New Britain herald., 1924-01-03
JOHN ). CONTINUES
 ON THE OLD LINKS
Playing His Daily Round Down
 at OrmOnd Beach
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press
 Ormond Beach, Fla. Jan. 3.-John D. Rockefeller, Sr., is playing his daily round of golf on the Ormond beach links for the eighth successive winter. and although the season scarcely has started, early visitors arc forming daily galleries to follow him over the course.
 They are curious to know why he plays only eight holes, how he plays, how far he drives how he is dressed for the game, and if he really gives dimes away when he makes q good shot.
 Quits at Sth Hole
 Why he quits at the eighth hole always has seemed mystifyng to golfers who believe that any good game of golf should end either at the ninth or eighteenth hole.
 But. after following him for round or two, his reason for stopping at the eighth hole is seen to be a matter of logic rather than of lack of strength.
 The ninth hole on the courses brings a player back in the vicinity of the club house or starting point, but the Ormond beach course, being one of the oldest in the state, is laid out in the old style, and the ninth hole is considerable distance from number one tee.
 A motor road crosses the course back of the eighth green, and it isI there that Mr. Rockefeller's automo- bile is parked.
 By eliminating the 500-yard ninth hole. and walking the short distance to his car from the eighth green, MT. Rockefeller saves that much time for motoring before luncheon.
 Eight holes never appear to tire MT. Rockefeller, observers say, and, if anything, he has more energy and en- thusiasm on the eighth hole
 Mir. Rockefeller will be S5 years old next July, and golfers say he plays d remarkably fine game for his age. He never walks hurriedly on the links, | and his balls are hit with the same speed on the eighth as the first.
 One day Mir. Rockefeller played | four separate four balls on tho eighth hole, which is $50 yards in length and a good par four.
 The fairway is very marrow, with t different route to the right and plenty of scrub palmetto to the left. Just a littel slice or hook to the right or left . means trouble. But MT. Rockefeller invariably plays straight down tho fairway. On that occasion he made par four with all four balls
 His tee shots average about loO yards, and, although he gets no great distance with wood, he plays very accurate short game. Once he sank i4-foot putt before a motion picture camera and actually jumped with joy, members of the gallery said.
 Is Very Enthusiastic
 His enthusiasm over golf is sincere, ! and it has happened that he has given , persons standing near one of his shiny ! new dimes when he made d particu- larly fine shot. He carries a supply or these coins in his right hand coat pocket. ready to give them to anyone he nccts A person too anxious for a dime is often ignored entirely, but he frequently walks some little dis tance to hand dime to Il person who has called out praise for well play cd shot. A brief chat about how he did it, q wish for the admirers good fortune, and Mir. Rockefeller returns to his own party and resumes his game
 Twenty years ago Mir. Rockefeller began playing with General X. Ames of Lowell. Mass, in Augusta, Ga., and they have played together ever since. General Amcs is in his S9th year and he and Mir. Rockefeller play about the same game. At ten o'clock on week mornings, these octogenarisns drive of from the first tee. They motor over together. andafter finishing the daily eight holes, Mir. Rockefeller dons lightweight topr oat, mufflor and warm cap. The two golf partners then ride together long enough 10 hold the usual golf post mortems and create an appe tite for luncheon.
 Never Uses knickers
 Mir. Rockefeller plays golf in plain suit with regular long trousers. He never wears knickers. When the day is particularly warm he wears a light pongee coat and soft hat turned well down in front to shade the eyes. Some times he wears dark glasses when the sun is very bright. On chilly days hs wears a winter cap which has ear mufflers to button under his rhin should strong wind arise. On cold days he wears 4 pa per vest. which he considers light in weight and yet ot practical service in keeping the cold from his body
 Al Tarrytown. \. Y.. and Lakewood. N l.. where Mir. Rockefeller owns estates, he has his own golflinks. b1t in Ormond beach he has modest home and plays on the Mormando beach links. owned by hotel which usually is very crowded.
 He always plays with members of his own group. chooses a csddy from tho regular raddic crew. and plays uu- disturbed by crowds or even tUurns- nents. He never cuters tournaments.