The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-24
OLDEST GOLFER
GETSbEST SCORE
At APAWAM|S CLUB
Alex Milne, Eighty-One Years
Old. Finishes With Net
Score of y.

'Sper'G 10 I've evening WoNd.D
APAWAMIS GOLF LINKS. RYE. y. !
Y. sept A.-Aiexander Milne. a young
fellow e!ghty-one years old, led the
early field to-day in the ninth annual
seniors golf tournament over this
course with net score OF II for eigh
teen holes. Following this youngster
came other gray boards. with no respect
Tor Father Time, with very creditablc
cards. The tournament. the most unique
OF any athletic event In the country,
had record list OF 20 starters.
shortly after o'clock the first pair
teed Off for the IS hole journey and the
others followed AZ quickly as the players
could cover the course. The only condi-
ton imposed was that all contestants
must be over fifty-five years OF age. The
players included United states supreme
Court Justice Pitney, Chief Justice Gum
mere Of New Jersey. and prominent law
yers: doctors, ministers. hnanciers and
men in all walks Of life. Ex-Prcsldent
Taft was invited to participate but In
the last minute he sent his regrets
The weather was ideal. a cool wind
softened hot sun and made II com
Portable for the old boys many Of
whom appeared none to steady on the
| legs to make the trip OF over two
miles around the course. Because OF
the advanced age Of many Of the con-
testants the play was necessarily slow.
| The sensation of the early arrivals
nome was Alexander Milne. eighty
one years old, who has been playing
| golf both In the United states and
| scotland Tor the last s'xty-i've years.
when he came in with score Of IS
with a handicap OF %. which put him
in the lead.
| Mr.. Milne. although finding the local
course and especially the hills very
! trying al times, went around in good
form and finishing at the home green.
received hearty applause from many
OF the old fellows gathered IN the sun.
His card was as follows:
Out ..........6 8 S<6
In ..........b o 8 6 6 4-4s-93
The Seniors Tournament, a hapiicas'
affair. rams two days eighteen holes
| played each day. Nine prizes go to the
happy winners. The hest gross score
wins first prize. second best gross the
second and the best net score the third
Scores were AS follows;
A. Bryan Alley. 1876; Francis u.
Amory. ls-sS.
Morton Alden. 1s--s6; Roger Birnie
IIs-97; Herbert Barber, 20-s9; II. IL
Brown. 1910; Henry a. dildersleevc
lls-s3: q. W. Hunt. 1885; vi. ID. Hib-
bard. lis; Douglas Henry. 22-9A
Samuel II. Heap, 1886: j. Hertzeter
|l9-s6. Charles y. Hubbard, 1877
NJ. T.. Haviland. ISL.
James f.. Bless, 20-SD; II, NJ Bogert
co.'s; =. w Brown, 49,; &. a, Hood
I2--S5. Alfred Craven. ls--&; h. caam'
borlain S-yN; II. \. Converse. G-So
John ". Herbert, ls-s9; Richard A
Hale s2-sl; A. +. Huston, It's; y
Heath, ISL; T, +. Anderson, l6-sl
Charles Hathaway, lis.
huyh VI. Johnson. lS-S9; George IL
Johnson, 22--Sl; u, u. Kingsley, $50
Thomas r.. kirkoy, :l--.S; Salon thes'
ter kelley la--Si William Van Ketten
l,-!y2; T. e. Lowe, lS-9e' II, W. Lamb
it-Ni; :, o. Lockwood .,-93; Sainue
Carr, la-Sy; Addison u. colvin, lS-N
John ~. Duffy, In; George IA. Dick
| inson. g2-lO> Il. II. Dana. T-N; Will
lam II. Ellis, 2o-ei: Thomas q. Enne
ner. l2-s9: IA. NJ. Adams. 9-s2; :. T.
Egan. 1872: Alexander N. Sinnott, ]!
--so: ID, e. Nuaroy. lis: John +. Nor
rell. 1i-A, HsSea XsEss. LIZ. kxAn