New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-20
Members of Pioneer Club
Gather TO Honor
John Reid.
HISTORY OF SPORT
HERE is TRACED
Taft Tells Diners That Ht Has
Found No Salvation in
Set of IS Clubs.

/ x,
I in the United States and later became the
/ St. Andrews Golf club. celebrated the
/ twenty-fifth anniversary OF the organza
J tons founding AT d dinner at Delmon-
! ico's I'm Fifth avcruc last night.
! While TO all intents and purposes the
/ dinner was TO mark the passing OF the
| first quarter of "A century Of the st. An
| drews Clubs existence. ii practically be-
came a tribute TO John Reid one of the
"Appletree" crowd. who has done more
! than any one else 10 make golf the popu-
lar sport IT is to-day. The venerable eX-
ponent of the game was present and paid
/ a tribute to the clubs officers, past and
present.
/ Golf as 2 pastime, was traced from lts
} very beginnings up TO the present day
| Nicholas Murray Butler. president ui Co
! lumbia University, rected an instance
where golf was mentioned in the Bible
! when even the foxes hoed,' he said
! And then he read a page from small
/ book on the grand old game which he de-
| Clared Aristotle himself had written.
! II was Just twenty-five years ago Tues
| day. according to the history disclosed In
/ the remarks Of the various speakers that
I
| the St Andrews Golf club. the first OF its
| kind in the country. was founded. For
| year or two previous John Reid, John B.
/ Upham Il. OF Tallmadge. present AT the
dinner last night. and Harvey Holbrook
| and Robert I,ockhart now dead. known
as the "Appletree Gang had been play
! ing the game recently imported from the
| "Heelands" on an "impromptu" links at
Yonkers.
with the starting OF the st. Andrews
! club. named after the famous organza-
| ton Of that name in Scotland, the game
! became popular. and has never ceased to
| pain new adherents. II was remarked
more than once last night that 1t seemed
incredible that golf had been played In the
| United States only a quarter Of cen
! fury so great was its present popularity.
! PresIden, Taft, an enthusiastic golfer
| had brief message OF congratulation to
/ deliver TO the two hundred or more mem
/ hcrs and friends at the dinner. while
| President Wilson. who has also been on
( the links sent the following letter:
| Pray accept my warmest thanks for
| the cordial invitation which you extended
TO me TO attend the twenty-ffth annual
/ banquet OF the Saint Andrews Golf club
al New York. While I deeply appreciate
! the honor Of the invitation 10 dine with
| the members OF the oldest golf club I'm
! America. | am sorry II II impossible for
me 20 accept.
with hearty good wishes and with
warnest thanks for your friendly words
OF approval and good will. | am, cordially
and sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON"
Mi Taft said. when it came to his turn
10 speak. that he had just finished "A two
| hour speech in Brooklyn and that. Brook
| Ign being a borough Of churches, he was
90 fun OF church spirit and bcneyolcnce he
could talk 10 New Workers.
| - don't know whether I should address
| you as fellow golfers. for I'm dub H.
said. and I know II. Golf f. both anus
Ing and serious. began my experience
twenty sea, AGO. | learned In Canada
| where the greens are so rough and condi-
| tions 90 difficult that ! ought to he bet
ter PLAYER. for conditions that are difficult
make character-and | have become worse
each year. | began with cleek and and
2 -
I'm ffteen times worse
Andrew Carnegie. a member or the club,
Was unable to attend the dinner. but sent
a charactcristcally Carncgian letter of
regret.
~ have had a busy day wrote the
laird. and the boss ordered ! can't risk
going out TO spend the mite"
The souvenirs which each diner carried
away with him were small ST. An
drew's flag of silk and reproduction OF "A
portrait Of John Reid In a red coat, plaid
vest. light breeches and gray golf cap
and an iron in his hand. When Mr.. Reid
was called upon by Austen g. Fox, the
POSTMASTER. there were three loud cheers
for Mr.. Reid. followed by verse OF
He's Jolly Good Fellow" another
cheer. verse OF 80 Say We All OF Us
and three loud hurrahs, with tiger
al the end.
Golf as a cure-all for whatever allied one
WAS loudly extoled by Patrick Francis
Murphy, while F. Irving Fletcher mar
rated a few philosophical sidelights on
the game
lie said his game was a combination OF
golf 'cross-country walking and water
polo and declared that when any one
asked him what he could go around In he
repIied Three hours and a half"
But what difference does It make what
I can go around in" he continued las
long as golf continues TO bring out tho
poetry of my nature. Golf has revealed
pbase II my life that never can attract
the man whose sole object Is to reduce the
number OF his strokes 10 minimum 1t
has taught me that philosophy Is the
daughter Of adversely. and that To fail
with fortitude is an even greater triumph
than 10 hole out with ease"
Among those present were Max Behr.
Or. Nicholas Murray Butler. II. c. Bea-
dleston. Flndlay S. Douglas. Justice Yer
non NJ. Davis. Austen G.. Fox. Charles ID.
Hfles. Frederick Holbrook, j. +. Kerno-
chan. Thomas +. Murtha, John +. Mum, |
w. Fellowes Morgan, John +. ORourke |
Frank Presbrey. John Reid, jr., Elihu
Root tr.. L. 3. Stoddart, j. G. Ten Eyck !
Henry r. Towne. Walter ]. Travis. a. p
Kingsley. H. ]. WhIgham. X. c. Watson
III UfguIogWOrth.