New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-26

the town. near the Ponds. ere the majestic RUNS
OF the ancient cathedral. surrounded by bury
ing-ground; and clo:c at hand are the towers Of
st. Rule and ST. Reguus. the prory. and st.
Leonards Chapel while on the cliffs overlooking
the sea are the remains of the castle. which was
for four centuries the battlemented home Of the
bishops. The history OF ten centuries is record
ed in these picturesque ruins and landmarks. II
any visitor escapes fror. st. Andrews without
having smattering Of ancient lore. 1t will be be-
cause he will not stard and listen to the guides
who deliver learned dissertations upon It,
In the Bottle Dungeon Of the castle a garru-
lous old man lowers two candles into deep well
and tells how prisoners and martyrs were let
down by windlass into the rock-hewn cavern
and starved to death. Then, without change Of
key. he recounts the story OF pious reformer
whose sister, In mans attire, took his place and
allowed him to escape the fortunes Of death. The
visitor. with an uneasy feeling that saint who
could leave behind him woman in such an
abysmal prison TO suffer Imprisonment in his
place could not have been high minded Chris
tian gentleman. passes on to the College Church
to listen to complex explanation before Bishop
Kennedy's tomb of the ingenious manner in
which irreconcilable religious dogmas have been
allegorcally compromised in carved stone. III
the University Library the guide will lecture
the history of the Reformation with many an
excursion on astronomical clocks meridian lines
on the floor. the maces OF the bishops, and the
oldest Illuminated and printed books. Nowhere
in Scotland can as much historical information
be had for a sixpence. If the visitor fails to re-
member even a tenth Of what he hears he will
never forget the silhouette OF ST. Andrews, with
its ancient ruins and college towers, which he
sees from the high ground of the Links.
st. Andrews has not only been the seat Of re-
ligious foundations and educational institutions
from the earliest times and the scene of some Of
the most tragic events Of the Reformation, but II
has also been the traditional nursery of the ma
tonal game of golf. The famous links along the
! shore are among the finest in tic world. Kings
and princes have played there: scholars and
statesmen have found recreation on the historic
green. and champion golfers have met there In
many closely contested match. The course Is
long one, with fine hard turf anG not a little
rough ground with "braes and bog" where
blooming whine and warbling larks" put the
skill Of the player a supreme test. 1t is
grand field. swept by the sea breeze and with
scenic background in old ST. Andrews as beau
tiful the sun ever shines upon.
A real game of Scotch golf is as serious
Cavnstic sermon and many long drives
and as much fine play in holing the ball If
players no longer wear high hats and swallow
tails as in the good old days when kings were
golfers. they have the scdate and dignfed man.
ner OF their ancestors. The etiquette of the links
is almost rigid the etiquette Of a court. No
player onlooker is allowed to move or talk
during stroke. Progress from flag TO flag is
made in solemn silence that promotes philo-
sophcal meditation on tne vicsstudes of the
gam. To laugh a any ones bad play is an I'M
pardonable offense. To run after the ball in
If al ourin ~
and dignifed carriage is breach Of proprety.
| No golfer who aims at the grand style OF play
will speak during match. If he needs another
implement he will glance furtively at his caddie.
| but under no circumstances will he exchange
winks with him. Nor will he count his score
aloud nor shout after the ball, nor complain of
the condition of the ground. Golf In Scotland
! is as serious a problem can be found in the
demonstrations of Euclid AMI as solemn as an
| old-time theological controversy with eighteen
| heads
This week there has been tournament at the
St Andrews links with sixty-three competitors
: for the Calcutta Cup handicap l was 50 fortu-
/ nate as TO witness a round between Laidlay and
| Blackwell two Of the best players. Accompanied
nv their caddies who carried bundles OF wooden
! and iron clubs they set out from the golf house
! and drove the balls toward the first flag long
! line Of spectators was behind chem and followed
! them mile after mile. pausing whenever lresh
| stroke was TO be made for a closer approach 10
the hole The balls had TO be ultimately driven
and coaxed into eighteen holes, nine on the way
| out and nine in returning and for the entire
round one PLAYER required eighty-ive and the
other eighty-seven strokes. The spectators, In
order TO witness the fine play fo- every hole had
to go over the links from start to finish. and IN
the course Of three hours they must have walked
! FIVE or six miles II was strange sight for eyes
| unaccustorned to 1t. this throng Of enthusiasts
| following two players mile after mile and too IN
tently interested in the sport to engage IN con-
| versation even If they had not been mindfui OF
the solemnity Of a championship game OF golf on
historic ground and Of the requirements and pro-
pretes of etiquette on the green They watched
! the two men in silence and m1rcned on win
| swearing stride whenever A new flag was made
THO target fer a long drive Whether there was
! q skilful recovery after a faulty shot, or one
Golfer nayed more accurately than the other on
tho green. the faces Of the spectators were co!dly
critical and showed no signs Of approval or dis
approval. ~,
ANYTHING more unlike an American game OF
| ,,u couId not be imagined. Instead Of oc-
! ,.,ro comfortable seats on the grandstand.
| ,hora tbov could see every point in the game
and euv the players and the umpire at discretion.
those Scotch spectators had long walk over
hummocky ground with an occasional uowH-
rour of rain. and they denied themselves the
privilege Of getting any fun out OF the TWO soH-
ors or even Of applauding "A good stroke. II
had EXPRESSED aloud my untutored impressions
-, Tho game the golfers would probably have
| turned about in wrathful Indignation. and, chas-
inc mo down 10 the ruins Of the castle they
would have lowered the victim into the cav
crnous Bottle Dungeon without bread or water
They would not have endured hearing cruo'
description Of their national game as 10TH ol
hockey in which the drivers hit small whi'e paii'
tremendous raps Ia The direction OF RED or "hi'e
flags and then nurse them into pockets III the
- as.ar Tho manner Of billiard players