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The Tin Whistles - Silver Foils
itnAKJJ a. who hits
a golf ball for tremendous
_ distances and is usually
straight down the fairways, was
very much in the limelight during
the Tin Whistles and Silver Foils
events recently. Not only was he
an able assistant to two different
partners in the mixed foursomes last
week, tieing for second net in one
event and finishing third in another,
but at this writing he is leading a
field of seventy-nine starters in the
Tin Whistles annual championship
which is being played over the 72
hole route, 18 holes on each of four
different courses.
Tufts’ 76 on the Number 3 course
on Monday gave him a fine lead on
the aspirants to the title now held
by Parker W. Whittemore. His
closest competitors to that point
were Donald Parson, with an 80,
and John D. Chapman, with a card
of 81. Of course, there are three
more rounds to be played, and as
golf is an odd game, there may be
many slips ’twixt the tee and the
cup, but there is something in hav
ing the driver’s seat and on form
Tufts seems to have a bit of the edge on the field. His card
of Monday, the opening day, might be called a tough one, for
he required 41 shots to the turn. Coming in, however, things
were entirely different, and par >£olf all the way netted him a^
35. Generally speaking, the scoring was high due to the wind
which made low scoring difficult. Forecasting the net win
ners, there being a net prize for the low net score on each
course during the championship, is, perhaps, all out of order
at present. But it is apropos to refer to the excellent chances
of several of the contestants on their first;'day's performance.
J. T. Newton, for instance, on Number 1, which seemed to be
a popular spot for the start, holds the whip hand at present
with a 92-25-67.
H. F. Lesh deserves; honorable mention for his 83-13-69
from a net standpoint, W. H. Thayer for his gross of 80, and
G. T. Gregg and R. C. Shannon II, for their 83’s all of which
were on the Number I c/v,rr:o.
C. B. Hollingsworth was the low gross as well as low net
performer on the championship layout. By skillfully avoid
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Miss Louis# Fordyce, Funner-up in the Women’s.
North and South Championship last season,
who arrived in Pinehurst this week for
another try at that title. This
event starts March 25]h
ing the pitfalls he stepped around
in 81, and a seven handicap left a
net 74 for the boys to shoot at dur
ing the rest of the event. G. T.
Dunlap was his nearest competitor
with an 87-12-75. For some reason
the boys dodged the Number 4
course at the start. So no refer
ence can be made to their doings.
But the event is unusually interest
ing, as it always is. Four rounds
of golf over four different courses
will usually bring forth the best
golfer in a field and the Whistles
are watching the developments
with keen interest.
To go back to > the beginning
wherein reference was made to the
mixed foursomes, one of the out
standing features was the large en
try in both events. Naturally, the
competition was keen and the scor
ing rather brilliant. The Silver
Foils' event drew close to sixty
couples and the Tin Whistles en
tertainment was nearly as well
patronized. The first mentioned
proved a triumph for Franklin P.
Lee, of Framingham, and Miss Ethel
Lemont, of Philadelphia. On the
Number 1 course they carded a 92-15-77. Richard Tufts and
Miss Ann Merrill tied with Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Teter
for second net, and drew for choice of prizes, there being
four offered. There was also a deadlock for the last prize
between H. C. Philbrick of Boston, and Mrs. Eberhard Faber,
of New York, and H. P. Hotchkiss, and Mrs. John D. Arm
strong. After a play-off it was found that the tie was still
unsettled, but a cut of the cards settled it in favor of Mr. Phil
brick and Mrs. Faber.
The Tin Whistles mixed foursomes proved a triumph for
Rev. T. A. Cheatham and his daughter, Miss Elizabeth Cheat
ham, with a net round of 77. Mrs. Almon C. Judd and James
Barber won the second net prize with a 78, while Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Parson and Richard S. Tufts and Mrs. Ronald
H. Barlow were just one stroke away and tied for the third
net prize with 79 each. The Parsons were 82-3-79 and Mr.
Tufts and Mrs. Barlow had 80-1-79. These were the best
gross scores of the day.