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AMATEURANDPROFESSIONAL25
linksarewellknowntoall,thismayonly-
beacoincidencebutithashappenedso..
In1898theamateurswerenotfarbehind,,
asMr.Hiltonfinishedthird,onlytwo,
strokesbehindthewinner,andLieut.Tait
wasfifth.Butthenagaintherewasaperiod
ofthreeyearsinwhichamateurtalent:
hadliterallynothingtosayinthedestiny-
oftheChampionship,butatHoylake,in
1902,Mr.RobertMaxwellslightlyretrieved
thereputationoftheunpaidelementby-
tieingforthirdpositionwithBraid,and
onlytwostrokesbehindthewinner,Herd
butitmustbeacknowledgedthathemay
besaidtohaveneverappearedasapoten-
tialwinner;asitwasonlybytheaidofa.
wonderfullastlapfinish,thathewasable,
tooccupysuchaforwardposition.Since
thattimetheamateurhasbeenalmost
completelyoutofthehunt.AtSandwich.
in1904,Mr.Grahammadeabigbidonthe-
firsttworounds,buthefailedtokeepup,
thewonderfulpacetheprofessionalset
onthelastday,andeventuallyhadtol
restcontentwithacomparativelyhumble
position;whilstatSt.Andrewsin19o5
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