New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-29
GOLF. A RARE MEDICINE
MANY Old Boys Play to Keep
Young, and Succeed.
TOURNEY A BIG SUCCESS
Fifty five Year 0lders and Some
Over Divided the Prizes
at Apawamis.

eve play golf 70 keep young" were the
words o. a gray haired elder as the second
dav's play IN the seniors golf tournament
zane 20 an end over the links OF the Apa-
wants Club yesterday. and he seemed TO
sneak the truth. There was the same dash
snd vim and energy among the host Of
p,ayers. hfty-hve years and over. as on
the opening day, and all voted the tour
rament a bowling success.
Emerging from the field OF 100 starters
we're nine winners. BY that Is meant
Nose so fortunate as 10 get in the prize
sst. but as one remarked. I'VE are all
winners. have played poor golf myself
md consequently failed to get one Of those
rare trophies. but for all that this occa-
alon VIII 1--we forever as one Of the bright
,st spots IN my experiences as a senior
golfer
Tn presenting some Of the prizes, Horace
Z. H5tchkss offered remarks fitting the
occasion. Tn getting 10 the end Of the list
she chairman OF the committee. with a
twinkle in his eve, turned 10 the Rev J.
R Hodson, Of Ardsley who had won the
Ecksrs' handicap, and said: Here are the
randlesucks 10 light you on your way"
so6son looked as happy as a boy receiv-
rc Ms first drum.
This references 70 the kickers handicap
REQUIRES further explanation, for no pro-
Vision had been made in the original con-
ir.ors for such a competition. Because
y the Unprecedented field and the result
n possibility that some one, through an
oversight. might have been severely treat
Bd IN the allotment Of handicaps the COM
.fr- b., - 60
81 putting on an extra" To be more ex-
su-'- 70 's said that James y. Foot. who
prose at dawn. was the originator of the
Eea. At all events, no proposed 10 allow
hs golfers 70 fix their own handlcaps.
F'th a view 10 having their net totals get
IS near as possible TO the best gross score
u the day. whatever that might happen
y be
Tho best gross proved TO be a 70 by
zoo. while Hodson and F. F. Kettsll. Of
P'nghamton, by fixing their own handl-
gaps, had net scores OF 70 each. They de-
e5ed upon a six-hole play-ofr. Hodson CIV
ng his opponent a stroke Besides defeat
big Esttsu, the Ardsley man had the good
fortune 10 win the first net prize in the
lhi-ty-six-hole medal play handicap with
score OF Is3. He was the only contestant
% win more than one prize, The second
ret trophy went TO II. s. Jennings, a G. a.
r. man from Kingston, with 1874
From the point Of view Of merit the per-
sormance OF Foot easily ecllpsed all else
b experimenting his 50 OF the first day
with a Is the Apawamis man returned a
ihirty-six-hole total OF 16O, eight strokes
better than 7. T. Reid, OF Montclair. who
FOn the second gross score prize. There
vas a tie for first and second net prizes
between Captain H. NJ. Johnson, OF Great
Darlington, and Jesse Male, Of Merton,
With respective cards Of 92-10--s2 and
&-7-S2 Amory ]. Hodges, Of Garden
City, and Chief Justice W & Gummere
accounted for the first and second net
prizes for the first round.
Foot's card, which would have entitled
him 70 place among those who qualified
81 the national amateur championship
tournament, held over the same links a
Eaort time ago, was as follows: