The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-04
HERD And KIRKALOY RETURN
SCOTTISH GOLFERS HAVE BEEN
THROUGH MEXICO AND SOUTH.
TO Sail on Tuesday From DOstOn-Speak
Highly OF American. Hospitality and
Both May Come Back Some Day
Incidents OF the Notable Journey.

Incidents OF the Notable Journey.
and Andrew Klrkaldy, came into New York
In the rain yesterday with golf bags empty
Of clubs and heads full Of the incident9 Of
travel. Fellow ira vellers with them were
Alex Findlay OF Boston, manager OF the trip.
Percy Barrett OF the Lambton Country Club.
Toronto and George Low Of the Baltusrol
Golf Club. Findlay went to Boston last night
and Barrett started for Toronto. Herd and
Kirkaldy go TO Boston this morning and sail
for Liverpool on the Saxonla on Tuesday
from hat port.
Since stepping ashore from the Carmania
at New York January s the pair Of champion
golfers have been travelling pretty steadily
wen not on the links. They went to Mexico
strt 'ghtaway. where VIII Smith. the resident
pre-. from Carnonstie, won the champion
ship of the country, Both Herd and Kirkaldy
did some good Collin g. a rs and rs respectively.
and they picked up some Of the prize money.
Jack White. the British champion OF 1904,
went home from Mexico. the others going to
Houston and San Antonio. Tex. New Orleans.
Pinehurst and Palm Beach.
At Houston Herd and Jones made the
nine hole course In 81. Both links were played
over at New Orleans, but the weather was
sleety and cold and the scores were high.
Herd. Kirkaldy and Low were the leaders.
Jones won at Plnehurst, making a II. In
the South Florida open championship at
Palm Beach. Walter j. Travis won the title
from all the foreign and home cracks with
the record score of 1874. and Herd and Kirk
aldy won the four ball match with 90. Now
Rowland Jones set out for home, sailing
from New York,
The next stop for Herd, Klrkaldy. Low.
Barrett and Findlay was at Nassau, n. p.
Here Findlay led the field with II. 7l-l42.
George Low scored rs. liza. Herd, rs. IL
l47, and Barrett. 70. 75-l4S. Back to Florida
by the next steamer. the next playing was at
Ormond. Kirkaldy made the new record
Of 80 on his first round of the nine holes and
won first money with 147. Low was second
with i4s, Herd did 1852 and Barrett had lS4.
Going oyer to augusta s u Ca on the excellent
disastrous TO the British champions. but they
have the excuse that their clubs did not
won on the seyenty,two holes with 1924. Alex
Ross did 1926, David 0gilvle s2s, Alex Hurd
s32s and Andrew kiIkaldy s2s, There was q
the trip, In which Herd and Kirkaldy beat
John, Jones, and James ,Maokrell on seventy
~ ,a hple 95s By Sn 3 up g and ? to Pl Esn s K1TIRsldly y
In the morning and in the afternoon ~, the
new record for the Palmetto Golf Club course.
best before that. made with the hard ball,
but as a setoil the course has been length
ggned a good deal Herd made 70 and q;
q Nv D'FN VI ~ oAN i'hhi WAC w
~ win e GHen weather IT Mo We may l hsvs &c, eish htss,
f RG!es But B. taiS otRerw Sa " fRS Zip S IS ci nie1 rive We
have had splendid treatment everywhere,
and the only raMba was that the tourna-
tors as 1t should have from the North. We
all are grateful to b. II. Wall of Mexico City,
who promoted it. and who is a hustler and
po IS" Isot gay U we ~ Inf Of Y KIIr p TseSGhoed George Low
touT mann Z at Me He cit CITY for two years."
continued Findlay. but there may be one
for amateurs next year. viii Smith. under.
Club. but at an advanced salary. The pres
ent course is hard, sandy and brown. for a
Xr SeS s s viii # b 5an 4aN Wv n ma .No at ye .as s' iaidi
turf, and then We may, all be back to Mexico
for another tournament"
Roth Herd, and Klrkaldy were In the best
of health and spirits, although they had been
travelling all night. They have enjoyed the
he journey and varied experiences viii never
be forgotten, said the two in chorus. nor the
KIND ndo s1ef ~ q fHsf e sTs1y one to summarize
3 opinions. We joqrneyed for
2 900 miles in ain woods an could haze gone
Yet I'm told we've only kenned tn lip Q IL
tim rae asa + Lang Wbl lifS to ye ttef f9f we prjee a w lfbas
Y,on Houston is a hon1y place an we we're
glad to return to it. But we liked Nassau
giaddened our eyes. Aiken was TIL best
/ saw, but tn trip was fine an tn
people a vera pleasant, I'd like TO COON
tn grass grows"
Herd j. much younger than the veteran:
he has passed the half century mark and
he, was q grown man when Herd was "a
wee lad. walkln' on a fouTs like q bear, an.
Herd IL a good talker, and his eyes flashed
with enthusiasm, He said;
1t has been a grand journey. and we haye
had a royal time. Nassau was the best, for
enjoyed the swimming and sailing and
the luxuriant fruit, There was a little island
bath and eat all the fruit we wished, Including
oranges pluoked from the trees and mangoes.
Al Ormond we had "a race on the sixteen mile
me In the other, each with a chauffeur. The
was all very ENJOYABLE, but under
me-. / find. as Tor one thing t the w White
sand dazzles my eyes In the suns glare. /
hope TO return some time, but for a more
On account of.the brief stay Of the two
golfers the dinner to. be given in their honor
by the Eastern Professional Golfers Asso;
clubs as souvenirs to friends. Kirkaidy has
nothing left but a driver and a putter.
This season an early announcement has
been made Of the interscholastic individual
players, from other cities and schools at a dis
lance will make entries, The, tournament
Club. on Thursday. Friday and s Sti
May, II, IS and 10, under. the auspices, Of St.
Paurs School of that place. Entry blanks
golf captaln OF 81. Paul's School.
The land used ASA nine hole course by the
RoseviTle Golf Club Of NewarHha been bought
by a syndicate for Improvement. There will
a meeting Of the governors Of the club on
future, The club had a perpetual lease as
which could only be broken by the sale OF, the
holdings, This prospect was considered to
be 50 distant that a year ago the club put up
ing length Of 1850 yards. The Roseville
won the team championship Of the East
Der Of the United States, Metropolitan and
s a stretch Of unimproved land to the west
street. owned by the East Orange Water Com
making it ready for golf would be very
nile distant from the Roseyihe clubhouse;
It Newark Hb to Be forced NIt By building oper; \
In November, for a, railroad freight
louse and yard, The outlook is favorable
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