The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-04
GOLF The GAME
OF The SEASON
Marked improvement Shown in the
Fall Tournament.
SOMETHING OF THE PLAYERS.
rhe ORGANIZATION Of the Hermitage
Golf cub will Cause General
Revival OF Interest i"
the Game.
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SOMETHING OF THE PLAYERS.

classes IN tie annual fall tournament at
Lakeside. snow plainly how the play mas
improved among tie local golfers.
TIE scores made il these rounds sur
,assa7 those 81 any former season, and
afford an accurate meaas ps "1iisii -
general advancement in the cams ma &c
tldgctl. IN the quattiy;hs fo.ias S.ss -
last spring for en:ries to the toaii-<s'.ie.i''
ItoSe ,,Ia5-ers making the eighteen Aoiss
! " ,7:,,iv-e.si1t were qualified n E!a>s a,
hi,t mis- score was greatly lowered iast
week when the saEle score scafce.S s"-
1ilitteli It's MAKER 10 enter C4aSs o. S;.i':
Class \ was reserved ioG scores oes"eeli
e,st1fv-two ard ninetY-tU-o. This shows
eartainI,- ;l1at the members Of The Lake
side club are learning the game, ana
not only that. cut arc develo2ii:s is nne
raints aid beginning eNpeI;s ranking
among the BEST N the South.
Those gentlemen entering Class \ and
thereby leading me golfers ct LaEestde
are. Messrs H :. Jones, ". I. BrGone,
w T. Palmer. Jr, G. r. Burnett, ";
cover, {. 7. Williams, Mayo Btnford
| and VI .. Duke.
J of these Tower a..d Jones made the
! lowest scores. making the course ii eiGh-
| ty-txo ana c!shtyttlree respectively
Gibbs RECORD.
| The cubs record is held by Mr.. Abe
r; Warwick, who made the round TWO
| weeks ago while playing with Nh William
| Braid lately Of B.iJimore Country Csuo.
! in the phenomenal scor<l q. NJ. Braid how
| ever, made the course in the same, thus
F.! tying Mr. Warwick III the match. Another
! fact tllat goes to show the Improvement In
| the PLAYERS TO be general is that out
| Of the twenty-four entries in the qualify
! ing rounds last week, twenty OF them
came between tishty-two and 1e4,
u
been considered marvellous remarked one
! OF the members soon after the result was
| posted In those days he continued,
| ..l04 over this course was about the best
( done, and frequently the man who come
| i'll under l25 was congratulated and pre-
sented with club; but things have chang
| ed, ana | see right now some OF these 3o!t-
| ers viii make Lakeside famous
| As the PLAYERS are discussed at the club
| and on the Green's their strong aud weak
| points are usually commented upon. and
| in this way a pretty good idea is gotten
! Of the individual players and their merits
! or dement's as the case may be-
! TIE average golf player is not silent
| man. ant; though he does talk most fluent
/! y Of his own game, he occasionally finds
+; cause to comment on tile other man,
| yand by beng present on these occasions
/, one can get line on the players.
Now, 7. ". Tower. who was las year
to the front, ana III the qualifying rounds
| last week made TIC best net score, show
| ing great Improvement and skill. II. X.
| IIllyson, Jr. is generally considered the
| best from the tee hoiding the Club record
| for driving but MS game is q little errt-
| tic, though this fault does not prevent his
being considered among the best
When il comes to playing the game
through and through ". II. Palmer and
II. Stewart Jones. fayncites. while Abe
Warwick. c. T. Williams, Levin JONES
and c. r. Burnett are in the same class.
J. 7. rutherford, W. D. Duke. P. w.
Noland ana 3. O. Hill are playing good
last spring.
GLUE cop WINNERS
Those who have Won the CLUB cup since
it has been the most coveted prize offered
lin the spring and fall tournaments are c.
r. Burnett H. X Te.ry. Jr. G T. WI
liams, II. ". Elerson and ". II. Palmer,
all OF wnom have improved greatly in their
game SINCE winning this hoa3r ana have
developed strong points each season
The fal! tournament at Lakes de is now
in progress, ana the scores being made are
3"ov:ls; 5..l Jcs; IN the records ef the
club. i! VIII problhy close tiliS week. and
on SATURDAY. November 10th, the Mixed
ISourscnle will he played
~ thu number OF ladies seen on thu,
greens Almost daily. during tha faI. il is
quite evident that the game is ga ming ia
vor VIII tfs,n Us well as the gentlemen.
An2oEs ti.0S@ wll1 are taking q most
active iYtc.s$t H. The game this fall are:
Mesla:lcS l-@;-:n J6Enes and Abe Warwick,
Misses 3osfer. DOMAIN, -Atk nS. Illyson,
lpps, Courtney 'Cusi1ill and Barney. They
play ttec game well ana will 10 do,lioi.
show great Improvement II the present
tournament
THE HERMITAGE CLUB
The organization of the Hermitage Galf
Club has caused 4 general revival o. ~
tecest i! athletics III The. city, ana parti-
cularly III the game Of golf. which now
has Strong mold on the lovers of out
doc" SPORTS.
il. the general opinion OF the local golfers
Us organize ton will in no wise iliju.e
Lsiiesltie Club. as has been suggested by
some, h@t VIII rather have the opposite,
effect IN stimulating the game generally,
Lakeside Club. after many years OF care
ard shc expenditure Of a large amount
o. 81, a.9n1y on the links. will be benefited
The links of this club We're ar.,one. the
ifst laid off III the South. and are now
IN almost perfect condition, having been
steadily improved
The course Of the Hermitage Club. laid
OF within the last few weeks is consid-
cred We'll arranged. and in the course. Of
o2 YEA or I'M 1 :, viii tfor it takes time 70
goIe.s viii delight
Plans for the clubhouse. have been
submitted and approved, and work u;1on
its erection will be commenced at once.
The building complete will cost in The
neighborhood Of $1,000. and VIII be ready
for occupancy by January 1st. For the
last six weeks It force of twenty r,rf,,
have been at work on the grounds re-
moving the old frame buildings which
have stood around the -A,itlitori,,n. The
new clubhouse is 10 be Two stories and
through the centre Will be q large hail.
IS by 80 feet. on either side OF which will
be alrge reception rooms. furnished in
elegant style. On the same floor is the
dining hall anu stewards room Tie
bath and lucier-rooms will be below.
There viii be 80 lockers in the nlelr.s
department and 100 for the ladies. The
membership is limited TO 80 men and 100
ladies. As far as the men are concerned,
the limit has almost been reached buI
as yet few ladies have applied. Che
dues are 81 Initiation fee and 81 {; month
dues for men. Ladies are admitted Tor
oEc-lalf.
Mr. Wiiar1 Braid. of st. Andrews, Scot
land lately professional in charge of the
Baltimore Country Club, mas Eeea en-
gagged for The winter. NJ. Braid VIII have
general Supervision Of the grounds ana
will instruct these who may desire to
take lessons in the game.