The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-12
oTTET DAYS ON THE LINKS.
10y WEGL-KEoHy GoLFERs At
THEIR SUMNER HOMES.

-, nnla. az Far rs regular competitions are
.,,,,rned. This state OF calm Is duo to tho sum.
~ s.oins o. golfers from tho city for the
A,.,oa farm. Daring the t,me OF thcir bnnisn-
-, nom town the city golfers throng TO the
,,rts IN the psighborhood OF their country resort.
n.sore October. however, the players will re-
,.iye many opportunities to visit the outof.
t,rm links for opon competitions.
shinnocock Hills will Do tho arst to throw
,,.u ,s course TO the players from the Other
,luha. The open tournament win begin on July
n and continue until July 81. Tho prizes will
:, tie Presidents Cup. presented by Samuel l.
parish: tho Consolation and Handicap cups,
,rr..nted by the club. and the Trustees Plate,
Il. dtt OF tho governors. There will also be
,.py medals distributed. The play on tho
coming day will be at thirty-six holes, medal
,i,y. the sixteen making tho best scores to COM
re In match play rounds for the Presidents
or.
On the second day those who failed to quality
vrl again meet at thirty-six holes. medal play,
ana the eight best man will then GO on at match
may for the Consolation cup, which will con.
ttpue on Wednesday and Thursday. July so
Winds mp the match play. and on the last day
he winners and losers win meet in q thirty.six-
Nde handicap, medal play. with Q cup for tho
winner and the Trustees Plate to the maker Of
he bost gross score. Entries for the tournament
s,c,s on July "a. with the Greens Committee. R.
Robertson. Charles T. Barney, and II. g..
Sfsvor.
ope story Of 4 hoio must DO scratched. h
rvort last week that Otto Hockmeyor had made
tks homo hole at tho Staten Island Cricket and
Baseball Club proves to 10 ~groundless. and was
.at out BY a practical Joker with a limited idea
uthumor. Hockmeyer. however. haS the right
10 rank win II. VI. Hartman and Jamrs 4.
rypg IS tho holder .: \ oneshot recSrd. TO-, .n
tie Lakewood open tournament in the tsii ot
1895. no m.de ;he 136-yartl hole in Que. u. B.
Two mentioned. forms the only nutnenrtcsved
az.ances OF such "A play among the men players
z the is,ni Group sgis 2. eiH 1,n;i MIS-: nsa. n: Hoy:
co the Red course At ~5hiEnesocS n1js. made
hs month.
Willie Dunn, tho opcn champion OF 1894. viii
ptsrt this week ON q match-plsying tpur Of the
lsaiipg links in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and
Massachusetts, His schedule will keep him ON
The year 5ooS tor 1857 OF the M-isquameort
Golf Club Of Watch Hill. r. l.. is pretttly bound
IA the club oolors of green and red. and well
and good lie on the eighieen.hole course. The
lolsS and distances In yards are:
Dune, 17S: 2. Jordan. 100: S, Bras. 2lt 1. Horse
lis;'s Z. lrluaeSi Bowl isS; .. Long 1ere. s7s:lo t. .SeR.
s sss. s seot so aaiioi; il a crs:.. t iss; IS IS b Ns.ti s is3; L. Il,
luck (eherJ, ls+i IL. Imp. l13; Is. Harbor. 1888.
Tho seasons play began on July 5 for the cup
oyents and the scores wore published in THE
syy. The Misqualnicut officers are: President.
E EnlaI Il Anaef EonsorarT ee; sseestap1' b Roser;
Phelps; Treasurer. sherman W. Knevals; Cap.
hin. Prank B. Wesson..
.lanai By the wyoming valley COUNTY Ciu6,
,Wlkesbarre. Pa. He 10 tho hrst Of Danish
birth, as far as it is known. to take up the
aud Scotch game as a means of livelihood.
A new nine-hole course has been laid out for
tho Essex Fells Golf Club near Caldwell. The
ofacers Of the club are: President, Charles Rus
treasurer, J. 3. White.
The club events at tho Fairfield County Coll
IN the Greenwich links from now until the Close
Of the season On every Saturday up to Aug. II
a NEE Sili s K gaay f. sIr BRUCE 5 ene a Rse's SH.ts by sxo w cub II
sor mixed foursomes. to be known as the Belle
Haven cups, to be played for on Aug: % ahd
Martin, who has been conspicuous as a patron
Of coaching and tandem driving. The prize IL
tor only By those MEMBER who b have never eS erS se or
aclnb cup. The following team matches are an
pouneed:
July "a, with the Moutclair Club. ut Greenwich,
AUG. !. with the Brooklawn Club. At ereenwich; Aug
81, With the Montclair Club. at Aontclair: sept. !
Is uis vi, tde the hs aPasisy G SUds s az a1e az Esish 6ea. !. S wipa
ts Lsnhmon Golf Club; at o%rsenwteh: oe, 10
SRn the staten Island Baseball ana Cricket Club. a
Staten Island.
Z B. Burtis, the captain of the club, will pre-
1spta caddie bag and set of clubs to the member
OF the team who makes the best average score
The annual match between the Maidstone Clut
ctEasthampton and the Shinnecock Hills Club
SsSS9t aas Rnp vii ~ Be glaysd an 59,d1 K. over tn,
viii be a H. Larkin, R. B. Kerr, ". Lyons
Henry James, IA; Merritt, and Edward John
ION, 4. q. Curtis. Horace Russell, Samuel L
Parrish, l. c. Murdoch, and W. A. Putnam.
Ioplay seyenty-two holes with only two sixe!
eknring on the card, these being credited TO J
HIayfor, the eI-champion Of England, was tn,
rsmarkable record made in the match al South
Jenes Braid, the runner.up in the open cham
.ptonship this year TO n. a. Hilton. ( stimie By
Braid at the last hole lost Taylor the match
room each made a new record for the green b,
going around in seventy.
The following note regarding the patriarch o
the 50. Andrews green's is from the London Col
W July 2:
oa Tom Morris entered upon his 18th year 81
Sss sSi sa tss ;S ssS Ssb 1s' o, eos :i1sr e, ; yssT' on 9a 81, h sir ss
oay, but Wednesday IIbeing exceptionally stormy, (
saa ! In aS oSasiS %i, 10 S Siay t,eG 9a Ts snG' a:y.p, ssT sse ss.S h
E'Se ~a H. sssy1 as, II srq n s sss S vest sSSs the %,; gree ,s
very creditable score OF 4s
:. I. Allan. the amateur champion OF Grea
Britain. was the winner Of the gold medal, cha
!eoge cup; captains prize, and the second clu'
~ aiuuai toiupclltIol VI cliihu6y VI
lyme 26; OF the Edinburgh University Colt C1ut
Els card was:
Gss t::..""::: ssss:ss:-s s-u
9frTsFrELD, July ll.-Baron Thielmann. th,
herman AMBASSADOR. has presented . magnih
cent silver tankard to tho Lcnox Golf Club as
token OF his high regard OF Tho members OF til
SrgsnlzatiSn- Tho tankard stands fourteen
inches nigh. on a iiuted bottom. It will be com
Getsd for By membsrs OF the club on Saturday
sePL. The conditions will DO named BY. III
fmaassad1r, who has requested 5. Howlan!
heysdig TO act as a handicap committee. Tn
tanIard Is considered to DO one OF the most va
Iso.e trophies ever offered for competition o.
American links.
BAysiDE, July ll.-After two days of har
yuugsilng on the Oakland Golf Club links tn
aanasonie silver cup. which was offered in tn
SeIilnont1i, handicap tourney. was capture
~ Seprgc Cogglll, q rising young player. Tn
cards handed IN follow:
Gross. Heap. Ne
Z d Taylor. % Z
To~nsn =
La"Ecnco. VI .