The Washington herald., 1908-08-02

] ble's expense He looked as solemn as
[ If he had taken a monastic vow. But his
expression cleared when 1 laid my rln-up
stone dead. and he turned triumphantly
I To- one Of his tOrmentors. saying Man.
I le Shust meant 20 do III But I wish I
could spin a yarn like Sandy Ross
In recent years I have given a good
I deal Of attention 70 course planning /
have laid out many courses and given
special attention 20 diagonsIly-set bunkers
and hunkers set at different distances
from the tee, 50 as 10 give tire PLAYER the
option of over. round or short &C
cording 20 LIs caIibrg and the conditions.
Il IS an interesting sCIence-the intro
ducins o. variety and difficulty and taking
f-ll advantage Of the natural hazards and
the ground at your disposal Links ar
chitectUre. however. requires time. I have
the most pleasant memories Of the old
games or the Braids ! joined the Thistle
Club as soon as I came to Edinburgh
and for two years / played regularly on
the Braids. With the poet. I may say.
on. happy. happy was the time by yon
Braid burnside IN the nrst year
played for the Evening Dispatch trophy
we were beaten in the final by the George
Club. and on The second occasion the
Thistle players received their quietus at
L
-Ss2 7 also played in the Evening Times
trophy competition, at St Andrews. with
J. NelsOn-now professional at PEBBLES,
as partner. We We're beaten in the semi
1Ial by the ultimate winners the st
Andrews Golf Club represented BY d.
Simpson and " GreiE a red0ubtabie
couple. one OF the things 1 am proudest
OF was the winning Of the Braids ANA
terr tournament il ISsz. open 20 Edin-
burgh and LeiJh golfers. when I broke
the record for the course. with 3
some Record-breakinE FeHts.
Having thus Won my first tournament
OF any kind al the Braid Hills. there was
a stiU stronger spice or satisfaction in
winning the first professional tournament
held there in 1s06-when again broke the
record OF the course with a score OF
o. What ] Ike about the Braids is the
sense It conveys Of having thoroughly
succeeded in becoming what nature in
tended il TO be. a remarkable golf course. {
Its success Is "A credit 20 the enterprise
and forest ght Of the Civic Fathers of
twenty years ago. who We're able 10 ap-
preciate the excellent material al their
The golfer has treasured IL. /
and now he is bending it once more 10 his Z
needs L has been splendid school for Z
hundreds Of Edinburgh golfers Naturally 4
/ am much Interested in the present ex- /
tension Of the Solfng facilities there
ST Andrews Favorfte Cousin.
7 must condense the rest. for my fin
gers are becoming inky. Ny favorite (
course Is 81. Andrews. where Old Tom |
'uu OF the milk Of human kindness. used /
10 sit IN sunny places. giving his SAGE
views on the politics Of the game. and 1
where the great 'Andra'-just such an 4
lther-with his feast OF reason and flow
= sour has contributed 50 much TO the I
stock Of human enjoyment on the links.
ilSo holds sway Let ne say that the pro-
eSsicnsls, as a class, do not regard anv
tournament as complete without Andrew 1
lirkaIdy. His side shots are aIzays in 4
erestinE and forcible. and II he begins 1
IN anecdote with that familiar phrase OF /
lis I mind anCe.' you may take IL that 4
he story IS worth listening to- While
he personal relations among the profes-
ionals are most cordial vet do not be-
ieve there IS any other sport in the world
where rivalry - keeRer. In these days II
s the professionals lot 10 be largely re-
'orted and largely imitated-but as a
lass I think they remain unspoIled Yes.
love the game. and though I may be
aid 20 have drifted into It as a calling
would have chosen no other than the
professional golfers life"