The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-13
GOLF NOTES
By ti. w. LANloAN Press Representative of the Ar Austoh aud Eastman Hotels.

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 The special tournament for the Ben E. Bryan trophy, silver cup of mighty pudsy dimensions. will be
 tagCd at the Country Club today. The trophy is 10 be played for on the second Saturday in March each year, and when won twice by the saml player becomes his property. The conditions of the tournament win be lS holes, medal play. Professional "Wilie' Hoare looks for a buxom field of players to tee off in the big show.
 There were only = outortoWn golf CTS at play yesterday Curses, That produces a slight setback in attaining the century. Still the club will surely reach that figure before the merry month Of March is many days older
 Jackson Johnson, Thomas II. W est and $, II. Fullerton three splendid St Iouisans at the Hotel Eastman, and Marion E. Taylor of Louisville, likewise guest at the big hostelry on the hill, engaged in sparkling four some yesterday. MT Johnson, a mem Der of the famous shoe manufacturing concern of Roberts John on X Rand, played the Essex course last March. The other three gentlemen are play iue it for the first time Still, they are equally as pleased with the links as Mr. Johnson Mr. Taylor com petcd in the recent sprng tournament and came close to winning cup, beng put out in the second round of match play by a close score. The good folks of Louisville call him the father ot golf in Kentucky" as be it. known that Mr. Taylor did bring the port 10 Louisville and la0ored faith fully in developing it
 Joseph b. Bascom, sul another millionaire St louisau at the East 1 man, played the Country Club course yesteiday All smiles when climbing into the hotel auto at dusk, it was plainly evident that Mr. Fullerton en. joyeI his outing hugely.
 George R. R.ch of Chicago. wuo with his wife. reached the Eastman early iu the week. the two coming this way on Jack Villas tip alter orig inally planning going further south came in in l5. He looms up as stand ing an excellent chance of landing il the first flight in the St. Patrick'3 tournament next weeks stylish four days affair, which opens Monday. P. H. Downs of Boston back at the Arlington with his pal, Charley Writ { ten, likewise played fast golf yester | day. So did Bob McRoy Also R. M Hull the winner of the spring touna ment Harvey Fleming distinguished 1 himself by playing the last nine ho.e' iD 39. The Kansas Cityian is turning in nothing but S5s and 90s.
 E. j. Brown of Cleveland who has been at the Arlington fer the past month, had counted upon returning nome Thursady, but our golf game has registered entirely too big a hit with him and he stays in the spa. He was on the top of his game yesterday.
 Two other tidy golfers at the Ar lington are W. M. Rice and |. $. Rice of Houston, Texas. They are daily making the rounds faster and exhibit ing some mighty keen form.
 Fred H. Miller, a member of the jolly Hampe party at the Arlington, is also coming along swimmingly in his game. E. H. Defebaugh, another Chi caEoan at the Arlington, made his debut yesterday and declared upon motoring back to town that he n- tended playing daily during his stay
 John T. Mi.like1, the wealthy St Louisan, who. with his son, John T Millillen, Jr., is at the Arlington, and bent upon making an extended stay was another newcomer at play yester- day. Mir Milliken is a deyout lover of golf and will doubtless pay the Essex course regularly while in the spa.
 II. s. McClesky of Little Rock, in