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“ Far and Sure.” ''Registered as a Newspaper.-) No. 214. Vol. V ili.] Price Twopence. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1894. [Copyright.] i.7t h , io.r. 6d. pet Annum, Post Free. Aug. 22.— Royal Cromer : Summer Meeting (Visitors only). Aug. 25.— West Herts : “ Bogey ” Competition. Troon : Sandhill Gold Medal. Holmes Chapel v. Heaton Moor. Windermere: Gentlemen; Monthly Competition. Royal West Norfolk : Monthly Medal. Ventnor : Saltarn Badge. Kemp Town : Monthly Medal. Headingley : Scratch Medal (Second Round). Royal Eastbourne : Monthly Medal. Chester : Handicap Prize. Buxton and High Peak : Monthly Medal. Royal North Devon : Monthly Medal. Cheadle : Silver and Bronze Medals. Alfreton : Bronze Medal. Alfreton Ladies : Silver Spoon. Warwickshire : Monthly Competition. Glamorganshire v. Weston. West Lancashire : Monthly Competition (Class II). Cinque Ports : Monthly Medal. Royal Cromer : Monthly Medal. Morecambe and Heysham : Monthly Prize. Aug. 18.— Troon : Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Foursomes. Willesden : Monthly Medal. Windermere : Mr. Sladen’s Prize. Luffness : Captain’s and Club Prizes. Southend-on-Sea : Monthly Medal. Taplow : Monthly Medal. Fleetwood : Monthly Medal. Ilkley : Monthly Medal. North-West Club (Londonderry) : Ladies’ Monthly Medal. Lytham and St. Anne’s : The Hermon Prize. Headingley : Monthly Medal and Scratch Medal (First Neasden : Monthly Medal. Round). Marple : Club Medal and Captain's Cup. King’s Norton : Captain’s Prize. Dumfries and Galloway : Monthly Competition. Chester : Monthly Competition. Crookham : Monthly Medal. Cheadle v. Macclesfield. Royal Wimbledon : Monthly Medal. Formby : Monthly Optional Subscription Prize. Huddersfield : Monthly Competition. Redhill and Reigate : Silver Iron. Eltham Ladies : Monthly Medal (“ Bogey ”). Wakefield : Monthly Medal. West Cornw all: Monthly Medal. Sheffield and District : Captain’s Cup. Gullane : The Haldane Cup. Rochester: Monthly Medal. Rochester Ladies : Monthly Medal. Aug. 25 & 27. — Hunstanton : Summer Meeting. Mid-Surrey : Senior Monthly Medal (First and Second Aug. 27.— Bowdon : “ Bogey ” Competition. Class). Warminster : Monthly Medal. Minchinhampton : “ B ogey” Competition. Aug. 28.— Waveney Valley : Monthly Medal. West Middlesex : Medal Competition. Burnham (Somerset) : Monthly Gold and Silver Medals. Worlington and Newmarket : Monthly Medal. Aug. 28 & 30.— Waveney Valley : Summer Meeting. Sidcup : Monthly Competition (Second Class). Southport : Captain’s Prize. Aug. 29.—Windermere: Ladies; Monthly Competition. Eltham : Monthly Medal. West Lancashire : Monthly Competition. Beckenham : Monthly Medal. Aug. 29, 30 & 31.— Cinque Ports : Autumn Meeting. Seaton Carew : Club Cup. Aug. 30.— Bentley Green : Monthly Plandicap. Disley : Silver Medal. Royal Guernsey : Monthly Medal. Harrogate: Monthly Medal. Seaford : Monthly Medal. G R E A T C IT Y D E P O T for Forgan’s, Carruthers’, Forrester’s,. Wimbledon 1 adies : Monthly Medal. Park’s, Ayres’, Slazengers’, The “ Clan,” &c., GOLF CLUBS. Southwold : Handicap Match Competition (Open). Aldeburgh : Anderson Challenge Cup. Agents for Brougham’s Patent Aluminium Golf Drivers, Garden and Aug. 19.— Royal Dublin : Monthly Medal. Marine Golf, and the new game, Puttinshu. A large stock of well- Aug. 20.— Southwold : Ladies’ Match Competition (Open). seasoned Silvertown and “ A 1 ” Balls always kept. Sports and Aug. 21.— Bridgnorth : Ladies’ Monthly Medal. Games Catalogue Free by Post.— BENETFINK & CO., 89, 90, Southwold : Foursome Match Competition (Open). 107, & 108, Cheapside, London, E.C. GOLF ON GULLANE LINKS. entry-money and annual subscription, and the silver key required to open the door of the club-house. Such a club as the Dirleton Castle, which in olden time made Gullane H E fat seems to be in the fire at Gullane. When we Golf famous, and which now binds together in devotion last wrote on the question of golfing rights on that to the game of their forefathers the local sons of T toil, must command the respect and sympathy of green, criticising the action of the Gullane Club in all true golfers. No matter what new clubs may entering upon a five years’ lease of the links, we closed our arise in the village, or what new leases may be devised, remarks (Golf, September 29th, 1893) by saying, “ What none will oust the old Dirleton Castle from its venerable ever agreement is made, the parties to it may rest assured position. The Gullane Club, in their agreement with the that some public-spirited citizens will arise to bid defiance proprietor of the Dirleton estate did not attempt to oust either the Dirleton Castle or the other old Gullane Club, to their rule and their restrictions.” A year previous (Octo the East Lothian, from their rights. They were wiser ber 21st, 1892), when Lord Low gave his decision on the than to attempt this. They specially provided that horse-training case, we argued that the question of the these ancient clubs should go undisturbed. “ Thank rights of golfers ought then to have been settled. This was you for nothing,” these clubs might, like Dan. not done. The result is what we foresaw. The question O ’Connell, have replied; but neither of them took any notice of the great gift bestowed on them. They remains to be settled yet, and, if the statements furnished went on their way rejoicing in their game. But there to us are correct, we shall, ere long, have a decision as to came a difficulty. The Gullane Club not only found that who has. and who has not, a right to golf on Gullane their man in livery was not accounting for all that he Common. We must begin by doing justice to the Gullane received, but that many players were taking the names of Golf Club. Its rules and regulations have, despite a few the Dirleton Castle and the East Lothian, not in vain, but hitches and protests, been working remarkably well. The that they might save their shilling by saying they were green was never in better condition ; during the present members of one or both of these. How the East Lothian season it has afforded the greatest pleasure to multitudes Club was dealt with, their secretary deponeth n ot; but it of players who did not grudge the tax of a shilling a day. appears that the secretary of the Gullane Golf Club wrote Much of the former disorder and confusion were got rid of. to the secretary of the Dirleton Castle, asking for the names Still, one could not help feeling that there was a skeleton at and addresses of the members of the club. As will appear the feast. The right thing had been done in the wrong from the sequel, such a question was taken as an insult on w ay; the club, protesting all the time that they were doing the part of a daughter to the mother club. The Dirleton prejudice to no claim, were playing the game of those who Castle, in a dignified way, took no notice of the request. claimed a right to exclude golfers from the common. The request was made a .-econd time, but still no response Under the legs of this' upstart Colossus, the feuars and from the Castle Rock. Then came the third time of proprietors of Gullane and the general public had alike asking, a peremptory demand, with a threat that if the list to walk as petty men ; ancient clubs, such as the East were not furnished in eight days, interdict would be taken Lothian and Dirleton Castle, have had their names dis out by the Gullane Club against the members of the Dirle played in large black letters on a large white board ad ton Castle playing Golf on the links. While the secretaries joining the first teeing-ground, as if they derived were thus preparing the fat for the fire, Mr. J. A. Robert their rights from the modern Gullane Club, and had son, who has all along been Prime Minister in the Govern not their Magna Charta of ancient immemorial right to ment of the Gullane Golf Club, had sought a conference play Golf over Gullane Green. The condition of the green with Mr. A. B. Thomson, who at present holds the office might be the very best, the scenery from the hills as grand of captain of the Dirleton Castle Club, to see if peace and entrancing as ever (there is nothing like it in the could be preserved. Mr. Thomson had gone away reflect universe of Golf), but somehow the sense of freedom had ing over the conversation, had decided that “ peace with vanished, and many who played reluctantly under the honour ” could not be gained by agreeing to the demand of rules and regulations, longed for the day when the old the Gullane Club, and on July 23rd he penned a letter to rights and privileges would be asserted against the ignoble Mr. Robertson, of which the following is the main por lease under which the Gullane Club disposed of the tion :— golfers’ birth-rights. I should be very pleased if this note that I am to write you The raising of the question anew, and in a way which we will help to keep matters in peace as to the Gullane Golf course, hope will lead to some definite decision, is due, not to any and as far as I can gather, there are many go )d reasons why u public-spirited citizens,” but to the action of the Dirleton sleeping dogs should not be disturbed. Castle Golf Club—one of the old clubs which took care of F irst.— 1. The Dirleton Castle Club could not recognise the the green long before most of the members of the Gullane right of Mrs. Hamilton-Ogilvy to let or rent or lease the right, Golf Club saw the light. The records of the club go back to play Golf over Gullane Common. This is really the question over forty years, but the club existed before that time, and they regard as to be settled, if they are in any way interfered it has a respectable and interesting history.