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VOL. XXIV APRIL, J909 No. 4 A ROUND OF GOLF With Seymour Dunn Professional to the Lake Placid Golf Club PART II. Proceeding to our mashie shot, we otherwise the wrist would bend or now find our ball lying well, but in give in an undesirable manner at the the hollow of an undulation, some moment of impact, and thus complete- sixty yards or so from the green, and ly ruin the stroke. owing to the irregular nature of the As the muscles on one side of the ground between us and the hole, we forearm cause the wrist to bend one must pitch our approach on to the way, so do the muscles on the op- green with very little run on the ball posite side of the forearm cause the after it alights. wrist to bend the other way. There- In playing the stroke simply take fore all the wrist controlling muscles the ball up clean, do not try to put should be tensified to prevent the wrist on any fancy cut or back spin ; the from giving under the force of the club will put on all the back spin stroke. The wrists, of course, must act that is required, and if sufficiently laid to perform their part of the swing, but back it will pitch the ball high, which their greatest work is to prevent un- will drop consequently corresponding- desirable wrist action. A firm grip ly dead. then is most essential, especially at In approach work do not exagger- the moment of impact, as it tensifies ate the wrist action; wrist work is the muscles controlling the wrists, as ivhat ice require more than wrist well as preventing any chance of the action. club turning in the hands. This may be very vague to many, So much for the wrist work, now so I will explain its meaning. for their proper action. As the various wrist actions are It seems to be generally supposed controlled by various muscles in the that the wrists swing the club away forearm, all muscles controlling the from, and back to the ball in the wrist's actions must be made taut to a short swings. This is a wrong im- certain extent to steady the wrist, pression, as m our best players the

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converts the vertical wrist and arm action into a correct elliptical golfing swing. In the case of the short swings we have very little turning of the shoulders, not sufficient to perform the necessary lateral action of the club's swing. Nevertheless there is a lateral action or curve, which is nearly if not fully as long as in the full swing, yet not a hair's breadth of it is pro- H duced by any sideway bending of the wrists, but by the two forearms turning in the elbow joints. (Note: Not bending in the elbow joints, but the forearm bones twisting in the elbow 1 sockets.) The forearm twist, which chiefly produces the lateral curve, is of course assisted by the turning of the shoulders, and the shorter the swing

ADDRESSING THE BALL MASHIE SHOT

wrists do not act in any manner what- soever to cause the club head to be swung away from the ball in a lateral, or horizontal manner. The wrist action is directly and solely a vertical one, identically the same as in the full swing. The manner in which the lateral curve is produced in the short swing, however, is different to the manner in which it is produced in the full swing, and to understand this differ- ence you will have to follow me close- ly. Those who read my articles on the full swing in the November, Decem- ber. January and February, 1907 and TOP OF SWING FULL MASHIE SHOT Note the complete turn of the shoul- 1908, issues of this magazine, will ders which lias alone accomplished tn« lateral curve also that the wrists have understand how the lateral curve cre- performed fully as much vertical action as in the full swing while the arms have ated by the turning of the shoulders only partly assisted. •~

A ROUND OF GOLF WITH SEYMOUR DUNN I'fj the less the shoulders turn, and the in the full swing. This is occasioned more the forearms twist in the elbow by the arms not acting to such an sockets to produce the lateral action extent at the shoulder joint as in the or curve. full swing; the wrists nevertheless It must be borne in mind I have ab- perform fully as much vertical action solutely no reference as to what may as in the full suing, and thus we have be done in wrist bending in the pre- our short swings composed almost liminary waggles while addressing the entirely of vertical wrist action, the ball. 1 am speaking of what actually vertical arm action being almost inac- does, and should, take place during tive, and the vertical wrist action is the swing, including the final hack converted into an elliptical swing by swing, and what our best players act- the forearms twisting in the elbow ually do. So let it he clearly under- sockets, while the shoulders, like the Stood, that you should mi no account arms, are very nearly inactive. try to swing the club away from, and I may add that [ am not speaking back to the hall by bending the wrists of the little chip shot, which a great in any manner sideways, as you would many (and wisely, too) perform al- be placing yourself at a very great most entirely with a sideway wrist ac- disadvantage by doing so, because you tion. I am at present dealing only could not obtain sufficient power in that manner, and to attempt to swing the club by a sideway wrist action in company with the turning of the shoulders, or any other lateral curve producing action would simply produce a hideous muddle of affairs. To resume then: first the slight turning of the shoulders should, and naturally will, start the club head away from the ball, and to a certain extent produce the lateral curve of the club's course. But the twisting or turning of the forearms in the elbow sockets is what chiefly creates the lateral curve, while the wrist action is purely a vertical one which is partly converted into a lateral action, owing to the twist of the forearms at the elbow joint changing their course of action. Nevertheless so far as the wrists are concerned, their action remains throughout the swing purely an up and down one. See illustration FINISH OF PULL MASHIB SHOT In the approach shots the swings Note complete shoulder and wrist action while the arm action lias only raised the arc a very much smaller ellipse than lian.ls twelve Inches or so. thus considerably decreasing the size of the ellipse; 2OO ./ ROUND OF COLD WITH SEYMOUR DUNN. with the short swing, as it is used principles of the golfing swing, finds when playing a sixty-yard approach he is not developing his game as well with the masliie, or a little longer as he would wish to, he should at once shot if you like, even with the mid get the assistance of a competent in- iron. structor to study out his individuali- So let it be clearly understood then, ties, and develop his play in a style that the fundamental principles upon most suited to him. which the golfing swing is based are Frequently we find players of ar- the same in all strokes, viz:—a verti- dent enthusiasm plodding away with- cal, or up and down action of the out making any progress, and simply arms and wrists converted into a golf- because they have either never been ing swing, by a lateral action produced properly taught the fundamental prin- either by the turning of shoulder, or ciples of the swing, or because they turning of the forearm hones in the are trying to apply them in some other elbow sockets, or by both. man's style, wholly or partly unsuit- The differences in the various ed to them. strokes are mere variations of these Some of course might say it is all fundamental principles, the various bosh about having to be taught the actions being either increased, or de- fundamental principles of the swing creased to furnish the required swing. before we can expect to make any The putting stroke and chip shot progress. It might be so to those who wherein the club head swings practi- take to the game naturally. But we cally in a straight line, or in other are not all natural born golfers, there- words where there is practically no fore we require instruction, and let lateral curve owing to the wrists alone me add that even the natural born performing the swing, are the only golfer would make himself a still strokes in which the wrists perform better player by studying the princi- a sideway action. ples of the swing, as it is analyzed in My reader will observe I have had the books of our golfing writers. nothing to say in regard to such things I may say I am a natural born as holding tighter with one hand than golfer, because I was, practically the other, or that a certain hand must speaking, born on the golf course at do more work than the other and so North Berwick, Scotland, and born forth. To put such advice in an ar- in a family of professional golfers. ticle that is addressed to the golfing and my grandfathers before me were public in general is folly. professional golfers. Naturally the There is no rule that governs all first thing that came to my hand was golfers in such matters. We are all a club and ball, and yet, though I have physically different, and in every case played since I started to walk, I never each player will more or less instinc- fully appreciated the game till I un- tively do what is best suited to him dertook the task of writing golf ar- in these minor matters, which are ticles, which of course set me think- simply details of style, or individuali- ing, and analyzing the whys and ties. If a player after having been wherefores of everything connected thoroughly taught the fundamental with the actual playing of the game, A ROUND OF GOLD WITH SEYMOUR DUNN. 201

rrrry approach as some do, in fact 1 think it is best if at all possible to take the ball up clean. To take a divot with the ball re- quires more force, according to the condition of the ground, which might •~ be softer than you thought and come away easier than you allowed for, the ball gets that extra force and so goes further than it should. Then again the ground may be harder than you allowed for, in which case your ball will probably go only half the distance you intended. There might even be a hidden rock, and what might happen I need not try to tell, SO do not dig into the turf if it is at all possible to avoid it. ILLUSTRATES A SHORT JIASHIE SHOT WHKKEIN THR SHOULDERS fudge your distance, form an im- HAVE TURNED VERY LITTLE. pression and let your own instinct do Note that the head of the mashie lias turned, or in other winds, is as parallel the rest, aided by a common sense and to the line of play as in a longer swing. The turn lias been created m>t by the graceful pendulumlike swing catch- wrists but by the forearm bones turning in the elbow sockets, thus producing the ing the ball in the center of a suffici- lateral curve of th • short swing. ently lofted blade. and now my own game has not only An excellent article was written by vastly improved but I feel a pleasure George Low, in the ( )ctober, 1907, is- in playing the game which I never sue of this magazine on the mashie felt before. and my reader would do well to study My recent analytical studies of the it. somewhat baffling problems of the To return to our subject. If the game have brought to my notice the ball has been taken up clean, and actual existence of things which T on alighting it has too much run, then never realized before; therefore I ad- get a mashie with more loft on it, so vise every golfer, natural or other- that it will pitch the ball higher, and wise, amateur or professional to study consequently drop straighter. the science of the game. It is hard A great many players cannot pitch to tell what we can yet learn, what their approaches, because they have problems we can still solve. Even not got a suitable club. though it might not help us to play A good pitching mashie should have better, KNOWLEDGE GIVES a broad lip at the sole, tapering up PLEASURE. I speak thus because thin, deep face, and ample loft, about I feel that there is yet much to be fifty-five degrees from the pejrpendicu- solved in the science of the game. Iar, not more. To return to our mashie shot: I Quite a few players try to pitch 'do not believe in taking a divot with their approaches with a comparatively 2O2 A ROUND <)!• GOLF WITH SEYMOUR DUNN

were the club head to follow through without interruption. The result is the club head hits the ball a dead blow imparting very little momentum or running power, consequently the ball drops dead with little or no run. J need hardly add the stroke is a most difficult one, and as I before mentioned wrought with many dangers, and not a safe one to use, unless you have completely mastered it by constant practice, and even then you would be taking chances. Of course the dangers of the vary- ing conditions of the ground are great- ly diminished by the fact, that the ball should receive the club's first im- This illustrates the action of the fore- pulse a fraction before it enters the arms turning in the elbow sockets without any other movement having been ground, but what will happen if you made. Compare tins illustration with No 6. straight faced mashie by standing round more behind the ball than is usual, laying back the blade, and cutting under the ball. This may be a very pretty shut, but it is not practical enough, and not to be depended upon for general work. If they do not cut clean under the ball, they are apt to cut the ball clean across the green; so use a mashie with ample loft and skim the ball up clean. It may be necessary of course on some occasions to use the cut shot, and I will deal fully with it later on. The object gained by those who take a divot with the ball in playing their approaches with a straight faced Illustrates the awkwardness of the mashie is as follows: stroke when the club is swung away from the ball by bending the wrists The follow-through of the club which is most incorrect. The turn of the forearms in the elbow sockets IB head is checked, not necessarily entire- company with the vortical wrist action is the only method which will produce ly, but nevertheless sufficiently to de- the best results. It is the method of all our best players whether they be con- prive the ball of the additional mo- scious of the fact or not; though they may vary one way or the other a little, mentum it would otherwise receive the principle is the same. BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS AND COURSES. 20$

take the ground too soon? Most • if playing it; 1 must leave it, however, likely nothing, beyond cutting the till we come to it, in proper turn. turf. After all this discussion, we de- Nevertheless the stroke is played serve to find our ball stone dead at almost consistently, by some of our the Inile, so we will leave the sand very best players, and with excellent traps where they are, and go and hole results, too. For this reason I have out instead, as we will find plenty explained the benefit to be gained by more before our round is completed; it, though I cannot recommend it. but do not hurry over the putt, as However, for those who wish to try stone dead putts can be missed. Take it, remember that the object in taking as much care as with a longer putt. a little turf with the ball is to check Before closing this month's article the club head's follow-through, and I wish to add that I am at work impart to the ball a dead blow, which on an exhaustive treatise on the as I before mentioned will result in fundamental principles governing the the ball dropping dead, with little golfing swing; my task is about com- (briii or no run. but you must also hit pleted, and I am satisfied the work harder than when taking the ball up will prove a help to golfers generally. clean. Those who have read my articles There is a shot to be played in the in the afore referred to issues of this course of our round, where I shall magazine, have had a peep into my have to ask my opponent to play a treatise on the fundamental principles shot somewhat in this order, viz:— governing the golfing swing, as they no follozv-tliroiigli but I shall explain were a few snatching^ I took out for a far easier and perfectly safe method, the occasion. (To be continued I

BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS AND COURSES By Harold H. Hilton We are very much worried over opinion on the subject. The discus- here by a question which is generally sion has now been proceeding for termed the Championship rota, in many, many months and has proved other words, we do not seem able to quite a godsend to the journalists who settle the links over which it is right during the bare and barren winter and proper that the championship months are very hard pressed for in- should be played; and the subject has teresting copy with which to supply been the cause of a somewhat acri- their weekly outbursts in the various monious wrangle between those who papers. To them it is quite a de- are in any way competent to form an lightful subject as it can be attacked

- 204 BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS AND COURSES. from so many points of view, and championship matters, but it is a dif- there is a new aspect to treat every ficult task, particularly in connection three or four weeks. with the amateur event, owing to the The management of the champion- original decree that every club who ships over here is of a somewhat originally subscribed to the trophy has primitive nature. Firstly, it may be the right to send a delegate, and that said that although the management of the delegate's power, even if he repre- the two events, the open and the ama- sents some obscure and obsolete club teur, are, so to speak, in entirely dif- is e<|ual to that of the representative ferent hands, they are, however, very of any of the leading organizations. much in touch with each other on ac- American golfers must not conceive count of the fact that for many years for a moment from the foregoing, that both events have been played over the there is any question of open revolt same five greens, to be correct since against the present management. Far 1892, and in consequence the dele- from it; the situation has simply aris- gates of these few clubs form a some- en through the wish of the board of what close corporation—in truth they control, if so it may be termed, to have complete charge of the open meet the wishes of all classes of golf- event. But in the amateur there is ers from every part of the kingdom. a somewhat different tale to tell, as The question in connection with the originally twenty-four chilis sub- open event was quickly and decisively scribed to the purchase of the amateur settled. The Professional Association trophy, and each of these twenty-four suggested that chiefly on account of clubs has the right to send a repre- the fact that as nowadays the number sentative to the meeting of delegates. of professionals south of the Tweed But the truth remains that man}' of considerably outnumbered those north them seldom utilize their prerogative of the Tweed, they thought it advis- to do so, as it is probable that at any able that the event should be played meeting of delegates in the past not on three greens in Scotland and three more than fifty per cent of the possible in England in place of three in Scot- full representation have been present land and two in England and the and some of the delegates, who do Board, quickly recognizing the justice act can hardly lie called representa- of this suggestion, intimated that they tives of their clubs, as I have known were willing to discuss the subject on more than one occasion a player, and left it to the Professional Asso- who had no idea of any such meeting ciation to name the proposed sixth taking place, having been suddenly championship course. Many were pitchforked into the meeting and in suggested, but it was always a battle consequence knowing literally nothing between Westward Ho and Deal, the of what had to be discussed. former had claims on account of seni- But this is typical of golf manage- ority, but these had to be weighed in ment over here. Certainly one or two the balance with the disadvantage of of our leading clubs, notably the Royal inaccessability and lack of accommo- Liverpool Club, do make an effort to dation. Deal, on the other hand, was attain some kind of control over the more accessible of the two and BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS AND COURSES. 205

on the question of accommodation is Celtic race they quickly settled any undoubtedly better equipped than any inward discussion and decided to stand other championship course. But it is and fall by Dollymount near Dublin. very, very close to Sandwich, and Now Dollymount is a fine green, and many thought that it seemed unfair there is plenty of room in dirty Dub- that one particular district should lin for all who wish to witness the have the championship courses, but event, but Dollymount is at least four the Professionals waived any question miles out of Dublin and you can only on one side. They looked at it from arrive there by driving in electric car the practical point of view, and the or conveyance. The railway com- greater facilities for traveling and panies seem to have studiously avoid- better accommodation carried the day ed Dollymount as a port of call. There and Deal is now the sixth champion- are many things to be said in favor ship course, and as a test of the game of Dollymount, but on the other hand it can hardly be improved upon," at there are many things which can least that is the opinion of all the lie at least severely criticized. Hut leading professionals. Irish golfers are for it t-» a man and Now as to the amateur: it appears even ff their present attempt ends in almost certain that eventually the pres- failure, they will certainly not throw ent rota will be disturbed, but how up the battle cry "A championship and when is a question which the fu- course for Ireland." There can be ture can alone decide as, although the but little doubt that the course which question has been before the public has a decided claim for inclusion is for some two years we seem farther Westward Ho. As a test of the game off a settlement than was the case nothing can be said against it, but it when it was first mooted. The truth is asking our Scotch friends just a is our Irish friends have a finger in little in requesting them to come so the pie, and once they have got it far south, and again many have an there they are not likely to take it idea that the accommodation will not out, except under the ban of absolute stand the strain but the devotees of compulsion. They want the champion- the North Devon green will not admit ship played on an Irish green, and al- that possibility. Personally, I think though they are not represented them- that there is a great chance of West- selves on the Board they nevertheless ward Ho being eventually selected as have ardent and enthusiastic friends a sixth green. The next Delegates' at Court, and if pertinacity will win meeting takes place at the champion- the day the amateur championship will ship meeting at Muirfield in May and eventually be played on an Irish there is every prospect of its proving course. very interesting, as several clubs have When they first put forth their already given notice of propositions • claim they were a little at sixes and they are going to bring up. For in- sevens, as they could not unanimously stance the Tantallon Club, one of the decide as to the most suitable course most influential Scottish organiza- for the event. But in a way that is tions, has passed a resolution that the generally considered unusual to the present five championship courses b 2O(> BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS AND COURSES. should be maintained and that an add- play upon them as natural hazards in ed green should be selected every the form of rushes and bent gradually sixth year. In the meanwhile, how- disappear under the onward march ever, the most important resolution of the foot of man, and again the before the meeting will be that of the big natural sand hazards year by year special committee, which was deputed become less terrifying—in fact the some months ago to consider the mat- bottoms of many of these hazards by ter and who on a vote arrived at the degrees become almost covered with following suggestion to the effect that good turf. Nowadays where are the the present championship rota should terrors of the once famous bunker be abolished and that a course should called "Hell" at St. Andrews? They be selected each succeeding year, which are literally non-existent, as what was in my opinion, except for the possibili- once sand is now almost entirely grass. ty of contentious wrangling, seems a And again the "Maiden" at Sandwich, very wise and happy solution of the except in very secluded spots is go- problem. It is said, however, that ing the same way. It was all sand those interested in one, or possibly once, now it is twenty per cent sand two, of the present championship and eighty per cent grass. Hoylake courses are somewhat fearful that if is one of the courses which is gain- this does become law they will never ing the benefit of the bunker archi- see a championship played on their tect and during the past winter no course again, and there may be some less than twenty-five new bunkers truth in their fears. have been added to the list of hazards, all of the "pot" variety, which Just at the moment there seems to seems to be the fashionable form of be a species of craze over here to hazards nowadays. The amateur make courses just a little more dif- championship is due there next year ficult than they have been. An idea and by that time there will probably seems to have taken root that with be, at least, another twenty-five new the greater facilities enjoyed with the ones for the competitors to avoid. In rubber cored ball, both in avoiding their deliberations in connection with the embraces of hazards and moreover the making of new hazards, the com- recovering from them when once in mittee consulted John Ball. He in- the embraces, that all our courses are spected the ground and his report in- too easy and place a premium on wild cluded the addition of over one hun- and careless play, and there is a cer- dred fresh hazards. Johnnie believes tain degree of truth in this conten- in making a player use his head when tion. Again, by degrees every course playing, and quite right, too. must become easier by continuous • ««IWr

'! "un, mi LEAVES FROM MY NOTE BOOK By "Tantallon"

"A chiel"s among ye takin' notes engaged a professional to give him An' faith he'll prent it." instructions in the game. His progress was slow, for he was not an Golfers are admitted to be keenly apt pupil. One day he was playing a sensitive to criticism, perhaps more mashie shot, his object being to loft so than they need be. The duffer over a low wall. There was no one often vows he will give up the game, with him but the professional for he not because he fails on a stroke, but had a horror of even the smallest simply that he hates to make what gallery. A gamekeeper came out from he calls a show of himself. This ex- the trees and strolled across the course cessive self-consciousness is quite un- as he was playing. Twice the club called for. Those who notice the came down, and twice the head missed sometimes amusing performances of the globe. The gamekeeper could not the duffer, if they happen to be scratch remain silent. "Beg pardon, my lord, men now, have all been in the duffer but you want a bigger ball." "My class and "a fellow feeling makes us lord" exploded and there was not only wondrous kind." It is almost impos- blue blood but blue language about sible to disturb the gravity of a golfer after this. Nothing saved the poor when he is watching another golfer gamekeeper but his long and faith- performing, and I have seen the spec- ful service, and vigorous orders were tator subjected to some severe tests- issued to keep every one off the course One day there was a group of men while the noble lord was "at golf-" around the first tee where a man was addressing his ball. After considerable deliberation the driver came down on the rubber core, and, to use the I came across some remarks of a words of a golfing humorist, the ball British golfing pilgrim who visited went to within 395 yards of the hole, this country some years ago, and if what he says can be relied on we do - "''•"• the hole being 400 yards long. Not a sound was heard from the crowd occasionally gloat over the sufferings around the tee, but when the unfor- of the neophyte—but it must be saia tunate man played his next stroke out in extenuation that he was speaking of the rough, there were cries of of a public golf course. Says the "good shot!" and no doubt the exclam- pilgrim: "No. 252 is called, and a ation acted as balm to the wounded thin, determined-looking Yankee steps feelings of the duffer. upon the tee. Taking a large handful of clay and sand he makes a formidable pyramid and prepares to do or A certain English nobleman having die. Swish ! goes the driver through resolved to take up golf had a nine- the air, and the ball is badly missed, hole course laid out on his estate, and the club passing well inside. Swish !

.^ 208 LIIJI'ES FROM MY NOTE BOOK again—same result. Swish! yet casion, look his left-handed iron, and again—same result. By this time he playing out with an exceedingly good is encouraged by the laughter and ap- shot saved the hole, lien Sayers is plause of fair women and brave men another well-known professional who by the dozen, not one of whom can has used a left-handed club to great do much 1 letter. Eight Limes con- advantage on many occasions. It secutively did the infuriated 'golfer' may be remembered that to preach the miss the globe altogether, and when necessity of being ambidextrous was at last the bullet found its billet, it the lifelong hobby of Charles Reade, was in the stomach of a gentleman the famous novelist- It may be as- reclining under a tree at cover point!" sumed that he had not devoted his talents to the subject of golf. If he had, he would have realized that it Did any one ever hear of a man would lie the work of two lifetimes taking fifteen minutes to hole out a to play golf both ways. putt, and only a foot putt at that? Vet 1 saw the operation performed some years ago in a very important However, I did really know one championship contest. This some- ambidextrous golfer. He could play what deliberate golfer is of nervous equally well either way, and usually temperament and very much averse carried two or three left-handed clul to noise of all kinds while he is play- in his bag. What preference he had ing. As soon as he arrived at the was for right-handed play. I remem- hole to putt, noise of every possible ber my astonishment when, after variety broke on his ear- There were watching him play a hole or two in photographers, spectators burning to the usual way, I saw him play an iron catch trains, the rumble of trains pass- shot from an open course left-handed. ing up and down the main line, wom- He told me afterwards that he did en golfers discussing their cards in not like the stance for the shot right- hurrying to the clubhouse, and, to cap handed. the climax, a flight of blackbirds overhead. When at length perfect silence We don't hear so much of "sporty" prevailed, the putt was made and the golf courses as we did, the much- match won by 2 up and i to play. abused adjective having practically disappeared from the vocabulary of the writers on the game- I recollect Not many players carry a left hand- this description of a golf course was ed club in their bag, but there are published some years ago, but it would times when its value cannot be over- scarcely do now. "The next, across estimated. One such occasion that the race track, is a hard proposition; came under my notice was when T. a pull lands one in the derrick, a slice II. Taylor, the English crack, was in a cut, a foozle in an oil tank bottom, playing at Myopia. His ball was ly- and there the golfer is between the ing quite close to the fence and a devil, dee]) sea and double trouble; right-hand stroke was virtually impos- he takes his choice and keeps hia sible. Taylor, equipped for the oc- nerve, eye on the ball and drives LEAVES FROM MY NOTE BOOK 2O

straight. The second shot must be a pecting their club professionals to play good one to clear the pumping rods round with them without payment. overhead, the steam box over the 1 would scarcely believe that this was ground, the trees to the left and the so, but 1 had the story from so many deep cut to the right; next, a good ap- and such reliable sources that it be- proach lands one on the green, a dis- came impossible to doubt that it is tance of 314 yards. The club has en- a common practice. I suggested to gaged in sporty contests and has in- the professionals that the remedy was variably won. Their links are as good in their own hands by refusing to play as a golf school, being exceptionally unless they were paid to do so. ( )ne difficult—up and down hills, throng,1 professional to whom 1 made this re- trees, over oil-derricks, gullies and mark answered that to take this stand boiler houses and much rough ground. would render a professional unpopu- The player who can negotiate these lar and would probably result in his propositions can play a good game losing his position- This objection, anywhere." however, would not apply if a common agreement was come to by all professionals not to play without pay- The stranger on this "sport)" ment. Golfers would soon fall into course, quite irrespective of the four- line if this was done, for an instant's some behind him, would be apt to reflection must show them how unfair sing: it is to occupy a professional's tune The foursome behind me are swearing, without renumeration. A man who And repeatedly shouting out "Fore!" does this ought to realize that he is They are dropping approach shots be- preventing the man from working in hind me, his shop, or giving a lesson, or play- And preparing to level some more. ing round with a man who would pay And though I am bitting my hardest, him. And pressing with might and with main, There I am at the edge of the bunker. One professional told me how he And I'm bound to be bunkered again. was treated by a very prominent near- In it again ! in it again! amateur who is exhibited in a very I'm bound to be in it again! mean and contemptible character. The professional in question was a young man and had just been engaged by At one time the professionals made a very influential club. The near- of me a sort of clearing house for amateur came to him and asked him to their troubles and heaven knows they play with him, and of course, the pro- had enough. You would think, un- fessional did so. lie made a charge in less you make allowance for the fact his books against the near-amateur that it is human nature to grumble at the rate of $1.50 a round, and in that—to parody (rilbert—"the pro- due course he sent in his bill. Shortly - fessional's lot is not a happy one." after the near-amateur came into his One particular grievance is that mem- shop and handing the professional tile bers of clubs are in the habit of ex- bill said, "There's some mistake here." 2IO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTRY CLUB

The professional said "Let me see." He let these words sink into the dazed Quite innocently he ran over the brain of the professional, and then In items on the bill and to guard against added these very significant words, error he cast them up twice, the near- "the last professional here was fired amateur looking on with ill-concealed from the club through me." It was impatience- Then the professional clearly a case of "play without pay said, "I don't see any mistake, sir. or go" and the professional submitted The bill's quite right." The near-ama- to the inevitable. For many years he teur looked at him hard with a cold, played with this man several times a steely eye, and said, "I never pay any week and he never received one cent professional for playing with me." remuneration.

THE ALLEGHENY COUNTRY CLUB By W. B. Hambly

The Allegheny Country Club is situ- No. 3 is a sensation 234 yards (4) ated at Sewicklv. about ten miles from as you are about 100 feet above the Pittsburg ) all the way, 492 yards (5)—green and is only dangerous in case of a very much elevated, which means slice as the roadway runs parallel with much trouble, as the tendency of same this hole, and will he remembered is very steep and long. through Fred Herreshoff playing the No. 7 is a difficult hole, 220 yards. 19th in his match with E. M. Byers as the wind is often unfavorable; (4) last year. the tennis courts on the right about No. 2 is 384 yards (4J _. ) ; two hunk- 150 yards from the tee being out of ers, an elevated green.another roadway hounds. This green is in front of the and huge tree in line with drive makes clubhouse and gives the player a this rather a difficult hole. chance to put an order in- THE ALLEGHENY COUNTRY CLUB 21 I the*

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No. 8, 326 yards, is very similar to No. 10, 322 yards, same direction as No. 1 and in the same direction. No. 9, the green being situated about No. 9, 392 yards, in same direction 100 yards short of the sixth tee. as No. 6—although not quite so long. No. 11 is 308 yards upgrade (4) ;

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mm n F. HerreshofI Norman Macbeth W. C. Fownes, Jr. Allen Lard A FOUR BALL MATCH AT ALLEGHENY drive and a mashie if the wind is all start to the other section of the course right—rather sloping green but many entirely another direction, about forty threes have been made here. Then we acres of fine golf. The soil is shaley, therefore a hard rain does not mean slopping through mud as one has to so often on clay courses. The greens have the finest turf in the country during the hottest months, and great sur- prise was shown last year when everything was scorched up for want of rain to see these grand greens. Xo. 12 is a dip and a rise of about the same length and grade, 244 yards ( 4). You are liable to slice over to Xo. 13 or pull into the woods so it is not a very easy hole if you have these faults. 11 Xo. 13 is on the same order as No. 3 only shorter, i<;4 yards. A regular punch howl (3Tj) a very pretty cleek shot. FRED BRAND THE ALLEGHENY COUNTRY CLUB 213

No. 17, 399 yards, A little longer than Xo. 15 but in same direction: a terribly tricky green, very sloping and almost impossible when the greens are unusually fast. No. 18, 2jj yards, (4). Good lonj shot with a driver to reach the tup of the hill—otherwise easy. The out journey i> 3.183 yards and in, 2,892 yards, making a total length of 0,075 yards. The bogey is 78. The ex-amateur champion, E. M. livers, holds the amateur record, 71, and Fred Brand, the club professional, has the professional record, 69. J. D. Lvon is president of the club. H. R. Rea, vice-president, J. W. Scul- ly, treasurer and O. D. Thompson, secretary. WILLIAM FREW ON FIRST TEE June 10th to 12th, the club will hold an invitation tournament.

No. 14 is the long hole in this section, 493 yards (5^2), very blind; about the same grade up as you have just come down in No. 13—if you reach the summit on your drive it is a long second shot to carry a wide gully and a long third with a mid iron to the green. In the tournament last year the wind was so strong that the long drivers held back, as the gully had been reached by one or two and caused them the loss of a stroke. No- 15 is 320 yards (4), a good spoon shot to save loss of stroke in that same gully—otherwise an easy four. No. 16 back to the nfteenth tee over the gully again 355 yards (4^ ) ; a sloping green and a very difficult approach as it is a blind hole, two out B. E. GILES DRIVING FROM FIRST of three drives. TEE DECISIONS BY THE RULES OF GOLF COMMITTEE February, 1909

NORTH MIDDLESEX G. C. (Old with her, but B refused, and so A, Rules).—Q—A and B are playing in failing to obtain a partner, joined in a foursome competition (medal play). with another couple who asked her They cannot find partners and there- to play with them (as under the Old fore ask the secretary of the cluh Rules). Was B right in refusing, see- (who is a member hut not competing) ing that A was unable to obtain an- and the professional to play round other partner, especially as a notice with them, the secretary keeping the had been on the Notice Board for score. Does this disqualify A and some time requesting members to B? make themselves acquainted with the New Rules before taking part in any A.—As it seems from further cor- competition after January 1st. What respondence received that the custom penalty do the three who played to- of the Green Committee of the North gether incur? These three tore up Middlesex Golf Club is to delegate their cards on their return as they their powers to the secretary during were told they were disqualified, the conduct of a competition, A and one of them having done a good B may be considered to have been score—better than the one returned. "authorized to play with a profes- Some would-be competitors did not sional" under Stroke Rule 12 and play at all as they were told they their score should be accepted. would be disqualified their markers BANSTEAD DOWNS G. C.—0.—In being non-competitors. The result this club has been the custom for was that only one card was returned competitors in all competitions to played under the New Rules. Owing choose their own partners whether to the misunderstanding and dispute they are competitors or not, and to among so many of the members the start when they liked, as it has not Committee held a meeting and decided been found necessary to have a special that the competition for the Medal committee for conducting competi- should be replayed. Were they tions. On January 7th the Ladies' right ? And have they the power to do Medal Competition was played. Sev- this? eral of the ladies played with partners A.—Players playing otherwise than who were not competing, and one in couples, or players playing with lady (A) whose partner failed to turn non-competitors except with the sanc- up, asked another (B), who she knew tion of the Committee are disqualified, was competing (and whose brother Rule 1 (2), but it seems impossible to was going to mark for her), to plav bring the case in question under the NOTES FROM THE SOUTH 215

operation of the above Rule as there or with a player or marker. Looking appears to have been no committee to at the irregularity of the circumstances conduct the competition, c. g. A, who the Rules of Golf Committee is of RULE Of wished to conform with the Rules opinion that the competition should TTEE should have been provided by the be replayed in conformity with the Committee with a fellow-competitor, Rules.

* NOTES FROM THE SOUTH By Percy H. Whiting

Verily there is no "closed season" the only applicants were Memphis and for golf in the South. As season fol- Louisville. Before the matter could lows season, and year follows year be finally voted upon Louisville with- this fact comes home more and more drew because of damage done its strongly. Another winter is drawing course by recent floods and Nashville to an end—the finish has arrived in applied for the event. When the vote fact. The best month with the winter was polled Memphis was an easy win- resort courses, March, has come am ner. It is generally understood that gone. Most Northern golfers have Atlanta will get the event in 1910 and packed their clubs and trunks and Birmingham is said to be an applicant started for home. Another month will for the honor in 1911. see the last of them back on their native heath- But even before the The winter resort golfers had a winter season of 1908-1909 has died wonderfully good March. There were and been decently buried the year- tournaments by the score and good round courses become very much alive. ones, too- The Augusta Country Club Already the Texas Championship has was troubled with the old complaint— been decided and the time and place more golfers than there was room. of the Southern Championship an- The course has been in the usual nounced. superb condition and tournaments «§* have been practically continuous- All precedents were overturned this year by giving the Southern Golf As- At Summerville, S. C, golf during sociation event to the Memphis course, the winter was a huge success. One where it was held last year. This of the big events was the Washing- repetition was the result of a long tun's Birthday celebration. On that string of unusual circumstances whicfl day there was a handicap medal play • resulted in the inevitable selection of competition over the Pine Forest Inn Memphis as the only course which Golf course for a handsome cup pre- was not utterly impossible. When the sented by the Inn. The entry was directors of the Southern Golf Asso- large and the contest spirited. The ciation first met to consider the matter tournament resulted in a three-cor- 2l6 NOTES FROM THE SOUTH

NINTH GREEN, VICKSBUKG, (MISS.) COUNTRY CLUB.

nered tie with ]. H. Emmert, of De- February 17, Men's singles, medal troit, S. L. Probasco of Chattanooga play, handicap (cup donated by H. (Term.) and Air- Robinson of Pitts- A. Fuller, Cleveland, Ohio). Won burg each occupying a corner, with net by David Gudger. scores of 8". The tie was broken in February 20, Mixed foursome, the afternoon of the tournament, Mr. medal play, handicap. This tourna- Emmert winning by a stroke. The ment resulted in a tie between Dr. G. same afternoon caddie sports were H. Lambert and Miss Rita Rees and held, with greased-pig, sack and run- Dr. and Mrs. C. S- Jordan. ning races on the program. February 27, Mixed foursome, h medal play, handicap, won by E. C Sawyer and Mrs. Thompson Frazer. Since golf has been livened up at This match was the final match of Asheville (X. C.) and the new holes the series for which cups were offered of the Country Club opened tourna- by the club. The ladies' cup was won ment play has been almost continuous. by Mrs. C. S. Jordan and the men's Here are a list of the recent events, by J- A. Burckel, with the winners: February 13, Mixed foursome, March 1, Ladies' singles, medal medal play, handicap, won by Dr. P. play, handicap, won by Miss Margaret TL Ringer and Miss Rita Rees. Morris. February 15, Ladies' foursome, March 2, Ladies' foursome, medal handicap, won by Miss Charlotte play, handicap, won by Miss Margaret Smith (Homewood, Chicago) and Morris and Miss Nell Morrison. Miss Alice Brown. March 8, Ladies' singles, medal NOTES FROM TUB SOUTH

play, handicap, won by Miss Neil four up and two to play. Mr. Buhl Morrison. also took a prize in a kickers' handi- March 10, Ladies' team match, won cap, though it was a second prize, by team consisting of Miss Morris, the first going to S. J. Jacobs of New Mrs. R. Li. Robertson, and Miss Ellen York. Barker.

Much playing has been done also over the Sarsfield course of Camden The Camden Country Club, used by and it is probable that this course will the guests of The Kirkwood, is just be lengthened next year, either to give completing its most successful season. a longer nine holes or to extend the Many interesting" tournaments were present nine to eighteen. The first of played during March. One of the the March tournaments was a two- first was a match play event for a ball foursome for cups presented by silver cup offered by Karl Ilutter of Capt. T. M. Eldridge of Hobkirk Inn. New York. The trophy was won by They were won by Arthur Dorrance W- L. Allen of Philadelphia, who de- and V. Mashek- The mid-March feated W. M. Dunlap of Montclair, event was a handicap tournament X. J., fmir up in the final round. Then against Bogey for a cup presented by came a fine match for a prize offered Howard Hinckley. The prize was by C. W. Silcox of Rochester and won won by George R. Cook. A new rec- by Thomas Rodd of Pittsburg. This ord of thirty-six for nine holes was was followed by a match for the recently made by B. I). Ticknor. An- Thomas Rodd cup- Willis Buhl of other record was that of James Wal- Detroit and Karl Hutter met in the lace who made the first hole, 200 finals and the Michigan player won. vards, in one stroke. :-::

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It took the Southern Golf Associa- day before the duffers play their quali- tion several weeks to decide on a course frying round. Another novelty, as on which to hold the annual tourna- far as the Southern Golf Association ment. The directors were called to championship is concerned, is the safe- meet in Birmingham February 27th guarding of the lower flights against but a quorum neglected to material- invasion by the good players. Certain ize and the question was put to a mail limits are placed on each flight, of vote, with the result that Memphis which there will be four, in addition to Country Club was an easy winner and the championship; and thus players will hold the eighth annual tournament with low handicaps will be prevented of the Southern Golf Association over from getting into the low flights. its course at Buntyn, Tenn., May 25th to 29th. The annual meeting of the association will, as usual, be held Here is the official programme: while the tournament is in progress. 1. SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP. Qualifying Round, 36 holes, Medal Play, to begin Tuesday morning. The new programme of the tourna- Eligible only to those whose handicap, ment contains some revolutionary as fixed by the Southern Golf Associa- changes. It is in fact a golfing atav- tion, is 8 or less at 18 holes; 16 to ism—a reversion—to the type of the qualify. first championship. Only sixteen men First round, 18 holes. Match Play, are to qualify in the first flight, the Wednesday. qualifying round is to be at thirty-six Second round, 18 holes. Match Play, holes, the semi-finals at thirty-six Thursday. holes and the finals at thirty-six holes. Third round, (semi-finals), 36 The change back to first division of holes, Match Play, Friday. sixteen instead of thirty-two will be Fourth round, (Finals), 36 holes, welcome. Last year was the first in Match Play, Saturday. which the scheme of qualifying thirty- 2. QUALIFYING ROUND FOR EVENTS two was tried and it met with much OTHER THAN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. criticism. The objection to the idea To be held Wednesday, at 18 holes. was that, as there are only ten or a Medal Play; open to all other than dozen golfers of real class in the those who, on the previous day, had South it is "cruelty to golfers" to herd qualified for the championship event. so many in the first division, where First flight, lowest 16. they have no earthly chance- Second flight, second lowest 16. Third flight, third lowest id- Fourth flight, fourth lowest 16. To make it certain that no duffers fluke into the first sixteen it is further provided that only such players as Players with Association handicaps have eight strokes handicap or less in of six or less eligible to qualify only in the Southern Golf Association shall the first flight. Those with Associa- be eligible to play in the championship tion handicaps of seven to ten inclu- qualifying round, which comes one sive eligible to qualify in either tin* NOTES FROM THE SOUTH 219

I •, I first or second (light. Those with As- of the following clubs: Waco Golf sociation handicaps of eleven to four- Club, Beaumont Country Club, Hous- teen inclusive eligible to qualify in ton Golf and Country Club, Austin either the first, second or third flights. Country Club, San Antonio Country Those with Association handicaps of Club, Fort Worth Golf Club and the more than fourteen, eligible to qualify Dallas Golf and Country Club. The in any of the four tiights. championship was won last year by R. H. Connerly of Austin, with Thomas Chilton of San Antonio run- Contests in each of the four flights ner-up. to be played as follows: First round, Thursday a. m. Second round, The Galveston course, over which Thursday p. m. Third round, (semi- the tounament will be played, is made finals), Friday a. m. or p. m. Fourth up of nine holes. Here are the figures: round, (finals), Saturday a. m. or No. 1, 234 yards, bogey, 4; No. 2, p- m. All contests in these four flights 463 yards, bogey 6; No. 3, 529 yards, to be at 18 holes, Match Play, except bogey 6; No. 4, 155 yards, bogey 3; the finals for the hrst flight to be at 36 No. 5, 359 yards, bogey 5 ; No. 6, 179 holes, Match Play. 3. Handicap yards, bogey 3; No. 7, 231 yards, Match, 18 holes, Medal Play; contest bogey 4; No- 8, 410 yards, bogey 5; on Friday- Eligible to all not engaged No. 9, 352 yards, bogey. 5. Total num- Friday A. M. in any of the Match ber of yards, 2,912. Total number of Play events. 4. Team Match. The bogeys, 41. four players of any one club returning The links are practically level and the lowest aggregate score (36 holes. the hazards consist of artificial bunk- Medal Play) in the qualifying round ers, drains and ditches with a natural for the championship on Tuesday. bayou at No. 3, and sandy lies for any shots put out of the course. Two clubs have recently resigned from the Southern Golf Association The Texas Association offers seven- and two ejected. The clubs which teen prizes this year. The chief trophy resigned were the Cloverhurst Coun- is, of course, the championship cup. try Club of Athens (Ga.) and the In addition there arc handsome prizes Honorable Company of Golfers of for the state handicap, for the club- Sarasota (Fla. ) while those elected pairs, four-ball match and for the were the Knoxville and Pensacola Hard Luck contest, as well as a host clubs. of less important prizes.

The first of the big Southern The Birmingham Country Club has • tournaments is the fourth annual Tex- begun work on extending its present as championship, which was played nine holes to eighteen. This move was over the course of the Galveston Golf quite in line with the pluck and enter- and Country Club, March 25th to 27th. prise shown by the Alabama organiza- The Texas Association now consists tion in the past. Its course, which is . 220 NOTES MOM THE SOUTH right in the residence portion oi the taken January i, 1894, the day golf city, was hewn out of solid rock and was first attempted in Montgomery forest- Never was a more hopeless and one of the first times it was played tract of land converted into a good in the South. In sending the picture golf course. A lot of intelligent work Inglis writes: was done on the original nine and a "A glance at the teeing ground and hilly forest was converted into as fair green beyond' makes the picture pretty a nine-hole course as the South most interesting. J wonder if the ever had. Now the club, though it caddie in the foreground had ever does not own any of the land it uses, heard the word "Fore.1 Perhaps he has put through an appropriation to had seen several attempts of the extend the course to eighteen holes. Major to hit the ball and felt safe at If the new nine can he put in as good that distance, or again like a good condition as the old one Birmingharr caddie he was advising the use of the will rank close to the top among mid-iron, (all good caddies give ad- Southern courses. vice ). h "Again looking at the details of this John M. Inglis of Montgomery picture I think that caddies must be (Ala.) has recently dug up a picture born, not made, for though this pic- of considerable historical interest to ture was taken fifteen years ago and Southern players which will be found the clubs, balls, etc., had only arrived illustrating these "Notes." It was by express that morning, yet are not

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on Hi,- nhi links at Cloverdale, Montgomery, Ala. From right to left. JohB O'Conner, J. R. Sayre, late G. W. Craik, Major F. H. Mahan. This plctUM shows niif of the first attempts at golf in the South. NOTES FROM THE SOUTH 22 1

all the caddies looking in exactly the he played April 2d, .Miss Jean Lahey directions that we expect our mod is the present holder. em caddies to look, and tell me il you can, what the colored caddie is about to do with that golf ball." The annual meeting of the Mont- gomery club was held February nth. It was decided to enlarge the club- The Nashville Golf and Country house, and $5,000 was appropriated Club will probably hold its usual in- for this purpose. This will enlarge the vitation tournament in June. This is locker, and hath rooms, dining rooms, the oldest important golfing fixture in and ball room. The following officers the South, outside of the champion- were elected: president, E. B. Joseph ship, and is always extremely popular. (re-elected); vice-president, W. T. The Nashville Club has recently se- Scibels; board of directors—}. R. lected the following officers: Judge Sayre, J. II. Norton. Edw. S. Watts, Claud Waller, president; A. C. Read, H. C. Crenshaw, Wm. H. Hurter, J. vice-president, and T. I. Webb, Jr., II. Foster, A. 1. Jones, ( Mr. Jones was secretary. House Committee— Dr. the only member, all the others were C. R. Atchison, chairman ; Grantland re-elected). The president appointed Rice and McEwen Ransom, Greens the following golf committee: J. R. Committee—H. F. Smith, chairman; Sayre, chairman. Jack Powell, C. Lan- Turner Henderson and H. H. Trabue. ier ( lack Powell, new member).

In Montgomery, where golf never The twelfth tournament for the ceases, a number of tournaments have Jessie Jones cup was started Febru- been played recently. The Inglis Cup, ary 22d, at Houston (Tex.) and when played for February 22(1, was won by last heard from had narrowed down Wm. H. Hurter, with a card of 101- to M. Porter and T. P. Williams. 26-75. Rain in the afternoon prevent- Twenty-seven men started in the event ed a large field from finishing. A and the best qualifying score was ladies' championship is in progress. As made by Bryan Heard—a jS. This sixteen entered no qualifying round cup becomes the property of the man was necessary and the drawing re- winning it three times. A. W. Pol- sulted as follows: Mrs. Edw. S. lard has won it twice but this ti' Watts vs. Miss Mary Seibels Ball, failed even to qualify in the first six- Mrs. W- L. Anderson vs. Miss L. teen. Richardson, Miss Jean Lahey vs. Miss Roberta Roberts, Miss Alice Lahey vs. Mrs. W. T. Seibels, Mrs. E. B. "Commodore" Heard recently made Joseph vs. Mrs. G. F- Meehan, Miss considerable of a drive on the last Sadie Wyman vs. Miss Mina Dent, hole at Houston. It is 42s yards long Miss L- Wyman vs. Miss Fanny Jenk- and the veteran player put the ball ins, Mrs. J. W. Holt vs. Miss Bessie within seventy-five yards of the hole, Thorrington. The first round was covering fully 350 yards with one played March 12th. The finals will shot.

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ON THE HOME STRETCH, NASHVILLE (TENN.) GOLF AND COUNTRY (_LUB.

Dallas ( Tex.) golfers played steadi- some event, handicap, medal play. The ly through the winter in preparation players selected partners and one half for the state tournament. II. L. Ed- of the added handicap was allowed. wards and W. A. Dyckman tied for The winning score was 89-13-76. The the Febrnarv monthly medal. The de- New Orleans Item cup was won by ciding match has not yet been played- A. Stewart and H. S. Eustis. This F. D. Coehran recently won the medal was a handicap foursome event at given to the winner of the president's match play. The New Orleans Times cup for 1908-9. An interesting tourna- Democrat cup was captured by J. H. ment was played for two cups pre- Duncan, who defeated D. Holder in sented by H. L. Edwards. Sixteen the final round. ^ qualified in the usual medal round and Never a year before has seen as in the semi-finals (Toilette Munger de- much golf on the course of the Au- feated W. A. Dyckman and George gusta Country Club as this one. The Aldridge defeated J. L. Putterbaugh. course has been badly crowded all the In the finals Mr. Munger took the season and work is being pushed at Edwards cup. leaving the runner-up high pressure on the new eighteen trophy for Mr. Aldridge. holes. ^

The Audubon Golf Club of New A mammoth entry turned out for ( Orleans 1 La. ) which has corralled the President's Cup at the Augusta much of the best golfing talent of Country Club and the trophy was won the South, is playing some first class by K. D. Dalglish, a resident member. tournaments. The Washington's The runner-up was Walter Camp- Birthday event, for cups presented by ?, J. IT. Fulton, was won by H. Beer The next tournament was the hit; and Y. H. Duncan. This was a four- event of the season, the competition NOTES FROM THE SOUTH 227,

for the Lion Air cups. One hundred splendidly adapted to golfing, and people entered in this tournament and amid scenery unexcelled in this part five sixteens were qualified. II. of Virginia. The club has a member- Feuchtwanger was the winner in the ship at present of Goo which will be first flight, with H. H. Cummings run increased to 1,000. It is building an ner-up. eighteen-hole course laid out by H. II. The men who captured the trophies Barker, professional, of Garden City. in the other events were: Two other well known professionals Third sixteen, M. A. Carroll, win- laid out a course as well but barker's ner; Dr. P. M. Prescott, runner-up; plan was the one accepted. The fourth sixteen, II. B. King, winner; clubhouse will lie French Colonial D. Bacon, runner-up; fifth sixteen, architecture, handsome and com- Robert Foote, winner; G. D. Clap]), modious, with every modern conve- runner-up. nience for members who may spend The names of those who qualified the day only or make it their home for in the first flight and the scores were months. There will be ten tennis as follows: courts and ample accommodations for First sixteen, W. L. Suppler, 82; riders to hounds. Boating, trap shoot- Dr. Joe. Selden, 83 ; J. L. Taylor, 85 , ang and pony polo are features to be A. D. Cochrane, 85 ; J. W. Dyer, 85 ; included. The entire work will be H. II. Cumming, 85 ; J. H. Williams, completed by April, 1910. The of- £6; R. H. McElwee, 8*6; P. S. Heath, ficers for the first year are : John A. 87; W. W. Taylor, 88; I. B. Johnson, Coke, Jr., president; C. L. Kirk, vice- president; and John B. Orgain, secre- • •88; H. Feuchtwanger, 88; J. J. White, 88; Frank Keating, 89; K. Dalglish, tary-treasurer. ^ So.; F. W. Taylor, 89. The Belleview Hotel Championship •§• at Belleair, Florida, in the week end- The Hermitage Golf Club of Rich- ing March 13th, was a very success- 4, mond ( Va.) is getting ready for a ful fixture. The championship cup good season. The course is being put was won by W. R. Stenger, Philadel- in shape and several bunkers will prob- phia, with C. A. Spofford, New York, ably be added. Richmond now has runner-up. The second flight cup two nine-hole courses , those of the was won by II. A. Beidler, Lake Gen- Lakeside Country Club and the Her- eva, with Charles Hingley, Chicago, mitage Golf Club. runner-up. The third flight was captured by A. K. Mayhew, Milwaukee, The Virginia capital will soon, how- S. Farwell, Chicago, being runner-up. ever, have a course, eighteen holes in George R. Balch, Cincinnati, got the length, which will rank close to tKe first beaten eight cup. F. F. Nelson, top in the Southland. This will lie Rockford, Illinois., the second, and C. on the property of the Country Club C. Griswold, Chicago, the third. The of Virginia. This organization owns net score cup was won by C. S. Kil-

:• property consisting of 181 acres on bourne, Aurora, Illinois, with ji) and

• the James River three miles north of tlie consolation cup by I. T. Philbrick, the city line. The land is rollinff1 New York, WESTERN DEPARTMENT

Conducted by Joseph G. Davis

If les^ than three weeks of skating spirit of optimism and it looks as if can he taken as evidence of an open every one of the big clubs will have winter, Chicago can lay claim to a waiting lists before the season is long must moderate period of cold. For under way.

the skaters and curlers the winter •> months have been periods of inactivi- The handicap committee of the ty, but "it's an ill wind that hlows no- Western Golf Associatinn is making body good," and already the golfing strenuous efforts to issue a complete sap is beginning to rise. list early in May. Closing day for U cluh lists wa> originally set for March joth, hut by that date fully thirty per From every cluh there comes talk cent. of.the club secretaries had failed of an early start and the only thing to report. Xot wishing to punish that will prevent a big exodus to the players because of the negligence of links is spring rain. Never in the . their club secretaries the handicap history of the sport in this section has committee extended the time to April there such great promise of an active 3d, at the same time notifying the season and from the preparations the clubs that all players not rated would clubs are making it looks as if none be compelled to play from scratch. of them will be caught napping. 4* The ultimatum was in substance as- With the national amateur cham- follows: "As clubs in their open pionship as the main attraction, the tournaments classify players in the amateur open, and women's Western flight qualifying rounds by their West- championships, and the open tourna- ern Golf Association handicaps, all ments of the big clubs, and quite a members of delinquent clubs may he number of smaller tournaments obliged to qualify along with the regu- Chicago players will have plenty to lar scratch players or drop out of the keep them going from early in Tune tournament. It is tough on the play- until the latter part of October. ers to punish them because the handicap committee of their clubs are too Midlothian, Glen View and Hins- lazy to make a report to the Western dale clubs have found it necessary to Golf Association committee, but there increase their accommodations wfiile seems no other way of making the the new Idlewild Club located at Floss- clubs toe the mark. The committee moor, 111., was the outcome of the is not giving up a lot of time and crowded conditions at the RavisToc spending the Western Golf Associa- Club. All along the line there is a tion money just for fun; and it is to WESTERN DEPARTMENT 225 make a report or suffer the penalty home course. The Chicago boy was for failure to do so." () up an the end of the morning round, This is pretty straight shooting and lie also won the low score medal witii ought to have a good effect. a count of 162. In the first round M. II. Eaton defeated F. W. Jacobs, a former Wisconsin champion, 4 and 3. 1 Ienry Patterson Fraser, a promi- The Hunters will return to Chicago nent golfer of Johannesburg, South shortly, and as C. L. Hunter is build- Africa, was a guest of Charles \Y. ing a summer cottage at Midlothian, Folds of the Glen View Club last young Paul will get plenty of prac- month and played several rounds over tice and should prove a formidable the course. .Mr. Fraser reports that candidate in both the national and the golf and country clubs of Johan- western championships. nesburg are planning a great reception for ex-President Roosevelt when he visits their city. The country clubs The Windsor Golf Club of Chicago, there feature all outdoor sports and which last season decided to keep open "Teddy" can get anything from ten- all tlie winter, has found the experi- nis to lawn howls. Mr. Fraser pre- ment sufficiently profitable to repeat dicts the great man from Oyster Bay next winter. Work on additions to the will lie "lionized" both in and out of clubhouse and locker room has been the jungle. commenced. Through the winter the members tried curling and by next fall Midlothian golfers formally opened a covered rink will be ready. At the their season on April 3d, when the last meeting president Buchan report- only golf railroad in the world reed that only twenty-six membership sumed operations. The early mem- certificates remained unsold and that bers found quite a number of apart from the mortgage loan the or- changes; the old brick cottage, which ganization is free from debt. William has of late years been used by trie Brown, who was with the club mak- help having been turned into suites ing firm of Herd and Yeoman for of four rooms for use of the members. several years has been re-engaged as A new building has been erected for professional. the help and a grill room installed above the locker room. This will be Willie Marshall, who has been for used in the spring and fall when the a number of years club maker at the regular club kitchen is not in service. Onwentsia Club, has been selected to fill the place made vacant by the leaving of Willie Anderson, the West- Paul Hunter, the young Midlothian ern champion. Marshall when in good player who spends his winters at Los practice is a top notch golfer. He Angeles, easily retained the Southern will combine both duties this year. California title, defeating N. F. Wil- shirc, of Los Angeles, n and 10 in the 36-hole final at the Annandale Beverly members have been watch- Club, which is Hunter's California ing with interest, the progress of tlie 226 WESTERN DEPARTMENT new wing to their clubhouse which ( )n the whole, 1 have come to the will be ready for occupancy the mid conclusion that it makes a better game die of this month. It will cost $5,000. to play against par than against bogey. The open winter has afforded plenty Alan}- prominent golfers have spoken of opportunity fur work on the course to me in regard to your novel method and the new nine holes will lie ready of competition, which is evidently not for play early in the season. A num- well understood in this country, and ber of rustic bridges have been pui as a matter of fact is practieally un- in and when completed the course and known as a method to be adopted in clubhouse will compare favorably with competition. The Western Golf As- any in the Chicago district. sociation is certainly the most progres- sive organization that 1 have known, and it has originated a form of com- William Brown and "Jamie" Smart. petition that will do all I had hoped to the Scottish professionals have opened have done in donating the trophy— a golf emporium at Monroe and Dear- keep forever alive the memory of Old born streets, Chicago. Tom, I consider myself fortunate in falling into such hands." 4> Clubs in the Western Golf Asso- ciation are taking great interest in the The Western Golf Association has Tom .Morris Memorial Cup competi- assigned the following dates for tion and secretary Trigg Waller has tournaments: July 8th to 10th, open received a number of letters promising tournament of the Westward Ho entries. Interest is not confined alone Club; August 26th to 28th, Western to this country as the following letter junior championship at Westward Ho; from the donor, Peter Dawson of July 14th to 17th, open tournament at Glasgow indicates: "Americans have (ilen View : August 3d to 7th, invita- given us many tips and I think this tion tournament at Skokie Golf Club; competition of yours is going to rev- August 9th to nth city championship olutionize golf here, because, although at Jackson Park course. Five clubs our distances between centers may have applied for membership: Clere- not be so great as yours, it is a diffi- mont Country Club of Oakland, Cal., cult question for players up in the Muskegon Country Club of Muske- north of Scotland to come down to an gon, Mich., Joliet Country Club of Ayrshire course to play off some na- Joliet, 111., Logansport Country Club tional team match, and apart from the of Longansport, Ind., Hutchinson question of expense and time, there is Country Club of Hutchinson, Kansas. also the question of congestion on that course as well as the interference with Secretary Henry Felsenthal of the ordinary play by the club members. new Idlewild Club at Flossmoor, 111., "All this would be obviated by announces that the formal opening adopting the method of play you have will be held on Decoration Day. The decided upon. The Scottish papers clubhouse which is being built bunga- have taken quite an interest in this low style and is to cost $50,000 is near- novel form of simultaneous team play. ing completion. It will be two and a WESTERN DEP. 1RTMENT 227 half stories and in its construction par- Wisconsin golfers have set the dates ticular attention has been paid to the for their annual state championship comfort of members and their families. August 11 to 14, at the Blue Mound The ground is of a rolling nature with Country club. Strange as it may ap- picturesque surroundings. Albert pear it will be the first time the tour- Naylor, who was at La Grange last nament will be held over an eighteen year, assisted Tom Bendelow in laying hole course. The Wisconsin associa- out the course and will return early tion comprises clubs of La Crosse, from his California course to start Kenosha, Madison, Fon Du Lac, work 011 the greens. The officers of Janesville, ( (shkosh, < ireeu Bay, Green the clubs are: president, F. T- New- Lake, Eau Claire, Appleton, Racine, man ; vice-president, M. C. Brandstet- Sheboygan and Milwaukee. ter; secretary, Henry Felsenthal ; treasurer, Martin Ascher. • Walter Fovargue who has been at J. L. Daray, a home bred profes- the El Paso course this winter was sional who learned to play under the first of the Chicago professionals Harry Turpie at New Orleans, has to return, the Skokie officials getting been engaged by the La Grange Club him back to superintend some altera- for the coming season, succeeding Al. tions on the course. Fovargue reports Naylor. a large amount of play at the Texas course and says the men who spent close to $100,000 on their course and Des Moines golfers are planning a club house are well pleased with re- big professional tournament with a sults. Arthur Fovargue, a brother of first prize of $1,000. Prominent play- the Skokie player, will this year be ers in the Iowa city have started a with the Evanston club, succeeding movement to raise a fund of $5,000 Chester Horton who has opened a with the object of attracting the lead- golf store at Seattle. ing professionals of this country and perhaps some from Europe. The Waveland public links and the Golf Trans-Mississippi championship will and Country club course are so close he held over the Des Moines Golf and that it is possible to play a continuous Country club course this summer. round over thirty-six different holes. Both are championship courses. h b Josejih E. G. Ryan, the well known The Whcaton Golf Club, of Illinois, golf writer for the Chicago Inter- has an innovation in the shape of a ( >cean after being dangerously ill with real imported Irish professional in the erysipelas last month, lost a younger person of W. J. Welland, who for t' - brother from consumption on March last ten years has been prominent as i<; and three days later lost his wife an instructor and club maker on va- from a complication of gastritis and rious Irish courses. pneumonia. GOLF IN THEORY AND PRACTICE By H. C. S. Everard THE QUARTER GAME

We may now be said almost to en- every time you take your approaching ter the domain of pure science, for club in hand: he is the real Simon few not familiar with golf from child- Pure who can look on his match in hood, and thus to the manner born, retrospect, lay his hand on his heart would realize the amount of skill re- and say he has succeeded herein; still quired before a golfer can be designat- a very colorable imitation of him ed as really first-class with the iron is he who holes out in three: be in in in all its moods and tenses. Ji looks three from your approach, honestly so easy, as do must things when prop- if you can, but down in that number erly done, and doubtless a master of by hook or crook you must be—to the art dues so consider it. Like do so is first-class, to fail is a cham- charity, good approach play covers a pion way of losing your match. That multitude of sins; it makes a man is the abiding principle, carry it out fully equal to, not to say better than, how you like ; you may be temporarily his adversary, who, though a far off your iron, absit omen; but the stronger driver, is loose in this all- thing has been known to happen, even important branch of the game. Talk- to a St. Andrews professor; in such ing to Mr. J. E. Laidlay one day, the case you will have more to do when present writer remarked of somebody on the green (or before you arrive that he was a most terrific driver, there ) ; possibly you may be equal to it. and would pass most people by twenty extra accurate in the approach putts, or thirty yards from the tee. "What or at holing out those of two yards; nevertheless, the strain is uncomfort- does it matter," he answered, "if he's able, and it is infinitely better fun to a hundred yards past yon?" There approach in the manner first indicated, spoke a master, slightly in the lan- and watch the other man do the put- guage of hyperbole, of course, but to ting. Besides, consider this: if your him it would not matter; it does not first shot is so good as we venture to matter a row of pins whether he is hope it will become, it is then often over-driven or not, so deadly is his a question of holing, not in three, but approach play that he need fear no in two, from your iron, in which hap- mortal man. The ideal is thus to be py case, knocking two strokes into described: when within approaching one, you will have taken the bread distance you play your ball so well on out of the enemy's mouth, and the to the green, that at the next stroke only cereal he will taste for the nonce you can hardly fail to lay yourself will be the bread of affliction. dead, and at the third, knock the ball in with the back of your putter; this We have discoursed somewhat airi- dire is to be clone, not once, twice, but ly upon "approaching distance;" but GOLF IN THEORY AND PRACTICE 229

the question may be pertinently asked : what is that distance; where does it begin? Von have in a sense "ap- PRACTIC proached" the hole with a drive of two-hundred yards, which readies the green; but technically you only "approach" with iron clubs; unless indeed you are a votary of short spoons and baffles (no bad weapons these either, by way), and not so liable to lead the novice astray: moreover they do no damage to the green. But so long as the leaders of golf use irons and mashies, so long will they have their imitators; and that part of the game must be described. Here let it be observed, that a full shot with an iron is a most uncertain quantity, and the more loft there is on the iron the less likelihood is there of the ball going where you wished it to go. "The moment you begin to swing an iron you go wrong" is a favorite principle THE APPROACH with Mr. Laidlay: the ball "falls to earth I know not where," like the ar- iron shot? Graduate your clubs, so row in Longfellow, and the stroke is that you have, say three, with which specially dangerous on a windy day. you never need play more than a William Auchterlonie thinks the same, half shot; then, taking one hundred and never takes more than a half shot, and forty yards as the limit, that dis- but the distance he can drive with it tance can be driven by a fairly strong- is astonishing. wristed man with an ordinary cleek, If we take yards as our standard by means of the half shot; the same of distance, let us say, roughly, that stroke, played with a driving mashy, approaching begins at about one hun- would correspond say to your full dred and forty yards from the hole, iron, and be far more accurate; next that is. less than the distance you comes a shorter range still; the same should drive with a middle spoon, or stroke being played with an iron, hav- brassey, or full cleek shot; and it is ing an average amount of loft, and. if about the range of that extremely you care to supplement this triad, by dangerous stroke, which had better a very heavily-lofted iron, not. how- be avoided, known as the three-quar- ever, very necessary on most greens, ter shot. Now, if we are never to and being besides difficult to use, you swing an iron, save when compelled can do so. It may be added that a by dire necessity, what are we to full shot with a driving mashy, which do when we are confronted by a full is straighter in the lace, is not so 230 GOLF IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

fraught with peril as the same shot them all, combines both, he being a played with an average iron; but it notable exception, and so far proving is a sound maxim, never to swing the rule. In learning the first of these your club in approaching if you can styles, the procedure should be the avoid doing so; common sense sug- same as in elementary driving les- gests that you are much more likely sons; first one hand being used, then to be accurate if playing from the tlie other, and finally both together. wrist or a half shot. Position may be taken up with the ball There are two methods of play- about midway between the feet; the ing approaches, both deadly, though right foot is advanced more than in it is not often that one man combines driving; the player standing nearly in himself the two styles, using either half-facing the hole. When the practice at will. We may call the one "the stiff is with the right hand alone, the reach arm shut," played with rigid wrists backwards is naturally much longer and with a sort of underhand follow- than when either the left, or both to- ing-through action, and the other the gether, are used; but at the first stage "bent arm shot," in which the club it is not a bad plan to allow the right approaches the shoulder, being raised arm free play backwards as far as it in semi-vertical manner, and being will stretch, letting the club head "nipped" more sharply upwards on reach to the level of the shoulder, no completion of the stroke. Willie higher, for by so doing the necessary Park, jr.. Rolland and others use the feeling of freedom is rather encour- first, "Sandy Herd" uses the second, aged ; and all exuberance will be ef- and Taylor, perhaps the deadliest of fectually checked later on by the pas- sage of the left arm across the body. There must be no flexion of elbow; all must be firm, taut, and rigid throughout; the moment that joint is allowed to bend, the whole character i if the stroke is altered, and it begins to partake of the characteristics of what we have called "the bent arm shot," in which an entirely new setofphenom- ena arise—to be described later on. ( )ur present exercise may be described as a sort of pendulum movement; or again, perhaps the preliminaries re- semble those we should probably in- dulge in if about to throw a heavy hammer; this i-, the time, if ever, to lay to heart the maxim "slow back," with a faint pause when the club reaches its backward limit; the wrist has little, if any, conscious play, though somehow it appears to COOK LL< >\VIX<; TI GOLF IN THEORY AND PRACTICE 231

in of its own accord at the moment of striking the ball: in fact, the stroke is best described by the title we have ventured to give it—"stiff arm:" the sort of right hand action a fast under hand bowler uses. The very essence of this stroke lies in the proper management of the weight; the body, shoulders and arms all working har- moniously together, and in perfect time ; if any one of the components of the machine fail, something goes wrong; for instance, if the club, just before and at the moment of impact, is in it worked round sufficiently with the right hand, and the corresponding shoulder lags behind, the result will . be a slice; but overdo the working round with the right hand, and a pull is unavoidable. As is the case in driving, it is essential to remember the root fact of the matter, namely, that A PITCH OR LOFT—THE FINISH OF the important part of the stroke is THE STROKE that part of it which remains after the ball has been hit; the whole duty moment the right elbow is flexed, and of man does by no means come to an the wrist joints allowed to play, that end with that impact, which indeed, instant a retarding influence, /'. c, is merely episodical; the stroke, qua "cut" begins to act on the ball. It is stroke, is then but half finished; away important to bear this in mind; the then with the arms after the ball as far as you can reach, in the direction two styles are different one from an- of the hole, or rather to the left of it, other as, in the language of the gen- and, provided you acquire the proper eral, is chalk from cheese—the first, knack of this long approach, you will therefore, is far the more deadly when find that against a stiff breeze of wind, playing in wind from any quarter with a cleek you can drive nearly as whatever, save only, and except the far as with a brassey, for in the main wind be following, or nearly so. It the ball travels low and with great always blows on the links or ought running power. Herein lies the dif- to, therefore the study of the effect ference between this style of ap- of wind on differently struck balls proach, and what we have called the . becomes not only interesting, but with- "bent arm shot," that the first travels al necessary. with no "cut ;" it has weight behind it; forward propelling power, but the (To be continued)

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A glance through the list of fixtures They will be well advised if they will convince any one that we are to decide to postpone their tournament have probably the busiest year in ci im- to a date altogether later in the year. petitive golf we have ever known in May is a bad month for the profes- this country. So numerous are they sional tournament. Most of the pro- except in August, which is always a fessionals are then very busy getting slack month in the Metropolitan dis- their courses into condition. Besides trict, but not in the West, that clashes that the Scarsdale Golf and Country seem to be unavoidable. Club course, where the fixture is to be held, is by no means at its best in May. In the fall of the year it is So far as the Metropolitan district always in fine condition and the is concerned the worst case of con- tournament should be held then. flicting tournaments occurred when i- the Metropolitan Championship, the At the annual meeting of the Al- Womens' Metropolitan Championship bermarle Golf Club in Newton Pres- and the Eastern professional cham- ident Taft was elected an honorary pionship were all fixed for the last member in recognition of the in- week in May. Apparently the two terest the President has taken in the Metropolitan associations were in- game. John C. Anderson, the former different to the simultaneity of dales State champion, was also elected an for their tournaments, but the pro- honorary member. fessionals are disposed to make a I- change, taking either May 18th and The amateur champion, Jerome D. 19th, or June 1st and 2(1. Travers, will sail for Scotland on the 234 THROUGH THE GREEN

Caledonia, on April 3d, to take part in White Marsh Valley Country Club, the British Amateur Championship at Philadelphia. The Philadelphians Muirfield, which begins May 24th. want October 15th and iOth, so as to The good wishes of American golfers have the Pittsburg men on their team go with him for they would be glad and the ratification meeting of the to see an American amateur capture nvw Pennsylvania Golf Association the British title. will not be held until October nth. G. Herbert Windeler, president of the Massachusetts Golf Association pre- President Taft has also been elect- fers October 1st and 2d, and so it will ed a member of the Yountakah Coun- probably be left to the Metropolitan try Club of Nutley, N. I. 11. G. Giles, president, \Y. Fellowes Morgan, for the captain of the club, has arranged decision. these home and home team matches. May 1st. Ridgewood Golf Club at Yountakah; 8th, Upper Montclair "New clubs for old" seems to be Coutry Club at Yountakah; 12th, the cry in all parts of the country. Hackensack Golf Club at Yountakah; The Nassau Country Club of Glen 16th, Yountakah at Ridgewood; 22d, Cove, X. Y., as was intimated recently Yountakah at Upper Montclair; 26th, in GOLF, is to erect a clubhouse cost- Yountakah at Hackensack. Although ing $100,000. The Hartford (Conn.) the dues have been increased there Golf Club has just opened a fine club- are 320 members and a waiting list. house containing every convenience. The course has been re-arranged and The dining room will seat 150 people improved and the playing length is and there are 500 lockers. In the now about 5.900 yards. way of sports golf comes first, but h there will be tennis and squash courts and a polo field. During the month there has been much golf at the Coronado (Cal.) Country Club. In the final round at From Rumson, in New Jersey, we match play in the Women's Annual hear that the new country club will Golf Handicap, March 17th. Mrs. F. do things on an elaborate scale. In S. Sherman defeated Mrs. Hammond, addition to an 18-hole golf course, it who received nine strokes, at the six- is understood that there the club will teenth hole, by three up. In the after- have thirty tennis courts and two polo noon about twenty polo players and fields. friends took part in an eighteen bole handicap. Three tied with a net score of 84 each. They were: M. Red- Officers of the Dyker Meadow Golf mayne, 99-15-84: Major C. G. Ross, Club, Brooklyn, N. Y., for the ensu- 92-8-84; F. A. Gill, 90-6-84. ing year are: president, Daniel Chauncey ; vice-president, Horace C. Du Val; secretary. F. J. Phillips ; treas- At the time of writing no date has urer, John B. Holland; Captain, J. L been fixed for the Lesley Cup Matches Taylor. Besides these, the Board of next fall, which will be held at the Governors is composed of Clark Burn- THROUGH THE GREEN

C. S. Goss Win. M. Sanford H. V. Keep Dr. M. R. Palmer ENGLEWOOD GOLFERS ham, C. N. Crookall, F. B. Fiske, September 13th to iSth. The team Thomas Horenden, John Lee, S. N. match will be played 13th and 14th, Probasco, W. B. Rhett, W. R. Thurs- and the individual championship the ton, J. E. Way and H. F. Whitney. following days.

At the annual meeting of the Subur- This is the Yale schedule for this ban Golf Club, near Elizabeth, N. J., season: April 24, Hartford Golf these officers were elected: president, Club; May 1st, New Haven Country R. M. Cissel; vice-president, T. II. Club; May 8th, Wee Burn Golf Club Hall; secretary, O. L. Lewis. of Stamford; May l6th, Greenwich Country Club; May 22d (morning), Williams, ('afternoon), Nassau Coun- The Apawamis Club, Rye, N. Y., try Club (both at Nassau) ; May 20th, has fixed October 7th and 8th for the Morris Count}' Club at Morris County ; Seniors tournament. The entry was September 13th, Intercollegiate cham- so large last year—120—that one day pionships; October 1st, Hartford was insufficient. The committee for Golf Club. this tournament are Horace L. Hotch- K kiss and E. C. Converse. The Sac-kill Golf Club of Yonkers, 4* N. Y., having purchased additional The Intercollegiate Championship ground is now enlarging the round will be held at the .Apawamis Club, to 3,000 yards fur the nine holes. 236 THROUGH THE GREEN

The Fairfield County Golf Club under his banner. Jt is scarcely neces- recently changed its name to the sary to assure the readers of GOLF Greenwich Country Club. It now lias that this assumption is entirely un- an 18-hole course and in the fall a justified. This magazine was first in start will be made on a clubhouse to the field with its advocacy of cost $50,000. The championship of the abolition of all distinctions between the League of Connecticut Clubs will associate and allied members, ft \& be held at the club, July 7th to 10th. not likely that GOLF, which is the only really independent organ of the game, neither tied nor allied to any national ( >ver 80 new members have been or sectional association, should re- elected to the Fox Hills Golf Club, quire the .services of a pathfinder. Staten Island, X. V., and the club anticipate-- a very busy and success- • ful season. The club will hold an Seymour Dunn, who is writing a open tournament May 13th to 15th, series of articles for GOLF will have and may also hold tournaments for charge of the Stevens House links women and for professionals. at Lake Placid this year. He write-: b "My headquarters will be at the We have received a letter from the Stevens House, and I shall endeavor American gentleman who is giving the to entertain the guests in the evening? $1,600 prize money for the North once a week, with my series of lec- Berwick tournament and who offered tures on the fundamental principals to contribute to the expenses of Amer- governing the golfing swing, and the ican professionals attending the fix- science of the game. I am construct- ture, lie says: "I was extremely ing a mechanical Golfer, diagrams, sorry and very much disappointed to and other scientific golf instruments, hear that the United States Golf As- to aid me in demonstrating and anal- sociaion had fixed their open cham- yzing every problem directly connect- pionship for June the 24th and 25th, ed with the actual playing of t' which will likely prevent any of your game." leading men accepting my offer to 1. come to North Berwick to play on March was a very busy month' at July the 2d and 3d. I regret to say Pinehurst, X. C. Early in the month it will be quite impossible for the there was an 18-hole medal play handi- North Berwick tournament to be cap for women arranged by the Silver postponed, as about sixty players have Foils. Pinehurst's new golfing club for already accepted the invitations and of women. Mrs. 1). K. Stucki, of Buf- course they have made their arrange- falo, won with this card: 123. 35"8& ment-- accordingly." The best gross was Mrs. G. H. Con- • verse, Tlrae Burn, TOO, O-IOO. A provincial contemporary writing h about the reform of the United States March 3d, at Pinehurst. Mrs. (i. M. Golf Association, assumes that the Conver.se won the special medal pl»J editor this magazine has enlisted golf handicap arranged by the I in STYLE Carter's Worm Eradicating NEATNESS For Oolf Courses COMFORT FERTILIZER Tennis Grounds, Lawns, etc. THE IMPROVED Instantaneous effects obtained. The worms struggle to the surface of the turf and die, leaving it true and clean BOSTON A GREAT STIMULANT AND FERTILIZER FOR THE GRASS And Guaranteed Non - Poisonous to Animal or Bird Life GARTER Now in use by nearly all the best- VB The Name is stamped on known Clubs in the United States every loop—Be sure it's there and Great Britain, and considerable saving in cost of upkeep effected. The "Practical Greenkeeper," an illustrated booklet of sixty-eight CUSHION pages, will be mailed free upon re- BUTTON quest. For prices and all particulars apply to CLASP LIES FLAT TO THE LEG—NEVER SLIPS,TEARS, NOR UNFASTENS

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Whistles. Her card was 99, 0-99 II. Silliman, Detroit, 83 ; Walter Fair- Mrs. C. S. Waterhouse, Brookline, banks, Denver Country, 83; E. S. was second with 11S, 18-100. Parmelee, New Haven, 84; C. F. Ay- ling, ( hiondaga, N. Y., 85 ; G. A. Mil- ler, Detroit, 85; J. D. Foot, Apa- March 8th, .Mrs. 1). K. Stucki won wamis, 85 ; K. M. Hamilton, Wykagyl, the women's golf handicap against 85 ; C. S. Smith, Midlothian, 86; A. F. bogey. With an allowance of four Knight, Mohawk, 86; W. S. Harban, strokes she finished 2 up. Mrs. H. L. Columbia, 86; W. C. Fownes, Oak- Caswell, of Parkersburg, W. Ya., mont, 86; Allen Lard, Chevy Chase, was second. 8f>; I. S. Robeson, Rochester Country, • 1. Sy; B. P. Merriman, Waterbury, 98. There was a very large entry for the annual Tin Whistle mixed four- The final was between Porter and hurst, March 13th. J. D. Foot, Apa- Merriman. The latter was runner-up waniis. and Mrs. A. F. Rodger, Toron- in last year's Connecticut Champion- to, won with this card, 85, 9-76. Four ship. Porter won a 36-hole match by pairs tied for second place, and play- 4 and 2. ing oft these was another tie between two pairs. Eventually Mr. and Mrs. 1. P. Gardner, of Chicago, were success- The Board of Governors of the ful. Pinehurst Country Club is making a serious effort to induce Southern clubs, where sand greens are used, The annual club championship was to enforce the rule which forbids the played March nth to 13th. In the brushing of the line of the putt. They qualifying round there was a tie for state that they have been playing un- the medal between Allen Lard, Chevy der the new rule since February 1st, Chase, 83. 86-169 and C. L. Becker, and hear nothing but approval from Woodland, 82, 87-169. Lard was the good players. They urge all put out in the first round by J. P. Southern clubs to enforce this rule so (iardner, Midlothian, and in the second that uniformity may he secured. round, E. S. Parmelee, New Haven, beat Gardner. C. L. Becker beat Parmelee in the final by 3 and 2. D. The golfing tourist to Great Britain I. Coffey, Boston, won the consolation should not fail to visit the links on the cup. East Coast. The Great Eastern Rail- way runs very convenient trains to In the Pinehurst fifth annual spring such places as Hunstanton, Cromer, tournament there was a record entry Brancaster, Sheringham, AldeburgJl, of 173. C. L. Becker had low score, Lowestoft, Felixstowe, Romfonl, yy. Those who qualified in the first Frinton, Great Yarmouth and num- division were : President's Cup—C. berless other delightful spots in East L. Becker, Woodland, yy: John E. Anglia which have courses over which Porter, Allegheny Country, S2: E. American golfers will find it a delight TRADE MARK iclf TRADE MARK Watch for the Ball Hand Made with the Caddy Bags Wooden Clubs S)cuble guarantee Balls, Sweaters Imported Gibson and other LEE & UNDERHILL Irons 98 CHAMBERS ST. Shoes, etc. NEW YORK Pennh TRADE MARK TRADE MARK

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to play. All these places are within March 1st, at Palm Beach, Walter two hours or so of London, so that Fairbanks, won the 36-hole handicap the visitor can leave the metropolis in in a field of 156. the morning and have time for two rounds during the daw Those who The open championship of Florida are interested in other matters will was finished at Palm Beach, March find thaf'there is no part of East An- 3d, and was won by Willie Anderson, glia but pulses with history, or has who took $150. Aleck Smith was been the theme of some popular second and Tack Hutchison third. A. author." H. Fenn and Donald Ball tied for fourth. Tom Anderson and Joe The past few weeks golf at Palm Mitchell tied for sixth and seventh. Beach, Fla., has been especially lively. L. A. Hamilton won the cup for the February 26th, Mrs. Edward 11. Fit- best score of the amateurs. The fol- ter, Philadelphia, won the women's lowing are the scores for the thirty- championship of South Florida, de- six holes: Willie Anderson, 70, 74" feating in the final Miss Dorothy Tay- 144; Aleck Smith, yy, 73-150; Jac lor, New York, by 5 and 4. Mrs. Fit- llutchinson, ". 76-153; A. H. Fenn, ter's medal score, <>-, was a course 74, S3-157: Donald Ball, J$, 79-157! record. Joe Mitchell, ~K, 83-161 ; Tom Andef- GOLF IN THE ADIRONDACK AT THE STEVENS HOUSE LAKE PLACID, N. Y.

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2.-IT 242 THROUGH THE GREEN son, 86, 75-101 ; George Merritt, 82, llarban, 85-83-168; G. S. Cowan, 83- 82-1O4; James Norton, 86, 79-165; 85-168; W. G. Averell, 76-93-169; Jack llagen, 82, 87-170; L. A. Hamil- John Radel, 82-87-169; A. McClure, ton, 71. 83-154; \Y. B. Averell, 83, 74- 86-83-169; A. M. Reed, 8o-89-i'69; 157; E. B. Rust JJ, 82-159; W. Fair- J. E. Rumbaugh, 84-86-170; Paul banks, 83, 77-ido; J. P. Knapp, 82, Heller, 83-89-172; Irving Schmelzel 78-160; H. M. Forrest, jS, 83-161 ; E. 89-86-175; C. S. Urackett, 89-87-176; Lee Jones, 83, 80-163; A. J. McClure, George Bird, 84-94-178; R. Sutter, 91- 89, 85-104; W. H. Yule, 86, 81-167; 86-177; L. E. Martin, 86-94-180; J. C. G. Dixon 79, 89-168. L. Stack, 90-91-181 ; Theodore F. Keer, 88-94-182; W. A. Avery, 91- 92-183; L. A. Biddle, yi-93-184; P. Anderson went round in record Stone Douglass, 90-94-184; J. Birk- figures but the following day Jack holz, 89-96-185; Sidney Maddock, 95- Hutchinson, who went down with 90-185; N. K. Bolton, 96-89-185; E. Messrs. Carnegie and Byers from P. Goodwin, 90-97-187; S. McHie, 92- Mr. Carnegie's island course, had a 89-185; E. P. Goodwin, 90-97-187; S. 69 in a four-ball match. Fenn and McHie, 92-95-187; Minford Biddle, an amateur partner beat Anderson 95-94-189; Dr. D. Karsner, 93-96-189. and an amateur in a four-ball match. In this match there was some curious play by Anderson at one of the holes. Yule won his first match and was He made a bad drive among the cocoa- beaten in the second round by Fair- nut trees, missed his next shot, getting banks, and Fairbanks was put out in out by hitting a bunch of cocoa-nuts the semi-finals by Rust. The final that came rattling down, and then at 36 holes was between Rust, Provi- with a mid-iron holed a 180-yard dence and Averell, Garden City. Rust shot for a 3 on a bogey 4 hole next was 2 up in the morning, but Averell day. Anderson made a 68, and Fenn went very fast in the afternoon, mak- a 69, each beating his own record. ing a 75 and winning by 1 up. Anderson's card:

O"t •••33 3 24444 3—30 The final for the E. L. Jones cup, In 45444544 4—38—68 handicap match play tournament, finished March 12th, at the St. Augustine The amateur championship of Flori- (Fla.) Golf Club. Walter L. Wood da was played at Palm Beach, March man, 14, beat Dr. A. Hart, scratch, 8th to 10th. W. IT. Yule, Exmoor, by 7 up and 6 to play. Results in the won the medal with 153. The scores: earlier rounds were: First round— W. H. Yule, 76-77-163; H. P. Far- Mr. Schlotman (scratch) beat Mrs. rington, 79-76-155; II. M. Forrest, 75- W. N. P. Darrow (9). t up; W. R. 82-157; II. B. Rust, 80-81-161 ; tee McLain (18) beat J. C. Stout (4), Hamilton, 80-81-161 ; V. C. Longley, 2 up and 1 ; W. I. Woodman (14) 76-86-162; Walter Fairbanks, S2- beat H. C. Dutton (11), 7 up and 6; 80-162; Clayton G. Dixon, 79-87-166; E. E. Ide (10) beat Mrs. J. B. Kenny V. M. Farie, 82-84-166; Dr. W. S. (9), 2 up and 1 ; A. Hart (scratch) • i To Golfers, Golf Clubs and Resort Proprietors

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\ 248 FIXTURES away, which, with the extra distance treasurer, Robert C. Seeley; secretary, covered in playing, easily reaches four Charles 11. Delanoy; Hoard of Gov- miles. Two rounds of a course in a ernors Three Years, William J. Xich- Way would thus give considerable leg ols, Charles (i. Waldo, J. Percy exercise. The heavy strokes in [8- Bartram. Hoard of Governors Oiw hole play would be about 61, classified Year, Frederick A. Strong. Aucii- thus. Drives, [8; brassies, (>; irons, tors, John Taylor, W. Percy Allen. 12: mashies, 25. The club had had a very prosperous year, having gained twenty-three \- members, making a total active membership of 374, with 15 non-resident. At the annual meeting of the Brook- Of these, 186 are family; 85 male; lawn Club Corporation, held March 103 female; 12 non-resident; 3 non- lOtli, the following officers were elect- resident family. The club has re-en- ed: president, [onathan Godfrey; gaged George F. Sparling as the pro- vice-president, William T. Hincks; fessional another year.

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[HE latest and best book on T the Royal and Ancient game. Every part of the game is discussed in these " Lessons," and the instruction is furnished in simple, clear and direct language. The directions given are free from complication, concise, and absolutely to the point. Every golfer who wants to improve his game should give the book his most careful study. ^[ In addition to what has appeared in GOLF the book contains a large number of new illustrations and much added text of a very valuable nature

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