New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
CaddieS Have Their Own Ideas
About Meaning of Terms.
GIVE READY DEFINITIONS
Like Bottom in "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" They Are
Truly Translated.

Truly Translated.
A we'll known golf writer on the other
side gives his views on the caddy question
in a humorous vein and In the form OF
an examination. Some of the queries put
10 the caddie and his supposed answers
are as follows:
First-What is meant by the term cas-
Sual water"
Answer-The term casual water" means
emmy water that is on the coarse, such as
rein water, ditch water, pond water or
emmy water wot happens to be there before
It was found there, and which makes the
player when he finds it say i've never
seen it afore. casual water drop wiFout
penalty"
Second--If the hole is $50 yards distant
and you are asked by your master what
club he should take, what club would you
adviser
Answer-When the hole is l60 yards away
and plus man says, Ginger wot can
get up wiv?" you tell him 10 take his
mashie and play it easy or he'll go too
far II 80 man asks you, say, Take
yer driver and hit It all you knose.' II
he gets too far yer can say as how It's
the longest shot you ever see in yer life'
and then he won't say ennything.
Third--When should caddie be seen and
not heard?
Answer-Q) When his boss is explaining
that he has had five shots and you knose
he has had six ~ When the boss is tell
ing his opponent as how he done number
six in 2 yesterday, but wich you knose he
didn't. seeing as how you we're carrying
for him. 60 Always.
Fourth-what is the definition of sty-
mie?
Ansyer-The definition OF the word sty-
mic is when one ball is in front OF the
hole and tother ball is right in front
too. but can't get by the other because
t'other is in front The one In the way
says Sorry, old chap, stynies should be
! done away with" and then when he's won
the hole he says to his caddte: Done him
that time: I thought I mite give him
styme"
Fifth-What IS the least number OF clubs
q player can use and give names?
Ausver-Ihe least number Of CLUBS
player can use is all according to player
some can't use emmy and some can only
use a cleek Some uses eight. but can't use
'ern all. The names OF the clubs is niblick'
nuther. mashie, iron. brassie, driver, dred
oonrs and a lot more they carry for swank
but can't use 'em.
sixth-If a player started out with eight
balls. lost three, split TWO, lent his partner
another. how many would he have at the
end OF the round?
Answer-If he starts out with eight ne
plays one, that leaves seven. II ne lost
three. that leaves four. II he splits two
that leaves two. II he lends his partner
one, that leaves one. II he don't give MS
caddIe a tip he mighten have emmy left at
all don't believe this question Is rare
because there's a catch In II.
seventh-If a player topped his nrst'
drr,ed his second, socketed his third, pulled
ht. fourth and sliced his fifth, what would
you advise him 10 do TO eradicate these
faults?
Answer-Give it up
Eirhth-Explain the meaning Of bisques'
Arswer-t is Hot you offer TO yer oppo-
nAnt instead OF strokes, cos you are aifalu
all his strokes will come in. II you get
,vo bIsoues and you are on the Level az
the seventeenth and you haven't had en-
vou saw. That's the match. I'm two ana
o,a q" and when the other fellow says Things
Won ssv. You take the bisquet,' which Is
the meaning OF bisques.
Nlnth-If a player grounded his cluD IN
hazard and then asked for the rule IN re
gard 10 this, what would you say!
Answer-You must say as how you dlGh
seo him do II. and II he had had good
sbot out YOU can say as how you think the
rule Is altered: II he is still in the hazard
and can't get out you tell him the truth
and he saws: II tho't so; your hole. aNl'
IDENTIFY grounded my club
Those irrepressible members ot the scot
itch Golf Club began their second winter
competition at indoor golf on saturday
night I'm the courts o2 Tom Wells's school
q, broadway and s0th street There were
nrizeS for the winners and the competition
win be held under varying conditions each
week until the open air links arc nj 10 &c
played on.
The ARRANGEMENT Of holes by distances
was 10 duplicate the course at Van Cort-
landt Park, as under the court system any
course may be reproduced as 10 the manner
Of play Ten contestants returned cards
I'm the preliminary medal play round, the
four best being Duncan MacInnis, So; Peter
Fernie, 90; John Forgie, %, ard admiral
Mills, %. Match play followed among the
quartet and in the final Maclnnis and
Fernie had a close up and down sort Of a
match. MacInnis was the winner of the
81 eighteen-hole Q contest finally BY up and