New-York tribune., 1903-11-08
TURNED RIVER ON LINKS.
Ho50 a Golf Club Snatched Tourno-
ment from RiUaL.

Camden. Ne. Nov. CSpeciaD.-The bitter hatred
and rivalry that have existed between the Drum
tochty Golf Club and the Bonnie Brisr Bush Solt
Club reached climax recently. when the Drum
tochtes emulated the example Of that Eastern
potentate who by changing the course OF a river
overthrew his enemies For a year or more the
members Of these respective clubs had looked
each other as blots the face OF the earth. and
whenever they met the air was permeated with
revtlings and scornful sayings. The Drumtochty
caddies and the Bonnie Brier Bush caddiss fought
pitched battles whenever opportunity offered.
thereby breaking heads and discarded brassiss
So infectious was this rivalry that gradually
Overtopped the movement to abolish grade cross
ings and build new sewer. and 70 the exclusion
OF all eise became practically the sole topic OF dis
cussion in street. store and home. II was sub
ject debated IN the high school debating society
and the Young Mems Christian Association con-
gress. Families became divided over Il. fathers
and sons taking opposite sides with such heat that
there was need OF fires In kitchen stoves. and
mothers and daughters allowed dirt and moths 70
accumulate while they wrangled over the respsccvs
right wrong Of the DrImtochty club and the
Bonnie Brter Bush club Even the coach dogs
owned by the respective clubs fought whsnsvsr
they met. and the town coUncilmen lost their
identity as Republicans and Democrats. and cane
to be known Drumtochties or BOnn1s Brisr
Bushes
The breach dated back TO the time when a car
tain faction OF the Drumtochty club. being ds
satisfied with its management. seeded and formed
the Bonnie Brier Bush club. At drst the WarfKrs
had been petty one. waged IN the weekly paOsrs
OF the respective clubs; but this save place %
encounters OF a more sanguinary nature. wherein
blood instead OF ink spilled. Stealthily and oy
night the Bonnie Brier Bushes stole TO the Drum
tOchty links and placed all the guide posts fzr
from the holes TO which each pointed the direction.
that on the following day the DrumtOchuS
drove brassied their balls. following the Line or
the directions posts. into the swamp or the weoS
beyond the railroad track Thereafter the Drum
tochtes took IN their guide posts at nightfal Tns
Drumtochties, by way OF reprisaL stole the cups
and filed up the holes the Bonnie Brier Bush
links. also by night Each club dropped holes ana
made gulles in the putting green's OF the other
the Bonnie Brier Bushes even going tar a. 70
so over two greens on the Drumtochty Inks Win
horse and plough the day the BOnne briei
Bushes gave their annual tournament.
On the last day. when the fnal round for tn'
presidents cup was being played large. admirins
and red coated gallery following in the wake on l
contestants. the Drumtochtyites secretly led 70
srot In the rear OF the gallery a bull wn0. -
sighting the red coats. comported himself IN 81
manner that the play for the presidents eN2 ""
Indefinitely postponed
Thereafter the Bonnie Brier Bushes sat lonS.
council plotting revenge fitting an injury on So
proportions. They could mt on no plan tnAt oc-
70 them adequate to satisfy their desire loi "a
tauauon. and though they SIN looked forWaru Us
day OF vengeance. they refrained from oNsrt -
OF hostility. The Dru.ntOChues were satl51el s.sx
their bull coup. and. like Two armisz- sAcn 49,