The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-04

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I'm the Sabbath day sic as gum
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nounced. but with the mouinC~'4o' %
tho prohibition was in tyne Oh -
Golf has from Old times pee" -
-. of Gof" and James ~. Is TIC
49,, scottish monarch who figures lorH-
,fl, i'm the gollng record. James y wa
.feo vorv martial % the game distinctive
H., krou,n as royal" and there IS some
rrfIe,ca existing to show that MS dalbn-
ter the unhappy Mary stuart wa ~
eowe sort OF feminine way Il so4iet' -
49, alleged bv her enemies that, as sho"
ir, hor shameless Indifference TO the rate
Of her husband. "a very few days after ms
murder. she was seen playing golI a.
pall-mal in the fields besides Seton.
Her son James VI, as well as Charles J..
we're devotedly attached 10 the game, ana
the same can be said 70 a greater or lesser
extent Of all subsequent monarchs ana the
members OF the nobility.
n aAAlIL "a
The most famous of golf clubs was
that Of the city Of 81. Andrews, which
was instituted i'm 1854. This club has al
wavs been Of more than merely local
celebrity. It's membership is far more
numerous than that Of any other. nearly
all golfers Of note belong 10 II and TO its
spring and autumn meetings they dock
from every part Of the Kingdom. To be
winner Of a medal at ST. Andrews is thus
the highest honor 70 which the ambition
OF the golfer can aspire. \ round" as
il is termed. Of the links is very nearly
four miles. and. extent ana quality con-
sidered. the green Is on the whole I'M
rivalled by any other In Scotland. or
greens IN Fife Of minor Importance. those
Of Ellie and Leon may be noted. Next in
Importance 20 THE ROYAL and Ancient
Golf Club OF ST. Andrews' ranks 1.-THE
Honorable. the Edinburgh Company OF
Golfers" who play over Musse,hurg
green. one OF fair but scarcely supreme
quality.
The Oldest golf club IN ENGLAND IS prob
ably that Of ~Blackheath. near London
The old records OF the club We're unfor-
tunately destroyed by fire at Greenwich,
where they were kept, and 1866 Is thus
the earliest date for which there Is doc
umentary evidence. Tradition places the
origin OF this club so far back az 1908.
when King James. with his Scotch fol-
lowing. brought the game south into Eng
land. Another London club is IN n -four
ishing condition at Wimbledon. Neither
green. however. IS OF great merit. but
both are much priced and fr%equented By
golfers in and near London.
N THE COLONIES.
In 1854 az Pideford. I'm Devonshire. n
go'fng green was laid ont by the we'll
known Tom Morris. OF ST. Andrews. and
n club was duly instituted. which has
since continued 20 flourish. This links IS
one Of the finest and most extensive any
where 20 be found. and despite the dis
advantage OF remoteness and difficulty
NJ access. the meetings Of the club at
tract players from an quarters and are
commonly most successful. An excellent
green has also been onened ut Hoylaka.
near Liverpool. and the club there has
also prospered greatly. A. Crookham. IN
Berkshire. and Alnwlck. In Northumber-
| land. the game is regularly played. At
tho universities or Oxford and Cambridge
golf clubs are also In a prosperous con-
dition.
In nearly all the British colonies the