The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20

H FIRST ooLFING MEDAL
Tho first annual match for the trophy was
in 1889, on the first st. Andrews links, that
consisted of six holes on the pastures behind
H. o. Tallmadge's home at Yonkers. The club
had been organized on Nov. Is, 1888. and the
first games were played with clubs brought over
from Scotland by Robert Lockhart, q member
Of the older st. Andrews. The first match IN
the Yonkers links was between John Reid and
7. B; uphamms. respectively the President and
?. c., Myers, who 10 still a member of St An.
drew's. In the field that contested for the tro.
and earnest in practicing 1t. Among these are
Reid; Upham. Tallmadge, Loekhart, D: g.
H Hsnasr TSlbf :; C. :: ana " We I H Pr HsnsS M0fa't'
.Upham won in 1890. DR.. Moffatt in 1891,
UIgdham again in 1892, and George Hunter in
moved no I to fhhet 6iaei III Farm A on the , ssIm ali r ota
often successful in minor matches, was never
lucky enough to score the third win under the
now cS conditions ada a previous r !, M,Ve ., had
quarters Of a mile from the Tallmadge resi-
dsnGe, but II was not until the removal to the
course, and the game played according to the
s~trictest rules. The, membership. increased
many sumner resorts, and the new disciples
Of the game focked to st. Andrews. On cleo.
ton day, in the first competition for the John
known yachtsman. winning with a card Of 2l0
ais. 'Ae and tie u anp St a list Included ss'G DANIEL
Chauncey. the Rev. DR.. Rainsford, r. II.
Ae Sands Won @n5 his a' frst ti vietorg in 1895. scoring
$50, with L. b. stoddart second. at 1873. Eig6.
teen players returned full cards. When Sands
opponents. His card was l73, the eighteen
hole rounds being made in SO and IS respective.
two strokes short Of victory. The last contest
was on the new eighteen links at Mount Hope.
to which Sbu the coe club had sds re SnS 2 ed during oshH the ths sH%:
made the rounds. This, was tho browning sue.
cape from defeat, for George Il. Armstrong,
who was his partner. had the lead until the az.
tesnth hole. The final cards were Sands, 17s;
In summing up the three contests that gave
maintain the lead. In all he defeated iI sixty.
seven PLAYERS, the roster including the best am;
in the three matches cost him 532 strokes.
The medal, bars, and chains are of solid gold.
The , medal medal proper y i.n a laurel G'ir VT, wreath IN, crossed
st. Andrew in tho centre. The name oft he
club is inscribed in blue enamel on q gold scroll,
wording on the cross.
When first presented to the club the medal
'Champpio on' Since then a bar h a. tnssli apdidsd
each year. bearing the name of the. winner, in
the style shown by the three bars in the illus.
~tration. These were the last added 10 the med
Of the possession Of The club. There are nine
tho pendent medal, Links and medal form an
ornament eight inches long.
John Reid, after serving the st. Andrews
Club as President from its organization, has
Ten Eyer: 'There viii be- another John Rod
vember next" said Mr.. Reid yesterday, for. at
the request of tho members. I have arranged to
p Wiii make e f e The sf perpot "aie em GSeai' Of the ~e club
championship
Golfers are united in saying that Beverley
Ward, Jr....would have become one Of the most
prominent amateurs in the country. In 1896
he won the Independence Day Handicap at the
open tournament Of the Seabright Golf Club.
and this year Ward tied for the same cup with
PEELED Ward TO give up tho game until late in
September, when; Watson beat him in the play
teen attSrwGrd |" the open tourpsments "a at
Knoliwood.' His best performance was to finish
tenth in q field Of sixty.seven at st. Andrews,
scoring 17S for the thirty -six holes. He played
In good form daring the Thanksgiving week
ing for eighth place in the handicap at ss net.
His form at the autumn tournament showed
clearly that he would undoubtedly have been
In the front rank of the amateurs next season.
The appointment of Kane, Mccullough, and
Tallmadge as a Nominating Committee means
that tho next meeting of the United States Golf
Association will not collapse when the time
comes to elect officers. Kane represents Tux.
cd, Talimadge st. Andrews, and Mccullough
tho Country Club of Philadelphia; Mccullough
is the man who gave notice at the last annual
session that he would bring up n resolution at
the coming meeting to change the constitution
so that all the members should pay annual dues
Of $50 and receive equal REPRESENTATION and
rights at the meetings. Should this reSolu.
ton pass, IL will do away with the distinction
existing between allied and associate members.
a year. but the allied clubs are not permitted
to vote.
According to a canvass of the nearby pro-
fessionals, the starters in the Ocean County
Hunt and Country Club tournament on Now
Years Day will include Willie Dunn, VIII and
Sam Tucker, w. Anderson, Val Fftzjohn, Tom
Bendelow, Laing, August Schilz, H. NJ. Way,
George arittths, George Strath, Joe d'Anson,
VII Norton, Horace and Harry Rawlins, Kirk
and William Collins.
BAYsIDE, Dec. 19.-In one Of tho most inter.
esting contests played o9 the links OF the Oak
land Golf Club for SOM time Walter J. Travis,
the local star. defeated Alexander Barnwell of
the Heawam Club. Providence. yesterday after
noon. Both, men exhibited exceptional form.
held by himself. which was established when he
defeated M. II. Wright OF Philadelphia In the
open tournament. Barnwell's driving was ex-
%cellent, doing better than his opponent. He
with n drive Of about $50 yards, ON account
OF his unramlllRrity with the greens he lost SOW
eral strokes by putting. The cards were:
Rss 1:".":@:s ss:ss:sss--:: ia 8.
Alexander B%Arnwell-