The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-23
Hilton Keeps Up
His Good Work on
Montreal Links

hoNIREAL, CAN, August Il --
having set pace of 10 on his first
round OF play in Canada after his
voyage across the Atlantic, II. II. Hii-
ION duplicated the score in playing
over the Dixie course near Montreal
In this round his partner. Normal
Hunter. played only moderately well,
and the Canadian professionals AL
bert and Charlie Murray. had the sat
istdction of turning the ia bles on their
opponents, winning by and z. Hill
ton again played In a manner TO elicit
much applause from the gallery which
watched the play.
The British pair played a second
round, against two amateurs of the
Royal Montreal club, and the Largely
increased gallery Of the afternoon
found much satisfaction in seeing G.
H. Turpin and c. Grier get the better
of their famous opponents. though
there was some disappointment In
not seeing Mr.. Hilton at his best. He
took things easy and required so for
the round. Messrs. Turpin and Grier
took their courage in hand and won
the match. Mr. Grier's "A being the
best medal card for the four.
Barker asa for ~ Holes.
Herbert Fl. Barker, formerly pro-
fessionai at Garden City and now
located with the Roebuck country
club, near Birmingham. Ala, is pia =
ing better golf than at any time since
he first came to the United states
20 Judge from the latest report con
corning his doings. Playing over the
links Of the Birmingham Country ciup
recently he did 72 holes with total
~ 2s4 strokes, including rounds OF
90 and &c. His others were D ana .
coli nj the Pyramids.
There are many golf courses rounf
,s.tr. and near every important Ea-
ronean settlement in Egypt. With the
ever-present and expansive oese y
there is no excuse for not hiah'Hs
links. The putting places-they are
certainly not greens are lhe
ouast,on OF a few hours rolling ana
n.arirg and the result is passa b.~-
1,ha golf links that are particularly
a+tractiye in Egypt. says s. writer ]
80 singapore Free Press, are those
at Helo1an. tah,o
This place is quite fasnlonan 'e
rssort II lies some fifteen odo mhSS
from cairo. and has railway OF its
,r II is. frankly, like 40 many
niacas in that country. q purely aru,
acss1 settlement. Water has been laio
On hut not enough TO make the 10 VII
at all green. s 10.
Thar are some very few ana De
sragvIsd trees and shrubs, some GUS!
raIrna and forlorn attempts at gar
/ aartnv 1t would be far pleasantef
! - ,beve we're none Of these Inc mo-
/ ,als are shops and churches OF ne
! lo,,an rise straight out OF the oeseFl
! rr>ha dasert Is there, at your very ooo'
/ 7rba hotels are admirable, lot 'ne
! r,{ace ia quite popular, The dry. nrac-
/ ing atmosphere is good for many m
| vaItds, and there is an absence OF aus
| that Ia so prevalent in most phrp'
~ Egypt. The khedive has paiacs
| there-a raunt unattraotlve oarracA
| alnos. as depressing as his other par
rack-resldance in Cairo. Adam. Hf
] has though, the sense to I'VE IL
| neither.
/ The golf links lie to the north O.
Uelouan, and are quite close They
! ars good. and there Ia one great poif
| about thein-for the Indifferent player
| al any rate-and that Is the AAsenc'
/ az water. Bunkers there are. an
soft and cunning patches OF SAND ou
/ ,bars are none OF those ball-devour
! snr brooks and ponds which are IN
curse of the beginner Inc oours
Is however, by no means an cas-!
one. a
The vadis or ravines, provide
very nrstty series Of difficulties TO
tha exercise of ingenious shots ar'
there is nothing quite Ike them
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