The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

In playing 1T n lofting iron takes the place of
that the face will go well Under the bali. lifting
and placing cut on it simultaneously. cut"
also called "doss" by the golfers, corresponds
to check the forward roll OF the ball. In a WE'LL
played stymie the ball Is pitched over the inter-
venlnr one. ana. after describing a half-cirCle in
the air, drops INTO the hole. 1t is q very pretty
play, but a most uncertain one. A novice may
perform 1t brilliantly at the first attempt, yet no
absolutely safe in making It..
Cut" also figures in a snowy style of ap-
preaching, sometimes a necessary stroke when
the green Is on an elevation guarded by q
bunker. but only played on a level ground. as a
rule, to impress the Spectators. 1t consists in
pitching the bali on the putting green with the
lofting iron, the cut making it stopdead near
the cup. The position is the same as for the or
binary hall stroke. but the right hand is held
loose. and the stroke. rather across the ball
turn Of the wrists alone. Badminton says.
and in this point the experts do not greatly diff
hands. consistently with accuracy. the more
dead will the ball fall. The usual result, when
ing along past the hole to the far edge OF the
applause from the throng, When neatly done.
by an expert, IL is one Of the most scientific and
spectacular plays that can be made.
Attennis spin, can be put on the ball by laying
be put on a golf bali so that it viii spout up
nearly straight, in the air. and after a rise of
feet OF the player. This is a purely trick strokes
OF no advantage whatever in a game, but in an
idle moment 1t Is not unusual to see a group of
players attempting the shot. The iron is held
with the face very flat and the stroke made
with a short curve well under the ball, sending
it up like a rocket. George F.. Armstrong OF
the Richmond County Country Club and the st.
Andrews Golf Club can make this trick shot
very effectively.
Whenever men or women play in an important
com petition in Great Britain there is always a
crowd about the first tee aud the home putting
green. while the best players are followed by a
throng throughout the course. A rope has often
TO lie stretched to keep the spectators hack from
tho greens. The gallery" does not seem to
cnt in this country. Our best amateurs. it Is
true. are quite indifferent to the bystaaders on
tee or green, and perhaps are sometimes
guilty of unduly "waggltne", in the prelim-
mary strokes to compel, attention to the actual
play. 1t is like the trick in the circus, where
the acrobat will fail twice in a thrilling feat,
only 20 excite applause for the third and tri-
umphant attempt at last. With tho novice,
who faces a gallery " for the first time. or
with nervous players who are not quite sure
the presence of q crowd Is n cause of much trep-
idation. The ."wagglc.' performed calmly
enough in private, and necessary to weigh
the swing for the drive, is made with shuk-
Ing knees, and tho hands feel as clumsy.
in tho ,h effort to "trip the CLUB. as
or n topped ball is inevitable. The latter
mishap Is usually the most welcome, for the
novice may hide his confusion by striding from
after fruitlessly tanning the air. he must try
until successful, which is not cheerful in sight
of u gallery" After IA tournament or two tho
young players pay no moro heed to the on
lhokcrs. iii iaCt. many AMATEUR md most pro-
fessionais play their best game under the slim
luS pf nnplausR.