The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06
CLUB GOLFING.
MISS LITINes7OH AND REGINALD
BROOKS WIN At WESTCHESTER.

0no 0N the hebN "INfu INV
Fifteen Couples Finish aud Oniy
HAIR IA stroke Between the Leaders at
the End-Good Weather for ftnyinE.
Only for the occasional patches OF snow on
the links II was like n day in June at the Conn-
try Club Of Westchester county yesterday. The
Rolhng feature was n mixed foursome handicap,
and IL proved to DO one of the most interesting
competitions Of the season. There were fifteen
couples entered. and tho favorites for winning
honors were Miss Beatrix Hoyi, tho woman
champion of 1906, and w. Bayard Cutting. Jr.,
VINO camo on from Harvard for tho match.
They played from scratch and we're beaten only
" one-hslf q stroke by Miss Livingston and
Reginald Brooks. who was so prominent in the
golf events at Newport this summcr.
To arrange q handicap When women are
among the contestants Is a task that most club
members do not care to undertake. The handt-
cappsr yesterday disguised his identity under
the pseudouym OF IN. q, Manu. and, after
the result of his l9bors was posted, II Is under.
stood that he jumped into a hack and was
driven away from the scene as rapidly as pos
n1ble. As the close scores showed. he had no
reason 10 DO ashamed Of his work. Tho women
aud mon were nrst handicapped individually.
and then the gross rating of each pair was dt-
yided to obtain tho allotment in the foursome.
After the contest there was an objection
lodged against tho winners on the ground that
half stroke s should not be counted. Miss Liv-
i~ngston's handicap waa fifteen and Brooks was
rated at sig, which made their allowance ten
and q half for the match. II tho objection had
been sustained they would have lost tho cups.
There 10 nothing In the U. 6. q. A. rules that Is
specific on the point, and Duncan Elliott of tho
Greens Committee, who was called upon to ad-
judicate. decided that, as the handicap had
been posted In advance of the play. the proper
lll -, n ,.Aztaa ant,rAa IN fhA
sheet. The majority of the golfers present ac-
copied this as an equitable ruling.
The course ia of nine holes. and has a tota!
10 eishty-six, made by William H.: Sands on Oct.
re In the open tournament. Sands was the
donor Of r The two p prasy p pna sr, ist - silver i've rU and
cut glass claret cups, The thaw made the turf
slippery through the greens: but the putting
greens and tees were perfectly dry.
There was no danger of a player Slipping in
swinging for u drive. and. the balls ran very
helped tie scores. The best single counts were
a three for the 135-yard Temptation" hoie.
ihres o ~ the iltSi oSS.ysrd Dwarf" hole BY Mrs. La
Montague and Edey. ~
not excepting the women,s championship, has
produced finer golf by the feminine golfers.
Miss Elsie Waterbury, who is hardly in her
Livingston. Miss Nicholas, Mrs. La Montsgne-
that could hardly have been surpassed even in
Aud SCOTIA" where the game was Invented.
Tho first tee Is close to the gun house. where
competition in tho series of cup matches, but the
popping OF the guns did not bother the golfers.
The cards follow:
Misc Livingston and Reginald Brooks
IN Gut::.:s sss7SSSSS SIS rs iHCRG ,osS
Miss Beatrix Hoyt and W.. Bayard Cutting, Jr.-
Ga.::.:+ s7sts4s So 3. 100 o 1oo
Mlss Nicholas and James 4. %tillmsu
Gp. IS ss7S5SiG 55--SSsd III los
Mlss Janet Hoys and Fred ". JACKSON
e G1.::': 8 y isssSSs So 1879 az 1la
Mrs W. Butler Duncan. Jr. and Duncan Elliott
Gus 8 sSsSs ) $50 -s III 8 ia
Ga':::s Ss7StS'S 80 s. 1871 3 liz
Miss Elsie Waterbury and Lawrence Waterbury
GUS $685. 77--ss55 1876 10 ZIG
Mrs. a. v. n: Ella and E. G, Potter
Ea.:::: 8 lgiSs 3 77--sSss 1876 IT ,1s
Miss Roberts and J. c. Cooley
n.":s io eli 8 40 S-SS 1871 so la1
Miss Whitney ana Guy Miller
IN Gn.": s iS Is is 8 8 8 : 70 ' = ,7 10 1871
Mira Z. C. La Montague and W. S. Edsy-
Gp.:":s 1878 : 3 5 ! u 10 10 ' Ia IS. 81. 1891
Miss Crocker and F. c. Hoyt-
i Hn.:::SS u 's III ! SS--ssSs ,s4 ,1h 1891
Miss Emmett and Arthur Iselin-
Out sis'SS 3 77,SSii is Is ' SIS III IS las
Mrs. Charles, s Bates and Mr.. Bates
Out. III : : ZIG S s 50 1853 g, ,&s
Mrs. W. b Kendall and W. E. Kendall
E fS..:.::S Is ! iiS : ssiiSS i ii,-sss 1874 2. 100