club. He for th of a torpedo coming at right angles then 0! is a mighty “swatter” and one of the ane but saw no submarine whatever, ular golfers in Western On- continued most pop “Quicker than I can relate it,” he ck r the edo, travelling at enormous speed, stru tario. Before his departure fo “the torp September, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFEP 327

our steamer on the starboard side rhe impact made her shake frightfully, and then there was in explosion The passengers were by this time rushing frantically for the life-belts which were fortunately at hand at various places on the deck “Captain Finch was on deck giving orders, and boats were being got down over the sid when quite suddenly the vessel commenced to sink, and in a few minutes went down There was no panic, but naturally a good deal of ex« itement imongst the women and children, and they were first got into the boats ‘Considering that no warning was given by the brutal enemy, it is astonishing that a much larger proportion of those on board were not lost Al though a number of people were in the water when the Arabic went down, the vast majority of those on board got safely into the lifeboats “After being in the lifeboats for some time a ship came along and took us on board The crew of the ship treated the survivors very kindly, and in some cases clothing was distributed Nothing was saved by either the crew or passengers, but it is well to be alive under the circumstances.” Royal Flying Corps Mr. F. Stanley Schell, a well-known ind popular player of the Brantford Golf and Country Club, has been ac cepted as a candidate for the Royal

Flying Corps, and leaves for Toronto Mr. F. S. Schell of the Brantford Golf and Country Club, who has been accepted for the in the course of the next two or three Royal Flying Corps weeks to take a course of instruction torist, and should have no difficulty Mr. Schell is the first Canadian golfer In qu ilif ing’ aS an airman Golfing to take up aviation and his praise friends throughout Ontario will wish worthy SLEDS [Ste t© be heartily com him every success and will extend t mended. In addition to being a first him hearty congratulations on taking

class 2 ylfer he plays from seratch in up such important work on behalf of Brantford—he is ilso an expert mo- King and country

For when the One Great Scorer comes, To write against your name He'll write, not if you won or Jost But howyouplayed the game

TheAlberta Provincial Golf Tourna dian Golfer” for October will contain a ment, as a result of the war, has been full description of these beautiful new abandoned this year The Edmonton links Country Club is holding a small sweep stake tournament instead Che Ladies’ National Golf Tourna ment 1s in progress this week at the Onwentsia Club, Chicago Mrs. W Hamiulton’s magnificent new golf \. Gavin, England, is the only foreign course near Ancaster was informally entrant,and has reached the semi-finals opened on Saturday, Sept. 11th. This She is playing grand golf. Mrs. Gavin is a “Harry Colt course,” and has every has been a big game hunter, aviator : ear-mark of becoming in time one of and actress, and makes all her strokes : the finest on the continent. The “Cana with quick decision and firmness :

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