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STAINED GLASS SECRET.

HERALDIC MYSTERY OF-

BATTERSEA CHURCH.

MONDAY, MARCH 1926.

NIGHT GOLF.

PLAYING IN DARKNESS.

GOLF

STANDARD BALL QUESTION.

Perhaps the most remarkable golf match ever played was that

Contrary to expectation, the For centuries the romantic between two noted sportamien, United States Golf Association,

A Mr. story of an old English family has Lord Kennedy and

who proposed the adoption of a been hidden in a stained glass Cruickshank, at St. Andrews in standard ball of greater diamater window in St. Mary's Church, 1868 The match "consisted of and less weight than that now in three holes, for a stake of £500 general use in order to reduce Battersea.

The secret of the window has hole, play to commence after driving power, is prepared to now been discovered by Mr. J. G. dark. A start was made at drop the project for the prosant Taylor, B.A., headmaster of Sir 10 o'clock, and no light was per-in the face of British opposition Walter St. John's School, Batter mitted except that a lantern was to it.. sen, who fold a Daily Chronicle placed on each flagalick, to in-

The Committee on Implements representative recently that al. dicate the whereabouts of the

Two of the holes were and the Ball, which, after many though various attempts have green.

experiments, recommended that the halved, and £500 passed between the diameter should be 1.68in, and been made to penetrate mysteries of this lovely piece of the players. It is on record that the weight 1.55oz., now reports stained glass; none but his own the two players accomplished the

inclines to tho belief holes in approximately the same that the golfing public of Great has been successful."

Heraldry is one of Mr. Taylor's number of strokes, as was general- Britain is not favourable to any hobbies, and it is the patient andy the case when they played in change in the ball at the present time. Many-golfers in this coun- expert work of three years which broad daylight."- has enabled him to tell the story

·

that it

wise, of a famous family in, one of the Another extraordinary feat was try the United States] fool like- chapters in his book, "Our Lady that of Mr. R. W. Brown, who

hacked himself to go round Hoy-The committee believes that, of Butsersey.".

In the window of St. Mary's lake, starting at 11 p.m. on the if this santiment exists, it is Church, which stands on the edge last day of November, in 150 largely because the great mass of

of the river looking across to trokes. Among the spectators golfers has had no chance to test Chelsea, are portraits of Margaret was Mr. John Bull, who was so the muority of the proposed ball of Interested that he watched every and is fearful that it might lessen Beauchamp, grandmother

One of the conditions the pleasure of the game. Henry VII King Henry VII. him-troke.

was that Mr. Brown should only "It would be a great mistake self, and Queen Elizabeth.

But above and surrounding lose distance for a lost ball. But for the United States. Golf As- these old portraits are 13 different no one was to assist him in and soolation to adopt a standard ball boraldic badges, and 41 different ng it. He lost two balls at the was supported by the Golfing coats of arms, which have long fourth hole, both being in the unless this action fraternity at Jame rabbit scrape. The large, and no action will be tuken puzzled antiquarians, and BrC meaningless, to the unlearned spectators knew exactly where the until such support is assured.

balls were, but under the stipu"The committee is strongly of lated conditions they kept silence the opinion that a standard ball From the study of these Mr. Brown completed the round should be adopted as soon as heraldle signs Mr. Taylor is able in 17 strokes, thus winning his possible. As the matter stands to tell the story of Sir John St. Wager by the arrow margin of to-day, the manufacturers are

Another incident of continually competing John, a member of whose family three shots. founded in the 17th century the famous school of which Mr. Taylor

visitori F'

is head.

Six Sisters.

an

+

The window is really, elaborate pedigree in painted glass.

Mr. Taylor took, The Daily Chronicle representative to the charch of which the window is the chief, but little-known glory,

The window, says Mr. Taylor, quarter hours. shows that Sir John S. John was

were

among

similar character also took place themselves to produce balls of Hoylake. Nineteen years ago longer driving power, and, in the when Mr. John Ball won the absence of restrictive legislation, amateur championship for the they must do this in self-defence." sixth time, he wagered, during a

In regard to the much-discussed the links period when enveloped in a dense white fog, suggestion, originally put forward

hat he would go round in a score a correspondent. of The Daily. of under 90, without losing a ball, fail, that gate-money should be and take no more than two and charged at this year's British

amateur championship at Muir:" Nothing was

field, East Lothian, as a means of limiting the crowds to manage able proportions, it is interesting Golf Association took #1,500 in gate-money at its amateur cham- pionship last autumn.

said about the nature of the ball an attractive and kindly persona: to be used, so Mr. Ball put down lity. He was devoted to his own a black one, was round in 81, and to learn that the United States. family, but so zealous for the was well within the stipulated welfare of his six orphaned sisters time. that he was not content until each: had been provided with a husband involved in a match concluded by Mr. Storey himself has been

with his own 'coat of arm.

The association intimates that

Very much older than the pre-candle light. This was two years the Americans, who are going to sent church, built in 1776, the go at Royal Wimbledon, when, meet Britain in the team match window was given by Sir Johns captain of the Cambridge team, for the Walter Cup at St. Andrews St. John to mark his successione was leading the side against in June, have received invitations to the lordship of the manor of the home club. Mr. Storey finish to play for the St. George's Cup Battersea, on the death of his ed the last few holes in the dark, at Sandwich on May 15. Francis unele, Viscount Grandison, in and to assist him a candle was Quimet, of Boston, won this

placed on the fingstick at the last trophy two years ago. 1630.

hole. He played magnificently, Sir John was proud of his blood,

round in the and the numerous heraldic badges completing the show his relationship to niany amazing score of 66. With the distinguished families by the proposed match marriages of aunts, cousins and sisters. The derivation of Sir doned, the rubber game between John's estates in Wiltshire, Berk-the two men has still to be lecided. First of all, Mr. shire and Surrey is also told in Wethered, defeated Mr. Storey at the window. The liking which the family had for the pomp of Worplesdon, when he was the heraldy is evident from the fact Cambridge skipper, Mr. Storey that the design for the Battersea taking revenge in the champion- window was suggested by material ship at St. Andrews two years.

between Mr. Wethered and Mr. Storey aban-

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