 He was also elected a member of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, of which he served as the 38th President from 1898 to 1899, when he was succeeded by Andrew Carnegie as president.Around 1887, he introduced and played the "Royal Scottish Game" on an improvised course near his home and was the leader of the Apple Tree Gang.On November 14, 1888, at a dinner at his house, he founded and, served as the first president of Saint Andrew's Golf Club located in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.