New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07
Jim Barnes Sets Record
In Professional Golf

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sional tourney at Van Cortlandt, when,
as has been told, he finished the two
days of play with q record breaking
total. We do not know whether the
Englishman will take in the Western
open this year, but if he does it
would not be q wild piece of wagering
to have a little bet down on the White
march Valley pro to finish in the first
three.
Victor Worden Is his name, and in
our opinion he is the ideal caddie. VIC
tor chases the golf balls over the course
of the Haworth Golf Club, in New
Jersey, and, we suppose, goes to the
local grammar school and helps his
mother with the chores when he is not
caddying.
1t was our good fortune to have Vic
tor assigned to us when playing a
round out at Haworth about three
weeks ago. Knowing the habits of the
average caddie, we started out in deadly
awe of the ffteen-yesr boy who toted
the clubs. When we fub a shot, we like
to have a caddie who does not appear
to notice the tragedy. Victor Worden
does that.
When playing blind hole and not
[ knowing what club to use or how to
use it, it was the quiet, soothing voice
of Victor Worden who advised us. and
always correctly. At finding the balls
we persisted in sending into the woods,
| into long grass and dismal swamps,
/ Victor was a marvel of perspicacity.
/ No matter il the ball lay hidden in
the bog or reposed fiendishly under
a hummock Of grass. leering at US, il
was the small Victor who stood there,
one finger pointing. like a well trained
pointer spying out the covey for the
| huntsman.
To cap this climax Of caddying per
/ lection, Victor, after we had finished
our round and went to the luncheon
table with small appetite. said encour-
/ agingly: 81 bet you would do much
better if you played this course sec
ond time"
Chivalrous. patient Victor! II he
elects to follow the golfing game as a
profession in after years, he is certain
TO be one Of the best in this broad
land. Should he take up the law. med
icine, engineering. mining, railroading-
banking or whatnot, we are sure he
will shine at his chosen calling, but
in the meantime he is the ideal caddie,
and that is praise enough.
The midsummer tournament OF the
Eastern Trade Golf Association will
be held next Thursday on the links OF
the Montclair Golf Club, through the
courtesy Of Joseph Simmons, and the
events to be decided will give every
one a chance to take home a prize.
There will be the usual Fighter
hole medal play handicap, four bal
competition and the competition
against boyle. The New York Office Of
A. NJ. Byers & Co., of Pittsburgh, ha:
donated one of the prizes. The green!
fee will be So, which will entitle thu
spender TO a particularly fine dinner
at the clubhouse.
Trains for Montclair leave Hoboken
via the Lackswanna, at S:O2, 8:25
1855, 9:37, 1851, 1l:5l a. m, anC
1881. 1889 p. m, with frequent trains
back to New York. The running tim'
ia about thirty minutes. At Montclail
station either a trolley car or a tax
will carry the visitors to the links. TIT
tournament committee consists Of A
IA Armagnac, chairman: W. T. Gil
mour, B. u. Roney and R. I. Potts.
One Of the tournaments to which thu
amateurs hereabouts always look for
ward with pleasure is the hxture con
Quoted by the Stockbridge Golf Club
of Stockbridge, Mass. The twentieth
snnusl omen amateur tourney will be
nlaved over the beautiful course that
nestles 10 the Berkshires on August
% "a. "a and 25, the first fight con
testing for the famous Stockbridge
( Cup.
On the first day there will be quail
fving round at eighteen holes, In the
morning. with a gold medal for the low
score. All divisions will play the first
round of match play in the afternoon
A handicap will be played on Thursday
morning. at eighteen holes, with prizes
, for the best gross and net scores, the
Analists in the first fight not being
eligible for this competition. On
Thursday afternoon there will be a
best bail handicap for pairs, open "a
all. with one.hslf the added handicsps
Of the two players allowed.
| The entrance fee will be 81, post en-
tries accented, and the fee for the han.
dicsp alone will be 81. The course wil
be open 10 all entrants on the Monday
preceding play.
"Spotty" Bowers won the first tour
nament in 1905. and again in 1909
Other winners were W. ". Stanley
1905; W. R. Tuckerman, 1907; Malcolm
NcRurney. 1905; Tuckerman. 1910;
George T. Brown, 1911; T. NJ. sherman
1912. For the last three years the
Stockbridge Cup was won by Roger h
Hovey, SO q new trophy will DO in com
petition this year