New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-29
YOUNG IN GOLF, ANYWAY
Ace Has No TerrorS to Men on
EpawamiS Links.
WRIGHT LEADS BIG FIELD
Players FIftv-fve Years and
Older Drive and Put Like
Youngsters.


hsaten. gathered for their annual reunion
In sccordance with The conditions. PLAYERS
had 10 pass the ffty-Afth milestone Of life-s
journey 70 be eligible. consequently they
we're al members OF the senior class
They admitted 20 that. but a most careful
search failed 70 reveal an old man
Net even Y. r. Boardmar. the white
bearded patriarch, who hucruates between
chevy Chase and the Essex Country Club.
81 Nanchssrar. Mass. would answer 20 the
title OF old. As he sat on the spacious
~srands. chatting pleasantly with General
AdeIherr Anes a retired United States
army of7cer, Bosrdman turned 70 TIE
writer and with q twinkle N his eye de-
clared: I wish 70 correct an impression
- the effect thar an an octcsena-ian.
Why I an only seventv-eisht-will not Be
sevenry-nine until next April Some Of the
papers would make ne ont as n OLD man.
al the way from eighty 10 ninety Years
Ct age
The idea" chlme5 in General Aues.
hes z -oungster' On you're not 50
1zr away Yourself reto--sd Boar6uan-
As matter Of tzct thu general owns W
70 sevenrv-fcur Then there vas Alex
snder Milne. The Scarsdale veteran, who
celebrated his seventy-eighth birthday 2
month ago
So II went down TIE line 70 the youngest.
who had tusr" rurne6 fft--fve. Thsv
were there from al parts Of the country
En5 al had records. Included IN the gath
e-fng were men " wealth and influence.
Powers IN the legal political and financial
world. They conE1egated for = two DAYS
outing. one enthusiast z. T. Gates, coming
al the way from Pasadena. CsI
Il vas q record occasion IN mora WAYS
than one The list 81 entries 70 the number
q lis easily eclipsed any Of the f7ve pre-
nous meetings. while the IA starters was
9he greatest actual Then. from a com
-et1tiye point Of view. the general average
vas never 81 good. round of 50 by f.
A Wright one Of the Baltusrol landmarks.
v-as not only the best Of the day but equal
TO anything ever recorded IN q seniors
Tournament az Apawarnis- Wright, by the
way, hss long since said farewell 30 his
Elxrieth birIhdav
.'Hzov did you GET thar fae score?~ asked
y friend. as Wright ambled isu~tily of the
home green. Well [ made The fifteenth
hole in O. replied Wright. Now. the fl
reenrh z- Apan-auis IS matter Of a'i
yards IL Is q par I. and most golfers are
pleased with a E. Wright after good
drive. let 90 a fan iron shot As the bail
few away be remarked thar ne cid not
thfnk much Of the shot. set after striking
2 few yards short of the green IT rad just
enough legs 20 t-ickle on TO the cup. His
card read as follows
A. Wright. Fsltusrof.
OF -.-------.4 so
When all tho cards had been returned
ghe days leader or net score vas found
70 be George T. Armstrong, Evergreen
George as mis- friends sometime can him.
Armstrong also has been c-assea as one
r. The fathers Of American golf and no
one seems 70 quite rauenber Just when
he die take MP The game. AT any rate. ire
FOX Hills man moved round IN s., which.
aided b- his rather liberal allowance ~
IS =tro-es- gave him q net II So. ought
20 do something with q handicap like that
remarked armstrong with smile.
Are YOU proud of EouTzeif7" asked
less fortunate rival There's one -llng
n, -ot ashsusad Of was Armstrong 3
ready re-orr He then told Of Al incident
in connection with his play a. the sixth
hole II seems that has third shot left
the ban IN an rn0la--afle lie among rocks
close TO the green. whereupcn Armstrong
lifted for rbe usual r7-o-sr-ote penalty
he was then playing = bat Dame Fortune
was zIt4 him just t--u, Tor the ball never
stcrped rolling on his next shot until II
had found The bottom of the C1p. 80 that
he 20 q even with The tT-o-stroke pen
atty.
There tz no telling who tho prize winners
ere sr present because OF the peculiar con
.7stions governing rIs-- This is really
4hIrry-siz-hoIs tournament. which, on &c
count OF the zlrrieldy field. has been -
tended over TRIO DAYS. eighteen holes each
dar The goal aimed aT i5 go win cne 0t
me thl-rv-si1-hsi= prizes but 80 ~ 70 make
The occasion interesting fer al eighteen
hole rrizes uiu DC given. Armstrong. as
rre matter nov stands. has IN excellent
chance 70 win rhe nrEr net 7rlze over the
rhl--r-ziz-nole route. bur IN the event 81 his
failing today h. VII Be anle fo IaA hack
UPON has &c net -estsrdsy- 50 that h. IS
bound 20 win something
The han6ica-s ranged from scratch 20
~ James d Foot. Of The home club, vas
she scratch man, and as hr received on
4ha metropolitan last the limit men were
--eafl-- receiving q twenty slx-strole allow
s1ce. Foot. b. the way. SGT round IN 81.
This vas beaten orl- e. one other besides
Tvrizh--F. Z Amor. n Brcpkline, who
had az Sc.
r. L Thorneu of -he Rumson Country
C1ub. furnished one cf the surprises Of rhe
Cz- however. b- getting round IN s.
Tho-ue1 had d f5UEreen-zrrcze handicap,
20 hat his = net also ~Lu come IN for
q reward when THE genial cor1naitteernen,
Terrace J. E1GL-lE-af=r
e-r-sr- F--d. 9iz-rl1ute the good things
ms e-entnE
Indeed he prizes are rare lcr- as nay
l.e gathered from re following table Best
gross score Cor rnirty-siz holes. gold medal,
eecend hest gross score thirry-siE hcles,
rat- cf Gecar-e-s. INST net score. IhirJy-slE
H-fee coffee SCI and tray. second best net
r~o-e thfrr--stx holes. silver and cut glass
---rher. hest net score FIRST daE, loving CUP
aeoord he-- net sccre FIRST cay. q clock,
first rer score second GAY. an lnkSTana sec
ona ner score second da~. pair Of candle
EflckE
9Itr-ugh nothing positive IS likely 70 Re
done 5- The immediate future II Is rI1Tncre1
rhs- move toward limiting the size Of The
-eISr wiz nave 20 be made. II VIII be
I-.uczsibIe 10 handle any more than TOOK
ra-- ,zsrerdar" said AZ Hotchkiss. but
.e-- 1ar v-e VIII 60 about Il 10 reduce the
e.z. 30 the fed has not as yet been
Gefu,-1I~ settled Al first we stroTe 70
MAKE The tournament In that ne we're
--ece=sful Vow we ind ourselves con
frorte5 with another problem, pleasant, 10
Le ere. vef none the less -orn1l able
Tire scores fellow.
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