GOLF THROUGH, CITY
STOCKBROKER WINS BET PLAYED IN EMPTY STREETS LONDON, April 28 Wagers of Regency days were recalled by a golfing bet made by Toby Milbanke, a member of White's Club, with another member, Richard Sutton, a stockbroker. Milbanko bet Sutton that he could not play a golf ball two miles and from the Tower Bridge to St. James Street in under 2000 strokes. Sutton, using a putter, finished in 142 strokes and won £5 and a bag of golf clubs. Ho teed up the ball on a bus ticket and played along the gutter through the heart of the city, averaging 40yds a stroke. He holed out outside the club. The secret of his success was that he did it on a Sunday evening, when the streets were empty.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23338, 5 May 1939, Page 10
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