The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-12
ON THE LINKS AT GOLF
BRILLIANT SCENES md GOLFERS
CROWD THEM DAILY.

And Enjoy the Royal and Ancient Game
improvements on the Course-The
Tournaments-Resu of Yesterdays
Play.
Have you ever been privileged to visit
Scotland, the home of the royal and
ancient game of golf" or ''gouf," as it
is generally pronounced in the land of
the mountain and food? If you have
had that pleasure did you ever visit
the ancient town of ST. Andrews, the
seat of one of the oldest educational
centers of the world and the home of
the Royal and Ancient Golf club, whose
members are chiefly composed of royal
and crowned heads, men of arts, men of
literature, men of science? In fact, IL
one takes the time to peruse its roll
book he will find the names of almost
every Individual of distinction in the
British empire. And if you did you
links and in all probability watched
with interest it's many distinguished
visitors as they played the game, or
perchance you have traversed the no
less famous links of North Berwick and
there heard the golfers warning,
Fore" resound in your ear as ball
went whizzing by your head, or per-
haps you have visited that beautiful
watering place which lies in the north
of Scotland and known by the name OF
"Montrose,' and which has as it's mot
to the worlds Mare Ditat, Rosa,
'.Decorat" The sea lurches and the
rose adorns, and well worthily does it
! uphold it's beautiful motto,
'.Montrose" is now said to have one
of the finest, if not the finest, golf
courses in the world during recent
4 years. Thousands of pounds have been
spent in improving and equipping it.
For something like four miles 1T
stretches along the shores of the Ger
4 man ocean and abounds with fine
Il greens, bunkers' bitches, whins and all
Il that goes to make q golf course a
thing of beauty and a joy forever"
There during the summer you can see
4 such men as the Right Hon. A. ]. Bal
y four as he yields his drived and enjoys
4 his. famous pastime. 1t is indeed
Il pretty sight to stand on point of van
tage on a bright summers day and
IL view as far as the eye can reach the
Il relocated golfers and watch in the
n distance the well-polished iron or nib
lick as it rises for moment in the air
and glistens In the sun like diamond
d of great beauty.
II If you have not had the luck to wit
81 ness the aforesaid scenes you can al
81 most any day view them in miniature
n form by taking a walk up to the links
~ of the New Haven Golf club on Pros
ID pect street where you can witness
m the same familiar scenes, hear the
Al same familiar shout of Fore there
HI or the unuttered one of-as a novice
HI sends the head of another club farther
hi by far than that of the little gutta per-
E cha ball which he aimed so carefully
W and swung his club majestically at but
III a second before, under the direction OF
HI the clubs professional, r. D. Pryde
ri The grounds have gone through a Won
HI derful transformation at the hands OF
M the Connecticut Concrete company
n who have had the contract for turfne
the greens and grading the other parts
n while under the care and tuition Of
Professor Pryde many who never knew
n what a club was have become adopts
at the game. The tournament, which
handicap medal was continued yester-
day Below we give the results of the
! days play. The lowest scorers were )
Reid, jr., 104; C. Colgate, 104, and r
i Ferry 1906 all of whom started al
scratch The lowest net score made
was 95 both A. Punchol and J. Line.
aweaver coming in at that number
These players will play off their tie to.
morrow Another tournament will be.
gin next Monday, the 18th, to be follow.
ed by another commencing June /.
Results of yesterdays play were as
the columns of figures repre-
senting the first round, second round
1total, handicap and net score respec