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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August i, 1902. 



MID-SUMMER OUTING OF THE NEW ENGLAND RUBBER CLUB. 



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AIN or shine " was the watchword of the members 

 of the New England Rubber Club on the afternoon 

 of July 22, as they wended their way toward the 

 magnificent estate owned by the Country Club in 

 Brookline, near Boston. Nobody believed that it would rain, 

 yet all of them carried umbrellas. So optimistic were they, 

 however, that the spiders' webs on the grass and the low frying 

 swallows were cited as proofs that it could not rain that after- 

 noon — nor did it. The excursionists came from all over New 

 England, and centered at a pretty little pagoda like house at 

 Heath street, in Brookline, from which they were speedily trans- 

 ferred to tally-hos and barges, and in a brief seven minutes 

 drew up before the old colonial mansion which is the home of 

 the Country Club. As each carriage appeared, Towne's or- 

 chestra, on one of the broad verandas, struck up the most in- 

 spiriting music, in earnest of the good time that was in pros- 

 pect. To digress a moment, the Country Club, which was 

 thrown open to the New England Rubber Club through the 

 kindness of Mr. Arthur W. Stedman, a prominent member in 

 both organizations, is the pioneer organization of its kind in 

 the United States. It is rich, exclusive, and progressive, has 

 model tennis and squash courts, golf links, bowling greens, and 

 race track, together with equipment for indoor games, such as 

 ping pong, pool, and the like. It has every modern conveni- 

 ence, including a magnificent dining hall, and a corps of waiters 

 tnat are unexcelled, all under the direct charge of Superin- 



tendent George H. Kelton.awell known Harvard man and a 

 famous athlete. 



The feature of the afternoon was the golf tournament, for 

 which the most careful arrangements had been made in the 

 way of fair handicaps, pairing of players, and the presence of 

 plenty of caddies. Incidentally, rubber manufacturers gener- 

 ously came to the assistance of the Sports committee and 

 donated golf balls, enough for double the number of players, 

 for there were presented, three dozen " Forsyth," three dozen 

 " Stoughton," and five dozen " Haskell " balls. The following 

 gentlemen entered the golf tournament, their handicaps being— 

 Nine Hole Medal Play Handicap Golf Tournament. 



Members. 



Hand. Gross Net 



R. E. Paine o 46 46 



F. D. Balderston o 49 4q 



F. H. Jones o 45 45 



A. O. Bourn, Jr . . . . o 60 60 



W. E. Barker 2 50 48 



W. J. Swazey 2 43 41 



W. L. Pitcher 2 58 56 



A. H. Brown 2 51 49 



S. Lewis Gillette ... 4 56 52 



C. A. Morss, Jr 6 56 50 



William Keyes 6 52 46 



O. A. Barnard 6 52 46 



Hand. Gross Net 



F. B.Rickaby 6 



Harold W. French . . 8 



E. E. Wadbrook.... 10 



John E. Page 10 



W. J. Kelley 12 



J. H. Stedman 12 



Visitors. 



E. H. Litch 53 



A. L. Aldrich 49 



Newton Crane 52 



W. H. Palmer .... 75 



45 

 58 

 72 

 52 

 52 

 62 



39 

 50 

 62 

 42 

 40 

 50 



For those who did not play golf there were other games. 

 For example, Messrs. John J. McGill, O. A. Barnard, E. Bliss, 

 and George Barrett elected to exercise themselves at the old 



