UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                          (Amendment No. ___________)*

                                 BRUNSWICK CORP.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    11704310
                                 --------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement  /X/.  (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).







CUSIP No.      11704310                13G
           ----------------

1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc.
          75-2403190

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*           (a)  //
                                                                 (b)  //

3    SEC USE ONLY


4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Nevada


NUMBER OF                5    SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES                             1,870,400
BENEFICIALLY             6    SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY                           5,005,200
EACH                     7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING                          6,875,600
PERSON                   8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH                               0


9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          6,875,600

10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

          7.2%

12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

          IA


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Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer.

     Brunswick Corp.

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.

     1 North Field Court
     Lake Forest, Illinois  60045-4811

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing.

     Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc.

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence.

     280 Crescent Court, 19th Floor
     Dallas, Texas  75201

Item 2(c).  Citizenship.

     A Nevada corporation

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities.

     Common Stock

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number.

     11704310

Item 3.   Filing Status.

     The person filing is an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Item 4.   Ownership.

                                                            
     (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:  6,875,600

     (b)  Percent of Class:  7.2%

     (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:               1,870,400
          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:             5,005,200
          (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 6,875,600
          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:     None

     

Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

     If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following / /.



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Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

     The right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from,
or the proceeds from the sale of, the common stock is held by certain clients of
the reporting person, none of which has such right or power with respect to five
percent or more of the common stock.

Item 7.   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
          Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

     Not Applicable

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

     Not Applicable

Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group.

     Not Applicable

Item 10. Certification.

     By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.

Signature:

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Date:  February 28, 1994

                              BARROW, HANLEY, MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS, INC.


                              By:   /s/ Bryant M. Hanley, Jr.
                                   --------------------------------------
                                   Bryant M. Hanley, Jr., President







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