The Washington herald., 1911-09-17
BY EDWARD w. KIBBEY.

{. b. Calvert. chairman of the green's
/ committee of the Washington Country
Club, said that the goat" contest, which
was to have started last week, but was
postponed on account of the new medals
not having been received, will begin this
week with an entry list of over thirty
golfers. The members are taking con-
siderable interest in the contest, and
from present indications it will be a big
success.
A. NJ. ChesIey, J. S. Ball, and,T. B.
Jewell were among the new entries re-
ceived last week. The complete entry
list, up to date, follows:
+. p. Calvert, a. a. Fries. Bascom
johnson. L. II. Bowie, II. T. Frost, w.
Harry WOOdman, Earl Wheeler. Dr..
Loren B. T. Johnson, W. II. Littlepage
George Z. Truett, W. II. Campbell. r.
A. Oakley. a. W. Dunn, George An
drews, A. Zapponc. Paymaster r. W.
Schumann. T. Turner Smith. F. L. Dun
lap. V. C. CroisSant. Harry Walters,
Frank Upham. Thomas Weedon. DR.. W
Harris John GrunwcI. Charles Grun-
well DR.. Mechanism, r. Z. LOCKER. T. B.
Jewell a. NJ. Cheslcy, and J. S. Ball
The conditions of the contest follow:
/. Competition match play under post
ed handicap, the number Of strokes to
be conceded to be three-quarters of the
difference between the handicaps of the
PLAYERS. Strokes to be given at holes as
indicated on card posted in clubhouse.
. Any member holding a medal may
challenge any other medal holder, the
loser 20 surrender his goat TO the
winner.
but twice for the recovery of his goat"
and for each unsuccessful effort forfeit
a golf ball to the keeper of his goat"
l. member having lost his goat
and not holding any other goat may
challenge any holder of a goat" pro-
vided he forfeit a golf ball for each fail
ure to win.
). Under no conditions may a match
be played for more than one goat" at
a time.
G. At the end Of the prescribed period
of play, December l, the player holding
the largest number of goats will he ap-
pointed the ''gOatherd' and be presented
with a special medal which will become
his permanent property. All the goat"
medals will be returned to their original
owners, ready for the next season of play.
The team matches in the Middle Allan
tic Golf Association will continue next
Saturday afternoon, when the Baltimore
Country Club plays at the Columbia
Country Club: the BannoCkbUrn Golf
Club meets the team representing the
vi y
the Country Club of Virginia plays at
the Hampton Roads Club
Miss Alice E Kinyoun enjoyed a two
some with Walter Galley on the greens
OF the Washington Country Club Thurs
day afternoon. Miss KinyOun was also
out playing her favorite game last Tues
day afternoon. She has shown a marked
Improvement in her playing, considering
the short time she has been out praC-
ticing with Mr.. Galley. 1t is interesting
to note that Miss Kinyoun is one of the
most enthusiastic women golfers at the
Virginia Club.
DR.. G. F. Freeman, Of the Columbia
Country Club, walked from the navy
yard to the club last Wednesday and
then played eighteen holes alone. Thurs
day afternoon DR.. Freeman took part in
a twosome with NJ. E. DanfOrth, and
then after the match walked to his
home in the city.
Harry Wardman won the tombstone
handicap competition at the Columbia
Country Club last Sunday afternoon,
as he died at the twentieth hole, having
used ninety:eight strokes. His handi-
cap was twenty-four. Mr.. Wardman re-
ceived a handsome silver cup for his
victory. On his last stroke Mr. Ward
man was short five feet from the twen-
tieth putting green.
Ed. Harlan received second prize
which was also q handsome silver cup
donated by the club, as he reached the
nineteenth hole before he used up all
the strokes allowed him. His handicap
was II. A. H. Dodge was third, as he
managed to go as far as the eighteenth
hole, with handicap of p. .
Each player carried a tombstone and
when, he had used all Of hts strokes, he
planted his little tombstone. which was
made Of wood, about eight inches high,
with his name marked on II in this way:
- died here"
The player who went the farthest or
played the most number of holes before
exhausting his handicap won the first
prize. The players handicap was added
20 par, which Is a.
There was large number OF entries