New-York tribune., 1906-09-30
JOHN D." AT GOLF.
DIR. Rockefeller Plays Hard and
Fears Not Indigestion.

Fore" cried Mr.. Rockefeller.
Slowly he swung his driver back for the stroke
poised It for the fraction of a second. and
Now, when in Yellowstone Park" began
the loud cheerful voice OF that typical bore who is
alike ignorant of golf and confident that everybody
wants to hear him talk
Justice Harlan. Of the United States Supreme
Court. would slay that with an iron who spoke
when he was about to drive golf ball II you
70 the battle light in the eye Of Lieuten-
ant General Miles brbe caddie 20 rattle the sticks
in a bag just as he begins his drive
'NClickT'
To the disconcerting music OF the Yellowstone
Park chatter. Mr. Rockefeller serenely whirled his
club through It's arc. caught the ball squarely
the face Of the driver in that clean fashion that
golfer loves and dreams about of nights. On went
the stick in that follow through" which is the
ending chorus Of the professionals song oS
instruction Away went the ball. far and true"
clearing two bunkers. striking good ground and
bounding to the OF flight $50 yards from
The tee and right in the centre OF the course
Then Mr.. Rockefeller, turning pleasantly TO the
bore. asked:
What did you say about the Yellowstone?'
The bore. encoura ged. continued his conversation
every tee Golfers will appreciate this sidelight
a brother enthusiast IN the royal game. And
unless you are interested in John D. Rockefeller
golfer you had better not read further
When at his home. Forest Hill. Cleveland, he
plays golf. unless real obstacle or bad
weather intervenes. every weekday morning from
TO II or II 30 o'clock. Guests and there are usu-
ally six eight. expected 70 be at the lodge
gate in time 10 reach the links by this appointed
hour. A big brake meets them at the lodge At
the first tee a caddy is waiting for every man ex-
pected- 1t Is perhaps a minute before the master
of the links arrives. and you have time to look
them
It is a tall. broad shouldered and active host
who strides TO the meeting place. He does stride.
too Mr.. Rockefeller is credited with being sixty
eight. Perhaps he is His golf game is a good
many years younger than that Generally speak
ing this man is very much like those well pre-
served and vigorous figures in the Senate and
public life of Washington who make age seem but
a relative thing. His physician and friend. DIR.
H. F. Biggar. says. with a whimsical expression
OF mock regret: Mr.. Rockefeller is altogether too
healthy"
The man has a strong face. with the wrinkles
you would expect from intense life Of sixty
eight years. but not withered as cartoons and even
some photographs have led you 70 suppose. He Is
tanned good. healthy color His eyes are small;
blue and very expressive. They twinkle with
humor soften in sympathy shine In pleasant greet
ing and brighten with enthusiasm do any ex-
pressive eyes.
Those eyes have been described as unlike any of
their kind, inscrutable as chilly, with the fixed
hardness Of blue steel as furtive in expression as
having the weird characteristics-in short required
by active imagination to fit with certain concep-
tons OF Mr.. Rockefeller the character in literary
meodrama- All say as to tnat is that Mr..
Rockefeller the golfer has very human pair of
eyes Mr.. Rockefeller the golfer proves on ac-
quaintance to be very much human being and not
at all like the formidable. terrible gigantic and
mysterious tnnee out Of the Arabian Nights that
he has been described His eyes are keen and
quick. I should say they could take the measure
of what they looked upon. whether 1t was man or
problem. as the instantaneous shutter Of a snap
shot camera catches its picture. They have been
well trained 70 observe and measure men and
events I have doubt they can fash with