.DECEMBER, 1904

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CLUB HOUSE, ROYAL . GOLF IN AND NEW ZEALAND By E. D. Hoben. MERICAN GOLFERS on holiday Zealand is peculiarly suited for the A bent might well turn their faces pastime, fine cool climate and splendid towards Australia and New Zea- turf, permitting of its indulgence all the land. Golf is universal now-a-days, but year round. Every town has its club it flourishes especially in the British and course, especially good courses exist- •Colonies of the South Pacific. New ing at Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Copyright. 1QQ4. bv /\KTHUK POTTOW. All rights reserved.

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Christchurch and Dunedin. Auckland by a club—previously all had been leased is the port of call of the Oceanic steam- or rented in some way, or upon State ers from San Francisco to Sydney, N.S.W., reserves—was Killara, a Sydney suburban and it is one of the most picturesque of course, The Killara club is especially cities, with a magnificent harbor. A few- progressive. Now the two senior New hours away by rail is Rotorna, the centre South Wales clubs, the Royal Sydney and of New Zealand's Hot Lake District, a the Australian G. C. have purchased rival to the Yellowstone Park, where land to which they are removing from fie Australian among the countless thermal wonders is their old leased courses. The Royal the world's greatest Geyser, Waimangu, Sydney purchase is at Rose Bay, a beauti- throwing its vast column over 1,000 feet. ful harbor suburb some twenty minutes From Auckland the whole of New Zea- by electric train from the heart of the land's scenic wonders, ranging from some city. Here 214 acres have been pur- of the world's greatest glaciers, and most chased at a cost of about $160,000, and striking Alpine peaks, to the soft beauty the handsome new club house has cost of an English trout stream, are accessible, about another $17,000. It is a residen- and the New Zealand Tourist Depart, tial club house, and will partake more of ment with the Hon. Sir Joseph Ward the American "country club" idea than as ministerial head, and Mr. T. E. Donne, any other club in Australia, as provision (just now at St. Louis Exposition) as is being made for lawn tennis, croquet,. departmental head, makes everything bowls, cricket, and polo on the club smooth for the visitor, whether he wants grounds, and there is a swimming bath what is acknowledged to be the best in the harbor opposite. The turf is the trout fishing and deer shooting to be had true seaside variety—excellent, and the anywhere, or golf under the happiest greens are very fine. v conditions. Though New Zealand is full is now occu- of Scotch golfers, the golf championship pying what is admittedly the finest of the colony for last year was won by champion course in Australia—that at Kurupu Tareha, one of the splendid Botany. It is comparable to some of \\\ Maori race, who have taken keenly to the historic British courses, but it is the game. lease-hold land, and the club has pur- It In Australia golf centres chiefly around chased not far away 170 odd acres of the two great cities of Sydney and splendid golfing country. Though close Melbourne, but throughout the entire to train lines and easy of access to town,, commonwealth the game is played. this (Kensington) is not in so expensive Americans know some of the difficulties a district as Rose Bay, so including a fine met with by votaries of the King of non-residential club house, the expendi- Games in making courses in dry country. ture will not exceed some $70,000, and There are scores of links in Australia the club will have two 18 hole courses, where the putting "greens" are either one for A grade men and the other for "chip" or sand, because water cannot be ladies and B grade men. applied to keep turf green, even if it In Victoria, the Royal Melbourne G. C, would grow. In many cases it would the senior Australian club, occupies its not grow in the form which favors golf. own freehold course at Sandringham,. Around the cities, however, are splendid near Melbourne, where there is a fine turf courses. Sydney has three courses club house, and the standard of golf is owned by the clubs which control them. high. , the Tasmanian pleasure The first course in Australia to be owned city, has two courses, much frequented GOLF IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. 327 by visitors; Adelaide and Brisbane have First day (Wednesday). 18 holes their courses—the Brisbane Club, at the stroke , handicap limit 18. 86 Queensland Capital, has recently moved competitors. to its own course. In fact, every town Thursday. First Inter-State Teams of any consequence has its golf links, but Match. Victoria v. N. S. Wales. 8 those mentioned are good courses with a side. Won by New South Wales. fine turf and good greens, and enthusiastic Friday and Saturday. 7 2 rounds stroke- membership. play, open championship of Australia, The Australian Golf Union has control first sixteen amateurs to continue match of the various Australian championships, play for amateur championship of Austra- and delegates its powers to the club lia, first eight professionals upon whose course the meeting is held. for substantial money prizes. The meetings are taken by Melbourne, Monday. Sixteen amateurs reduce to Adelaide and Sydney in turn. This year four, 18 hole matches. This left Scott, Sydney was the venue, and the Austra- Hyland, Brookes and Howden, all of lian Club links at Botany the scene. Victoria in, the New South Wales favor- The meeting was notable for the in- ites, Soutar and Macneil, going down in auguration of the the afternoon. Eight professionals play. Championship, and of Inter-State Team Tuesday. Four amateurs played 36 matches, and the programme was so holes, leaving Howden and Scott in. interesting that it is worth giving. Carnegie Clark of Sydney, late of Car-

H. L. HYLAND. N. E. BROOKES. J. D. H0WD1CN. HON. M. SCOTT, Amateur Champion. Open Champion. THE SEMI-FINALISTS, CHAMPIONSHIP.

1 ' ' • • • .,-•• 328 GOLF IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. noustie, , beat Maclaren of Mel- won with a record 72 from scratch, bourne, late of North Berwick, Scotland, Botany distances are ordinarily 440, 395, in the professional final, 36 holes. 352, 149, 308, 233, 154, 418, 408 (2,857 cricket an* Wednesday. J. D. Howden defeated yds.) 230, 198, 276, 330, 188, 396, 220, Hon. M. Scott, 3 up and 2 in, 36 holes, 308, 274 (2,420 yds.) = 5,277 yds., but

Da. R, J. POPE. G, L. MACKENZIE. THE CHAMPIONS OF AUSTRALIA.

after a most exciting match for the the were set back for the champion- amateur championship of Australia. ship meeting, which considerably added The other players were given a bogey to the length, and there are abundance handicap, 18 holes, in the forenoon, when of natural and artificial hazards of legiti- there was a very large entry, and Soutar mate golf character. Wl) GOLF IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. 329

[t0I » sscratch Thursday. Foursomes championship , but won the of Australia, 18 holes, won by Dr. R. J. professional competition. The amateur Pope and C. L. Mackenzie, ex crack championship fell to J. D. Howden, cricket and tennis players, 81. whose brother formerly held it, after a 2 5' 7! A Friday. Mixed foursomes handicap, final with the open champion. with a large entry. Here were the sixteen leading amateurs Next day the fashionable "Spring and eight professionals and their scores Meeting" of the Australian Jockey Club in the open championship. The names took men away from golf to racing. "indented" being those of professionals. The winner of the open championship 1st 2nd 3rd 4th proved to be the Hon. M. Scott of the Ed. Rd. Rd. Rd. Ttl. Hon. M. Scott (Vic.) 77 74 80 84 315 famous English golfing family. He hails H. L. Hyland (Vic.) 80 78 84 81 323 from Westward Ho! His brother, the D. G. Soutar (N. S. W.) 83 82 76 83 324 Hon. O. Scott, is well known to Ameri- C. Clarke (N. S. W.) 78 77 88 82 325 cans as an English International player, J. L.Hutchison (N.S.W.). 83 79 79 84 325 F. G. Hood (N. Z.) 80 80 80 87 327 and his sister, Lady Margaret Hamilton 8 Russell, as Lady Margaret Scott, won the E. P. Simpson (N. S. W.) 77 3 9° 80 330 F. Popplewell (N. S. WO..84 82 76 88 330 English Ladies' Championship three O. H. O'Brien (N. S. W.) 80 81 88 82 331 years running and retired unbeaten. The N. E. Brookes (Vic.) 82 81 84 87 334 Hon. M. Scott has been ranching, or as H. Macneil (N. S. W.) 85 86 81 82 334 Australians call it "squatting," in the G. L. Martin (N. S. W.)...8o 85 81 89 335 picturesque Gippsland district of Victoria. L. H. Harper (Vic.) 82 82 86 87 337 j. D. Howden (Vic.) 83 86 88 81 338 The favorites for the championship were E. J. B. Macarthur (N. S. W.). 82 82 92 85 341 D. G. Soutar, a young Carnoustie artisan V. East(N. S. W.) 86 81 90 87 344 golfer, who as a member of the Merricks- J. Russell (Scotland) 84 87 84 90 345 ville Club, a Sydney suburban club, had F. Hai-greaves (Vic.) 93 84 82 86 345 won the State championship of New (Tas.) ..84 92 83 87 346 A Maclaren (Vic.) 85 92 84 87 348 South Wales, 1903 and 1904, and the H. G. Calloway (Vic.) 82 90 91 87 350 amateur championship of Australia in J. Hunter (N. S. W.) 86 86 84 95 351 1903. Carnegie Clark, another ex-Car - R. S Banks (Vic.) 91 81 92 87 351 noustie man, was the favorite among the R. Whytt (N.S.W.) So S8 89 87 353 professionals, and the Hon. M. Scott among F. G. Brathwaite (N. S. W.)..ioo 86 82 87 355 Gordon Craig (N. S. W.) 91 93 84 88 356 the visiting amateurs. Mr. H. Macneil of Sydney, who had greatly improved Incidental was a visit of a score of consequent on meeting Mr. Travis in country golf representatives, arranged America last year, and the Vardons in annually by the Suburban and Country England, was also a likely winner. Sou- Golf Association of N. S. Wales. They tar occupied the scratch line alone in the played the combined suburban clubs on handicaps. In the championship he un- the Tuesday, and the combined metro- expectedly was unable to get on his politan on the Thursday, going down in game, but before the close of the meet- both engagements, and there was a big ing created a new amateur record by theatre night in their honor to see J. P. winning the bogey handicap after doing 72 Huntley and the London Company, just from scratch, the previous best having over from the States play " Three Little been 73, accomplished by the captain of Maids." ronsi the Australian G. C, Mr. E. T. B. Mac- Just prior to this meeting the Austra- here are arthur. Clark suffered badly from "cham- lian Ladies Championship meeting under ial hazards oi pionship fright" which probably cost him the auspices of the Royal Sydney Club GOLF IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.

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MRS. DOUGLAS, MrSS TREVOR JONES, A Well-known Golfer. Champion of Australia.

Associates was held at Bindi, when the the State championship. She plays a championship, previously always held by remarkably straight game and gets a a Victorian lady, was won by a Sydney long ball. < ta. girl. Golf was played longer in Victoria, Golf is played throughout the year where they have had many good British here, but the season is considered "off" players, including Mr. P. C. Anderson, during two or three hot summer months. a world's amateur champion. The new Yet people play even at the height of champion is Miss Trevor Jones, who, summer. Altogether golf is in good care slight and graceful, without great physical in Australia, as well as in New Zealand, strength, has a most remarkable record and an American going "down under" of wins in local competitions, including should certainly "take his sticks."

khwar THE GOLF OF 1904

By "Oldcastle."

OME salient feature seems to stand ship is no less certain, and to say this out in each year to distinguish it is to make no deduction from his powers, r S from those that have gone before for even if we are to suppose that he or may come after. Running back the was the strongest player in the competi- past few seasons it will readily be seen tion (which is a large assumption) still it that this is the case. The year 1900 is certain that the very strongest player was marked by the visit of , in a competition of that kind must have and the wonderful golf he exhibited to us; a little luck to help him if he is to come 1901 saw the triumph of the rubber- out right on top. Mr. Travis comes cored ball; in 1902 the winning of the from America, and at the first time of amateur championship by a comparatively asking wins this distinction for which unknown and very young player, Louis -such players as Mr. Hilton and Mr. N. James, rendered that year conspicu- Maxwell have had to wait years and ous; last year there was the triumphant years. It is obvious that he was a BVOB JOSS5, invasion of America by the Oxford and favorite of fortune. At the same time i "I installs. Cambridge Society; and 1904 has the merit of his game is quite beyond stamped itself indelibly upon golfing denial. There is not a man of any p. Sbe plays a history with the winning of the amateur judgment of the game, who saw his play me and gets a championship of England by Walter J. in the Championship, who does not con- Travis. fess that such putting was never seen aghouf the year It is not often that the same feature before. considered "of marks the year in the two countries, but " Without a doubt we all made the mis- summer montk this has happened beyond a doubt in the take of not taking seriously enough the at tlie height of season which has just closed. Mr. golf of Mr. Travis and of other Americans. If is in good cart writing in Golf Illus- Incidentally it may be said that by the in New Zealand, trated on the "Golf of the Year" com- light thrown on affairs by the win over T "down under" mences : " May one say, without straining here of Mr. Travis and by other per- is sticks." too hard the bonds of amity between formances of Americans in their own nations, that the great feature in the country, it becomes evident that our British golf of the passing year has been visiting team to America of the Oxford the American invasion and its conspicuous and Cambridge Golfing Society did big- success?" His remarks further on in the ger things than we credited them with same article upon this success are worth when they won such a great majority 0* quoting in extenso. He writes: "A great matches in that tour. The fact that they deal has been said and written—indeed won so large a percentage made us dis- far too much—about Mr. Travis's place posed to underrate their opponents. It as a golfer, but it is quite certain that appears that we should rather have given whoever doubts that Mr. Travis is a fine a more liberal appreciation to them. Mr. player makes a vast mistake. That he Travis had for his foe in the final heat of was fortunate in winning the Champion- the Championship Mr. Blackwell, and

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,/ 332 THE GOLF OF 1904. the contrast in styles was striking. The which are very useful for purposes of result, which hardly ever appeared in comparison. serious doubt, went to show that golf is, 1902. after all, as the ancients have told us, a Walter J. Travis. A. G. Lockwood. game of accuracy rather than of length F. S. Douglas. W. E. Egan. and strength, that the ' sure ' is of more E. M. Byers. C. Hitchcock, Jr. value than the ' far.' Mr. Travis was H. C. Egan. H. B. McFarland. far enough, but he was much less far C. B. Macdonald. A. Kennaday. G. A. Ormiston. H. B. Hollras, Jr. than Mr. Blackwell, and Mr. Blackwell F. O. Reinhart. L. C. Myers. was not quite sure enough, and much C. H. Seeley. less sure than Mr. Travis." 1903. Mr. Travis has proved time and again W. J. Travis. C. B. Macdonald. to us that the " sure" is the master E. M. Byers. F. O. Reinhart. H. C. Egan. of the "far" and we have perhaps A. Kennaday. W. E. Egan. G. T. Brokaw. this advantage in this country, that we F. S. Douglas. H. B. McFarland. had never learnt any other lesson and so A. G. Lockwood. W. C. Chick. had nothing to unlearn. We have never Bruce Smith. C. H. Seeley. been to the ancients for instruction, and G. A. Ormiston. N. S. Campbell. it was therefore fortunate for American 1904. W. J. Travis. golf that the moderns taught us so wise W. E. Egan. H. C Egan. H. B. McFarland. a lesson. J. D. Travers. D. P. Fredericks. So much has been written here and F. S. Douglas. J. M. Ward. abroad that it would be treating the W. C. Fownes, Jr. C. B. Macdonald. subject ad nauseam to indulge in a de- G. A Ormiston. A. G. Lockwood. A. L. White. tailed criticism of Mr. Travis's play at E. M. Byers. M. McBurney. F. O. Reinhart. Sandwich with a comparison between him and his opponents. " Such putting Mr. Fitzpatrick intimates that in some was never seen before," says Mr. Hutch- instances the earlier tables have been inson, but of course it was not putting only harshly criticised, but to GOLF at least which won. Mr. Travis possesses " the this remark cannot have been directed, power for staying and for producing his for anything said in the past and with best game at the required moment," even less reason for what is said now. which Mr. Hutchinson thinks Mr. John For all these lists give evidence both in Graham lacks. With these qualities you the names included and in the positions may need luck to take you through a assigned of having been prepared with tied m championship week; without them all much care, founded on an actual know- a Alt the luck in the world will not carry you ledge of what each man has done. In b th to victory. the light of what Louis N. James has It has not been the custom for GOLF accomplished since winning the cham-

to compile a rating of the players and pionship in 1902 it would appear as if it tfl! ffi there seems no reason for departing from was quite justifiable to have omitted his that course now. But such a table is name from the rating for that year, though ywng always interesting, and therefore the rating when we look through such a list with the prepared by that very able critic of the amateur champion left out it seems very game, Mr. H. L. Fitzpatrick, which like sitting down to a Thanksgiving dinner appeared in the New York Sun is here with no turkey on the table. What is printed, along with the ratings prepared done in is by the same authority in 1902 and 1903, justly entitled to much weight. A per- THE GOLF OF 1904. 333

Purposes of formance in that event is not conclusive, position. He first came into prominence but it fairly counts for twice as much as last April when he won the Inter-Scholastic anything done in perhaps any two other Championship at Nassau, his home club. pictures. For the importance of the Afterwards he finished third in the medal occasion is so great that it is almost round of the Amateur Championship, visible, and is certainly very keenly felt by but his most remarkable performance was the vast majority of players. It is un- his victory in the Nassau tournament. In doubtedly a time that tries men's nerves one day he beat Findlay S. Douglas and as no other occasion does, and the man Walter J. Ttavis, the game in the last who succeeds in achieving a distinct case going to the twenty-second hole. success in the contest for the amateur Douglas had his revenge by defeating championship should have due honor Travers for the Club Championship, but given to him until the passing of that this defeat retracted little from the merit season. For such reasons as these it of his previous work. Travers has would appear that Fred. Herreshoff, the physique, a graceful and effective style runner-up in the Baltusrol contest, should which should be lasting, and he seems to for one year at least be permitted to possess the proper golfing temperament. enroll himself as one of the sacred sixteen. With such qualities he should go still Otherwise the names are very fairly further. White, who won the Inter- selected, and if any critic should propose Collegiate Championship, is another to substitute other names he would be young player who owes much to his met with arguments in opposition he good style. has the would find it very difficult to refute. second place without a dissentient voice, Mr. Hutchinson says in the article and some of his admirers are disposed to before alluded to : " Although new and claim that he ought to head the list. If younger men have shown ability to tackle it was not for his bad direction off the the veteran brigade, and though the names it might be fair to place him there. of both open and amateur champions are If he always played as he did at Exmoor new ones to the title, the wonder still when he won the Western Amateur remains that the men who arrived some Championship, who could beat him ? while ago at the top, stay at the top still, But this -was one of those rare occasions despite all the efforts of rising genera- when he sent his drives right down the tions." middle of the course and in the other In a sense, although 190^. has been events his tendency to slice or pull was called the year of the young, this is true apparent. Against such a man as Travis, in America. For it will be seen that no this defect in his game would be a great less than ten players included in the handicap on a difficult course, say Myo- fifteen who were rated in 1902 appear in pia, and so notwithstanding his series of the rating for 1904. All but two of these successes it is only right that at present ten are still fairly entitled to be called the American champion should take young, though of course they are not all second place to the holder of the English young in the sense that J. I). Travers is, title. During the season Egan beat such for youth is a comparative term. players as Findlay Douglas, George T. Brokaw, A. G. Lockwood, A. L. Ripley, The young Nassau player, Jerome D. Fay Ingalls, M. McBurney, D. P. Fred- Travers, who is third on the list has met ericks, Fred Herreshoff and F. O. Rein- with striking success, and at no period in hart. Of course he has had his defeats the history of the game in this country and notably by Lockwood twice, A. L. has so young a player occupied so high a 334 THE GOLF OF 1904.

White twice and Ripley once. In addi- Bishop was certainly entitled to her vic- scores. tion to winning the Amateur and tory there, for she put up the steadiest One «lfl1 Western championships, he was the win- and best golf of the week. It was regret- ner of the Lakewood, Onwentsia and able that neither Mrs. Stout nor Mrs. Ravinoaks Cups. He was runner-up in Home entered, and it is to be hoped that the Olympic and Inter-Collegiate cham- their retirement from tournament play is pionships. This is a record of which not permanent. Some comparatively new any amateur living might be proud, and. players who showed distinct promise of which no amateur worthy of the name future success were Miss F. C. Ayres, regards with feelings of envy, a con- Mrs. M. D. Patterson, Mrs. Polhemus and vincing testimony to the popularity of Miss Elizabeth Hurry, though neither our amateur champion. Mrs. Patterson nor Mrs. Polhemus ap- Our women golfers demand considera- peared to advantage in the championship. tion. It can be said generally, that so Mrs. Manice, who was another absentee far as they are concerned golf is in a at Merion, won the Metropolitan cham- sound condition, but there are spots in pionship for the third year, and her golf the country where the game is not flourish- was as good as ever. ing as vigorously as it should do. Per- The visit of Miss Dod enabled us to haps it would be more correct to say that continue the comparison between Ameri- this falling off is more apparent than real. can and English women, which com- In other words that .women are playing menced when Miss Adair was here in as much golf as ever, but in certain places 1903. The conclusions arrived at are by there has been evident a disinclination to no means discouraging — granted that take part in tournaments. This was un- Miss Dod was handicapped by the hard doubtedly the case in New York, where grounds at Merion, yet she was beaten there were only twenty entries for the by Miss Bishop at Toronto on a perfectly Women's Metropolitan Championship. neutral course. We are not able yet to Writing at the time GOLF said: "It can place a team of ten women in the field be due to no lack of interest in golf, for who could beat a similar number of their the courses around New York have been English cousins in England, but if the more than usually crowded with women match, or a series of them were played in golfers during the past two months." this country it would be difficult to fore- Perhaps Miss Rhona Adair's undoubted cast the result. superiority to our players may have had again won the open a deterring effect. If so, the visit of Miss championship and this makes his third Lottie Dod, the English champion, ought victory in that event. Oar leading pro- to put matters right, for more than one fessionals showed by their play in many American woman showed that her golf competitions that they had not gone was better than that of the visitor. In back. Of the new-comers, Fred. Mac- those typical American cities, Boston and kenzie, the former Scotch amateur, created Philadelphia, the game was more popular a very favorable impression, finishing than ever and the tournaments had, in third at Glen View with 309. Robert many cases, record entries. It is some- Simpson, of Riverside, and P. R. Barrett, what strange that although the state of Toronto, were in the money for the first things in New York was not entirely time, and other young professionals satisfactory, yet the Metropolitan district showed great promise. We had no 68's supplied both the finalists in the cham- and (.9's as they did at Sandwich, but to pionship at Merion. Miss Georgiana a very great extent the greens and not

/ THE CONSPIRATORS' GOLF MATCH. 335 the players are responsible for our higher commended to the consideration of the scores. officials of the U. S. G. A. One word as to the conditions under The ancients who recollect the giants which the amateur championship was of old may dispute still as to whether we played. It is well, of course, to aim at play better golf now than they did in the perfection, but we have been experiment- sixties and seventies, but the 68 of Taylor ing so long that it is to be hoped that the at Sandwich, and the 69's of Jack White end of all this tinkering will come. The and on the same course, and principle of a qualifying round has been the wonderful 66 of Mr. practically accepted, but golfers generally at Prestwick are arguments upon which do not like the fifty-four hole system in the moderns can confidently rely. Ameri- force at Baltusrol. The plan set forth by can golf clubs should give constant and the Editor of this magazine in a letter to intelligent care to their courses, and then the SUN and reprinted in the October such scores will not be confined to Great number of GOLF is a distinct improve- Britain. We have the players, let us have ment upon the present system and it is the courses.

THE CONSPIRATORS' GOLF MATCH By Marietta.

T was evening and Mr. & Mrs. Molony He was an affectionate, indulgent hus- were sitting in the garden after din- band and although not as brilliant a I ner, delighting in the cool refreshing golfer as his wife, was very steady and a air following an exceptionally warm keen admirer of the game. He also had August day. a good handicap and had quite hoped He had his cigar and papers to amuse Amelia would have gratified him by play- him ; she, her new magazines. ing one match with him before the season Suddenly, the silence was broken by ended. Mr. Molony, who informed his wife a All persuasions, however, proved futile, mixed foursome competition was to take even the suggestion that Mrs. O'Hara place on their Golf Links, the coming might like to have a game with her own Saturday week, and asked her would he husband was scoffed at. Ethel O'Hara enter their names to compete ? was pronounced a duffer and the discus- But Amelia replied rather sharply that sion ended. he could do as he liked, she was certainly Now Mr. Molony considered that his going to play, and hoped to secure Capt. wife and the gallant Captain had both O'Hara for her partner; 'thereis not the been extremely selfish and neglectful of slightest use entering with you," she add- their faithful spouses during the past ed. Poor William was deeply disappoint- summer, so, after much cogitation he at ed at this cruelly candid remark which, last concocted a scheme which he fancied Coupled with another, that she "hated might teach them a wholesome lesson. playing with relations," made him feel "Other wives play with their husbands, very small. whether good or bad" he murmured to 336 THE CONSPIRATORS' GOLF MATCH. himself; little Mrs. O'Hara, I am sure, with him) that he improved rapidly. would like to play in this competition. I On the morning of the competition the shall ask her to be my partner; we can sun shone forth with every promise of a practise up well every day and perhaps perfect August day. carry off one of the prizes. Not only The beautiful links presented a gay that, we shall flirt, just to observe the effect and festive appearance. Elaborate pre- on our respective "better halves." parations had been made for refreshments, Mr. Molony soon found an opportun- as the competition would occupy the ity of speaking to Ethel O'Hara. entire day. She was a pretty winsome little woman, Mr. Molony and his wife arrived on devotedly attached to her handsome hus- the scene in good time. Amelia, a tall, band who, in spite of this, frequently fair haired good looking woman, was at- neglected her, spending his days golfing tired in correct business like style for and his evenings at bridge, in the society golfing, and seemed determined to carry of others. all before her. Now Ethel, although gentle and unself- When the O'Haras appeared, many ish, quite thought with Mr. Molony that people remarked what a handsome couple her husband and Mrs. Molony might have they made; indeed, Amelia felt quite an- been more thoughtful and gracious, as they noyed at the outspoken admiration of knew perfectly well what pleasure they her husband for Ethel. could give to the less brilliant golfers by "What a sweet bonnie little thing my competing in a match with them. partner is," he exclaimed; "she looks as The conspirators completed their plans fresh and cool as a daisy." and every morning met at 8 o'clock on Amelia felt a pang of jealousy: certainly the Ballyman Golf Links. They succeed- Mrs. O'Hara did look pretty, dressed in a ed beyond their highest expectations in simple soft white frock, a pliable white improving their game and soon began to hat with a crimson scarf, and a bunch of p O'Han feel elated at the thought of the surprise little tea roses tucked into her waist belt; ft k cena Capt. O'Hara and Mrs. Molony would her usually plaintive brown eyes were receive on the day of the competition— dancing with fun and excitement Her furthermore, when Mr. Molony revealed husband looked at her in astonishment to his astonished partner one morning the and thought it well to warn her not to deep laid plan of arousing their jealousy, be disappointed if she was put out the the little woman laughed with delight. first round. But Ethel only laughed She was a very accomplished actress and and assured him she and her partner felt sure she could do her part well, de- intended to do better than that, "and if claring that she had not been so excited we are beaten, we mean to follow the or amused for a long time. players and thoroughly enjoy ourselves, "We must play our very best," Mr. don't we, Mr. Molony?" and she looked Molony continued, "perchance we may so archly at him it was no wonder he meet our spouses in the fray." could assent with great " empressement" : Ltte fm i -- Mrs. O'Hara was not a long driver, in the most natural manner possible. At a but her short play was sound, and her length the first couple started. Mr. putting frequently brilliant; her partner Molony told Ethel they had three pairs to was as steady as a rock and scarcely ever beat before there was a chance of meeting got into bunkers, and so great was his his wife and Capt. O'Hara; but nothing wish, nay, resolution to surprise Amelia daunted Ethel, she caught her husband (who had so unkindly refused to play looking at her with a half regretful and ad- THE CONSPIRATORS' GOLF MATCH. 337

miring glance as if he was sorry any other spirators. Their opponents this time were man was playing with his sweet little wife, very erratic, lost one ball, and put another and this idea naturally put her into the out of bounds, quarrelled, and finally lost best of spirits. the match. The first match Ethel and her partner " This is simply splendid," Ethel played proved an easy victory, their op- whispered to her companion, "let us have ponents being quite off their game; the uld lunch now, I am so hungry." ° occupy ne next round was a much harder conflict. Mr. Molony had reserved a table for They enjoyed it extremely, being an even N two, and sent up some tempting fruit in fife arrived oi game and having very pleasant, people to : the morning; he now made delicious cool- - Amelia, a tail, play with. It was a nine hole course. ing drinks, and loaded his partner with •g woman, was at- On the eighth green they were all even, every care and attention. «S lite style for and Ethel won the match on the last green terniined to cany I by holing out a difficult long putt. " I mean to try and make your husband wild with jealousy" he said softly. But Mr. Molony was delighted. Ethel de- poor Amelia was the first to suffer from the cided not to have lunch until their third green-eyed monster; she had been de- match was over. " It will console us if we serted by Capt. O'Hara, who was obliged are beaten," she said naively. to go home to see a friend who had ar- Just then they saw her husband and rived unexpectedly. He could not find Amelia finishing their match on the last Mrs. Molony to explain matters, so green. She suggested waiting to find out entrusted the message to some one, who if they had won, and when walking to- forgot all about it. wards them dropped a rosebud which, by pre-concocted arrangement, Mr. Molony She was both tired and hungry, felt picked up and tenderly put away in his herself neglected, seeing William devot- breast pocket. The conspirators wished ing all his time and attention on another Captain O'Hara to notice the action, woman, this was calculated to disturb her which he certainly did, and very ruffled temper. True, the conspirators persuad- the gallant Captain felt. " Such impu- ed her to join them, when they discovered dence" he muttered, for he was almost sure her watching and waiting alone; but no, he had seen the fellow put the rose to his she was too indignant and cross to accept lips before secreting it. their invitation. Later on they all met Amelia informed her husband that she on the balcony. and Capt. O'Hara had won their two first Mr. Molony was instructing his pretty matches and were now going to play the partner in a better method of holding her third, and asked him if he and his part- clubs, which necessitated a great deal of ner were knocked out yet? altering and arranging of her hands. "By no means," Ethel answered with Capt. O'Hara was just in time to see spirit, "if we manage to survive the next this, he had made profuse apologies to round, we may meet you and my husband Amelia for having to leave her, which in the final." were barely acknowledged by his irate Mrs. Molony thought that would be golf partner. "What a temper she has," too ridiculous, and felt quite sure Mr. he thought indignantly, " so different from Smyth and Miss Thompson, their next my quiet little mouse," and looking up opponents, would prevent any chance of discovered the "quiet little mouse" greatly their doing so, as they were considered enjoying a pronounced flirtation with Mr. rather brilliant golfers. Molony. But again fortune favored our con- For the second or third time that day

• ;~v.»>.,.•». v.:....•. .;. 338 THE CONSPIRATORS' GOLF MATCH. the gallant Captain wished he had been " and indeed if you had seen your wife's playing with his own little wife. excellent play all through the competition He determined to disturb them and pro- you would say she well deserved to win posed adjourning to see the prizes. the first prize." They were very handsome; the first That evening when Mr. Molony and prize a silver rose bowl, was greatly Amelia were sitting in the garden, he no- coveted by the ladies. ticed she looked tired and vexed and " Oh, would you not love to win that, remarked kindly, "he feared she had not Mrs. Molony?" Ethel asked, and Amelia enjoyed the day as much as she antici- serenely answered that she hoped to do pated." so. "No, indeed," she answered, "Capt. Great was her astonishment to find now O'Hara was not nearly so nice as usual, that their last match was to be played and you William, you seemed so much against her husband and Ethel O'Hara, taken up with his wife, I felt dreadfully as she had taken for granted the renowned lonely in the pavilion that time." Mr. Smyth and Miss Thompson had anni- "Well dear," he replied, " you refused hilated them. to play with me, and if you will play with The match then began, it was at 18 other fellows, I must console myself with holes, and from start to finish proved a other fellow's wives!" source of pleasure and amusement to the Then a little talk ensued in the gloam- conspirators; but alas! quite the contrary ing, and the husband and wife understood to their opponents. each other better than they had done for Golfers cannot play their best, if their some time. minds are taken up with irritating sub-' The wonderful competition which had jects; Amelia and her partner were both resulted in Ethel winning the first prize out of temper and jealous, and did not was the only subject she could talk about play nearly as well as usual; to their great that evening; but Capt. O'Hara did not mortification they at last found their seem so satisfied with the day. He was ex- opponents were two holes up, and only tremely glad she had carried off the silver three to play. bowl, as Mrs. Molony had been ill- " I fear this looks bad for us, Mrs. tempered and exacting. " But,little wife," Molony," Capt. O'Hara remarked. he said at last, " what do you see so fasci- Amelia only crossly answered she nating in that fellow Molony ? supposed he would not object to his wife " Only, Richard, I think him very kind winning the silver bowl! and clever!" This nasty remark made Capt. O'Hara "Well, if there is another mixed foursome furious, and when he played a moment this year will you play with me ? I find, later his ball went twice the distance he after all, 1 would rather look after my own had intended, and landed in a dense mass wife, and really your play to-day was of Gorse bushes and was discovered in an splendid." absolutely impossible position. " I believe So the conspirators' Golf Match proved that gives us the match," said Mr. Molony, an undoubted success in every way. Served t THE INTER-COLLEGIATE CHAMPION- Mr, SHIP , HAMILTON, MASS., OCTOBER 13—22, 1904 Ied By A. C. Lawrence. *li as she atti -i- L For the first time a New England Between the two latter a close finish was

le course was selected for this important expected, but Princeton in the team answered, "ftpt, event, and naturally Myopia was chosen. matches in these contests has generally sriy so nice as »|, ! It is generally conceded to afford the contrived to disappoint its friends. 'O» seemed so much finest test of golf of any in this country, Harvard's superiority to Pennsylvania wife, I felt fatty and it is a pity that it is not more often was overwhelming, the Quaker City in that time." golfers losing by 99 holes to o. Penn- >l the scene of important events. If at replied, you refused any time the U. S. G. A. should adopt sylvania was handicapped by the absence ill yoii;i'i//plai'iii the English system of a rotation of cham- of L. C. Bosler and A. C. Williams, but si cnn>ole myself with pionships over a select number of courses, the victory would still have been with Myopia would be the first choice. Har- Harvard had they been present. Fay ensued in the gloat vard wanted-Myopia, and no reasonable Ingalls scored a record in his match, id and wife undersiooij objection could be made, seeing that on finishing 22 up on his opponent. The lanthev had done fa all previous occasions the fixture had best score was made by Walter Egan, been held on metropolitan courses except who had an 82 in the morning. Chand- oropetuion • in 1901, when Atlantic City was chosen. ler Egan went out in 39 in his morning winning the first prize No doubt the Harvard men were more match with Watson, and he left a brace -t she could talk about familiar with Myopia than any other of of fours for the last two holes, 380 and Capt. O'Hara § as! the Universities, but their superiority 340 yards respectively, to finish in 79. hthedav. Hewfi- both on paper and in fact was so great But he pulled into trouble at the seven- ;d cvrried off the silver that they needed no advantage to assure teenth tee and took an 8 and then olony had been I themselves the victory. required 6 for the last hole. In the Columbia abstained upon this occasion afternoon he was very wild and did not hatdoyouseesofco- | from taking any part in the team match, add to his lead. Walter Egan had 84 w Molonv ? and Cornell was entirely unrepresented. in the afternoon, including a 6 on the A glance at the names of the Harvard twelfth and fifteenth holes. McBurney team will indicate its strength. The and Pepper each had a 2 on the ninth, amateur champion, Chandler Egan, heads and the former a 3 on the home green, the list. Then came Malcolm McBurney, holing out with a mashie. Ingalls in the jherlookaiterniy-JWB who has been playing fine golf since the morning was 15 up on Carson and took 86. spring; Walter Egan, runner-up in the -OUT plav to-day «s The scores: amateur championship of 1901, and an Harvard—H. C. Egan, 11; Malcolm Mc- ex-western champion; W. C Chick, one Burney 16; Walter Egan, 21; W. C. Chick, of the strongest of the Boston golfers; 18; A. L. White, 11; Fay Ingalls, 22. Total, 99. A. L. White, a golfer whose excellent Pennsylvania — J. W. Watson, o; O. H. P. style has been favorably commented on; Pepper, o; DeF. Willard, o; W. Topping, o; and Fay Ingalls, the Harvard champion. J. A. McCurdy, 0; J. A. Carson o. Total, o. On the opening day Harvard met Under the intercollegiate system of one point for each match plus one-half the holes up, the Pennsylvania, and Yale met Princeton. score was Harvard, 55^ ; Pennsylvania, o. 340 THE INTER-COLLEGLATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

E. ABBOTT, YALE.

In the Yale Princeton match there The score: was no low scoring, but the team average Yale —Max Behr, 7; A. M. Reid, 1; M. E. Phelps, o; Bruce Smith, 7; W. Clow, o; R. of the Yale team in the morning was Abbott, 8. Total, 23. somewhat better than that of Harvard. Princeton—F. O. Reinhart, o; F. M. Olyph- ant, o; D. Laird o; W. T. West, o; B. W. .,. It was about 85. Max Behr had Frank Cochran, 2; R. Russell, o, Total, 2. Reinhart 2 down in the morning, and The college system makes the score, Yale, A. M. Reid was 1 up on Murray Olyph- 15^ to Princeton 2. ant. Behr increased his lead to 7 in the The final between Harvard and Yale afternoon, finishing with 82, while the was not nearly such a runaway match as Princeton player took 87. Reid and the other two had been. Seldom has Olyphant each scored an 85, both men there been seen a finer contest than that making the home hole in 3. between Chandler Egan and Behr. Both THE INTER-COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP. 341

W. C. CHICK, HARVARD.

\. y. Reid, i; J[-f- -. f. Clow, Oi "• men played great golf, though Egan Egan 5 6545654 3—43 "handicapped himself by wildness of direc- Behr 6 5 4 5 4 3 5 5 3—40 h J tion. His power of recovery was, how- Egan 6 4534545 3—40—83 Behr 5 5 5 4 S 5 4 4 4—41—81 T, West, o; B. »> ever, as great as at Baltusrol, and seemed By points the score was 13^ for Har- . TottU to convince the gallery that he would vard to 7 for Yale. te * « * be absolutely unbeatable if he got a Twenty-four started in the individual straighter ball off the tee and through v match as , the green. In distance as usual he lacked championship contest, with sixteen to wen. SeJdon nothing. The eighth hole—485 yards— qualify for match play. Of the Harvard men the only one to fail was Chick, who r contest thai was made in 4, a and a brassey was quite off his game. Last year he was in aad Behr. about 450 yards, and a mashie shot laid dead. The card: runner-up to Reinhart. In the qualifying sixteen Harvard and Princeton had six

.ii'l, •,..' ., ., sj'.S* \, i ' 342 THE INTER-COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP. each, Pennsylvania three, and Yale one. one from Princeton. White continued The five strongest members of the Yale his victorious career by disposing of team, Behr, Reid, Bruce Smith, Phelps McBurney. The winner led by 1 up at and Clow, were unable to play and thus the turn and the match went to him by there was great loss of interest in the 4 up and 2 to play. Reinhart's uncertain contest. The two Columbia golfers failed short game led to his defeat by Chandler to get in the sixteen. The qualifying Egan. At the turn Egan was 2 up and scores were as follows : he finished a winner by 3 up and 1 to play. W. E. Egan, Harvard 42, 38—80 The final was at thirty-six holes, with W. T. West, Princeton 42, 39-81 the course in very fine condition after the H. C. Egan, Harvard 46, 41-87 A. L. White, Harvard 42, 46—88 previous day's rain and the weather de- F. O. Reinhart, Princeton 43, 46-89 lightful. The first hole was halved in De Forest W illard, U. of P ,44, 46—90 M. McBurney, Harvard 48, 43-91 bogey 4 and the second in bogey 5. D. Laird, Princeton 44, 48—92 Then Egan won the third hole—250 F. In galls, Harvard 47, 46 — 93 P. A. Proal, Harvard 47, 47—94 yards—in 3, and was up for the only time F. M. Olyphant. Princeton 52, 43—95 in the match. Then White started to J. W. Watson, Jr., U. of P 48, 47-95 B. W. Cochran, Princeton 49, 47—96 play and won the fourth and fifth holes R. Abbott, Yale . 48,48-96 in figures. At the ninth he was W. Topping, U. of P. 45, 52-97 R. Russel, Princeton 47, 50—97 3 up. At the eleventh he was 4 up Did not qualify—W. C. Chick, Harvard, 98; and then, aided to an extent by stymies, C. Palmer, Columbia 98 ; C. Truesdale Yale, 99; O. H. P. Pepper, U. of P , 101 ; T. Mc- Egan won the twelfth, fourteenth and Cnrdy. U. of P., 102; C. H. Blake, Jr , Colum- fifteenth holes. W7hite drove the sixteenth bia, 103; J. Carson, U. of P., 106; J. B. Townsend, U. of P., no card. green, 265 yards, and had a par 3, and In the match play Walter Egan beat as he won the seventeenth and halved Laird by 3 up and 1 to play. White was the eighteenth, he finished the morning 2 up on Cockran, with a score of 84. 3 up. In the afternoon Egan played McBurney beat Olyphant by 2 up and 1 strongly at the start. He won the first to play. Abbott playing finely beat Wat- hole in 4 and the third—250 yards—in 2, son by 6 up and 4 to play. Chandler a drive and a putt. This left him 1 Egan disposed of Raymond Russel by 5 down, but White won the fourth hole and up and 4 to play. Reinhart and Proal as the next five holes were halved, the had a hot fight, the Inter-Collegiate amateur champion was 2 down at the Champion winning by 1 up. They were turn. White won the tenth, Egan the all even at the ninth and again at the eleventh and White the twelfth. Egan thirteenth. Afterwards Reinhart twice then, by splendid golf, won the next three laid Proal a stymie. Each had a medal holes and the match was squared. The score of 85. West, one of the semi finalists sixteenth was halved and then White won in the amateur championship, beat Top- the seventieth—380 yards—in 3 to JJgan's ping by 4 up and 2 to play. 4. The home hole went to White in 4, In the second round Chandler Egan and Egan, whose ball hung on the rim of beat Ingalls very easily by 7 up and 6 to the cup, had a 5 The amateur champion play. McBurney put Abbott out by 3 was thus beaten by 2 up. The scores: and 2. Reinhart disposed of West by White 4 5444547 3-40 the same figures and White finished 2 up Egan 4 5 3 6 5 5 5 7 4—44 on Walter Egan. White 54655735 5-45-85 A strong wind and a downpour of rain Egan 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 6 5-44-88 made play difficult in the semi-finals, in White 6 4346557 3-43 which there were three Harvard men and Egan .... 4 4 2 5 6 5 5 7 3-41 White 6 5456643 4—43-86 Egan 7 3 5 4 5 5 4 5 5~43—84 V

W E. EGAST, HARVARD. MAX BEHE, YALE. THE INTER-COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

•JL -5 = 2 1 -"1 -a s -a "H ~3 -s gr >; gS.Ji -s .„ a ^ & t£ C3 ^~i !3= _= 344 THE INTER-COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

A. L. WHITE, HARVARD, Inter-Collegiate Champion. Nat,

The following table shows the winners 1899—Garden City, Harvard; indivi- in previous intercollegiate association dual, P. R. Pyne, 2d, Princeton. meetings: 1901—Atlantic City, Harvard; indivi- 1897—Ardsley, Yale ; individual, L. P. dual, H. Lindsley, Harvard. Bayard, Jr., Princeton. 1902—Garden City, Yale; individual, C. Hitchcock, Jr , Yale. 1898—Ardsley, Yale; individual, J. F. 1902—Morris County, Harvard; indi- Curtis, Harvard. vidual, H. C. Egan, Harvard. 1898—Ardsley, Harvard; individual, 1903—Garden City, Harvard; indi- John Reid, Jr., Harvard. vidual, F. O. Reinhart, Princeton. WESTEKN DEPARTMENT

Conducted by Alexis J. Colman.

AT LAST the players of golf whose the national organization, since the /—% sole pleasure it is to pursue the trouble some years ago with the public elusive and unruly ball over the links players in Toledo, has let down the •public links have got together. The bars in this respect and does not now vote Jackson Club has been formed, against clubs of golfers because they and its objects are to foster the interests play on a public course. This step of the public link players and co-operate gained, the members plan to enter in so far as possible with the Park Commis- open events at other clubs. Dr. H. W. sioners in keeping the course in good Pierson is the president of the club and condition. Divot-cutters have created Tom Bendelow, whose professional knowl- sad havoc on the Jackson Park course, edge of the game has been valuable to and it will need more stringent regula- the organizers, is one of the vice-presi- tions than have prevailed heretofore to dents, F. E. Roberts being the other. restore the fair green to anything like Several members of the faculty of Armour smooth sailing. The putting greens, Institute are in the list of members, also too, might easily be a great deal better. many doctors and professional men of Compared with the course which existed Chicago's great South Side. before the present public links, the new one is a great step in advance, for there are frequent chances for full wooden-club If the faculty of Armour Institute shots, but when the course is compared thought it had a "cinch" upon the with the private links of clubs about handicap tournament recently held on Chicago it falls far short of the standard. the Jackson Park public links, that idea must have been sadly exploded, for a student, Archibald Rockwell, walked Next year the commissioners promise over his instructors roughshod, and after a better, longer course; land which has downing four of 'em, won the prize. If been in process of preparation "being the "profs" regret allowing the student • Harfard] promised as new territory for the golfers. his liberal handicap, that is indeed their Princeton. Already about seventy members have funeral; Rockwell " laid low " and when joined the public links club. The organ- he had to play, played. Rockwell, the rrard- ization cannot, of course, control the lowly student, first tackled Professor Vale: course exclusively, for the sports in the Phillips, and whether or not the peda- parks of Chicago are free absolutely, gogue had conditioned him in conic and should be, but the club can hold sections the book does not say; if he ar tournaments and handicaps exclusively had, so much the greater satisfaction to Harvard; for its members, and when it has attained Rockwell for defeating him. Then it Princeton, more strength it may join the Western was Rockwell's good fortune to take up United States Golf Associations, as the students' cudgels and cleeks, against 346 WESTERN DEPARTMENT.

Professor Tibbetts, and the pleasure in Exmoor, led the field with 106, which, it was' defeating this faculty member was as must be said, was far from his best. great as if he had given Rockwell a A. J. Colman of the Record-Herald was. mark of 40 in gastronomy, as Rockwell second, and C. S. Stanton and J. G. is said to have confided to a classmate. Davis of the Tribune were the others who Then cameCossett, a student, a stumbling- qualified. A handicap was played in block who was no stumbling-block at all. conjunction with the championship quali- fying round, with the proviso that none of the four who qualified for the Chatfield- This narrowed the tournament down Taylor cup should be eligible to a prize to the semi-finalists, and at this stage of in the handicap. J. L. Yeagle of the the game there were three members of Inter Ocean and E. G. Westlake of the the faculty and Rockwell left in the run- Evening Post made first and second low ning. It looked dark for the student net scores respectively, and J. C. Mason body, didn't it ? but Rockwell was there of the Record-Herald low gross score. with his trusty theodolite, not forgetting In the semi-finals Wells won from Colman, his driver, and the way he measured the T up, each making 100, and Davis de- distances and mapped out defeat for feated Stanton, 1 up. Wells won the loo'ckd Professor Knowlton was, as Jolly Tar championship by 2 and 1, although Davis Bill would say, a caution. Meanwhile gave him a tough battle. Professor Risley was considerately re- J- moving his deadly rival and the most \mpz Mr. Chatfield-Taylor was on hand to dangerous man in the tournament, Pro- entertain the "boys" and displayed keen fessor Riggs, by 1 up in 19 holes in the faud interest, following some of the play other half of the semi-finals. So it was r something he has not done in years. Rockwell vs. Prof. Risley in the finals, At one time several years ago Mr. and Rockwell sent the chemistry instruc- Chatfield-Taylor was a reporter on the tor— if that be his branch—back to his staff of the Daily News, and he later crucibles and mortars with an additional edited a weekly magazine in Chicago, so retort—the retort courteous, unless a he knows good deal about newspaper defeat by 3 and T could be styled dis- work. It developed that he and "Bill" courteous, a point which invites discus- Stanton, night editor of the Tribune, sion, especially as it was a student who were in college at the same time and sent his master back to the bench with a must have known one another twenty reminder that all that glitters is not golf. years ago, for Mr. Taylor was manager Hereafter, Rockwell will be a scratch of the Cornell baseball team in 1S85, his man at Armour. junior year, when Mr. Stanton played on the Union team, and as these teams Hi Rarely has a tournament brought played both at Ithaca and at Schenectady greater pleasure to its participants than it is certain they must have known one that of the Chicago newspaper men for another. Mr. Stanton had heard that the Chatfield Taylor cup the last week Mr. Chatfield-Taylor was a member of in October at Onwentsia. A select his fraternity, so when the two were eleven out of twenty entrants started on introduced, on the fair green going to qualifying day, and more would have the eleventh hole, and Mr. Stanton partii ipated had not the exigencies of the recalled this fact, Mr. Chatfield-Taylor business prevented. William L. Wells, said: "Well, I guess we'd better shake head artist of the Tribune, who plays at again." So they did, with the K A grip. WESTERN DEPARTMENT. 347

There was a chiel amang them takin' Club for the ensuing year, and John W. notes, and faith he prented it. This is it. Donohue is the Ellerslie Cross Country Club's president Fred I. Kent was The season has kept open remarkably chosen executive at Auburn Park. long, and Chicago golfers have put in considerable time on the links, at a After the Onwentsia Club had an- season when frost and ice and snow nounced that it had applied for the ordinarily cut off play. No tournaments national amateur championship of 1905 or formal events have been carded, the it developed that Captain Alan L. Reid, play being confined to impromptu stunts. of the Chicago Golf Club, had spoken The shortening days have made necessary for the event to the officers of the United early getaways from the office, and the States Golf Association when those low descending sun has put a stop to officials were at Glen View at the open the sport all too early for the business championship last July. Captain Reid, man, who wishes Chicago were St. An- in calling attention to the fact that the drews or in the Shetland Isles, where the Chicago Club was in the field for the sun considerately waits to set until tournament, pointed to the fact that 10 o'clock. Onwentsia had held the amateur event in 1899, whereas Chicago had not held it Club elections are the chief means of since 1897. This, he argued, was reason bringing the clubs before the public eye why Chicago should have the event, else nowadays. The Chicago Golf Club the chronological sequence and rotation honored one of its most distinguished would be disarranged. On the other members, Robert T. Lincoln, with the hand, Chicago has held an open cham- presidency; Glen View re-elected the pionship—when Vardon and Taylor popular FredS. James; Midlothian again played, in 1900—and a women's national chose the " Father of Midlothian," George championship—that of 1903—wrereas R. Thorne, as chief executive, thus con- Onwentsia has held no national event tinuing Mr. Thome's leadership unbroken since the tourney of 1899. Also, Chicago from the time the club was founded, in had the pleasure of entertaining the Ox- January, 1898, and the same honor was ford and Cambridge players, guests of bestowed upon Stewart Clark at the the U. S. G. A., and they did not visit Evanston Golf Club, and upon Herbert Onwentsia. But Captain Reid argues J. Tweedie at Belmont. These clubs that these lesser events should not count unquestionably know a good thing when against Chicago, that they were held they see it, and honor themselves quite more or less by way of accommodation. as much as their officers in retaining If, as rumor has it, a Boston club— them in posts of honor and executive Myopia, e.g.—should step in and get the responsibility. tourney on account of the Chicago clubs' rivalry, it would seem a pity, for the Albert R. Gates, captain and secretary championship has not been held in the of the Calumet Country Club, was chosen West since 1902 at Glen View, and the president, and John A. Thomson was event certainly should be held West next elected at the Ravenswood Golf Club. year. W. S. North heads the Riverside Golf

1 " • ' • ALIEN GROWTH IN PUTTING GREENS By J. McBain.

(This timely article is from Golf Illustrated. Even to American green committees it should be of some use.)

HERE is one aspect of the forma- nor less than to dig these foreigners one T tion and cultivation of putting by one out by the roots, that is, so far as greens which, so far as my obser- matured plants are concerned, and to vation goes, does not seem to get that prevent seedlings from getting a hold in amount of attention which is consistent the ground. Apart from the extent to with the production of as good a putting which some putting greens are infested green as possible, and that is the preven- with these aliens, the eradication of the tion or eradication of alien growths in individuals, as I have indicated, is not the grass. The only proper growth on a an easy matter. As a matter of fact, it is putting green, at least so far as the impossible to remove some of them, such, British Islands are concerned, is grass, for instance, as the dandelion, which and the finer the better j and putting sends its rootstock a foot or more into greens which are laid out on the turf the ground, and some of the clover tribe, natural to the locality, if it is of the because their rootstock is so complicated. proper substance, are always the best. With the latter, however, it is not so im- But in nearly all cases the grass of the perative to deal in respect that they form putting greens is mixed with alien sub- not a bad substitute for grass, which their stances, such as daisies, dandelions, etc., filamentous creeping wiry stems some- and the putting greens, however good what resemble. i i m their natural turf, are more or less im- Of all the plants which have to be perfect, according to the amount of these dealt with, however, the daisy is the most aliens it is allowed to harbor. I call ubiquitous, for it is safe to say that there them aliens, not on the ground of their is not a putting green in three kingdoms nationality, for they are true natives, but where it does not send up its cheerful on the ground of their not being in their blossom. It greatly usurps the place of the proper sphere in a putting green. Doubt- grass, and its succulent leaves, which are less most greenkeepers recognize that in easily abraded by the tread, lead to a a putting green all that is not grass is a very rough and uneven putting green. It nuisance; but most greenkeepers, while is a perennial, but by cutting out the admitting the nuisance, accept it as an creeping stem, not necessarily the thread- evil for which there is no remedy. But like roots, and by pulling up the seedlings it is because I think there is a remedy as they appear, it may be overcome with that, having some small knowledge of an amount of labor corresponding with botany, I desire to draw attention to the the quantity to be dealt with. matter. Next in frequence to the objectionable Now I do not wish any greenkeeper to daisy is another of the order of the com- run away with the idea that the remedy is positae, the dandelion. Its carrot-like an easy one. On the contrary, it is a labori- root, as I have said, goes deep into the ous remedy. The remedy is neither more ground, and cannot be pulled up. It ALIEN GROWTH IN PUTTING GREENS. 349 therefore cannot be entirely removed, leather, and therefore not easy to remove. and though it may be cut out as far The other, known to botanists as plantago down as a knife will go without injuring major, or greater plantain, has from its the grass, that does not get rid of it, for long grayish green flower spike earned it immediately throws up new shoots from for itself, at least in Scotland, the ap- the part of the tap-root that is left. Per- propriate name of "rats tails," and the sistent persecution will overcome it in seeded spikes are much used in feeding time, and if the new shoots are destroyed cage birds. It has the objectionable as soon as they appear it cannot stand rosette habit, but its rootstock is quite such treatment, and will succumb in a short, and it can quite readily be cut out couple of seasons. Another objection- once for all with a knife. able member of the same order of com- Another enemy in the putting green is positae, which is found on many putting the common creeping buttercup, a uni- greens, is one of the hawkbits, which versal member of the ranunculus tribe. throws out a compact rosette of succulent It also creates small circles for its root leaves along the ground, and is specially leaves, and occupies the place of good destructive of grass from this obnoxious grass to that extent, but it is easily characteristic. Like the dandelion, it removed and does not reappear, except has a tap-root which goes deep into the as seedlings. Occasional denizens of ground, and as it also is perennial it can the putting green are two more members be got rid of only by the same treatment. of the great compositae tribe —the milfoil, Allied to this hawkbit in habit, but be- or Yarrow, and the ox-eye daisy. Both longing to the geranium order, is the are perennial, and the more they are cut familiar herb Robert. Its flat, reddish, by the mowing machine the more they saucer-like rosette is very pretty at all spread, seeming to take up the position seasons of the year, but it permits of no that if they are not allowed to grow up grass within its radius. It lasts for only they will make up for it by spreading two years, however, and can soon be got laterally. rid of on that account, and it has not There are, of course, other intruders in nine lives, like the dandelion and the the putting greens, and in some cases hawkbit. these may be as great a nuisance as any Two aliens which are apt to be com- I have mentioned, but in general those mon on some greens belong to the plan- specified are the most noticeable. tago or rib-grass order. They are very I have already mentioned the clovers. familiar herbs. The first, generally known In inland greens and in artificially made as ribwort, and called by children " cocks greens at the seaside the common white and hens," are well known from their clover is apt to be prevalent. As I have grayish black flower spike on a long already said, it is not possible to get rid stalk, and children play a game with the of it short of replacing the turf where it flower stalks by knocking the head of one has got a firm hold. Its stems are, how- off by striking it with the head of another. ever, fine, and they are also tough, and It is more fibrous and much tougher than as it is the nearest approach in substance those plants already mentioned, and is, to the turf itself that can be found, with therefore, not so easily abraded by the the exception of an allied species, it may feet, but it is objectionable by usurping be put up with faute de mieux. the place of the grass, and makes a put- The exception is the yellow melilot, ting green very irregular. Its rootstock which is, like the daisy, almost universal and rootlets are almost as tough as on seaside greens. It is well known from

' iidfri/'L'ii, •'"' ' 350 THOMASVILLE GOLF CLUB. its diminutive head of yellow flowers, the other a small lawn. Both were which no amount of cutting with the infested with most of the aliens I have mower will altogether remove. The flowers mentioned. From the lawn all the daisies, are present in the most closely cut putting dandelions, plantains, and buttercups green. Its stems are extremely fine, and were removed, with a very gratifying as it is a very good substitute for grass it result, while they have been allowed to need not attract the attentions of the remain in the bleaching green. The greenkeeper. contrast between the two plots is very I dare say there are various specifics striking, the one almost entirely composed in the shape of weed-killers that would of pure grass turf, with as perfectly even effectually destroy these pests of the a surface as the quality of the turf will putting green, but they would also destroy admit of, and the other composed of the the grass they were intended to protect, same quality of turf, rough and irregular. and are, on that account, useless in this It must, of course, not be lost sight of connection. The only effectual way to that the removal of these weeds will for get rid of them is, as I have said, to cut the time being create an even more them out with a knife, and a good strong irregular surface than if they were left pocketknife is the best instrument for the alone, but if these irregularities are filled purpose. It is undoubtedly a laborious up with soil and sand, with a mixture of job on some greens, but it can be done, suitable grass seeds, they will soon dis- and the result will be found to repay the appear, and a perfect grass surface will labor. I have two plots of grass attached remain. to my house, one a bleaching green and

THOMASVILLE GOLF CLUB THOMASVILLE, GA.

HIS club was organized in May, Fovargue of the Country Club of Thomas- 1902, with about thirty charter ville, Nicholls winning. T members, all of them residents of The active membership of the club Thomasville, with the idea of opening now has reached the sixty mark, and a that would afford an oppor- during the winter season the number is tunity of playing all year round as well more than doubled by winter visitors as during the winter season. holding season tickets. The course is Active work on the course was not less than ten minutes walk from all the commenced for several months later, but hotels and is very popular. The club the course was in good playing condi- house has been materially improved dur- tion in October, 1902, and since that ing the past summer and the links put time has been constantly improved. The in thoroughly good order. club house was completed February 1st, During the season of 1904-5, the play j 903, and was opened by an 18 hole will be in charge of Arthur Fovargue, match between Gilbert Nicholls (who who will give instruction and make and had charge for two seasons) and Walter repair clubs, etc. The greens are sand, 'MASVILLE GOLF CLUB. 351 «• Both Wrc

aisies, and buttercups 1 ver)' gratifyin

lwo Plots is very ymposed h as perfectly even ty of the turf will r composed of the Mgh and irregular. t be lost sight of iese weeds will for •( an even more ) if they were left egnkrities are filed with a tnixtuie of they will soon fr grass surface wi

CLUB HOUSE, THOMAS VILLE GOLF CLUB.

.UB

jrship of the club e gsty mart, aad tSOT -the number is by winter visitors is. The course» "wallfora all* KfAr. The club [ally improved dur- ier.

FIRST GREEN, THOMASYILLE GOLF CLUB 352 THOMASVILLE GOLF CLUB. as it has been found impossible to grow and an over-approach is punished. Bo- a turf suitable for greens in this climate. gey 4- First hole: — Distance 195 yards. Sixth hole: — Distance 232 yards.- Green is guarded by a ditch which pun- The easiest hole on the course, but the ishes a poor approach. Bogey 4. green committee is considering the erec- Second hole: — Distance 222 yards. tion of a circular bunker to surround entire- A poor drive is punished by a roadway green. Bogey 4. with a ditch on each side and a slice Seventh hole: — Distance 193 yards. from tee is punished by woods to the The most picturesque hole on the course. right of the fairgreen. Bogey 4. Fairgreen is narrow, and trees punish Third hole: — Distance 284 yards. anything but a straight drive. Bogey 4. Midway of the fair green is a roadway Eighth hole:—Distance 378 yards. A with ditches on either side, otherwise slice is punished by trees and a pull by there are no especial hazards. Bogey 4. a wire fence. Bogey 5. Fourth hole: — Distance 290 yards. Ninth hole:—Distance 316 yards. A, A sand bunker guards the approach to slice is badly punished by trees and a the green. Bogey 4. short drive by a ditch. Bogey 5. Fifth hole: — Distance 272 yards. Total distance 2,382 yards. Bogey 38. Roadway with ditches punishes a poor Most of the holes are on hilly ground,, drive, and a second roadway is encoun- and many of them are as picturesque as tered about two-thirds of the distance to can be found. The natural lie of the green. Green is on a sharp declivity ground is excellent, and but little work

SEVENTH HOLE, THOMASVfLLE GOLF CLUB. THOMASVILLE GOLF CLUB. 353

m ^ yards, ie course, but the to surround entire tance '93 yards, *°nthe coi®,

: drive. lce 378 yards. A w and a pull by ice 316 yards, A •i by trees and a Bogey 5, yards. Bogey 38. t on hilly ground. as picturesque as natural lie of tie id but little wort SECOND HOLE, THOMASVILLE GOLF CLTJB.

has been found necessary to make them President, F. D. Dismuke, Jr.; vicepres., both sporty and attractive. George S. Cox; secretary, J. S. Hopkins; The professional record of the course treasurer, W. A. Watt. 32-33-65 is held by Gilbert Nicholls, Thomasville, having not only this club second at the last open championship. but the Country Club, also has the- ad- The amateur record of 37-37-74 is vantage of two links, and matches be- held by Dr. T. E. Blackshear of Thomas- tween the two clubs are of frequent ville. During the winter season the occurrence. As a winter resort, this part social features render the club house very of Georgia is widely known, and it is no attractive. Tournaments are frequent, uncommon thing to see Maine playing and the resident lady members of the California and Michigan, or Wisconsin club take turns in serving light lunches pitted against Florida in the matches. every Thursday afternoon. are The season here is at its height when plentiful and efficient. The climate can- northern courses are covered with snow, not be excelled, and there are few days and it is seldom chilly enough to need in the winter when 36 holes cannot be gloves or heavy clothing. There is also played with comfort. an excellent tennis court in front of the The officers of the club are as follows: club house. THE ART OF GOLF

By Sir Walter Simpson, Bart.

ANNOTATED BY THE HON. MR. RECORDER WEIR.

PART II.

CHAPTER II. as much importance as a firm foundation. OF STYLE IN DRIVING. Indeed, I am inclined to think that it is of none at all. That the heel of good (Continued.) players does come away from the ground, riist Hitherto I have spoken chiefly of there is no doubt; but, in the case of si Mc errors in swinging developed in the region many of the very best, how reluctantly ! between the shoulders and the point of — and merely as if torn from it by the the club. Those that can be made with force of the swing. As I have said the rest of the body are of a simpler before, most fine players (I might nature, because, in regard to them, swings say all who began young) have for the most part are what they seem. It no theory, and can give but scant is without dispute that the shoulder joints advice. One of the very best, when are to be used with perfect freedom and pressed for an answer as to a certain flexibility. If a man is reaching too far peculiarity in his stance, said, " Do I with them he does not need to be told. stand so ? I didn't know (said as if it He feels his neck sink into his body. meant, ' I don't care'). The only thing He knows that the more freely his trunk to think about is planting your feet in oscillates on its supports, the better. He the ground—it doesn't matter where, so knows that, his position once taken, his long as they are glued down." I said, body ought not to sway to the right nor " But your heel leaves the ground when to the left, forward nor backward. Not you swing," " Does it ? Are you sure? that he can count upon its never doing I don't think so." so. We often get into tricks of falling A chapter on Swing would be incom- backwards, swaying away to the right, plete without some reference to the etc., but we are conscious of them. maxim " Slow back." Every one ac- Every one knows that whether he play knowledges and feels that it is a sound with straight or bent knees, they must one; but many fail to put it in practice, remain straight or bent throughout the particularly those who have a slow, pond- shot. The necessity for standing firm on erous style. This seems to be a contra- the feet, however, although admitted, is diction in terms, but it is true neverthe- not universally appreciated. There is a less. The fact is, " slow back " is not an prevalent disposition so to plant them as accurate term for what is meant. Those to make sure that the left heel will come learning the game get puzzled. The away from the ground, as if this were of professional does not appear to practice THE ART OF GOLF. 355

he preaches. He seems to swing, but which has nothing to .do with driving and does swing, swiftly. What is really a ball. A true swing is not flashing a demanded by " slow back " is not abso- sword through the air, but as if forcing it 1 lute but relative slowness. If we com- through a strongly resisting medium. pare the true swing to an india-rubber Whilst the minds of golfers are, for the band, "slow back" means that is to be most part, unduly exercised about their stretched more slowly than it will recoil swing before impact, tricks, jerks, and By practice, men learn to set the spring false curves in the other segment of their quickly, and the rate is of no importance circle are scarcely thought about or ob- provided there be nothing approaching served. We wonder that A., with a short, to a jerk or wrench back. You must not spasmodic twiddle, should drive further be able to hear the club swish through and more steadily than B., who gets the air as on the return journey. " Stiff credit for quite a professional style. But back," " taut back," or " sway back," if we look (not a natural thing to do, would be a more explicit phrase. What- because the eyes instinctively wink when ever it be called, the thing itself is a sine club and ball click together), B will be ned to think that it is ^ua non of fine driving. When a player seen " to follow," whilst A. pulls up short. [hat the heel of good is merely pushing his hands round his Of the two evils, crampedness after strik- away from the ground, neck instead of swinging, however slowly, ing is perhaps more fatal than before it, .; bat, in the case of and twitching them forward again, his or rather it would be more accurate to best, how reluctantly! - caddy will be tempted to tell him he is say that no one is contented to swing if torn from it hy the too quick back, as much as if he is jerk- short back as many habitually do forward. X, As I have ail ing it up round his shoulder. A good It is unnecessary to enlarge upon this ie players (I »p player who has temporarily fallen into part of the swing. What has been began young) bait any form of (to invent an ugly word) un- already said applies equally to both can give but scat pendulumness, on being warned that he halves of it The second part ought to the very best, when is too quick back, will understand that be, as far as possible, a reflection of the luswer as to a certain he is not tightening all the muscles first.2 In the case of good players who s stance, said, "Do I properly used in swinging equally—that stand square to the ball, it is so in every jo'i bow (said as il1 he is merely flopping at the ball with his respect, being a little shorter or longer l i arms. A bad player, who has never proportionately according as a man stands learned what a true swing is, may only " in front" or " open." Falling in, fall- be made worse with " slow back " It ing back, etc., are as apt to occur in one may induce him to lift the club up softly half as in the other. Swaying the whole tens ti and gingerly, with the kind of slowness body forward after the ball is as likely to oesit? necessary to grab a fly on his right ear, cripple driving as swaying away from it

1 T regard this as a very illuminating observa- shoulders than in the wrists or forearm they reference tion, although some may find it cryptic. Ihe place the emphasis in the former rather than on sensation of a good swing is, as Sir Walter the latter, foi getting that what is wanted is, as acl" describes it, that of forcing say-.- a sword, Sir Walter Simpson says, a swift blow rather through a strongly resisting medium. The than a heavy one. Let us repeat that the wrists feek wrists seem to take the lead and they should lead and dominate throughout. pull the arms and body round after them. It is 2 Mr. Hilton is responsible for the dictum thus that Vardon describes it. The wrists he that the pace at which the club head reaches the says, should drag the arms after them. The ball will be greatly diminished unless the seg- hands, too, are kept resolutely in their proper ment of the circle described after the moment of alignment, so as not to pass the ball before the impact be at least as long as the segment de- bDt it ^ t club's head. If the body or upper arms over- scribed before it. His practical deduction from power the wrists the result is a " dunch ' and this is that there should be no bending of the not a swing at all. The difficulty with many arms after the ball has been struck until the 151 •drivers is really a faulty mental conception of circleiscompleted. {ConcerningGulf: Lon p.65.) what the stroke. Feeling stronger in the biceps or ie f P not m 356 THE ART OF GOLF. when taking the club back.3 It is not so ing, and with good reason. His atten- Air. common to let the right heel leave the tion being entirely directed to hitting— ground too much at the end of a stroke, his curiosity about how to hit not being as it is to rise too much on the left toe. Nor so far aroused—he makes good shots. do men need to keep a tight hold of In many respects a man naturally attacks themselves lest the club wander away by the ball in the proper way. He stands itself in search of a long swing. Loose- up, stands firm, does not force ; and jointedness here rather betrays itself by although his swing is of course stiff, it is a check a foot past the tee and a finish- not artificial. From the very first some ing twitch with the wrists. players, however, make the mistake of treating the ball as a heavy object, whilst in reality it has, for practical purposes, CHAPTER III.4 no weight, and ought to be swept away, not jerked. In a bunker or in a hard ADVICE TO BEGINNERS. hole it becomes heavy, and nothing will HE beginner who has read the fore- do but a jerk; but from the turf the going chapters will be apt to re- problem is to shave it cleanly off. Again, T read the first sentence, and to early cricket, and many other games agree with those who complain that ac- with balls, start most beginners on their curacy is almost impossible with so many golfing career with a wrong grip. The things to remember; or, if he sees that handle of the club is opposite the third it is not intended he should think of waist-coat button instead of being as low them all, he will still be puzzled to under- as the length of the arms naturally let it stand which are the elementary, which go. They wish to drive as much in the more advanced, instructions. Ac- cricket form as the shape of the club will cordingly I propose in this chapter (even allow. Not that any one thinks of at the risk of some repetition) to write a literally golfing with a straight bat. little sermon for the young player. They are freed from that restraint, and Let the beginner shake himself down enjoy swiping across the wicket. But naturally before the ball, and hit. Till this cannot be allowed. A bad cricket- he has done this for a good many days, ing style is not a good golfing one. The no advice has either use or meaning. beginner must learn that golf is the very During this first stage it is probable that opposite of cricket, that he must get his he will be quite delighted with his driv- hands as much down at it as up at the

3 A follow-on is not by any means the same of the doughty Knight or even of Badminton. thing as a follow-through, although it is a The chief thing about a good swing is the kind of follow-through. It is an exceptional employment of the wrists. The wrists should mode of finishing a stroke, to be discussed here- sensibly begin to bend and turn as soon as the after, but is conspicuously absent from the style club is drawn back. In fact, it is the wrists of the best examples of tee-shots. Nearly all (and mainly the left one that draw the club great golfers hold back rather than follow-on in rearward and upward, the arms following and their drives. They seem to try to keep the the body turning in unison And coming down, centre of the swing as unmoved as possible. it is once more the wrists that do the work the See article on "The Centre of the Swing," remainder of one's anatomy following their GOLF for August, 1904., p. 93. lead. This is the modern doctrine as preached * Sir Walter is clearly of opinion that there is by Taylor. Vardon and Braid. Grips and stances no short or royal road to excellence in golf. will accommodate themselves if a correct use of Doubtless this is true but if precepts are to be the wrists is practised. Badminton's teaching our guides in the absence of shining examples, that the arms should be well extended in draw- let us be sure that our precepts are sound With ing the club back has impeded many golfers, all that Sir Walter advances in this chapter I because the wrists, according to that method, cordially agree, but I hardly think he has put do not act until the top of the swing when a the emphasis at the proper point. The modern fearful dip is made, or do not act at all. The analysis is more subtle and more exact than that arms acting as stiffly as those of a windmill. 357

other. . He must use his club like a Seen from the front, a perfect player's

Wtbeing scythe; must sweep, not strike the ball. arms and club appear at the angle to ' mate good shob. In my opinion the extent to which the each other shown in Fig 6. Imperfec- man naturally attack player gets his hands over the club can- tion lies between that and a straight line °^er«y, Hestands not be exaggerated. To have them well from shoulder to club head. Why getting 3oes n"t force; ati over is a sine qua non of an easy style. the knuckles too far round is so common, 'is of course stiff, jii Beginners and others do not like the so almost universal (see Figs 8 and 9), ™ the very first sotne m^ the mistake of iaheavy object, irftt •or Poetical purposs, igln tobesweptaw, 1 bier or in ay leavy, and nothingmii rat from the turf it c it cleanly off. Aim ii many other games most beginners on to h a wrong grip. Tie ib is opposite the third instead of being as low he arms naturally let it to drive as much in e shape of the club wiE I any one thinks of mih a straight bat ram that restraint, aid TOSS the wicket. But .wed. A bad crick* ;ood golfing one. * FIG. 8. ja that golf is the very ;i. that he most get tui HANDS TOO FAR "ROUND" OR "UNDER." own atitasnpatthe

position until they have proved it, until is (besides that it gives the hammering patience and experience convince them power already referred to) that it prevents that the grip which is most convenient the wrists being used, and leads quickly for catching the ball a hammer-like thud to fairly steady driving, whilst the true is not the best either for far or sure. position enables them to be employed, I say, " until they have proved it." with consequent feeble and uncertain

br Lucky for them, if they ever do. A very hitting. I would therefore strongly im- f ;facorrectnseo large percentage of players live and play press upon beginners the advisability of and die with their knuckles pointing too having their hands well over the club— much towards the ground, with their club at of becoming steady by keeping their too obtuse an angle with their arms, and wrists taut, rather than by so gripping consequently without th e possibility of ever the club that their joints cannot bend. I §§2? having a perfect swing (Figs. 8 and 9). say" hands." It should rather be "hand" 358 THE ART OF GOLF.

— the left hand. The right will look driver—a true, full style of the orthodox after itself. If the tyro acquires a grip sort is impossible. The fault must be which prevents him seeing his left compensated by either a short, a broken,, knuckles, and which show him instead an overhead swing, or by some other more than the first joints of his fingers modification, pronounced or slight in. 0,

FIG. 9. HANDS TOO FAR "ROUND" OR "UNDER."

(compare Figs. 7 and 9), if his club proportion to the cause. Let any one handle point to his waistcoat instead of grip in this way, swing a club back to well below that garment, there is no his shoulder, examine the constrained reason why he should not become an position of his right wrist, and he wilL effective, but he never will be a pretty, see that one of these things is inevitable. (To be continued.) Iht Mt must be

01 by some other ™«d or slight it O, WHO WOULD COURT?

By E. M. G.

O who would court the golfer's pain, The wary waggle wagged in vain, The gust that takes the ball again, The execrable lie, The yielding sand, the bunker's slope, The rising score and sinking hope, The wrath unfettered in its scope When severed club-heads fly ;

The grief that in the breast is wrought By an approach shot just too short, The ball irrevocably, caught In broken ground or whin, The putt, which while it seems to roll Dead—as a magnet to the pole, Stops scarce two inches from the hole, And lets the opponent in.

O, he, the golfer's bliss who knows, Will brave for it Dame Fortune's blows, And hold such transitory woes In its pursuit endeared. They fade before a follow-through That drives the Haskell far and true, A pretty loft — the green in two, A stymie neatly cleared.

He feels his manly bosom thrill With consciousness of growing skill, ,,„«. Letuy»K I While hope to beat the record still Makes all his pulses skip. And add to such delights as these sine The springing turf, the whispering trees, The fresh, exhilarating breeze, And right good comradeship. 360 EDITORIALS.

a religion. It was once considered that GOLF golf could only be played with a club EVERY MONTH and a ball. Poor simple Scotch souls, how we have improved upon such 15y Special Appointment Official Bulletin of the United States Golf Association, Intercollegiate methods! Recently the newspapers gave Golf Association, Central New York Golf League, us a very graphic description of how Metropolitan Golf Association, Western Golf As- golf is played at a metropolitan club, sociation, aurt Southern Golf Association. and the account lacks nothing on the

Entered at Post-office at New York as Second Class Matter. score of originality or excitement. One gentleman, apparently long on temper ONE YEAR, $2.00; SINGLE COPIES, 25 CENTS and short on courtesy, seized another Postage free United States, Canada, and Mexico. To otber foreign countries, 36 cents per year. Re- gentleman — so we are told—and having mit by Express Money Order, Post-office Order, done so he proceeded to throw him Registered Letter, or Check payable to ARTHUR down and sit on his chest. The gentle- POTTOW. man who was sat upon, seems to have Edited by van Tassel Sutphen had no sense of humor, and this in- genious pleasantry was absolutely wasted Publisher: ARTHUR POTTOW, upon him. When he was released he I i 213 East 24th St., New York sprang at the humorist and applied his r I to a purpose to which neither I gooseneck nor Schenectady had ever The Editor will be glad to receive been put before—grasping the head he for consideration Photographs and Con- laid the lustily on the shoulders of tributions on the general subject of the the gentleman who had just introduced game. Stamps should be enclosed for new methods into the game, and he did return postage if found unavailable. not desist until the handle was broken. Contributors are requested to write But the troubles of the inventor —who their Names and Addresses on the back rarely is adequately rewarded—were not of all MSS. and Photographs. Pho- tographs should be carefully packed over yet. The committee, so we gather and accompanied by descriptions of from the newspapers, summoned before their subjects. Club Secretaries will them the two participants in this up-to- confer a favor by notifying the Editor date golf, and after consideration they of the dates and particulars of coming requested the humorist to resign, and club events, especially open and invita- they suspended for one year the man tion tournaments. who temporarily had a weight, not on

his mind, but on his chest. Some people tWfrU think the wielder of the putter was THE HUMORS OF GOLF perfectly right in his non-appreciation of 'ifintOud T is astonishing what variety can be humor, and that his suspension was due introduced into a game so old as to the fact that he used the shaft, when I golf and seemingly so fixed in its he should have hit with the head of his methods by tradition and usage. But club. But these are mysteries into which the present is a progressive age, and the it is not necessary to probe. It is enough innovator being abroad in the land it that it has been proved that golf can is not wonderful that he who spares be made as exciting as football, and that nothing should have laid violent hands are not intended solely for holing upon a pastime which has become almost the ball. Through the Green

The committee appointed by the subsequent presidents to keep pace. Mr. United States Goif Association to nomin- Windeler's work has been done on golf ate officers for next year announces the courses, at championship meetings and in following selections : —President, Ransom the necessary details of his office through- H. Thomas, Morris County Golf Club; out the year. He has not confined his Vice-presidents, A. L. Ripley, Oakley efforts merely to boring us to extinction Country Club, and Thomas Sheldon, at the annual meeting by speaking on Chicago Golf Club; Secretary, W. every conceivable topic and having done Fellowes Morgan, Baltusrol Golf Club; so, gone away from Delmonico's with the Treasurer, Samuel Y. Heebner, Philadel- comfortable feeling that his work as pres- phia Cricket Club, and Executive Com- ident was over. The committee is to be mittee (in addition to the above named congratulated upon its acquisition of the officers), Daniel Chauncey, president of younger and active element in the person the Dyker Meadow Golf Club ; Herbert of Eben M. Byers. It is also to be C. Leeds, Myopia Hunt Club ; Hayward heartily congratulated on the fact that G Leavitt, Omaha Country Club, Benson, Mr. Heebner remains as treasurer. In Neb., and Eben M. Byers, Allegheny the selection it is evident the nominating Country Club, Pittsburg, Pa. committee has not given much consider- ation to the representation of the allied clubs. But perhaps these clubs are to It will be observed with general regret have no representation or none worthy that the retiring president, G. Herbert of the name. It is ridiculous to keep the Windeler, is not retained in any capacity report of the committee until the annual upon the committee. During the two meeting in February. It should be made years that he has been president he has public at once so that its recommenda- set a pace with which it will be hard for tions may have full and proper discussion. 362 THROUGH THE GREEN.

It is said that the committee appointed account of Mr. J. Roberts-Allan's unique at the last meeting of the U. S. G. A. has experience at the golf club there. In the framed its report, and that while there morning he made the eleventh hole in -will be changes, nothing revolutionary one stroke. In the afternoon in nego- will be done. The principal changes tiating the same hole the ball went off the foreshadowed are that the associate clubs tee into the ditch. Mr. Allan was below will be called active members; that their the hill and took the direction of one of fees will be reduced to $50 a year; and the players as to where the hole was—and that the allied clubs will be represented marvellous to relate, he made it from the on the Executive Committee. We are ditch. • informed that the allied clubs are not to be allowed to vote, and as this was the Mrs. M. D. Patterson defeated Mrs. crux of the matter, it would appear as if Edward A. Manice in the final round for the associate clubs would still be supreme the women's championship of the Baltus- rol Golf Club by 6 up and 4 to play The last time these players met was in the GOLF regrets to have to record the death of James L. Averell, the well-known final of the women's Metropolitan Golf Harvard graduate, at the early age of 26. Association championship, at Apawamis, Latterly he has devoted more attention to when Mrs. Manice won out after a close polo than golf, but a few seasons ago he match. It is said that Mrs. Manice had was one of the best amongst those who a sore finger which was a handicap to her. followed the Royal and Ancient game. Representing Harvard in the Inter-Col The board of governors of the Genesee legiate championship, he was runner-up to Park (Rochester, N. Y.) Golf Club have Percy R.Pyne, 2nd, at Garden City in 1899. elected the following officers to serve He played in the amateur championship during the year 1905 : President, George of 1900 at Garden City, qualifying with a L Page; vice-president, Morley A. Stern; score of 181, and after winning in the secretary, W. R. Lansing; treasurer, first round he was beaten in the second Henry H. Love. by H. B. Hollms, Jr. The St. Davids (Pa.) Golf Club has At its annual meeting November 25th, elected the following officers for the en- the (Jutremont (Montreal) Golf Club suing year: Lewis Neilson, president; elected Sir George A. Drummond honor- Thomas Ellicott Coale, treasurer; H. B. ary president. The other officers elected Montgomery, secretary. were: President, Mr. Recorder Weir; J» first vice-president, W. B. Blackader; At the annual meeting of the Pinehurst second vice-president, Henry Brophy; Golf Club the following Board of Gover- honorary secretar)', Henry J. Elliott; nors was elected; President, Leonard honorary treasurer, Henry Fry. The Tufts, Boston ; treasurer, Thomas B. executive committee as appointed consists Cotter, Winchester, Mass.; secretary, Her- of A. F. Dtmlop, J. T. McCall, Lieut.- bert L. Jillson, Worcester, Mass.; Gover- Col. Wilson, P. W. St. George, Gerald nors. John B. McDonald, Frank Presbrey, Lees, Dr. W. H. Jamieson and Dr. New York city; George Dutton, Harry F. A. L. Lockhart. Dutton, Alexander MacGregor, Boston; J- J. Henry Hentz, Jr., Philadelphia; A. E. From Ottawa we are favored with an Lard, Washington ; IT. W. Priest, Fran- THROUGH THE GREEN. 363

TRAVIS AND DOUGLAS ON TWELFTH GREEN, COUNTRY CLUB OF LAKEWOOD. conia, N. FL; A. I. Creamer, Damaris- sixteenbeing: A. Graham, North Jersey, cotta, Me. During the Summer the first 42, 39—81; F. S. Douglas, Nassau, 39, hole of the eighteen-hole course has been 44—83; J. G. Batterson, Lakewood, lengthened from 168 to 385 yards, and the 41, 44—85; W. J. Travis, Garden second from 268 to 375 yards, making the City, 40, 45 — 85; F. J. Kimball, Lake- course 324 yards longer. The new nine- , 39, 46—85; Jasper Lynch, Lake- hole course has been lengthened and im- wood, 42, 44—86; John Moller, Jr, proved and is now 3000 yards long and Lakewood, 42, 44—86; T. K. Laughlin, complete in every particular, giving the Pittsburg, 41, 46—87 ; A. W. TillinghasU club two fine courses. Philadelphia, 41, 47—88; F. M. Broa*.1- head, Lakewood, 41, 47—88; A. W. Rossiter, Oakland, 45, 43 — 88; S. K. de The Country Club of Lakewood, N. J., Forrest, Lakewood, 41, 47—88 ; Wanston had an excellent entry for its annual Furman, Lakewood, 43, 45 — 88; John Thanksgiving tournament, November M. Ward, Montclair, 43, 46-89; W C 24-26. Those two old rivals, Walter J. Fownes, Jr., Oakmont, 46, 43—89; C. Travis and Findlay S. Douglas, were on B. Fownes, Oakmont, 43, 46—89; H hand to fight out their battles over again, W. Maxwell, Nassau, 40, 49—89. and there were a number of minor cham- pions. A thick fog somewhat interfered with play early in the day but it cleared In the first round, Graham was put out away later. The scoring generally was by Moller, who played fine golf through- rather high, those qualifying in the first out the tournament. Both Travis and

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Douglas won their matches easily. In Smith, Wee Burn, 90, 10—82 ; Findlay S. the second round the English champion Douglas, Nassau, 83, o—83 ; James A. met Fownes, fresh from his victory at Tyng, Baltusrol, 92, 9—83; S. K. de Atlantic City, but Travis traveled alto- Forrest, Lakewood, 96, 8 — 84; Dr. H. gether too fast for the Pittsburg player H. Curtis, Ardsley, 98, 14—84; A. Sidney and beat him by 5 up and 4 to play. Carpenter, Philadelphia Country Club, Moller won his match against Rossiter 99, 14-85; R. H. Syms, Ardsley, 99, and Tillinghast beat de Forrest. 13—86; E. L. de Forrest, Lakewood, 103, 14—89; C. W. Hunt, Jr., Richmond Hill, 108, 18—90; J. W. Merril, Lake- Travis beat Douglas in the semi-finals wood, 112, 18 — 94 by superior putting, as he usually does. It was an interesting match. Travis went out ia 37 and was 4 up at the turn. Then One of the best team matches of the Douglas had some good holes and was season was played Thanksgiving Day only 1 down at the thirteenth. Three between the Dyker Meadow Golf Club putts lost the fourteenth for him, and and Montclair Golf Club on the latter then a slice from the tee by Travis into club's course. The score : Dyker Meadow the sand trap gave Douglas the fifteenth. — George H. Barnes, o; H. F. Whitney, Again Douglas took three putts at the o ; Daniel Chauncey, 3 ; Clark Burnham, sixteenth and Travis was dormie 2. The 4; Amos T. Dwight, o; James L. Taylor, seventeenth was halved in 5 and Travis 4; M. Goodwin, 4; J. H. Merritt, o; H. won by 2 up and 1 to play. W. Maxwell, 3; W. B. Rhett, o; C. J. The card : Crookall, o; F. J. Phillips, o; J. C. Travis -53344445 5—37 Powers, 8 • Arthur C. Clapp, o; H. T. Douglas -64443545 7-42 Walden, 4; G. B. Adams, 4; R. Maxwell, Travis -64564545 5—44—81 Douglas -54345455 5—40-82 Jr., 2 ; H. T. Boody, 3; William Jarvie Moller beat Tillinghast in the semi- o. Total, 39. finals by 3 and 2. Montclair—John M. Ward, 4; Harold Willcox, 2; C. E. Van Veeck, Jr., o; T- In the final Moller was beaten by 3 up T. Reid, o; R. W. Boorum, 5; C. B. and 2 to play. Travis had an 81 and Brown, o; C. E. Wilsey, o; Paul Wilcox, Moller 86. C. B Fownes, Oakmont, won 1; Paul Harrison, o; W. C. Freeman, 7 ; the Metedeconk Cup. Wilfred Houlds- W. Brown, 1 ; C. J. Turner, Jr., o; J. H- worth of England took the Carasaljo Cup. Staats, o; E. W. Hampton, 1; T. W. The open handicap resulted in favor of Stephens, o; Joseph Batten, o; F. M. F. C. Jennings. The scores: F. C. Harrison, o; Joseph Ballentine, o; J. A. Jennings, Garden City, 86,10—76; James Kelsey, 6. Total, 27. G. Batterson, Lakewood, 86, 9—77; F. D. Keeler, Westcb ester Golf, 93, 16—77; Another team match, which is an O. D. Thompson, Pittsburg, 90, 12—78; annual affair and was held November 12 F. P. Kimball, Lakewood, 88, 9—79; A. for the fifth time was that between the W. Black, Lakewood, 95, 16—79; J. F. Country Club, Brookline, and Oakley Shanley, Jr., Lakewood, 92, 12 — 80; Country Club. Forty-six pairs started at Walter J. Travis, Garden City, 81, o—81; the Country Club course, being ten more A. McClare, Lakewood, 90, 9 — 81; C. L. than last year. The Country Club won I Tappin, Westbrook, 92, n — 81; T. C. by 29 to 14, but Oakley has three matches Ennever, Baltusrol, 94, 13—81 ; Gerritt to two to its credit still. Two matches THROUGH THE GREEN. 365 were finished with a tie and seven ended Canadians will go to Prestwick next year. on the last green. A. L. Kipley, Oakley, Let us hope all this is true. won his match against J. F. Curtis. J. G. Thorp, Oakley, was a winner against Tilton. Walter Egan, Oakley, was beaten On a green at a golf club in Rye by C. W. Whittetnore, and another A man had a very bad lie; Harvard player, W. C. Chick, who On his back he lay flat, played for Oakley, was victorious over L. While somebody sat Gourlay. The popular president of the Obscuring his view of the sky. U. S. G. A,, G. Herbert Windeler, lost to No doubt, it's an excellent jest W. M. Whiting, Sr., but the ex-president, To sit on another man's chest, Lawrence Curtis, won his match. But men who've been playing For years, still are saying : Thomas G. Stevenson, Jr., the winner That old fashioned golf is the best. of the Massachusetts championship, captured the cross-country golf match of the Myopia Hunt Club, Hamilton. The Executive Committee of the U. S. The entrants teed off from the Myopia G. A. is in communication with the re- links and then drove the ball over presentatives of the principal sectional hill and dale to the Beverly reservoir. Mr. associations of the country with a view to Stevenson negotiated the distance in 44, seeing if the suggested inter-sectional considerably under his figures of last year, team matches can be carried out next when he also won the match. season. The intention seems to be to J- have these team matches the week pre- People who want to do without a card ceding the championship and over the and a pencil when they are playing the same course. It is claimed that this will game, and their name is legion, will feel ensure a thoroughly representative entry an interest in the Golf Scorer. This is a in the amateur championship, and that substantial but simple instrument by those who play in the team matches will means of which the golfer may concen- stay on and compete in the national event. trate his attention on the game but at the To an extent this is true, though the strain same time record his score correctly in a of two week's competitive golf will be . manner which, after slight practice, will fatal to the chances of some of the best become mechanical, as it merely consists players. in pressing and turning the stem of the device. These scorers are made like a We should hardly expect this to hap- watch, with front and rear lids. A very pen in the City of Churches. " A timely present. report of a tournament got up by the J- Crescent Athletic Club members for the A. W. Austin of the Lambton Golf and caddies of the club reads as follows : Country Club, Toronto, wishes to revive 'George Strath, the club's professional, the matches between the United States went around and scored for the two most and Canada, the victory of George S. expert players, who did the course in 87 Lyon in the Olympic championship hav- and 88, excellent scoring, but to his ing doubtless raised Canadian hopes. It amazement neither of them qualified, as is said, too, that he wants to take a team the youngsters, who were allowed to do to the South this winter and that some their own scoring, turned in cards for the 366 THROUGH THE GREEN.

18 holes in the low 60s. They all had to the second occasion was over the course acknowledge that they had skinned a of the Pittsburg Golf club, in Schenley little, and the tournament had to be de- park. The result: clared off until such time as a tally could OAKMONT C. C. ALLEGHENY C. C. be kept on them.' " c. B Fownes . 0 0. D. Thompson . 2 H. C. Fownes . 0 R., P. Nevin, Jr., . 0 w c. Fownes . 5 J- F. Byers . . . 0 G A Ormiston 0 David Baxter . 0 A meeting of the governing board of W. C Fownes, Jr., 0 E. M. Byers . . 2 H 0 the New Haven Golf Club was held J. S Martin . . 4 . R. Rea . . . L November 2nd, and the following officers Total Total were elected for the coming year : Presi- dent, A. K. Merritt; vice-president, W. The annual meeting of the Cape Fear E. Marcus, Jr., Yale 1906. It has been Golf Club was held November 9th. The decided that during the spring there shall election of officers for the ensuing year be individual and tournament champion- resulted as follows: President, A. S. ship games. The class championship will Williams; vice-president, Donald Mac- be played as usual. Rae; secretary and treasurer, W. W. Merrell; captain of green, J. J. Blair; governing board, Charles D. Taylor, Jr., The Country Club of Atlantic City, M. F. H. Gouverneur, George Rountree, N. J., held its autumn tournament No- T. M. Emerson and the above named vember 17th—19th. W. C. Fownes, Jr., officers. The matter of making certain Oakmont, had low score, 157, in the improvements at the grounds was dis- qualifying rounds In the match play he cussed and it was decided to have the lasted to the final, which he won by club house enlarged at once. A number beating W. E. Shackelford, Atlantic City, of other improvements are to be made by 3 up and 2 to play. but have not been decided upon yet. Jk The Oakmont Country Club of Pitts- Alberquerque, New Mexico, is likely burg, Pa., won the club championship of to have a nine-hole golf course very soon. the Western Pennsylvania Golf Associa- It will be for the use of the winter visitors tion, November roth Until a short time of whom there are a large number and ago the two clubs were tied for the also of the residents. The proprietor of championship title, neither having lost a the Alvarado hotel has promised to inter- game except to the other. When the est himself energetically in the project. deciding match was played the Oakmont Country club played Dr. D. P. Fredericks, fflltH. the crack of the Oil City Golf club, as a The golf course at Belleair, Florida, is member of its team and at the conclusion considered to be the best in that state of the match, the result was protested by and golfers who are in doubt as to what the Allegheny Country club on the place they will winter in, should certain- ground that L'r. Fredericks was not ly pay it a visit. One expects to find clay entitled to be considered a member of or sand greens at all the Florida courses, the Oakmont team. The Western Penn- but at Belleair the northern visitor is sylvania Golf association, to which the agreeably surprised to find large grass protest was referred, decided that the greens as good as he is accustomed to match should be declared void and play over at home. These cannot be -another one substituted. The play on kept in condition without a great deal of THROUGH THE GREEN. 807

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Mi* TRAVIS vs .MOLLER. TRAVIS DRIVING AT FIFTH TEE, COUNTRY CLUB OF LAKEWOOD.

expenditure of time and money, but the The links extend along the North sea in result justifies the outlay. It is a pleasure idyllic fashion. Mr. Ward says that, bar- to play over the nine hole course there, ring the slight congestion where the and those visitors to Florida who are not fifteenth hole in coming back crosses the acquainted with this delightful west coast fourth, the arrangement could scarcely be resort should journey there this win- surpassed, or the quiet, picturesque en- ter. The Hotel Belleview opens January vironment improved. Almost every one 14, and the course is right at its door. in town plays two rounds a day with Laurence Auchterlonie, the Glen View clock-like regularity. professional will again be at Belleair this winter. " North Berwick is the golfing headquar- ters of Robert Maxwell, ex-amateur An interesting interview with Mr- J. champion: John E. Laidlay and Prime M. Ward, the well known Metropolitan Minister Balfour. Sayers and Hutchin- golfer, is printed in the Brooklyn Eagle. son, the professionals, have as assistant He has this year spent three months Arnaud Massey, the Frenchman. Ward in visiting twenty-two courses in Europe thinks Massey the most graceful of all and he was accompanied by Mrs. Ward. players, not even excepting Vardon. " Their first stop was at North Berwick. Massey made a'72 and a 73 in rounds he Golf is the main recreation at this Sum- had with Ward, although Vardon has mer resort, which furnished J M. Barrie never done the course less than 80. Max- -with the 'Quality Street' of his play. well often plays all day and then walks 368 THROUGH THE GREEN. over the links in the evening. Sometimes in Scotland. Its hazards, including the he can be seen striding over the greens at Cardinal's Knot and the Himalayas, and night, enveloped in the heavy Scotch the fifteenth and seventeenth holes are mist, or standing motionless with his arms noted for their difficulties." folded. Six feet high and broad- J> shouldered, he presents a picture to It seems as if the success of the young strangers on such occasions. Visiting players this season is stimulating the golfers require no introduction at Berwick, schools in the metropolitan district to ft same F but as elsewhere in July and August it is take up golf more than they have done "Another s well to apply to the starter the night be- hitherto. Seton Hall College is to have respective fore if one would save 'delay, and a tip a nine-hole course, work upon which is 3B10 cur for the starter in addition to the green fee now under way and the alumnus athletic is desirable. The starter on such courses committee will appropriate a sufficient is not the caddy master. sum of money for the maintenance of the links. George Pearson is greenkeeper at j; Sagas to ffitt "At the risk of seeming peculiar Mr. the College during the winter, and it is Ward says he does not like St. Andrews said that the course will be formally as well as some other courses. Speaking opened with a four-ball professional Him AScol of the 18-hole championship course, he match. 1 Bin {TcH i I remarked the turf and putting greens are ia view, it is iui 1 without fault, but it is not a fair test for Golf at Pinehurst is in full swing visitors. It would take three months for already and every day the links are pre- a stranger to get so he could play it senting a more crowded appearance. properly. Mr. Ward said : ' I went over November 25, an 18-hole handicap was it three times with Andrew Kircaldy, the played and this was really the formal local professional, not to mention many opening of the season. The winner was good amateurs, so I had a chance to see Charles Hansel, of Rochester, New York. what they consider correct. The correct He played with a handicap of 25 and line of play is from fifty to seventy-five scored 81 net. December 3 another yards off the direction flag on several handicap was played and was won by holes; and there are several others where Colonel B. Ashby, of Passaic, N. J. He a good straight drive is sure to end in a played with a handicap of 20 and scored bunker.' 91 net. Other participants were Charles J> Hansel, 0. H. Blackman, E. G. Warfield " Troon, which is a Summer resort, and G. W. Kenyon. has two 18-hole courses. Willie Fernie is the professional. In a recent tourney Whatever may be insinuated as to the at Sunningdale he defeated James Braid. humor of the Scot it must be said he isn't Walter J. Travis is one of the American " blate " at telling a story against himself golfers who owes much to Fernie's teach- and his alleged weaknesses. Dr. Gillespie ing. He has a knack of picking out tells of a "brither" Scot travelling in a faults and adapting one's style to possi- smoking compartment of a third class bilities. The greens at Troon have an carriage. Taking out his pipe, he asked extremely choppy surface, yet it is interest- unsuccessfully one by one each person if • ing to play. Its turf is velvety and he could oblige him with a match. When spongy. Prestwick, one of the champion- he found he could not get his wants ship courses, practically adjoins Troon. supplied otherwise he took his own well Many think Prestwick the finest course filled match box out of his pocket with a

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sigh and said, "Ah, weel, seeing there's composed the team from each club. The nae help for it; a' maun tak' one of my score: ain matches." Let the golfer not fail to AGAWAM HUNT. OAKLEY C. C. tell that anecdote next time he is asked J- T. Vtauran . 1 W E. Egan . . 0 H. Congdon 0 W C. Chick . . 1 for " a light."— Golf Illustrated. A. M Coats . . 0 A. E. Ripley . . I W. D. Kilvert . • 0 J. A. Thord . . r J- G. M Smith . . 0 W M. Whiting . I The same paper has this : C. A. Kilvert . . 0 E. Ingalls ... r E. D. Osgood . 0 A. F. Willett . . 1 "Another story of the characteristics C. H. Gardner . 0 W G. Brown . . I of respective nationalities may not come G. II. H. Mercer . 0 W B Lambert . I E. B. Merriman 1 F. I. Emery . . o amiss to our readers for it is a favorite W. T Peckham • 0 C. E. Hubbard . 1 subject with golfers. An Englishman is Total Total said to leave his compartment in the train and at once walk out of the station, unless he lingers to visit the refreshment room. In Dr. McPherson's article "Hints to An Irishman returns to his compartment Young Players," published in GOLF for to see if he has left any of his property November, he suggested that holding a behind him. A Scotchman also returns, fair was a good way to raise funds for a but makes even a more careful search club house of a modest nature. The golf with a view, it is insinuated, to see if he club at West Brookfield, Mass., seems to can pick up anything that the others have agree with the Scotch authority and will left behind! " hold a three days' fair in December. The What would an American do ? proceeds of the fair will be expended for J- a club house on the Ware road. A sartorial authority has the following: J- "The right shoulders of persistent golfers' Apparently the Morris County Golf coats have to be padded, for golf develops Club is about to rebuild its club house. the left shoulder so abnormally that, with- The plans provide for a main building out this padding, the young men would r3o feet long and three stories high. On look a little deformed. In driving, the one end will be a wing 40x52, containing player's right arm and shoulder only guide a ballroom, two stories high. The cor- the ball's course; it is the left arm and responding wing on the other side of the shoulder that do the work. Hence the main building will be occupied by locker- excessive left side development, to coun- rooms, baths, etc , with a kitchen over- teract which it is sometimes necessary to head. There will be a large dining-room put in the right shoulder of the coat on the second floor, with a gallery over- padding an inch deep. Tailors can al- looking the hall, and private dining-rooms, ways tell a golfer by this peculiar devel- while on the third floor will be rooms for opment of his left shoulder. Sometimes the employees. A feature of the house Dr.C young women play enough to get uneven will be the great piazza almost surround- shoulders, too. The deformity, though, ing the structure. The contracts call for is rare among young women, whereas the completion of the work by next spring. among young men it is common. As one club house rises another is The Agawam Hunt club was defeated destroyed. Recently the Indianapolis in the semi-annual golf match with the Country club building, situated on the Oakley Country club of Boston Novem- bluffs above White river, northwest of the ber 8th, on the latter's links. Eleven men city, caught fire and was totally con- 370 THROUGH THE GREEN.

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E. PEEBLES. D. HUNTEI:. AV. SMITH. J. HOBEHS. NEW JERSEY PROFESSIONALS CHAMPIONSHIP AT COUNTRY CLUB OF LAKEWOOD. sumed. The loss is about ten or twelve David Hunter, Essex County ($75) : thousand dollars. Out 54334545 4—37 In 5 5 5 S 4 S 5 4 5—43—8o Out S3334465: 6—39 In 54554544 4—40—79—159 It is announced that the Birmingham George Pearson, Forest Hill ($50) 84—78—r62 (Ala.) Athletic Club intends to have a John Hobens, Yountakah ($30, - 81—81 — 162 George Low, Baltusrol ($20) - 85—79 —164 golf course laid out very shortly, for the David Patrick, Westlield - - 84—81—165 David Honeyman, Rosedale - 83—82—165 use of its membei-s. The Athletic club G J. Bouse, Lawrenceville 85 - 82—167 has one of the fiaest and best equipped John Young, Somerset Hill - 85—8}—168 Jack Tolly, Newark - - 85—84—169 homes in the country. *R. Peebles, South Orange - - 8b—84 —170 John Mackie, Roseville - - 86 — 84—170 Willie Norton, Lakewood - - 87—88—175 F W. Pye, Englewood - - 92-88—180 At the Country Club of Lakewood, Tom Anderson, Montclair - - 87 — 93—180 M O'Laughlin, Plainfield - - 91 — 91 —182 November 14, was held a competition for J I'Anson, Cranford • - - 97—92 — 189 professionals engaged with golf clubs in New Jersey. Seventeen started. The The course had been extended. The summary: outward journey was 2,695 yards and the Willie Smith, North Jersey ($125): homeward 3,230 yards, making a total of Out 5 4 3 4 3 4 .5 4 "5 — 37 5,905 yards. In the afternoon Willie In 44554444 b —40-77 Out 63342434 4—33 Smith went out in 33 in spite of a six for In 64444446 5-41-74 —151 the first hole. He came home in 41, THROUGH THE GREEN. 371

giving him 74. Smith won the open Mr. Hutchison was second with 79 and championship at Baltimore in 1899 and Messrs. Laidlay, N. F. and T. M. Hunter has always been recognised as one of our each had 83. best players. His success was very popular. It is said that the Country " On the Sunningdale links a number of Club intend holding an Eastern open prominent amateurs took part in the an- championship at Lakewood in the spring. nual contest between the Oxford and This is a fixture that GOLF has always Cambridge Golfing Society and the Sun- advocated and it is due to our Eastern ningdale Club. Each individual match professionals that such a competition counted a point, and the Society proved should be held. It would be, of course, successful by five points to three. A stiff very kind of the Lakewood authorities wind prevailed, but the course was in to take the matter in hand, but if the splendid order, and some excellent play competition is to have the importance it was seen. The Hon. Osmund Scott, who deserves it should be managed by a com- holds the competition record for the mittee representing all the golfing centres green, met Mr. Bernard Darwin, the old of the East. Cantab. Mr. Scoit stood only one up at the turn, but, playing a strong game com- At the annual meeting of the Island ing home, he finally won by four holes Golf Club, Troy, N. Y., the following up and three to play. officers were elected : President, Edmund The scores are appended : duett; vice-president, A. W. Harring- OXFORD AND CAM- ton, Jr.; recording secretary, Charles F. BRIDGE SOCIETY. SUNNINGDALE. B. Darwin o Hon. Osmund Scott 1 Prest; financial secretary, John G. Man- H. W. Beveridge 1 H. E. Hambro o UTi OF LAKEWOOD. j;, ning- treasurer, George B. Harrison; A. C. M. Croome H. S. Colt 1 J. L.Humphreys E. G. Rand J members of Board of Governors, Frank J. Crabb Watt 1 Hon Denys Scott o B. Twining, Charles L. Pine, A. Harris E. F. Newton o Angus V. Hambro 1 C. T. Yeomans o EssesCoanij($J5); Ernest Smith 1 Ide and John P. Schad; members of Kenneth Cobb I T. A. Roberts o Election Committee, James D. Shroeder, 5 5 4 5-43-* Total Total •? 4 6 5 H1) Fred S. Holley, George A. Mosher and j 4 4 HHH .Fred E. Draper. Jr. "James Braid accomplished a very fine performance at the South Beds Club at jjj—Si—ifj Notes from London: "The Honorable Luton'when he met Harry Vardon. The Company's autumn competition at Muir- result was a victory for Braid by 4 up field brought out a fine entry, including and 3 to play in a 36 hole match. The such men as Leslie Balfour-Melville, l winner's superiority in putting gave him ..n i Robert Maxwell, Norman Hunter, T. Ik - the victory. Braid's medal figures were roc! • Mansfield Hunter, and C. K. Hutchison. 68 and 69 and Vardon had 69 and 72. •J - Mr. Maxwell, who went round with Mr. Air • A week previously Vardon had reduced field • Balfour Melville was in great form. He the record of the course to 67. "went out in 38, his only mistake having / been the missing of a rather short putt at been e the fourth hole. He went home so strong- "Arnaud Massey, the French golfer,who ly that it seemed as if Mr. Laidlay's is at North Berwick in the summer and record would be beaten, but with three Biarritz in the winter, has returned to his putts on the last green Mr. M axwell only native shores. On his way south he a 6 and so tied the record with 76. stopped at Paris, played in a tournament to*

,.,,.^.im 372 THROUGH THE GREEN. at La Boulie and took first prize. As golfer's Association championship. Now- soon as he reached Biarritz he showed adays when any body is beaten the cause that his game had not fallen off by going is always the same, he was off in his put- round in 67. ting. This is why Braid lost to Ray, for he was particularly strong from the tee "At the Autumn meeting of the Hunter- and through the green. In the morning combe Golf Club, most of the players Ray had 71 and Braid 76 In the after- to be off their game. Mr. Freke Palmer noon the ex-open champion had a 71 and had an 86 gross and won with a net 73. Ray 73. The record for the course is 64. Mr. Robert Maxwell played, but did not made by Harry Vardon compete and his card was little if any- thing better than Mr. Cecil Hutchison's. " Recently at the Northwoods links near The latter player generally gets round un- London a match which excited much in- \J\ der 80 and has done 75. On this occa- terest was played between nine members sion he took 86 of the theatrical profession and nine cricketers. Mr. George Edwardes, un- " Oxford University played the Ox- exhausted by his efforts to keep the sacred; ford and Cambridge Golfing Society at lamp of burlesque alight, captained the- Hinksey, November 19th, and this match Thespians, the cricketers beingled by the ought to be of interest to readers of GOLF most famous living cricketer, Dr. W. G. as no less than seven of the Society's Grace. Mr. Edwards'team was constituted team were in America in 1903. There as follows: A. Hart, H. Ross, Rutland was a good deal of rain and the course Barrington, A. J. Evelyn, A. Hatherton,, was heavy and the greens muddy and Lawrence Rae, a young American bary- sticky. The score was : tone who has been very successful in UNIVERSITY. SOCIETY. London, J. D. Hart and Courtice Pounds. A. J. Graham 0 N. F,, Hunter I The cricketers were G. L Jessop, H. G. K. Grundy B. Darwin X I. Owen 5 H. W. Beveridge 0 H. Hilton, G. W. Beldam, B. J. T. Bosan- G. B. Rathbone 0 T. L. Humphreys i quet, George Brann, L. Mackay, C. O. A. H. Savage 0 J. L. Low 4 L. D.. Brownlee 0 T. M. Hunter 6 H. Sewell, Mornington Cannon and Dr. Hon. C. N. Bruce 0 H. C. Ellis 5 Grace. To everyone's surprise, the the- Lord Maidstone 0 A. C. M. Croome 5 A. R.. Gidney 0 F. H. Mitchell 2 atre mien won, but Mr. Edwards lost his G. Bonham Carter 2 J. Crabb Watt 0 match to Dr. Grace." W. I... Greenlees 0 C- H. Alison 3 Hon. H F. Charteris 0 c. w. DaY S Total Total 32 Speaking of the difficulty clubs are ex- periencing in England in making mem- " Edward Ray, the young professional bers return cards, a writer in the Brooklyn who succeeded Harry Vardon at Scar- Eagle says: " On this side a. more borough, and like him hails from the important matter is securing the return island of Jersey, did a brilliant perform- of correct cards. In a recent tournament ance recently. On the 16th of November of note several incorrect match play he played a 36 hole match with James scores were returned, not with the slight- Braid at the Scarborough Club's course est notion of cheating, but to give com- at Ganton and Ray won by 4 up and 3 to petitors a showing that would cover the play. This was the same margin by enormity of their defeat. Such practices- which Braid won against Ray exactly are savage blows at true sport and com- twelve months ago in the professional pletely undermine the worth of all records. All overthe civilized world THE IMPROVED islleate FOWNES • »rtiecaBst ^ was off itlhi s pw BOSTON strono from the' tee BARTER IS KNOWN AND WORN Every Pair Warranted rdon 9H The Name is stamped on every loop — Xorthwoods lmts near The •iiich excited much b- betoeo nine membem CUSHION BUTTON profession and it ..'forge Edvrardes, an- CLASP fiats to keep the sacred GOLFING GLOVES Lies flat to the ieg~never '• slight, captained lit For Men and Women Slips, Tears nor Unfastens fates bcinglcd by tk ALWAYS EASY | cricketer. Dr. W, G. iVieannvasconstked Sample Pair. FOWNES REFUSE ALL SUBSTITUTES art, H. Ross, Rutland Evelyn, A. Hatherton, poaag American barf- " The Hotel that made Lakewood Famous " •en very successful in f A FAY JUVENILE t and Coirtice Point ;re G L Jessop, H. 2E Lakewood Hotel BICYCLE Jddam,B.J.T.Eosan- LAKEWOOD, N. J. nn. L. llackiy. C, 0. makes a nice present for jirton Cannon and Dr. any bright toy or girl. :ine's surprise, the thc- The Leading Hotel of Lakewood : j(r. 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If a poor player is defeated by 8 up and Giles. Play was begun September iz- several to go, it ought not to be returned and concluded November 15, with 45 as 3 up and 2 to go, for the sake of good- entries. There were 12 rounds of 18. fellowship, as has been done many times holes at medal, under handicaps, each BON this fall in competitions. This has been contestant playing on convenient days. done openly, sometimes before reporters, After the completion of seven rounds as some of whom refused to use the figures a basis of handicap three-quarters of the given, preferring rather to guess at an difference between the bogey of the course- j connection unknown showing but one much nearer 75, and the best average net score of the the Country the truth." contestant for the seven rounds became the most picu the player's handicap, which not only 'f South—10 I He was beaten by ten and eight, applied to the remaining five rounds, but But he realized he might also to the seven rounds already played- Modify the card when he With this method of handicapping Mr. Was beaten out of sight. Giles' average net score for the 12 rounds was 75 1-12. The other average net :>.•;»' - At the meeting of the North Land Golf scores were as follows: T. M. Marshall,. Club, November 2, the name was changed Jr., 75 8-2r; M. A. Preston, 75 79-100; to the North Land Country Club. The R. V. Messier, 76 3-5; R. Blair, 77 5-12; following were elected directors: W. W. W. Frew, 78}^ ; Maj. G. M. Laughlin, 78^; J. R. Speer, 79 9-10; W. H. Lea,. Walker, L. J. Hopkins, E. P. Alexander, 6 E. P. Towne, three years; William Dal- 79 5- - rymple, George C. Stone, Werner Pres- sentin, two years; T. W. Hoopes, J. B. Golfers have had ridicule and obloquy- Cotton, W. E. Richardson, one year. heaped upon them, and to give them their Mr. Walker is president, Mr. Stone vice- due they have borne everything with, president. Mr. Alexander secretary and perfect equanimity. A new method of Mr. Pressentin treasurer. The following attack is in the insidious form of a are chairmen of the committees indicated: question, propounded to its readers, "Is George C. Stone, house; E. P. Towne, the golfer the enemy of man ? " For the games; E. P. Alexander, green. best answer a prize of five dollars was J- offered, and it is satisfactory to know that " The cross country match at the Golf the money went to a gentleman who did Club was won by Hodgson, who covered not consider followers of the game were IAMB the 6,000 yards, 5 holes, in 37 strokes. outlaws. On the contrary, he protested W. D. Moffat and T. T. Leonard each against the imputation very explicitly and took 41 strokes and. J. R. Marshal and C. set forth the merits of golf very thoroughly Van H. Whitbeck 45. Mr. Hodgson and concisely, but in not at all too flatter-' won a driver and brassey .presented by ing a way. Harry Simpson." This is pretty good going, averaging 162 yards to a stroke, Speaking of championship dates in not counting the distance lost by holeing England the Sportsman says: "While the ball. discussing this subject of the paucity of J- champions in embryo, it is as well to con- Announcement was made November 21 sider whether there is any cause for the of the results in the play at the Pittsburgh effect other than a natural one. The Golf Club for the cup offered by Lawrence writer, for one, has long since come to Dilworth. The cup was won by E. E. the conclusion that the Amateur Cham- HAVE YOU TASTED IT? 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One of the most picturesque courses not a sufficient test of golf. At Mid- in the south is that of the Country Club Surrey there was, in the really first class of Augusta, Ga. There are eighteen matches —such as thatbeiween Herd and holes laid out over a rolling country which Braid, Herd and Vardon, or Herd and is exceedingly well turfed. The dis- Taylor—no play at all, save either tances are such that a golfer has any the full cleek or driving iron, as the iron variety of play. It is not one of those or mashie pitch over a bunker requiring, courses where what are called the long in either case, only judgment of distance. holes consist of a drive and a pitch, but If Mid-Surrey demonstrated anything, it there are several where two full shots are was that the cross bunker, short of the not sufficient to reach the green. With- flat open green, calls for no brain work in five minutes' walk of the Hotel Bon Air at all, and falls lamentably short of the is a fine club house equipped with every St. Andrews class of course in calling for convenience. Altogether the Country accurate and skilful approaching. We Club of Augusta is on of the most pro- have never seen a more mathematical gressive in the south and the frequent course than Mid-Surrey, and we have tournaments which are held during the never, for three consecutive days, wit- season invariably attract a large entry. nessed such mechanical play. The finest and most difficult shots in the game of golf were never once required, and there Since Walter Egan was runner-up in was no running up of any kind, save of the amateur championship of 1901 he the approach putting order Although has always been recognized as one of our of its kind, fine play, the Mid-Surrey pro- best match players, but perhaps few know fessional meeting was not an exhibition how good he really is. Possibly the daz- of the finest kind of golf." zling performances of his cousin Chandler during the past season have somewhat blinded the eyes of the critics, A Chi- Our politicians of all shades, our judges cago paper has been at the pains to and our civic officials seem to have publish a record of his doings for Havard adopted golf as their recreation. The in the Inter-Collegiate team matches and Pine Forest Golf Club at Lakewood was it is one of which any golfer should be the scene of a match which caused much proud. Here it is : interest recently. The participants in it Up. Down. were Thomas Dunn, the ex-sheriff of W. E. Egan vs. Hill, Pennsylvania - . . 1 W. E. Egan vs. Reid, Yale - - 2 New York, and the present occupant of W. E. Egan vs. Storey, Columbia - 5 that office, Mr. Erlanger. The sheriff W. E. Egan vs. Betts, Yale - - 6 was taking his first dose of golf under W. E. Egan vs. Poole, Princeton - 7 the tuition of Mr. Dunn, and he returned W. E. Lgan vs. Conklin. Princeton - 3 a record-breaking score of over 300 for W. E. Egan vs. Campbell, Yale -3 W. E. Egan vs. Willard, Pennsylvania 21 the round. This comes high even for a W. E. t gan vs. B. Smith, Yale - 6 beginner, and it leads to a suspicion that that incorrigible jester, Dunn, misled him Total -53 as to the conditions of the game, probably I For tei J> leading him to infer that the player won On the subject of flat courses the Irish who took the greatest number of strokes. Field remarks : " An inland course, with From this point of view Mr. Erlanger's cross bunkers placed mathematically, is first attempt was a success. "THE GEM OF THE WINTER RESORTS" HOTEL BELLEVIEW, Hints to Golfers AND COTTAGES, BELLEAIR, FLA. Opens Saturday, January I4th. NIBLICK "THE CENTER OF WINTER GOLF" Fishing, Sailing, Bathing, Hunting, Driving, Illustrated booklet on application A Subscription book of which Address B. H. YARD, Manager, 71 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, until January 1st, J3,C0O have been ordered in 1903 and after that date to Belleair, Florida. 1904 in this country and in England since its publication in 1903, can be -to obtained by writing; to 0 K> JVI-BLICK.

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