New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06

% other scenes more suitable to It's
be mao' arAo worship OF tho golf nend is car
prse"'" d,stance-thGt Is It's redeeming
rsa ... % Bu; as, wherever you Co. you now find
feature o,d are sure 10 be asked to drive
eV' for the pleasure Of having tea In the
'"' .,ubhouse, you are not In reality cafe any
Ro' outside Of London.
WV" ever has even spread TO the Continent.
i "s the English congregate. there they play
WI There is a club at Cannes. was taken 90
g0' ,.., winter. You are not allowed to spend
Gee ~ IN Cannes without becoming a member,
INV" ,sek without sharing In some Of the fes
." attendant on this exciting pursuit. A
w." Grand-Duke is President OF It. 1t is
h'.,.,sa az an inducement TO join the club that
NE" nerhaps at luncheon or tea find yourself
same table with the Russian Grand-Duke
last YOU will be in the same room and
=. the same air. Those who resist these
~.a.bments are few
now in England. at least at Chis.ehurst.
nav have Palace for clubhouse. My be-
~. that the pressure to join the Chisehurst
., club will exceed anything hitherto known.
~ Emperor Napoleon is no longer living but
- may surround yourself with the physical in
..oss which surrounded him; live in the same
80. look on the same fair prospect. and re-
~. IN the company of other human beings in
rsome state Of beatitude as yourself. The Ma
~ vorship has been revived in France but II
= ha worship Of the true Napoleon. Here in
r.,,,nd the kindly feeling which has prevailed
I'D the late Emperor may also take fresh
49,. IN life and in literature and in golf |
49,, cav that II | were to do any Napoleon wor
",ocine should prefer IL to be at the tomb In
he lnyalides
put as said. Mr.. Bal'our. who is tremendous
:. IN earnes, about golf. is accused Of levlty by
.ome and II the Conservative party were the
Insral party. he would certainly be taken 10
,..s about golf as Lord Rosebery has been about
eve Turf II IS not less remarkable that he and
-. ,,ls speech al Chisehurst are discussed with
.,ls,,pI,v By solemn journals in solemn leading
.,,,cles. and the philosophy Of the whole matter
a,,v set forth for the ediflcation of the reader
who likes soemnity in the treatment Of all topics.
y vou read some Of these journalistic exerc:ta-
,,ons one thing will be clear 10 you: that golf,
:, addition TO all rs other merits and advantages.
IA the game FOR statesmen l am not quite sure
vhs,her we are meant to understand that Mr..
Rafours craftsmanship is the natural conse-
ousnce of his proficiency in golf. or whether golf
sonly a relief from the cares Of leadership. His
craftsmanship. whatever you may think OF his
POLITICS. is Of large kind. His golf. though good
Is not Of the same relative excellence. BY which
mean that while. in public affairs. there is not
more than one man in his own party who can
BE- deemed superior to Mr. Balfour, he has many
,uperiors on a golf links. He plays well but not
Mpremely well
I, NAV be that in America this inferiority VIII
b. deemed a merit. just as. IN the case OF Lord
Rosebery. the elect among the Nonconformists
held It a less sin 10 own bad horse than a good
one. and were almost inclined to regard Ladas's
defeat al Newmarket as d set-off TO his winning
the Derby. The cable. remember, or some other
high authority informed US that neither the
Prime Minister nor the Leader Of the Opposition
would be regarded in America as serious poll
tcians so long as their names were publicly con-
nected with any form Of sport Opinions Of that
sort are perhaps. local They do not. in all cases
seem to survive a voyage across the Atlantic
an expedition which, whether It be from west 70
east or from east TO west does with the help 81
fresh breezes and other influences, take good
deal Of nonsense out Of man.
heard lately a story - the Leader Of the OPP
position which repeat under all reserves. In one
OF the American agencies where the wilder sort
of Americans love TO assemble and settle the
affairs Of the Universe. two Wesierners met after
sseparation which had given them time 10 sur
w the wonders Of this little island. and fathom
X mysteries of It's social and political life They
at with their chairs tilted at the orthodox angle
and the following dialogue took place.
q say, Bill. what's the biggest thing you've
seen in this country"
"Balfour"
But / cannot say whether this American knew
that Mr.. Bafour played golf. G. w. 3