VOL. XIV, NO. 7 SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, 1911 FIVE CENTS
HONORS FOR , DARTMOUTH
F. A. Martin Makes Clean Sweep m
Annual Midwinter Golf Tourney
One Hundred and Fifty-tieven Players
Participate In Tint Important
Coif Event of Tear
DARTMOTII carried off
the honors in the linal
round of the eighth
annual Midwinter golf
tournament Wednesday,
through its representa
tive, F. A. Martin of the
Ekwanok Club, who al
so led in qualification.
His opponent was George C. Dutton of
the Oakley Country club, and a bad
start placed Mr. Dutton in a disadvan
tage from the first. Losing the first
four holes he failed to rally and the
match ended on the fifteenth green, four
up and three to play. In the morning
Mr. Martin won from Louis A. Hamilton
of Englewood,six up and five to play,and
Mr. Dutton defeated Charles Presbrey
of Fox Hills, two up and one to play.
The contest for the consolation trophy
was a close one which J. P. Gardner of
Midlothian, captured from C. N. Phillips
of the Allegheny Country club, three up
and one to play, the crisis comiDg on the
seventeenth green where a par three
won for Mr. Gardner. In the morning
Mr. Gardner defeated E. A. Johnston of
Baltusrol, two up, and Mr. Phillips had
a close match with Irving S. Robeson of
Oak Hill, which the home green decided.
Young Fillemore K. Robeson of Oak
Hill, won the second division from A. J.
Watson of Dunwoodie, three up and two
to play, and Theodore Senseman of
Atlantic City, the consolation. R. C.
Collier of Dunwoodie, won the third div
ision from his club mate, Z. T. Miller,
two up and one to play, and J. II.
Hawley of Hackensack, the consolation.
C. B. Hudson of the Rochester Country
club, won the fourth division from S. L.
Allen of Atlantic City, two up and one
to play, and S. Keith Evans of Knoll
wood, the consolation.
D. M. Parker of Garden City, won the
fifth division from J. R. Towle of Jack
son Park three up and two to play, and
Raymond E. Durham of Montclair, the
consolation. Herbert Cockshaw of Nas
sau, won the sixth division from D. S.
White of Atlantic City, on the. twenty
second hole, the climax of a stroke for
stroke battle, and G. II. French of
Wannamoisett, the consolation. Edward
Sommer of South Bethlehem, won the
seventh and last division from II. W.
Leeds of Atlantic City, two up and one
to play, and E. E. Calkins of Knollwood
the consolation.
Division winners in the "Also Bans"
made up of the overflow field, were
T. B. Boyd of Algonquin, Henry Mo
ri weeney of Oakmont, and J. II. Ottley
of Nassau.
Full qualification scores and match
play summaries appear upon pages 8 and
9 of this issue, and a report of the con
solation tournament appears upon page
eleven.
MASTER ItOBESON'S WATCH
Wins Coif Handicap and the Trophy
Offered by Mr. Frank JPreahrey
An eighteen-hole medal play golf
handicap for a gold watch presented by
Mr. Frank Presbrey of New York, occu
pied the attention of the boys Tuesday
and Wednesday afternoon. Two nine
hole rounds were played, the first six
and last three on number one course,
Master Stacey Robeson, whose handicap
was eight, winning with eighty-nine,
Master Frank Crocker (20), made nine.
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THE SHORT AND TRICKY NINTH ON THE NUMBER TWO COURSE
Geo. H. Crocker finds It easy in two having made this score in three out of four rounds last week
The final rounds of the Advertising
golf tournament are in progress today,
fourteen divisions of eight each qualify
ing. A full report of this tournament
will be printed next week.
With The Cottag-ers
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kerr and family
of New York, lease the Elm cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. King and family of
New Canaan, Conn, friends of Mr. F. A.
King, are at the Waldheim.
Mrs. Chas. He nick of Chicago, has
taken a suite at the Beacon.
ty-flve; Master Chauncey Cooke (0),
ninety-eight. Master Cabot J. Morse,
Jr., (32), scored one hundred and five,
and Master Albert Tufts (36), one hun
dred and thirty.
Gov. Frothingbam to lleturn
Announcement that Lieutenant-Governor
Frothingham of Massachusetts,
will make a return visit in February will
be received with general pleasure.
The regular meeting of the Village
Club will be held in The Holly Inn
Dutch room Wednesday afternoon at
two-thirty.
THE AWAKENING OF BELZY
For One Complete Delicious Hour He is
His Thoroughbred Ancestor
Then Coaxed,Threatened and Cajoled
Awakes to fact That lie im Just
Plain "Cracker" JIule
"YOU CAN'T lose me
honey" brayed "Beelze.
bub", farmer Blue's
mule who ' possesses a
fox hunting appetite on
a working income, and
try as the group would
Jit was hunt mule and
abandon fox hunting un
til he was snugly tucked away, in a barn,
miles from home. Belzy looked harmless
enough when first spied munching con
tentedly away on persimmons, not
even deigning to notice the hunters as
they passed ; but when they came again,
heralded by the mad music of pack and
the wild hurrahs of hunters, Belzy's little
heart went pit-a-pat, there awoke the
slumbering sub-conscious Call of the
Wild and in a flash, Belzy knew! He
was the ancestor of centuries ago on
English moor.
A few steps he. tiptoed, stiff-legged,
tingling with new life, and when the
cortege swept past, cleared a rail fence in
one magnificent bound and was among
the riders, head and tail up, ears forward.
nostrils dilated; eyes blazing. Then he
spied the dogs and sped away pt,st Master,
ignoring all field ethics, expressing his joy
on reaching them with sundry cavortings
and kicks and he was not careful what
he hit or where he landed. Master pro
tested mentally, morally and physically,
but Belzv resented the i
promptly presenting his complimentary
heels, darting away at each opportunity
to pay his respects to the hounds, who
were most unappreciative of his atten
tions. Then aid wa3 summoned and Belzy
corralled, coxed, threatened and cajoled,
but not until the music had faded to a
murmur in the west did he awake from
subconsciousness to realization, come
back from picturesque English moor to
plain, old North Carolina, a sadder but a
wiser mule. With pains-taking care Belzy
was persuaded to move reluctantly towards
an open gateway some distance down
the road and patiently labored with un
til lured inside by clever trick. Then the
gate clicked quietly and not long after,
the stable door slammed very gently and
(Concluded on page eleven)