The New York herald., 1921-09-15

evening, has touch OF ptoma.ne poison
ing and did not leave the Maytiower
yesterday or the day before.
Christian Breaks . Rib.
Mr.. Christian. while showing friends
about the vessel on Tuesday morning,
while she was at the Brooklyn navy
yard. stumbled over a hatch combine
and fell through the open hatchway to
the deck below. one OF his ribs was
broken and the muscles OF his back
were wrenched. so that Gen. Sawyer mad
to order him to stay In his berth. The
accident was not made public until yes
terday because the President and his
party wished to be sure that persona.
message assuring Mrs. Christian. who. 10
In Washington. that the injuries were
not serious. reached her before sh.
could receive the tidings In q roundabout
way.
The President hoped that the May
flower could land him In Washington
tomorrow morning: that was the in
tention at the time OF departure from
Gardeners Bay. IL the weather delays
the ship so that she cannot make Wash
ington until tomorrow evening he may
ossibly stop at Norfolk for another
round of golf. assuming OF course. that
Messrs. Daughtery and Christian con-
inue to get better.
Just before sunset. as the Mayflower
was nearing Montauk Point. the Presi-
dent went on the bridge and reviewed a
fleet Of twelve small naval vessels lined
up there for inspection. These were
eight eagle boats and four submarine
chasers OF the Third Naval District
Operative Reserve Force. They are un-
der the command OF Capt. John w. Tim
mons. and ale manped by citizen sailors
from New York now enjoying dash OF
sea duty on a cruise that will take them
as far north as Portland and as far
south as Charleston.
From the Mayflower the President
yesterday morning went directly 10 the
north shore OF Southampton and was
landed at the pier of the National golf
links. Mrs. Harding and several others
including Secretaries Hoover and Weeks.
were transferred to submarine chaser
and put ashore at Sag Harbor, where
descendants of the villagers once carica-
tured in rural play assembled to well
come them.
President Eager to Play.
Escorted by DIR. and Mrs. Albert III.
Ely the tourists visited the East Hamp-
ton cottage where John Howard Payne
wrote Home, Sweet Home" the sum-
mer home Of f. B. Wiborg of Cincinnati.
friend OF the Hardings. and DR.. Ely $
summer home at Southampton. not far
from the golf course. They rejoined the
President for luncheon in the clubhouse.
Lets get right at It," the President
said as soon as he reached the club
house, which crowns one of the low
lying Shinnecock Hills and has marine
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the Piping Rock Club. where Mr..
Harding played on Tuesday, has woods
and green fields ali around IT, the
National has one of the finest water
views to be had on the whole coast, and
otherwise sand dunes built by the winds
and covered for the most part by beach
plum bushes, wild grapevines. stunted
pines and other low growing vegetation
The President played eighteen holes
and his score was ia. Par is IS. the
record IS, held by the club professional.
James Hepburn, and the amateur record
10, held by Oswald Kirkby. This course
Is rated as one Of the most tantalzing
in the world, and the experts said that
the distinguished amateur who tried It
yesterday did very well for a newcomer
He sailed along finely until the long
ninth, where he lost three strokes after
being bunkered between two trees. This
and the fifteenth hole cost him ten
apiece altogether. Others who have
played the National will be interested in
the Presidents card
Out IS 81 IS 36 6 lo-Total 81.
In ...6 IS 5 s 10 6 6 .S--Total 81.
At the start OF the match the Presi-
dent and Under Secretary Of State
Henry p. Fletcher were paired against
Mr.. Metcalf and Senator 'Frelinghuysen.
A switch at the sixth hole gave the
President Austen Colgate as partner
and made their opponents Mr.. Fletcher
and J. F. Byers. who is q brother of the
former national amateur champion,
Eben Byers.
The President made fine approach
to the eighteenth hole but missed two
puts. Just as many another human
being would do. he said. Gee, what do
you think OF that!'
Its the hardest of all courses" said
the professional, Hepburn.
IT'S a great course" assented the
President. Next time I could do 1t in
ten less, think" His caddy, Joseph
Pagac of Southampton. is employed BY
The Guaranty Trust Company in New
York. and caddies during vacation. He
has carried many club for such mighty
Democrats as Charles +. Murphy and
AL Smith, who have summer places at
Good Ground and play at the National,
but this was his first President.
Twenty-four persons. including the
President and Mrs. Harding, were the
luncheon guests of DR.. and Mrs. Albert
RI. Ely In the club house. The Presi-
dents election as an honorary member
was made known by the president of the
club and designer of the course. Charles
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