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84THEROYALBURGESSGOLFINGSOCIETYOFEDINBURGH
Linksandshowingbythewayinwhichheacquitted
himselfthatifheonlyhadpracticehewouldbeable
tohandletheclubsadmirably."
Sopopulardidthegameofgolfbecomeinthe
'eightiesofthenineteenthcenturythatMusselburgh
becameovercrowded,andtheHonourableCompany
migratedtoMuirfieldin1891,leavingtheBurgesswith
aheaviershareoftheupkeepofMusselburghcourse.
TomeettheextraexpensetheSociety,in189z,helda
bazaarintheEdinburghMusicHall,aimingat£i000
topayoffthedebtontheirclub-houseandtoenable
alargerportionoftheirincometobedevotedtothe
upkeepofthegreenatMusselburgh.Theobjectswere
laudableandsuccessful,butwithintwoyearsthe
BurgesshadtofollowinthewakeoftheHonourable
Companyandseekpasturesnew,whichtheyeventually
foundwithintheancientpoliciesofBarnton,fivemiles
tothewestofthecityofEdinburgh,formerlyknown
asCramondRegis—onceahunting-seatofthekingsof
Scotland.
TheaccountoftheSociety'sactivitiesatMusselburgh
wouldbeincompletewithoutreferencestosomefamous
caddies—indeed,characters—whowereknownfarbe-
yondtheconfinesoftheirowngreen.Intheclub-house
atBarntontherearepaintingsbythelateR.Gemmill
HutchisonofJohnCarey,"Fiery"(WilliePark's
famouscaddie),JockCampbell,andBobFerguson.
Last,butnotleast,isthesolesurvivorofthese
old-timecaddies,JamesBinnie,whoaccompanied
theSocietytoBarntonfromMusselburgh,andwho,
althoughdeservedlyinreceiptofaweeklypensionin
tokenofhislongandfaithfuladherenceandservice,is
stilloccasionally"carrying"roundthecourse,andinter-
lardinghiscustomarygenerousadvicewithmanyajoke
andquip.ThepaintingofBinniebyCursiterisrepro-
ducedherewithalongwithhisnotablepredecessors.
Linksandshowingbythewayinwhichheacquitted
himselfthatifheonlyhadpracticehewouldbeable
tohandletheclubsadmirably."
Sopopulardidthegameofgolfbecomeinthe
'eightiesofthenineteenthcenturythatMusselburgh
becameovercrowded,andtheHonourableCompany
migratedtoMuirfieldin1891,leavingtheBurgesswith
aheaviershareoftheupkeepofMusselburghcourse.
TomeettheextraexpensetheSociety,in189z,helda
bazaarintheEdinburghMusicHall,aimingat£i000
topayoffthedebtontheirclub-houseandtoenable
alargerportionoftheirincometobedevotedtothe
upkeepofthegreenatMusselburgh.Theobjectswere
laudableandsuccessful,butwithintwoyearsthe
BurgesshadtofollowinthewakeoftheHonourable
Companyandseekpasturesnew,whichtheyeventually
foundwithintheancientpoliciesofBarnton,fivemiles
tothewestofthecityofEdinburgh,formerlyknown
asCramondRegis—onceahunting-seatofthekingsof
Scotland.
TheaccountoftheSociety'sactivitiesatMusselburgh
wouldbeincompletewithoutreferencestosomefamous
caddies—indeed,characters—whowereknownfarbe-
yondtheconfinesoftheirowngreen.Intheclub-house
atBarntontherearepaintingsbythelateR.Gemmill
HutchisonofJohnCarey,"Fiery"(WilliePark's
famouscaddie),JockCampbell,andBobFerguson.
Last,butnotleast,isthesolesurvivorofthese
old-timecaddies,JamesBinnie,whoaccompanied
theSocietytoBarntonfromMusselburgh,andwho,
althoughdeservedlyinreceiptofaweeklypensionin
tokenofhislongandfaithfuladherenceandservice,is
stilloccasionally"carrying"roundthecourse,andinter-
lardinghiscustomarygenerousadvicewithmanyajoke
andquip.ThepaintingofBinniebyCursiterisrepro-
ducedherewithalongwithhisnotablepredecessors.
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Sports publications > Chronicle of the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh, 1735-1935 > (124) |
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Description | More than 230 sports publications from the National Library of Scotland's collections. Featured sports include football, rugby, golf, shinty, athletics, bowls, cricket and hockey. Among the material from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are match programmes, club histories, and handbooks. From the late 20th century are promotional materials to encourage greater diversity in sport. Most items cover sports activities in Scotland. There are also publications relating to the Olympics and international matches. |
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