New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
THE LURE OF GOLF
PLAYERS BR4TE Rain.
Men of Fifty-fre or Deer
Fight for Cups.

Veteran golfers. every one OF them past
the hfty-hfth milestone. played and shiv
cred on the wind swept. rain soaked links
ct the Country club Of Lakewood yes
terday. They were there for another
seniors tournament an echo. as 10 were, OF
the original affair conducted annually by
Horace l. HOtchkiss and T. q. Converse.
az Apawamis. ON this occasion \ g.
soper. chairman OF the greens committee.
had charge. He was ably assisted by the
genial John Miley. who good naturedly
hantered more than one faint hearted in
dividual into playing
rs one contented visitor from a COM
Portable nook at the nineteenth hole"
aptly put 10. every one Of the thirty
starters deserved a medal for bravery.
Getting down 20 golf. however. there were
three prizes-beautifuI cups. which drew
forth general admiration IL remained for
Joseph P. McFadden. a member Of the
Forest Hill Field Club. who never swung
driver until after the age Of fifty. 10
carry OF the first net prize with = card
of SS-11-st. Despite the bowling gale
MCFadder drove as he never drove before.
and, "a he said himself, IL seven puts that
hung on the rim OF the cup had only gone
down he would have had a score worth
talking about
Whea asked il he considered Lakewood
a hard course the winner promptly de-
clared he did not. but possibly that was
because he got into only one bunker
throughout the entire round How diner-
ent the impressions Of James r. Bless. the
seventy fOur-year-Old dean OF the tourna-
ment, who declared il was the most difficult
: course he had ever played over, He said
he was in SO many bunkers he couldn't
count them all
The programme called for an eighteen
hole medal play handicap. and e.. a. spot
ford. OF Apawamis, was in the post OF
honor az scratch. Whether or not this
rather unusual situation preyed upon his
mind will probably ever remain matter %
conjecture. but the fact remains that spot
ford has seldom PLAYED so poorly He laid
II 20 the grips Of his clubs. which became
wet and slippery.
SDo1rord had FOR a partner the redoubt-
able Henry W Brown. OF Philadelphia. who
few wears ago won the chief cup in a
Lakewood tournament. This enthusiastic
patriarch. whose sixtieth birthday long
since faded 20 a mere memory. has a the
ory and a reason tor every shot. but this
time his theories and reasons became
waterlogged, so that after gOing out in
THE figures are forgotten; the card was
lost Rumor has IL that il was last seen
floating down the stream that separates The
tenth and eleventh sreensl
r. ;. Jennings, Kingston golfer. with a
%, had the best gross score. and his II
stroke allowance left him with the second
+ best net. but under the circumstances thu
: second net prize went 10 d. III. Rowland
I OF SpTinghaven, with "A card OF 10l-l5-s6.
A gOOdly proportion OF the no enJrant.
I for the annual fall open tournament, whict
starts this morning. were on hand. but OF
account Of the weather little practice wa
Z indulsed in Among those perfectly viii
Ing 70 remain dry shod We're Walter J
Travis, the metropolitan champion. Ere,
HerreshOn and Henry Hepburn. the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania title holder. The
ell commented favOrably On the new recor
OF 20 made by. Willie Norton, the club
professional
The card was remarkable for the nUmse
OF threes on the hOmeward journey Il
fact. Norton came within an ace OF havini
SIX in a row. His 4 at the twelfth wa
due 20 his taking three puts after drivinl
the green. a matter OF 20 Yards. The car
reads as follows:
Willie Norton.
IN IN ......-..$ IS So
The scores IN the seniors tournamen
We're as follows