The sun., 1896-08-28

Inc Greens Committee OF the knollwood
Country Club has come to the conclusion that
the professionals cannot be gathered together
during the busy autumn season for four DAYS of
ment OF Sept. 80 and Oct. l, =. 3. n thirty-six
hole medal play, competition has been substt-
irst announced. viii be in cash. and are re- offered
by p. Gilbert Thebacd The change IS an i'm
portent one and should be noted carefully by
the greenskeepers. No change has been made
in the tournament for the knollwood cup and
the cup presented by the President John d.
Archbold. on Oct IA. 5. l6, and Il.
Visitors to the knollwood links are surprised
at the great Improvement since the spring. The
the 20 ay se 'hs
this difficulty has been thoroughly overcome
for a twelve-ton steam roller and the lawn now
ers have been kept stendily at work, with the
bet possible results. Some members OF the
Chicago Golf Club who were at Knoilwood last
week said that the course surpassed anything
AS usual. the September fixtures at the Essex
oGuny Club MarGheSter rich shoT show
golf. The Father Time cham pionship is an
especially happy idea although presumably for
SATURDAY, Sept; 5-.tather Time championship.
Class 1s a u % = years cIs', =. % 60 IS years; ss.
must give notcr on entering IN which class they play
nSssy s ysa es.p % gs s..S
a? In IN a States "Ss COR ss Az m
vited. All entries from other than the home CLUB
player on his links or his attes,ed average
Tlesda,. wednesdav. and Thursiay, s-pt. :. " aud
club sept $ ali competitors to play eighteen holes
medal play. II more than SIX the players max.
rounds on tne two following days by hole play.
Eighteen holes match mat IL SIX or ,, less enter the play
hole match play on the following day for the cham
pionship.
Saturday Sept is-Mixed foursome handicap
Tuesday. Sept. l5-women's handicap
There will be q match game tomorrow at the
Dyker Meadow Golf Club links between
Dyker Meadow team. The visiting team will be
composed OF De Garmendia. Cpham, Brown,
and one other yet to be selected The Dyker
Meadow team will consist of Crittelden, Ten
Eyck. Norris. and Chauncey.
A match was played yesterday over the Madi-
son Golf Club links between Robert p. Hunt
ington OF the Staatsburgh Golf Club and Benja-
min Hardwick OF the Baltusrol tol. Club.
Darkness stopped the play At the twelfth hole.
when the score by holes was exactly even. BY
strokes the tally was:
haIamist han,insdoa - .....s s-ss ss-ss
Thorpe. who was second to Whigham in the
amateur championships. has written II. 6.
Chatfeld-Taylort that he viii! make an effort to
60 TO Chicago if his presence is desired on the
Eastern team This is the only detnite declaTa-
tIon so far from an Eastern golfer.
NEWPORT. Aug. 27;-The mixed foursomes at
golf for q beautiful silver cup given by Mrs. Ma
thaniel Thayer o. Boston was begun here to-day
with the following results in the first round:
James A. stillman and Mrs. n. b Duryea beat Rich.
ard Peters Mrs. W. Butter Duncan, Jr., up
A. 81 Coates and Mrs. ogden Mills beat Louis Webb
ana Mrs pssah ahd M %S rs beat 4. f.
nRs Hs An"s S Sana M. I2s IR
beat Victor sorchau and Mrs. Burden, . up and to
play.
In the second round tomorrow Mr.. Coates
and Mrs. Mills play Mr.. Beach and Miss Wet
more and Mr.. Stllman and Mrs. Duryea play
Mr.. Rutherfurd and Mrs Havemeyer