The Washington herald., 1911-09-10

Other participants in the contest were
Walter z. Ballard. Albert Hale, E. F.
LOCKER, F. P Williams, F. NJ. Ball, ]. S.
Ball, S. Bready, Stamford Briggs, NAL
COIN Coles, F. L. Dunlap, DR.. P. NJ.
RiXey, T Turner Smith. r. W. Schu-
mann. Harry Walters, John Grunwell,
John c. Davidson. Otto Leubkert, Albert
Mann, Douglas MackaTI, R. A. Oakley,
A. Stengel Frank Upman, A. c. Yates,
DR.. Black. DR. Russell, Mr. Hodge, R. G.
Valentine, H c. Fuller, A. G. Rice, S. A.
Manuel, and L. NJ. Rusenwing..
E. B. Calvert. chairman Of the green's
committee of the Washington Country
Cluo, announces that the goat" contest
which was to haze started last week will
begin this week with an entry list Of
nearly fifty golfers, The contest has
aroused much interest, and from present
INDICATIONS it will meet with the same
success as did the johnson cup competi-
ton, which closed Labor Day.
R. B. LOCKER, DR.. McClanahan, Charles
GrunweIl, and John GrunweI were
among the entrants last week. ]. S. Ball
announced that he has withdrawn from
the contest. The complete entry list up
to date follows: E. B. Calvert, A. A.
Fries, Bascom Johnson, E. H. Bowie, H.
T. Frost. W. Harry Woodman, Earl
Wheeler, DR.. Loren B. T. Johnson, W. H.
Littlepage, George E. Truett, W. H.
Campbell r. A. Oakley, A. w. Dunn,
George Andrews, A. Zappone, Paymaster
r. W. Schumann, r Turner Smith, F.
IL Dunlap, V. G. Croissant, Harry Wal.
tiers, Frank Upman, Thomas Weldon, DR..
w. Harris John Grunwell, Charles Grun-
we'll, DIR. Mechanism, and R. B. LOCKER.
The handsome medals are on exhibition
at the clubhouse. They are of special
design and show in relief the name
Washington Country Club and goat on
one side, and the other side will have
the name of the owner engraved thereon.
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.
?. A member holding a medal may
challenge any ether medal holder, the
loser to surrender his goat to the
winner.
g. The loser may challenge 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. A 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 fall
sure to win.
5. 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 most number Of goats" will be 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.
Thomas Weldon, an ardent admirer Of
the royal and ancient game at the Wash
ington Country Club, made a splendid
showing for himself on Labor DAY.. In
the special mashie contest he won first
prize with a net score of "A, having a
gross score of SO and a % handicap.
Mr.. Weedon managed to win second
prize in the sweepstakes held on the
same day. With a gross score OF 81
and the same handicap of %, he made
q net score of SO. Mr., Weldon was
also third In the johnson Cup competi-
tion, which closed Labor Day. Mr.
Weldon has recently entered the goat
contest, which win be started this week,
and 1t is expected that he will keep
up his good work and win a number of
goat" medals.
While spending part Of their vaca-
ton at Cape May Hotel this summer,
l. c. Brooks and j. Demonet, both
prominent members OF the Columbia
Country Club, won a four-ball match
from w. P. Breen and ]. @. vIlsack. on
the afternoon Of August 1e. As Mr.. De-