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PROMINENTBURGESSPLAYERS49
in1853.JohnMartinwasthevictorin1837and1838,
andalsoin1840,whenhecreatedthethenGoldMedal
recordforBruntsfield(whichwasneverbeaten,and
onlyequalledononeoccasionbyDr.ArgyllRobertson,
in1862),besidesbeingMedallistin1854and1855
whilehetiedwithJamesWilliamsoninthefollowing
year,butlostonreplay.OneofJohnMartin'sBurgess
SilverMedalsisnowatBarnton.Curiouslyenough
JohnMartin,whojoinedtheSocietyin1832,andJohn
Rhindin1836,worthyantagonistsoftheirday,were
bothemployedintheNationalBank.DonaldCameron,
alsofromtheNationalBank,wasGoldMedallistin
1843,1844,and1846,thetwolastvictoriesbeing
obtainedagainstC.T.Ellis(winnerin1845and1848)
afterties,decidedinbothgamesbyanadditionalhole.
GeorgeGlennie,civilengineer,anddesignedinthe
Burgessminutesas"ManageroftheMonklandCanal
Company,Melrose,"joinedtheBurgessSocietyin1845.
HewontheGoldMedalintheyears1851and1852—
unfortunatelyhisscoresarenotgiven—andthenext
wehearofhisgolfingprowessisin1855,whenhe
createdtherecordofSt.Andrewscourse,whichstood
formanyyears.Twoyearslaterheledthepartnership
whichwonforBlackheaththefirstNationalTourna-
ment.Everard,inhisHistoryoftheRoyalandAncient
GolfClub,says:"Noamateurofhisgenerationwas
everheldinhigherreputethanMr.GeorgeGlennie.
InseparablyconnectedwithSt.AndrewsandBlack-
heath(ofwhichhewasCaptainin1862-1864,andHon.
SecretaryandTreasurerfrom1868untilhisdeathin
1886),his88in1855atSt.Andrewsstandsasanim-
perishablememorial."ButtheWilliamsons,Jamesand
John,greatplayersintheirday,weresoontotakethe
leadincompetitions.JamesWilliamsonwontheGold
Medalin1856,1857,and1869,andJohnWilliamson
securedtheawardin186oand1861.
AcircularwasreceivedbytheBurgessSociety
intimatingconditionsofplayina"GrandNational
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Chronicle of the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh, 1735-1935
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