The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-18
COLE.
Advance Entries for the women's Champions
ship-OtheF Newa.

Until today's mails arrive and arc opened by
Secretary Kerr of the United States Golf Asso-
citation the exact number of entries for the wom-
ems championship will not be known, but a-
cording 10 the estimate OF the Secretary, the
total will exceed sixty, or moro than double the
number that started last year. The entries from
the Essex County Club. Manchester.by.the.Sc.,
where the championship is to be held. arrived
yesterday morning.. They included Miss Gan.
nett, the club champion last year. but who -
said not to have p~ractised much this season,
Miss Nina c. Sargent, Mrs X. c. Hooper, Mr..
G. s. Silsbee, Mrs. J. Warren Merrill, Mi,
Madeline B%oardman, and Miss VI. p. Hnmlir.
Tho other clubs in the Boston group will also To
represented by many players. Newport, Phil
dclphia, Shinnecock Hills, Baltimore, Chicago.
Albany, Ardsley. and Morristown. all names ~
places where golf is strongly established, hay,
all been heard from
Miss Alice Strong. who recently made a rev
record for the Seabright links. and Miss Beatriy
Hoyt, the title-holder, were two OF the early en-
tries yesterday. Miss Sargent was second 10
Mrs. Charles 5. Brown in the women's cham
pionship OF 1895. and. but for some miraculous
puts by the winner. Miss Sargent would have
gained first place. As 1t was, although handi-
capped by a strange course and with the luck
against her. she only lost by two strokes. The
meeting between Miss Beatrix Hoyt and Miss
Sargent, even though no new player OF cham.
able the tourney Of 1897.
Eniries for The open tournament Of the Nor.
Branch for three days beginning on tomorrow.
closed last night. The list is tairl! representa-
and il indicates that the first Long nf""ci
tournament will be a success. VIC. otcwa.',
the bng Wa,i am1 A TE:y who ~ i en- entfr ed from rom S Sea.
nelius Fellows. VI. OF the Morr.stovn Fled
Club are three Of the most prominent golfers en-.
farnd A M 4 1 nf n ~ rio NY.
elusive OF the home players:
Mo5ristSwG Field clsSi W. :: R. G5tn'h; R. D;
Moth Jersey Country Club. ArshiibalG Grahanl. Mo-
gan Allen, Malcolm Gordon. and ". d. Ktreker, SEA
Watson; Jr. E h. Adee. 4, H; Porter, Albert sym'n,.
Trav!si staten Island Cricket, ". oConnor; Enslr:
wood Golf Club; W c, Van antwerp: naitusrol G%is
W. Y. Mash, j. Otis Post, and Henry p. Phipps.
An open tournament Of Importance as a forc;
runner 10 the amateur championship, as Il vii
bring together many OF the besy men in the New
York and Boston groups OF clubs. and will thus
serve as q preliminary test OF their relative
Country Club, at Bar Harhor. The first prize )
the Hinkee cup, with another cup to he runner.
visitors to Bar har1or. Mount Desert. s]orrcn,,
and Grindstone Neck. The conditions emil To-
tuSS the aasls %' On the irsy hand ft"SIqSn!g0 c FS@"1i 20
are a. NJ. Robbins, st, Andrews. \: {: Rcyan.
Country. who. with H.. G., Leeds. ii. u. rarr.
Green. Wright. Barry, Hall. Young. and many
more, Will make up the field.
That famous oak tree that has stopped many
a fair drive WAS removed yesterday from No
line TO tho first hole on the Ardslcy Club link.
The tree stood somewhat to the left al the Toe.
but those who knew the course would PLAY
rectly for II and thus escape being trapped y.
tho, crevasse to the right OF the line IT.,
Ardsley eishteen'hole course is already tails
of by the II dSon River players as The To
1893.
The item reprinted from the U'hite NourtuI
LIE, on Monday morning. which stated that A.
*. Fish, with q score OF ~. had made the r,.s
record on the Waumbck links this srJ.u',
and had come within II stroke OF equI Ing tNF
course record, held by A. II. Fem, l. said IS .
correspondent Of THE 4 TO do an inJu~'irr'h
John Phillips Street of the New BrunsWI,k Got
Club. While street was nj tho WHum'nn "a
July he twice made the round in A and once :
AZ, the latter score tiring fcnn's mark. S,r,m' q
score by strokes on the latter occasion wa~t y
O. !, !, 5. !. 4. 3. c. Il. Ludlow was his oppu., ,
and the scorer. This WAS a few days lr.u"'
Fish made his score Of Al.
Tho outlook Is bright for n large entry o. ;
best players in The open tournament 81 ID, 30
atoga Golf Club next week. :. H.. boW,r,.. r
per Lynch, and II. II. Sweny will all enter.
GkEEN VIGIL, Aug. 1.-THE handsome .n-
cup, known rs the i~ircCi'wi,h Indir- t..
which was presented 10 the Farm Id g." .
Coli Clnb, b., W. II. McCurd. q New Nurl. Dr.
siding at Bell Haven, was played Tor -.
INC Fairfield County Coll C,Ub Inns, = E,
Trace Churchill defeated hrr u!luur',i. is.
ii. NJ. Gray, In the finals 10y 3 up and = to