New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-27
al|f'S GRAND ARMY
RETURNS TO FRAY
y,onn Fellows Of Fifty-five and
IIp to Eighty-tWo Play
Over the Links.
NINE IN THE PRIZE LIST
I'm Tyng and Colonel Smith
Garry Off Chief Honors in
Tournament for Seniors
at Apawamis.

40 70 the last put-golf's &c. \. r.,
- sncak. returned in full force for q
.usd attack upon Colonel Bogic over
inks of the Apawamis Club, yester-
Happy were the winners. OF course,
= sside from the intrinsic worth OF the
laos there was a sentimental phase,
ing as il did a priceless value on each
"a avery one Of the awards. In this &C
-, Of the utter rout OF Father Time
"A me coincident dismay of DR.. osler,
s.ems well 10 give the following list
oc,pal winners in tournament IN
-,,cb the players ranged in age from
w.. Ave 10 eighty-two years without fur
Der delay
&c, net prize (S6 holes). coffee set and
~svNW. :. Gummere, Baltusrol 1855
Ss.oor5 net prize CS6 holes), silver basket
Ss.onb A Flynn. Oakland, lSs-2S-1eO.
~ gross prize (26 holesl, silver read
nc jamp-James A. Tying, Baltusrol. S.
Soon c.Sord best gross score C36 holes, cigar
Asy-Charles c. Waldo, Brooklawn. So
S psss cross score Ceither dsy). inkstand
I'd tray-ColOncl J. 7. Smith, Whining
'' p.s ~ net first day.. smoking set-An-
,,sw shnand. Apawamis, S9-l0-N
second best net (first day., mahogany
,ock-Henry =. Hibbard, Plainfield, So
50
scher-Robert L. Garden Oakland 81
' :.con5 best net score Second day.. pair
Z candlesticks-H. c. Shafer, Scranton,
i-i;-'s
PnOr to starting on the second and last
s1hteen-hole circuit. Francis Braidwood,
: Montreal. the senior Of seniors, and
VILLAIN Clark. OF Westerly, p. l., CHANGED
. meet. How do you DO. young MAI? 90
cng out Braidwood.
The baby's doing nicely" retorted the
r-iEng Clark To be exact. Braidwood
tH be eighty-two I'm November. whereas
ark only became of age" this month.
, /, the rosy-cheeked Rhode Island golfer
sDOd there engaged IN repartee, he didn't
ss a day over forty-fve years old.
While admitting that advancing years
"a taken q few yards of the length o.
+ drive, MI BraidwOod insisted that he
vas as keen on the game as he was fifty
rssrs ago He is q great believer IN prac-
ix and. incidentally. blamed the mis-
xiing lines Of a postal card for hts fail
ne TO get nearer the prime list, you
nov It's q golfers privilege to have an
ac1se when he doesn't win" observed
Ne octogenarian. with a twinkle in his
%.
The misleading lines mentioned were:
For practice before the tournament the
n1rse is open from September is to %,
aoept Saturday and Sunday" The infer
ace drawn was that September 2 was
'zctiee day Consequently. when Mr..
B-siiwood reached the course on Wednes-
day he found that the tournament was In
I'll swing Being a stranger 70 the Apa-
ysnis links the patriarch started out
sisr more or less Of a disadvantage.
lhhough not included among the prize
. rnners. Horace L. Hotchkiss. father Of
= seniors" was busy acknowledging
MratUlatlons resultant from the pre-
citation ceremonies Of the previous day.
zen he received the solid silver tea tray
I'd set In mis- characteristic unselhsh
'ay Nr. Hotchkiss wanted Il made clear
aat whatever part he might have played
rvard the success of past gatherings
"a only made possible through the
Asarty cooperation OF the Apawamis
asb-'Dear Apawamis." as the gracious
ta put IL I'm his speech OF acceptance.
In the early days OF these senior tourna-
ns1ts the contestants were the guests
the club az luncheon. but with their
'oas.sntly Increasing numbers each year,
X visitors insisted upon q new arrange
cent They are now allowed TO purchase
hat they like.
dad Il not peen for the condition MAX
y impossible 10 take more than one
~. Chief Justice W 8. Gummere would
ieosar as, double winner He led on
q 1rst day with a card Of 9s-lS-7S, and
'Erementing this with 81 yesterday.
foEed himself as consistent at golf as
ss wise in law. His I57 over the double
lru!t led Joseph A. Flynn. OF Oakland,
stner Of the second prize. by a three
Fioke margin.
me honor Of winning the best gross
't for the two days went 20 James
a Iyng, Of Baltusrol, who. with a total
~, showed the way 70 c. @. Waldo.
Sfooklawn. winner Of the second gross
'ah l@ Waldo. by the way, followed
as example OF his son In helping TO keep
"''ageport on the map.
alexander Milne, the eighty year-older.
~k his failure TO win philosophically,
~ as ne returned O net score Of i0i. re-
-4'Aed that he hoped TO live as many
Ns as there were strokes on his card.
40 bss than nine contestants tied for
Prize In the klckers handicap. and
Impossible 10 say when that dead
'ek viii be settled
zee! these guys is all 10 the good.
icy don't care how much change they
- win after round. If they were
= mere all the time, / should worry"
"1s piped a freckle-faced caddie after
'Vo had ended on the home green.
~ az ms remarks contained more truth
poetry. for these men OF affairs re-
49,. 'Po H"HHb boJOui ~ ao "iAN VI 1''N
sn' spots Of their lives each year, In
.n the spending OF few dollars, more
'ss' regarded more as q privilege
'sh otherwise.
way. this seniors tournament
~ De likened unto a national club
q. u' ices, dues or entrance money 10
~. ihe competition IL open 10 all.
D. we golfer has Joined the "class Of
- ihen they ali become club members.
ns forward to the annual reunion
a. 'he formailties OF introduction are
rs.''Seo with in the love for golf.
'~ scores were as follows:
First second Total
slA,. Day. day. II cap. net.
Esssro.s :. Gummero. - % 80
% A. Flynn a.