New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
CLANS GATHER ON LINKS.
Scottish Golfers Battle with
CIeek and Midir0n.
THRILLING TALES TOLD
Scores of the First Five Play.
ers Reflective of the Excel
lent Condition of Greens.

Van Cortlandt regulars" retold with
considerable enjoyment yesterday great
tales OF the gathering Of the clans the
day before, when in response to the
Fiery Cross summons the voluntary
members Of the Scottish Golf Club bat
tied against Colonel Boyle with cleek
and rnidlron as the only weapons used
| The handicap ratings, as arranged by
the self-constituted greens committee,
were placed under seal with John Wha-
len the majordomo In charge of the
lockers and other golfing paraphernalia,
who incidentally was made the custodian
of the prizes until the result Of the COM
petition could be decided.
After several practical illustrations Of
the rules anent and against teeing up
in a sand pit or inadvertently swiping
ball over bunker with the unengaged
foot and also referring to the uncon-
scious teeing up of ball through the
fair green. together with sundry other
regulations which the members were
required to observe religiously, the day
being Sunday, the competition was be-
gun by Admiral Mill and "Laidlay"
Bolton driving off.
The medal scores OF the first FIVE play
ers in this cleek and midiron competi-
tion are reflective Of and largely due TO
the excellent condition of the green's
The winner OF the prize for the gross
score was William Leslie. who brought
i'm an SO, properly certified to in due
and ancient form. Many a time when
boy he had watched with keen interest
the cleek play Of Bob Ferguson, three
time winner Of the open championship
IN the early sos, and Leslie's play with
the cleek and his fine approaching with
the mldiron showed the benefit Of early
tuition and of close adherence TO the
best form or style Of golf.
John r Bolton. who returned the lowest
net score OF 81 fully authenticated, Is an
other product Of the Musselburgh school
of golf, and the winner on an occasion or
match with John +. Laidlay. the famous
Lorrettonan and a British eX-amateur
champion. Peter PRIME, disciple OF the
Bob Pringle beautiful approach: nd
mlral" Mil, who boasts Of the superior
ity OF the Carnoustie Simpsons, and Dun
can Machines, who contends that young
Willie Park, OF Musseburgh, was the
beau ideal Of golfer in medal or match
play, each had a three on the "hoodoo'
hole They consequently had TO fight 1t
out for the best hole prize. Mac insist
Ing that 1t be on the hill greens.
To the first hole on the hill-the thir-
teenth-they each got away fine tee shots.
followed by fine runnng-up midirons.
Plrnle was eliminated by two threes to
f. his four. To the second both got long
cleek shots up over the hill from the
bastion tee. The admiral was on tho
green with his second Machines played
I his second from behind a tree I'm the
rough and reached the green TO find him.
self-stymied. The put curled round, ana
like Burt SIS Halloween fairies, lightly
danced over and across the hole. OF which
the admiral took advantage by gobbllnB
the hole and carrying of the prize.
II is but fair to say that Admiral" Mil
was playing under quite q physical handl-
cap In the principal competition, which
accounts TO some extent for his compare
lively high score. Being Fifer frae Falk-
land and Carnoustle golfer. he Is an
ardent advocate OF the full swing as COM
pared with the three-quarter. In a re-
cent discussion on the subject he launched
a full swing with his left. and as a re-
suit It was not in any too good golting
condition.
After various protests had been heard
regarding advice from others than their
own self-appointed caddies and whether
puts should all have been made with the
cleek and mdiron, the winners were de-
clared TO be Leslie. Bolton and the "ad-
miral." to whom the prizes were present
ed by the clubs president wi a the hon
ors three"