BEN AND THE CADDIE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 651, 14 March 1914, Page 7

BEN AND THE CADDIE.

"I'LL MAK' A GOWFER O' YE." Air. Ben Webster, the well-known actor, says, in an interview in "Madame" —I like golfing. I find it is the only game, one can play that does not tire one overmuch. I used to go in for tennis ; but after an afternoon's play a hot bath, a good dinner, an easy chair, and a fine cigar were more acceptable than an evening's work. With golf, on the other hand, one can temper the exercise to the right extent and be fit for work in the evening. My first game was at Barnton. and I remember there was an old man who acted as my caudie. He gave me good instructions, and one he was particular about was that "I must hit behind the ball." "Tak' a bit o' Scotland wi' ye every time," said he, and I found if good advice. On the third day he asked me how long I should be staying. '"Till the end of the week," I told him. "Stfey a month an' play every day an' I'll mak' a gowi'er o' ye," said he. I told him I could not stay. 'Eh, but ye shood," he replied. "Man, I'm tellin' ye, I'll mak' a gowfer o' ye." When he found that this promise had no effect, he lost interest in me. A man that could not give up his business to be made a golfer was of no use to him.