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Show The Father of American Golf. Robert Lockhart, it New York linen merchant, who died recently In his native Scotland, may well be spolren of with reverenco and gratitudo on overy links ln this country, for ho was golf's missionary to the United States. Ho arrived In Now York when ho wns 20 yenrs old. Ho was devoted to tennis, in its brief term of favor, and when that wanted he brought back from a trip to Scotland two Bets of golf clubs, from Tom Morris, called "tho grand old man of Scottish golf." Ho brought his neighbors together under un-der nn applo tree In Yonkers, instructed instruct-ed them In tho game, exhibited its points In action, ond tho "Apple-tree gang" fcoon formed tho St. Andrews Golf club, tho first in this country. And American golfers will go out of their way, wheu visiting tho other side, to see the tomb of Robert Lock hart In Dimferrallno abbey. |
