The sun., 1897-11-29
LOCAL FORM IN GOLFING.
WINNINGS or THE AMATEURS ON
THE LINKS NEAR THIS CITK.

Handed in at Tvents-nve Hnrdicaps-TJnE
Leads In Cups nnd Travis In Total Honors.
Although several clubs nre talking Of holding
tournaments should tho fine weather last the
opon tournament season on the local links prac-
tically ended on Saturday at Lakewood. IL was
q grand wind-up of a most successful season.
Club matches and team contests VIII continue
throughout the winter regardless OF weather.
hut tho general competitions are probably over.
Since Jan. 1 twenty-five open handicaps. in
cluding the Stock Exchange handicap, have
taken place, in which 9sl players returned full
cards. No account is taken Of tho Withdrawals.
During the same period twenty open tourna-
ments have been held on the American plan In
which medal play qualifying round has boon
followed by match play between the sixteen
best scores for cup, with usually other cups
offered at match play for those who failed TO
qualify. AS officially defined by the Metropol-
tan Golf Association. the local links comprise
all within ifty.five miles Of Now York and In
cluding the entire territory OF Long Island.
Tho NJ G. A. was fully organized on April 10.
Mt an adjourned meeting of the delegates who
had first convened a week earlier in response to
. circular sent ont by the Greens Committee of
tho vi Andrews Golf Club. Through Its efforts
the different tournaments have followed each
other in orderly succession, and, by combined
action, the tournaments have been conducted
in tho manner bost calculated to maintain u
high standard for the game as purely amateur
recreation. The following synopsis of the sea-
son gives the name Of each player receiving q
frst prize during the Metropolitan season. In
most cases there was n prize for the runner.up
in the cup matches and often second prize in
tho handicaps, but in this brief summary no
record could be made OF such awards. Unless
otherwise stated the contests were at eighteen
holes.
Net prize ". D. Vanderpool, Princeton, loo. TO- 10.
Gross prize. IL. p. Toier. Baltusrol. -.
Gould Cup handicap a cards: Net prize Il J. Pratt.
Queens County. 50. o. 80. Gross prize. H. p. Toler.
prize, r. b. Kerr. Lakewood 80. 8. 81. Consolation
handicap. 81 cards. Net prize D. Chagncey. Dyker
FEB ss-Bsitusrol Golf Club; handicap. SO cards;
April sa-s4-aoif Club OF lakewood; qualifying
round best score prize James A. Tyns Norris coIn
shinnecock handicap 43 cards; net prize. James
Brown: ~. Andrews. S5, l2 81; gross prize, H. p
May i9l6-Meadowbrook Hunt Clubs qualifying
round. Best prize. p W. Menzies st. Andrews.
sS First cup James & A. Tyns Morris Gouny nndc Con
40 cards Net and gross prizes W.T. W j. Travis Oak
May le.22-Knollwood Country Club: qualifying
round. 30 holes Best score prize, A. H Fenn. Pal
s2 R,an t 90 sld
and gross prizes, W. ]. Travis, Oakland 1877 .. lel.
ets Prize Tosr Ss rss sap
L. Payard, Jr. Princeton; consolation cup. NJ Ora
June Ia~knolwood Country Club. stock Exchange
Country Club Of Westchester. SO. a. 81.
c, euS
co. after tie with l.. E. Larocque, shinnecock. First
Sano.p
Net prize. W. Watson Jr:. seabright s9. a. 71. after
tie with b. Ward. Jr. Bsltusrol. Gross prize ]. A.
July 27.so-shinnecock Hills Gof Club: qualifying
3 aSd fs otssro 49, ftel tie @isn j.
Tyng. Firstcup. J; A; Tying. consolation Cup. W.
si.et 4 WIN I: =. La5ocquo; s6innscGst: .: y:
pss rsTn F.s saS
%. First cup. ". !. Travis. Oakland. Consolation
cards; net prize. II: Townsend. Philadeiphis. "a.
~. ~; gross prize W. g. Stewart s3. after tie with
sept: s.ii-westbrook Golf Club; qualifying round.
% holes; best score prizes H. B. HolIins Jr. West.
land; consolation a cup. c. /: Tsppin; WestIsook.
bhsna'i gs .t 1d sson
SEPT: ss.ao-rp5edo Golf Club; qualifying round;
with =. Keene. Rockaway. and r. Talbot. Tuxedo;
sp o.
AandiSap M ~ cards net prize; ": r. Hamilton. Tux
Hans oss
Ing round; best score prize W. Rutherfurd. Meadow
ton cup. e. l. FaepIn. we.tsrooi nUs asndcap % IS
cards; net prize. c. Tappn. 3d. $. 81 gross prize.
as Oct st,C S,eIS. ST. andrews Golf Clubs qualifying round
is5 First sap paa Doasss f.rsd
cup, W. T. Gray, ST. Andrews. Handicap, sc cards;
Oct aot club cub: aaaifynr Io round Of
best score prize. Foxha Keene, Roekaway. V3 First
;cnd Lawrence, Oakland. Handicap. is cards: mel a
prize. sadlier Country Club OF Westchester gross
Oct: l4l8-Queens County Golf Club: qualifying
round 30 HSles' e best score prize W. g. Stewart l96
Q. Gates, Queens County. Consolation cup. I. W
Gates Is So after tie With MardoeE @ Queen
County; gross prize; D. chauncey Dyer Mead3w. 90
round. 80 holes; best score prize W G. stewart. iSS
First cup. A. NJ. Robbins st. Andrews consolation
Oct; ss.9o-E-sex County Country Club; qualifyin
59nad T., hest score Rrns r1 W. TRAVIS; OAKLAND 81
cup. J: b. Baker. st; Andrews. Handicap. 6a cards
net prize. s.! Clair Colby. Essex. so. ~. "A; gros
Nov. i.s-Knoiwood County Club: quallfyln
Eirst cup. A. q: Fem, Palmetto, Consolation cup
W; slocum. Staten Island Cricket: Handicap, s
chester Country. 100. ss, 1926 gross prize. A. i
Nov. t.6-ocsan County Hunt Club; qualityin
round; best score prize NJ. R. Wright. Philadelphi
e., e. First @ cup James conNsrse lakewood Conso
cards: net prize. W II. Coles. Lakewood. Ss. Z. s.
COLI cS
best score prize. W. H. Sands ST. Andrews. 81. Fir
cup. A, H. Fem. Handicap. S5 cardsi net prize. i
Mortimer. westehester q. c., OIL 3. 80; gross prlz
A. II. Fem. SS.
Nov. lo;l9-country Club of westchester: qualit
ing round SO holes; best score prize, A. H. Fem
Palmetto. l6i. First cup W. II. Sands. westchest
Y. o.; consolation cup, W. A. Taylor, SonbriX
Handicap for non winners ~ cards; net prize, S.
Bowers. ST. Andrews and otscgo. 80. 4, 81; l
gross prize.
Nov. 2o'27-Golf Club Of Lakew ood; qualifyil
round; best score prize, II. J. Whigham. amatel
champion. onwentSia First cup +; S. Douglas, Fai
field. Consolation cup. 4. X. Henderson. MontrcI
Handicap. 43 cards; net prize, A. ID, Compton. Ots
go. 80, q, 30; gross prize A. II. Fem, Palmetto. So.
Toler. Tying. and Fenn each won once the n
and gross prizes from scratch in handicap
Edey had tho same luck in the Stock ExchanI
Handicap while Travis made the record twiC
at MeadowbrDok and Knollwood in successi'
weeks. Edey and Travis. however, received
liberal handicap allowance, compilation
sorts OF contests. shows that Travis leads. vi
Il hrsts. Then comes Fem, with 10; Tying,
Stewart. q; Toler, q: Tappin. 3: Bowers,
Chauncey. 3; Morten, Edcy, Keene. Sha
Douglas. Gates. and Sands. = each. while thirt
names.
review OF the handicaps shows that TRAY
won two prizes for the best net and five for t
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