The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-04-05
y!ARD.QN'S COMING VISIT
CHAMPION GOLFER WILL BE HERE
 TRIDA r ND SATURDAY..
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1 -.Other Notes of Interest.
 The all-absorbing topic among golfers and, in fact, among society in general, is the coming visit of the worlds cham pion, Harry Vardon, to New Haven this
 week; and all that is required to make his visit a success is favorable weather. Certainly every one who knows any
 thing at all about the royal and ancient
 Scottish game will be present to satisfy
 their curiosity as to what a real, live
 worlds champion looks like. or course
 the ladies will be out in large numbers
 and should fine weather be the rule the
 scene ought to be a bright and anlmat-
 ing one.
 But not only will those who are Ia
 miliar with the game and all It's me
 points be present to witness the cham
 pion's prowess, but there will also De
 many found on the Prospect links 10
 whom the game is entirely foreign and
 who know as much about the many fa- miliar terms that will be used to de- scribe the shots made by Vardon as English would be to the average Hot tentot. But they will be there, never theless, and in large numbers, too.
 Joseph T. Whlttlesey, who has been the moving spirit in arranging Vardor visit, is to be congratulated, on behalf of New Haven golfers and those who take an interest in The game. There IS little doubt but that the v1sll ol me champion will give a stimulus to the game in this city that will result in the enlargement of the local courses.
 The programme will consist of two of eighteen holes the first to be played on Friday against two meri- bers of the New Haven club not yet named. On Saturday two full rounds of eighteen holes will be played-the first round in the morning and the sec ond after lunch. On this occasion Var don will probably play the best ball of eight selected Yale players, among whom may be the following: F. c. Charles Hitchcock, F. c. Byers, T. c. Cheney and in all likeli- hood John Reid, jr.
 Vardon is simply a wonder at the game and plays more like a machine than a human being. He believes, with the writer, that club with short shaft has greater driving power, if handled properly, than that of a long shaft. and his clubs are light and gen. orally from three to four inches shorter than the average club.
 A funny thing about the champion is that he is not a born golfer; that is to say, he was over twenty years of age before he either saw a, golf club or trod upon the links He isn't Scotchman, either, but a native of Jersey. His oc- ,upation is landscape gardener, and le has played the game little more than ten years.
 Under the direction of Instructor R. D. Pryde the grounds are being got into irst-class shape for the coming visit, | md with the putting greens can hardly | 1e expected to be in anything like the | pink of condition, yet they are wonder 'ully good for so early in the season. Mr. Pryde will have on exhibition dur ng the week manly of the clubs used | ,y Vardon and will be pleased to show | he same to interested parties.