The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-21

CHICAGO, Sept. 2o.-Eastern golfers covered
themselves with glory on this the opening day
OF the Onwentsia Club golf tourney. Three o.
tIem headed the list in the preliminary round
for ,ae Navinoaks Cup. while Hockncyer quail
drew in his favor. Tho four Eastern men all
won their matches in tho first round. match
year. The best mstch was the s;rurs!e Between
iiockmeyer and Hubbard. TIE former was /
down AZ the ninth hole. but by brilliant play
won by 2 up anu l 10 play. The summaries:
RavinoAka, Cup Preliminary round-McCAwley,
Merton cricket club, ss; Hartman. h~vAdowtro <
lock, onwentda club. %; Walter smith. onweutsia
COT Club; %. Sol smith, onwsnrsis Golf club, Us;
Golf Club. 100; H~oekmeyer. Hsruor Hill Golf Club.
Frat Round, Match Play-w. NJ. NccAwley beat W.
Waller ; up md = to play John Reid. Jr., beat Wal.
ter smith up ana % g. Play; Il n Hartman beat.
J. Z. Hubbard. 2 up and Ito play.
In the driving competition Walter Smith Of
yHT e" The drSw Tor for the MU ssm Mtfn ! G to- be pi 1ss
to-morrow has placed Reid against McGawley
and Hockneycr against Hartman.
Mixed foursome contests for prizes offered by
Mrs. Joseph Alexandra will be held on the links
of the Fairfield County Golf Club Sept. rs and
Oct. 2. Play will begin on each day at 10
hands OF j. w. Curtis. chairman Of Handicap
Committee, not later than next Friday at noon.
Va hSAl Sotuiuoy = tchlu VI scNen men Will
visit West Point to play tho return game
viii No as fe.lows; A. ii. Larkin. r. Il. s%it,r
thyaite. NJ. Michael, Alpheus Gcer. 5. IL. Dorr.
CLUB fixtures for October are: =, regular
monthly club handicap tournament; Q. team
Montclair; 10. members handicap tournument
for cup. presented by +. Morgan. Jr.. TO he
played for twice n month during Oct ober, No
vember. December. and January. %. handi-
cap tournGment. for women only, for cup pre-.
scented by i: Morgan, Jr..t no played for twice
her; 30. handicap tournament for Morgan Guns.
The members expect 20 play golf throughout the
winter.
A prominent Lakewood golfer. who has boon
spending the summer ut jefferson, n. H.. writes,
under date of Sept. IL. as follows:
The closing Gays of the season here are proving
beautiful days for solnnE. and not until the end OF
I'M. we.H's Tournament. which 1! tn last Of the
their clubs and returning home, There viii Re no
women's class this wee1, anu the list In the mems
golfers who have been here this year. two trophies
are offered for winners and riglIeen,hole play viii
Club OF Albany. established the new record
al ssl w . s%s i fhs% . .1nx: or Last :,,n T4r ,h,, H %n,sa !. prob
Tn. tournaments last week were very Interesting,
The winn.ra Misc Davis OF who was
rather heavily Handicapped by plus 25, got second
prize. and :. 4. @aP,hew Ws OF Lakewood <; 10; K %Ss , leon w i9s
John 4. Adrianco OF Poughkeepsie for second place.
$500 49, - tS''' iilNhit III VIZ w u On
should win the honor, aud IT was only after four
single hole. Matthew's handicap was plus 3, and
Adriance's was 8.
SARATOGA. Sept. Gothic final matches for
the Gre II and Manning handicap cups were
played at the Saratoga Col: Club on Saturday.
The weather was ideal for tho game and SOME
low scores were made. Miss Fuller OF Troy won
the Manning cup. and Clnett, also OF Troy, was
tho winner OF the Green cup. Miss Fuller hin ysd
her frst round In 81, which is the womon's rec
ord for the min" holes. C!uott's victory was
rather a surprise, as Levengston was looked
uttIon MS a sure winner after defeating Burr in
the arihi.hnals II! mo morning, Cluett well de-
rounds ~ 10, which Is very good. for The links
are considered difficult. being over $50 yards
Tor the nine holes. 4 large number of women
followed the players. The results OF the matches
follow:
Green Cup-Semi Final Round -Levengston, scratch,
neat Burr; scratch. . up and I Ia play; Cluett. Il, be-
Gr"cnuugh. ~, = up aud I to play.
Final lIound-Cluett beat LevengstOn, O I'm and o TO
play.
Ianning Cup-Final Round-MISs Fuller, 4, beat
Miss Todd scrAtth. 4 up and 5 To play,