The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-05
AT UTICA NEXT.
CENTRAL NET FORK LEAGUE FOUR
NEY BEGINS ON THURSDAY.

he@uaH VI W. 10 Att ~ inc euhutptOuhntD
Match-Bowers Lynch, sweny, and ARM
strong EliEibic-A New Record ut Dykcr
M~eadow-uesuita ut Ardalcy and PIninneId.
Almost before the smoke of Independence Day
fireworks has vanished into thin air the golfers
OF the Central New York League will meet on
the Utica links in their first annual tournament.
The present membership is confined TO seven
clubs. those of Utica, Trenton, Albany, Roches-
ter. Buffalo, Auburn, ana Cooperstown. Appli-
cations to enter, however, are on file from tho
Saratoga. Richfeld Springs, Syracuse, Troy, and
other clubs. so that tho membership will prob
ably be more than doubled at the opening of
next season. G. Alder Blumer of Rochester is
the President and Halsted Yates of Utica tho
Secretary. Play will begin on Thursday morn
ing and will continue for three days on the fol-
lowing schedules:
Thursday-10 A. NJ, team match for tho league
championship. eighteen holes. hole play; g 7. NJ, sec.
ond round, league championship; ESQ p. NJ, consola.
tion team match. eighteen holes, hole play.
Fridav-l0 A. NJ. second round. consolation match;
1890 A. NJ. buffers Cup; eighteen holes, medal play;
open to the members Of the defeated teams; 2 +. NJ,
finals for league championship; 2:3o p. NJ. finals for
Consolation Cup.
saturday-1l A. NJ, handicap, open to all members
Of league clubs, eighteen holes, medal play.
The course at Utica is that OF the Sadaquada
Golf Club. There will be six players on each
team. According to the conditions members of
clubs in the leapne who reside for at leost two
-,
mouths Ill inc year "ithlh hitecn miles OF inc
club links they represent are eligible to COM
nete md n number NJ tho wellknovn notro.
politan players may avail themselves of the
right to start. Jasper Lynch is a charter mem
Der of the Rochester Club and S. ID. Bowers of
the Coopers town Club. George Z. Armstrong
and J. F. Leach may play for Utica, while H. X.
Sweny will be captain Of the Albany team.
Inc chiei ihportanceo OF the tournament now
ever, will be what IL will reveal concerning the
style and ability NJ the nlovers develoned In ,ho
ID -
nome ocit ralher lhah lhe performances OF
the golfers who are familiar figures in local con-
tosts IN this accouut tho tournor,o,, viii bo
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the RolhhE feature OF the week. Inc League
Championship Cup is offered by the Central
New York Golf League, and the other prizes by
the SGiuQunua Club.
A new amateur record was made by W. b.
Crittendcn over the Dyker Meadow Golf Club
links on last Friday. He reduced the mark held
by \. II. lnrkin of the Paterson Club n stroke.
CrittCndcn'S performance was the more credit
able as it was made immediately after tho
tremendous hail and rain storm, which made
the putting greens very soggy and slow. His
card and the distances of the holes follows:
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