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GOLFING TOM MORRIS. FROM A DHAWINC1 UY THOMAB HOOQE, C8Q., OT ANOAIWt. GOLFING

A HANDIIOOK TO

THE ROYAL AND ANCIENT GAME

WITH

LIST OF CLUBS, RULES, 4a

AI.SD

GOLFING SKETCHES AND POEMS

BJJ Uminli) gjl. ^Uxnubcr, mxh others

W. & R CHAMBERS EDINBUKttll AND LONDON 1887 Edinburgh: Printed by W. & K. Chamber.. IN bringing boforo tho public a now work on Golf, con- tinuing fresh and reliable data concerning tlio ancient game, tlio Publishers do KO in tho belief that tho want of suoh a manual has long been foil. Mr Robert Clark's magnificent work, to which wo are indebted for much vtduablo information, embraces nearly everything that can bo said in a work mainly relating to tho history of tho game, while tlio mass of old loro which ho has gathered together is of the greatest interest and value. Such a work, however, from its high and ever-increasing price as a litorary curiosity, and from its having boon so long out of print, lies now only within tho reach of tho very few.

Several other works on the Ancient Gnmo have from tinio to time appeared, most of which are now out of print. Among theso wo may mention Mr Robb's Historical Gossip about Golf and Golfers; Mr C. Macarthur's Golfer's Annual, 18G'J-71, and Mr ramie's Golfer's Manual, 1857. A seloetioii of Blackkuath Golfing Lays, by Thomas March, Esq., poet laureate of the Blackheath Golf Club, was published privately in 1873, many of which poems aro of a highly humorous i I'UIXACK. nature, at will Iw Been from thas election embodied iu thw work. Tha article i«n 7*A« Qatm of Gulf \vm (ii ! published in 1803, and luw Wn completely remodelled and brought up to date W the writer of it.

In publishing the rulw* «<• (Golf, we Iww decided thai thorn adopted by the Unytd ami Aaciont Golf Club of St Andrews aro mont taitubla. At thn atune tlina wa would tako this npjMirtunity t»f (.vmnioiittng farountitly t'xcollwit glossary attached to the rn!>- .

Tho Publishers will bo glad i» receive hints or sng- gosUons likely to bo useful in future iwuiw, which may oeour to them inturusUid in thu lioya.1 aud Ancient Game of (!

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ROBERT CHAMBERS, SAORANOS.

OLF, or GOFF, was for many years a pastime peculiar to Scotland. It is supposed to have been derived from Germany, tho term golf being from tho German word kolbe, or tho Dutch half, a club. Strutt, in his Sports and PasHmet of this People of England, observes that ' there aro many games played with tho ball that require tho assistance of a club or bat, and probably the most anciont among thorn is tho pastime now distinguished by tho name of go ff. In tho northern part of tho kingdom, goff is much practised. It answers to a rustic pastimo of tho Romans, which they played with a ball of leather stuffed with feathers. During tho reign of Edward III., tho Latin name cambuca was applied to this pastimo, and it derived tho denomination, no doubt, from the crookod club or bat with which it was played.' However unoertain tho period during which golf was introduced into Scotland, it may bo fairly presumed that it was practised by all classes to a considerable extent in the reign of King James I. Charles I. was much 8 001.F1N0. attached to the game, and on his vi-i! to Scotland in 1611, was engaged in it on Leith Links* when Intimation was given him of the rebellion in Inland, where- upon ho threw down his club, and returned in groat agitation to Holyrood House The Duke of York, afterwards Jamos II., also delighted in the game ; and in our own day, some of our royal princes occasionally practise it. Until late years, golf was entirely conflnod to Scut- land, where it etill maintains its celebrity as a national recreation; but latterly it has been eatahlmht'tl in many places south of the Tweed, as well aa in svi>rnl of thn British colonies. Broad plateaus of short grass— in Scotland termed Lirilcs, and in England, Commont or Beath*—aro in- dispensable for the pursuit of this recreation, and it may bo stated, ns a rule, that wherever link* occur in Scotland, there- also occurs golf. A sandy soil is bent adapted for the gamo, hence on tho east coiwt of Scot- land, whore extensive undulating Htruk'hes of graas- grown commons exist, it m practised to a greater extent than elsowhoro. St Andrews and Levt'ti in Fife, IV.i wick in Ayrshire, Mussalburgh in Mid-Lothian; North Berwick, (Uillanu, and LuflbsBS in East-Lothian; Car- noustiu and Montroso in Forfarshire; and in England, Hoylnko near Liverpool, ami Westward Ho in Devon- shire, are examples of admirably united link«, na on each the ground is diversified by knolls, Bftiid-pittt, or other apparent impediments (termed is golfing phraseology h.ar.ards), tho avoiding of which ia ono of tho most important objects of tho gamo. In a golfing course, a series of email round holes, about four inches in diameter, and half-a-do*en inchoa in depth, THE GAME OF GOLF. '.) are out in tlio turf, at distances of from one to four or live hundred yards from each other, according to the nature of the ground. If the links happen to ho broad and expansive, the holes are placed SO AS to make the gulling course, a somewhat circular one; if they are long and narrow, the holes are placed as much zigzag a.s possible. But, whether the direction taken bo from the starting-hole once round a course somewhat circular, or from the starting-hole to the ond and back again zigzag, the term invariably applied to each series of holes played is a round. The rival players are either two in number, which is the simplest arrangement, or four (two against two), tho former being called a single match, and Iho latter a double or foursome match, the ball in foursome matches being struck alternately by each player. The materials employed consist of ono or more small hard balls, of gutta-percha, and clubs of forms suited to tho nature of tho ground; the object of every player, whether in a single or double match, being to drive the bull in a .series of strokes from ono holo info another in as few as possible. Commencing at a spot a fow yards in front of tho homo holo—tho tcting-gvmuid—each player drives oil his ball iu tlio direction of tho first hole, which ho does his best to accomplish in lower strokes than his antagonist. If the players be pretty equal in skill tho chances aro that they both arrive at the holo and put their balls in in an equal number of strokes, in which case tho hole is said to bo halved, and scores to neither; but if ono, by superior play, holes his ball in fewer strokes than the other, ho gains that hole, and so takes precedence (the honour) in striking off towards the next. In this manner they proceed from tho first towards the second 10 n xu holp, and m on till lh« rnli round in finwh«J, ih<« round Iwing gained by thn| >lnyor wh>< ha* achieve*! tti** grrntt-r number of holes, Somptitno athe interest of a match in maintained till lln» wry liuit, l>v a itlrcesaion of ovonly played holrs, or hy rach having gnincd an wjiwl munht-r during the round; nor i« it of very unfroquont occurrence to nee twind «ft«>r round hnlvnl, and tli<- contesting parties lrnve off all KM on th* dajf* play. All cviui on the day'a piny may nl*11 bo doclund wlior»« each party has won tho tamo nuin)»>f ronniJii an his antagonist, or antagoniiiU, A match may ol»o oonaul <-f a certain number of hnlrn mdapondantly t»f round*, when it of course nemiea Ui Iho wijonar of lh» Kf>"9t«'^ nuitilur of holes. In iiti|K«rtant matchu th« latter in tho iiHtmt method adopted for dociiling tho rrlativo nkill of rival plnycr.i; and in contest* between profwwiwwl playitn*, tho nintcli umndly con»isl* <>f « nrbuo number of holes to bo contested nn more links than one. The numbor of strokes takon between e«<-h holn depends on tho skill of (ho player, tho distance t«i l«» travorsnd, and the satim—hanurdotu ur othnrni >• ni the intorvaning ground. And hen it may be observed that, throughout the entire game, In* whotui ball |joi farthest feom Iho hole which ho w n|ij>roa«diinj«, invariably plnyH before liia more kdvasosd oomponioa W>> have nlreiuly eaid that tho player wh<» 'holaa' hi* t«H in fewer strokes than his rival, wins Mint hola. Now, if tt is agreed that tho mntoh shall f.ill to tin- pUyor who holes tho entire round in fewest ttrakes, ax in playing for medals or other prfeen, each stroke in acrupulounly TUCOTIIIMI, and Kntrud mi a curd ; but if the match is to be yialded to the winner of the grentM number of hofa in a round, the number of actual slmkfH wr.[ not THE GAMI3 OP GOLF, 11 necessarily be reckoned. Golf, like nil other games, has its especial phraseology. Thus, ho who is about to play the samo number of strokes as his antagonist has already played, plays tho like; if ho is about to play one stroke more than his rival has alroudy played, he plays the, odds; if one stroke less, ho ploys one off two; if two strokes more, two mom, and so on. This method of reckoning, though somewhat confusing at first, is, after a little time, easily acquired; and, from its buhif? universally adopted on golfing courses, should receive especial attention. The following examples taken ut random, hut still of constant occurrence during n golf-match, may bo of service in botter explaining our meaning: Ex. 1.—A has played 3 strokes; B has played 2 strokes, and liea behind A. B than plays his yd to A's 3d, or the like. Ex. 2,—A has played 3 strokes; B has also played .'5 strokes, but still liea behind A. B then plays his 4th to A'H ,'id, or thn odds. Ex. 3.—B has played fivo strokes; A has played 0 strokes, and still lios behind I). A then pluyshis 7th. to B's 5th, or two more. Ex. 4.—B has played 7 strokes; A has played S strokes, and lies behind IS. A then plays his Gth to B's 7th, or one, off two, Ex. 5.—B lms played 9 strokes; A has played (5 strokes, and lies behind B. A then plays his Oth to B'H 9th, or one off four. Ex. 6.—A plays ' the odds,' and holes his ball; B plays ' the like,' and holes also. Hole halvod. , If tho skill of one player is admittedly superior to that of his opponent, the former gives odds to the lattor, to 22 equaliso their play. Thus A, we nhnll mipposo, is a superior player to B, and they start t- >play n match < round, which, for example's K;ike, afieota I!',-* chances thus: I! agrees to take his strokes between the !ir.*t and second, and third and fourth holes, and off they K" '. A puts hi* ball into tho second hole possibly in fiva strokes, and IS in tho same munbiir (the like, natural). Now, WIT. they playing on even tenna, the lmle would bo halved, and would in consequence BOOM to neither party, Tmt hero B's extra stroko docs him service; fur hiving been allowed ono ofl', ho reckons an if ho had holed in /our instead of five strokes, and SO wins thn holu. But if A had lxoled his ball in five, and IS in nix MrukuH, the holo would in that ease have been halvml, Ha extra stroke compelling A to add ono to hi* reckoning. From tho second thoy strike off towards the Iltiid hole, which wo shall say A gains; so hew they are all oven, and on the next holu, B has Ufa second and last oxtnt stroke, which probably makes him the winner of tint hole. B is now therefore ono hole abend, with six yet to play, and if he can succeed in halving several holi. and so retaining hi.s advantage, he may win the round, but ho probably drives hi.s ball into WANE ha ml dnw\\ as sand or whin bushes—which hin adversary him avoided, and from which it is only extricated after expending one or more strokes in tho operation, U> the LOW of that bole, and possibly, by subsequent mishaps, tu the loss of tho match. Now, it in uf the ureiili importance to bo ablo to keep the diredion of a golflng- course, and to avoid driving erratic strokes either to the left or right, as, unless thin be observed, the number of THE GAME OB' GOLF. 1.) strokes taken to each hole is materially incrcftfiail, anil the chances of winning matches proportionately dimin- ished ; and no one can bo a really good golfer f ill ho has learned this somewhat difficult part of TLM yumo— till his play, in fact, has become, if not 'far,' at any rate

Correot Plny-club Swing (front view).

'sure.' Wo would also counsel the exorcise (if caution before attempting to drivo a very fur shot ovor an intervening hazard, as the chances nro, that in pressing for its achievement, the ball is partially missed, and possibly driven into the place attempted to bo cleared ; ] 4 GOLFING. I and tliis caution is the more necessary on links strange to the player, as the nature of golfing-ground. varies much on different localities, and until experience on each be gained, is extremely deceptive as to distance. Those links which possess no hazards are considered inferior to those on which they plentifully occur, and it may also be stated that on difficult links it requires more real golfing science to avoid driving balls into, than driving them out of hazards. Hazards consist of sand- pits (bunkers), gorse or whin bushes, cart-roads, long grass, water, &c.; and as a ball must, with certain exceptions, be played (not lifted) from wherever it lies, the avoiding of hazards, by keeping on the- clear grass course, is what constitutes much of the superiority of an experienced over an inexperienced golfer. Young players, however, have a good deal to learn before they can keep either tolerably free from hazards, or adroitly extricate their ball when so placed; though that need be no discouragement when we assure them that on certain difficult links, such as Prestwick and Sfc Andrews, the best players frequently come to ' grief.'

0LUI3S. Golf-clubs vary in length: thus, the usual length of the play-club is 45 inches, while that of the putter is only 38 inches. A club consists of two parts spliced together—namely, the shaft and head: the shaft (the handle of .which is covered with leather, to insure for the player a good grasp) is usually made of hickory; the head—heavily weighted with load behind, and faced with horn—is made of well-seasoned apple-tree or beech. The immense distance" to" which, a golf-club will drive a ball is mainly due to the powerful leverage gained by THE GA1 IE OF GOLF. 15 thus weighting tho head, as without lead a club would be powerless. As so much depends upon the golfer's clubs, wo shall hero give their names, and endeavour to explain tho circumstances under which each comes into play. To play the games correctly, upwards of half-a-dozon clubs, each, of different construction, arc requisite; thosu aro termed a set, and the following arc their names: Tho play-dub, long-spoon, short-spoon, brass;/, putter, sand- iron, deck, and niblick—tho last threes have iron heads, the others nro of wood. Other clubs in occasional USE aro tho mid-spoon, hajftngspoan, and driving-putter, but on moat links theso are now, to a great extent, dispensed with. The PLAV-OLUB ia for driving, or, as it is sometimes called, swiping off tho tee, and is further used throughout tho green if tho ball is lying fair, and the distance either a full drive or upwards from tho hole to ho approached. The taeing-ground is placed a fow yards in front or to tho side of each hole, the tee consisting of a small pinch of sand, on which tho ball may be placed for the first, drive only; and as this slight elevation causes the ball to present a fairer mark to the striker than if it lay merely on tho grass, the tee-shots are usually tho farthest, long drivers being nblo to send a bull upwards of two hundred yards. Tho LONCJ-SPOON comes into play when the ball lies in a hollow or on a declivity (when it is termed ' hanging'), or on slightly rough grassy groundj it derives its naino from having tho face slightly scooped (spooned) instead of being square, as in tho ease of tho play-club, and is used for elevating a ball, and driving it a i'ar shot over hazards, such as bunkers, whins, &c. 10 aovnsa. The Miu-si'oojr performs a somewhat similar office, but is only serviceable for driving shorter tlixtannes than the long-spoon. It is frequently dispe NSED with, and many pluyors never use it. Tho SHORT-SPOON is a very useful club, and in frequently in the golfer's hands during the course of tho day. It is used for playing either good-lying ur bad- lying balls whim within a hundred yards nru«> from tlm hole; this is termed playing the 'quarter game,' the skilful accomplishment of which is one of the most (many think the most) important point* in golf. Much depends on it; and many u far, and even mrr. driver through tho grcon has been beaten by the indifferent swiper, but deadly short-game player. Tho BAJWSO-BPOOH is shorter t*till, and very much spoonedj it is useful when this ball lies about fifty yards from tho hole, with a hazard intervening: from being .so short and so much spooned, a good deal of force may be applied without tho fear of driving the ball very far beyond tho goal, and in tho hands of a skilful player great nicoty is aoquirad in elevating and causing tho ball to 'loft' or fall within a vary few yards of the hole. This club was in former yoors used in playing tho 'short gamo;' but of late yean HUH useful and elegant littlo weapon has given way almost entirely to the iron. Tho DmviNcs-ruTTEn is shorter in tho shaft nnd rather larger in the head than the play-club, It m principally used in driving balls against a strong head-wind, Tho Pimm (n as in 'but').—This is a short-Bhafted, stiff club, with a largo ilnttish head, and aqimnt face; it is nsod when tho bull arrives in close proximity to the hole, generally within twenty yards, with no Inter- vening hazards, and is usually considered tho best club THE GAME OF 001* 17 for 'holing out' thu ball, though many golfers now use tho cloek or the putting-clock instead. To be a good putter is what all golfers should aim at. Showy driving is of much commoner oecurrtmco than curtain putting, and ono who, by superiority in tho former, can gain a

Corroot Position in Putting.

lull strolco on his opponent botweon two far-distunt holes, frequently loses his ndvantage by missing a ' putt' within a yard of tho hole Tho position in putting is lioro given, tho figure being supposed to bo playing 'tho like' to his adversary's ball, which lies 'dead' (so near as to render holing in his next shot a certainty) at 'tho odds,' near tho hole. is 18 OOIJIXG. Tho J'HAWSY, n wooden club soled with brass, is useful when a ball lies in roughish grass, and from its construction admits of more liberties being taken than with the spoons. It bus come much into vogue within tho last dozen years. Tho SAND-IKON comes into play when the ball lies in a ' bunker,' or othor hazard. It is a short, thick-shafted, stiff weapon, with an iron head, hollowed out in tho centre, and somewhat sloped backward. On its lower edge, it is straight and sharp, which allows of its digging under tho ball, and so pitching it out of tho hazard on to tho level turf. When a ball lies in looso whins, or in long doer-grass or bents, the sand-iron is tho best club for freeing it from such impediments, and is therefore tho ono generally used. It is likewise well adapted for 'lofting' (pitching) balls over hazards by what are termed wrist shots, ami, like the balling-spoon, is a sorviceablo tool within lifty yards of tho hole. Tho iron is, besides, tho tool used for lofting what ore called stymies. A stymie occurs when your opponent's ball lies so directly in a lino between tho hole ami your own ball that you cannot hole by putting. Tho only resource (if tho effort can bo risked) is to take tho iron and 'loft' your ball ovor the stymie and into tho hole. It is not considered quite lair to play intentionally so as to lay a stymie; but in practice they very frequently occur, and often causo a holo to be halved which tho stymied man felt confident of winning. Tlio CLEEK, anothor iron club, is rather longor than the sand-iron; it is frequently usod with marvellous precision in playing what are termed quarter-strokes, and ovon strokes that aro just within tho raugo of tho TIIE GAME OP GOLF. 10 play-club, and in tho hands of certain skilful players works wonders. The head of tho cleok, unlike that of the sand-iron, is straight in tho face, and slopes backward.

Various Forma of Cluli-hcnila. 1. Play-club; 2. Putter; 3. Spoon; d. Sand-iron; 6. Geek; 0. Niblick.

The NIBLICK, or TIUOIC-IKON, IH of very important service when tlio ball lios in a narrow cart-rut, horsoslioo or other print in sand, thick and utilF whins, or in any round deep hollow not altogether beyond tho player's reach. The head, which is of iron, is vory small and heavy, about one-half the size of that of tho Band-iron, and is shaped into a hollow, with tho iron sloping slightly backward. This peculiarity of shnpo onablus 20 GOLFING. tho player to raiso his ball nut of difficulties from which no other club could extricate it, and therefore the niblick ought invariably to form one of every golfer's set. Tho faces of the play-club, driving-putter, and putter aro planed perfectly upright and straight, or, technically, ' square;' those of tho spoons, sand-iron, and niblick aro hollowed, or 'spooned.' In the preceding illustration, their respective forms will bo soon.

LEADING POINTS IN TUB IIAME. Having given somo idea of tho forma and uses of each club in tho golfer's sot, we shall now add a few of tho chiof points requisite for tho attainment of proficiency in golf, with a few of tho leading characteristics of this oxcollont pastime. Wo shall also assume that the reador is ignorant of every point of the game, and that; ho has never soon it played. First, then, there must bo links, and theso links must bo adapted to golf-playing; if golf is played to any extent on theso links, there aro sure to be professionals, and caddies or club-carriers, who aro for tho most pait excellent players and good teachers; and into tho hands of one of those we adviso the tyro to commit himself. By doing so, ho will learn tho game in one-tenth part the time it would otherwise take him, and it will, besides, insure for him a good style to begin with, which, unless ho wilfully change, is novor likely to forsake him. In such hands, the loarner's game will bo gradually developed, and tho result will bo that, if ho follows his teacher's advice, and suppresses ovory rising but treacherous ambition to excel at first, ho will soon rank as a sound steady golfer, and may in time possibly become a lirat-oluss player. THE GAME OP GOLF. 21 To begin young; to acquire a good stylo nt first, and keep it; to drive tlio ball with easy skill, rather than with force; to practise in moderation, and never fatigue one's self by over-exertion, are maxims which, if faith- fully followed, are certain to lead to success ; and examples are not wanting of those who, after several months of careful training, have successfully coped with others who, from an indifferent stylo acquired at first, have never risen above mediocrity. Indeed, if tho novice attempts to teach himself from merely observing others play, the chances are that ho will acquire an erroneous style and false ideas that may cling to him always, And let us hero mention that it i.s much easier to start with a Avroug than a right style, and, moreover, that it is exceedingly difficult to shake oil' the former, and acquire the latter afterwards. Iloio to grasp tho Club.—The true method will bo seen at a glazico in the subjoined figure, Lot tlio wrists

Tho correct graHp. bo freo, and grasp the club with moderate pressure, but not too tightly. In striking, or swiping, as it is called, tho eyo must never for a single instant wander from tho ball, and the club should be swung slowly ovor tho 22 GOIJFINO. right shoulder, and brought down quickly to tlio ball— three-fourths of a circlo l.ming described by the action. And horo it may bo hinted that tho above modo of handling and swinging should bo practised with a play- clnb befnro attempting to strike a ball. Never exert the wholo strength in delivering a swipe; golf is n game of skill and nice art, not ono of bruto force, nnd if too much force bo applied, tho chances aro, that instead of hitting tho ball fair, it is topped, and so driven a comparatively short distance. Tins easier a stroke is taken, tho greater the ohonce of hitting tho ball correctly: indeed, tho mero swing of tho club from ovor the right shoulder downwards will drive a ball a long distance, and with more certainty of the beginner's keeping tho right direction than if much forco had been applied; and hero wo may add, never press for a. long shot. How to stand to the Ball.—The feet .should be moder- ately woll apart (about a foot and a half is sufficient), and tho ball should ho in a position rather nearer the left than tho right foot, and at a distance from the striker, varying with tho clubs used; for instance, in using the ordinary pltiy-olub, two feet and a half is a good distance botwoon tho loft foot and the ball. Tho playor should be careful neither to exceed this distance, nor bo much within the mark, as ho is apt, when standing too far from his ball, to fall in to it, and run tho chance of striking with tho point or ' too' of tho club; or when standing too near the ball, to ' heel' or strike it with that part of tho club-head nearest the shaft. When struck precisely on the contra of tho club, with n froo and easy motion of tho wrists and arms, tho ball flies off precisely straight; whon heeled, the ball flies THE GAME OF GOLF. 23 away to the right; and when struck with the point or 'toe ' of the club, it is said to be ' drawn' or ' pulled,' . and flies into the loft. It is thus important for the player to learn the proper ' atanco,' or space to preserve between himself and tho ball, together with that indis- pensable froo motion of tho arms whioh. allows of thu club having full and easy play in his hands—lessons

Corroot Play-club Swing {tide-view}. which a little practico soon teaches. Tho principal attitudes in golf—namely, thoso in driving and putting —should bo carefully studied and acquired, na on them much depends. Perhaps tho following may fairly represent a fow of 24 GOLFING. tho difficulties attending the tyro's first efforts; and as they are of everyday occurrence, and are intended for his benefit, they are hereby addressed to him. Having grasped your club, straddled to your ball, and swung your club as in tlio foregoing directions, down it comes towards tho ball, and most likely misses it. Do not bo disconcerted at this, but try ngain, and take plenty of time. There, you have struck it from tho to, and tho ball bounds along tho greensward about fifty yards. Now, as nearly every beginner, from over-anxiety, ' misses tho globe' the first shot, and tops or again misses Ms ball the second, yon aro no exception to the rule, but may congratulate yourself upon being moro dexterous than a friend of ours, whose first shot clove the air, whoso socond clove tho turf, and whoso third and last clovo tho club t A boy (your caddie) carries your clubs, and you and he follow tho ball, which possibly lies in a email indentation or ' cup' in tho turf, and so requires tho long-spoon to drive it forth. Now, by one of those occurrences peculiar to tyros at golf, you havo not only driven your ball out, but havo struck it to a considerable distanco, and you aro naturally proud of the oxploit. But these precocious shots do more harm than good; honco they requite to bo looked upon with caution, as, in nine cases out of ten, -unless tempered by judicious hints from an experienced attendant, they lead many a novico by insidious steps to press for still greater achievements, and to a subsequently mutilated and dis- couraging style of play. 1'lay your next stroke as if nothing particular had happened, and you may drive a tolerably good shot; but press to repeat tho long swipe, and tho chunees aro you bungle it altogether. So, you

THE GAM OP GOLF. 25 have driven your ball into that sand-pit or ' bunker,' whence it can only be extricated by tho aid of an iron- headed club. Your caddie, accordingly, hands you the sand-iron. No tyro is expected to drive it out of tho sand on to the clear turf in ono stroke at iirst, but if ho slopes back tho face of his iron, and digs well in behind his ball, ho may work wonders. You have come down on tho top of tho ball, and buried it instead! But try again, and again, till you accomplish it, nor bo discom- fited by repeated failures, for thoy are all stops on tho ladder, each of which must bo mounted ere you reach tho summit—of golf. Your bnll is out at last, and lies on tho sward, or 'putting-green/ within a dozen yards from tho holo. Tho boy puts tho ' putter' into your hand, but before applying it to the ball, it will bo woll for you to examine tho ground between it and tho hole. You observe possibly that it Blunts a littlo j in that caso, a 'borrow' is required up tho slant, and that borrow you. must make. Perhaps tho ground is (pita level, and in that case it lies purely with your ideas of ' strength' whether you overshoot or undershoot tho mark. Tho probability is, that yoii put too much power to tho ' putt,' and lio as far on tho oilier side. Try again, for it is only by accurate judgment that nicoty in putting is arrived at. There, you have taken a dozen strokes to holo your ball, which a good playar would have done in five; but avoid pressing—that in, throwing your whole force into a driving stroke; bo up in your putting, keep cool, never tako your oyo off tho hall whon about to swipe, and attend strictly to your teacher's advice, and in a very few months you may bo ablo to holo in fivo too, with an occasional 'steal' in four. 26

FIXAL REMARKS. Since the introduction of gutta-porcha balls, golf has received an immense stimulus, ami is now more or less indulged in hy all clnssos. Formerly, the price of a ball made of leather stuffed hard with feathers, was half-a- crown J now, however, the highest price is one shilling. Clubs, however, have not advanced in excellence in tho snmo ratio as balls; and we may venture to assert that tho best made olubs of modem days do not excel, cither in beauty or quality, those turned out iifty years ago from the workshop of Hugh Philp of St Andrews. Tho manufacture of clubs ami bulls is usually carried on near tho various links on which tho game is played, St Andrews in usually considered to hold tho palm over all other golfing-coursos, and maintains in consequence tho greatest number of professional num. Though once peculiar rto Scotland, golf has now established itself in nearly every part of England, and in various localities over the entire habitable globe, whore the ground is suitable and whore Scotchmen are to bo found.

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From a Print «f tlw "Mtli cmitury. THE NINE HOLES OF THE LINKS OF ST ANDREWS.

BY It. CHAMBERS, HBNIOH. SACRED to liopo and promise is tho spot— To Philp's and to the Union Parlour near, To every Golfer, every caddio d<;nr— Whoro we strike off—oh, ne'er to be forgot, Although in lands most distant wo sojourn. But not •without its perils is the place; Mark the opposing caddie's sly grimace, Whispering : 'llo's on the road I' 'Iio's in the burn !' So is it often in the grander game Of life, when, eager, hoping for the palm, Breathing of honour, joy, and lovo and fiuno, Conscious of nothing liko a doubt or qualm, We start, and cry: ' Saluto us, nuwo of liro I' And tho first footstep lands us in the miro. 28 OOLPINO.

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ItV 11. CHAMBERS, HKN1OK,

Fearful to Tyro i« thy primal stroke, t> Cartgate ! for behold tho bunker opes Kight to the to'iu'j-place its yawning chops, Hope to engulf ere it is well awoke. That passed, a Scylla in the form of rushes Nods to Charybdis which in ruts appears: Hi1 will he safe who in Urn middle steers; Ono step aside, the lull destruction brushes. Golf symbols thus again our painful life, 1 angers in front, and pitfalls on each hand: But see, one glorious elook-Btroko from tho sand Sends Tyro home, and Bavos all further Btrifo ! HO'H in at nix—old Bandy views tho lad With new respect, remarking: •That's no Wl !'

Holc. BY 1!. CIIAMIIKUH, BKX1OH,

No re.st in GolfKl ILL perils in the path : Here, playing a good ball, porhaps it goes Gently into tho l*rineipalian Noee,* Or else Tarn's Coo,t which equally is death. Perhaps tho wind will catch it iu mid-air, .And take it to tlie Whins ' Look out, look out! Tom Morris, bo, oh bo a faithful scout!' But Tom, though Hnka-ayad, finds not anywhere. Such thy mishaps, O Merit: feeble balls Meanwhile roll on, and lie upon tho green; * Tho l'riiioipttl'a Now, n well-known banker, KO cnllwl from its Wing no frequently n Irtiji for tho Imll of H certain loarnod St Andrewa + Tttin's Vvu in uuw lillui lup, THE NINE H0LK8 OF ST ANDREWS. 29 Tis well, my friends, if you, when this befalls, Can spare yourselves the infamy of spleen. It only shows the ancient proverb's force, That you may farther go and fare the worse.

Jfmu'ilt ov (!5tngcr-$cei: BY I'. 1". ALEXANDER, Though thou hnst lost this last unlucky hole, I prythee, friend, betake thee not to swearing, Or other form of speech too wildly daring, Though some allege it tondefch to console. Bather do thou thy swelling griefs control, Sagacious that at hand a joy awaits tlioe (Since out of doubt a glass of beer elate* theu), Without that frightful peril to thy soul. A pot of beer 1 go clip thine angry beak in it, And straight its rage shall melt to soft placidity, That solace finding thou art wise to seek in it; Ah ! do not thou on that poor plea reject it, That in thine inwards it may breed acidity— Ono gluss of Stewart's * brandy will correct it.

Sole. IiY P. 1\ AliUXANnKll. What daring genius lirst did name tb.e eHell? What high, poetic, awe-struck grand old golfer? Misdeem him not, yo pious ones, a scoffer— Whoe'er he was, the name befits thee well.

* Stowart, thu UUIVH imijor-dunm of tho period, imd iiradocuSKor of Patorson. 30 OOI.FIXO. ' All hope abandon, ye who enter hero,' Is written awful o'er thy sandy jaws, Whose greedy threat may givo the boldest pause, And frequent from within como tones of fear— Dread sound of decks, which over smite in vain,* And—for mere mortal patience is but scanty— Shriekings {hereafter, as of souls in pain, • Dire gnashings of the teeth, and horrid curses, With which I need not decorate my verses, Because, in fact, you'll find them nil in Dante.

fjcalhcv Dole. liY I1. P. AIiEXAXIlKK. Ah mo ! prodigious woes do still environ— To quote verbatim from Rome grave old poet— Tho man who needs must ' meddle with his iron;' And here, if ever, thou art doomed to know it. For now behold thee, doubtless for thy sins, Tilling some bunker, an if on a lease of it, And so, assiduous to mako duo increase of it; Or wandering homeless through a world of whins ! And when—these perils past—thou seemost dead, And hop'st a half—0 woo ! thy ball runs crooked,

* Tho abovo seems a little out of data. Null Indeed Htill exists, Viut ono's anoiont awo of it i« niuoli mitigated. In tho altered condition of tho coui'Ho nobody need go to it union ho liken, and evon if tho porvoraity of a drawn bull taku you there, your damnation is by no moans so dreadful ns it used to be. Time and IUKUHO liavo, in point of fact, done for thin fine old Inward what tho labours of tho advanced theologians arc understood to havo done for the other one. Neither is now by any means the terror to uvil-doura which I seem to remember it in my youth.—II, C, TUB NINE HOLES OF HT ANDREWS. 31 Making thy ibo just ono more holo ahead, Surely a consummation all too sad, Without that sneering devilish ' Niver lookit,' The closing comment of tho opposing cad.

or €bcn * BY 11. CIIAMIlElta, JUNIOK. Tho sholly pit is cleared ;it one foil blow, A stroke to bo ranombured in your dreams 1 Hut here the Eden on your vision gleams, Lovely, but trench'rons in ita solemn How. Tho holo is perched aloft, too near thu tide, The green is small, and broken is the ground Which doth that little charmed .space surround I Go not too far, and go not to a side ; Take tho short spoon to do your second stroke; Sandy entreats you will the wind take heed on, For, oh, it would a very saint provoke, If you should let your ball plump iu tho Eden. You do your best, but who can fate control? So hero against you is another hole.

ghovt |)oIc. BY 11. OHAMBBBS, JUNIOR, Brief but not easy is the next adventure; Legend avers it has been done in one, Though such long sloah aro now but rarely done— In three 'twere well that you the holo should enter. Strangely original is this bit of ground, * Tlioso last throo versoa -\vero written aftur thu introduction of gutta-porclw balla.—It, 0., JUN. 32 OOLFINO. For, while at hand tho smooth and smiling green, Ono bunker wide and bushy yawns botwoen, Where Tyro's gutta is too often found. Nervous your rival strikes and heels his ball— Prom that whin-bush at six ho '11 scarce extract it: Yours, by no blunder this time counteracted, Is with tho grass-club lofted over all. There goes a hole in your side—how you hug it! Much as th' Australian digger does a nugget.

Ike GEnb BY I). CHAMBERS, JUNIOR, Tho end, but not tho end—tho distance-post That halves tho game—a serious point TO thoo, For if OIIO more thou losost, 'twill be three: Yofc even in thatc aso, think not till in lost. Men four behind have boon, on the return, So favoured by Olympus, or by caro, That all their terrors vanished into air, And caddies cried them dormy at tho burn ! I could quote proverbs, did I speak at random: Pull many a broken nhip cornea into port, Pull many a cause is gained at, last rosorfc, But Golf impresses moat, Nil daspt rnndum. Turn, then, my son, with two against, nor dread To gain tho winning-post with one ahead. ' '-F^~ SOME CELEBRATED GOLFERS. ALLAN EOBBRTSON, ono of tho greatest golfers who has ever lived, and who, according to tradition, is said never to have boon beaten (I), WAS horn al> St Andrews in 1815. Allan commenced his golfing career in what, despite tho doarness of leather and paucity of golfers, must still bo called tho palmy days of golf. Descended as ho was from a golfing family, Allan naturally took to tho links, whore in a short thno hi,s success was abundant. Among his mo.st important matches, We may mention tho foursomo between himself and Tom Morris against tho two Dunns, played in 1849, for £400 a side. Tins match was played over three different greens, Musselburgh, Sfc Andrews, and North Berwick; and Allan and his partner, after being at ono time thirteen holes to tho bad, pulled themselves together, and eventually, by magnificent golfing, won tho match at North Berwick by two holes. Allan Robertson and Tom Morris nover seem to have come together in any important singlo, but it is recorded that they never lost any foursome in which they wore together an partners. The most important of all Allan's great ' singles' was tho match, lasting ten days, of twenty rounds over St Andrews LinlcB, with Willie Dunn of Musselburgh, played in 184-3. This match Allan won on tho last day, ,').(• GOLFING. being two rounds to tho good and one to play. Allan Kobertson died in September 18593 having been for many years a conspicuous' figure on Sfc Andrews Links. TOMMY MOBRIS, son of tho present well-known and genial custodian of St Andrews Links, was long celebrated as being tho greatest golfer of his time. Tommy's first important victory seems to have been at Carnoustie in 18G7, where, although only sixteen years of ago, he defeated all comers—amateurs and professionals alike. Shortly after this, ho beat the redoubtable AVillio Park, and after a long series of victories eventually became champion golfer of Great Britain. As is well known, young Tom earned his greatest laurels by winning tho Challenge Bolt three times in succession, when it beenmo his own property, and now remains an heirloom in his family. This belt hud been instituted by tho Prestwick Club in 18G0, to be played for over their own links annually, and become the property of tho playor who wou threo years consecutively. A Chal- lenge Cup was afterwards substituted, which was also won tha first yoar by young Tom, who thus gained the championship four times running. Perhaps tho last important match played by this great golfer, shortly before his lamented death on Christmas 'Day 1875, was his single with Mr Arthur Molesworlh of Westward Ho, then considered one of tho groatest amateurs in tho country. This mate]), lasting for six days, was con- cluded at St Andrews, whore, notwithstanding the fact that tho links were covered with snow, young Tom Morris, by superb golf, severely defeated his adversary on tho second and last day. Ono of tho most distinguished of nil young Tom SOME OELlillttATlZD UOhh'EUH. 35 Morris's contemporaries was his firm, friond and adviser, the late Davie Strath. Acting us professional advisers towards each other when a common foe was to be met, they played ninny singles together, but without any signal advantage on either side; their last two matches, played in 1873, resulting in a win for each. Davio's last important performance was his single with Hob Ferguson of Musselburgh, at St Andrews, when;, after several days' play the mutch was eventually halved.

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The Custlu, tit Aiulrows. CADDIE WILLIE. 1!Y THE LATE MB DOU0LAS M'BWAN, GOLF-OLUB MAKEH, IiUUNTSKIEM).* THE portrait of William Gunn ('Caddio Willio') now in the Bruntslield Club House, Muasolburgh, is a pretty fair representation of tho man, whom I remember quite well. I was a boy at the time. 1 lo wan a peculiar but quite harmless person. Ho either had a defect in his speech, or, being a Highlander, was not ublo to speak English well. He never called individuals by their names, but by their profession or trade. Thus, Mr M'Queon, ono of tho principal clerks in the General Post- office, who was very kind to him, and gob his portrait taken, he called 'the man of tho mail-coach j' Bailie Tullis, baker, he called 'tho man of tho baps;' Mr Robertson, Gillespie School teacher, he called ' the man of the boys;' Mr Kettle, ~W.fi., who also befriended him, ho called 'the man of tho pot;' Mr Brand, his landlord, who was a gardener, ho called ' tho man of the cabbage;' and so on. These gentlemen were all very

* Douglas M'Ewan died March 'Hi, 1886, in his seventy-seventh year. His business of golf club and ball mulling was coiuriioncocl by his grandfather, James M'Kwan, in 1770, and continued by hist father, Peter JU'J'Iwan, who died in lM3o\ Tho bUHinoKsj in now carried on afc MuHBolbnigh by his son, Mr V. M'Ewun, who lias also a sou in tho trado. CADDIE WILLIE. 37 kind to him, employing him to carry their clubs, and giving him clothes. One of the strangest pccniiaritios of this eccentric old caddie "was the way in which ho wore his clothes. He may be said to have literally carried his wardrobe with him wherever ho went. All the clothes he got he put on his back, one suit above another. To admit of his wearing three or four coats at once, ho had to cut out the sleeves to let them on. True to tho uniform which invariably distinguished golfers in those days, an old red coat was always worn outside of thorn all. Ho also wore three or four vests, an old worn fur ono being outermost. It was tho same with his trousers—throe or four pairs on, and tho worst outermost ; and three; bonnets, sewed one within tho other! When Willie first came from tho Highlands, ho had boon in tho habit of going about the country soiling tracts; and happening to come to Edinburgh, and passing through Bruntsfiold Links, ho stood to look at tho golfers. It being a bu.sy golfing day, tho golfers could not all get caddies, and one, of thorn asked Willis to carry his clubs; which he did, and got a shilling for his hour's work. With an eye to tho main chance, Willie forthwith took to tho Eoyal and Ancient Game ; find in order to bo near tho Links, took up his quarters at Bruntsfield, routing a garret from Mr John Brand, gardener, lessee of the lands and mansion-houses of Levon Lodge and Valloyliokl. Willie was very honest, paying his rent rcgnlarly, and for his bread and milk as ho got it. Ho lived entirely on baps and milk, nover having a warm diet, or a lire in his garret, even in the coldest winter. IIo was always happy and cheerful. I was a favourite of his, as, when I saw tho caddie boys 38 GOLFING. annoying Mm, I used to say that I would toll tho gentlemen of their conduct, which had tho effect of stopping thorn. Thoy knew that the gentlemen would not employ them if it was known that they annoyed Willie. Possessed of an inborn love of sport, Willie used to go to tho village fairs round about Edinburgh with a view to picking up a few pence. His apparatus for enticing tho youth of a sporting turn was exceedingly simple, consisting of three turned pieces of wood about a foot long, with turned base about one and a half or two inches in diameter, something like what you see in milliners' windows to put their caps and bonnets on. Cutting throe holes in tho earth the size of the base of his sticks, in the form of a triangle, ho put a penny on the top of each stick. He had a wand about three foot long. Tho player stood about ten feet off; and paying a penny for his shot, tried to ekini tho pennies off tho top, which was very seldom done; the, wand either going too high and missing, or too low and knocking away tho sticks, when the pennies dropped into the holes—either result being equally in Willie's favour. I will never forget Willie's faeo and his happy chuckle as ho used to cry out, 'All in the hole!' Many people wero attracted around Willie by his odd appearance, and tried their skill at; his pennies for the sake of giving him a few coppers. These village fairs were a great treat to us boys. They wero called Carters' Ploys, and wero looked forward to by all tho lads and lasses for miles round about, as tho great event of the year; there being a grand equestrian procession, when both men and horses were laden with ribbons and flowers, The lasses viod with each other who would turn out their sweethearts CADDIE WILLTH. 39 with tho grandest display of ribbons and flowers. It was a great pleasure to visit tho villages on these occasions, and to seo so many happy people. Gunn was in tho habit of going to his Highland homo every autumn, selling his tracts by tho way, and was generally away about six woelcs. Tho last timo ho bade mo good-byo (which was about tho year 1820), he told me that ho had as much money saved as would pay his funeral expenses, as he had a horror of a pauper's burial. From this journey poor Willio never returned. All tho inquiry tho golfors made, they could never learn his fate. HOW I WON MY PULPIT. BY ' ROCKWOOD.1 ' You ask mo how I come to settle down in an out-nf-tho- world parish like this? Tliat is a story which will require some telling. AH I am the only one alive who knows it, and am getting very old, yon might us well hear it.—Dear mo, what a night it is! I veritably beliovo it is raining golf-halls; if not, this hailstones are largo enough to be mistaken for them. YEA, draw in your chair closer to the liro and help yourself.' The gentleman who addressed me wna the Eov. Gavin Kilgowor, minister of the parish of Monkburn; and wo were both seated in thu cosy little parlour of the manse. If (Scotch kirks are sometimes uncomfortable, manses, on tho other hand, arc always snug; and that of Monkburn was no exception. The wind, which had been blowing fresh from the north-west throughout the full Novoxabor day, began just as darkness WHS falling to gather vaporous matter, seemingly from the mountain tops, far ovor tho Firth, and heavy showers rattling against tho window panes spoke of wild weather outside. But the good old-fashioned fireplace was full of bright, blazing sea coal; tho scuttle stood full and handy by the sido of tho fender, and with a ' three-round' golfer's appetite just displaced by a dinner which would huvo

now I WON MY PULPIT. 41 delighted the Moderator of tho General Assembly, wo cared little for the warring of the elements. Tho Rev. Gavin Kilgower was a. hale and hearty parson of the rather bettor typo of tho old-fashioned school of ministers. He was indeed a ' clinical gentleman '—not, wo hope, a rare thing in connection with Scotch kirks. He had united ninny couples in mar- riage, but had succeeded in evading tho lasso himself, though it had hocn Hung at him from all directions by maids and spinsters of undoubted experience. One sermon a week for thirty-five years, together with visitations, baptisms, and burials, had not by any moans rendered him unlit for two rounds of golf a day; and as ho sat before mo at tho manse lire, Ins gray eyes twinkling like tho flames in the grate over a faco a shade lighter than tho colonr of tho glowing coals, ho looked a perfect picture of health. 'Yos,' ho said after a littlo serious reflection, 'it is thirty-livo years since I preached my first trial sermon for tho parish of Monkburn. I say my first, for there wero two, as you shall hear. There is nothing now about tho placo but what is changod, except possibly the links, which remain very much as they wore when originally laid out. Tho population was a puroly rural one, and the congregation consistod of farmers, plough- men, shepherds, gardeners, gamokeepors, tho village baker, the butcher, some cattle-dealors, and Sir Hector Hafton of Hafton Hall, who was grand-uncle of the present Sir Hector, and patron of tho living, president of tho cattle show, captain of tho golf club, and king of the parish. In matters connected with tho kirk ho generally acquiesced in any recommendation made by tho session ; and so when tho vacancy occurred, and 42 OOLFINO. it was resolved to appoint a new pastor, ho merely hinted that, golfers should bo preferred. 1 Tho session, having a great respect for tho baronet, as he assisted them liberally in connection with every church scheme, resolved not to have, any candidates except those who could "drive a ball," as Duncan Fergusson, tho butcher, put it; "for it was a pity that tho laird shouldna got his foursome when folks won; busy in the hay-timo or tho harvest, and it wasna richt to see tho blacksmith sometimes walkin' the links wi' his apron round his waist, and three, pairs o' horses standin' in tho smiddy waitin' to he, shod." Tho minister in a week-day could be dono without, but not very well tho blacksmith. 'How they arranged that no fewer than sixteen golfers should have been candidates tor the vacant ministerial charge of Moiikburn, I do not know; hut I havo not tho slightest doubt that Sir Hector's agents in Edinburgh, a well-known firm of writers to the Signet, wore consulted in tho matter. At any rat e I had niado some highly creditable performances on tho Mussel- burgh course, besides, I may say, preaching a few sermons in out-of-tho-way parishes, where Urn minister wanted a holiday. I felt complimented indeed by the invitation to preach a trial sermon for Monkburn, and I resolvod to put my host foot foremost. The, parish at the time was as quiet as a village garden, and tho congregation pastoral. I began my onset by choosing 08 my text Genesis xxv. 31 i "And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright." I shall not say how tho sermon was proached, but I am afraid, like most young ministers I errod on tho sido of pitching it too high. At anyrate I heard that afterwards. My toughest opponent was a HOW I WON MY PULPIT. 43 St Andrews man, a broad-chested, burly fellow, with u great black beard, who, when ho was given his second chance—tho leet having gradually been reduced to two —preached from my old "birthright" text, having meantime found out tho "calm sough" of tho session. As ho did so with moderation—hi) was a much older man, I may say—he rather established himself in the gooil opinion of some leading lights of tho congregation. I was left, however, with the last trial sermon to preach, and I can toll you that I felt somewhat disappointed and uneasy. ' And now lot mo toll jrou in Chapter tho Second, as you may care to call it, that Sir Hector's great advisor in all matters connected with tho welfare of tho parish was "Walter M'Vicar, tho green-keeper of tho links, a native of Mussolburgh. Wattie was a well-knit, wiry- haired man of tho Scotch terrier type, with a Jinn, well- set chin, a sharp nose, which ran back, like tho head of a plough coulter, to a point between two of tho keenest gray eyes that wero over set in tho head of man or dog. Poor old "VVattio! I buried him fifteen years ngo. Lust Sunday I baptised bis youngest grandson, a straight- haired little imp, with tho hereditary golfer's set about the neck and shoulders, and a merry twinkle in his eyo, which plainly said, " You wait on a little, old gentleman, and I'll give you and your whole kirk-session a stroke a hole." ' Sir Hector was passionately fond of a foursome, an you may well understand. Ho was inclined to obesity, and his rotundity at ono time was so great that ho drove his ball from the too often almost without seeing it; his " swipo" being so correct, however, that he rarely made a mistake. Kind-hearted and simple, ho was a man 44 OOI.FI m well beloved by nil the parishioners, an indeed he deserved to bo.— But the night is wearing on, and I will relate what happened. ' On the Saturday preceding the Sunday on which I was to preach what I thought would bo my farewell trial sermon, I was trying fancy "putts" close to the garden dyke of Wattie the green-keeper, when Sir Hector, who had been absent in London for a fortnight, arrived, My sermon for next day fully occupied ray mind. My "putts " were done mechanically. I wus so engaged when, between the risping noises of old Wattio's file, I heard my own name mentioned, and conked my ears for what was to follow. I shall give it in thu old green-keeper's words. '"Yes, Sir Hector, I am gled you are hamo for sake o' tho parish; for things are getting to a bonnio pass a'thegither. Ye ask me which o' them I think bosti Wool, as regards preechin', I'm nao judge. I am rather dull o' hearin'; besides, I have a back .seat in tho loft. The Filer" [that was my rival], "so far us appearances go, makes strong dean drives straight all' the too o' tho .Bible, but it 's naotbing to tho bonnio olook- wark tho Musselburgh laddie" [1MB was myself] "makes aff the rim o' tho poopit. On tho links they uro guy weel matched, but wi' a year or mair, 1 should Bay that the Mussolburgh man will fair outdrive him. However, its their poopit performances ye want to hear aboot, Sir Hector, so I'll say no moro than that tho whole question hings on this, whether Esau's birthright for a mess of pottage was a fair and square bargain. They hao baith preached it, and sorry talc' them, but they have divided the country side about it. 1"Last nieht the session met in Lucky Luwrio's to now i IVON MY PULPIT. 45 discuss tho matter, and as I was there, I may toll ye in a word what happened. Just when wo were sitting doun, who should look in but Jock Jamioson, the horse- dealer, and ho being a neutral man—horse-deal ers maistly arc, in kirk matters, Sir Hector—it was resolved, the thing being a fair case of stock-dealing, to leave tho wholo question in his hands after a full and fair dis- cussion. Wool, there and thon they started it, and yo couldna hae said whether it wan the Musselburgh man or tho Fifur that had it; it was just hole up and hole aboot as the speakers rose and sat doon. However, as thu closing hour came on, Jock Jamieson, who has always a dozen cases in tho law-courts at tho same time, and likes to deliver himself in what he calls 'legal pkravraeology,' brings tho butt ond of his whip down on the table wi1 a rattlo, and says ho, 'Having heard pairties' procurators, tho learned shirrof—that's mysul1,1 says he—' is unanimously of opinion that tho swap must stand.' And so, Sir Hector, there the question stands awaiting your decision, and tho sooner you settle, it the bettor." ' I hoard no more, for at that moment I saw my dreaded rival approach, and I banked away from tho garden wall, for I did not wish to be caught in the act of eavesdropping. What Sir Hector said I do not know. ' Ten minutes after, I was called down by a wave of the old green-keeper's hand to tho little garden gate, and there I was introduced by him to Sir Hector, a stout rosy-faced gentleman who had scon much leaner, if not much hotter, days. My rival had long before this made tho acquaintance of the honourable baronet through these dismal unworthy things, letters of introduction. •Ill OOI.PIXO.

"A fuiirsmni'," think* I; " tlmiv'a a match mi of sninu kind at lea t. At the request oi thu baronet, bowevur, I agreed to play my rival from the old gray town, a "singta"—for why, I did not think, except, I .sup. POSE, to let Sir Hector see how wo played, Wattie, out ol old regard for a Musseiburgh man, na lm often explained to me afterwards, chose b< carry my clnhs mill act us my pilot. As 1 chose my driver fur my first toe stroke, he gently whispered, " Yo mustna h-x any- luuly fi.u- ilm cauld side <>' the Forth gut the butter <.' ye," 'We started fair in the first round, though my opponent WM ton yards longer in hi* driving. What ho gained from the tee, however, I always mada up in the abort play, tor as Wattia said, 1 seemed to piny my oleek shots as if I was shutting up a new knife. liut my next day's sermon unfortunately bothcrod me; it would come tumbling uppermost at the moat awkward raomonts, and I am afraid it spoiled my game, altogother. Ktill the. St Andrews man, hard as ho swung, anil careful as he wna DH tho groon, could never get away from mo. Yet I waa playing a lung way undor my best game I knew, but how could .1 holp myself ] tie hud finished a good second trial Bormon, rather too good; and next day, Sunday, I wim to show myself an ablnr preacher, or bid good-bye to the place for ever. It waa in vain that Wattie told me to wako up and show thu Fifor, us he called my opponent, the real auld Musselborgh atylu. I was Rtudyiug my sermon, and drawing inferences from unch and ovory difliculty, to be usod in thii pulpit with grout eloquence the next day. Tho laird himself, Sir Hector, though much pleased with my short play, was at timea rather disappointed with my HOW I WON MY PULPIT. 47 driving, I could sue, and my putting was by no means 80 good as I thought it should be. The sermon for next day, the winning or losing sermon, would crop up in my mind, and play the douce with everything. Still I succeeded in halving tho round. ' Sir Hector expressed himself anxious for a second round, and to this of course I had to assent, though I was very uager to get homo to study, and privately explained this to tho old green-keeper, who seemed to understand what was troubling mo. " Sir," says ho seriously, "yo should have tell't me that aforo; its difficult enough to play golf wi' the minding o' a sermon in your heid, let alane the malcin' o' one. Shako it all', man, and put your brains in your club." There was no club-house in thoso days, but the green-keeper's parlour was tho favourite sanctum, and Sir Hector asked us both in to have some refreshment. My opponent was a teetotaller, and I scarcely had tho courage to act otherwise. Tho old green-keeper asked mo into his kitchen with tho view of introducing me, to Ids wife, but an ominous " plunk," and tlio rattle of a corkscrew, lot me know that his intentions wore oven more hospitable. A pint of good porter very rapidly disappeared from tho frothing tumbler held out to me, and bowing assonfc to his order " to put my mind on tho gowlf, and drap tho sermon," I was soon out on tlio teeing-ground. My opponent struck oil1 first, and I could hear the old green- keeper chuckle as wo saw the ball rub tho shoulder of a knoll and roll in amongst the whins, as secure as a nesting linnet. I measured the distance well, Tho drive was a long and strait one; but I opened my shoulders to it, and had the satisfaction of seeing my ball disappear clear over gorso and everything, just as 48 GOLFING. Wattie whispered, " I thooht that pint o' porter could mnk' mair than the cork jump! Ye '11 be lying, I wager, a bonnie ball in the Blacksmith's Hollow." ' We followed on, and my antagonist not getting clear from the whins till he had played " three more," I had the hole easily. This gave me encouragement. So did the look of the whole place. With the easterly wind blowing steadily, numerous ships were being towed out of harbour; and I could hear the crews aloft singing as they loosed the brown sails to the breeze. The beautiful uplands sloping away hillward, and above all, the yellow sands of the sea-beach, reminded me of my own native place, and I thought of hazards surmounted and battles snatched literally from the fire on the putting-greens of my youthful days. ' I could see, however, from the firm setting of his teeth, that my companion was equally determined on success, and this fact was readily noticeable to my mentor. Approaching me he whispered, "Play your game, your very best game, for your very life. Don't let it be said that you -were put oot by a Fifer." Play my very best game I did, but luck somehow was all through against me. I drove even as long balls as rny opponent, yet every time, on walking up to them, they were found to be lying as badly placed as they could be. Wherever a young rabbit, wishing to emulate his parents in burrowing, had scraped a hollow in the mid-hole green, I was sure to find my ball had made its -way into it. The -whins caught and held my ball at the fourth hole, and my tee-shot from the fifth was lodged an inch deep in thick bent. Never had I in my life before such terrible luck in golfing; never have I had such terrible luck since. Wattie, who had HOW I WON MY rULl'IT. 49 been making ominous growls about tho pain of sitting under a Fifer, and of "a sitting in tho loft being shortly to let," did not, however, give up hope, ' It is not good to lose ono's temper nt gulf, I know ; but it is sometimes not a bail thing to fool a little vicious. The old man's caustic remarks put mo on my mottle, and though starting for homo four down, I played tho next four holes as I do not think any man, amateur or professional, has played them since. I was in white sand from tho toe, in tho Midakoil', where you were yourself this afternoon, but got it away beautifully with my iron, and waa on tho. green in throe. That bole I secured easily. Tho next hole fell to me likewise, thanks to a bad putt on tho part of my opponent. More hopeful, I became more skilful, and the match being all even, we struck off for tho last hole. ' My old luck seemed to catch me up, but in tho ond my opponent lay dead in the odds, my own ball being fully twenty feet away, and not too woll placed. Sir Hector seemed anxious; Wattio was still more anxious as bo surveyed my position, and tlum I was made to understand fully tho importance of tho wholo situation. At best it seemed that I could do no more than halve; but Wattie, with all tho seriousness of a judge sentencing a man to bo hanged, approached and handed mo tho putter. " You bavo this for tho poopit, sir," ho said; " bo careful." I felt a strango sensation in my left breast; I saw it all; my opponent and myself were literally playing for tho ministerial chargo of Monkburn. 1 pulled myself together in a moment] I traced tho course of tho ball as it should run; I took ono strengthening look at tho steeple, another at tho manse; I drew back the putter carefully, and- then I left all to 1) 50 GOLFING. Providence and the blades of grass on the intervening sward. Boundward and downward and inward rolled my hall till it hesitated, and hung on the rim of the hole! Never denounce the east wind after the friendly blast that timely blew as my ball hung on the edge; it tumbled out of view just as I raised my eyes skyward in excitement, and my whole set of clubs were whirled above his head by Wattie, who, no longer able to contain himself, shouted out, " Ye've got it, sir; steeple, bell, manse, and a'I" 'And so I had. I preached—preached well, too— next day, and some folks said that because my sermon was short Sir Hector liked it. I had reason to believe that it was my long putt rather than my short sermon that pleased the laird, and 1 think I have fairly well explained why it was that I sottlcd down in Monkburn, and How I won my Pulpit.' THE GOLFER AT HOME* TUN following observations and inflections uro not written either in praise or explanation of tho game of golf. Golf, like cricket, is, as a game, beyond all praise, and none admit its merits more than a roally good converted cricketer. It would lie insulting, moreover, to the reader to inflict upon him a minute description of the game ; if he is a Scotchman, ho is probably personally acquainted with it; if ho is an Englishman, he knows enough about it from description, or perhaps from having seen it played, not to consider it merely a savage kind of Scotch hooky, in which tho players pursue a ball at full speed, tho principal object in view being to break each others shins, and do as much damage as may be to their persons, and to their dress, if they happen to have any. Lot us rather note tho more peculiar features of tho game, and tho effect which it has for tho time-being upon tho characters, or rather \ipon tho tempers of its votaries. Let us inspect tho golfer in his golfing home, invade the privacy of his tomplo, and lay baro tho suoruta of his eager yet calculating heart. To catch him thoroughly unawares, and too much wrapped up in his game to fancy that ho is observed, wo must sock him in some place consecrated to golf. There is only ono place

* From tho Cornhill Magazine, vol. xv., April 18G7. 52 GOLFING. that answers that description, the little town of St Andrews in .Fife, in which let us imagine ourselves established. Hero wo breathe an atmosphere of pure golf; in which no living thing that does not play golf, or talk golf, or think golf, or at least thoroughly knock under to golf, can live. Occasionally some darkened man, to whom the game is unknown, comes here. If ho is a distinguished stranger, pains are usually taken to enlighten him; the points of the game are explained to him, and for a day, or may be two or thrco days, ho is looked upon with that interest with which, proselytes are usually regarded. But very very soon, unless he really takes to the game, and plays it decently, he sinks out of notice entirely, or is at best regarded with considerable dread by the very people who have taken such pains to instruct him, lest perchance he should ask them to play with him, and so waste their valuahlo time and spoil their matches and their tempers. If he is not a distinguished stranger, he is of course tabooed at once, and handed over to croquet, and the ladies, if they will have him. When the golfing day is done, and one would fancy he might at length he allowed an innings, he does not find himself much better off; he hears nothing but golf talked at dinner, and tho other gentlemen present discuss, stroke by stroke, the matches they have been playing that day. Even if he grovels to them, and affects an interest in the game, ho does not find himself listened to, as the company would much rather talk over their own games than listen to any remarks, however theoretically correct, which he may make. There is a very comfortable little club at St Andrews, which, like all the other institutions of the town, is THE GOLFER AT IIOSIE. 53 subservient to golf. It stands at the end of the links, or downs, upon which the ;game is played, and from the windows, with a good opera-glass, you can rake the- first part of the course, nnd judge from the features and gestures of the players returning, whether they arc losing or winning. Tlio parlour of this club will shortly form the scene of somo of our observations. Its members come from all quarters. There is a university at St Andrews, and not only its students, but also its professors, almost without exception, are keen if not effective players, St Andrews is a watering-place : of tlio visitors who frequent it, somo come with tlio avowed intention of doing nothing but play golf, while others liasely represent to their wives and families that they come for the sako of bracing air and sea-bathing. Once, however, let a monster of tho latter dass safely establish himself, ho shakes off till domestic cares, and struts down to tho club, in which, from that moment, ho is practically lost to his family. If his house, lies near tho links, ho may return to lunch; but if he docs, he brings homo somo other golfer, madder than himself, and tho two, Avhon they aro not eating, arc discussing with more or less acrimony tho events of the morning. He pursues tho same course at dinner, so it may bo imagined how oxtremcly interesting golf as a subject soon becomes to all Ins relations. If ho has children, ho propagates the evil by putting into tho hands of his boys at tin early ago tho deadly weapons of his craft, which they use indiscriminately on tho green and in tho drawing-room; this entails a largo glazier's account, not to mention considerable bodily risk, to visitors in particular, and tho public in general. As for his wife, sho must amuse 54 GOLFING. herself as best sho can; she cannot even accompany him in his game as a spectator, tho presence of ladies being by no means regarded with favour, as wo shall see. Eesides tho family men who come for the season, many bachelors come in parties of four or eight, and stay for a week or so; they play golf by day and whist by night, and vory good fun it is for a short time. Tho air is delightfully keen, and the short intervals left by golf and whist are agreeably filled by eating and drinking voraciously, and sleeping profoundly. In addition to its own attractions, there is no better pre- paration for tho moors than golf. It hardens tho muscles, both of arms and legs, and the sportsman who can take his threo rounds of St Andrews links without feeling tho worse for it, need not lie afraid of knocking up about two o'clock on tho 12th of August. Wo shall soloct tho first week of August for our inspection, when the regular summer visitors have arrived, and tho sportsmen not yet departed for the moors. About the 12th tho plaeo will look much thinned, those who have shootings having gone to them, and thoso who havo not being carefully lost to sight for a week, so that their friends may put tho most flattering construction upon their absence It is a strange fact that a man does not like to admit that ho is not going to shoot on the 12th. If you put it directly to him, he of course does not assert that he is going to shoot if he is not; but ho always qualifies his answer by an explanation that for this year ho mnst wait till the 15th to his great annoyance and rogret, owing to some unforeseen accident, domestic affliction in his host's family, or some such unanswerable reason. This is a degree better than being told by a straightforward friend, THE GOLFER AT HOME. 55 that poor devils liko you and him cannot expect to got grouse shooting every year. The golfer having finished a largo and Into breakfast, lights a cigar and turns his stops towards tho links and the club. So far there is nothing unusual in his proceed- ings: presently ho is joined by another, and then another golfer, and about eleven o'clock littlo knots form in front of tho club and in tho parlour, and tho process of match-making begins. There is only one thing more difficult than getting a good match, and that is, avoiding a bad one. A man must bo firm and sometimes slightly unscrupulous, if ho would be spared a match which will make him miserable for tlio day; for if ho onco begins a match, ho is bound in honour to play it all day, and he cannot bettor his condition. It is therefore a necessary though painful duty to himself always to be engaged till ho falls in with a match which ho thinks ho can play with comfort and amusement. Tho most handsome and gontlomanly apologies from a bad partner afford no reparation for a lost day. It is of no uso his trying to bpguilo tho time, and soothe your •wounded feelings by pleasant remarks and occasional jokes, if you aro obliged to spend tho day with your heavy iron in your hand, to onablo you to dig him out of ovory sand-holo ho puts his and your ball into. It is no substantial consolation to abnso him and his play heartily, as of course you will do, whenever you oseapo from him. Tho day has boon lost; and probably both temper and money too. Be warned in time, and never, oxcopt in peculiar circumstances, ba so entrapped. This may Beam hard advice, but no ono knows till ho tries what a painful thing an unequal and luieongonial alliance in golf, as in matrimony, is. 56 GOLFING. Probably thoughts like these are foremost in the minds of tho gentlemen, old and young, whom wo see congregating in tho parlour. They walk round and round each other with that guarded and cautious air with which a dog receives a stranger canine brother. Some, owing to their superiority, are comparatively safe from solicitations, except from equals; and having probably arranged their matches over-night, are finishing their cigars in luxurious ease. Hut even they aro not always safe, as the game, is sometimes played in foursomes, as racquets and billiards are.. Now, there is nothing a certain class of players like batter than to get a good powerful driver to help them through tho heavy park of tho work ; while they (they flatter themselves) recompense him by tho deadly accuracy with which they approach the hole, and ' hole out,' as it is called. Every man has, or fancies ho has, a distinctive game. There is tho 'long driver,' who hits as far in two strokes as a ' short driver' does in three; but then, says tho latter, ' ho (the long driver) is very wild and unsteady, and not to bo depended upon when lie gets near the hole.' It is amusing to hear the, ' short driver' applying balm to his soul, as ho always does, with a view apparently of deceiving himself into tho belief Unit 'short-driving' is hotter than 'long-driving.' 'Vory few holes can bo driven in two, and my three shots aro quite as good as his; ho has two long drives and a short stroke, while I havo three moderate drives, and get quite as far, and probably a good deal straighter, as if thoro is any wind he cannot lceep tho lino.' .Again, 'one good putt is equal to two drives;'or, 'the short game is the thing that tells.' With such reflections and aphorisms ho endeavours to console himself ; but nil tho timo there is THE QOLFER AT HOME, 57 nothing that annoys him more than being ' out-driven.' Now, if two 'short drivers1 can get a 'long driver' apiece, they are quite happy; they are helped through what is to them tho most laborious part of tho game, and at the same time have a sort of feeling that they are doing it themselves; and if they have any doubts about this, they have none as to who really wins tho game, by his masterly approach to tho hole, and his deadly ' putting.' The long driver does not always overhear a very flattering account given of him by his ' short' colleague.- He may, perchance, hear him telling a friond in confidence that it was all ho (the short one) oould do In keep him (tho long one) straight, and so forth. But it cannot bo denied that there are advantages to be derived by tho 'long driver' from such an alliance, especially if, as is sometimes tho case, ho IS not a good ' putter.' Well, tho adjustment of 'long drivers' and 'short drivers' goes steadily on, and as a rule wo may take it for granted that nobody engages himself for a match which ho very much dislikes. Put ail is not done when you havo got a match which you don't disliko. Perhaps you find three men who, with yourself, will make a good foursome ; there remains tho question of adjustment, and this is an important one, and betrays what may bo considered by a thoughtless looker-on a somewhat depraved sido of tho golfer's character. Each man wants tho best partner, and very naturally ; but while each man wants tho best partner, each man does not like to admit that he is tho worst player, and this gives rise to a slight mental struggle. If a man underrates his play, he may perhaps get a good partner, and win his match, but ho wounds his self-conceit; if ho overrates it, ho loses his 58 OOLPIXO. match, and makes an enemy of his partner for lift!. (N.B.—Cartain and immediato exposure follows overrating.) Bat whether it ho considered to the credit of golfers or otherwise, they, as a rule, prefer to overrate their play; and this .shows spirit and a certain amount of foresight. Tho fact is, there are pitfalls on every side, and on tho wholes tho exposure consequent upon overrating is to bo proferred. ITowover genuine tho modesty may bo which leads you to underrate your play, you will not get credit for it from your Opponents; if you do so from any other motive, you will not have many chances of doing it again, and servo you right. Still it is mero wantonness to take this worst partner, without being obliged to do so; it shows arrogance and self-sufficiency, and is never supposod to bo dono from charitable motives. Thus tho best feelings of our nature, while they forbid us wilfully to underrate our play, equally forbid us vauntingly to take, unto ourselves inferior partners, unloss such burdens ani unavoidably thrust upon us. It is rather dull, looking on at tin's match-making; so wo had better tako a turn round tho links with one of the parties which is just setting out. Instruction and amusement alike may, perhaps, ha derived from it. Colonel 'Burnett (long driver) and Mr Greonhill (short driver) play Mr George Browne (long and wild driver) and Mr Tom Gurney (medium driver and desperate putter). A difficulty arises at the very outset. The colonel resents, though ho does not openly object, to Mr Browne being accompanied by 'Ma women,' as tho colonel ungallantly terms Mrs Browne and her sister Miss Wilkinson. ' The links,' says the colonel to his partner, THE noi.FEi: AT HOMIC. 59 i are not the place for women ; thoy talk incessantly, they never stand still, and if they do, the wind won't allow their drcssjs to stand still.' If the colonel would admit it, it is not tho talking, or tho moving, or the fluttering that interferes with his game, so much as a certain nervousness, inevitable to gallant natures like his, lest he should not appear to the greatest advantago in the presence of ladies. The discomfort experienced by him is not singular. Mr Tom Gurney, Browne's partner, is also somewhat uneasy. lie is not unknown to Miss Wilkinson, ho hopes not unfavourably known, and yet he is doomed to appeal before her in somewhat scanty garments. The weather being very hot, ho has dispensed with waistcoat, collar, and tic, and has endued himself in an alpaca jacket, which, though admirably adapted to tho free use of tho arms, is more becoming, as far us appearances go, to buys and monkeys than to grown men—especially men desirous of creating a favourable impression upon the fair sex. Add to this, he knows that if his side loses, the blame will be laid by Browne's female relations upon him, not Browne, They wait their turn at the beginning of the course, and olf they go—Greenhill and Gurney striking. The course is in tho shape of a pot-hook, and consists of eighteen holes, nine out to tho end of the pot-hook, and nine back again. As WB nil know, the object of tho game is to got from hole to holo in as few strokes as possible, in a 'foursome' tho partners play alternately, tho ' long driver' on tho one side being pitted against tho 'long driver' on tho other, and tho 'short' against the 'short.' Now, two things are especially abhorred by the golfer while, he is playing— the oiio is the human voice, tho other is any movement GO GOLFING. of the human body, in his vicinity. Tim moment a man begins to 'address' his ball, aa it is called, he expects that, as a matter of course, everybody near him will becomo dumb and motionless; if they do not, he either refuses to play till they obey, or plays and lays the blame of any bungle ho makes upon their heads. It depends, however, upon Ids position and tamper what course he pursues. A man liku Colonel liuruott, on hearing anybody near him talking, laughing, or moving, immediately grows hot about the ears, and walks away from his ball, intimating, at the sumo time, unmistak- ably to the- offender that there will be no sport forth- coming till lie desists, and probably adding, that if ho does not mean to play tho game, the party had Letter break up before they get too far. Gurney, on the other hand, will play his ball, but if any mishap befall it, will grumble in an audible and plaintive voico about the interruption, not to tho offender, but to tho man who carries his clubs, into whose sympathising ear ho pours Ms sorrows; tho length of time that the grumbling continues depending upon his success. To return to our 'foursome,' everything goes on pretty smoothly till about the third hole, at which point (iurney has sufficiently recovered from the shock which Miss Wilkinson's preasnoa gave him, to button his alpaca jacket about him, and address a remark to her, jnst as Colonel Burnett is adjusting his ' putter' for tho sixth and last time. Of course this gives rise to heated ears, and a walk away from the ball, which produces immediate silence on the part of Gurnoy, but not on the part of tho ladies, who are unaware of the offence committed. Accordingly, just as tho colonel after a short walk returns to his ball, Miss Wilkinson answers THE GOLFER AT HOME. Il l Gurnoy'.s observation; so tho colons] nrfaiss bis stroke, and much grumbling about tho irregularity of females appearing on the, links is imperfectly orexhesril. The ladies arc still pleasingly unconscious of tha colonel's wrath, and instead of gracefully withdrawing, begin to take an interest in tho game, and ask Gurney questions about it, TvMoh ho answers in a timorous and abrupt manner, justly dreading another outbreak on tho part of his irascible opponent. Fortunately for him, that gentleman's attention is diverted by another painful incident, which, occurs at -the sixth holo. Both parties have played an equal number of stokes from tho fifth hole; the colonel's partner lias put hia ball within a foot of tho hole, and Gurney has played his to about a oouplo of yards from it. Tho colonel and Browne have now respectively u> play, and Browne being farthest from tho hole plays lirst ami goes in ; the colonel, thinking that his ball is go ridiculously near the hole Hint he will not be called upon to put it in, knocks it away with tho back of his club and says 'halved hole.' But Jirowno promptly claims the hols, and tolls the colonel that if ho wanted half lie .should have made Kiiro of it by'holing out.' Thi.s is done more in fan than earnest, as tho colonel is known to bo a great martinet. 3!ut a very dangerous joko it proves; tho colonel deeply resents it, and asks, ' "What m to become el' all tho good feeling of tho game if a man takes such a dirty advantage as that? Whether Browne thinks that he (tho oolonel) would not have holed that ball nine times out of ton?' and so on. However, peace is apparently restored, and the game goes on. At the ninth hole, to the groat relief of some of the, party at least, tho ladies leave them, and make for tho beach; 82 G0LP1X0. Gurney unbuttons his jacket, and the colonel brsathee freely again. Tho game lias bsen going pretty evenly, and Browne's side turns one hole ahead, an advantage, however, which very soon disappears. The wind having been at his back on the way out, Browne has driven steadily enough; but now tin: wind meets him, and a good deal of fancy driving ensues. If you hit a ball with what is called the heel of tho club, a sort of screw is put upon it, which makes it twist away to the right; if with tho toe of the club, it twists to the left. If there is a high wind, it exaggerates these erratic, tendencies, and the higher a man hits his ball, the more it is ail'ected by tho wind. Now Browne ulways hits his ball high, and usually hits it with either tho heel or tho too of the club with wonderful impartiality, instead of hitting it fairly with the centre, as ho ought to do ; tho consequence is, that as the course at St Andrews is too narrow to admit of much deviation from tho straight line, Browne's ball is as often in the 'bent' and whins which lie at either side of tho course, as on the course itself. Just as the party are coming round the curve of tho 'pot hook,' Browne hits and heels a terrifically high ball, which is caught by the wind, and whirled miles into the whins. Alter a protracted search, behold the plaintive Gurney up to his knees in a whin, making frantic endeavours to catch a glimpse of his hall, which is hidden among tho roots; suddenly wo seo tho bush convulsed, small pieces of whin flying in every direction before tho iron of tho furious Gurney, and the ball emerges, not in tho direction of tho hole, but perpen- dicularly, and finally lands upon the playor's shoulders. According to tho stern rules of golf, the ball having touched him, ipao facto, the holo is lost. He emerges , THE (iOI.FER AT HOME. C3 from the whin, with his legs still tingling, anil his loft wrist slightly sprained, from having had to cut through a root, in order to get at the hull. Tho next hole is played in solemn siloneo; but in tho courso of tho ono succeeding, lirowno varies his partner's entertainment by pulling his ball round with tho toe of tho club into the whins at the. opposite- side; another search, another inell'ectual uprooting of a whin, and Gurnoy again emerges, hut this time, wonderful to relate, with a comparatively cheerful countenance. He bikes out his cigar case, lights a cigar, and walks along contentedly smoking it, and apparently enjoying the .scenery. This is a fatal sign. When a man smokes, ho is oither winning very easily or lias given up all hopes of winningj when a man draws the attention of his companions to lights and shades, and the beauty of the .scenery generally, it is tantamount to his saying, ' AS more exercise, this is a very pleasant ana healthy occupation—plenty of fresh air, a charming day, and St Andrews looks very well from hero; but as to its being golf, to piny with a fellow who puts you into a whin or a bunker every other stroke That this is the state of Guvney's mind at present becomes more- apparent by his playing his next stroke with ono hand, of course losing the hole. Soon, however, ho is roused from his apathy by tho colonel also getting into grief; and at the third hole from home makes tho match all even by a wriggling, bolting ton yards 'putt,' which goes in liko a rabbit. At tho next holo an appalling instance of retributive justice is witnessed; the colonel's vigilant wrath has merely smouldered for a while, and a fatal opportunity for its explosion presents itself; Browne, in 64 G0I.F1N0. preparing to putt a ball into tho hole, ami, pressing his 'puttur' against it, moves tho ball about half an inch, and follows it up by bitting it. Here the colonol, with great calmnoss, claims the hole. ' You struck your ball twice, sir; Mr Gurney should have played; if wo are to play the game strictly, that's my hole.' 13rowne is so fairly caught that he bursts into a laugh, and gracefully yields up tho hole. This gives the colonel's sido a hole to the good, which they keep to the end, thus winning a closely contested match by one hole. As they walk towards the club for lunch, the colonel puts his hand affectionately upon Browne's shoulder, and assures him that he would not have thought of claiming hole numbor 16 if Browne had not been rather hard upon him at the sixth holo ; and with tho exception of a plaintive sigh from Gurnoy, as ho pays his Jive-shilling bet to his opponent, all is peace and good humour. And, notwithstanding tho little exhibitions of temper which we have seen, golf is really a good-natured game. During a match some men may bo rather over-keen, and from their very keenness loso their temper for the time, but they are the first to regain it when tho occasion is past. Perhaps the secret of this is that it is such an invigorating healthy gamo that a man cannot foster ill-nature for such trivial matters as a hole won or lost; accordingly, winners and losers turn voraciously to their lunch. But it must not be supposed that their game is lost sight of now. They lind most of the players who preceded them at lunch, and everybody inquires after everybody else's gamo; if a man has won, ho has, of course, no objection to say so, and does so curtly, as if it were a mattor of certainty that ho should win; if he has THE GOLFER AT HOMK. 65 lost, he does not like to answer directly, unless he has an opportunity of also explaining how it happened. Por instance, to watch our friends of tho morning: as the colonel is lighting a cigar, a friend asks how his match ended, and is answered by tho monosyllablo 'won;' Gurney is also inquired of, but as the colonel is sitting at his elbow, finds it convenient to have his mouth full of cold beef at tho moment; he, however, avails himself of a subsequent opportunity of putting the inquirer in full possession of tho particulars of Browne's evil doings and irregularities and the colonel's sharp practice. After three-quarters of nn hour allowed for lunch and a cigar, tho players again tako tho field, and' continue their game till about half-past live. Wo need not follow them, having seen enough for tho present of their manners and customs : wo know how they will all march round and round, wrapped up in their own games; how they will growl and murmur if they are kept nn instant waiting by tho party in front, and how they will remonstrate indignantly, nay, oven ferociously, if a ball from tho party behind comes anywhere near them, while, at tho same time, thoy will not scruplo to touch up the party in front by sending a ball among thorn if they conveniently can; how each man will converse almost ex- clusively with tho man who carries his clubs, from whom ho will accept any amo\int of soft sawder and advice, now anxiously inquiring what part of tho club ho hit the last ball with, and now observing, coyly, ' That ball went away well;' all this wo have already seen, and one round may fairly 1M taken as a sample of the next. It only remains to take a, glance at tho golfer when ho regains his domestic circle. Having gained a noblo appetite by his exertions, ho is sufficiently recruited by E 66 GOLFIXG. a bath and dressing for dinner to discourse volubly about his game during that meal. He will probably have some golfing friends dining -with him; but" wo recommend tho uninitiated to tako tho precaution of furnishing themselves with a manual of tho game and a map of tho course, to enable them to follow intelligently the various addresses on tho subject to which thoy will bo compelled to listen, but in which thoy will not bo permitted to take part. For their consolation, however, wo may throw out tho hint that if stny gentleman is fond of female society ho will have an uninterrupted innings at St Andrews. During the hours of golf, the young ladies are most shamefully neglected, owing to tho conscription levied by tho game, and would, no doubt, gladly receive deserters, or those who have not yet been enrolled. 2STo close observer of the golfer has recorded whether any phenomena aro to be observed in him during sleep; whether, like a dreaming greyhound, his limbs move in conformity with the occupations of tho day. It is ascertained beyond question that he dreams about golf; dreams how he hit a ball which soomed as if it would never come down, and, when it did, fell into tho next holo a quarter of a milo away; dreams how ho habitually holes out at thirty yards, and how neither ' bunkers' nor whins can hold him. All this, and much more, he has boon known to dream; but as yet ao complaints havo boon lodged by indignant wives of blows received during the watches of the night from hands wielding imaginary golf-clubs; so wo must assume that ho reclines poace- fully, especially as, if there existed cause of complaint on this score, wo should hoar of it, tho game being by no means regarded with favour by the ladies. Having followed him to his lair, let us bid tho golfer good-night; THE GOLFEE AT HOME. 07 and if any ono is inclined to scoff at liis untiring zeal and keenness about tlio game, lot him suspend judgment till lie too baa been exposed to its foBoinationa Doubtless tifter a month's experience, ho in liis turn will prove an interesting subject of inquiry, and will help to develop somo imdiscovorud vein in the golfer's character, II. ,T. M. THE STORY OF A TEE-CLUB.

BY THOMAS SIAUC1I, ESQ., TOET LAUKKATE OP TUB BLACKHEATIl GOLF CLUB. PBOJI a gay wood, cut, cruelly rent, and torn I'Vom tho parent treo; tremendously shorn Of all my beauty; my young lifo cut short, And broken down to furnish others' sport; Tims from iny gnarly trunk untimely ripl, And all my gay green leaves so early stript; Bound on a raft with many a billet nioro, I bade good-bye my billet on tho shore. Stowed in a vessel's hold, oh, darksome sight ! 1 faintly sighed : ' My native land, good-night I' Tossed on the billows, borne with fav'ring wind Toward England, to which land I was consigned. Arrived, I lay in durance vilo ('twas hard, 'Most past endurance) in a timber-yard. One day there came a man of aspect wild, A northern accent had this canny child, Can Iw have come to set mo fren ? kind fate; He bargains for me, and with faco elate, Ho buys mo, then me ho falls to fingering, While with lingo strange he still keeps lingering. At last wo reached his homo, a place so quaint, Smelling of varnish, leather, glue, and paint. Aro those folks mad 1 what jargon 's this they utter TIIK STOHY OP A TKE-CLUB. 09 About tee-clubs, spoons, heavy irons, and putter; Cleeks, niblicks, stymies, putting on tho green, Foursomes, furze-holes ; they 're all gone, mad, I ween I Bunkers, quarries lying a wee bit butty; 0 yes, I thought, they 're nil a woo bit dafty. My master, like the rest, was quite insane; To give me beauty, why, ho used a plane. One day he seized me, and most happily, A head of Ofppl@ did to me apply. What's that ijueer tool Unit in his hand I see? 1 fear it augvm very ill for me. I 'm right; without so much as, ' Whut 's your wull 1' He drills three holes uigh half-way through my skull, Then seizes npannikin of molten lead ; And pours it into my devoted head. Hot was that pan, 1 ken ; my faoe was tunned ; As with a lump of lead I was /repainted; Ami lest my face should jagged get or torn, Ho faced it with a toughish bit o' horn; Then with an iron, sharp pointed as a dirk,

Ho printed on my face this sign, 'It. KSSSJ Tho work being done!, enlarged I from the grub; Thus from the timber came a perfeob club. Exposed for sale, awaiting oilers, I Longed that some golfer keen my face would spy. Many try me—'short,' ' too long,' 'handle don't please »' Few handle me with elegance or ease. I recollect one grasp upon my leather, As if two icebergs vast had crashed together, Wktte a gruff voice, in tones soon recognised, My graceful shape and form thus criticised: ' Pshaw ! this won't do; pray, let mo have a bigger : This lino club would never make we a digger,' 70 GOLFING. Ono morn—mothinks 'twas in tho summer time— Camo a trno golfer; ho was in his prime. He saw and bought me : language is all too tame To toll his triumphs, to blazon forth his fame, Or chronicle his deods. Ho was tho admired Of all admirers; men seemed never tired Of praising him. Kind fates, that thus 'twas fated To this great golfer that I should bo mated ! And thus together in swoot companionship We went on many a pleasant golfing trip, Winning no end of prizes, medals, crosses ; In singlos or foursomes wo know no losses. Sometimes to sunny Devonshire we 'd go, Enjoying much our stay at Westward Ho. There, towards evening, we have often strayed To where tho fairest of fair golfers played. As each fair maiden played, no doubt that she Thought of the medal of groat J", L. 35.* How can I paint in words my vast delight When first tho ancient city burst in sight! Spell-bound I stood upon its rocky shore, Gazed on tho old cathedral, grand in lore ; Still gazing to where tho land so gontly sinks, Mapped out below me lay the glorious links, Scene of a thousand fierce-contested fights, The golfer's home, and Eden of delights. Ever to theo my soul its homage yields, Romomb'ring always thine Elysian Fields, And those joyous days when, free from griof and care, Wo in thy glorious pastime had our share. Changed is the scene : tho joyful days aro past;

* James Lindsay Bonnet, I'SIJ., St Andrew!. THH BTOBT OP A TF.r.-CIAJD. 71 Ago with his stealing steps comes on at last; Death claims my master, and with feeble gasp Ho sighs farewell, and drops me from his grasp. My toil is over; yes, my work is ilono : Neglected, lost, I 'm in the world alone; I 'm badly sprung, I 'in slmky in tho head, Cracked is my horn, mid all loose is my lead ; My shaft to orookednass doth somewhat Lend, And being greasy, I have the gr&xsyvft bend. All ! I am only fit for childhood's tricks: Use mo i'or tipcats, hoop, or popgun sticks. Now could I quote from Master Shakspeare's tomo : 'To what base u*&8 do we sometimes eomu !' How sad a ratio do wo often bear, In what we are, to what wo usod to were ! Btuck in tho cold ground am I to pro]) a rose, To shield and succour it when the liereo wind blows. I'm tightly hammered in for full a foot— Who knows, perhaps I may again take root, And springing upward to the fair blue sky, Become ouco nioro a tree tremendous high!

THE TALE 01 A COAT. BY THOMAS MAHUir, ESQ. It ia an old coat. Merry Wives of "iVUuisor, Act I. So. I, Colour, like tho rod riwu, Miiisummc.r-Niijld'i Dream, Act III. So. i. 'Tis the talc, of an old coat thnt yon Khali hear, Tho tale of a coat that has suffered by wear; Yes, tho wear and tho tear of yours it withstood, The gloss is worn off, but tho fabric's still good. 72 GOLFING. Oh, long since in my sweet youth, when I was young In the shop of a rich Wost-and snip I hung; My colour was gay, of a bright crimson hue, Flaming, oh so red, all in raadiaoea now. 'Twas often a matter of wonder to me, As I thought what my future poor fate would be; AVas I to cover the soldier's manly breast, Or to follow the chase o'er the huntsman's chest1 Would dark trickling drops from the heart of the slain Course down o'er my breast with empurpling stain ? And should I be riddled, and torn out of shape, Or only bo spoilt by the juice of the grape? Full short was my share of captivity's spell, For soon I took captive the eye of a swell, Who bargained and bought me, then carried mo off To the sweet verdant links devoted to Golf. Pursuing with zest the delights of the game, Ho fain would soon climb up its ladder of fame: Whisper it softly, such pangs ho did Buffer, In vain he tried, for ho was a rank duller. He would rise from bed ore the gude-folks awoke, And be on the green 'fore the morn scarce had broke. In quarries, and bunkers, and roadsides he .slashed; His temper grew frightful, his elubs were soon tarnished ; He railed at his caddie, and bullied the fore, And stamped with impatience, and fearful oaths sworo ; And the great beads of sweat from off his brow dropped As ho slogged at his ball, and of course only topped; Or he hammered away with fury half blind, Coming down on the earth a full foot behind. To keep himself up, in my pocket he crams A great pewter flask holding half a score drams : 'Twixt golfing and drinking one midsummer's night, THE TALE OP A COAT. 73 Ho sank down to slumber, exhausted outright; Then to his couch came a dark imp so sooty, In projvitl pemorit'i indued 'twas old Clootie. Then Satan began with proposals most foul, And cunning temptations, to capture his soul; He spread out his toils as a fowler does snares, To take this young golfer as 'twero unawaresj Ho showed him a vision, a golfer so grand Whoso equal eould not e'en bo found in the land, Who combined with cxpertnesM, elegant skill; And although ho played coolly, played with a will, And made his globe eleavu like a holt through the air— The bolt of a bowman shot strongly and fair. No fear of a failure, no chance of mistake, No bungle or blunder doth this spirit make, 'Twixt waking and sleeping, with wonder appalled, With eyeballs all glaring, and senses enthralled, Moro dead than alive, he perforce an ear lends To the iiend who "s not slow in pushing his ends. Satan spoke : ' 0 mortal! yon vision that's past, Like the storm-brewed scud that drives swift on the blast, The same -wus a picture, an imago indeed, Of what you shall bo, if my counsels you heed; Your soul's secret longings you 'vo but to express, And only to wish, to command rare success; The proudest of golfers that e'er struck a ball, Thoir heads low shall stoop as before you they fall. I '11 send you a forecad from Eblis itself, The doopost, most cunning, and craftiest elf; No fear if your ball in a bunker alights, Your nimble, young forecad shall set that to rights; To a pit or ditch should it happen to speed, On reaching the hazard, you'll find your ball tacd; 74 OOI.FIKG. And thus you '11 play steady, firm in belief That trusting to me, you can como to no grief. All this shall bo thino, if to mo you '11 bequeath Your soul, at the parting away of your breath.' Hero our golfer awoke, his heart beating thick, His temples wore burning, his pulses throbbed quick: ' Am I awake,' thought he, ' or am I dreaming ?' For, tho pale moonbeams through the casement streaming, With wonder ho saw a maiden passing fair, While the scent of sea-breezes loaded tho air. Thus tho Vision spake : ' From sweet Dovon I camo; I 'm tho goddess of Golf; Devonia's my name; My aid and advice to theo I now proffer, So ponder well ore rejecting my olfer. First, tho tempter's black wiles away from theo fling, That sooner or later destruction must bring— Destruction that drags theo swift down to despair, And leaves theo no timo thy grave, faults to repair; When next on tho green you mako your appearance, Take for your motto one word—p&raw&ranos, And bo not too hasty to try to excel; Observe with attention all those who play well; You 'll find that perfection, for which you so yearn, Has taken tho best of thorn long years to loarn. Forget Satan's snares, tako my precepts to heart; Thus I give thoo success, and now I depart.' Pursuing this course on the green tho next day, He sought nn old golfer to show him tho way, And under his guidance, he erelong became A first-rate golfer, quite cm fait at tho game. Ho joined a good club—need I tell you its name ? No, I'II say 'tis ancient and well known to fame ; Has lately attained tho mystical seven; THE TALK OF A COAT. 75 Seven times winning the honours in Devon— He found out the Hon. Sec, a golfer so kind, Whose equal in all tho wide world you M not find, So good-natured he is when playing some dolt, Such kindness ho displays in coaching a colt. What wonder that this golfer upwards did rise, And though failing often, at lust gained a prize. That day I remember of all my life best, When tho bonny medal was iixed on my breast Years have passed away since then, time on has sped, Vigour and youth from my master long have fled, While I'm stowed away in a cupboard upstairs, Wrapt in white paper liko my master's white hairs. Yet sometimes ho says that old coat must want air, So stretches me over thfi back of a chair; He gauss upon mo, his pale cheeks grow wot, As ho says: ' Ah ! ah ! I 'm a good golfer yet.1 And to show on tho green would pleasure us both, But ho suffers from gout, and I'vo got tho moth. Well, at last when the deep old church-boll is tolled, And my master 'neath tho turf lies safely holed, Wrapt close round his body may I his poor shroud form, Together wo thus shall bo food for the worm.

With this little coterie sitting around, I hope that somo favour my coat tale has found; But if with abuse my poor theme you'd assail, Liko poor Paddy I 'd say, ' Jist thrid on my tail!' 1

IMPORTANT MATCHES PLAYED IN 1886. TIIE record of matches played in 1886 will long remain of great importance in tlio annals of golf, as it contains the latest actual competition for the Amateur Championship of Great Britain. Among the most important professional matches played during the year must be included the single between Willie (lampbell of Musselburgh and J. 0. F. Morris of St Andrews for £25 a side. In the first match, played at Musselburgh and St Andrews, Morris proved the victor by one holej but in a return match at St Androw.s and North Berwick, Campbell, after gaining a lead of live holes at tit Andrews, eventually won at North Berwick by seven up and five to play. Shortly after the above match, Camp- bell accepted the challenge of Willie Park, jun., of Musselburgh, to play ovor two greens, Musselburgh and North Berwick; and the former, after being nine up at the end of the play at Musselburgh, won the match easily at North Berwick by fourteen holes. A highly successful amateur and professional tournament was held at Troon in September, when Mr James Kirk, of the Thistle Club, St Andrews, proved himself the winner; Mr Gregor Macgregor, of the Burgess Cioliing Society, running him a very hard second. Among the professionals, Willie Park, jun,, of Musselburgh, whoso form had improved since his defeat by Campbell, gained IMPORTANT MATCHES PLATTO IN 1888. 77 the first prize from among a lurger field than has ever before come together. The Amateur Championship Golf Competition, open to all amateur golfers, members of any club, eommoncod at St Andrews on Tuwd&y, September 21, and, on the whole, baton golfing weather could hardly have been experienced. .Forty-two players entered for tho tournament, including some of tho finest amateur golf&rs in. tho country. In order that tho competition might end evenly, the rule of ballot adopted provided for tho drawing, first of all, of such a number of byes as should after the first round leave 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 playors. The ono draw decided tho order of play throughout tho competition; thoso who drew byes wove placed at tho 1M ad of tho list of winners of tho first round, and took their places in tho BOCOND round in tho Older in which their names then stood. In carrying out this rulo with the forty-two entrants, byes wore drawn for oluvon couples, tho romaining ten couples being balloted to compete in tho first round. After tho first round, ten players were thrown out. In the second round, the winners of tho first couplo competed with tho second, the winners of tho third with tho winners of tho fourth, and so on, while tho twenty-two players who had drawn byes competed with each other. Tho second round weeded out sixteen players, and tho remaining sixteen compoted in tho third heat, eight players being left after tho third round, tho fourth round resulting in oidy four players being left to try conclusions. Tho result of tho ballot tho second day brought tho three crack golfers, Mr Maelio, Mr Laidlay, and Mr Ball, face to face. Mr Laidlay, after beating Ml Maefie in the first round after a most exciting match, which was only 1

78 GOLFING. won at the last hole, was hardly in a condition in the afternoon to tackle Mr Bull, who had had, comparatively speaking, a walk over, and, as was expected by many, he (Mr Laidlay) went completely off his game, and wan beaten by three up and two to play. Meanwhile, in the third ties, Mr C. Chambers had beaten Mr Cunningham ; Mr Lamb, Mr Ealfour; and Mr Iluteliinson, Mr Ferguson. The result of the last day's play was not so interesting as might have been expected. Mr Ball was completely off -his game, and fell an easy prey to Mr Lamb, while Mr Iluteliinson defeated Mr Chambers; and in the final match Mr Lamb, in his turn, broko down, and was easily beaten by Mr Iluteliinson, who forthwith becamo champion for tlio year. An interesting match was played between Mr Ball and Mr Chambers for third and fourth places, Mr Chambers eventually losing the match by one stroke. At a meeting of representatives of various clubs held at St Androws, after the competition, it was resolved that the meeting should bo held next year, 1887, at Hoylake, tho probable date being the first Tuesday in August. The day following the finish of tho championship witnessed an interesting foursome between Mr Laidlay and Willie Campbell of Mussolburgh against Mr Ball and Jamie Morris of St Andrews, both rounds being won by tho first-named players. Tho play of Messrs Laidlay and Campbell was exceptionally fine, their scores for tho two rounds being 82 and 84-. Closely following upon the championship came tho autumn meeting of tho Eoyal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, and the most important match of tho week, bar that of Mr Ferguson (the medalist) and Mr Balfoui B IMIV'HT.VNT MAKS B8 PLAYED IS 18SU. 79 on the medal day, was tho foursome between Mr Laidlay and "Willie Campbell of Muaseiburgli against Mr Maofle and Davis Ayton of 8t Andrews, Mr Laidlay and his partner played a finu gaino in the morning, holing out in 85 and winning by .six holes; but in tho afternoon they excelled themselves, and ended with tho magnificent score of 79, winning tho match by eight holes, against Mr Mftofla and Aytoa's really good seoro of 80. The number of competitors for tho medals of tho Eoyal and Ancient Golf dub was 108, bfftng tho largest field that over took part in any club oouipetitian. May commenced liy thtj newly-elected captain (Captain D. Stewart) .striking oil' the. Jirnt teed bull, mid thoi'eby liecomiug winner of the Silver Club and Royal Adelaide, Medal Tho King William IT. Medal was won by Mr Muir Fergusson with the iino Kcoro of 84, a performance which has only once been excelled when, three, years ago, Mr Alexander Stewart did the round in 83 while playing in the Spring Competition. Ml Laidlay gained the Club Gold Medal with a scoro of 87, und fche Qlennis Medal for the best nggregate score during tho two meetings was won by Mr Leslie BaJfour, who also gained tho Stewart Cap, having made tho lowest score fur the nine holes home. A vory interesting single took plaoo at St Andrews on the Monday following tho meeting week, when, at the end of two rounds, Davio Ayton of St Andrews obtained a victory over Willie Campbell of Musselburgh by ono hole. Tho usual professional competition in connection with the meeting took place at St Andrews on tho 5th of October, when tho first prize was won by Jack Simpson of Camouslie with a scoro of 81; Willie 80 GOLFING. Campbell and Willio Park, at 86, tying for second and third. The competition for the winter gold medal of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers took plsae at Mussolburgh, on Thursday, November 4. Bright sunny weather favoured the club, although ,a strong ami gusty south-west wind somewhat upsot the calculations of tho plnyers. Last year (1885) the modal wns won by Mr J. E. Laidlay with a score of 83 for the two rounds; and the same player was again successful this year with a scoro of 82, Mr Leslie lialfour coming second with 84. Tho annual competition for tho golf championship took placo at Musselburgh the day following the Honour- able Company Club meeting. This competition is held in turn over tho St Andrews, Prestwick, and Mussel- burgh Links, and is open to all golfers, both amateur mid professional. Tho Championship Trophy is hold by tho principal club at tho winner's green, tho STlOOeasfuJ competitor getting a gold medal and .£8, if a professional, as first prize. The other prizes are £5, £3, and four of £1. This year (18SG) there were 42 entries, including tho names of several well-known amateurs. At the close of tho competition, which lasted until dusk, the winner proved to be a comparative outsider —namely, David Brown, Musselburgh, who rotnrned a card, with 38, 41, 37, 41, or 157 for tho four rounds; which was followed by Willio Campbell with three 39's and a 42—159; his brother, Ben Campbell, being next with 40, 39, 40, and 41—160; and Archie Simpson, Willio Park, jun., Thomas Grossett, and Bob ^Ferguson were 161 each. Brown, the champion, is a young man who has played •ME? • '

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HORACE Q, HUTOHINSON, ESQ., AMATEUR dm I OHAMPION, 18B8. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH ay J. E. LAIDLAY, EBQ. IMPORTANT MATCIIKS H.AYIiD IX 1880 81 from his earliest years on Munsolburgh Links. Ho has often carried clubs, but learned the trade of a slater, and has been occupied in tliis work when he could find employment. Ho tied for fourth place in the championship competition six years ago, when Bob Ferguson proved the winner; and was also ono of three in the fifth place at North Berwick four years ago, when Bernard Sayers successfully competed for the local championship.

'rim AMATBUU OHAiTPION, Mr Horace G. Hutchinson, winner of the Amateur Golf Championship Trophy at St Andrews, ia a well- known Westward Ho golfer, and at present (1886) captain of that most popular club, Mr Hutohinson early devoted himself to golf, but it ia only within recent years ho has visited any of our Scottish greons. Having established himself during the summer months at fit AndrewH, he at mice obtained a reputation for exceptionally low scoring and all round Hteady play. Mr Hutchinson is author of a small work which has lately met witli much favour in tlio golfing world. RULES FOE THE GAME OF GOLF,

AS PLAVKI) ON ST AXDKEWS LINKS.

I.—Mode and Order of Playing the Game. Moiio. 1< The (ianm of Golf ia geaarally played by two sides. Each side may consist either of ONE person or of two, who play alternately. It may also lm played l>y threw or morn sitlus, oueh playing its own ball. oraor. 2. The game oommesoM by each wide playing ofl a ball from a place called the tidmj- ground, near the first hole. In a niatoh with two on a side, the partners shall strike off altarnataly from the tee; and the players opposed to each other shall be named at starting, and shall continue in the same, order during the mulch. The player entitled to play ofl first shall be numed by the parties themselves, and his side shall continue to load off, till they lose a holt; ; and although thu courtesy of starting is generally grunted to captains of the Club and old members, it may be settled by lot or toss of a coin. Scow. 3. The liola is won by thu sido holing at fewest BtrokeB; and tho reckoning of the strokes is made by the terms odds and like, two more, three more, one off two, &c. striking off. 4. The side gaining a hole shall lead at the next (except at the commencement of a new match, in which case the winner of the previous match ia to lead), and is entitled to claim his privilege and recall his opponent's stroke should ho play out of order. Honour. This privilege is called the honour. HULKS FOB THi; UAMK OF GOLF. 83 Matoll. 6. O ne round of the Links is reckoned a mutch, unless Otherwise stipulated. The iitch is won by the side which wins one or more holes in excess of the number of holes remaining to bo played, i Playing out of 0- I*» '" a double match, a player shall play turn. when his partner should have done ao, his side loses the hole.*

II—Place of Teeing and Playing through the Green. 7. The ball must bu tead within the murks laiud in advance of such marks, nor moru than two club lengths behind then). Ball rooallod. 8> A bull pluycid in contravention of this rule may bu recalled by the Opposite side, i). After the bulls axe strode oil', the ball farthest from the hole to which the parties ere playing must be played first, No player shall play bin teed ball till the party in front have played their second strokes ; nor play on to the Putting- Green till the party In front of him lias holed out.f

III.—Changing the Balls. 10. The balls struck off from the tee must not be ohanged, touched, or moved, before the hole is played out (except in striking, and the cases provided for by ltules IV., V., VII, VIII, IX., XIIL, awl XVII.) ; and if the sides are nt a loss to know ono ball from the other, neither shall be touched without the consent of both.

* When the Telegraph Bofttd is placed nt the first tceinfj-ground, a person will be in charge of it, to nota the order of Blurting. It will be sufficient for any one player in a match to put bis name down ; but when their turn comes to play off, nil the players must be ready to start, or else they lo.se their turn, and KO to the bottom of the list of names down at the time. t It is requested that when a party is waiting to approach the hole, the party that has M ioled out' will not cause delay by trying their putts over again. 84 GOLFING.

IV.-Lifting of Break-Clubs. 11. All loose impediments within a club length of the bull may bo removed, unless the bull lies within a bunker, on Band, on a molehill, on a toad, or other hazard, or touching a growing whin. (Itulea VI., IX., and XII.) impression on !-• When a ball HIM in a bunker, Band, or any sana. other hazard, then! SHALL be NO Impression made by the club whilst addressing the ball, nor sand nor other obstacle removed 'before striking at the bull.' Pressing down 18. On no occasion is it allowable to piMS irroguiaritioB. down any irregularities of surface, to improve the lie of tho bull. Saml on course, 14 A bull lying on band, sprinkled on grass on the course for the preservation of the Links, ahull bo treated 08 if it lay on grass. Washing-tub. 16- When a ball lies near a washing-tub, or implements used in the up-keep of the Links, Olothoa. tll(,y J1|ay jje rem0VlHi . all,i w]1(,n ou tho ball may ba lifted mid dropped behind them without a penalty.

V.—Entitled to see the Ball. 16. When a bull is completely covered with fog, bent, whins, &c, only so much thereof shall bo set aside us that the player shall have a view of his ball before he plays, whether in a line with the hole or otherwise. Growing 17. Nothing that is growing may be bent, obstaolou. broken, or removed, except in the act of striking at the ball, or in thu special occasion provided for in par. 16. Ballstuck. 18. A ball stuck fast in wet ground or sand may be taken out and replaced loosely in the hole it has made. RULBS FOR T1IK QAXB OF OOLF. 85

VI.—Clearing the Putting-Green. 10. All loose impediments of whatever kind may be lifted when the ball i« on the Putting-Green, and no hazards intervene between the ball and the hole, excepting as is declared in Ilulo IV.* Puttlng-Groeii. 20. The term ' Putting Iroim' shall be considered to mean those portions of the links devoid of hazards within twenty yards of a hole.

VII.-Lifting Balls. Balis within BIX 21. When the ball) lie within six inches of mcioB. L.uch other, in any situation, the ball nearer the hole to which the parties are playing must be lifted till the Other is played, and then placed ns nearly U possible in its original position. Should the ball fart hest from the hole be accidentally moved in SO doing, it must be replaced without a penalty. The six inches to be measured, from the nearest surfaces of the balls. 22. In a three or more ball match, a ball in any degree lying between the player and the bole must be lifted tia above, or, if on the I'utting-CJreeii, holed out.

VIII. —Ball in Water. 23. If the ball Ho in water, the player may lake it out, change it if he pleases, drop it, and play from behind the hazard, losing a stroke, Swlloan Bum. 24. If the ball lie in any position in the Swilcarj Burn, 'whether in water or not, the player may take it out, drop it, on the lino where it entered the burn, on the opposite side to the hole to which he is playing, and lose a stroke, or ho may play it where it lies without a penalty.

* When ice or snow lies on the Puttlng^Ornnlj parties are recommended to make their own arrangements as to its removal or not before commencing their match. 8G OOI-FINT.. Tho Edon or soa. 25. Should a ball be driven into the water of tha Eden at the high hols, or into the sea at the first hole, the hall must ho tead a club length in front of either river or sea, the player or ride losing & stroke.

IX.—Hubs of the Green, and Penalties. Ball touohing 20. Whatever happens to a ball by accident, non-playor or such aa bring removed or stopped by any person not engaged in the watch, or by tho fora caddie., must ha reckoned a ' Hub on the Green,' and submitted to. Opponont struck 27, If, however, the player's ball strike \m by baii. opponent or his opponent's coddle or club, or is moved by them, the opponent loses the hole. Ball striking B& If tho ball strike himself or his partner, or playor, or lilt- either of tlieir caddies or clubs, or is stopped ting ball twice. })y ^^ (n, y, ^.^ ^ ^ ^ ^ playil)gj 1)t) strikes the ball twice, the playst loses the hole. Touoning ball. 20. If the player or his partner touch their ball with the foot or any part of the body (except as provided for in Rules IV., V., VII., and VIII,), or with anything except the club, his side loses a stroke. Ball moving 80. If the player, whilst addressing himself to whilst the ball on any occasion, except at the tee, addressing. ^^ ;,. fi0 afl *to crU]S(J it fQ moT^ or jf ^ Oaililio moving hand, foot, or club touch a bent, stick, or any Bal1' thing which causes the ball to move, or if the player's caddie move the ball, he loses a stroke. Wliatooiistitutos 31. A ball ifi considered to have, been moved a movocl ball, if it leaves its original position in the least degree, and stops in another; but if a player touches his ball so aa to make it merely oscillate and not leave its original position, it is not considered to have been moved. Striking oppon- 32. If a player or his caddie strike the opponent's ball, and ent's ball in any manner, that side loses the changing balls. ))o]a . but y ]]e 1)kyg jt inndvenently, RULE* FOR THE GAJIE OF GOLF. 87 thinking it is hia own, and the opponent also plays the wrong ball, it ia then too late to claim tho penalty, and tho hole must bo played out with thu balls thus changed. If, however, tho mistake occurs from wrong information given by one party to the other, the penalty cannot be claimed, and the mistake, if discovered before the other party has played, must be rectified by replacing the ball as nearly as possible where it lay. Ballplayodaway 88. H » player'* ball be played away by mia- by third party take, or be lifted by any agency outside the or Hftot. match, then the player must drop it, or another ball, as near the spot M possible without penalty. Should this occur on tho Putting-lireen, the bull may be- replaced by hand.

X.—Ball Lost. 34. In match-playing, a ball lost entails tho loss of the hole. Should the ball not bo found within ten minutes, the- opposite side can claim the hole.*

XI.-Club Breaking. 35. If, in striking, the club breaks, it is nevertheless to b& counted a stroke, if the part of the club remaining in the player's hand either strike tho ground or pass tho ball.

XII.—Holing out the Ball. 3(5. In holing, no mark shall bo placed, or lino drawn, to indicate the lino to the hole ; tho ball must bo played fairly and honestly for the hole, and not on the opponent's ball, not being in tho way to the hole ; nor, although lying in tho way to tho hole, is tho player entitled to play with any strength upon it, that might injure his opponent's position, or greater than is necessary honestly to send his own ball the distance of the hole.

* A ball getting into tho inclosure (between the Kn:u land tho Dyke holes) called the ' Station-master's Garden,' shall ho treated as a lost ball. 88 Removal of sand 87. Either player, whcu it la hi? turn to play, or worm heaps. n,ay remove, but not press down, sand, or worm heaps, lying around the hole, or on the line of his 'putt;' but this must be done lightly by the player or his caddie, with the hand only. Except us above mentioned, or when the player is in the act of addressing himself to his ball, the patting line mutt not be touched by club, hand, or foot. If the player desires the ' line to tho hole,' it may be pointed out by a club shaft only.

Fiag-stiok. 881 If, in holing out, the ball rest upon the flag-atiok in the hole, the player shall bo entitled to have the Btick removed, and if the ball fall in, it shall be considered as holed out; but either party is entitled to have the Hug-stick removed when approaching the hole. Ball on lip of When a player's ball rests on the lip of the hoio. hole, his opponent, after holing in the 'odd' •or the 'like,' shall be entitled to strike away tho ball which is at "the lip of the hole, claiming tho hole, if he shall have holed in the Mike;' and the 'half if he shall have holed in the ' odd.1 Hut no player ahull bo entitled to play, until his opponent's ball shall have ceased rolling.

XIII.—Unplayable Balls. 89, In M(t(c7i.-playing every ball must be played, wherever it lies, or the hole be given up, excepting where otherwise provided for (Rules IV. and VIII.). m golfing holes 40. If a ball lies in any of the holes made for or ground undor golfing, or on ground under repair by tho roPa • conservator of the Links, it may ba lifted, dropped behind the hazard, and played without losing a stroke.* Dropping a ball. 41. In all cases where a ball ia to be dropped, the party doing so shall front the hole to which he is playing, standing behind the hazard, and dropping tho ball behind him Ironi his head.

* Ground under n:j>fiir will be marked by stnkca. t'J 'HK OAMB OF GOLF. SO

XIV".- Asking Advice. 42. A player must not nsk advioa about the gnme by word, look, or gesture, from any one except 1)IS own caddie, Iris partner's caddis, or liis partner.

XV.—Disputes. 43. Any dispute rMpeottog the piny shall be determined by the captain, or senior member present; or, if none of thu members aro present, it shall bo settled by a committee appointed by the parties interested, oi by the captain anvl his annual council for the time ut their lirnt meeting.

XVI—Parties passing each other. 44. Any piuty having lost a ball, and incurring delay by seeking for it, may lie passed by any other party coming up. Two-ball pass- 45. On tdl occasions a two-ball match may iDBSfU russ IL l)uHy lllu>'inK &™ or "we balk Parties having 48, Parties having cuddies may pass those cauuios pass carrying thoir own clubs, tlioso without. ^ Parties not going *7. Parties turning before going the whole wholo round, round, must let any two-ball match that has done 80 pass them.

XVII.-Balls Splitting. 48. If a ball splits into two or more pieces, a fresh ball shall bo put down where the largest portion of the ball lies ; and if a ball is cracked, the player may change it on intimating his intention of doing HO to his opponent.

XVIII.-Breach of Kules. 49. Whore no penalty for the infringement of a rule is specially mentioned, the loss of the hole shall be understood to he the penalty. 90 GOLFING.

XIX.—Modal Days—Special Rules. Moaai

* Excepting the ( Glennie Medal,' which is awarded to the player whose combined scores at the iprtng and autumn competitions of the Club arc the lowest. The Medal to be presented at the autumn meetings. nuucs FOB ZHB CAME OP GOLF. 01 struck, tees anoiluT ball, and lam a Btrnke. If the lost f ball be found before ho has struck tho other ball, the first| shall continue th oma to be played. EdonorSea. 66, A ball driven into tho water o£ the Eden, if °1'Ren> 111!ly ^* trt'ate'^M a 'nst I"1"- A- pinytir ' striking his caddie, or himself, or his dubs, with his ball, or who, in the act of playing, strikes the ball twice, shall lose one stroke only as thu penalty. A ball may, ; Lifting unplay- under the penalty of two strokes, be lifted—-'twic aWa balls. out of a tlilliculty of any description, and teed behind the muni-. Frofosslonalu. •r>''- No Competitor may play with a Profes- sional. Privatomatches. 'r'^ All private matches must be delayed till the last competitors hava finished tho first hole. Qonorai. ''•>• T'ie ordinary Rules of Golf, so far as they are not at variance with these epeuial rules, shall also be applicable on medal days.

GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS EMPLOYED IN THE GAME OB OOLF.

Addressing the ball, pulling one's KCII' in position to strike the ball. Approach. When the player is sufficiently near the hole to be able to drive the ball to the Putting-Ureen, his stroke ia called tlie 'approach-shot.' Baff, to strike the ground with tho 'sole' of the club-head in playing, and go send ball In air. Baiiy, a wooden club to play lofting shots. Bent, rush, bent-gr&M. Bone, a piece of ram's horn inserted in the sole of the elnb to prevent it from splitting. 92 GOLFING. Brassy, a wooden club with a braes sole. Break-club, an obstacle lying neat a ball of such a nature as might break the club when striking at the ball. Bunker, a sand-pit—their boundaries ure defined by the con- tinuous grass of the Links. Bye. Any hole or holes that remain to be played after the match in finished, are played for singly ; unless the sides agree to make another match of them. Caddie, a person who carries the golfer's clubs, and wiio can usually give him advice in regard to the game. Clook, an iron-headed club used for driving, and sometimes for putting, Club, the Implement with which the ball is struck. The heads are of three kinds—wood, wood with a brass sole, and Iron only. Course, that portion of tho Links on which the game ought to be played, generally bounded on either side by rough ground or other hazard. Cup, a small hole in the course, usually one mudo by tho stroke of some previous player, Dead. A ball is said to be 'dead' when it lies so near the hole that the ' putt' is a dead certainty, A ball is said to fall 'dead' when it does not run alter alighting. Dormy. One side is said to be ' dorrny' when it is as many holes ahead as there remain holes to play. (This word in probably derived from the French, like many of our Scottish terms.) Draw. To drive widely to the left hand. (Synonymous with Hook and Screw.) Driver. See Play-club. Face, first, tho slope of a bunker or hillock ; second, the part of the club head which strikes the ball. Flat. A club is said to be ' Hat' when its head is at a very obtuse angle to the shaft. Fog, moss, rank grass. Fora! a warning cry to any person in the way of the stroke (Contracted from 'before.') T,OS*AIIY OF TECHNICAL TERMS, 93

Foursome, a mutch in wMcb two play on each wide. Gobble, a rapid straight 'putt' into the. hols, such that, had the ball not guno in, it would have gone some distance beyond. Golf-bail. Made of gutta-percha, Strongly oomprswed in a mould, roughed on aurfaoe by being hamrnared ; it is painted white. They are numbered by the makers— i!(i, i!7, ~7i, 68, Si!)—according to tin; number of drachms (aYoirdupoit) they weigh, A 27A is 1\% inohaa in diameter, Graased, said of a club whose face is slightly 'spooned' or sloped backward. Oreen, iirst, tha whole Linksj second, the putting-ground around the different holes. Grip, first, the part of thu handle oovered with leather, by which the club is grasped ; Second, the grasp itself. Half-one, a handicap of a stroke deducted evury second hole. Half-shot, less than a full swing. Halved. A hole isi said to bo 'halved' when each side taken the lame number of strokes. A ' halved watch' I. IU 'drawn game'—that in, the players have proved to be equal. Hanging. A 'hanging' ball is one wliich lies on a downward slope. Hazard, a general term for bunker, long grass, road, water, whin, molehill, or other bad ground. Head. This word is a striking specimen of incongruity and mixed metaphor. A head is the loivcst part of a club, and possesses, among other mysterious characteristics, a sole, a hod, a too or nose, a ntck, and a face! Heel, first, the part of the head nearest the shaft; second, to hit from this part, and send bull to the right hand. Hole, lir.st, the four-inch hole lined with iron ; the holes going out are marked with white, and those coming in with red Hugs. Second, thu whole space between any two of these. Honour, the right to play off first from the tee. 9 4 GOLFING. I Hook. .See Draw. Iron, a club wade of the material its name implies, with the head mors or le.-M laid bask to loft a ball. A most deadly weapon in a good player's hands. Jerk. In 'jerking,' the club should strike with a quick cut behind the ball, and stop on reaching (ho ground. Lie, lirst, the inclination of a club when held on the ground in a natural position for striking ; second, the situation of a ball, good or bad. Like. See under Odds. IAke-as-we-lle, when buth aides havu played the sumo number of strokes. Links, the open downs or heath mi which golf is played. Loft, to elevate the ball. Long odds, when a player lias to play a stroke more than hit adversary, who is much farther on—that is, nearer the hole. Made, A player, or bis kill, is paid to be 'made,' when bin ball is sufficiently near the bolu to be played on to the Putting-Green next shot. Match, lirst, the Hides playing against each other ; second, the game Itself. Miss the globe. To i'ail to strike! the ball, either by swinging right over the top of it, or by hitting the ground behind it, ia counted a stroke. Neck, the crook of the bend where it joins the shaft. Niblick, a small narrow-headed heavy iron club, used when the ball lies in bail places, as ruts or whins, &c. NOBO,"the point or front portion of the club head. Odds, Jirst, means the handicap given by a strong player to a weaker in a single match, consisting of either one, two, three, or more holes to start with, or one stroke per hole, or every alternate hole, or at every third hole, &,Q. ; second, to have played ' the odds,' is to have played one stroke more than your adversary. Some other terms used in counting the game will be most easily explained here all together. If your opponent GLOSSARY or TBOHNTOAi TJ1BMS. 95 lms played one stroke mote than you—that is, 'the odds'—your lifxt stroke will be 'the like ;' if two strokes inoru—thut is, ' the two more'—your next stroke will bo 'the one oil"two ;' if 'three more,' 'the one off three,1 tmd 80 on. One-off-two, One-off-three, &e. Sta under Odds. Play-club, a wooden-iisaded club, with a full-length shaft, more or less supple ; with it the bull can be driven to the greatest distance. It is used when the ball lies well, •press, to strive to recover lost ground by special exertion—a very dangerous thing to attempt, Putter, un upright, slill'-sha(U;d, wootlen-headed club (some use iron heads), used when the ball is on the Putting- Green. Putt, to play the delicate gU&S close to the. hole, (PlO- nounce u as to hut.) Kind, a strip of cloth under the leather to thicken the grip. Rub on tile green, a favourable or unfavourable knock to the ball, for which no penalty is imposed, und which must be submitted to (that being the penalty), Scare, the narrow part of the club head by which it is glued to the handle. Screw. See Draw. Scruff, slightly razing the grass in striking. Set, a full complement of clubs. Sluift, the stick or handle of the club. Sole, the flat bottom of the club head. Spoons, wooden-headed clubs of three lengths — long, middle, and short: the head is scooped so as to lol't the ball. Spring, the degree of suppleness in the shaft. Square, when the game stands evenly balanced, neither side being any holes ahead. Stance, tha position of the player's feet when addressing himself to the ball. When they are not on a level •with the ball, the stance is called bad. 9G OOLFIXO. Steal, to hole an unlikely 'putt' from a distance, but not by a 'gobble.' Stymie, when your opponent's ball lies in the line of your 'putt;' Ccom an old ScoU'U <»vi>vi!, mafcntasg 'obsovndiig,' Stroke, the act of hitting the ball with the club, or the attempt to do so. Swing, the. sweep of the club in driving, Swipe, a full driving stroke. Toe, tho pat of sand on which tho ball is placed for the first stroke each hole Third, a handicap of a stroke deducted every third hole. Toe, another nuns fur tho noso of tho club. Top, to hit the ball above its centre. Two-moro, Three-more, &<;. See under OddB. Upright. A club is laid to be ' upright' when its head is not at a very obtuse angle to tho shaft. Whins, furze or gor.s«. Whipping, the pitched twine uniting the head and handle. Wrist shot, less than a half-shot, generally played -with an iron CLUB—the old sayingwas 'played from the knee.1 [-:

LIST OF CLUBS.

ABERDEEN. THE ABERDEEN GOLF CLUB, instituted 1815. Secrctary-^-A. D. Moriee, advocate, Aberdeen. Custodian nf (he Links—Andrew Simpson. Eesidtint Professionals—B. M68HUf ind A. Annand. Tho principal meetings of this club are at the beginning of May and in October. The membership ia over 200. The Aberdeen Links nro situated at the Mlt end nf the eity, and conBiut of an interesting OOTUM of dghtMn lioles, witli numoronB and varied hftZftldl interspeiRtid tlirtm^littut. The oliiirgo for oaddlM ia 1«. for ono round and four holes. Profes- sionals, 2s. (id. a round.

THE .BON-ACCORD GOLF CLUB, instifcuted 1872. Secretary—Alex. Thomson, 41 Dee Struct, Aberdeen. This club has no less than thirty competitions throughout the year, commencing in November and ending in September following.

THK VICTOHIA GOLF CLUIS. Secretary—"W. Addie, 20 Richmond Terrace, Aberdeen. a 98 GOLFING.

ABERLADY (ty Longnidrfry, ITadJingtotuhire). THE LUFFNESS GOLF CLUIS, established 1867. Patron—H. W. Hope of LulFness. Captain—Lord Elflho, M.P. Secretary—John Congalton, Almrlady. Custodian and Resident Flayer— G. Shepherd. The membership of this club ia now over 200, and rapidly ineroasiiii?. Tho OXHti&gi uvu in January, April, June, August, and September; urnl Iho WeiuysH Challenge Gup, opou to all olubs in But Lothian, ia annually competed for ovor Luffnoss. The links urn beautifully situated about lialf a milo east of Ahoilady, and consist of a course of eighteon holes, generally considered one of the best in Scotland. There is nu excellent hotel in Aberlady, where ovory accommodation may bo had for golfers. Tho ohwge Cot caddies is Is. a round. Luffnoss is vitlriu a mil

AIRDRIB. TIIK AIKDBIE GOLF CLUB, instituted 1877. lion. Secretary—H. T. Robertson, Airdrie. Tho links, which are private, aro Bituated at Rochsoles, near Airdrie, and contain soven holes. Tho meetings are in Way and October. Fourteen holes make a match.

ALNMOUTH. THE ALNMOUTH GOLF CLUB, instituted 1869. Captain—Earl Percy. Secretary—H. A. Paynter, Preelands, AInwick. Oustodian and Professional—Mungo Park. The links of Alnmouth aro picturesquely situated on tho Northumberland coast, and consist of nino holes. Thero is an excellent c'.ub-houso on tho oourse, and the prize meetings aro in Hpring and autumn. Tho charge for caddies ia 4d. a round ; professionals, Is. lloute, by rail to Alnmouth. LIBT OF OLUBS. 99

ARBROATH. THE AKMIOATH GOLF CIJUN, nstablisliod 1877. Secretary—'W. Alexander, solicitor, Arbroath. Tho links are situated at Elliot station, near Arbrositli, and contain twelve holes, eighteen holes makinf? a. round. Tlie charge for caddies is 9d. for eighteen holes. The chief nieotings are in May and September.

AEDEEK. AUIIEEK QrOliF CLUII, instituted 1880. Secretary—J. M'lBttao, Parkend House, Saltcoats. Custodian and Professional—J. Anderson. The links are situated at ArJeer, near Stevenston railway station. The course, consisting of nine holes, is very good, and contains some fine natural hazards. There are muutings every month, ALSO quarti'i-ly and annual gold medals. Caddies, 3d. a round; professionals, Is.

BALLANTRAE. TMN BALTJANTBAK GOLF CLUB, established 187S. Secretary—K. Temple, Daliantrae. The links and golf-house are situated along the sea-beach at Balig, within a quarter of a mile of tho village. Tho course consists of eight holes, and tho principal meetings are in tho spring months. No fixed charge for caddios. Eoute, by rail to (lirvan, thence hire.

BANFF.

THE BANFF GOLF CLUH. Secretary—J. Watt, National Bank, Banff. Tho links aro situated west of tho town, and havo much improved in late years. 100 GOLFING.

BATH. THE BATH AND KINQSUOWN GOLF CLUB, instituted 1880. Secretary—G. 0. Maitlivml, fi Lion Place, Bath. The meetings of tbis club nro held in January, April, ami September. The course is on Clavertmi Warren, ono mile from tho railway station. Caddies, In. for two rounds, or eighteen holes, cm medal days.

BELFAST. THE EOTAX BELFAST GOLF CLUII, instituted 1881. Secretary—XI L. Bnillie, Belfeet The oourBe, consisting of nine holes, ia situated at Holywood, County Down. The handicap modal is competed for monthly, and challenge vaso half-yearly.

BLACKHEATH. TUB BLAOKIIEATII GOLF CLUB, instituted 1C08. Field-Marshal—Sir Hugh Hume Campbell, Bart. Secretary—Francis Gilbert Oustodian and Professional—Ulinrlos ThoniRon. The 00UT89 of Blacklieuth consists of Koven holes, and is too lvull known to require further description. T)io Oiitranei) fee to tho club is five guineas, und throe guineiiH annual subacription. l'ivo medals and three cups are computed for during tho year. Professionals' charges, Is. a round ; caddies, 2a for tlireo rounds. There is a vei'y good club-house on the course at Blaokheath.

BUOKIE. THE BUOICID GOLF CLUB, instituted 1883. Secretary—J. L. M'Nuiighton, (solicitor, Buckle. h T e links, which are considered very good, are situated tto Portessio railway station, one milo from Buckie. Tho annual meeting takes place in October, and the charge for caddies is lid. for eighteen holes, or two rounds of tho Units. Route, by rail vi& Abordoon. LIST op warn. 101

BURNTISLAND. THE BURNTISLAND GOLF CLUB, established 1867. Secretary—A. Wilson, Uamjxlen Plaos, Bunitialand. The Iinka consist of five holes, and are very limited in oxtent

CAMBRIDGE. THE CAMHIUNCH UNIVERSITY QOU CLUB, instituted 1876. Secretary—J. II. Ornigie. Custodian and Professional—Frank Park, The course of nino holes is at Coldhani Cummon. Members compete for the Linskill cup and the l'irio modal, and tliiiru is a Terminal (JompetiliMii. Caddies, la. a round ; 2'i'fi"cs- sionals, Is. fld.

CAMPBELTOWN. THE KINITKE GOLF CLUB, iiiKtitutod 1876. Secretary—David Colvilk-, Campbeltown. Custodian—.Donald Minim. The linkn aro nitimtcd nt llacrihiuiiali, five miles from Cani;>l>e]tojvii. Good accoinuiminliuu iet goUtn ml& b6 bad at Pans, where there IH an hotel (Mrs ITAE), anil at uuinurouB lodging- hoiiBes in the itnmp.diate vicinity of the links. Mafirihanish Links are ooiisidored to bn among the very best in Scotland. The turf is oxcellent, and as tho outward and homeward courses aro quite separate, the warning cry of ' foro' is seldom hoard on tho links. Prize meetings aro held in May and October, and there are also monthly 'competitions. Caddies, lid. par round; professionals, IS. Iloute, hy steamer to Cumpbeltown, thonco hire to Pans,

OARNOUSTIE. THE CALMDONIAN UNION GOLF ULUJJ, instituted 1848.

THE CABNOUBTIIS AND TAYIIOUTII (IOLF CLUB. 102 OOLPINO.

THE CARNOUSTIE LADIES' GOW Cr,un. Secretary—Miss Dickaon, Dalhousie Villa, Carnoustie.

THE DALIIOUHIE GOLF CLUB, instituted 1868. Secretary—T. Willook, Bank of Scotland, Dundee. Oustodian—W. Cooper. Ilesident Professionals—The Simpsons. This the moat flourishing club in Oarnoustio hns reoently erected a commodious club-house and keeper's house on the eoucMO. The principal meetings aro in May and Septombor. Caddies' charges, Oil. for first round of eighteen holes ; (3d. the second. The links of C'arnouslio have muoli improved of Into years, nnd aro now considered as unong the best in Scotland, ltouto, by rail to Giu-nouatie.

ORAIL. THE GRAIL GOLFING SOOIKTY, instituted 1786. Secretary—.T. M'Kimion, Crail, The meetings of this club take place monthly from February imtil October, and there iiro special meetings in February, April, Juno, July, and September. Charge for caddies, (id. for two rounds on medal days. The Hnkn aro situated at SauOoope, near Crail, and members also play, by permission, on Bftloomifi Links, two miles cast of the town. There aro oijzlit holes on each course. Route, by rail to Crail vi& Burntisland.

CULLEN. THE CULLEN QOVF CLUH, instituted 1876. Secretary—John Brown, Oull en, Tho courso consists of nine liolos, and lies 0s tlio west side of the town. There aro meotinjjs ovory week from April until September, and special meetings in Juno and on Christinas Day. Friendly matches aro frequently played with tho Bnckio Club during tho season. Eouto, by rail to Oullon vid Abordeen. LIST OP CLUIJ3. 103

CUPAR. THE CnrAH GOLF CLUB, instituted 1855. Secretary—Alexander Brakenridge, Ottpar, The links are situated at Ladyliank, and tho meetings take place in spring and autumn. Priso meetings of the club are also held at St Andrews, Klie, mid Leven.

CURRAGH. TUB UTRNRAQII GOLF Cum.

DALKEITH.

THE DALKEITII GOLF CLUB. Secretary—Oharlus Guild, Dalkeith. The course, situated tit Dalkeith, in limited in extent.

DEVON.

THE UOYAL NOHTII DLVOH AND WEST OP ENGLAND GOLF CLUB, instituted 180-i. Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of Walts. Secretary—iiear-Ailniinil Tlirupp, Eliniiekl, near Bide- iord. a Resident Professional—Jolm All n, Nortluun, Bkloi'ord. Tlio links, containing eifjliteen holos, aro anionf! tlm (inest in the country, and uro beautifully situated at Westward Ho, near Uidefnrd, North Dovon. At Bidoford thero is snocial and excellent accommodation for golfcun at reasonable terms. Caddies, fid. n round ; iirofessionalH, 2s. (id.

DIRLETON (Scut Lothian). THK AnanERPiELn Gow CLUB, instituted 1860. 'resident— -T. D. Thomson, DirletoD. Secretaries—-T. ,D. Tlionison awl J. Watt. Tlio Aroherfield links aro lieaiitifully nitnated near tlio villnge of Dirleton, on the OKtato of Miss Hamilton o£ Ball. The eourso, 104 consisting of thirteen holes, is private, and seldom played over except by members of the club, who are chiefly residents in the neighbourhood. Meetings are held in Moron, July, and October. Iloate, by rail to North Bsrwiok, thanoe hire three miles.

DOENOOH. THE SUTUKULAXJ) GOU CR/UU, instituted 1877. Secretary—.1. Sutherland, Durnocli. Tlio annual gathering and tournament takes place in August. In Juno lSSii, tlio courso waB improved and played over by Tom Morris, who spoko of the putting-greens U unequalled in his experience. Charge for caddies, id. for round o£ eighteen holes. The following notico o£ Dornoch Links lately appeared In the Scottman : HOMING IN THK FAU NOimi. The author of thu gossipy Wills on the C'nme of Golf Bays : Having a desire to enjiiy thu Koyal and Ancient EMM in new fields, I recently spout BOHM days ia tho trig little county tnwn of Sutherland. To re&oh Dornooh from any of tho ggolfing g centres, Edinburgh, G1&B20W, or Dundee, is rather a foi'iiiiikblfikbl o jOtttneyjO , Kvcai from Inverness,, which, as tho crow flies, in only twenty-seven mileU s distantditt , it entailtikB a jounwj y of ninety niilos to reach DoX&OOh* Tlio railway journey is, however, ono of tlio finest in Scotland, passing round the shores of tho Kuauly, tlio Gromarty, and tho Dornooh Firths, and open- ing up a fine agricultural country, with wooded liills and dales that cannot be surpassed by any district of tho Lowlands, and minting a fooling of wonderment in tho mind of tho traveller who ieei tho country for tlio first time, that such splendid crop* should bo scon SO far north. Dornoeh itself is a ' city' not quite sot on a bill, but on a charming promontory, tho German Ocean washing its white sands, with miles of grassy links on either side. Perhaps in no other county town in (Scotland can you find a cathedral, a castle, county buildings, a jail, a hotel, and a kirkyard, within a radius which a good golf er could 'drivo' over from a too shot. Olean, picturesque, and quiet tho city undoubtedly is. Its cathedral offers Interesting atudifll to tho archaeologist; its fine mural monuments, and the affecting legend attached to that containing tho 'Three Lookots,' afford materials for a good romance. But it is tirao to got to tho links. For a number of years golf has been played on a nine-hole green. Tho 'Vice-Admiral of tho Orknoys' and a ' chief now resident in a neighbouring town have taken tlio principal part in foster- ing tho royal game—tho possession of Shoriff Thorn's modal I.IHT OF cLtins. 105

being the most coveted priue. J,ast year, tho Dornoch Golf Cluli, beiiiR desirous of having a first-class oourai>, obtained tho skilled services of the veteran Tom Morris to lay out a course- of eighteen holes. Thin he has dime in a stylo which will gratify thu most critical gidfer. It adds birguly to the pleasure of the gmne that you can at tli<> game tinio enjoy a walk over fine turf, surrounded Iiy Rtriking and attractive scenery; and certainly no links that 1 have seen ENN surpass thoso of Doroooh in these respects. Tho player has on ono siilo tho rich low lands of C'rmnnrty. with Tarfmtnes uUghthottM in tho distance; on the north, the hold coast outline of Caithness, with Duu- rohin Castle, &c in thu foreground; tho bright lilue of tho (Jerman Ocean at hiH feet, and a pure, dry atmosphere around, Botnurt health, indeed, must lie a normal comlition of the population, as there is not a medical man resident in the parinh, thauj:h it embrace.1', as I have said, a county town. The parish has, however, a worthy pastor, a most loen and able golfer, rich in all tho loro of the district (by the way, how is it you HO often find the minister to be a crack golfer?) The members of the club are always ready and delighted to have ft round with a fifranger, who will vary loon find tlmt ho is no longtr nub, u tlio writerand his friend) can testify. ()n Friday tho 17th .September, the links presented an unusually gay and animated appearance, being the day of the triangular match between tho countioB of Invernoss, Huthorlaud, and C aithness. Over twenty couples started to play, a team of equal numbers from each olnh compot- ing. Tho local club camo in winners by a considerable majority, tho Inverness club being noxt. Various medals and )irizes wero also courpotod for, and iota* excellent foursomos woro engaKed in. Tho weather was line, and altogether a most capital day's golfing wan enjoyed, much hoiped by the hospitality of the citizens, tho day being wound up by a ball in tho County Kooms. W GaHnf fin tho north DM «IRO taken hold at ick, Brora, Inver- ness, Buoklo, and many other places, where good links and good golfers are to bo found. No one who dosirea a few weuks' golf- inj; holiday on charming links, with lovely BurroundingN and pleasant society, oan do Tietter than ' try Dornoch.'

DUBLIN.

THE DUBLIN GOW CLUB, instituted 1885. Secretary—1\. H. Clinrles, 2 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin. Custodian—Joseph Usher, Tho COURSO is laid out in the l'hienix l'ark, Dublin, and the principal meetings nro in May and October, Charge for caddies, fld. per round of eighteen holes. The Irish have not yot taken up tho game to any extent, hut tlie club expects xliorlily a great increase in membership. 10G GOLFING.

DUMFRIES. TIN sStrjfVRxns AND GALLOWAY GOLF CUJB, instituted 1880. Secretary—E. C. Tompson, Courier Ollice, Dumfriefl. Custodian and Professional—G. Fertile. Tho meetings o! tho Dumfries Onlf Club aro hold monthly, and then! aro special meetinga in April nml October. Tho links and club-house arc nt Kinttholm, near Dumfries. Caddies' charges, Oil. for round of nine holes.

THE NITHBDALE GOLF CLUU. Secretary—It, P. Murray, Courier Office, Dumfries.

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY MECHANICS' GOLF CLUB. Secretary—J. Dickie, Cameron 1'lacu, Dumfries.

DUNBAR. THE DUNISAR GOLF CLUU, instituted 185G. Secretary—William Dick, Dunbur. Custodian and liesident Profcmonal—J. Patriok. Tho meetinga of thin chili aro held in April, Juno, August, and September. The links are nituated to tho cast of tho town, and thoro is a club-houao on the course. Caddies' charges, 6<1. for ronnd of eighteen holes ; professionals, 2a. Gd. Strangers aro olinrjjed Is. a day for playing, and visitors Gs. for tho season.

THE DUNBAR CASTLK GOLP CLUB. Secretary—E. M. Rogers, Inland Revenue, Dunbar.

EARLSFERET. TUB EARLSFKURY AND ELIB GOLF CLUB, instituted 1858. Secretaries—J. Davidson, Eurlsi'erry ; and A. Robertson, Oolinton. Custodian and liesident Professional—G. Forrester. OF OLU1SS. 107

The links are at Earlsforry, by Klio, anil the principal meet- hips take place in July, August, and September. The round of nine holes can be extended to twelve by playing over a park adjacent to the links. Caddies, Gd, per round ; professionals, Is. fid.

THE EARLSFERRY THISTLE GOLF CLUB, instituted 1875. Secretary—T. A. Purves. Annual meeting in March.

EDINBURGH. Tin; HONOURABLE COMPANY OP EDIKIIOKOH GOLFERS, established previous to 1744. Captain—Sir Walter G. Simpson, But Secretaries—John Bruce, AV.S., 7 Melville Orescent, Edmr.; and D, E. Kemp, banker, 04 George Street. Trustees—Robert Cowan, Ord Grahiun Campbell, William MoncrielF, J. L. Mansfield, and the Eail of .Stair.

Custodian of the Linla t -Ttobuvt Ferguson. Mia meetings of tlio Honoumhla Omnpmy of Edinburgh (iolfors aro held at Mussolburgh early in April and November, when tlio ancient silver club, presented by tho City of Edin- burgh, find gold medal aro competed for. Tho members dine together frequently throughout the winter, when matches aro arranged, only those matches mado at tho dinners being recorded in tho books of tlio club. In 1805 the present cluh-houso WU built, facing tho first liolo at Musaelburgh, and the club now numbers upwards of 400 members. The charges for caddies at MiiS8elburf,'h aro Us. 6d. a day, and 2H. fid. for an afternoon's play of three rounds. For further particulars regarding the historyof tlio Edinburgh. Golf Club, see Mr Clark's Ctulf, a Royal and Ancient Game (1875).

THE MUSSKLBTJRQII LADIES' GOLF CLUIS, instituted 1872. Secretary—Dr Crai^ic, Bridge Street, Musselburgh. 108 GOLFING.

The club plays over Finlierrow, near MumeHwrgli, on which there nre eighteen holes. Prise meetings in JMny, July, and Ssptembor.

THE "Bmsvemmn GOLF CLUB, instituted 17C1. Captain—AV.(. }. Bloxaom, Sfi St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. Starttwry—j, Mason, 97 George Street, Edinburgh. Tho meetings of the ltruntafield Club take place at Musnel- biirgh in May nml October. For Borne time jmst tho club has entirely ceased playing OTW BxootdUld Links, Although the old eluli-room is nlill retained. The uiombers have, recently erected a ajiacious club-lumKu oppoitts tbe first holo at Mu»selbnrf!b.

Till! liKUNTHHEUJ LlKKS ALLIBD Qoi* Gi-uu, instituted 1856. Secretary—J. Glbsone, 4 RUIbaai Oredcent. This club holds its meetings over Iiruntufield in May and JllUl!.

TUB EDINBURGH BunauSS QOLMNQ SOCIKTV, instituted 1735. Captain—Gr«gor Maogregor. Secretary—B. S. Bryson, liruntalkld Orescent, Edinr. Tim BurgCBM Solflng Society hold their meetings at Mnssel- hui'gh in April and Ortobor. Tho members lmvo a handsome chili-hoiiso facing the links. For further particulars of thiB old eatubliahcd club, see Mr Clark's Golf, a lloyal and Ancient Game.

THE MusBKMsunaii GOLF CLOD, instituted 1774. Secretary—D. Wliitulaw, Mussulburgh. Tho meetiiigB of this old efilnlilished cluh tako place at Mussolburgh. There is a substantial club-hoimo on tho course. For further particulars, see Mr Clark's Golf, a litiyal and Ancient Game. LltiT OS (HOTS. 100

THE LMTII THISTLK GOLF GLVB, instituted 1810. Secretary—Leopold Goiitz. Custodian—Angus MTJaod. The Thistle Golf Club, after remaining many years dormant, was revived in 18SG, anil thu members have now a club-housu faciing the first hole at Ldth. The coarse consiats o£ seven hoien, and there aro four competitions (luring the year. Caddies, 6d. a round. The links of Leith, at ono time KO farnouB, havu now, through increasing traffic and other causes, loat moat of their attractive- ness for golfers, *"d poHsihly, at no dintaiit piriod, the t»uu may there bo diseontinucil.

THE LEITH GOLF CLUH, institutod 1863. Secretary—W. H. Smith, Ldth Golf-house, Lawrie Street, Leitli.

THE SBAPIKLD GOLF CLUB, instituted 1878. Secretary—J. Henderson, 20 E. Hermitage I'luce, Li;ith. The meetings of this club take place at L.oith in October and April. There is a elub-house at 7 Vaubnrgh Place, Loith.

THE WAKBKNDMB GOLF GLUM, iiistitutod 1858. Secretary—Mr Miller, Wright's HOUSM, Edinburgh. The club plays over Bruntsliehl.

THE EDINBUEGII CLKEK GOLF CLUB, instituted 1864. Secretary—A. G. Miuwulay, 67 Nicolson Stroet. Monthly meetings we hold over Musuelburgh, and spouinl mootings in Juno and September.

THE EDINBURGH VIKWFOUTII GOLF CLUH. Secretary—Francis Tuylor, Wright's Houses, Edinburgh. Tho club plays over Bruntslield.

THE EDINBUUGH ST ANDKJCW GOLF GMJB. Secretary—Walter Gardner, Tlio ciub ]>layB over Knmlelielii. •

110 GOLFING.

THE GEORGE GOLF OLOB. The club hold meatinra over BiunlsficM.

THE EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY GOLF CLUB. Secretary—D. W. E. Lyall. Thoro is a club-house at Muaaolburgh, and numerous prize meetings aro held throughout the year.

THE PORTOBKLLO GOLF CLUB, Secretary—Mr Smart, l'urtobello. The club plays over Musselbtirgli.

TUB EDINBURGH THISTLE GOLF CLUB. Secretary—John Hutchison. This club competes for prizes ovur BrunUsfiold.

TUN TEACHERS' GQUJ CLUB. Secretary—John Davidson. Tho club competes fur prlMI monthly und quarterly over Musaelburgh.

THE ' SCOTSMAN ' GOLF CLUB. Secretary—J. J. Webster, Competitions aro held montlily over liruntslield and Musaol- burgh. Special meotiiiRs in spring, autumn, and winter.

TUB STOOKBRIIXIE GOLF CLUB. Secretary—W. G. Munro, 21 Teviot Place, Edinburgh. Tbe club holda monthly and special competitions over Stock- brklgo Park.

THE LARKS' GOLF CLUB. Secretary—J. Ruaaell, 34 Eakaide, Muaselburgh. Prize Mcotinga aro held at Musselburgh twice a month from March until tho end of October. Tho members play in the early morning boforo business hours. LIST OP CLUBS. Ill

THE ELECTIUC GOLF CLUB.

THE NATIONAL HANK OP SCOTLAND GOLF CLUB.

THE ROYAL ISANK GOLF CLUB.

THE REGISTER HOUSE GOLF CLUB.

WATSON'S COLLEGE GOLF CLUB.

TUB SCOTTISH CONSERVATIVE CLUB GOLF CLUB.

TEE ROYAL HIOH SCHOOL GOLF CLUB.

THE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL FOUIIEH. PUPILS' GOLF CLUB.

TUB FETTEMIAN-LORETTONIAN GOLF CLUB.

ELIE. THE ELIE GOLK-IIOUSE CLUB, instituted 1875. Secretary—W. R. Ketehan, Blie. Greenkeeper— G eorge Forrester. The linlts of Elie contain fourteen holos, but the number is changed from timo to time. There is a club-house on the course, and the principal meeting is held in August. Caddies, (til. a round. Koute, by rail to Elio vit iHurntisland.

PELIXSTOWE. THE FKLIXSTOWE GOLF CLUB, instituted 1880. Secretary—C. G, Howell, Felixstowe, Custodian and Professional—W. Furnie. The linlcs are situated two miles east of Felixstowe, and prize meetings are held live times in the year, lusting three days each. Cuddies, 9d. for two rounds or cip;htccn holes, or 2s. a day; professionals, Is. pw round of uino holos. There is an excellent club-houso on tho links, where members and thoir families can bo boarded at moderate charges. Felix- stowo is about two hours by rail from London. I 112 GOLFINU,

FOEFAR. THE POKFAU GOLF CLUB, instituted 1871. Secretary— Janwa Brudie, Yortar. THO course of eighteen holes is sltuntvtl two miles east from Forfar, and there nvo prize mcellnga iu April anil October. OftddlMj d. per round.

FRASERBURGH. TNK FRASEIIHURGH GOLI CLUB. Secretary—W. Noble, 52 Charlotte Htrout, Frasevburgli. Custodian—Alexiuulw Yule. Tho chief meetings of this club are hold weekly, oxcept during tho months of July, August, ami September, when tho ordinary course of six holes is increased to nine, by tho addition of a liold at the end of tho links. There aro no regular caddies.

THE BOSIOIIEAIITY GOLF CLUIS. Secretary—}. Ferguson, Rosehearty, by Fruserburgli.

aLASO-OW. THE GLASGOW GOT.P CLUE, rcconstnu'tod 1870. Secretary—-W. Milne, 302 St George's Road, Glasgow, Custodian and Club Master—Andrew Forgan, Tho Glasgow Golf Club, which is in a yery flourishing condition, has a course of fifteen holes laid out on the Alexandra Park, There aro numerous prizo meetings hold in January, March, April, May, June, and October. There is a club-house on the course. Caddies, 6d. for eighteen holes.

GUILDFORD. Secretary—Holton Sturgee, County Club, Guildfonl. A club for Gtuildford has bsen SttfttUibsd this year, end a courae laid out ou tho beautiful Morrow Downs on Lord Onslow's estate. OP (HOTS. 113

GULLANE. THE GULIJANB GOLF CLUD, instituted 1882. Captain—T. D. Thomson, Dirletou. Secretary—T. Lugton, Weuthovtrne, Gullane. Custodian—George Shepherd, Tho meetings o£ the club toko placo in Juno, July, anil Ssptwnbar. The m«mb«rihfp, limited to 125, ii now oomplet*. The charge for caddies ia Is. tlie tot round, and for «U mooted* ing rounds 9d. ; the full amount not to exceed '2B. (id. por diem. Thare in an inn near the fttlt hule, and a uimiU club-houso ia being lrailt on the courno. Tho links of tjulluno uro beautifully tttSfttad »» tlio Bast Lothian coast, about nix miles weat of North Bwwiok, and th« course, which consists ol ajghtstn holes, haa of Into years boon RO much improved by tho liljorality o£ several resident players, aa to render it ono of the vary bimt in tho country. To tho

THE EAST LOTHIAN GOW CLUB, instituted 1799; ra-foiinod 1859. Secretary—George Begbio, Queonston Bank, Drem. Tlie Unat Lothian Golf Club, ono of the oldest in tlio country, was tho first club which played over Gfullano, and laid out a course of sightean holes, somewhat different from that at present in use, which, until tlireo yoara ngo, consisted of fifteen holes. Tho number of members haa always been limited to thirty. Meetings four times a year. II 114 GOLFING.

THB DIIU.KTON CASTLE GOLF CMJD, instituted 1854. S«retar»/—J , Tulloch, Gullsnio, Drum. The club possesses four nunual medals, and holds its meetings over Chilians in April, July, August, and September.

HADDINGTON. Tim IIADDINHTON GOLF GLUM, instituted 1865. Secretary—John Stirling, Bolieitor, Ilmldiiigton, This clnb has until now (1888) held its meetings over (Jarloton, nuar Iluildiuglon j but n« the loaso granted to the club in about to expire, meetings will probably bo held in future at North Berwick. The club possesses six annual medals.

HARTLEPOOL. THE DURHAM AND YOKKHIIHUS GOLV CL.UB, illStitutud 1878. Secretary—William Purvos, Seaton Onruw. Custodian and licsidcnt Professional—James Kay. Tlio links, which are Bituated at Seaton Carew, near AVest Ilartlepool, aro remarkably well suited for golf, and contain innny line hazards. The courtio con«isls of fourteen holes ; and meetings are held each alternate month. There is good hotel accommodation close to the links. Caddies, (3d. around; professionals, ] s. a round.

HAWIOK. THE ITAWICK GOUT CLUH, instituted 1877. Secretary—P. Mitchell Penman, Bridge Street, Hawick. The course, consisting o£ twelve holes, is situated at Vortisk Hill, near Ilawiok. Tlio chief meetings aro held in April and October, and thero are medal competitions on the first and third Saturdays of every lnonLh. Caddies, (id. a round. IJST OP ci.vim. 11/5

HAYLINO- ISLAND. TINS IIAYMNU ISULHD GOLB CLUH, instituted 1883. Secretary—Colonel J. Q. Snmlenuui. Custodian—William Brown. The coarse, consisting of eighteen holes, is situated at South Ilayling, and is within easy distance liy rai1 from London. There is excellent hotel accommodation for golfers.

INVERALLOOHY.

THE INVEHALLOUIIY WHITE LINK GOM CI/UU, instituted 1884 Secretary—Alexander Whyte, Inverallooliy. The course, consisting of tighten holes, IB to tho south of tho village of Inrerollucliy, sloDJ Wilt* Link I'ay. Trtee irjuotiiigs are held in Deceinhor.

INVERNESS.

THE INVERNEAS GOLF CLUH, instituted 1883. Secretary—I)r Milne Chapman. Tlie course, consisting of sixteen Iiolos, in situated at the Mail of Ord, Invernesa. Thuro iiro four meetings annually.

ISLE OF WIGHT.

THE EOYAL ISLE OP WIGHT GOLF CLUB, instituted 1882. Secretary—Captain J. S. Eaton, R.N. Custodian and Professional—J. Beveridge. The course, consisting of nine holes, and ono mile and three quarters round, w situated at liembridge, near Bydo, Isle of Wight. The principal masting! nre hold at Easter, Whitsuntide, August, Septemuor, and at Christmas; there is also a monthly medal competition. Caddies, 6d. and 4d. per round; professionals, Is. per round, and price of caddie. 11G GOLFING.

Bembridge ii three and a lialf lnmrn by rail from London, and golfers resident at editions on the Isle of Wight Railway are granted special rates. Th« green is very sporting, and calculated to bring out every fcaturo of tha gauio. The club- house is at the Spitheail Hotel, Hembridgo.

JERSEY. THE IIOYAL JERSEY GOM? CI-UN, instituted 1878. Hon. Secretary—"William Ross, Gorey St Heliers, Jersey. Custodian—Tom Hanion. The course, oonaiatuig of eighteen holes, is on Gorey Common, near Qranville station, Jersey Kastern Railway, twenty minutes by rail from St Heliers, The spring meeting of the club in hold tlio day nftur Qood Fi'iiluy and following week. The autumn meeting, first week in Octobor. Clmrgo for caddies, Ud. Bat round, 3d. each lmlf-round thuwftWi The winters of Joraoy (ire mild and opui\, with practically no frost or snow.

KIEEIEMUIR. TUB KIERIKMUIR GOLV CLUB. Secretary—Stewart Lindsay, Crawford Park, Kirriemuir. Tlio course of nine holes h on Kirrienniir Hill. Meetings lire held in May. Route, by rail to Kirriemuir vUt Perth.

LADYBANK. T1113 LADYBANK GOI.P ClUB, institutml 1879. Secretary—Eev. 0. Fraser, Freuuhio. Custodian—W. Fitzgerald. Tho course, consislinj! of nino holes, is situated at Annesmuir, noar Ludybank railway station. The principal meetings are bold in April and October, and there aro monthly prize competitions. LIST OP CLUU3. 117

LANARK. THE LANARK GOI.F CLUB, instituted 1851. Hecrctary—Atthm Vassie, Golf Club-house, Lanuvk. Custodian—John Steven. The meetings of tlio Lanark Holf Club are hold in January, February, liny, July, September, and November; and tho ulub

r ••• . Mvci.il valuable tnijiliira. Some timo ago, at tho suggestion of Sir W. C. Anatruther, thu dub Btartcd the tdu of competition liy handicapped Oonplu) nnd this is found to give satisfaction, by afliiniinj,' an interest to inferior pl&TSTI which they might not otherwise have. The members present aro divided into two equal classes, ami the names of each put into eepnrato boxes. Ono of the. best plnycm \n drawn, nnd one of the worst, which two are partueiM, and piny one l i.-tll through tho competition. The aggregate of their odds in divided by two, and the result Ls deducted from their grow Hcoro ; tho samo is done with all the others, and the couplu bringing in the lowest nett HCore wins tho jirias or prizes. Caddies' charges, 2d. por round of fourteen holes. Thero is an axcuNeiib cJuh-htniHO on Iha cuuiw, mid apuoia] arrangements »re mado for visitors in summer.

LEVEN. THE INNEHI.EVBN (.JOW Cum, instituted 1820. Secretary—James II. Smith, National Bank, Leven. Treasurer—Alexander luglis, Hawthotnbftnk, Leven. Custodian—llobort Iiurie. The meetings of tho Innerlevon Golf Club take place in April or May and in August There is a gold medal competed for during tho spring meeting, open to members of invited clubs. The courso is situated at Loven and Ijimdin Links, Leven, and consists of eighteen holes. Caddies, 9d. per round. Houte, by rail to Lovoii vid Burntisland.

THE LBVBN GOLF CI^UB. Secretary—George Bruce, Leven. 118 oouma.

THE TIUSTI,E GOLF CLUB. Steretary—J. T. Ireland, Leven. The annual mooting takes place in March.

LIVERPOOL. THE ROYAL LIVERPOOL GOLF CLUB, insfcitutod I860. Secretary—Thoinns Owen Potter, Hoylako, Birkenhoml. Custodian and Ilrsident Professional—Jack Morris. The Links of Hoylake, corim'dored among tha Iics6 in the i country, aro Bituatod near ISirknnhw d, and tlie course consists of eighteen hales. Tha principal meetings aro hold in April, August, October, and November; sad the

'XAIUFF FOB CADDIHS. First Second Hughes, Class. Class. for ipaying lied anil Green andpaying looking Brown and Blue after Badges. Badges. Caildius.

For Eighteen Holes •... Od. 64 Id. For Twelve do Od. 4d. Id. I'm-Day (not exceeding 3 rounds). . 2a. Is. (id. 2d. For Modal Bound ...... ,, r Is l)tl 1(1 Sprin;/ and Autumn Meetings, ) For Modal Days (not exceeding 3 rounds) \ 0 „, 0 _ Spring and A utumn Mcctingx, J "Ht l' ForMedalWook(notoxcucding 3 roundL \ I ^« per diem) • ' . , ) After playing a round, the same proportion for any smaller number of holes. Caddies may be engaged by the day, as above. The payment of Gd. for lunch is not compulsory. LIST OK 0MJB3. 110

THE WEST LiSQiBSma Gor,p Own, insfcitutud 1871. Preiidmt—Colonel lUmulull. Secretary—Louis J. Ferguson, Hall lload, by Liverpool. Custodian and Resident I'rofctrional— Qeorgc Low. Tho golf course, containing eighteen holos, is situated at Hall Road, on tlio Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, equidistant between Liverpool and Soutliport. The station is ono lnmilrod yards from the club-houBi; and links. Tlio meetings of tho club we held in May and September". Caddies, 8d. pot round; professionals, 2s. 6d. The»o Huka have lately been very much improved, and aro greatly frequented by golfers resident in Liverpool, being within twenty minutes by train from tho Kxcliungo.

THE FoEimY GOM- CLUB, instituted 1884. Secretary—P. E. 51. Dlxon. Tho links adjoin Frimhlield railway station, twelve niilos from Liverpool on tlio SnuLliport lino. Tliero in a email club-house on tho ground, and several prize meetiiius mo held throughout tlio year. Caddies, Cd. per round of nine holes.

LONDON. THE EOY AL 'WIMBLEDON GOLF CLUB (lato the London , instituted 1805. Eon. Secretary—Henry A. Lamb, 3 Great Tower Street, London, E.C. Resident Professional—David Patrick. Tho meetings of tho Wimbledon Golf Club take plaeo in April and October. By arriuigi'inont with the conservators of Wimbledon Common, golf is played only onTuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Tho club-house is situated about a milo and a quarter from Wimbledon station. Cab fare, Is. 6d., for one, two, or three people. Tho oourso consists of eighteen holes. Caddies, Is. per round, la. fid. on medal dnys. Professionals, 2s. (Jd. per round. 120 GOLFING.

'HE LONDON SCOTTISH GOLF CLUB. Secretary—James Gow, Iruii House, Wimbledon Com- mon, Custodian—J. Butchart. Meotinga of the London Scottish Golf Clab are held during tlio third weeks of May mid October, and there are also monthly meetings. The membership is limited to ICO.

THE GLAPHAM GOLF Cum, instituted 1874 Secretary—J, B. Wood, 2 TJio Chase, Clapluun. Custodian—Jobs Knott. The mwtings of thia club ar« hold in apring and autumn mi Clnpham Uumiuun, whero a course of nine liolos has buou luid out. Caddios, 6d. for two rounds.

LYTHAM. THE LYTHAM AND ST ANNE'S GOLP CLUB, instituted 1886. Htcrelary—J. Tulbot Fair, Lythnm, Lancashire.

Custodian—E. (>ruavun. The game has recently been started at St Anno's-on-the-Son, near Iij'Llmm, Lancashire} (lil'teen miles finm Preston), and competitions will commenra! in February 1887. There ia an excellent hotel at St Anne's. Caddies, !)d. per round of eighteen holes.

MALVEKN (WamtttmMn). THE "WOROESTEUHIIIKK GOLF CiUB, Secretary—Herbert Goldinghain, Mulvern. Cusladian and Professional—Peter Pttxton. The links are at Malvern C'liinmon, near Malvern Wolls Station, on tho Great Western Itailway, and are among tlio beat inland golfing greens in tho country. There ia an excellent club-house on tlio courso. Meotinga aro held at Master and in July, and there is a handicap competition monthly. Cuddies, Cd. por round of nine holes; professionals, IS. por round. LIST Of UtXHH. 121

MANCHESTER. ! >ST ANBBBW GOLF CLVB, instituted 1882. (secretary—Francis Jonas, Beaufort House, Alflxandra Park, Manchester. The goH inj? course, consisting o£ nino holes, is aituatod at Manley 1'ark, Whulk'y llanj;>', Manoiientor, ami there aro anuunl competitions in March. Catlduw, (ID. for two rounds. The Old Manchester Golf dub (instituted 1816) beoamo extinct Borne time a^o, n» owing to buildinp oiierations the oouruu on Kersal Moor was rendered unsuilublo for golf.

MELEOSE. TOT MET/ROSE GOLF CI-UIT, Instituted 1880. Secretary—John Frter, J[elrose. Custodian—John Sharp, Tim aotuw, containing ;nino holes, in at Singleton Mainit, near Melrose, and meetings aro held in Maxob and Outobor. Caddius, 3d. f tround.

MINEHEAD. THE MJNISHEAO AND WEST SoMBBSBT GOLF ULUB, instituted 1882. Secretary—Dr Clark Blair, Minohcad. The coume of nino holes ia laid out at Warren, Minohead, and meetings of tho club ar ehuld in Kojitoniljur. OmUlies, 3d. a round.

MOFFAT. THE MOFFAT QOW CLUB, institutod 1884. Secretary—J. It. MucGibbon, Union Bunk of Scotland, MolFat. Tho courso of nino holos is sitnatod on tlio Now Edinburgh lload, Mofliit. A mooting is hold in July, and thcro are monthly prizo niaolingB. Visitors jmy Cm, a month or 2s, a week. Caddies, Od. a round. 122 GOLFING.

MONIFIETH. TUB Bnouonrr GOTF CLUB, instituted 1878. Secretaries—A. Bowman,Brouglity Ferry; ami W. Young, Monilietli. The meetings of this club arc hold at Monifioth over a course of eighteen hales, but no dates for meetings aro fixed. Caddien, 8d. per round.

THE 'DUNDEE ADVERTISER' GOLF CLUB. Secretary—J. P. Inglis, Dundee. Tho club plays over Mouifieth,

THE PANMUHE GOLF CliUB. Secretary—J. Drimmio, Mnnillutli.

TIM MONIFIETI IGOLF CLUB. Secretary—A. Walker, Moniftuth.

MONTEOSE.

THE BOT AI Ammv GOLF (^LUB, MONTBOSE, instituted 1st January 1810 (formerly 1'ho Mimtrose Golf Club). Captain—Patrick Chnliners, of Alclbar. Secretary—Alexander Lyell, solicitor and banker, Mon- trose. Custodian—Kobort Don. The Koyal Albert Golf Club is one of tho oldest in Scotland, and poUMMI documents showing n. right to ]>lay golf on tho links

for a Inmilrod years prior to 178C. His Koyn) EigkDMt Prince Albert was patron of tho club. Meetings avo hold on tho third Wednesday of April, tho lnst Wednesday and Thursday of July, and the first Wednesday of October, Caddies, Is. for tho first round, aud Is. fld.fo r tho day. Professionals, 8s. for the first round. LIST OP CLUBS. 123

The Royal Albert Club, with the assistance of other clubs in Montroso, and the Town Council, has laid out a now circular course embracing a part of tho present south and north courses. It ia intended that tho other courses nhnll la Riven up should tho new course be found to suit. Most of the putting-greens have hoen roturfed, and when the green is in proper order it will ho one of tho h

TUB MONTUOSK MISOHANICS' GOLF CR,UI!, instituted 1847. Secretary—Alexander Davidson. There aro mwtdsgt in May and September. The medal was presented to the club by the Montrose Golf Club in 1847.

THIS VICTORIA GTOHV CR/TM, instituted 1864, Secretary—Walter Mitchell, 31 Bridge Street, Montroae. Tho chief meetlillg is in May, mid a medal i» competed fur monthly.

THE STAB GOLF CLUB. Secretary—J. Dalgoty, 33 Ferry Street, Montrose. Meetings aro held in May and October.

MUSSELBUEG-H [me Edinburgh).

NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA. NEWBIQGIN GOLP CLUB, instituted 1884. Secretary—J. Smith. Custodian—R. Wntson. The courao of nine holes is at Nowbiggin Moor, and the chief meetings aro held in April and October. Caddies, 2d. per round.

THE ITEWBIOAIN MECHANICS' GOLF CLUD. Secretary—J. Gibson. 124 QOLFJNO.

NORTH BERWICK. TUB NOKTH lUvinvit'ic Qou (,'i,i H, instituted about 1810. e Captain—Sir Hew Dalrynipl , Bart. Secretary—I). M'Culloch, North Berwick. The North Berwick Golf Club, ono of the oldest, and at one time Lout known clnlis in the. country, holds nu annual meeting at North Berwick in St.'ptwnlier. The links u{ North Berwick lmvo long Wen celebrated as among the best in Scotland, ami much money is laid out annually in kssplng them in order. Tim course, consisting of eighteen hoks, win much improved in 187ti by the addition o£ what are now known n» tliu Far 1'arks, thereby adding nine holes to the old round. The privato portion of tho links is vested in a Green Committee who pay an animal rent to tho proprietor. Visitors aro charged In. a day, 2s. Cd. per week, or 5s. for tho season.

THE NEW CLUB, instituted 1880, President—Sir Sew 1lulrymplo, Bart Captain—Sir Uu^h Hume Campbell, Hurt Secretary—1). M'Uulluch. Custodian and Rttidmi Professionals—Tom and Willie Dunn.

Tho meotiniss of this; olttb aro htld on tho last Wednesday of March and tho first Wednesday in August. There Is a hand- somo club-house facing the links. The number of members ia limited to ono hundred and fifty, and there are at present no vacancies. Ciuldies, Is. a ronnd. Professionals, 8s. Cd., out of which tho professional pays hi« nwn caddio; 2s. Gd. without u caddie.

TUB TANTALLON GOLF CLUB, instituted 1853. Secretary—William Gibson Bloxsom, Cronnvell Lodge, North Berwick. Tho prize meetings are held in Juno and October, when tliero is always a largo attendance. LIST OP CLUI1H. 125

TUB BASS BOCK GOLF CLUB. This club contains many lino golfers, and for a number of years held the Weinyss Cup, annually played for over Lulliiesa.

OXFOED. THE OXFFOBD UNIVERSITY GOLF CLUB. Secretary—A. Pearson, B. N. College, Oxfoid. Professional—W, Fetnie, The course, which is only available liming Lho winter terms, is on tho cricket-fields nt Conley M&fth. Cuddies, Is. for the afternoon. PAU. THE PAU GOLF CLUB, Instituted 18,10. Secretary—A. M. Fostar-Barham, Ptiu, France. Custodian and Professional—J. Lloyd. The course at Pau consists of nino holos, und ia considered very good. Prize meetings nre held in tho second weekB of January, Fobruary, and March, and lir.st week of April. Caddies, lOd. for 18 holes j professional, Sis. (3d. for two rounds. Ilouto, from London to Calais, thoneo by mil. There is no change botweon Calais nnd 1'au, and limping and dining carriages aro on tho train. The diroot-l'au-uxpresa runs on Saturdays only.

THE 1'AU LAWKS' GOLF CLUB. Secretary—Oulimol Buaourlet. There are numerous pvizo conipelitions Uirougliout the year.

PERTH. TINS EOYAL PERTH GOLFING SOCIETY AND COUNTY AND CITY CLUB, instituted 1824. Captain—Viscount Stonnont, Secretary—Uuncau Burns Macdonald, Parli, Custodian and Professional—Peter Stewart, Tho meetings of this club aro held on the first Wednesdays of April and October. Tho course, consisting of twelve holes, is at the North Inch of l'erlh, and is unplayable from the ICUi of 12fi GOLFING.

May until the 16th of September. Caddie*' and professionals' charges, various.

Km) -TAMES VI. GOIFF Cuiu, instituted 1850. Secretary—B> H&y Robertson, jun. The meetings are in April and October.

TUE AIITISAN GOLF Cum. Secretary—J. M'Gregur, 17 Melville Street, Perth.

PETERHEAD. TUB PETETIIIKAD GOI,K CUM. Secretary—K ll aitlaml, Sherlfl.olerk.

Uiilf hftl licon jiriictir'ally di»entitiini(!(l at Petorhead, but there is an axcellont course at St Fergus, 2^ iniloB from the town, wlvoro the gams is occasionally played.

PORTSMOUTH. THE UNITED SRRVICB GOES GIAIH. Secretary—l)r Walter Reid, 1LN,, Ilnslar, Gosport. Gustodian—Christopher C'allowuy. Tlio links uvo rituatal on tho Solent, near Gosport, and a courao of nine holes baa lmen laid out. No meeting* are yut (ixoil. Caddio.s, 4d. a round ; pnifcssionitlu, Is.

PRESTONPANS. TUK THOENTEEB GOLF GTUII. Secretary—N, M'Cuirn, Preatonpuus. Tho COURSO is very limited in extent.

PRESTWICK. TUB PaHBTWlOK GOLF CLUB, instituted 1851. President—The Eurl of Eglintoune. Captain-—Colon el Heneagft Secretary—Harry Hurt, Ayr. Custodian and Professiunal—ClmvYio Hunter. LIST OP CXLTJBS. 127

Tho meetings of the I'reatwick Holf Club are held in spring and autumn, and thoro is nlso a monthly medal. The green, which is ono of tho finest in Scotland, is tho property of tho club, and permission to play may bo had by payment of a nominal charge. Tho coume of eighteen holes is diversified by many interesting hazards. Caddies, Is. por round; professionals, 4s. Route, by rail to 1'restwick or to Ayr.

THE PIIESTWICK ST .NIUIIOLAB GOLF CLUB, instituted 1851. Secretary—Pavit l(Mdwll, o Queen's Terrace, Ayr. Custodian—-J'. Miiitlund. Tho course, Bituated at 1'rOBtwick, consists of nine holes. There aro five prize meetings of tho club annually. Caddies, 3d. per round.

RYTON-ON-TYNE. THE TYNESIDE GOLF CI.UH, instituted 1879. Secretary—G. F. Churlton. Custodian and Professional—W. Thomson. Ths links aro beautifully situated at Kytim, in tho valloy of tho Tyne. Frizo meetings aro hold in April and September. Thoro is a club-house on the course, closo to the railway station. Caddies, yd. per round of nine holes j professionals, Is.

ST ANDREWS. THE ROYAL AND ANCIENT GOLP CLUB OS1 ST ANDREWS, instituted 1754. Captain—Captain D. S. Stewart. Secretary—Clinrles Stuart Gfraoe, W.S. Custodian—Tom Morris. Tho meetings of tho ltoyal and Ancient Golf Club aro held during tlio first week in May, when tho Silver Cross and Bombay Medal aro competed for; and tho William IV. Gold Medal and Olub Hold Medal aro played for during tho last weok of September. Tho Calcutta Cup Tournament is held in August. 128

Charge for caddies from 2t, i'<\. to 3s. a day. Exorbitant charges are often attempted by caddies during the medal weeks at St Andrews, mid visitors should keep this in view, and make their bargain in advance St Andrews, ever famous as the headquarters of golf, more than maintains its character under tha custodianship of Tom Morris m tho finest golfing green in the world. Considering the groat increase of golf in Into yearn, and tlio iimomit of play over St Andrews now, m nourpnrcd with forty yearn ago, it is wonderful how good is the condition of llio links at all seasons of the year. Tlio gams over St Andrews Links is in every senso true golf, combining long driving with unrivalled quturter-play in approaching the hole, Tlio putting groon.i are, as a rule, all that win bn dcttired. Fur further information about St Andrews Liuka, soo Mr Ulark's book, Golf, a Boyal and Ancient Oume.

TUB ST ANDREW* Gk)HJ Cum, instituted 1843. Secretary—T. Baptio, St Andrews.

THE UNIVERSITY GOX£ CLUB, instituted 1859. Secretary— B. Muckersic, St Aiulruws.

Tins THIHTI/E GOLP CLUU. Secretary—Willinm Wilkio, St Andrews.

THE LAWKS' GOLF OLUH, ST AXTSBBWB, instituted 1807. Hon. Secretary—Captain W. H. BUTB. Meetings aro held on the suuond Wednesdays in May and September. A monthly medal is played for throughout tho smuiuor,

SELKIRK. THE SBLKIKK GOLF CMH, instikitod 1SS3. Secretary—J). C. Aluxnmlor, sun., Selkirk. A couruo of nine holos has been laid out on Solkirk Hills, and members of tho dub eompiste for a trophy and medal annually. Thorn aro also monthly and quarterly medals. Caddies, 3d. a round. LIST OP 0JLUB8. 129

SOUTHPORT. THE SouTiirniiT GOLF CLDB, instituted 1885. ifeeretanss—Captain J. Hardy Welsby, The Grange, Southport; and It A. Nieolson. Custodian and Professional—Alec Walkar. The course, containing eighteen holos, is abont three miles round, and there are at present monthly meetings of tho club. There ia a club-room nenr the links. Cuddies, 6d. per round, and on modal days, Is.; professionals, 2s. (id, per round including caddie.

STIRLING. THE STIRLING GOLF CLUB, instituted 1870. Secretary—II. (i. 11UNDERSOIL. Cududian and Professional—James Moore. The courao, consisting of nino holos, is situated at the King's l';irlc, Stirling, and a club-hous« has recently been ereoteil. The meetings are bold in October and May. Caddies, 4d. per round; professionals, Is.

TORQUAY. TIIK TORQUAY AND ST MARY CHURCH GOLF CLUB, instituted 1882. Secretary—Major Hardie, Penquit, Torquay. Custodian—William Perry. Tho course of nino holes is situated at Walls Hill and I'abbi- 'Hi!"- Down, near Torquay. Meetings arc hold every month from October until June. Caddies, 6d. for a game of oighteon holes ; professionals, Is. 6d. Play goes on all the year round.

TROON. THE TEOON GOLF CLUB, instituted 1878. Secretary—John Highet, M.U., Langlands, Troon. Cmlodian and Professional—George Strath. Tho links are situated on tho South Heach at Troon, and extend along the Ayrshire coast towards 1'restwick Links, tho I 130 GOLPINO.

laat hole out being a very short distance from the farthest hole at Frestwick. The annual lniHines.1 meeting of the club is held in spring, and a gold jned&l is played for monthly. The Portland Modnl ainl Hillhouse Cup (open to Ayrshire clubs) aro competed for in July and August, and there aro many other cups anil medals in connection with the club. A olub-houso has recently been erected at a coBt of over £'2000. Caddies, Dd. pn round of vigliUwi holes. Club professional, 4s. a round, out of which ho pays his own caddie. Half the above sum fur any other than club professional. Troon is distant one hour by rail from Glasgow, and has excellent bathing accommodation and other advantages of a watering place. There is plenty of good house accommodation. The town has recently been rcilraineil at considerable cost. Tino THOON LAWKS' GOLF CLUB. In OOWlWtlOn with tlio Troon Golf Club.

WICK. TUB WICK GOLF CUM. Secretary—Captain J. II. Henderson, Wick. The linlcs aro at Roiss, near Wick, and three rounds, or eighteen holes, maku n match.

WOOLWICH. THE EOYAL ABTUJJBBT GOLF CLUB, instituted 1885. A course has lately been laid out on Woolwich Common.

YAEMOUTH. TUB GBBAT YAEMOUTH GOLF CLUH, instituted 1883. Secretary—Dr Thomas Brown©, Royal Nuvul Hospital, Yannoutli. Outtodian and Professional—T. Ferine. The course, consisting of oiglitoon holes, is situated at Grout Yarmouth, Norfolk, and is undulating in its character, with sand bunkora and furze. Meetings uro held at Easter, Whitsuntide, and in autumn, Oaddiot, (id. a round; professionals, 2s. a round, out of which, they pay thoir own caddies. There is a club-house close to the homo hole. TAOE Aberdeen Club. , 07 Hroiiffhty Club. - 123 Aberlady. 98 Brown, David. 80 Advice, asking. 89 HrunUfield Club. 108 Airdrie Club , 98 _____ jjjjks ,,...,. $7 Alexander, P. I'., sonnets by, ...-9, 30 Allied Club1 08 Alnmouth Club 98 Kuckic Club zoo Amateur Championship Competi- Burntisland Club .,., J OI tion 771 81 Arbroath Club 99 Caddie Willie 36 ArchcrfiM Club, ,...,, 103 Caledonian Union Club.x OX ArJeer Club 99 Cambridge University Club.,,. 101 Arlis.-m Club. , 136 Campbell, Hen 80 Ayton, Davio 7P WUHe...,,.,,,76, 78,79, 80 Campbtfltown .,..,, ior Bafling-spiinn 16 Carnoustie and Taymouth Club....ior Bull, entitled to sec tbe 84 •-•b e 8 4 Ladies1 Club. ...,.,, ,.103

, how to stand, to the33 11 in water, »...... 85 Carters' plays 38 lost 87 CelebnUctl Golfers, some...... 33 Hallanlrac Club 99 Championship Competition.. 80 Balls, changing the 83 Chambers, l)r Robert, sonnets , lifting 85 by ay, 28 splitting 89 Chambers, Robert, junior, sonnets 1 unplayable 83 by 31, 3a lianIT Club 99 Charles I.ftUached to the game... 7 Bass Ruck Club 125 Claplmm Club., 120

Hath and Kingadown Club100Cleek 18 Cleek 18 lielfa.st 100 Club breaking 87 Blackhcath Club 100 —, how to grasp the21 ax Bon-accord Club.. 97 Clllb-htftdl, various forms of...... 19 Bra-i.sy .,*..,.....».. 18 Club:., description of iliffercnt 14 Breath of rules. 89 Clubs, list of, , 97 Break-clubs, lifting of 84 Coat, tale of a 71 132 INDEX.

MM I'AOE Colleaiale School Former Pupil*' f Club : ,3 Club in Glossary of technical terms0 1 Crail Golfing Society. origin of7 Golf, origin of 7 CuUen Club .MM " itae game of j Cupar Club 103 Golfer at home, the. 5 5 Curragh Club 103 Golfing in the Far North...... 104 Grasp, the correct 2j Dalhmisic Club 10a Great Yarmouth Club 130 DttUtttth Club. .103 GroMsett, Thomas Bo Pcvnll J03 I '.uiMfoxl Club na Dirlcton 103 Gullane Club 113 Castle Club 114 Links 8, 113 Dispute! 89 Umin, Wilti'.xm...... 36 Dovnoch 104 Driving-putter 16 Haddingtnn Club 1x4 Dublin Oul. 105 Hnrtlcpool 114 Dumfries and Galloway Club Clu Hawtdc Club 114 ... —— Mechanic*' Hayting Island Club...115 Club 100 ll Dmtbat Club 106 Holes in n course,. 8 Castle Club lofi Holing out the ball 87 Duiultt Aitetrlistr Club las Bonour, the 9, 81 Dunn, Willie 33i "4 Ilommmble Company of Edin- Durham Md Yorkshire Club 1«4 burgh Gulfers , .80, 107 How I won my pulpit 40 Earl»ferry and Elie Club 100 Him' to g&up the club. ai Thistle Club J07 — sliind to the ballaa 33 But Lothltn Club 113 Ilciylake Links 8, 78,118 Edlaburgh 107 Ilulchinsoti, Horace G 78, 81 Burgess Gulling 8ool«ty. io3 ——— — Clcck Club 109 Inncrleven Club 117 St Andrew Club109InvcrallochyWhiteLinkClub...,. 115 Invcrallochy White Link Club us . — Thistle Club .110 Inverucm Club 115 . University Club...... 1x0 Isle of Wight 115 •——— Vitswforth Club 109 Electric Club lit James II. delighted in the game... 8 Elie Golf-house Club..m Jersey116m Jer«cy 116

Mrs. old village 38 King James VI. Club xa 6 Far North, golfing in the.. 104 Kinlyre Club. 101 Fclixstowe Club m Kirriemuir Club 116 Ferguson, Hob 35> 80, 107 Fcttesinn-Lorctionian Club 111 Lailybank Club .116 Forfar Club 111 Lanavk Club 117 Formby Club no Larks' Club no Frsurburgh Club m Leading points in the gamea o Leiih Club 109 George Club no —- Thistle Club 109 134 INDEX,

PAGE Royal Perth Golfing Society and I ale of a coat Tantallon Club County and City Club.MS195 Royal Wimbledon Club. Club.no Teacher*' Club. Rubs of the green.,. B6 Tee-club, story of a68 68 Teeing-ground...... 9, Rules for the game8aTeeing-ground.9, 8a 8a Ry ton-on-Tyne 107 Thorntree Club ia6 Torquay and St Mary Church Club Sand iron 18 Tournament at Troon76 76 ScotsmtiH Club 110 Track-iron ir Scottish Conservative Club 111 Troon Club ia0 Scadrlil Club. 109 «—— Ladies' Club. 130 Selkirk Club. 118 Tyneside Club 137 Short-spoon 16 Tyro's first effort. 34 SlnrptSB, Archie 8u, 10a —— Jack 79, ioj United Service Club. 136 Southport Club 199 Special rules for medal days. 97 ! Victoria Club, Aberdeen 97 Si Andrews Club J»8 Montrosc...... 1333 Ladies' Club ia8 d ——— Links.,..8, aS, ay, 53, 137 Village fairs, old. 38 Thistle Club» a8 Warremlcr Club 109 — Univeraity Club 128 Walton's College Club inm Star Club. • -:i West Lancashire Club 1 19 Stirling Club. .199 Westward Ho 8, 103 StockbritUje Club no W.ck Club 130 Story of a Tee-club 68Woolwich...1 30 Woolwich 130 Strath, Kavie 3S Worcestershire Club. 130 Ktrutt quoted. 7 Sutherland Club. 104 Yarmouth T30 MEMORANDA OF MATCHES PLAYED, &c. lo Sjcv the (Queen,

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