Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-01
WILLIE DUNN.

WILLIE DUNN.
 1t immediately became fashionable. Now every one Is playing it, and tho game Is Sprcading morc rapidly than ever did lawn tennis, ono of socicty's former fads.
 But lawn tennis sccurCd normal and steady growth even after socicty's suddcl. intcrcSt in 1t began to wanc, and it Is to day the most popular game of gentle folk throughout tho country. Perhaps because of its similar class of dcvotecS lawn tennis will bc moro affected hy th, new found popularity of golf than any other sport. Both appeal to the gentleman sportsman rather than to tho professional and both arr games for tho players rather than for tho spectators. Lawn tennis however, is n game of infinitely moro se Verity than golf; hence the mOrC active enthusiasts of outdoor paStime will still adhcre to the older game. while those [ whom tho violent cXcrtiou is burVicnSoine will find an excellent substitute in the old Scotch game.
 One plays golf as one takes an after din ner walk. With cigar or n pipc still in ones mouth, and an argument on some abstract question still on ones lips. gult exercises the body while the mind iS dis tractcd from fatigue by other matters. It is the healthy exercise without tho severe physical cxcrtion of more violent sports and without the attendant fatigue which invariably follows any sport which occu- pies both body and mind. that attracts 50 many to the game. Your enthusiastic golfer is the business man with the cares and worries of moro important affairs upon his mind, who finds his long tramp over the fields after tiny golf ball an ex- cellcnt excuse for the fr,sh air exercise he needs so much tO maintain physical health.
 To the uninitiatcd. golf presents few at fractions. Boys all know the destinations of shiny" while hockey and polo have each their limited number of dcvotees. But golf does not prGScnt tho same features of antagOniSm of all thrcc of these sports, and the sole object of the player is to drive his individual ball into small hole in the ground perhaps a quarter of n milo from The starting point, with fewer strokes of his stick or club than 1t takes his opponent to do tho same thing.
 To an uninitiatcd onlookcr, the game reminds one of the Chinaman's quaint dc scription of tobogganing. When Ching Leo first saw a toboggan chute, he watched the merrymakerS very seriously for some time After trying the slide himself he was asked what he thought of tho sport. "He funny game. Gctcc on sled. S-s-s-s-sht! Walkcc milo black again.
 So golf seems to the StranECr. Swot The player hits the tiny unofTcndinG ball down thcrc in tho grass, and. whts. it flies through the air for 200 or 800 yards. Then after tho flying sphere the gulfcr trudgcS over tho fields and through the broiling sun. Again he drives the ball, and again and again until it pachcS the smoothly rolled putting grcn, and hero he plays croQuct with it for tiny hole sunk in tho center of the Crccn. His oppO nent follows suit, and when both balls have bccn ''hnlcd" tho next link k started and the Opcratiun k r'pCatCd tO the end of the courSs', which iS generally Is links or holes
 But tn the true golfer. whether he bc a Scutchman or only an imitatnr of the Scotch, the sport presents wonderful va riety of unSten possibilities and fascina- tiuns. The dclicaCy of stroke, the fincSSe of the play, arc both hidden books to tho novice. He must play for years before he learns tho exact difference in valuc of the different clubs he must have. His arm must have long training bcforc he can es- timate closely the amount of power neceS- sary to drivO the ball exactly tho required diStance Ho must have seen many ex- ports do tho trick before he learns how to pass tho hazards and barriers put in his course on all the good links.
 Throughout the country the golf clubs have sprung up like mushrooms after a summer storm. At all tho fashionable country places courses have been laid out and clubs formed which will be the center of attraction during the gay season this summer. In tho suburbs of all the big cities, too, whero tho wealthier residents live, the sport has thrived tO d wonderful Ue l., ,l., [ s~fFf themselves because of the grV'at space need- ed for properly laid out links.
 The United States Golf association, a parent organization composed of most ot tho big clubs devoted to the sport, was formed last winter and will govern the sport in this country in the futuro. At its head arS some of the oldest golfers tn America, and they arc working hard foE success The new organization intends tc govern all golf matters in the country and will conduct annual championship meet ings. The bad mix up last sc1Son, when | two championship tournaments were held and thero were two champions of the Unit | cd States-F rather one champion of the United States and one champion of Amer ica-haS shown the necessity for some sucf arrangement, and most of the prominent clubs have entcrcd into the spirit of tn, movement with grcat zest.
 Theodore F. Havcmcyer, tho sugar king is president of the new organization, ana he has OffcrCd magnificent silver chal lenge cup to represent the championship | for amateurs This trophy will Dc playc( | for each yoar on tho grounds of the New | port Golf club, of which MT. Havemcyel Is also presidOnt. An open championship event for both professionals and amateur will also bO held next August or Scptem Der at Newport. and valuable prizes will be offcpSl tO tho successful golfers in thi too.
 There ars a grcat many strong prOfes sionals in this country this scsIson. Tn wonderful boom the sport has rS'ceivcd ol | this side of the ocean and the pTOverbia | golden harvest that always follows an! | movement of this kind which the ricl classes take hold of have attracted man. | professional golfers of no mean skill (. these shores. Besides the professions | groundSmen who wcrc heT,s last year,
 number of other export British golfers hay
 come over this spring.
 Willie Dunn. Scotchman who wol