The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-12
GOLF NOTES OF INTEREST
4 CHRONICLE or TARIOUS INTER-
ESTiNG Events.

myers
Golf has come to stay. OF that there
is no doubt. 1t has already taken a
firm footing in our own city, which
was the first to introduce the royal
and ancient game in this state. Other
cities are following suit and are busy
laying out courses. Bridgeport is said
to have a very fine links and Hartford
is busy, under the direction OF q New
Havener, in laying out what they say
will be the finest of any in the state
We shall see.
The New Haven course is now in
pretty fair condition for golfng, but far
from being what it might be. With
good judgment and little money judi
ciously spent the links could be very
much improved yet. But doubtless this
will all come in good time. 1t is salts
factory to see so many interesting
themselves in the game. Quite a num-
Der of the members are getting to be
adopts at the game, and before long L
expect to hear of the New Haven Golf
club making a name for itself that will
be second to none in the country.
Yale seems to be up in golf as in
everything else she tries her hand at.
A team composed of Professor T. $.
Woolsey, John Reid, ir., Roderick Ter
ry, Craig Colgate, A. Thompson, e. s.
Smith and j. Smith went to Bridgeport
and had the double pleasure of opening
the new links and at the same time
whipping the Park City men on their
own ground to the tune of eight holes,
Colgate played the course in 90, a very
creditable score considering the fact
that the links were new to him.
The testimonial to old Tom Morris,
the veteran golfer of St. Andrews, will
allow of an annual income to the old
man Of $500 a year during his life, the
residue to go to his family.
The lady golf champion of England
this year is Miss Thomson of Wimble-
don.
Not many days ago an enthusiastic
golfer visiting a famous health resort
made visit to the local links with the
intention of enjoying a quiet round by
himself When he had "holed OUT at
number one he said to his caddy:
Where Is the next hole?" Just over
yonder," replied that youth, indicating
tiny white flag fluttering in the breeze
at about two hundred yards distance.
Our golfer went to the teeing ground,
and. when his ball had been nicely
"tee'd up" exclaimed, confidently:
"Oh, that will Just take drive and q
putt" Then, addressing himself to the
bali with a great deal of sWagger, he
struck it, but only sent it about ten
yards. Surely, sir" exclaimed the
impudent caddy. but ye must be TAX
ing the putt first
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.
The final in the amateur golf cham
pionship was played at Sandwich on
Friday week in favorable weather The
nnallsts we're Mr.. f. G. TAFT of the
Black Watch and Mr.. Fl. H. Hilton of
the Royal Liverpool club. Mr. TAFT
who has been playing a brilliant game
throughout the tournament, decisively
+ defeating several amateurs of high
gOlfing reputation, asserted his superb
ority quite early in the first round, at
the conclusion of which he stood six
holes to the good, and his score of rs
tied the record of the green. In the
second round Mr. Hilton played rath-
er better game, but he was unable to
keep Mr. TAFT in check, and the match
ended at the eleventh hole, Mr.. TAFT
then being eight up with seven to play
and with the championship well and
creditabIy won.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP AMATEUR
GOLFERS.
A native of Edinburg, and son of
Prof. TAFT, the champion is twenty-five
years of age, of athletic build, and as is
pretty we'll known, is q lieutenant in
the Black Watch Entering from his
regimental club, he will carry the tro-
ply to the Castle with him, where it is
certain to occupy prominent place
in the officers mess. Mr.. TAFT has been
three times in the semifinal for the
championship, without getting into the
decisive round, and it is noteworthy
that this season he has never lost a
match except against Andrew Kirk
caldy. He is perhaps the most brillitnt
amateur of the day.
There can be no question that the
best man won" Such is the candid
and creditabe comment of one of the
English dailies on the result of the con-
test for the amateur gOlfing chappion-
ship. And there can be no question
that it is the simple truth. Mr.. +. G..
TAFT, who has brought back again to
Scotland the blue ribbon Mr.. Balfour-
Melville won for the auld country last
year, achieved perhaps the most not
able and conclusive victory that has
ever been won in this competition.
1t might add to the popularity and
prosperity of the local club if arrange
ments could be made for an open tour
nament Offering suitable prizes that
would be of sufficient Importance to in
duce some of the crack professionals
now in the country to compete. The
| fall of the year would be a good time
| for such a competition. Home and
home matches during the fall should
also be in order, with Hartford, Bridge
port and other nearby clubs. Such
competitions tend to strengthen and
popularize a club.
One of the largest and most success
| full tournaments ever held was played
| by Scotland last week on the famous
| course at Montrose. The prizes offered
were very large, and the competition
gathered together such world wide
dons as Willie Park, Bob Dow, A1eser
| Hird, W. Auchterlorice, ]. Kay, B.
Sayers, A. Simpson and w. Fernie. We
append the list of winners and their