The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-18
How a Canny Scot

Pardon the great British golf professional
always laid the blame for his defeat by the
two caddies to hereditary corns, but the
goat and jimmy links really beat the mon.
arch of the links as he has been billed ir
the London music halls.
| This goat at the Environ Golf Club could
whip to finish at one time any four Of the
caddie boys, yet girl could drive and
bully him, as free from harm as though she
was playing with a frolicsome puppy
A champion pugilist could show no longer
record Of winning scraps, and the goat could
| upset man as quickly as circus mule
| or a bucking bronco could.
When strange boy got job at the links
it was trick of the old caddiee, bit Of
hazing that made him free Of the links, to
send him to lead the goat to pasture. The
boy would need no spur as he came out OF
the paddock on a rum hair on end, with the
goat in chase and snorting at every jump.
The clubs professional, a brawny Scot
who quoted Bobby Burns on slight en-
oouragement and used to play the bag
pipe before his shop in the cleaning, had
not been exempt from the initiation by the
caddies. They set The goat on him far
out on the course. and to escape it the Scot
raced back over the bunkers with the agility
OF horse In steeplechase.
9Th chamois o. tn Alps is unco' guild
at leapin' and fechtin,' I'm informed, Z"
said the cautious Scot afterward. when
more fully versed in the ways of the enemy.
but for deeviltry yon goat would cozen g.
tn fearless clan Maogregor, I'm thinkin'."
As might perhaps have been expected,
accident inoapacitated the local pro. Just
before the arrival Of Pardon, ready to
play the best ball Of clubs two most ex-
pert golfers. A beaten professional in
such match, be it understood may no
longer discourse as an unimpeachable au-
thorty, nor exact tolls as such for the
lessons he imparts to the beginners, The
members of the committee Of the Environ
Golf Club were nevertheless aghast to flnd
their Scotch mentor, foot swathed in
cloths that reeked with arnica limping
on cane the day Of the great match
1t was always stipulated by Pardon that
his first round Of a course should be under
informal conditions, and, as he was to be
at the Environ links for but one day, the
best ball match had been announced for
the afternoon.
In Fardons early round. to study the
course, the clubs two hest amateurs PLAYED
along with him They studied the game
of the visitor with such attention that they
refused point blank to lie his o ponents in
the match
ave won't be made chopping blocks to
make an Environ holiday" vas the terse
way one of tho amateurs expressed it,
"You must catch some one else FOR Pardon
to ,lse his ak on
There was n crowd gathering from far
and near to sec the match Bellies and
matrons in light dresses and under bllowy
parasols OF lace. with escorts in fannels,
W re sauntering toward the first tee from
the hotels and cottages: folks of equally
gay raimcnt, although swaddled in busters
and rubber coats, came whizzing to the club
house in automobiles. and all sorts of We
hcles, from four-n-hand coaches to tho
station hacks, we're also rolling up laden
with sightseers.
The committeeman were distracted. They
had the palld, disappointed look Of an
opera manager who has to 90 on to an
nounce that the prima donna has cold and
at the box office.
The oaddies, who. know the secret
thoughts and aspirations Of nearly every
club member. were naturally cognizant Of
this dilemma of the committeeman. To
one OF them, Red Scrapple the complca-
ton had revealed the long awaited oppor-
tunity to show the game that was in him
before the countryside.
fouse are up agin it for fair announced
this freckled youth, as bold as lion, to the
committeeman who were hidng-they
termed 1t taking council together-in the