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head and bounded off into the rough, the 

 player should be allowed to have the stroke 

 over again; while if it remained in her lap, 

 she should be regarded as " ground under 

 repair," and the ball be lifted without a penalty. 

 Lord Chorlesbury was indeed a true sports- 

 man; to the very end of his life he helped to 

 keep alive that spirit of sport upon which our 

 Imperial greatness so largely depends. One of 

 his last acts was to despatch a postal order for 

 five shillings to the Olympic Talent Fund when 

 it seemed possible that the subscriptions might 

 fall short by some £90,000 of the desired total. 

 At his lamented demise. Golf Illustrated pub- 

 lished a lifelike portrait of him, which I have 

 cut out and hung in the spare bedroom; and 

 when I am slicing badly, or have temporarily 

 lost the art of " putting," I go and gaze at this 

 picture of the man who provided the world with 

 a perfect example of all that a Retired Golfer 

 should be, whose handicap was never less than 

 30, but who never gave up hope. Peace to his 

 mashies ! 



