New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24

THE BOON Hutchinson. With Contributions by
Miss Amy PascOe Il H Il Hilt0ss Sutton t. sons
With seventy-one portraits Oc'a''' Pr'
1916 Longmans. Green 20.
Ar Hutchinson edited the book on golf IN the
Badminton Library. He has written
entitled Hints the Game or Gol anu
ether dealing with the principal golf INKS III
va r,ous parts of the world FOR MIN " "
added the present bulky book 10 the hs' w.
seeno AT first sight entirely superhuou''
such a judgment would marx the coi'''.ie
tator as no golfer. To the true foio"e' VI w
ar, feryid enthusiastic, reveren'' 'nele N"''
never be too many books on MS adoreu SUI
,ao, .sneciaIlv when they are written by Mr.
Hutchinson. That wise and persuasive gentie-
man "a moro than a sportsman. he is an artist.
His latest production Is a kind OF summary oi
all that has gone before. He gives us the his
tory Of the ancient and royal game. In these
naees IT'S character IL infinitely described ana
there is a chapter on the art OF Approaching
NTH another on the true secrets Of How TO
Practise" A long Portrait Gallery" is given
over 10 the celebration Of distinguished masters
and champions of golf. Miss Amy Pascoe
writes on the game as 1t interests women; there
are full notes on clubmaking. on balls, on the
best methods Of play. and. finally. Messrs sui
ton e. Sons high authorities on the SUBJECT
contribute a chapter on Laying Out ana Up
keep OF Green's" Throughout the book 'here
are scattered admirable Photographic portrats'
and the whole is crowned with perfect INDEX
Well printed and stouty bound, this is verita-
bly, a golfers breviary.
That the golfer may achieve downright rafne
IS shown by the manner In which Mr.. Edward
Blackwell Is eulogzed He first came INTO
notice" saws Mr. Everard. who is quoted In thls
bool from, the pages OF the Badminton man
nal "in 1854 when a match was played at st.
Andrews between him and Jack Simpson the
then champion, who at that time was AT the
very prime Of his powers" One can almost
fancy that one is reading Of the knightly con-
testants in some historic struggle OF an earlier
century His power with the cleek. this
panegyrc continues simply beggars all de-
scription and 1t would probably be no exag-
geration to say that he can drive further with
II than nine out OF ten fine drivers can with
play club His style Of driving is the very ideal
of Orthodoxy: the swing though extremely
rapid. is so even and symmetrical that us ra-
piditv does not specially attract attention" AS
for Mr.. John Ball-who at the writing Oh MI
Hutchinson's book had won the amateur cham
pionship four times and has since won IL again.
a record beyond that OF any other golfer OF the
the prettiest sight that golf had to give man.
In praise Of this remarkable player MI Hutch-
inson goes eagerly into details. zone OF the
most charming features Of Mr.. Balls style" he
SAYS. was the perfect freedom with which he
,at his right shoulder come away under and
round and this was specially to be seen when
he was fogging the ball away, with cleek or
brassie out OF a cuppy lie
This champion can do such things with golf
ball that, as Mr. Hutchinson puts 1t. 1t seems
rs II he had the ball like a Brennan torpedo
| at the end Of a wire" Is ii any wonder that
on the links used by him lone sees many PSEUDO
Johnnie Bals-pious imitators who have done
their best to form their style on this magnif1-
| cent model" OF course. there is only one way
| Of acquiring any OF the marvellous strokes OF
! Mr. Ball. and his various accomplished COL
| leagues; one must follow them from hole 10
| hole and then having impressed their ways
| indebly upon the memory, one must practise
with infinite patience Also one must have, 70
start with the golfers Gift But there Is hope
even for those who pursue their studies three
| thousand miles away from St. Andrews or
| Hoylake Mr. Hutchinson offers It to them.
| He notes with such clearness and such prac-
ticality all the nuances OF the play of his vari-
| Gus heroes and the photographs accompanying
his descriptions are definitely indicative OF
important methods Of holding and swinging the
| clubs that careful student need have no diff
fculty in picking up precious hints. That. after
ALL is what this book has been written for. 1t
is delightful as a mere narrative Of noble deeds
The layman we'll as the golfer, is bound to
peruse II with Joy. But for the latter 1t Is also
a mine OF instruction. for the former it is not
only guide. but an incentive.