The sun., 1897-10-25
LATEST FROM THE LINKS.
TALK OF a TEAM MATCH BETWEEN
CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES
May ne Played Next Month or in the spring
or Next Ycar-A women's Tournament
staten 1sinnd-Good sport Promised at the
EsanE ConntN Clnh-CnlInrn Ma ActiHn.

May Ne Played Next Month or in the Spring
or Next Ycar-A women's Tournament on
staten 1sinnd-Good sport Promised at the
EsseH County Club-CoileEe Men Active.
team match between players representing
Canada and the United Statos will probably
be the next novelty In golf. II. p. Toler,
who did so we'll for Baltusrol in Saturdays
team match, had boon at Quebec for two
weeks. lie played over the grand links on
tho Plains OF Abraham and beat tho best
golfers the Dominion could turn out. Best
Of all no talked with the officers Of tho
Canadian Golf Assoc alton, and ut their request
he is TO do his utmost to promote tho team
match. The plan is to make 1t an annual affair.
There is chance that the first match may be
played in November, but most likely it will have
to go over to next spring,
The first annual womcns golf tournament OF
the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club will
be played on the links at Livingston on next
Saturday. Tho conditions are eighteen holes,
medal play, handicap limited to eighteen
strokes. Tho maker OF the best actual scoro
will be declared woman champion Of tho club
for 1907 First and second prizes and prize
for the best scratch score have been offered by
tho club. Entries close with tho Secretary ut
the clubhouse at o'clock on next Thursday
evening. Considerable interest is being taken
in the championship. Somo OF the most likely
winners in the tourney are Miss Adolino Robin
son, Miss Jessie McNamee, Mrs. s. II. Brown.
Miss Vernon Brown. Mrs. j. +. Hubbard, Miss
Marion Heineken, Mrs. G. F. Collins, Miss Isabel
Bonner, Miss Daisy Wall. and Miss Critton.
Golf will hereafter be the main object of tho
members of the Knollwood Country Club, for
their autumn season Is just beginning. On to-
morrow there will be q handicap, open to. all
women players in the metropolitan Golf Asso-
citation, at eighteen holes. medal play, for sill
vor cup offered by Mrs. Marion Story. There
will also be prizes for the runnerup. the best
gross score, and for driving. approaching. and
putting competitions. Entries close this even
Ing with Nathaniel c. Reynal knollwood Coun-
try CLUB, Elmsford, Westchester county. The
open fall tournament Of the club will be on Nov.
usual minor prizes. Entries close with l.. Z.
Van Etten on Oct. 80 at the club. Tho remain
ing days of the same week. Nov. l. 5, and q. will
be devoted to the tournaments OF tho Mestches-
ter Golf Club and the Ocean County Hunt and
is due to the fact that the Ocean County Hunt
and Country Club is not n member of the NJ. G. A.
All golfers who wish good sport and q fair
field should send their entries to-day or to-mor-
row to the open tournament of the Essex County
Country Club OF Orange, y. j. 1t will begin on
"Wednesday and end on Saturday. There will
match rounds for CUPS for tSe first three a si!.
teens. On the last day thero will be a handicap
for cup and minor prizes. This will be the first
open tournament ever held by the club. and
there is no doubt that 1t win be success.
This club like the Meadowbrook and the Rocka-
way Hunt, has. for the past two or three years.
been gradually drifting from fox hunting and
polo to golf. 1t has an admirable nne-hole
course. which has been in charge of Alex. Finlay,
the professional, for the past two years. The
older brigade OF the club who in other years
were conspicuous at polo. have taken kindly to
the new game OF holes and clubs. Two Of tho
best players are T. II. Powers Farr and Douglas
Robinson. The former made Sc for the Baltus-
rnl fnnr m nj Morris n m "a nrIa
PROVIDENCE. Oct. 24.-J. C. b. Woods won
the handicap on the Agawam links yesterday,
and tho prize for the best gross score was won
by A. II. Fem. Alfred VI. Coats captured tho
Agawam Cup by l up. the result depending
upon the last stroke at the last hole. Coats
beat A. Barker by 3 up and l to play in tho
semi-hnals. and Mauren beat A. II. Fem by 6
nn and 8 10 play. Summary Of the hAndican