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and wide pread regret throughout th Ganadian Golfer Dominion Their passing away is a Official Organ Royal Canadian Golf Association distinet loss to the social, finaneial and Official Organ Ladies’ Canadian Golf Union golf life of the two leading cities in Published Mbonthily Which they were both Oo prominent and in Ralph H. Reville ya eC Kditor which they were both so honoured W. Hf, Webling Nesoclute Editor and rm pected hey played the Mr. George 8. Lyon, Toronto; Mr. J. TT. Clark vane fairly and quarely in every Toronto; Mer 1 G, Gray, Ottawa; Me 1 Hlack, Montreal; Mr, W M. Keekle, Hoches branch of their varied lite netivithe ter, N.Y.; Mr. Hrice S&S. Evans, Boston; Con tributing Editors ane Vexed After vick thie New Ladies’ Golf section edited by Plorence L, Harvey

Wee Yor) Mime vf very ubseription rier Vhree Dollar i Vou torms CASION the

Kntered at Post Offlee a econd Cin litter (United States Golf Association last month in New York at its annual meet Vdltoriat and Busine Office, Brantford, Canada ing by a vote of 80 to 12 upheld th Voronto Offtec Queen City Chamber Churet decision H: I malipelce, Representatl of the Mxeeutive in regard to the much debated Rule 6 whieh pro

hibits an amateu The Passing by the tragie death of Col of Two Promi Accepting of holding in position «a g W. (. Maedonald of Tor went or employee that includes as part of fe onto and Mr, Anson Mo t lutte the handling of golf upplre ol Kim of Montreal, golf in the Dominion engaging in any busine wherein one uNe fulness or profit irvine becnuse of kill on has lost two of its most prominent ad prominence in the game of golf herents Col. Maedonald was a well The executive last year he ld this de known member of the Toronto Golf finition banned the well known young Club and Mr, MeKim of the Roval soston player Messrs, Ouimet, Loel Montreal—two of the foremost clubs of wood, Sullivan and Tewksbury and Canada Mr. MeKim was also a dire banned they were forthwith This tor of the Royal Canadian Golf Asso vear the Executive has extended the elation, Their untimely deaths in each ruling to the golf arehiteet and the ease as 4 result of railway aecidents, in gentleman who makes his hundred the full plenitude of their powers and Of dollars in laying out a course. like activities, has been heard of with deep his brother in trac Will in future 517

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also be prohibited from eompeting in called tipon to drastically lay down Amateur events law as has been done by the U.S, q In Great Britain the definition of an Keep golf clean from commereial

amateur is as follows: even if # seeming imjustiee may ‘An amateur ia one who, after attaining done in some cases, That should the age of sixteen years has (a) never carried the slogan wherever the game is pla cluba for hires (b) never reeeived any con ideration, directly or indirectly for playing or for teaching the game; (¢) never played The Bvolution ‘yyy often much abu for a money prize in any competition No of the Genua hoy and mueh miseund amateur may, without forfeiting hia atatus, Oaddy receive directly or indirectly, from the pro stood produet of the moter of any mateh or tournament any eon yame—the caddy, has recently bi sideration for playing in sueh mateh of coming in for a good deal of attenti tournament There are tens of thousands of th Under the ruling in the Mother Coun boys impish and otherwise, every try it will be noticed the United States son engaged on this continent in eat players who engage in the sporting ing to the ever-inereasing army of gr good business or in laying out goll ers, and incidentally preking up per courses would not lose their amateur ally considerable pene Llereto standing, It will be notieed however they have been looked Upon as ome that the punishment in Great Britain or less necessary evil—uselul to b for receiving an emolument for playing the burden of the elibs, hopeless in mn or promoting a mateh or aw tourna all important mission of finding ment is very severe—and this ruling elusive ball whieh roams from the p would undoubtedly severely ‘hit’? sey of reetitude and hides itself in eral well known United States players rough’ or strays imeontinentally The skirts of the Royal and Anetent of bounds,’ game must be kept clean, ‘There is no tut the enddy is coming mto place init for pseudo-amateurs, The own, Regular welfare socre| class of men who play the game won't are being formed for his benefit and stand for a semtillation of a practies will be no fault of the well dispo smacking of professionalisn The jolt appoimted wiardians of his fut United States Golf Association and its if in the years to come a genuine Mxecutive is Composed of men who rant headed, freekled genus of the tribe high in affairs of state and in soeial and not yet oeeupy the Chief Magister business life, If they, by an overwhelm chair in the country to the south o ing majority as they have done, placed or the Prime Ministership of ow on record them disapproval of any Dominion practice in whieh a man capitalizes his That very august and represental rolling ability to further his finaneal body, the Massachusetts Golf Asso ends; if as they have done, eonelided tion with headquarters in cultured | that the selling of golf goods, the lay fon, has recently got out Tnstruct ing out of golf courses by expert play for caddies and Information for p ers is not in the best amateur interests ers’’ whieh is really a catechism ol of the game in the States, the rane and less than 338 questions and answ file of golfers can very well bow to that These questions and answers run judgment and that deeision—that has Whole gamut of good behaviour and not been hastily arrived at but has been ficiency the fateful No, 338 and carefully thought out and thrashed out reading: ‘What should be your ge pro and con deportment on the golf course Mortunately in Canada this vexed whieh the model eaddy, no longe: question of the amateur status has the result of the gruelling 382) qui s never arisen, There is no golfer in the previously fired at him, the imeor Dominion who has taken advantage ot ible, meelly replies (Can't vou piel his playing abilities to advance his fin him, ¢ap in hand, sans ehewing

e aneiml interests, although as the game plus clean hands, shining face and progresses in popularity as if is des combed loeles!) | should be eourt

fined to do the R. C, G, A, may yet bi at all times and quiet

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Lleaven bless and take into its sate Clear aeross the continent and who will keeping such aw caddy During his minister to the gwolling wants of Presi earthly career there can be nothing too dents and Prime Ministers, of Captains wood for him of linanee, of the leading members ot The Massachusetts Golf Association the Cloth and of the Beneh and the however does not leave the eaddy at Bar, drinking in hour after hour not question dt standing so meekly quiet only the health giving and invigorating ly and courteously, There is a hootnote ovone but at the nme time words of fo this little six page brochure—-an all Wisdom and understanding and pieling Hniportant footnote whieh recommends ip busine and professional lip that players tale wweciil interest in ead ind poimber invaluable in thew dies and not only Cneouwurnye them to b alter carees Come wood endadie ‘ but to Post \propos of all this, the writer on oa tions for them with rehabl busine recent visit to St, Catharines, notieed in houses after leaving sehool Crdadi i leading lawyer offices, a bright boy who are elhieient, rehable ond trust a particularly bright boy who attraeted worths wiyva the Massachusetts Asso his attention as he skilfully typed a enmtion should be riven preference in letter Yi wud the head of the the business world as well as on the firm, a well known Ka he ion volt links bright hoy Hh enddied hor vat all lust SO VOU see now-a-dayve thi wreat, th duinmer and ~ brought him into my of iniversal game of golf is not only hone hee and pave him a echanee this winter hitting the player mentally and physiea! ly but it is proving the means of guid and tT have yet to regret the step taken Ing into # sure and safe haven of pro Ile is proving quite invaluable perity and suceess the fen thousand The moral of this rather rarobling fines ten thousand’? good litth: caddie round It pays to be a pood eaddy of the future, who will dot the green ind it pays you to be good to a enddy

G‘hi. p S1 hots

Vii Joseph | Clank Maditor of the i position whieh he well deserves anda loronto Star Ilave just finished position whieh he will greatly orna rending with mueh interest in the dan mont As solidl as the Continent iM iiry number of Crnadian Colter the North American proud bouste-u your fine broadside in favour of Mian houst that is backed up by a reeord of cipal poll 1 vin, as you know, in Histirpassed anecomplishments favour of public gol! and if | had not heen T would now have been a convert The January number will \ cl Nps hy from Washinton saya help many uw golfer to endure the W., Travis, former national amateur Wintel woll champion, has been engaged to lay ut the two wolf cours which will be The S6th wnnual report of the North part of the great publio recreation Amerioan Lite makes interesting read wround the government is making in ing alike for shareholders and poliey Mast Potomne Park One course will have holders It is the record of wa most sue nine holes and the other eighteen cosstul yout he new busine A written Both will le south of a great atadium in Whi during LOL wa the larewest in his ch it is expeeted army and navy tory ol the Company ane the finanerml football games and other games will he played The reerention wround lies reports generally have all othe eit marks of Proyress and sOliclity Mi jlong the Potomne outh of the new lL, Goldman who his her i connected Lincoln Memorial and near the riny With the Company winee Its ineeption war college in full sight of all travellers had the honour of addressing the share pissing through Washington north and the first us President wouth

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Cabinet vs. the Senate will be a poss The Hamilton Serbian Relief Society, Royal Ott has endowed sixteen beds for six annual fixture at the, in the pleasant war free y: months in the Madge Neill Fraser Mem- course orial Hospital for Refugees, in Corsica, to come. by making a grant of $2,000. Canadians have up to the end ot cember won six Victoria Crosses dw y Mr. J. A. Ruddick, Dominion Dair the present war, 114 Distinguished + ioner, Commiss who finds time from his vice Orders, 329 Military Crosses y the multitudinous activities to occup Royal Red Crosses, 371 Distinguis ermead Presidential chair of the Riv Conduct Medals, besides nume1 ly placed the Golf Club, Ottawa, recent other decorations, totaling 2,715 produc- value of the Dominion’s dairy Serimger, a well known memberof igure of $182,- tion at the very large f Kanawaki Golf Club is amongthe h 000,000 to $200,000,000 per year. dozen Canadians who have been aw: ed the eoveted V. C. The editor of the ‘‘Canadian Golfer”’ has been appointed the Dominion repre- Mueh agitation has been creat sentative of both the ‘‘Golfers’ Hand- against the playing of Sunday gol! book,’’ Edinburgh, that old established the Wellington (New Zealand) mun invaluable authority on the game in pal links. The City Council has de: Great Britain and of the ‘‘American ed against it, and nowit has been Annual Golf Guide’’ the clever book covered, says ‘‘The Sidney Refere published in New York which treats so that the municipal corporations act p fully of the game from the United vides that questions of religion States standpoint. Canadian golf and morals cannot be regulated by by golf clubs will for the first time be which means that it is not within quite featured in both these standard province of a New Zealand municl works in 1917. Combined these books body to make a by-law against parti cover the whole golfing world and are pating in any kind of outdoorsports g replete with golfing data of absorbing a Sunday, and football, ericket and t interest to the followers of the game. may all be indulged in without le ) hindrance on the part of the mume authorities. Hearty congratulations and more power to the ‘‘swing and follow Mr. M. MeDaid, a memberofthe through’’ of Senator George Lynch- D known golfing firm of Martin Me Staunton, K.C. and Senator Frederick la: & Son, Leith, Edinburgh, Scot Nicholls. The Royal and Ancient is er writing to the ‘‘Canadian Golf represented by half a dozen or more f reference to the false report o s in the Cabinet, but the First devotee death of James Braid, says: ean stand many additional the re} Chamber I was in London two days afte ers, members of the sporting ealibre of the of his death was in the London pap t day and recently appointed Hamilton and Tor- it was contradicted the nex ence sent to chal- number of letters of condol onto representatives before it can ince Jar wife was almost enough to conv the Prime Minister and his golf- dead n lenge Braid himself that he was indeed a n the green. London I wr ing colleagues to a game o Three weeks before I went to cted to be Senator Lynch-Stanton is a very well to James Braid to say I expe ut I could layer of the Hamilton Golf and London and would eall on him b known p I went to a say when | would be there. Country Club. Senator Nicholls is he had gon him on the 19th December but o Golf Club. In writing member of the Toront Scotland the day before. IT am hes you bet the happy days before the war one of without delay and hope it reac mber printed the most interesting golf fixtures in vou get your January nu g this letter, as 10! Great Britain was the annual match, After writin issue, Mr. MeDaid House of Lords vs. House of Commons. in the January abled the editor ¢ From a golfing standpoint, a few more considerately c false report of the judicious and admirable Senatorial av- tradicting the pointments such as the last, and the champions’ death.

k e Florida--An Ideal Golfing Section

XPERIENCE has taught follow the expert, including “grass greens.’” ers of the ancient and royal The clubhouse is ideally located on a game of golf that the State of point ot igh ground with a splendid Florida is the ideal golfing section of water view towards the east and south this country. The Florida Kast Coast Convenient to the Clubhouse are the Hotel Company and the other Hast tennis courts and a nunmature volt Coast interests, ever bearing in mind course A brick road connects the that outdoor sports and pastimes make grounds with the John Anderson boule for the health, happiness and pleasure vard, making the clubhouse easily ac of the winter visitor, have aimed to cessible by carriage or automobile, r

The St. Augustine Links. Putting on the 5th Green.

keep the van in the matter of golf links Visitors to St, Augustine may have ST. AUGUSTINE—The Florida East the privileges of this club under the Coast Hotel Company, with the co-op usual conditions Mr. H. KE. Bemis eration of the citizens of St. Augustine Secretary: Mr George Low Profes through their Chamber of Commerce, sional has incorporated the St. Augustine Golf In the grounds of both the Ponce de Development Company Two miles Leon and the Aleazar are diminutive north of the city 360 acres of land was nine-hole COUPSCS that are used quite purchased with the idea of providing two eighteen-hole courses, one of which extensively “us an agreeable variation has been constructed and is ready for of the usual putting matches Ladies and gentlemen, who, for one reason and the Season of 1917. This COUTSC Wis planned and laid out by the well-known another, do not care to indulge in the professional, Mr. Donald Ross, who more strenuous full-grown game. of refers to it as a championship course ; golf, find these miniature courses in it embraces features that will delight feresting and beneficial

Observe he Rules _

Mr. John Martin, Captain of the Rose of the course by always replacing th dale Golf Club “*T hope you will keep divots In your January number you up the good work of impressing your gave us ‘‘Some Rules to Remember in readers with the Importance ol strict 1917.’> I think it would be very use obedience to the Rules and Etiquette of ful if you would give us something the game, also keeping up the condition similar whenever you have space 521

‘*Baseball players like other workers need recreation.’’ Golf and the Ball Player

Advantages of the Links for Recreation Discussed by Wilbert Robertson Manager of the Brooklyn National League Team, in the “Top Notch”

OWcomes to the plate Uncle Wil- occasionally, and it will do him N bert Robinson, chief of the provided he goes in for the recreat Dodgertribe, or, more accurate that pulls him up instead of down. A ly, manager of the Brooklyn team, Na- right here is where [I come in wit! tional League. Did I have mytalk little joker, golf. That is the form with him on a baseball field. Oh no. recreation I believe is for the baseh The place to eateh this solon of the player; I mean, of course, the form diamond for a talk—and a walk !—is on outdoor recreation. No other kind the field that runs up hill and down so beneficial in refreshment. ot dale, over water and sometimes into and mind the water—a golf course. It is there ‘*Golf for the baseball man that Unele Wilbert’s soul expands, and Why don’t you suggest ping-pong he grows enthusiastic. Listen to his bean bag, and be done? warble, as he awaits his turn at the tee That’s what I hear some people si

A great many people who never ing, and not a few of the baseball m« {hought of it before are awake to the themselves. Not all the professior fact that the baseball player, like other hall tossers, by any means, have tl workers, needs recreation. You get that idea, Lots of them know and ava word ‘‘workers?’’ That’s what they themselves of the benefits of golf. 1 are. Go out and practice every morn in the main, I should say, they run ing on the diamond; practice, too, an other forms of recreation.

hour before the afternoon game, and Some of them vo and look on at then go through a game ofat least ‘nine golf tournament. They see the lor innings, perhaps two on a double- distance there is between bases, 01 pu header day. ting greens. They see men knoek 1 Do all this within the compass of a ball far enough to ZO over Sevel day and you'll begin to have a suspi fences or into several bleachers; th: cion, if not a conviction, that the pro they see the batter trudge over the li fessional baseball player is one of the and hollows to hit the ball again. toiling masses. That in many instances it goes for hours, Eighteen bases | ue gets a much higher wage does no! walk, instead of three to run. We alter the fact. that may be recreation, they say ; but His right to run away and play now is a splendid imitation of work and then is never a question, The ques- All that is quite in accord with t tion is. when can he find time to do it? fact; but it is the sort of work tl Well, he can slip away for recreation means the rebuilding of your physi

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‘*There is no game where a good eye counts for more.’’ being and the refreshment of youw Just remember this: Golf is strictly spirits. We must be rational about a game where a player is put on his this as with everything else, or bang! honor There is no umpire to eall we go to pieces strikes rv fouls. Often the player 1s Golf is strenuous, all right, and fo all alone, in the bushes or tall grass, but that reason a man should not play i every time he makes a wallop at the on the same day that he is to work on hall, whether he hits it fair or foul, he the diamond. He must choose for his must count a pot agaimst himsell day on the links one that is free from | have heard of a man who ridiculed duty on the baseball field. This can be the game beeause a player keeps his done by most players. own score He refused to be inter Golf is a great trainer of the eye ested in a game where every player’s There is no game—I don’t except bat word 1s taken without question, That ting a ball—where a good eye, or good man made a humiliating confession, It eye work, counts for more. There 1s was just as if he had said | mysell no better test for the eye What is the cannot be trusted: why should I trust first requirement for success in playing any one else?’’ golf? It is to be able to hit the ball Does it ever happen that a golf play plum in the eye, just as the baseball er cheats? Of course it does, goll hitter should soak the horsehide squar players being human, But once a player on the nose, aS we say. is caught cheating he may a well And there is the matter of control throw away his elubs or go away some In golf we have something more to con place where he is not known Where trol than the arms that bring the elulb ! i¢@ is known he is never trusted again down against the ball First there 1s ona golf course demand for control of the mind—to You know the importance of head concentrate it on the task of centering worl On thre base ball diamond how your gaze on the ball impossible it 1s for a player to attain But it is not enough to bring your he front rank unless he has skill im club down right when vour eye is fixed his head as well as in his arms and legs on the ball. You mst look to it that This skill in the head 1s a quality that your feet are planted right, that you comparatively few have by nature, The are in the right position to make yout ferm means so much; it is so compre whole body swing against that littl hensive in its significance white sphere, to set with extreme nicetys To be cool-headed, to be able to think all the powers of your museular and clearly and Ciuiekly in every emergeney mental self to the business of striking to do just the right thing at the right that ball just right in order to send it instant, without a second’s preparation in just the right direction, and just the that is what a ball player must do if he right distance Ping pong or bean would be ranked with those who have bag , eh? Well! skill of the head If nature has not en 524 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol II, No

‘*Golf is a strenuous game.’’

dowed him with this quality, he must | realize what a huge undertal work to attain it; and that can be done. it is; how few ball players or « I could name players now top-liners athletes are even capable ofstriving who, when theyfirst came to mynotice, it systematically, let alone achi had everything that flesh and bone can the goal, And conquering youl bring to baseball playing, but above means so much. Sometimes succes the shoulders there was seldom any- doing so depends upon your follo body home. By that I do not mean they the line of least resistance. And | were lacking in general intelligence. | think, will fit in a word about go Qn the contrary, they were quite sen- how it will aid the baseball playe: sible fellows. But nature had not en- anybody else, to attain proficienc dowed them with the power, when on the art of self-control. It is self- the ball field, to rise unwarned to trol, remember, that is the mainsp: rmergencies and deal with them skill of head skill at any position on fully. They were all right so long as diamond you mayplay. they were under command of others, Nowforthe line of least resista: but weak, disappointing, when under What has golf to do with that aspe: ¢ommand of themselves. the case? Just this: There are In the surprises of a baseball game a habits a man has which he could player may be called upon any moment dispense with in his project of att to take command of himself; there is ing self-control. I don’t say he u nobodythere to give orders. He is the break himself of them entirely, but captain of his fate. would aid him in his effort if he co Now, if a man is going to acquire keep them down to the lowest plan command of himself on the ball field, harmfulness. it is necessary to take up the task in a Golf is quite likely to keep a systematic fanner. He can’t go mud- temperate. You note the form ol dling into this brand of success. statement keep a man temperat

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‘*The nineteenth hole? Oh, I know.’’

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golf that does it To this extent he is “And isn't it the Siine in baseball

started toward the goal of self-com somebody asks mand without any conscious effort of Of course itis. It is not so mueh the his own. The nineteenth hole, you say strength you give to the stroke, as the Oh, | know, but any boob ean win that sureness you put into it In the en hole It’s the star man that doesn’t deavor to aequire proficiency, you gain play it accuracy of thought and movement, All If I were to write a placard to be this you see develops the forees of held ever before the eyes of a golf self-command player, it would contain but one word | have been caroling particularly for Accuracy. That, it seems to me, is ball players but a bit of golf might be

the keynote of SUCCESS inh driving nt rviceable, tor the Saume reasons Lo

lofting, putting, or doing anything else players of any fame o1 doers of any

in the game W ork

Were You Not There?

The following stirring recruiting call is by Mr. R. Stanley Weir, K.C., ex-record er of Montreal one of the best known golf writers on the continent

We heard our Mother ealling from Don’t you remember those who fought and fell “Come over, O my Children, to the At Mons, the Marne, Langemarek on

war!’’ Neuve ( haps lle? Now, home again, wear proudly every Hlave vou no story of the Fight to tell scar Were you not ther lor we were there! Were you not there Yes, we were there! You do not answer! You but stand and Battling the Huns by land and sea and stare! air,

It was a fight of fury, West and Kast Did you not see at Stamboul or Suez The Kaiser clawed brave Belgium like The German helmets or the Turkish a beast. fez? We choked him off. We tore him from Surely that chap is lying when he say

his feast You were not there! Kor we were there! You were not there Yes, we were there! Stand up and say he lving—if vou Did you not help us drive him to hi dare lair

Sea-dragons, too, we hunted, night and The War i ovel Battle-flag ane day furled To keep the murderers of babs at bay The Great Betrayer from his throne i All Hell we fought in that long, mad hurled d’ning fray It was the Fight of Ages for the world Were you not ther And we were ther Were you not there? Vi we were there In that great struggle speak !—had But vou—-Go hang yourself! ou you no share didn’t care

The ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ is on sale at all leading Book stores throughout Canada The Function of the Wrists

By George Duncan, the Famous Hanger Hill Professional now with the Aviation Corps.

O department of golf instruction a loose grip with the right hand at {| has given rise to greater diversity start of the swing was sound. The id: of opinion and advice than that was to allow the left hand to make¢| which concerns the action of the wrists. up-swing; naturally the right, when | There are some experts who insist that is holding firmly, wants to do near! the player should not be conscious of all the work. Thatis its funetionat : trying to do anything in particular later stage, when the down swing i with his wrists; that so long as he approaching the moment of impact studies the swing, they will accomplish Old Tom Morris used to say: ‘‘ Pus} of their own accord all that is needed your head forward during the up of them, and that any deliberate at- swing,’’ and you certainly cannot put tempt to conduct their workings will your head forward whenthe right ary end generally in disaster. There are influenced by a tight grip, is pulling other renowned teachers (perhaps one you the other way. The Scottish teach might say the majority of such people) ers, by advising a loose grip with thi who attach great importance to a metli- right, were really asking for the club odical half-turn of the left wrist at the to be taken up with the left. Vardon beginning of the up-swing. They are Braid, and Ray are what we mayteri convineed that unless the golfer in- ‘‘two-handed swingers,’’ but there ar augurates the movement of the club plenty of fine players who adopt th: hy serewing the left wrist gently to- old method, and I believe it is very wards his body so as to make the face good for the average golfer. Middl of the elub turn away from the ball, he aged beginners have difficulty in culti will never reach the top properly. vating the proper turnof the body, and A great number recommend what is if they hold tightly with the right hand sometimes called ‘‘a snap of the wrists when raising the club they are often at the impact’’—this, in their estima- pulled off their balance, with the result tion, is the secret of long hitting. The Z that the shot is ruined. ‘‘Two-hand phrase conveys a meaning of a kind, ed’’ swinging is best for those who ca: but it is not too clear, and personally, manageit, but the man whose muscles | pity the man who, in cold blood, tries are not free mayfindit impossible. to introducea sort of bite into his swing I agree to the full, that, at some stag as he hits. A sudden redoubling of in the up-swing, the left wrist mus! vigour at this moment may suit some turna little in the direction of the play players, but I cannot help thinking that er. This turn is all-important. Wit! it is calculated to make the averagein- out it, a true swing is impossible, ai dividual bungle the shot. the people who do not practice it a1 The chief function of the wrists,is to bound to be hopelessly bad golfers a give pace to the club, andit is not with- their lives. A point with which [ wou! out interest to consider the means by deal, however, is the frequent recon which prominent players achieve this mendation that the turn should ta! end. Edward Ray seems to me to be place directly the swing begins. [n 1 more free with his wrists than any other observations on the links I have see distinguished golfer. So far as one can only one player of note who acts | judge he has a loose grip of the club this principle, and in his case it is 1 from the address to the top of the cessary that he should perform the tu swing. of the left wrist straight away, becau James Braid has powerful wrists, and he has to counteract a faulty dispositi: a firm grip with both hands and. he gets of the left hand. The latter member as much as possible out of his wrists more under the shaft than over it, al all the way. Nevertheless, I think that unless he were to turn the wrist at on the early Scottish principle of teaching he would not be able to get the elub | 526

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in anything like an effeetive manner, beginning of the up-swing is that it At the top the left wrist would be bent tends to render the whole movement outwards, and that, as every golfer unnecessarily slow, and that it is not of experience knows, is a fatal condi- easy to work up pace in time during tion. So he has to cultivate a very the down swing, jJat swing by serewing the lett wrist | have no faith at all in the principle well in at the start; then he arrives at of ‘‘sweeping the ball off the tee”’ the top with both wrists under the whichis advised so frequently. It may handle of the club, as they should be. be very well for a person who does not Personally, | am satisfied that the want to drive far or to make himself simplest means to the end is to have an accomplished golfer—if such a per- your left wrist already half-turned as son exists. But, for the purposeof the you grip the club. | advise the holding modern game, this idea of a smoothly- of the club in such a waythat theleft flowing, sweeping movement of the elub hand is more over the shaft than under head is useless. Wearediscussing more it, with the top knuckles of the first particularly driving, and the whole se- three fingers showing and the thumb eret of long driving lies in the pace pointing downthe side of the shaft to at which the elub is travelling at the the lead at the. back of the head. If impact. It is a matter of hitting as hard this be done there will be no need to as possible, though with perfect rhythin, think about the turning of the wrist; so that none of the energy shall be wast- what extra little turn is needed will ed, and so that the ball shall fly true, happen naturally. It is through the medium of the right When the left wrist has completed wrist that most of the speed and power its turn, which it must do in order to are imparted into the stroke, but it ean- keep its place as part of the club, it as- not set to work the very instant the sumes a position under the shaft. Then down swing begins. At the top, if isin it is that the perfect confederacyof the a moreor less impotent position because handsis established. At the top of the it is under the shaft. The left wrist swing, both wrists should be virtually has to give the club a start. It has to under the shaft. If in practice the pull the club down, if [ may so express player will stop to study their disposi- the point, into such a position that the tion, he should be able to see the whole right is free to assert itself, Naturally, of the back of the left wrist and three- during this brief development the right quarters of the back of the right wrist. is in harmony with the left and prepar When he bends the left wrist outwards ing for its great workof hitting the ball so that he can see the whole of it, he is away, and while the right is perform. at fault. ing that supreme duty, the left is help- There can be no question that a vig- ing with its little bit. But if is the orous application of the wrists is neces- sary in the down swing; we need to right which produces that healthy ex- perform the operation to the music of hilarating ‘‘swish’’ that denotes a that ‘‘swish’’ which indicates that the down-swing invested with vim and club-headis travelling at a tremendous speed. At the impact both wrists pace. Oneof the drawbacks of the im- tighten involuntarily; after the impact, mediate turn of the left wrist at the they relax just as instinetively

The Retort Gourteous CERTAIN member of a Toronto “T say, old chap, you ought to win i Club much addicted to the use out to-day.’’ Replied the other crush of his irons, on the tee and off, ingly, ‘1 don’t play with myelothes, | appeared one day in a very ultra golf- am going to play with my head.’’ ing suit of the latest mode. “Thank Heaven for that,’’ observed His opponent with whom he usuclly the other fervently. ‘‘That is the first played and was usually defeated cast time f ever knew you to use a wooden a critical eye on his friends well-groom- elub.’’—What ? ed form, remarked ;— Massachusetts Golf Association

Special Correspondence by Mr. Brice S. Evans

KACEand harmonyreigned at the strive to put the eaddyservice on P annual meeting and dinnerof the highest possible basis. Not cont Massachusetts Golf Association with their affairs on the links the ec held at the Exehange Club, Boston, Jan- are urged to help the caddies such as uary 17th. After the announcement of obtaining positions for them and to the nominating committee of their tie- in connection with the local sel ket and the disclosure that four of the authorities. A copy of the pampl officers were members of one club it follows: was thought that an opposition ticket FOREWORD would be victorious, as it was a sub- In order to qualify for caddies in this stitute slate was filed only to be with- boys must learn the answers to the follo questions. Only boys who ean pass a drawn at the 11th hour in favor of a factory examination will be permanentl compromise board, which ineluded the ployed as caddies. regular officers but a practically new The Caddie Master will explain and su executive committee. The elections ment all questions, and members are exp: to see that caddies live up to the req follow: ments. A card catalogue record will be Officers :—President, Henry H. Wil- of every caddie. Preference will be giv der, The Country Club; Vice-President, the most efficient. Boys having good records will be re Paul R. Clay, Merrimae Valley Country mended to business houses for employme Club; Treasurer, Joseph B. Russell, jr., QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR Dedham Country and Polo Club; Seere- CADDIES. tary, B. K. Stephenson, Winchester 1. When are you on duty? From the Country Club. Executive Committee: the player gives me his clubs until | ret D. Locke, Brae-Burn Country Club ; them to him. A. J. A. Hamilton, Belmont Springs 2. What is the most important thing it you to learn? To look after the interests Country Club; H. C. Keith, Brockton the player at all times. Country Club; Henry J. Nichols, Albe- 3. What are your chief duties? To marle Golf Club; Samuel B. Reed, Wol- the player’s clubs, to watch the ball laston Golf Club. every stroke, and not to lose the ball Mr. Harry L. Ayer of Brae-Burn, the 4. Should you hand a club to the play: | may hand him his Driver on the tee retiring president was accorded a his Putter on the green; but through the f hearty vote of thanks. He is probably way it is usually better to let him select the best versed authority on golf in the club from the bag. states and in handling open events has 5. Should you know the names of cluts? Yes. no equal. Mr. Ayer assured the golfers 6. Why? So that if the player asks that while he was retiring from an for a certain club I can hand it to him active directorate that he would always 7. Should you give advice to the play be willing to tenderhis services to the Only when it is asked tor. best interests of the game. The asso- 8. Where should you stand when the pl ciation is in a flourishing condition aec- er is making his stroke? Not nearer t ten feet; preferably in front of the pla cording to the treasurer and an interest- at right angles to the line of play, o1 ing talk was given by chairman of the ever the player directs me to stand caddies welfare committee, Mr. L. B. 9. What should you be doing when Folsom of Woodland. player is making his stroke? | should ret from talking, hold the clubs perfectly It might be interesting to the readers stand perfectly still, and keep myeye 01 of the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ to delve far- ball. ther into this interesting work of co- 10. Should you watch the flight of operation with the caddies. Pamphlets ball? Yes. I should keep my eye on are printed and sold to the various elnbs ball to see where it lands 11. How should you line up a ball? in the association at cost price. The making a mental picture of a busb, tree, | caddies welfare committee then urge patch of grass or any other object nea! the adoption of their suggestions and in place where I think the ball is located conjunction with the local committees 12. Where should you be when the pla 528

February, 1917. CANADIAN GOLFER 529 arrives at his ball? | should be there with the flag staff within the limits of the green? the clubs Lt adds two strokes to the score in medal play 13. What is the penalty to a player if his 27. What is the penalty if you are struck ball is lost? In match play he loses the hole by a ball in play? (a) By your own ball? except when lost in water In medal play Loss of hole in mateh play Loss of stroke he loses stroke and distance (player must re in medal play (b) By opponents ball? Loss turn as near as possible to the spot from of hole in mateh play No penalty in medal which the ball was struck and tee a ball play 14. What should you do when the ball is 28. Should you take special care in lifting lying in a trap or bunker? Keep out of the the flag staff out of the hole or replacing it? trap or bunker and point out the ball to the Yes, so as not to injure the sides of the hole player. 29. After the players have putted out, 15. Whenis the ball in play? A ball is in should you loiter on the green? No I play from the time it is struck at on the tee should replace the flag and leave the green till holed out, except when lifted in accord it once ance with the rules 30. Should you walk across the green or 16. Should you ever touch a ball in play? through the traps? No Only when requested to do so by the player 31. Should you take the player's clubs out 17. Should you allow a ball in play to of the bag and make practice swings? No touch you? [| should not allow it to touch me 32. What should be done with ball found or anything | may be holding by a caddie? It should be given to the play 18. What should you do when the player er A caddie possesse no ownership in any cuts out or displaces turf? I should replace thing found on the golf course it and press it down with the foot 33. What should be your general deport 19. What should you doafter reaching the ment on the golf course? [ should be court limits of the putting green? If it is my turn eous at all times and quiet to take the flag, I should lay the bag down NOTE It is re ommended that players off the green and go up to the flag take special interest in caddies, not only to 20. What distance from the hole consti encourage them to become good caddies, but tutes the green? Twenty yards also to assist them to secure positions with 21. Should more than one caddie go to the reliable business houses after leaving school flag on the green? No only one at each Caddies who are efficient, reliable and trust hole; should they take turns worthy will be given preference in the bus 22. What should you do whena player is ness world as well as on the golf course making his shot within the limits of the green? | should take care that the ball does Mr. G. Herbert Windeler, one of the not strike me, the bag, or the flag staff 23. How should you stand at the hole? former association heads, who had a Facing the plaver and at least one foot bac) great deal to do with the enacting of of the hole, unless otherwise directed the present amateur ruling was given a 24. What should be done with the flag wonderful reception after the dinner before the shot is played? It should be when he came out flatly favoring the loosened and held in the cup so that it can be easily lifted out if the ball seems to be going reinstatement ot Francis Ouimmet and in; or be taken out of the cup, on request of his colleagues. This announcement Was the player made after a thorough investigation on 25. What should you do after the shot is his part and it is heli ved will carry played? I should remove the flag and stand to one side, out of the line of play great weight with the representatives 26. What is the penalty if the ball hits of the United States Golf Association

A Gouple of Que ries and Answers

A couple of queries received recently brassie for an ordinary player of ordinary by the ‘‘Canadian Golfer :’’ height? Answer The standard length of a From Toronto wooden ¢lub is 43 inches Some play ‘At what distance should a TOSS bunker ers with short arms think they can be placed from the tee to penalize a short drive, height of bunker to be about 4 to 6 secure greater distance with wooden feet.’’ clubs of 45 inches Mr. If. Tf Hilton Answer—Generally speaking now-a the celebrated English player uses

days golf architects recommend a cross clubs of that length on that aecount bunker from the tee not less than 135 but personally, he does not recommend yards and not more than 160 yards them, although in his own ease he gets

From Ottawa results Stick to wooden elubs not ‘What is the « orrect length of a driver and over 43 inches long and not too heavy

Golf at Salonika

The Tee Under Olympus. (From a London Times Correspondent)

HE golf course of the th hos on its blue and shining waters the | l pital at Salonika does not come pital ships that were to take peop! strictly within the denomination O fortunatos nimium—back to Eng of a first-class course. Indeed, take it courses. The only living things in for all in all, it is probably the worst landseape seemed to be two nurses s in the world. ed on a monticle, two pleasant sp: Not that it is by any means without of blue against the green. Suddei natural advantages. Give us Mr. H.S. a little below the nurses appeared thi Colt and a few thousands of pounds and other figures. ‘‘He looks as if—)\ we will undertake to make of it some- by jove, he is addressing the ball thing worthy of the name. The soil, cried one of us excitedly. ‘‘He’s n for examp!e, is sandy; so much so that ed the globe!’’ shouted the other each of the six putting greens consist forthwith we ran tumultuously do of a eirele, about the size of a small the slope till we stood beside the gr flower bed, of bare sand beaten part- The three players, all in uniform ially flat. Again, the course has a equipped with a single rusty iron api hazard. This is a nullah with broken were about to essay a carry of som and precipitous sides, which takes its yards over two nullahs. Their tl! sinuous way along the valley between balls were each struck a severe blow two hills. This very morning the rain the head; two disappeared into the | that had beaten so thunderously upon nullah; the other jumped it only to | our tent at midnight was rushing down with a resounding clang into a bu it in a torrent; but nowbythe afternoon beef tin in the second. ‘‘We’re o1 the little river bed les bare in the blaz- beginners, one of the three explain ing sunshine and offers scope for the with engaging if superfluous mod higher niblick play. Moreover, it If he was not a good player, he had 1 breaks out here and there into tribu- austerity of outlook, that love for tary nullahs that go winding on their rigour of the game which stamps a} own small ways, so that at least one of as something better a good gol the putting greens stands perched on ‘Do you lose a stroke?’’ we asked the narrowest and most fiendish of he lifted and dropped. ‘‘No, two Mesopotamies. One great short hole, replied proudly, and topped his however, does not make a golf course in again, leaving the bully beef tin) The tees, the rough, and the fairway to Win in a concientious seven. are imperceptibly blended in a wilder [f we had not already sent home ness of rough moorland grass with sand some clubs, the golf course would and stones peeping through. To the we confess, have encouraged us to perfect player, to be sure this should so. When the elubs come—and in not signify, since the longest hole mea dreams we have already cut the st) sures but little over 100 yards and the and watched the beautiful spiral! shortest 30, but it is an unappetizing rolling of the brown paper—when circumstance. clubs come we say, we will distal The course is such a miniature affair niggling arts of the pitcher and that, though we set out to find it, we putter—we will not sordidly strivé almost passed it by unawares We win holes. Rather taking our woo stood on a slope and gazed in vain wnon clubs in hand and distant Olympus the wide prospect Behind us the our mark will we hit vast swoov ground rose steadily to a crest strewn carries across the grassy spaces o! with grey boulders In front it ran hills. It will probably be very bad down to the white tents to the hospital. our driving, but how sweet to loo! ] Away to the left was the harbour, and rd to nevertheless

Will They Be Re-Instated?

Mr. Brice Evans thinks Messrs. Ouimet, Sullivan and Tewksburywill be taken back into the Amateur Fold

HK action of the delegates to the play golf except as an amateur United States Golf Association’s \s showing Ouimet s honorable in Annual Meeting in New Yorklast tention ais regards amateurism his month in upholding by a large majorit Priends point to the fact that in Detroit the action of the Exe in 1915 he refused a cutive of 1916 in movie plreture offer

‘“*banning’’ Messrs ol #1000 Lo pose for Ouimet, Sullivan and the public anal he Tewksbury as ama also deelined il hu teurs has provoked crative offer lo tale no end of diseussion a position as an mn Ill golfing cireles in surance agent, realiz the United States. ing’ that as he knew Krom all accounts nothing of the insu the champions of the anee business the of New England trium fer was made to him virate were out-gen entirely because ol eralled in the diseus golfing ability Writ

sion which was a lye On the vexed very bitter one, question to the The vote was such Canadian Colfer a decisive one how Ir. Briee S. Evans ever that the only olf Boston SUVS: conclusion that can “While the aetion be arrived at is that of the delegates ot the «aetion of --the the United States - U.S.G.A in defining Giolf Association by so sharply the ama its vote in New Yor feur status in the at the annual meet States must have the ing upheld the ruling substantia l backing made by the exeeu of the lead ing elub; tive committer a there a s represented year ago, it is lhe by their delegates in lieved that the xv conve ntion assem mstatement of Kran bled. Cis Ouimet Paul It is generally con Tewksbury and J. T c eded that a letter Sullivan, jr, is not written by Ouimet to far away Mr. M. L Crosby of Francis Ouimet, ex-Open and ex-Amateur Mully ninety per _ the U.S.G. A. Exeeu Champion of the United States. whose cent, of the delegates tive Just prior to the iarg opening oregenllsobec ‘i at the meeting wer of the store at the U.S.G.A. annual prepared to favor thi of Ouimet a nd Sulli meeting taking back of the van in Boston , had a Woodland boys into very material bearing on the decision the U.S.G.A. fold yet as the case was arrived at. In this letter the ex-Op en presented there was nothing left to do and ex-Amateur champion ad mitted but for them to vote in the mannerthat that he understood the ama teur rule they finally did at half past one in the and would abide by it though still con morning sidering himself in eve ry sense an aman Instead of attacking t he rule itself feur and declaring that he would not the Opposit ion based then contention 531 532 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol II N foo much on perzenalities, with the re- affair stands to-day the stronges sult that they were straying farther and ers of the ruling are now amone farther from their real contention as that state, not alone private! time went along From a legal stand public, that they are of the tra point it was the old story of a erude at- 10on that all three colfers des rve tack against a well oiled and smooth ceive again their amatew Status running machine but from a moral one not want to pose asa **Madam 1 it Was a personal victory for Francis or a soothsayer of any ‘kind Ouimet, as every delegate was ready to eription, but I frankly belie

Sa\ Francis Ouimet, Jaek Sullivan an Had the opposition broached matters Tewksbury will be eligible to ent

ron Se 4a oS

J. H. Sullivan, jr., a prominent Boston golfer and-business partner of Francis Ouimet, who is under the U.S.G.A. amateur ban. from another viewpoint and led: grad next United States Amateur chai ually up to a climax, there is no doubt ship. And moreover, the Oa that rule 6, the bone of contention Club where the fray is to be he would have been swept away and they applied to stage this event in would have found the Woodland boys rather than in the customary moi re-instated automatically As the whole September i

* The Grass Widow By MARIAM TEICHNER, in ‘American Golfer”’ Who sits alone on sunny days Who sighs, what time the days of s| And fills her time in irksome ways Their warm and pleasant sunshini Whose evyes...are dull with SOrTrOW ’s bring, glaze? And blossoms white their petals | The G. W The G. W Who seems to have no place to go? Who sits alone within the house Whose holidays are filled with woe? Forlorn as any little mouse - To whom are Sundays all too slow? Who has been cheated of her spo The G. W The G. W

Ladies’ Golf Department Edited by Florence L. Harvey

The ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ is the Official Organ of the Canadian Ladies’ Golf Union Address all communications to Miss Harvey, 40 Robinson St., Hamilton, Ontario

HE following 1917 elub reports Arechbald (formerly Miss INveline Clay have been received We shall be of the Roval Montreal Golf Club. o1 glad to have lsts of officers o l the ce ath from wounds of hey husband\ other elubs eleeted for 1917 from the Who was a Lieutenant of the 60th Bat Club Seeretaries Will Secretaries talion Her father, Captain Clay, form please send their own address with th erly of the 18th Elussars, died in dune lists and her unele, Col. Buehanan of the

> ry Seots oO eC S < \ Kanawaki Ladies Golf Club ree: a : nar a a ie yen: e Officers for 1917 President, Mrs working at the Kield Comforts S. G. Jones; Vice-President, Mrs. R Cunningham: Secretary, Miss M._F Madge Neill Fraser Memorial Fund Sampson 665 Grosvenol Ave \lon Waa ty | » numbé i treal; Treasurer, Mrs. J. Baile; Execu lubs have already sent in subseription tive Committee, Misses Foley, Wand inswer to the O.L.G.U. appeal for this brane} and Mun Dtialeuwah antrl:e of rethaes Scott; ish: Women's: Hos Montreal Country Club Ladies Branch Che following contributions are report me } XS | Walker tl | i r f Officers for 1917 President, Miss Cana of the W. Te: Lad Branch Roya K. MeRobie; Vice-President, Mrs. Elug! Montreal Golf Club, per M I, If. Duntoy Brodie Seeretary Mrs. Alex. Be J 50.00; Link Ladies Golf Club, , : : \ M. Meighe nm ratford Cow Moore, 12 Winchester Street, Montreal mu ; ‘ . Bal Bre TO : ; ‘ lu pe ( fabb, #75.00: Sarn Mreasurer, Miss M. Sampson; Execu Golf Club 11.25; Ladies Branch Montrea tive Committee, Mrs. Boxer, Miss K Country Club, per Mrs. Moore, #80.00: Lamb Christie, Mrs. W. HL. Smythe, Mrs. R ton Golf and Country Club (mer lib) per Cunningham Captain, Miss A. Matt a 7 a ip re A sue = 1, mete hison; Handicap Committee Mrs De Toda 450.01 Quebev I dies cGole Cin} war, and Miss L. Sampson; 'ea Con- per Mrs. Foy, #53.50; Brightwood Golf Club venor, Mrs. J. BE. Buchanan Llouse Lactic Branch with pledge, $28.00; Yar (‘ommittee, Miss Matthison and Miss mouth Lacie Golf Club, with pledge, #10.00 Br The St. Charles Counts Chul Winnipeg t} TOW! pledge, #75.00; Guelph Ladi« Golf’ Club Brightwood Golf . and Country Club, a#5d1l.e2d5?: TLraukveo SGhoolrfe ClRuebd, Crwoith plteHdigne,tes #B5e7n,e00} Dartmouth, N. 8. Ont., #50.00; Beneonstield Ladies’ Golf Chul a 7 450.00; Whitlock Golf Clib, Tl on Tleight Otficers for 1917 —secretary Ladies P. Que, 4 nay Pleton acdc Golf Club Club, Mrs. Allan, 87 South Park St th pledge 4 | ; Amherst Golf Glub Halifax Secretarv Men’s Club... ¢ iD N.S. #1600: Grand River Ladic Golf Club Creighton Esq Kite he Ont ( Votal

: ; From the Unite State | (i Hibbard Halifax Golf Club ixq., Buffalo #10.00; Tl. TH. Francine, Esq = Aml Pa #201 Jan I. Buchanan, lesc Olti cers tor 114 President Ladies Pitt j \ 0.00 Notal Donation Club Mrs. H. E Mahon President Men’s Club, R. G. Sare, Esq, Merchants \\ ome one in ever lil thatotae wor Bank, Halifax; Secretary Ladies’ Club et contributed read the followings taker

Miss Edith Weston Seeretary Viens ata to at fetter | have rece ed fron Club, G. KE, Mahon, Esq., Royal Bank a bs 4 a Bh ae SOrD IA aI) nh ’ ome o ou man imve ent pon on behalt Halifax yf ‘her stricken countr hose who ha = been fortunate enough to hear her should ne The Passing of Lieutenant Archbald no further appeal to help, her own’ magnet rny rsonalit ind puthe ( tor 0 hie t er Phe svinpathy of ¢ anadian golfers i : a 4) ! | t rot iff A ; : 0 ose brave people i instant n most sincerely given to Mys. fk I: itl Wil niiie one lan. avi Ath 534 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol II, }

this, 1 repeat, and take the initiative to see have given up my nationality, if that that that club does its bit for the Golfers’ possible. I would rather stand as Special War Fund: the Madge Neill Frase1 to-day, having lost our country, rathe Memorial Fund for the Serbian work of the lose our honour, and every Serbian Scottish Women’s Hospitals. Please help us. the same way. Not one single perso Miss Losanitch is working out here through said to me I mean to say Serbians the American Serbian Relief Committee of was in France, ‘‘What a pity we New York and has just returned from an in make peace with Austria.’’ I am spection trip to Europe. She speaks both sure there was not one moment of hes English and French perfectly. She writes in by the Serbian Government what regard to the Madge Neill Fraser Hospitai take, though a separate peace was for Serbian Refugees at Corsica: ““T am so fered to them glad to hear At

that you are = good sending hospi out of tal supplies to and the Seottisu peop Women’s Hos know pitals. When | her bett was in Corsica the Se and visited in nat their hospital J much could not help known a admiring all derstoo the time thei many most wonderful linpress work, and to outside think of the had good they are countr doing to these erad Serbian refu | gees! If you mucl could only see ed how. grateful ibo the S erbian vork women and the lectu soldiers were Canada to them, and funds fo then all the Kathlec children who whon were taken just the eare of so well lay I and what can | New Yo tell you about is a mo the babies’ derful wards? Just md think 33 Se had bian babies @ss were born thers of t thirty of them I sho boys, and thi vel girls. What _ ] coul would these Canad women have Miss Helen Lcsanitch, daughter of Professor Losanitch of the speal done without University of Belgrade, Serbia. again that hospital? I spent ten days there and the | know and feel that the interest

Serbian people could not praise enough the pathies are great for the Serbians the work of the British people, and you felt that of course it will depend entirely though they were dreadfully sad, neverthe schedule which is being made by the 8 less, they were so happy being among people Reliet Offic who were not only taking care of them by I will first give you a short resumé giving them food and shelter, but they also conditions in Serbia When the enen think to give them a little pleasure in order ed my country they plundered and p 1] to help them to forget their misfortune.’’ the farms and they took all the foo In another letter:—‘‘I think it is awfully the people, leaving every farmer on good of you Canadians to think that you have food to last a month. 3esides the for to help all the countries at war who are in took all the cattle, pigs and shee need. With regard to a separate peace which ulso all the copper and brass things Serbia might have made as you say, with as woolen things, such as mattresses Austria. Well! if we had ever thought for a kets, carpets, rugs, and so o1 The moment of such a thing I assure you I would in Belgrade as well as in other places

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bia, have been plundered by the Germans, clever person, and we Serbians could only be Austrians and Bulgarians They had per proud of her work, because she has distin mission for a fortnight to pillage the houses guished herself so much during these last systematically and take everything away that wars, though she is quite a young girl, and of was of value Even to-day they are cutting course the Austrians want to exterminate all the forests in Serbia, and are exporting it the better class Serbians. That is their pol nto Austria because they realize that their ey, and that is what they were doing all stay in Serbia is only a temporary one, and these years to the Serbians in Austria they want to destroy all the wealth of the ‘*They also say that the need of salt is so country as much as they can The food in great that very often when a Serbian peasant Serbia is very scarce; all the reports we re woman would come to the market to sell ceive say the Serbian population is starving something, she would not sell it for money In many of the cities of Serbia there is no but would ask for salt instead Leather is bread at all In Monastir for months they very expensive in Serbia too, that is to say, had no flour and the people existed on beans there is hardly any leather at all Shoes cost so you can imagine what the death rate in between $30 and $40 therefore many people that place was before the Serbian army had ire seen barefooted \ friend of mine stayed taken the town in Serbia with her four children as she could ‘*In Belgrade every day a number of fam not make the retreat, was seen walking in the lies go early in the morning and stand im the streets of Belgrade barefooted, and she and bread-line and wait for the boat which come her children were ill beenuse they had not from a little town opposite Belgrade and enough foo \ member of the Swiss Com brings a certain number of loaves of bread mittee who went to distribute food in Serbia There is no price sometimes it is Zo cent told me that the wife of a prominent Serbian sometimes 50 cents, and sometime even high offieial ime to him and asked for a dollar, and very often the people who have pair of shoe On her feet she had a littl vaited for hours and hours to get a loaf ot prece of board wrapped with pieces of sael bread go home without it because they can ny In Serbian there is no other population not get any A friend of mine who got out to-da but poor people, and what is hardest of Serbia tells me she sometimes 1 ed to pa of all, how are ve going to help them and

for a pound of butter 20 Austrian crown rnd where can we fin d food and elothing to buy is Serbian money has depreciated to half ind send them, a Roumanin, the onl coun its value, it cost 40 Austrian crowns a pou t from which we could buy grain, now In Serbia there is no coffee tea, uyar oO crushed as Serbia?’ anything of that kind, and what to say about Next month | will quote some more of thi the babies who have hardly any food at all? wonderful letter from Miss Losanitch, giving I have just had a letter from my sister who i deseription of the refugee camps and the told me that a friend of ours had just lost Madge Neill Fraser Hospital in Corsiea, ete her baby. It was a child one year old, and I also hope to be able to report that many the same day that her baby was buried there mure of our ¢clubs have done their bit for our were 21 other babies buried There are case Golfer’s Appeal \ number of clubs are you see all these reports [ know because my working quietly making their collections and brother in law is a Cabinet Minister) that we are hoping for splendid result father would shoot his children and wife be Miss Kathleen Burke has asked me to go cause he would not stand seeing them starve to a number of places she is unable to fit into little by little. There are cases of girls who her very busy sehedule, and speak as her re would throw themselves on the railway line presentative, on behalf of the Scottish Wo and be run over by the train rather than be men’s Hospitals If it would be of any as dishonored. Remember that all the incidents sistance to Ontario clubs in raising money I amtelling you are unfortunately true | for their contribution, to have me come and just heard that a cousin of mine, a most tell them about the work of the Hospital, clever and lovely girl in every way you can | shall be glad to help in any way, if it ean imagine, who stayed in Serbia, though she possibly be fitted in with the work to be done could have got out of the country with the here. Anyone desiring to write me please ad English nurses, but she, having had supplies cress 40 Robinson Street, Hamiltoin, Ont with her for the Serbian refugees which she Miss Kathleen Burke’s book: ‘‘The White bought with the money she raised in England Road to Verdun’’ is just published In these by speaking, would not leave them as she days when a new book on the war appears said **These supplies were given to me per every few days, one cannot hope to read them sonally to have them distributed among the all, far less buy them But this book will be Serbians. How could I leave them to the i historic one because it is written by the only Austrians?’’ And JI heard from my sister voman allowed to visit that wonderful cits that she was insulted by an Austrian soldier during the greatest e of history She and in a moment of defense and anger she risked her life many times over in doing so, hit him. She was put in prison and she is in order to obtain information regarding th« being tried now Her brother, who is Serbian needs of the soldiers in the front line of Military Attache in Rome, is doing every battle, but fear does not enter into her cal thing possible to save her, through neutral culations The information was needed so countries, as well as through the Vatican J he went and obtained it, and this absolute am 80 afraid that she might meet the fate forgetfulness of self in accomplishing one’ of Miss Cavell, because she is an unusually vorh one of the outstanding features of

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the members of the Scottish Women’s Hos- ladies’ clubs that $744 has alread pitals for Foreign Service. raised. Are not the men’s clubs go Naturally she could not tell us the informa- help us more than they have? It do tion she received but she tells us intensely in- mean that because this golfer’s fun teresting things, about the people she met. memoryof a great girl golfer that on] Some writers have a special gift for draw clubs should help carry on the work of ng pen pictures: wonderful sketches some of among the suffering Serbian soldiers them One seems to actually see the people appeal sent in Britain for this fund wa lescribed. Miss Burke does not do this. She ed, among others by H. W. Forster, | loes not. stop to tell us what they look like, tain, Royal and Ancient Club; Joh but—she takes us to dine with generals and Harold H. Hilton, James Braid, J. H. 1 realize what simple, kindly men they are,— and Harry Vardon. Will not our Ca to rub shoulders with the Poilu and love his men help as these great golfers have do hivalry,—smile indulgently on the ‘‘choco- this splendid work for the wounded? late colored children of Africa,’’—chuckle of the most encouraging letters I h: over Tommy Atkins imperiously ordering tea ed was from Mr. Rolph, the President and toast from the distracted chef of a Royal Canadian Golf Association, who French Hospital, or, naughty boy! stealing self brought the matter before the Di: apples, and down in our hearts we are thank of the Lambton Club which resulted ful he never seems to quite grow up but generous donation. For the sake ot heeps, his boyish love of mischief—to reve1 their own women have been saved fron ence from the depths of our souls the women I once more appeal to the men’s clubs t of France,—and further to be more than us do our bit for the golfers’ specia proud that the Scottish Women’s Hospitals fund, in memory of Miss Neill Frase1 for Foreign Service are proving to the world With $744.75 received from 19 ¢ the British women are ready and willing to golf clubs to date, surely of the hundre give their all to lessen the pain of the world clubs, most of which have also a lat by their services to oul gallant allies. partment, making two hundred clubs Miss Burke has offered to get us a numbe1 we are not hoping for too much in fi of copies from the publishers at sixty cents that Canada will give at least one per copy. They sell at one dollar, and the ambulances the appeal asks for \\ forty cents profit is to go to the Scottish the other 193 clubs do to help us? Hospitals. Any golf clubs wishing to aug asking so little in proportion to the me¢ ment their contributions by selling copies of ship, and we have been spared so n this book may write me about it, and IJ will this war,—and Serbia, war racked an try to get the number of copies they wish at late, but unbeaten, what of it, and of this price. The Kathleen Burke Chapter gium and France, and even the damagt 1.0.D.E. in Montreal has undertaken to sell by Zeppelins in Britain? If it were not 1000 copies. Hamilton is ordering 500 and the British Navy Canada would not haves will be assisted by the Burkholder Chapter caped all the horrors of war. 1.0.D.E. which is devoting itself to the work A Magnificient Subscription of the Scottish Women’s Hospitals in Serbia. Other organizations are helping also, Please ‘“TIt is with very much pleasure a! order immediately as it may be difficult to in OUuL Canadian clubs’ generosity that obtain them later. There were 1400 copies moment of going to Press we ackuno of ‘*The White Road to Verdun’’ sold in receipt of a cheque for five hundr Boston in three days. Since the above was thirty dollars from the Ladies’ and written, Halifax has taken 50 copies from clubs of the Riverside Golf and Counti me, Kitchener the same number, and Quebec St. John, N.B. Truly a magnificient ¢ 10 copies. to all of us in our response to the aj The Madge Neill Frase1 Memorial | Let the Men Help Further comment will be made next It is really greatly to the eredit of the regarding this splendid donation

Persistent to the Last

He was a caddie of the dour old Seot ‘‘No! I’ll have the brassie,’’ an tish breed and opinionative to a degree saying the player did take his bra On coming up to his drive at the third and laid a beautiful shot within hole ‘the player reached out his hand inches of the pin. towards his brassie, but the caddie met ‘‘Not much wrong with the bra him with the word, ‘‘Cleek!’’ uttered there,’’ he could not help observing in a tone that seemed to brook no con- the caddie as they came up to the hi

tradiction. But the reply was as unbending ‘Tl think I can just do it with the ever: ‘‘You would ha’ done bette brassie,’’ the player explained. Lon you had taken your cleek!’’

**Cleek!’’ was the onlyreply. Golfing.

“Canadian Golfer’s’’ Gelebrities

Messrs. George Lynch-Staunton, K.C., and Frederic Nicholls appointed to the Senate

ik Hon. George Lynch-Staunton he has resided ever sine Ile was KA the well known Hamilton made a King’s Counsel in 1902. and tor lawyer who has been recently ap the past fifteen vears has been a Beneh pointed to the Dominion Senate, is one er of the Ontario Law Society of the oldest and most enthusiastic Among Mr. Lyneh-Staunton’s hob members of the Hamilton Golf and bies were politics and into these hi Country Club. Senator Staunton spends delved with diligence so that there ar 1 great deal of his time in the summet few men in Canada to-day who are bet on the links at {e1 versed in

Ancaster and the politica nis eontreres history of th find him a very country than hard man to hh rom tlh beat as he pur 1 hi sues the game lghteen ven! with the same f age there leadly pertin not an election acity which has

von him SO oO LIk¢ il 1 nuch SUCCESS live part an Lo it the Bar. more than one The follow OCeCHSION he wa ing information offered. the

as to Mr Staun Con Ce Vvative ons brilliant nomination for ‘areer will be of either house nterest to golt I'S He was horn at South LeSSIOHW Senator unpton, Ont. on Staunton ha September Oth been identified 1858 and is a ith ao nimbe | son of the late of notable case MH Lynch and ha neted Staunton. At an for both the Do early age the minion and r ami moved Provineial Go to Dundas ernmentS’ on oa vher he re Senator George Lynch-Staunton, K.C number of im ceived his early portant Com

‘ducation He subst quenth attended Inissions and also served as Chairman St. Mary’s College, Montreal, and Up on the Transeontinental Railway Com per Canada College, Toronto On the mission for the Federal Government c omple tion of his education Mr. Staun Ile has always been known as an abl ton took up the study of the law and counsel and suec Ful pleades and ha vas articled to the late Mr. Justice Rol had much iccess too on the leeture ertson and subsequently completed hi platform studies under the late B. B. Osler. K.( Since the outbreak of the war Sena He was admitted to the Bar in 1882 for Staunton ha taken a very aetive passing at the hea d of his elass, and interest in recruiting, and while he | then returned to Hamilton an l engaged p ast the age to serve himself, he did n the practise of his profession, wher the next best thing in giving his

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Geoffrey Lyneh-Staunton, who left Ox- til 1893. ‘‘Electricity’’ howeve ford University to enlist, and who is the field which he made peculian now serving as a lJieutenant with the own. He was largely instrument 13th Hussars, one of the most famons organizing the first electrical co units of the British service, now loeat- in Canada, viz: The Toronto Ine ed in Mesopotamia. cent Electrie Light Co., which acd The Senator is a member of the Haim- the underground system ofelectri ilton recruiting league, and a member tribution In 1896 he had the hi of the soldiers’ aid commission, in the of being eleeted President of the work of which he takes a keen interest. tional Eleetrie Light Associati He was married in June, 1895 to Miss America—the only time the pos

Adelaide De- Was occup war. Besides his a Canad membership in is ex-Pres Hamilton clubs of the | he belongs to Press ( the York Club, life mem! Toronto, and the Boa the Rideau Trade a Club, Ottawa. erally ider His appoint- with tl ment to the ary, bus Senate is a well deserved hon- our in every sense of the Senato word an hon- holls is our that is not dent and G only appreciat al Manage ed by his fel- the Cana low citizens of General E Hamilton but trie Co Pp by the golfing dent and Gi fraternity and al Mana friends in all Canada Kk _ parts of the dry Co y Dominion dent and ¢ Senator Nicholls eral Mani Canadian A Perhaps no Chambers Englishman President, who has come P res 1 den to Canada in Director of recent years has 20 leading made for him- dustrial an self such an en- Senator Frederic Nicholls nancial viable record in manufacturing and cerns. He is one of the leading **' financial cireles as Mr. Frederic tains of Finance’’ of the Domini Nicholls who has just received the well a man who has ‘‘done things’’ and deserved honour of an appointment to is always to be found on the sid the Senate. Senator Nicholls came to progress and advancement. Toro Canada in 1874 and first sprang into and Ontario especially are under a d prominence as Secretary of the Cana- debt of gratitude to this virile Britis dian Manufacturer’s Association and who in his 60th year is still “‘go Editor of the ‘‘Canadian Manutactur- strong’’ and has years of activits er’’ which he founded and with which ahead of him, it is to be hoped fo. he was actively identified as Editor un- sake of the many large and varied

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terests with which he is so closely iden round of the links. No appointment tified. to the Red Chamberof recent years has Senator Nicholls like most ‘‘big’’ heen more deserved or more popular inen nowadays finds time to play golf. than that of Frederic Nicholls—jour He is a member of the Toronto Golf Club, Rosedale Golf Club, Searborough nalist, manufacturer, financier, patron Golf and Country Club and Mississau of the fine arts, golfer and lover of all ga Golf Club He dearly loves a clean out-door sports

The President’s Exeuse

RESIDENT Wilson has either in No amount of concentration or prac vented or borrowed one of the tice has been able to eradicate this vi most perfect excuses for a poor clous tendency on the part of the dis game of golf. The Chief Executive tinguished golfer, and to this day he has made it known that he learned the gloriously tops a number of shots in royal and ancient game when he was a his round of the links professor at Princeton, and, consider Former President Taft was not thus ing the state of his finances and the handicapped as a beginner, and accord drains upon his income, he was unable ing to unprejudiced observers, he is to provide himself with one of the more than a match for the present greatest pests known to the civilized Chief Executive. Owing to the fact that world, a caddie. it is such a long trip from one side ot Although this undoubtedly added to him to the other, Professor Taft finds the pleasure of the exercise, it also had that a long follow through is incon its drawbacks, as caddies sometimes venient and tiresome, and he therefor know where the balls stop after they uses a three-quarter swing, from which are hit, whereas President Wilson was he gets excellent results always peering down the course in de Chevy Chase, Washington, has been cided uncertainity with regard to the the scene of most of the golfing feats landing place of any particular shot of these players of late years, and Pro Although golf balls are more pleasing fessor Taft who also plays at Murray to the eye, they are scarcely less ex Bay has kept his score hovering pensive than caddies, and in his endea around the 90 mark, with President vors to safeguard his pocketbook, the Wilson some strokes higher They future President adopted the policy of have never played against each other looking up before the completion of and the only safe thing to say about each shot, a practice calculated to keep their respective merits is that both of track of the worst shot and to ruin the them can probably defeat Col. Roose best game. velt, who never had a elub in his hand

“if | Had Known” If | had known Or would [ still, by mad delusion Before this treacherous game [ tried, driven, How often in the dust ’twould lav mv Have sacrificed my time, integrity, pride, ae My life, my wife, my home, my hopes If, ere this risky, pesky gameI played, of heaven, The pitfalls for unwaryfeet it laid, Ja hope to beat the game that now beats The broken clubs, and vows and com me? mandments, Would I all this have done, if I had Lost balls, lost hopes, lost youth, lost known! Innocence, Confound the luck, there goes the tele Had all been spread before mystartled phone: view, Is that you: John? All right Today Would I have had the sense the game at one t’eschew? If [ had known! Dr. Peyton H. Hodge

News from Great Britain Interesting Items of the Royal and Ancient from Overseas

The Golfing Union of Ireland raised which is a Colt production of 6.195 £5,000 the past year for war funds. yards. It is generally thought that th The engagement is announced of an- “powers that be’’ will depart from th: other well known‘‘ golfing girl,’’ Miss rule of the past three years of war and Violet Willock-Pollen of Stoke Poges, authorize several tournaments, the pro to Mr. F. P. Robinson of Cobham, Sur- ceeds to be devoted to patriotie piu rey. Miss Willock-Pollen has beenaect- poses. ing as an emergency postmansincethe ue 3s o's war and has been active in hospital Captain Charlie Clarke, the Rothe: work too. ham professional is home from the front disabled. He has had a distinguished Here is a wonderful score’ made by military career. This is his fourt! Melville Brown, the professional of the campaign andtwice has he been wound Malone Golf Club, a score verified by ed in the present war. He fought in Commander W. I. Randall Ford and the Egyptian and South African wars Mr. George Clark Hon.-See.: and the Zulu war. In the present wa Out 4,5;3, 4,3,2, 4,3,3,—31 he has been promoted from Sergeant In 4,2,4, 3,4,8, 3,4,4,—31—62 Major to Captain. The bogyforthe course is 75, so Brown just cut off 13 strokes. He used a Golf of a kindis being played quit: Super-Chick ball. extensively by the soldiers behind thi Mw AN aa lines in France and thereis a big « mandthere for old balls and clubs to |) The St. Mungo Manufacturing (o., forwarded to the front. All sorts « the well known manufacturers of the odd courses are being laid out. The Colonel Ball has been formed into a is no lack of bunkers and hazzards « Limited Liability (private) Company that there can be no question. Ashi with a capital of £75,000. Another swept area of country would cont: very prominent firm, the North British even the biggest stickler for stiffen: Rubber Co., maker amongst other im- up a course. portant rubber products of the ‘‘Chick’’ 4 36 and othergolf balls, has recently added Apropos of the false report ot large additions to their enormous fae- death of Braid, it is a wonderful tril tories. The N. B. R. Co. employs over to the vitality of golf that its devot: 9,000 hands. are almost invariably‘‘long livers.’ the great pros of the past fifty ye: Mr. Harold H. Hilton, ex-Amateur death has claimed but very few, whi Champion of both Great Britain and since the establishment of the Amat: the United States has been appointed Championship in 1886, Dr. Allan, \\ Secretary of the Sonning Golf Club in wonin 1897 is the only holder who | succession to Mr. E. W. Brooks, who died a natural death. The late lame has joined the flying corps. Sonning ed Freddie Tait of course is also amo is where Abe Mitchell, the former cele- the ex-Amateur Champions who lhe brated amateur was professional before passed away, but he paid the supre he went to the wars. Mitchell is gen- penalty fighting in South Africa. |i erally considered the longest driver in an absolute fact that since so many! the world. Right near Sonning is an tired officers have taken up the ga! aviation school where by the way sev- the war office pension fund has |} eral Canadian aviators. trained—mnany hard hit. The pensioned golfing | of whom were golfers and were given ficer has added years to his life of| the privileges of the Sonning course, pectancy. 540

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The twenty-four clubs in’ Leinster The late Mo Miller of Singleton with true Irish hospitality have the past Park, a president of the Ladies’ Goll year provided 116 entertainments fon Union, left an estate of £225,520 Hle 9.506 soldiers was a very warm supporter of all mat ters pertaining to golf Lance-Corporal W Hastland who served his apprenticeship with Ilarry Golfers will regret to hear that Wal Vardon at Totteridge and who was a ter Mayo, younger brother of the fam ous ©. I. Mayo of the Burhill elub; A fine golfer is another member of the Kk. Kirstbrook, who was prominent im ‘Niblick Birigade’’ who has paid the the west of Kngland tournaments supreme sacrifice young Thorne formerly “assistant to Tom’? Williamson, and Arthur Gray The famous Walton Heath Golf Club brother of Krnest Gray who holds the is represented at the front by no fewer record for the Prestwiek course, have than 120 greensmen and caddies Hraenny ill been killed on the battlefield of whom have been killed, including the head greenkeeper, MeNiell who ap \ facetious writer im Irish Late pears amongst the list of quite recent discoursing sympathetically on the casualties pleasures derived by the dub in golt uggests the following rules for player Mr. R. B. Matheson, the Kditor of beyond the pale of the handicapping ‘The Golf Monthly has been recently COMMIT CE ] \ lost ball stall re

promoted a full lieutenant in the Roval move two strokes from the score on that Navy. One of his experiences was to hole When a dub loses il ball he need be driven ashore in a great gale on an comfort, not punishment eastern coast where he had to swim for ) Mhe dub missing a ball entirely his life shall give a cigar to his opponent lt is ridiculous to punish a score for the fault of the player The new Lord Chaneellor, Sin Robert ; How a dub gets out of a bunks Findlay is a well known golfe: Poe is none of the other man’s business Vears ago he presented the Nairn Golt | When a dub takes more than ten Club with a new elub house strokes for a hole he shall be allowed Sir Albert Stanley President of the to go back and play the hole over again Board of Trade, is also an enthusiast golfer left-handed »» When a dub ha attempted to drive over a water hazard three times

There is a most optimistic feeling in good faith, his intentions shall iy throughout Great Britain just now that respected by his opponent and he shall

the darkest of the war days have passed be allowed to proc ‘ 1 from the other and that 1917 will see the breaking of ile

the clouds Nowhere is this feeling 6 When a dub ball nestles behind

more pronounced than in golfing cir rock he shall be allowed to remove

cles Returning golfers are almost thre roc] by throwing it at the first e without exception convinced that the pert vho plays through spirit of the Germans is nearing the 7 After four putts # dub may be al breaking point and that a ver real lowed to move the hol up to within a peace 1s not Tat distant reasonable distance of the ball

Municipal Golf

Writing to the Canadian Golfer hbehever in a municipal golf link sO congratulations on the article on Mun that any citizen ean play the game i¢ipal golf, Mayor Davidson of Winni he so desires without elub rest pee adds l might sa lama yrenat Good for Mayor Davidson

Big Men WO very big men have been fig- ‘‘A sensation”’ the cable says in l uring in a ‘“‘golfy’’ way this porting the case, ‘‘was created why month. During the recent mom- Attorney-General Smith alleged it |); entous Germanerisis in the States, Pres- been intended to murder the Prem: dent Wilson adjourned to the links for by means of poisoned darts to be sho' a game, there perhaps to studythe best at him while he was playing golf way to negotiate the German submarine Walton Heath.”’ a stymie—and that he negotiated it Walton Heath, it may be mention: successfully is now a matter of history is the popular Surrey golf course nea)

eee and joyto the Allies. London where the Prime Ministerseeks Almost at the same time in England relaxation from his weighty cares o 1 in a erowded court room at Derby, office whenever an opportunity pr three women and a man werearraigned sents itself.

charged with the diabolical plot of at- Even in these epoch-making \ al tempting to poison the Prime Minister. times the links loomlarge.

Help to Win the War HE new War Savings Certificates should need his money; and seco. l which have been created by the each certificate is registered at Ottawa Government to encourage thrift in the buyer’s name, and if lost and economyand to give everyone an stolen, is therefore valueless to anyoi opportunity to assist in financing our else. war expenditure, are now on sale at But while they are excellent from « every bank and moneyorderpost office investment standpoint, the certificat: in Canada. The $25 certificate sells should appeal strongly to Canadiai for $21.50, the $50 for $43, and the $100 because they offer to those who ius for $86. serve at home a splendid opportuni! As an investment these certificates for a most important patriotic servi: offer many attractive features—chief The person who honestly saves to |! of which are the absolute seeurity and extent of his ability and places his sa the excellent interest return. For ings at the disposal of the Governie: every $21.50 lent to the Government by purchasing these certificates, 1 now, $25 will be returned at the end feel that he is having a direct share of three years. feeding, equipping, and munition There are two other features which our Canadian soldiers, who are are especially interesting to small in- nobly doing their part. vestors. First, the certificates may be Golfers! Buy war certificates surrendered at any time, if the buyer yourself or for yourgirl or boy.

Bow and Arrow versus Golf Club IR Ralph Payne Gallway, whose Willie Hunter, the professional, \\ S death is reported at the age of came to America several years i sixty-eight, was a remarkably Hunter was equipped with the ortho versatile sportsman and writer on sport. golfing outfit, but Sir Ralph was ari He was a skillful exponent of archery, with a weird-looking Turkish bow« fishing, golf, hawking, wild fowl] shoot- arrow. Fromeach tee heloosed a bo ing and other forms of sport. He fol- shot, and wherever the arrow land: lowed them all as much on the scien- he placed a golf ball and played oul tific as the recreative side, and was the the usual manner, Hunter who was inventor of a golf ball and a duck-shoot- receipt of a third. woneasily by 95 4 ing gun. In 1906 he took part in an 4. Sir Ralph and Hunter played le interesting match on the course of the in a return meeting a few days lat: Richmond (Surrey) Golf Club against whenthe result was a halved mateh. 542

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Senie or Gol4 fers Organize

AYS the ‘‘New York Times’’ of Boston, Robert W. Lesley, Philad S January30th: phia; T. V. Boyd, St. Louis; and H ““In what was probably the most mon S. Graves, President of the Apa successful, and certainly the most joy- wamis Club at Rye, where the tour ous golf dinner ever held in this coun- ment is annually held. try, the Apawamis youngsters, more The following officers were elected than 150 strong, met at Delmonico’s Horace L. Hotchkiss, Honorary Presi last nght and formed the Seniors Golf dent; Darwin P. Kingsley, President Association for the purpose of carrying Judge Mahlon H. Pitney, First Vic on as an organization the great annual President; Judge Morgan T. O'Brie: tournament for boys of 55 and overat Second Vice-President; Walter Brown the Apawamis links each September. Secretary Treasurer. The peace and quietness that usually Directors whose terms expire 1918 relgns at this hostelry was banished for G. Ti. Barnes, R. W. Lesley, John Hertz the evening, for judges and jurists, mer- ler, Mahlon H. Pitney, Frank Presbre chants and ministers, and plain ordin- Winthrop Sargent. James A. Tyng | ary golfers of all shapes and_ sizes Ht. Watkins. thumpedontables, stood on chairs, sang old tunes, and otherwise upheld the dic- Directors whose terms expire 191!) tum of President-elect Darwin P.- T. V. Boyd, Judge W. O. Henderso: Horace L. Hotchkiss, G. H. N. Johnso: Kingsley, who declared that the first ruling of the Executive Committee was Darwin P. Kingsley, H. W. Lamb. \\ that ‘‘Time. was a liar.’’ H. Reed, George Wright. Seniors from all parts of the country Directors whose terms expire 1920 were present, and the following were D. N. Bates, H. W. Brown, James chosen to speak for the different sec- Fahnestock, Judge Henry A. Gild tions: Frank Presbrey, Chairman of the sleeve, Judge Morgan T. O’Brien, Ro Committee on Arrangements; Darwin Ogden, Judge Henry Stoddard, Fred P. Kingsley, New York, H. W. Lamb, Wessels.

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Interesting Happenings in Canada, Great Britain and United States

On; August 2Oth, 1914, Lieut. Ter Mr. W. C.J. King, manager Bank ol renee P. Jones, on the staff of the Bank Commerce, Simeoe: ‘1 have found tlhe of British North America and one of magazine both tnstruetive and interest the most promising Voung members ol ing and wish you continued suecess,’ the Brantford Golf and Country Clib : ° . left with the First Contingent for over A Montreal subseriber writes: | was seas Kor over two years now he has a visitor recently to Messrs. Murray been constantly fighting in France and and Blaeck’s winter golf sehool at 464 has risen to be Major and seeond in St. Catharine St The hight is first command of the Class, they have two “Mad Fourth’’—one greens to drive at of the pluckiest bat and three for mashie talions at the front pitching besides prt Recentl y Major ting They ave do Jones received the ing exceptionally

D.S.0.—a well de well and the result served honour ac- will be a large num corded one of the ber of new gollers bravest officers who next SCHSOW in Vion represent Canada to treal who will drive day on the far flung olf for the first hime battle line Hearts from the tee without cangratulations to a being entire novices brilliant officer and at the game The

golfer May h school is dome carry on’? and splendid work Old ‘follow through’? to time golfers also a the victorious finish Hnproving their gam of the ‘‘big game.’ and keeping in prae tice these long win Mr. J. S. Worthin ter days lth 8 ton, the ex-Open grand tustitution champion and one of this indoor golf,’’ Great Britain’s fore most golfers who Walter J, Travis, has been on a visit the well known goll of several mouths to ey and editor of the Major Terence P. Jones, D.S.O., a brilliant the States and Can “American Golfer’ officer and a fine young golfer. ada coneludes a most Is «quite serious!) Interesting letter on golf subjects to lat Palm Beach with facial erysipilas Mr. Travis, the Editor of ‘‘The Ameri can Golfer:’’ ‘J would like to ex Golf in the United States has lost one press one final wish, and thaf is after of its most noted adherents and the the termination of this deadly war, that Allies’ CALSC one of Its warmest sup an International amateur contest be in porters in the death of Mr. Herbert stituted, to be played annually between Jaques, President of the U.S.G.A, in America. and Great Britain. | feel 1909 and 1910 Mr. Jaques was chief sive such an event would create world ly instrumental in carrying out the idea wide interest and ereate sueh a Keen of the great National Allied Bazaar in and friendly spirit of competition that Boston which realized $300,000 and as would be all in the interests of the chairman of the Executive worked so watie. hard that the day after the Bazaar he

546 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol II, No. 10 was taken seriously ill and died from Mr. W. R. Baker, President of { heart failure after a few hours. He Royal Montreal, has left on a trip literally gave his life to the cause of Japan. the Alles. Mr. Jaques was also an © © © enthusiastic curler and President of the Mr. Perey Thomson, President oftl Boston Curling Association. William Thomson Steamship Compan e¢ © © St. John, N. B., has been enjoying s: eral weeks golf at Pinehurst, N.C. [| The ex-amateur champion, H. Chand- ler Egan is another prominent golfer was a guest at the Carolina. who will come underthe amateurban of © o © the U.S.G.A. He is laying out two Mr. A. G. Harrison, City Commis courses in the far west and will thus be sioner of Edmonton: ‘‘I shall be gla: included as a professional along with to keep you posted at anytimeregar Walter J. Travis, A. W. Tillinghast and ing our publie golf links and thank yo other lesser lights. very much for the interest you are ta © © © ing in Municipal golf.”’ John J. MeDermott, former United © © States Open Champion and one of the At the annual meeting of the Wester best exponents of the game ever pro- Golf Association the report of the S: duced in the States, who is in the asy- retary showed a membership of 24 lum as a result of a nervous break- clubs and a cash balance in hand 0 downis improving somewhat and hopes $5,007.50. The amateur championsh are entertained that he will again ap- will be held at the Midlothian Count: pear on the links. Club, July 9th to 14th. It will be p ceded by the Olympia Cup Contest 0 © > © July 7th. ha The Olympian Field Country Club of Chicago will be in a class by itself. In the Montreal district several go The club house will cost $400,000 and ers are taking up enthusiastically 1! on 675 acres of land four courses will newpopularsport of ski-ing or shee-i! be laid out—three of which are already as the Norwegians haveit. Mr. T. in the making. William Watson, Tom Wall, general manager for Spaldi Bendelow and Donald Ross ake the golf tells the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’? that in architects employed. Alread¥ the elub few years he thinks the sport will has a membership of 500. A temporary the most popular in Canada during | course will be used the coming season. winter months, and Mr. Spalding | oe o & generally his finger on the sporti pulse of the Dominion. Heit was so A recent despatch from Chicago pub- years ago who prophesied the golf ho lished in the ‘‘Toronto Globe’’ that which has swept the continent. over 1,000,000 persons played golf on the public links there during the season © © of 1916 is perhaps an exaggeration. As The U.S. National Open Golf Cha figured out by the ‘‘ Canadian Golfer’s’’ pionship tournament will be played t correspondent in the Municipal article year at the Brae Burn Country ©! in the January issue, over three-quar- West Newton, Mass., on June27, 28 a ters of a million permits were undoubt- 29, if the Executive Committee of edly issued in 1916. These are huge United States Golf Association and | figures and show conclusively the need club ratify the dates chosen by the )) of municipal courses in Canada. In fessional Golfers’ Association. The |) proportion to size Toronto and Mon- fessionals, to whom a choice of da treal if publie golf was provided would was allowedselected only three days issue in the neighborhood of 200,000 they have suggested a change in lai tickets per season—and it is a pretty ling the tournament. Most of thi safe wager that such a total would be believe it possible to play the ent reached in very short order in both qualifying roundin one day, instead these cities. two as has been the customoflate. February, 1917.

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548 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol II, No. 10 A large number of golfers in Toronto Join M. Peacock of the Algonguin and other principal go lfing centres are Golf Club, St. Andrew, N.B., writes leaving this month for winter resorts. from Pinehurst where he always goes © © © for the winter, that he is being kept The four-baller was wending his way particularly busy this year. to the ninetee nth hole, when one of the ®@ © © players was asked: ‘‘How did you com e out?’ ‘‘Well,’’ was the reply, A large number of annual meetings “af my partner had had as good a part- of clubs will be held during the course ner as his partner had we’d have won. of the next few weeks. Advanced re- © © ports received by the ‘‘Canadian Golf- Arthur Keeling, assistant to W. M. er’ are almost without exception of a Freeman at Lambton, has-been appont- most satisfactory and encouraging des- ed professional at the Essex Golf and cription. One prominent elub for in- Country Club, Sandwich. This is one stance will have a financial report sh of the best pro berths in Ontario out- owing $2,000 and overof a surplus. side of the metropol itan clubs and Keel- © ¢ © ing will undoubtedly make good as he was very popular at Lambton. He isa The ‘‘Canadian Golfer’? understands th first class player and instructor, a gyra- at two new golf courses are beng la duate of the well known Buxton Chab. id out the coming season near Mon- t Derbyshire, England. He has been four real. One of themat St. Eustache will in years at Lambton, all probability have 9 holes in com- © © © mission this spring and the other nine next year, T The marriage took place very quietly his will be a purely French- Canadian club. in Toronto January 23rd of Mr. Wm. The course Martin Griffith of Buffalo, the former is situated only 6 miles from Montreal wel] known Canadian player to Miss by rail and will un- doubtedly be Irene Carmen Gage, second daughter very popular. This is the first club to be of Mr. W. J. Gage, Toronto. Mr. Grif. formed entirely for the use of French fith is now with the well knownfinan- -Canadians who are com- mencing to tak cial firm of Teller and Evers, Buffalo. e a pronounced interest in the Royal a Hearty congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. nd Ancient game. Griffith from hosts of golfing friends © > © throughout the Dominion in which Mr. John G. Anderson, reviewing the felicitations the Editor begs leave to U.S. season of 1916 in ‘‘Golf Tllustrat- join. ed,’’ says © © © : ‘‘Turning to the financial side and to the numerical part of the Mr. Audrew Forgan of Montreal game we find an increase in courses writes the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ in refer- which amounts to well over a hundred, ence to a recent article in the magazine: an inerese in players which is around “That was a first class photo of Ben thirty thousand to forty thousand, an Sayers of North Berwick, and a good increase in the dues required from the write-up. He is over 59 and a grand golfers of fromfifty to a hundred and golfer. As wifty as he looks. Can fifty dollars, an increase in caddyfees ““walk’’ on his hands with his feet in which in the aggregate approximate the air as well as any kiddie. Has a three quarters of a million dollars, an cool head too and likes a hard match, increase in the amount of money spent aye and ean play it. J remember well on club-houses of a half million dollars. ‘Ben’ being first man at the Glasgow ati increase in club spirit and in, the Pro Tournament. JT rather think he quality of the courses over whieh golf- was first again at another time at Alex- ers play. There has heen a re- ander Park, where he defeated ‘‘Old freshing attempt to spend more money Tom’’ Jamie Anderson, Willie Camp- on the course and less on club-houses. bell and other good ’uns. ‘‘Wee Ben”’ golfers coming to realize that it is the was always aye there or thereabouts at playing end of the game which attraets the open competitions.’ as never before. February, 1917. CANADIAN GOLFER 549 ya

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The Rosedale Golf Club has had at A meeting of the directors of the considerable expense straightened out Summit Golf Club, Toronto was held the river which was cutting badly into Jast week. This is a new club which the fairway at Holes No. 4, 12, 10 and owing to the war has not yet been put 11. The work was one of necessity. into commission, although considerable © o © work has been done on the property. On December 31st fire completely © © © destroyed the magnificent Hampton David L. Black, the well known pro Terrace Hotel, Augusta, Georgia, so of the Rivermead Club, Ottawa, who is well known to scores of Canadian golf- down at the Victoria Club, Riverside, ers who visit the South. The loss will California, writes that the weather is be in the neighborhood of $500,000. lovely there and that men are playing o Oo ® every dayin their shirt sleeves—‘ just Captain John Lauder of the Argyl like summer.’’ With the thermometer and Sutherland Highlanders, only son in Canada kicking up its heels below of the famous comedian, Harry Lauder, zero this makes pleasant reading. has been killed in France. He was a © > & graduate of Cambridge andhis father’s The ‘‘Golfers’ Magazine,’’ Chicago, hopes and ambitions were centred in has recently been enlarged and other- him. Both father and son were often wise greatly improved. Under the edi- seen on the golf links. torial management of Mr. Crafts W. oo Higgins, the Chicago representative of One of the features of the recent the Royal and Ancient is a credit not Allied Bazaar in Boston was the golf only to golf but to the magazine field booth. Professionals in the States and in the United States—both froma liter- also from Canada, donated clubs by the ary and typographical standpoint. hundred and a large sum of money was @' 5@2 *@ realized by their sale. Some of the Mr. E. Alexander. who succeeds Mr. clubs fetched as high as $10, sym- W. R. Baker, C.V.O., as Secretary of pathisers of the Allies willingly giving the C.P.R., like his predecessor, is a this amount to help along the good very keen golfer. By a curious coincid- cause. Prominent Boston golfers had ence, he too is from Yorkshire. Another charge of the booth, including two ex- point he has in commonwith his pre- Presidents of the U.S.G.A.—Mr. Her- decessor, namely, a keen appreciation bert Jaques and Mr. G. Herbert Win- of pictures, shown by his membership deler. of the Arts Club of Montreal. Mr. © © © Alexander is also a member of St. Golfers throughout Canada in alarge Jame’s Club, Kanawaki Golf Club, and number of instances are also enthusias- the Montreal Curling Club. He was tic curlers—the two sports so essential- quite a lad when he came to Canada, ly Scottish, dovetail admirably, the one spending most of his early days in in the summer, the other in the winter. Hamilton, Ontario, where he went to Messrs. George S. Lyon, Fritz Martin, school, and then entered service with Henry Wright, J. A. Macfadden, T. B. the Grand Trunk Railway Company. Reith, to mention only a few of many Then he joined the C.P.R. and became hundred experts with club and ball, secretary to Sir William (then Mr.) are leading knights of the ‘‘stane and Van Horne, President of the Canadian besom.’’ In London Mr. Betts, K.C., Pacific Railway. When Sir William one of the best known of western golf- was succeeded by Mr. (now Lord) ers has recently been skipping his rink Shaughnessy, Mr. Alexander remained to a number of victories. Golf in the in the president’s office, continuing in spring, summer and autumn and curl- various capacities until July 2nd, 1908, ing in the winter are the ideal sports when he was appointedto fill the office for keeping a man physically and men- of assistant treasurer. On August 20th. tally fit. Many of the lady golfers too 1912, he was madeassistant secretary are no mean adepts on the ice—hoth of the Company andhis portfolio as in the sports of skating and curling. secretary began on JanuaryIst, 1917. February, 1917. CANADIAN GOLFER 551

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A fair young member of a golfing Shepherd in close competition with Mrs. family in Pasadena, California, writes: Ridgway won the event in 20, calling “We always look forward every month far an even two putts fromall positions to the arrival of the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’”’ except four. These were made in one. and then Dad and I serap as to which And at that she was just one stroke one shall readit first.’’ ahead of Mrs. Ridgway. o Oo © © > > From Mr. Arthur F. Sladen, Private Secretary to His Excellency the Gover- The Japanese golfers in the metro- nor-General: ‘‘I have brought the politan district of New York will short- December number of the ‘‘Canadian ly lay out a golf links and erect a club- Golfer’? to the Governor:General’s at- house of their own. A committee has tention and nowwrite to say that their consulted A. W. Tillinghast, the well Excellencies have been much interested known golf architect, in regard to lay- in yourarticle which appears on pages ing out the links. Work on the course 436-437.”’ will commence as soon as a deal can be eo ¢ © closed for a piece of property on Long Wm. Bell, professionai of the Scar- Island. The general scheme that will borough Golf Club, Toronto, formerly be worked out is to make the entire also of Galt, has taken up the profes- club house and course as much hike a sional duties of the Birmingham Ala- golf course in Japan as possible. bama Golf Club. A fine player and a © © © good instructor, Bell will be much miss- ed from the professional ranks of Willie Smith, a professional golfer of Canada. That he will make good plus international reputation and formerly in Birmingham goes without saying. national open golf champion of Amer- This is the club by the way which Nicol ica, died in Mexico City, December 26, Thompson, the Hamilton pro was con- of pneumonia. Smith played in the nected with for some years. open championship tournament of Great Britain at St. Andrews, Scotland in 5. © © 1910. Smith had been the professional The Winter Golf League of Adver- of the Country Club in Mexico City for tising Interests has just coneluded a some years. Previous to the war golf record tournament at Pinehurst. There had become a very popular game in were 128 players among the men and a Mexico and Smith had a very lucrative large field among the women. Nearly position. He was a grand golfer in his every contestant won a prize. The younger days. chief event—Class A, First Division, ® © © was won by W. Maxwell, whodecisively vanguished Grantland Rice, the well Seldom has a year held greater pro- knowngolf writer in the finals 8 and 7. mise for the future of sport than the The Second Division was wonbyG. B. one just passing, because of the wide Martin; the Third Division by W. R. participation which has been encourag- Barnhill; the Fourth Division by H B. ed. There is hardly a line of sport in Lewis; the Fifth Division by G. B Mar- which the interest has not multiplied, tin; the Sixth Division by W. Camp- with a host of new devotees on every bell. The finals in Class B Division hand. Golf, to select a leading example, were won by Messrs. O’Brien, Foster, has developed so rapidly that it has al- F. W. Nye, Franks, Eggers, and Mal- most outgrown its accommodations. linson. Class © Divisions by Messrs. Every club has its waiting list, and he Watts, Butler, Gordon, Treadwell, may count himself fortunate whoat- Hollis and Foster. Mrs. Bird won the tains full-fledged membership within Ladies’ Championship, defeating Mrs. a year, and every public course has Moore. Mrs. Sheppard made a new been flooded with players that conges- record for this season in the putting tion was inevitable. And yet newad- contest for ladies. Miss Dorothy herents of the game keep clamoring for Brown had eireled the clock several admission to the ranks.—Kditorial times well under even twos, but Mrs. “‘New York Times.’’ February, 1917. CANADIAN GOLFER 553

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Mr. James Smith, Captain. of the it will not be the fault of Freeman and Moose Jaw Golf Club, Saskatchewan: the Eaton Indoor Golf School, which is ‘“The articles in the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ filling a long felt winter want in are written in a very interesting fas- Toronto. hion and the magazine should readily e¢ © © command a good cireulation.”’ Arner Tollifson, a former pro of the © ¢ © Regina Golf Club, has been appointed Mr. Frank A, Kent, formerly Seere- professional at French Lick Springs, tary of the Essex Golf and Country sueceeding Frank Adams. Tollifson Club, Sandwich, writing to the ‘‘Can- started as a caddy at the Chicago Golf adian Golfer’? from Hants, England, Club, 19 years ago. says that he has recently undergone a » .. successful operation and nowhopesthat he is on the high-way to recovery. At a recent meeting of the Board of © © © Governors of the Lambton Club, Mr. © H. Willson, a well known meiber of The ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ was a visitor the board was appointed to the Vice a few days ago to the indoorgolf schoo!) Presidencyin place of Mr. Harry Ryrie of W. M. Freeman of Lambton. I[t is who was elected President at the an situated on one of the vast floors of the nual meeting. Mr. Willson’s appoint big. departmental store of Haton’s, ment will be a very popular one with Toronto. That the school has ‘‘ecanght Lambton members. The following com on’’ is demonstrated by the fact that mittees were appointed for 1917. the Lambtonerack is as busyas a nailor Executive Committee:—A,. T. Reid, Chair from morntill night teaching the young man; ©, H. Willson, J. A. Riordan. and old idea ‘‘howto shoot.’’ If there House Committee:—J. A. Riordan, Chair are not a large number of promising man; G. M. Clark, R. J. Dilworth. golfers the coming season starting off Green Committee:—C. H. Willson, Chair fo r the first time from the grassy tees man; ©. L. Wisner, W. A. Kemp 554 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol II, No. 10

The sudden death from heart failure The following letter from Mr. H. 8. is announced in Montreal of Sir Mel- Colt, the world famous golf architect, bourne McTaggart Tait, former Chief Karlywood Corner, Ascot Berks, Eng- Justice of the Superior Court of Que- land, is especially appreciated by the bee and father of Sir Thomas Tait, a Editor: ‘‘t enclose my subseription well known memberof the Royal Mon- tor another year to your paper which | treal and Algonquin Golf Clubs. have greatly appreciated. [ wish you © © every suecess for 1917.”’ oo > Mr. and Mrs. Perey W. Thompson, Mr. E. D- Thompson, St. John, Mr. J. H. The leading Canadian magazines and Pritchard, Toronto, Mr. J. H. Gundy, newspapers are commencing to ‘‘sit Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Petrie,, up’’ and take notice of the demandfor Hamilton, Mr. N. W. Rowell, Toronto, publie golf. The ‘‘Montreal Star’’ re- Mr. and Mrs. G. McDonagh and Mr. A. cently quoted extensively from the K. Webster, Toronto, are among Cana- article in the January issue of the dians registered at the Carolina, Pine- “Canadian Golfer’’ on Municipal Golf hurst, N. C- and MeLean’s magazine in its March o © /6 issue will feature the same subject from the same source. It is rumored that O. Brault, employ- ed as pro. for the past few years with © © the Cascade Golf Club at Little Metis, As pointed out by the ‘Toronto where he was very popular, has severed Globe’’ when the President of the Unit- his connections with the club and that ed States, in the midst of a great crisis the position is open. While the season in the history of his country, went out is short—from June 15 to September and played golf, he was but confirming 15 at the extreme—the membership is the doctrine of the reversion to type. large and the opportunity for giving Drake went on playing bowls as the lessons and the sale of clubs and balls Great Armada sailed into view at Ply- is, while it lasts, a good one. Mr. S. M. mouth. The heroes of Waterloo heard Baylis, the Treasurerof the clubis look- the booming of the guns of Quatre Bras ing for a manfor the position. His ad- at the Duchess of Richmond’s ball in dress, No. 3 Mechanies Building, 204 St. Brussels. The spirit of the Anglo- James Street, Montreal. Saxon mounts higherin face of danger. ¢ © War does not quench but rather calls into action the sporting instinets of the On December 9th the Marine and race. Field Club of Brooklyn, N.Y., opened O. % .®@ its eighteen hole course. In more than one way the newly arranged course is The magnificent subscription of over unique. It is located in a busypart of $500 to the Madge Neill Fraser Mem- the city and a great part of it is con- orial Fund which Miss Harvey announ- structed on park property. For the ces in her Ladies’ Department in this privilege of using this propertyas part issue from the Ladies’ and Men’s Clubs of their golf links the club officials of the Riverside Golf and Country Club have agreed to pay for the upkeep of of St. John, N. B. is one of the finest the whole course and at the same time contributions to the war recorded by to allow non-members, with licenses any golf elub in the Dominion. Miss from the Department of Parks, to play Harvey has now some $1,300 subscribed over the eighteen holes. There have for this noble memorial. The members been semi-publie courses of many kinds of the St. John Club have set anexample in all parts of the States, but this is the to the golfers of Canada, whichis alike first in which a city and a private club a eredit to themselves and their club. join hands in the establishment of a Every golfer should subscribe to this golf course. In Saskatoon in this coun- worthy fund to which Miss Harveyis try a somewhat similar arrangement giving so freely of her time and ener- prevails. gies. February, 1917. CANADIAN GOLFER 555

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Popular Tcronto Organization Has Most Successful Season

HE Eleventh Annual Meeting of with which the Secretary-Treasurer and staff l the Mississauga Golf Club was employed under him have discharged their duties during the season. held at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, on Saturday, the 27th of Janu- Showing the popularity of the Mis- ary, when there was a good attendance sissauga Club, the house revenue last of the members wholistened with much season, it might be mentioned was ex- satisfaction to the annual reports. ceptionally large for meals, bedrooms, The following are extracts from the ete., aggregating nearly $10,000. report of the President, Mr G. A. Mor- It was decided to increase the ladies’ row:— dues from $10 to $15, but to offset this Transportation has been improved at slight- the ladies are to be allowed full playing ly reduced cost, and the-Auto Fares collected privileges with the exception of speci- are almost sufficient to meet the Auto Ex- fied hours on Saturdays and holidays, ’ penses. these slight restrictions to be decided It is unfortunate, that the new Toronto to upon by the Board of Directors. Hamilton road was not completed during 1916. The section between Mimico and Etobicoke is The election of the Board of Diree- expected to be finished this year. The club tors resulted as follows:—G. A. Mor- contributed towards the improvement of the row, President; G. M. Kelley, Vice- Mississauga road between the village of Port Credit and the Club House, and the work done President ; Chas. Boothe, W. A. Denton, on this road late in the season will save the KE. A. Langumir, L. A. Hamilton, A. R. road from further destruction in the Spring. Capreol, Roden, I. F. Hollis. Several important improvements were un- dertaken on the course during the season, The re-election of Messrs. Morrow among which may be mentioned the comple- and Kelley, as President and Vice-Pres- tion of new Greens and Teeing Grounds, the ident will be very popular. They have protection of the River Banks and Tees, and both given much time and attention to the erection of abutments for two newbrid- ges. The bridges will be ready for the open- the welfare of the club. The majority ing of the season. of the directors also served on last In the club house, a buffet refreshment year’s board. room was installed adjoining the locker rooms and was well patronized by the members. Mississauga has oneof the most beau- Other improvements are being made to sim- tiful courses on the continent. The plify .and help the service in this room. The past two seasons a great deal of thought location of the professional’s workshop was and money has been expended on the changed to advantage. A capacious ice- house was built, where an abundance of ice improvement of the links andit is only can be stored. These alterations considerably a question of time when they will be up bettered the general service in the club, and to championship standard in everyres- were greatly appreciated by the members. pect. The location is ideal and the The club competitions for the year resulted as follows:—Ilst Flight Championship, J. H. greens and fairgreens are every year Forester; 2nd Flight Championship, J. W. showing marked improvement. The Mitchell; 3rd Flight Championship, J. W. Bos- club is fortunate in having a thorough- well; Highlands Trophy, A. J. Rolph; Forester ly well equippedsecretarial man as well Trophy, Wm. Radcliffe; F. B. Robins Trophy, T. H. Andison and G. L. Elliott; W. B. Meikle as a first class golfer in Mr. F. W. Trophy, Miss Gregg and C.C. Irvine. Kennedy and a pro of the best British The directors desire to testify to the zeal type in George Daniel.

February, 1917. CANADIAN GOLFER 557

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NEof the most successful annual ports. A number of very necessary O meetings in the long history of improvements were made to the elub the Brantford Golf and Country house during the past season. Club, one of the oldest clubs in Canada, It was decided to assess playing mem- took place on Feb. 9th. The President, bers the coming season an extra $5.00 Mr. C. A. Waterous occupied the chair to make good the membership fees of and there was a large attendance of members at the front. The ladies’ members. playing fees were increased to $10. A The President gave an interesting number of new members names were resume of the past season’s operations submitted and altogether the prospects which wereofa highly gratifying char- for the coming seasonareof the bright- acter. est. The chairman of the Finance Com- The election of directors resulted as mittee, Mr. A. S. Towers, presented a follows :—the system of retiring diree- most encouraging report. The deficit tors automatically every year being put of 1915 had been wiped out and a cash into force for the first time, an idea balance was shown. The club has also that is generally being adopted by $6,000 invested in War Bonds, the pro- clubs with excellent results. ceeds of the arbitration with the Lake For 3 years, A. S. Towers, W. H. Erie and Northern Railway. Alto- Webling, W. S. Brewster, K.C. and J. gether the club financially is in a most G. Scarfe. For 2 years:—C. G. Ellis, healthy condition. G. D. Heyd and Iden Champion. For The Captain, Mr. W. H. Webling, 1 year:—D.S. Large, T. H. Preston and told of a successful season. Several Hilton McKay. home and home matches were played whilst the club competitions were also Mr. W. H. Webling was re-elected keenly competed for. He referred to Captain by acclamation and Mr. H. 7: the successful Patriotic Day held and Watt, Auditor. the invaluable services on that occasion A hearty vote of thanks was passed of Mr. Geo. Lyon, Geo. Cumming, W. to Mr. C. A. Waterous, who for the past M. Freeman and Geo. Daniel, who so two years has made a most capable kindly participated in an exhibition President. match. The new Board of Directors was Mr. D. S. Large, chairman of the authorized to employ an architect for Grounds Committee and Mr. W. B. the purpose of drawing up plans for a Preston, chairman of the House Com- new caddy house and the enlargement mittee presented very satisfactory re- and improvement of the club house.

Goli and the Baseballer A despatch from New York says: conclusion a number of managers have ‘With most people baseball is amuse- reached. In many cases a manager ment or exercise. Hundreds of thous- would often discover a half-dozen of ands watch the game each summerto be his players had done eighteen holes in amused. Thousands play once or twice the morning. In some cases certain a week for the exercise. A majority of players were individuals who had in- major league players, who depend on sisted that morning baseball praetice baseball for a livelihood, have taken up was bad because it tired the athlete for golf as their best form of recreation the afternoon game. But many man- and amusement. Doing eighteen holes agers do not regard with high favor on the golf course burns up little energy, doing 36 expends a bit more playing eighteen holes on the golf than the average ball player can stand, course each morning and may take ac- andstill have the afternoon ball game tion this season to prevent it.’’ Score in front of him. At least, that is the another point for the universal game. 558

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Death of Gol.Macdonald, of Toronto NEof the worst accidents in the Since early manhood he had been an O history of the Union Station oe- enthusiastic soldier and rifle shot. He curred on the night of January saw active service with the Q. O. R. in 30th as a troop train bearing 500 sol- the Northwest Rebellion. He served diers was pulling out for the east. Col. in the Q. O. R. for fourteen years be- Willian Campbell Maedonald, a Briga- coming Officer Commanding of that dier, attached to the Headquarters Staff regiment. In 1892 he was Junior at the Exhibition Camp and Managing Majorof the 48th Highlanders ; he went Director of the Confederation Life As- to Bisley as the Adjutant of the Cana- sociation, was killed outright by a pass- dian team. He was Vice-President of ing yard engine and several others ser- the Dominion and Ontario Rifle Asso- iously injured. The tradegy was heard clations and a past President of the of with heartfelt sorrow throughout the Canadian Military Institute. Dominion because very few men were In 1887 he married Caroline Emily, more widely known or more popular a daughter of the late Frederic Wyld, than the deceased officer. ‘‘Dunedin,’’ St. George and Bloor Sts. Colonel Macdonald was a very prom- He resided there since the death of Mr. inent memberof the Toronto Golf Club Wyld. and a formerdirector of the elub. Colonel Maedonaldis survived byhis He was born in Peel county on May wite, two sons, Lieut. Fred Maedonald, 31, 1856, and educated in the puble who was taken prisoner at St. Julien, schools and by private tutors. At the while serving with the 48th Highland- age of nineteen he entered the office of ers; Campbell, a student at St. An- the Treasurer of the county of York drew’s College, and two daughters, and five years later joined thestaff of Miss Flora and Miss Louise at home. the Confederation Life. He advanced To them the heartfelt sympathy of step by step, until he became Managing golfers and friends throughout Canada Director and Actuary early in 1914. will be most sincerely extended in their His standing in insurance was high. tragic and sudden bereavement.

Decisions of Rules of Golf Gommittee HE Rules of Golf Committee of and stroke play? the Royal Canadian Golf Asso- Answer:—A playeris disqualified for ciation announce the following playing on or on to any green on the decisions: stipulated course on the day of a medal Ball Out of Bounds ~ or stroke competition or intentionally Player A—Pulls a long drive into an open at any of the holes: Penalty, disquali- wire boundry fence from the tee. Thereis fication. Rule 4, Sec. 2 Stroke Compe- a rank growth of grass and weeds in the field out of bounds and the same conditions tition. In mateh play it does not dis- prevail for two or three feet inside the fence qualify him. He can putt all he likes which makes it difficult to find the ball. A on the greens or play at any of the claims that the ball is out of bounds and holes. drives his second, Player B—Objects and claims that the Worm Casts Loose Impediments ball is not outside and says that if the first Player A—Brushes aside or removes worm ball is not found inside of five minutes east which lies close to his ball on the fair search that the hole is his on lost ball rule. way. He does not press it down with his The ball could not be found. elub-head or his foot. Answer:—‘‘ A’s’”’ claim is quite right. Player B—Claims penalty, rule 10. A dis putes claim on rule 12, sec. 1, the worm cast If the ball cannot be found after a being a loose impediment. The ball did not search of five minutes within bounds move. ““B’’ must concede it out of bounds. Answer :—‘‘A’’ has a perfect right See Rule 23, Sec. 1 and 2. to remove worm casts within a elub Disqualification on Stroke and Medal Day length of the ball, provided he does not Is a player disqualified for competition if he has played on the same day or practised on moveball, in which case the penaltyis any of the regular putting greens before his one stroke. Worm casts are loose im- match? Does the rule apply to both mateh pediments. See definition No. 12. 5€0

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What the Knights of the Stane and Besom Are Doing in Various Parts of Canada

HE ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ has been This is the blue ribbon event of Ontario asked by leading golfers in Mon curling and excites tremendous interest treal and Toronto during the win- from one end of the Province to thi ter months to devote a section of the other. The following were the winners magazine to curling and the Editor has and runners-up for this competition in much pleasure in complying with this the various groups: aA Group No, 1 request. ; Winner, King Thereis no ton, Runner-up paper devot- Group Né ed to this Winner Belle popular pas- Cviollbe,ourRgunner-up time in Can- Group No Winner Peter ada and as bore, Runner ee : . up, Lindsay thousands of Group No. 4 golfers keep Wan Det Park ze . : dale, Tunner-up

fit in winter riUnKeEaCsVICW time by en- Group No, 5 : “ Winnes Queen gaging in the City, Runner-up ak Of aotel poronto roe ae = Group No. 6 Game it is Winner, Barrie KR ( ' ol perhaps only ignwood proper that Group No, 7 Winner Parry the ‘‘Cana- sound Runner dian Golfer’’ up, Ba'a Group No, § should fea- Winner, Dunda tore: teh 1's Runner-up Ham ton Asylum glorious pas- Group No, 9 Winner Galt time during Granites Kun the months ner-up, Pari Group No, Ww of December, Winnes ramp January ton Runner-up Guelph Roya February City and March Group No, 11 Winner, Ower The Editor Sound Ranier up, Shehourns will be very Group No. 1 pleased to Winner M t lorest Runner publish the up, ffarrison reports of in- Group Noe, 1 Winner Agin teresting court Ir, Run matehes and ner-up Thorn hill will welcome Group No 14 reports from Winner, Strat ford, Runner-up sneactretaayries Mr. Thos. Thauburn, Br; ampton, Parnessident of the Ontario 4« t. Max : Curling Association. Group No, 15 and others Vinner, Lo Herewith some interesting gossip from don Runner up Woodstock ‘ : S Group No, 16-—Winner, Sarnia, unner-up te the rinks. troft On Monday, Feb. 5th, in Toronto The Ontario Tankard when Secretary G.S, Pearcey called the Ontario curlers the past two weeks or Wifes and runners-up together at thy so—there are some 5,000 curlers in On Victoria Rink only one group was un tario—have been on the ‘‘keen edge’’ repres5ented. This was No. 12 in which over the Ontario Tankard Competition. Mt. Forest were winners and Harrison YuUnNeVs-Uup- 562 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol II, No. 10

On Tuesday the various rival rinks added their congratulations to the win- were at it with every ounce of skill and ners and losers for the splendid exhi- generalship. The result of the prin- bition of the game given throughout cipal matches: the series by the last competing clubs. First Round—Parkdale beat Belle- This is the first time Owen Sound has ville 18 shots; Queen City won from carried off the much prized tankard. Sarnia 10 shots; Owen Sound beat In the Governor General’s competi- Agincourt Heather 19 shots; Peterboro, tion, Queen City Toronto, defeated Dundas 13 shots; Barrie, Brampton, 7 Brampton in the finals by 23 shots: shots; Kingston, London 15 shots. Second Round—Queen City beat Toronto Granites Win Ladies’ Tankard Parkdale 22 shots; The competition for Owen Sound, Parry the Ladies’ Tankard, Sound, 2 shots; Peter- given by the Ontario boro, Barrie 4 shots; Curling Association, Galt Granites, Kings- for competition among ton, 14 shots. ladies’ curling clubs In the semi-finals affiliated with that Peterboro beat Queen association, was call- City 2 shots; Owen ed for play at the Sound, Galt Granites Kingston Curling Club 7 shots. (The Galt on Jan. 30th, by T. M. Granites were skipped Asselstine, umpire. by Dr. MacKendrick Rinks from the Tor- and W. W. Wilkinson, onto Granite Club, the two well known Toronto Club, and the golfers. ) Kingston Club were This left Owen present, Peterboro, Sound and Peterboro Belleville and Queen to fight it out and the City not attending. former were victorious The draw was made by 10 shots. The score: at 2 o’clock, resulting Owen Sound—H. R. Mof in Granites getting the fatt, R. A. McDougal, M Kennedy, junior, W. H bye and Kingston and Wright, sk. 15. Toronto having to Peterboro—J. Brightman G. Logie, C. Davidson, R fight it out to see who M. Waddell, sk. 15 would get into the Owen Sound—James_ HE. 3uzza, J. E. Harrison, J. E finals. An interest- Telford, HE. A. Batcheller sk. 15. Total 32. ing feature of this Peterboro--Dr. Wightman. game was the fact H. Foot, S. Ray, W. Lang sk.,.v. otal :22; that both of the Tor- Majority for Owen Sound, onto skips learned the 10 shots. Wright 010110202000100223-15 game on Kingston ice, Wad’l 103001020111023006-15 both being former Sat’ler 101103011020113101-17 Lang ..010010200101000010- 7 The Ontario Tankard, one of the most members of the Kings- A good gallery saw coveted Curling Trophies. ton Club, viz., Mrs. the play-off, and President Thauburn Segsworth and Mrs. Jellet. Kingston made the presentation to the winners, ladies won 23 to 7. who were represented by Skip Wright, The following day Toronto Granites in the speech of acceptance and acknow- won the final game and the eup 19 to ledgement. 16. The scores: The veteran Sam Rayof Peterboro, Toronto Granites Kingston Mrs. A. Suckling Mrs. Cartwright a leading sportsman for generations, Miss 8S. Boomer Mrs. MacNee and one of the finest cricketers of the Mrs. McWilliams Miss L. Tandy Mrs. Nettlefield ....1) Miss) Belts yjce sek most flourishing days of that game in Mrs. C. M. Mills Mrs. Ashby Mrs. W. Cork Mrs. Givens Ontario, had to acknowledge a tribute Mrs. John Shaw Mrs. Waldron to his skill as a curler, and Secretary Mra..C.cnlley 2.5.0 Miss M. Gordon ... 5 Totals ot Totals - 16 Pearey and Past President Macfadden Majority for Toronto Granites, 3 shots.

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The points competition held in the afterrnoon The Jubilee Trophy competition resulted as follows Mrs R. Segsworth (Tor onto), 26; Mrs. A. Suckling (Toronto Granites), whieh is at this writing, down to its 28; Mrs. W. R. Givens (Kingston), 20; Miss Bh tinal as far as the eity rinks are con Mohr, (Toronto), 18; Mrs. Jeilett (Toronto), 18; Mrs. J. Shaw (Toronto Granites), 15; Miss Betts cerned, drew out some splendid eur! (Kingston), 14; Mrs. Nettlefield (Toronto Gran ing) Many of the Inost prominent of ites), 13: Mrs. Bickford (Toronto), 18; Mis Boyd (Toronto), 8; Mrs. Cartwright (Kingston), 5 the curlers were men who belong to and Curling Golfers in Montreal are actively engaged at the various golt (Special. Correspondence, ** Canadian clubs here Golfer’’) Montreal Curling Club contains 1n its

It has been said here in Montreal membership many prominent golfers among readers of your valuable paper some of whom are good skips and “The Canadian Golfer,’ that it must amongst whom .may be mentioned the be hard to keep the winter months ollowing

A famous group of curlers. Members of the Owen Sound Curling Club, winners of the Ontario Tankard. R. G. McKay, W. R. Chester, Skip, Dr. G. H. Holmes, E. D. Bonnell W. H. Smith, J. E. Buzza, M. D. Lemon, Skip, Dr A. B. Rutherford

pages filled with golfing news; and if W. [. Fenwick, the youngest voteron has also been said that it might not be of them all, who golfs at the Royal a bad idea for the ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ Montreal to inelude Curling news during the George Darling. anothe) skip he months of January, February and longs to Beaconsfield and Whitlock March. also Mr. Blaekader, Mr. Pitblade and It is surprising how many men among W. M. Taylor, for many years Secre the golfing fraternity of this district tary at Whitlock. are actively engaged in curling and one Mr. James Hill is one of the Royal meets almost the same men around the Montreal stalwarts as is also Mr. W golfing grounds as he does arotnd the W. Walker. curling rinks of Montreal, particularly Mr. Ed. Darling plays at Beacons the ‘‘Heather,’’ ‘‘Thistle,’’ ‘‘ Montreal’ field and Mr. J- L. MeCulloch is also and ‘‘Caledonia.’’ a Beaconsfield man Mr. G. H. Napie 564 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol II, No. 10

is the new President of the Beacons- Hutchison of Caledonia. field Golf Club. Mr. Jas. W. Pyke The Heather rinks were lying 14 to plays at Whitlock. 6 with 2 ends to play when skip Hen- At the Heather rink, the majority of derson scored 6 on the 13th end and the players who belong to this club are scored 2 on the 14th end, tied the game members of the Whitlock Golf Club, and then won the gameon the playoff. such as Mr. W. B. Hutchison, one of Thefirst round of the Governor Gen- Moutreal’s best known skips. Heis eral’s Cup played in Montreal, drew Chairman of the Greens Committee at out no less than 6 prominent golfers as Whitlock. skips : —Messrs. W. B. Hutchinson, H. Mr. N. K. MacDonald, another skip, R. Hutehison, A. K. Hutehison, Dr. FB. also plays at Whitlock and Kanawaki. S. Harding, W. [. Fenwick and G. S. G. A. Woodis another Whitlock man Oliver, and it is pretty safe to say that and Mr. T. Y. Foster is the well-known there are very few rinks of curlers in Secretary of the Whitlock Golf Club. Montreal these days that have not their J. E. Buchananplays at the Country fair share of golfers. Club, Mr. D. J. Munn at Beaconsfield. Quebec Ladies’ Curling Association Dr. W. H. Smythe at Kanawaki and J. Grant Cornell at Country Club, also Officers of the Quebec Ladies’. Curl- W. E. Cushing at Beaconsfield. ing Association for the ensuing year The Thistle rink is particularly wereall re-elected at their annual meet- strong with golfers headed by Mr. W. ing, Feb. 8th. Mrs. C. de W. Reid pre H- C. Mussen, President of the club. sided and the various clubs in the As- He is also Chairmanof the Greens Com- sociation were represented. The meet- mittee of the Royal Montreal Golf Club. ing passed a vote of thanks to the Royal H. G. Wills plays at Beaconsfield, Caledonian Curling Club forthe new and T. B. Reith, one of the district’s trophy. best golfers also plays at Beaconsfield. The following officers were returned: W. Geo. Kent, another Thistle skip President, Mrs. C. de W- Reid; Vice- is a prominent member of Whitlock as Presidents, Mrs. William Cairns, Mrs. is also Mr. A. K. Hutchison. A. F. Gault, Mrs. G. H. Cornell and Mr. R. L. Wardenis the seratch play- Miss J. Sewell; Treasurer, Miss Lillian Smith and Secretary, Mrs. G. K- White er at the Whitlock Golf Club and Mr. A vote of thanks to the Royal Cale- Hugh Mackay, who played in last donian Curling Club for the newtrophy year’s Champion Jubilee rink, plays was passed. golf at Kanawaki. Among those representing the var- James Nicoll plays at Country Club. jous clubs in the association were: At the Caledonia Mr. H- R, Hutehi- Montreal, Mrs. R. C. Grant and Miss son who made such a splendid -finish in Una Boyd; St. Lawrence, Mrs. Ll. the Jubilee Trophythis year, plays golf Smith; Heather, Mrs. 8S. S. Boxer J. at Whitlock, as also does his father, Mr. Brady and Mrs. E. A. Reipert; Out- J. A. Hutchison, who was one of the remont, Mrs. H. G. Reid and Mrs. H. founders of the club. Dr. Novingeris Mackenzie; Lachine, Mrs. P. R. Holt a prominent Kanawaki player and Mr. and Mrs. C. de W. Reid; Three Rivers, W. R. J. Hughes often plays at the Mrs. J. Baleer; Wayagamack of Three Hudson Heights Course. Rivers, Mrs. C, R. Whitehead; Orms- Mr. O. W. G. Dettmers and Mr. W. town, Miss Olive Bryson and Mrs. F. W. Williamson of the St. Lawrence ©. Hunton; and Quebee, Miss Pope and Club, both play at Whitlock and Dr. E. Miss A. Brodie. S. Harding, a prominent St. Lawrence curler plays at Kanawaki. Lachine Ladies Win Mr. W. B. Taylor of the Montreal The Royal Curling Trophy was won West Club is also a golfer. last week in Montreal by the Lachine Probably the feature event of the Club. ‘Mrs. C, de W. Reid, skip, Miss Jubilee Trophy games in Montreal, was J. Church, Mrs: H. V. Cooper and Mrs. the finish between the rinks skipped by P. R. Halt. The runners-up were Three A. N. Stewart of Heather and Harry R. Rivers, Miss E. Baptist, skip, Mrs. F. 8. i February, 1917. CANADIAN GOLFER 565

Farmer, Miss E. Ritchie and Mrs. H. ice, Outremont having eighteen shots Helm. This is the principal Ladies’ to their eredit following their win in event in the Montreal district. the previous night’s games. This gavi In presenting the cup to Mrs. C. de the St. Andrews rink a hard task, but W. Reid, skip of the Lachine rinks, af- early im the game they had reduced ter they had won from Three Rivers, their opponents lead by half, and the Wim. Kearns, vice-president of the contests became keener as they pyro Royal Caledonian Club, said that it was oressed, St. Andrew’s on the total count appropriate that Mrs. Reid’s rink winning by four shots, thus reducing should win since she is the president of Outremont’s margin of fourteen shots the Ladies’ Curling Association, Each on the two night’s games member of the winning rink was also Some particularly good curling On presented with an individual loving the part of Jas. Young saved the situ

Prominent Toronto Curlers. The Rennie-Beatty rinks of the Toronto Granite Curling Club. A. E. Dalton Cc. O. Knowles, C. H, Boomer, H, M. Sanderson. T. Rennie J. Rennis, Ekip, H. BE. Beatty, Skip, W. A. Suckling cup, the gift of the Branch and Mr ation for Outremont when on the Mth Kearns announced that he would per end, after being down 8 1, he drew in sonally give a eup to each of the mem the fifth shot and two more in the final bers of the losing side. which gave him the match by a close margin of three shots, 14—11. Clos The Centenary Cup play was a feature of the game between For the first time since if was of A. R. Vallance and R. ©. Binning, which fered for competition the Centenary with the St. Andrew’s scoring on the Cup goes this year to the Outremont last two ends gave the decision in his Curling Club, Montreal, which with a favor 13—-9. On the third sheet J Me total of fourteen shots in hand won dougall obtained a good lead in the from St. Andrews in the finals. Friday first end of the game whieh he main night, February 10th the second half tained against the Outremont rink of the final was played on Montreal skipped by W. J. Little to the final end » } B 5e6 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol II, No. 10

| ; 1 This match also proved a close one, St aine and Oldham of Duluth. These famous Andrew’s winning by a margin of three skips have strong curlers with them this year and promise to make a bid for the jewelry. shots: Jimmy Gillespie did not get away to a very The aggregate of the six games play- good start, but he promises to be heard from ed in the final stood: before the ‘spiel is over. Outremont Billy Finlay, Howard Wood, Byde Hal ock, Capt. Mac. Rochon, Gordon Hudson, Bob Ue AMO TE WB sc. rivets isisncesess 65 Gourlay, Maleolm Campbell and Bob Jacob Since the cup was offered for eom- seem to be the most formidable of the local petition by the Montreal Club in 1907, aggregation. Rochon has a strong bunch in it has been won on six oeceasions by Dick Barras lead, Jimmy Congalton at second Caledonia and on three by Heather and Frank Cassidy at third. With Billy Fin lay piloting the Wise Boys this makes one of Club, but never by the elub which the most formidable combinations in the ear donated it. This is the first time that nival. Outremont curlers have won the eup. On Friday night, February ‘th, amidst great excitement, Canada won Winnipeg’s Big Bonspiel the first International competition of Toronto and Montreal think they are the “Spiel, defeating four rinks from some curling centres, but they are not the United States for the Hudson Bay in it with Winnipeg where the big bon- Trophy 44 to 32. At one time it looked spiel is nowin full swing with some 800 as though the Yankees would win but curlers in attendance. Says the ‘‘ Win- the crowd were quite sympathetic. nipeg SaturdayPost,” Feb. 10th of this Canada was represented by rinks from event: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ontario and Sask- Curlers reign supremein local sporting cir atchewan. The United States by St. cles these days, and will continue to hold Paul and three rinks from Duluth. swayfor the following seven days. With 192 rinks gathered here from four provinces and The Bonspiel is still in progress as the two porcering states, Winnipeg’s 29th annual ‘Canadian Golfer’’ goes to press. It is bonspicl got under way last Tuesday morn- a pronounced success. ‘‘Saturday ing. Cam Chisholm, chairman of the ice Night,’’ February 10th the visitors committee, has kept everything running by arranging five draws each day for forty were entertained to a rousing ‘‘smok- sheets of ice with the result that good pro er’? at the Royal Alexandra. gress is being made and the final games The charmed quartette of skips in the will start being played by next Wednesday. honspiel consist of Capt. E. J. Rochon, The new style of play, the Chisholm pro Howard Wood, Billy Finlay, Winnipeg pressive draw, surely 1s proving a very pop ular and beneficial scheme. Some of the and J. Pepper, Deloraine- Up to Sat old curlers were not in favor of changing urday night, Feb. 10th, they the from the long adhered Bagnal-Wylde system, only undefeated skips of the 192 rinks but now that the new modeof play has proven better, they are just as pleased as the big competing. majority of curlers are. The Chisholm pro Tee Shots gressive draw speeds up the play and prevents a rink from winning more than two open Six rinks of the Toronto Granites competitions. In the old system it was pos won from Lindsay by 11 shots on Jan. sible for a rink to work out to the finals in four open events, thus holding up play con 29th. iderably. It is expected that the newstyle The 1918 *‘Colt’’ bonspiel will be held of play will shorten the bonspiel two days in Paris and the entrance was raised to The big mateh of the ’spiel is the City vs. All Comers for the Birks’ Trophy, when forty- $1.50 per player and $1 elub fee. nine rinks a side will be the order of play. J. A. MeKay’s London Club curlers The City has triumphed over outsiders for carried off the main event in the annual several years now, but this time the visitors are picked to win out. The out-of-town rinks London bonspiel the final being con rer much stronger and they have more to cluded late at night after four London choose from because 120 visiting rinks are rinks had a try for the honors. here, while only 72 Winnipeg aggregations are in the carnivals and most of the local entries Two London Thistles rinks, skipped are not very formidable. The countryis well by A. M. Heaman and L. E. Tillson, represented in Dick Ross of Regina, Frank respectively, were beaten in the semi- Matheson of Russell, Frank Manwaring of finals by J. A. McKay and W. A. Rich- Birtle, Archie MeConaghy of Neepawa, A. Kerr of Miniota. Jimmy Gillespie of Moos: ardson. The latter fell down in the Jaw, Forsythe of Forrest, Pepper of Delo coneluding mateh by 14 to 11.

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Five rinks of the Detroit Curling Leather Medal competitions are very Club defeated the Toronto Granites on popular in Montreal and ereate no end February 12th by 8 shots and lost to of interest among the various rinks the Toronto Club by 6 shots. The Russell rinks of Ottawa beat Though J. M. MeKay of London took Aylmer on their own ice. They also the MeNee trophy by his victory over defeated the Rockland team recently W. A. Richardson’s quartette, the skips they putting up a very strong game have agreed that the peenliar condition Galt beat 32 rinks of Detroit curlers of the iee did not permit of a real test by the close margin of 4 shots The of strength and they will accordingly Galt skips were W. W. Wilkinson, who play it over. was up 10 shots; H. Walker, winner by Plattsville took away the MeLaren 1 shot and Dr. MaeKendrick, who was Trophy and the championship of the down 7 shots. Western Colts League Annual Bonspiel The annual meeting of the Western at London byvictory over Ashplant and Ontario Colts Curling League was held Griffith of London. The tourney con- in London, Jan. 29th, and these officers eluded when London Thistles won the elected for next year’s bonspiel :—Hon consolation event from Inksater and President, A. F. MeLean, Stratford; (ourlay of Paris. President, Charles Stewart, Seaforth; Because the permanent ownership of Kirst Vice-President,G, Gourlay, Paris the two main trophies was definitely Second Vice-President, John Maepher decided before the conelusion of play son, London; Honorary Secretary-Trea in the annual London Bonspiel, curlers surer, James Sinclair, Paris. The Exe in Western Ontario are formulating a cutive Committee will consist of the ) lan for a Western Ontario Curling As- above officers and James Bristow, St sociation classic along the lines of the Thomas; O. Prangley, Plattsville; W annual tourney of the Western Ontario Huether, St. Mary’s; A. E. Chapman Bowl ing Association. London Thistles. 568 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol II, No. 10

Four rinks of the Woodstoek Club LAWN defeated Galt at Galt, Feb. 22th by 20 RENNIES seep shots. Toronto Granites and Hamilton Thist- RENNIE’S BEST XXX—Our best mix les played home and home matches on ture of grasses for a quick permanent January 27th, Granites winning by 10 lawn Lb. 40c., 10 Ibs. $3.50. shots. Hamilton had a lead of 2 shots RENNIE’S BOWLING GREEN A in Hamilton but lost by 12 shots in n xture prepared by experts. Lb. 35¢., 10 lbs. $3.00. Toronto. RENNIE’S EVERGREEN— Our stan In the match between Montreal and dard fou many years Lb. 35c., 10 lbs. Thistle rinks for a barrel of meal, which $3.00. the losers will donate to the St An- RENNIE’S GOLF LINK—For Putting Greens and Tennis Grounds. Lb. 40c., drew’s Home, which was played at the 10 Ibs., $3.50. Thistle rink last week, Jas. Cleghorn RENNIE’S PUTTING-GREEN — Pro won from the Montreal skip, W. Ram- luces closest possible sward. Lb. 40c., say, by a margin of one shot, the score 10 lbs. $3.50. heing 8-7. RENNIE’S SHADY-NOOK—"For Shad ed Spots. Lb. 45c., 10 lbs. $1.00. The Granite Curling Club of Toronto RENNIE’S PURE DUTCH LAWN sent four rinks to Brampton Jan. 23rd CLOVER—Lb. 60c., 10 lbs. $5.50. to compete with the home club. The PURE PULVERIZED SHEEP MA- feature of the game was the last two NURE—(Wizard Brand) 10 lks. 35c., stones Skip Chas. Bulley played to try 100 lbs. $2.00. to tie the score, but Skip Downs took RENNIE’S SEEDS one out and left Down’s rink one shot Cor. King and Market Sts., Toronto | up. Brampton won by 36 shots. (Phone Main 1510) | Mr. J. P. Robertson, the veteran See-

retary of the Manitoba Curling Asso- ciation, who has held down this position Detroit was beaten at Stratford by 6 shots and at Woodstock by 27 shots. since its formation in 1888 is again busy handling the 29th annual carnival Four rinks from Cobourg were beat- ‘J. P.’’ is wearing his usual happy n by the Toronto Granites 2 shots and smile these days because bonspiel time hy the Toronto Club 16 shots. is the best part of the year for him L. G. Maxwell of St. Mary’s Bonspiel Four rinks the Toronto Curling Club Committee is amongthose who favor a recently visited Windsor in the after- Western Ontario event, and he has pro- noon and Detroit in the evening where posed that the old Western Ontario they met the curlers of the two cities in Pankard be put up for the echampion- a friendly match. At Windsorthe Tor- ship event, ontos were returned winners by 22 our rinks each from Petrolia and shots, but at Detroit they were beaten Hamilton were the guests of the De- by 17 shots. troit Club on Saturday evening, Feb- At Windsor ruafy the 10th. Hamilton was beaten Torontos Windsor 48 to 45 Petrolea won 51 to 47. The W. Mellroy, sk ....12 J. Anderson, sk 6 Hlamilton skips were T. Patterson, P. C. E. Robin, sk....16 W. T. Carter, sk 2 Geo. S. Lyon, sk .. 10 A. R. Bartlett sk 8 H. Douglas, W. B. Champ and J. R. DroN, Tati; ako 16 H. Mallender, sk ..15 Newberry. Galt gained a decisive victory over Total ayers ts Total ‘1 Majority for Toronto, 22 shots. two rinks of the Toronto Victorias. The At Detroit SCOTe : Galt, Dr. MaeKendrieck, (S) 18; Torontos Detroit Victorias, Dr. Tait, (S) 8; Galt, Dr. G. S. Pearcy, sk 9 Dr. Robbins, sk LO Buchanan, (8S) 23; Victorias, W. Gale, W. H. Grant, sk .... 9 Robert Kerr, sk 18 S) 8 Many well known golfers took G. 8. Lyon, sk 319 B. S. Gulney, sk aS part in these matches, including skips Dr Tal sk 76-1) W. MeWhinney s. 14 Wilkinson, MacKendrieck and Bueh- PGR occ aden BS Total : 55 anan Majority for Detroit, 17 shots.

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At the St. Mary’s Bonspiel, February ing Charles Snow by ten shots, and R. 7th and 8th, the Victor Trophy was won Mahoney was 2 up on Skip Hd. Allan by the London Club which defeated At the conclusion of the game the Lake St. Marys 11 to 3. The Windsor Hotel views were the guests of the Royal City Trophy was captured by St. Marys Club at dinner at the Royal Hotel. which won from Sarnia by 8 shots. Twenty five rinks took part im the The return gamefor possession ofthe Harriston Bonspiel which lasted two Mahoney-Mansell Cup was played at days. The veteran, Brock MeAulay of the Victoria Rink, Guelph, between the Southampton, won out in the Trophy, Lakeview Club of Toronto and the defeating Capt. Haltain of Harviston Royal City players. In the first game 15 to 13. In the Consolation J. Bayne played in Toronto the Guelph curlers of Fergus won from H. G. Lemon of were three ap. They were also suc- Harriston 11 to 8. eessful in the second match, being four- teen up at the finish, and winning the The Peterboro Annual Bonspiel will round by 17 shots. Harry Mahoney’s open Tuesday, Feb. 20th. Peterboro erack rink suffered defeat after a gruel- curlers have won a number of events ling contest with Alex. Keith’s players, this year, and keen competition is pro the Toronto skip being one up on hii mised. Arrangements have been made J. Hoover was also four down in his for one of the best bonspiels ever held contest, but the other two rinks had in Peterboro, and a record attendance an easy timeof it, C. R. Crowe defeat- is expected.

The Passing of a Well KnownGolfer

™ URINGthe past year or so many ness course in Belleville aud was for a D prominent golfers have been short time on the Belleville ‘Ontario.’ called upon to play their last Then he went to Montreal for the Tor game—several while fighting in France onto Mail and later on established the and others again whilst pursuing their A. McKim Advertising Agency. Here usual useful vocations in the busy marts he found his life’s activity. His agene) of trade and commerce. is recognized as one of the foremost Perhaps no death of recent months on the Continent. He quickly took has caused more widespread regret a very prominent place in the commer throughout the Dominion than that of cial life of the Canadian Metropolis. He Mr. Anson McKim of Montreal, who was very active too socially and was a on Friday, January 26th, was killed as warm favorite everywhere. a result of a railway accident at Coteau A man of probity and honour, a loy Junction. ing husband, a Joyal friend, Montreal Mr, McKim was always a lover of and the Dominionare all the poorer for clean out door sports. As a young his much mourned passing away. man he was a very enthusiastic tennis At the funeral on Saturday following player but of recent years he had de- his regrettable and sudden eud a re voted nearlyall his spare time to golf markable tribute was paid him by the and was a particularly active member leading men of Montreal who attended of the Royal Montreal., Dixie. He the obsequies in very large numbers filled various offices in this well known To the bereaved widow and daughter club, ineluding that of Captain and President: He was also a director of and brother, Mr. Nelson McKim, asso ciated with him in business the heart the Royal Canadian Golf Association. felt. sympathy of golfing and other Mr. MeKim was born 61 years ago, near Napanee, of fine old U. E. Loyalist friends throughout Canada will be ex stock. Educated at the Newburgh tended, High School which has turned out many ‘‘After life’s fitful fever he sleeps famous men he afterwards took a busi- well.’’

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Tournament Galendar FEBRUARY 17--Pine Forest Inn. Summerville, N. ¢ St Patrick’s Day Cup 22—Castle Hot Springs, Ariz Golf Club Pine Forest Inn, Summerville. S. ¢ Pal President’s Cup metto Cup Tournament 22 -26—Coronado, Cal., Country Club, Coronado 15-17-—Hot Springs. Ark., Country Club. Spring amateur championship fourpament 26-Mar. 3—Nassau Bahamas Annual Golf Tourna 4-29—Dinehurst. N. C., Country Club, North and | ment South championship for women 23-24—-Hot Springs, Ark., Country Club, Wash 51--Pinhurst N. C. Country Club, North and 26-Mch, in3g—tPoni’nsehuBrirsthdayN. touC..rnameCnotu.ntry Club Rout. open, cham plansRyy Spring tournament. s : ; APRIL . 27-Mch. 2—Coronado, Cal., Country Club, Coro = 4 SAG hD rN N C; * OUDLRY ree North and nag do ope>n cwheampijonsshhi p 11-14—ASnnoutuhalamaStperuirngchaTmopuironnasmheinpt, Asheville . N.C. Country Country. pAEON 17-21—Pinehurst N. ¢.. Country Club, Mid-April 5- 9—Coronado, Cal., Country Ciub, Veteran’s tournament. tournament (50 years and up). 1S-21—-Hot Springs. Ark. Country Club, Arkan 9-10—Belleair, Fla. Florida West Coast Oper sas Championship Championship 18-21—Hot Springs, Ark., Country Club, Arkan 12-16—Belleair, Fla Amateur Champiouship. sas championship 12-16—Palm Beach Florida State Championship 28-29—-Hot Springs. Ark., Country Club, Hot 14-17—Los Angeles C. C. Invitation Tournament Springs championship.

Principal Contents for February, 1917

Poem—‘Old Nassau Calling Me” . -..see.+MARGARET YANDES BRYAN 515 Editorial, “The Passing of Two Prominent Golfers” ete. ee ye ieas a ....617-519 Chip -BROGG niesec.css aa : ; Btsinlsca'eintereyeiarchauigrs Solel .. 519-520 j Florida, ‘““An Ideal Golfing Section” Golf and the Ball Player .. as " . . WILBERT ROBERTSON Recruiting Call ...... Rrataiais bfeYetatarain ata a eiatereie .... EX-RECORDER WEIR The Function of the Wrists arate z ....GEORGE DUNCAN 526 j Annual Meeting Massachusetts Golf Association ...... MR. BRICE §8S. EVANS 5: Golf at Salonika .....°.... A “Will they be Re-Instated?” ! RipGles’ {5 Ol Wapareeee eo cis score oa 02s. cio ceo 00. orecaisclacpe ia vate ..-+..--MISS HARVEY533 “Canadian Golfer’s’” Celebrities—Senators Lynch Staunton and F. Nicholls ...... News from Great Britain erate niatpiavnis=eo\cieisietes alerts Cartoon—‘Golf over half a Century ago” ‘ Sacer cease What a Progressive Company does for its Employees ...... 000000000% a Round the Club House...... : . sian iar aia pial sian Bes lnratadal sia et nintatip/s/eialelata’s afieo ata 545-554 Mississauga Golf Club Annual Meeting ...... FAD IISA COR ArTC OOOO 556 Brantford Golf and Country Club Annual Meeting ...... sicieieiaiy olsipmipih «ep pes 558 Death of Colonel Macdonald . Salata tatainiatetal tate aonveis' a arassisce 4s avaiatatbie's alsralpen goa Tale or siacese7a p> 560 The: Moarin’) Game 7 oii: ceeiteas hee Malaise atala Seal ainheie ie nea ea a RIE aia bo ate abet meals otsvorebat . 561-568 The Passing of a Well Known Golfer ...... 00.cngecccoccenartsvennconeennceviercns 569

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