The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-23
WOMEN GOLFERS READY
rvr hyNuAL CHAMPIoEsHIP BE
SYys To. MORROW AT MLNCHEBTER.

OornInH or the VOW LINKS NJ 81 AnoroWhs
ro.uorroy morning, at $50 o'clock. the third
..n,.l competition for the womon's amateur
.h,mpionshlp Of the U. s. G. A. will begin on
~. links OF the Essex County Club, Manchester,
,T.ss The first round will be at eighteen holes,
..aal play, the eight best scores to qualify for
,hs succeeding rounds at match play. The
enals will take place on Friday. During the
,ssk there will also be driving and approaching
contests, an c ghteen.hole medal play handi-
an and a mixed foursomo handicap. the events
Ming only open to those who have entered for
-. cbampionship. The thirtv.three womo on
Tho have entered seem to have their work cut
~, ,or them, and it may be n consolation to
tnov that with four prizes In the champion.
hin and three in each OF the minor events there
al N. almost as many trophies as players.
The entries include four who competed In tho
,,oadoybrook event of 1895. They are tho
w;nncr Of that year. Mrs. Charles S. Brown; tho
,vo who tied In second place. Miss Sargent and
Mrs Shipper, and Mrs. II, c. Hooper. who, how
.ver. did not finish. Those who played in last
ear. championship. like Wordsworth's little
r,,l. might say, W are seven" They are Miss
psatrice Hoyt, the champion. and Miss F. c.
wIckbam, shinnecock Hills; Miss Frances @.
Griscom. Philadelphia Country; Mrs. William
shinnen. Morris Country; Mrs. II. W. McVickar,
Tnxedo: Miss Clara f. L%ongworth, Cincinnati
Country and Mrs. F. f. Zcrrahn. Hoosic Whisick
C,ub. Canton, Mass. The noticeable absentees
ar, the runner.up last year, Mrs. Arthur o.. Tur-
nure. shinnecock Hills. and the two other medal
-Irncr, Miss Anna Sands, Newport, and Miss
Cora Oliver, Albany.
Who will wini tho great question that is
now agitating the women players of the coun.
try promises to be answered by some genuine
=. -,a.. Mia TIoyt and Nra BROWN hnya
been practicing assiduously at Shinnecock UNI
der r. B.. Wilson's watchful eye. aud they arc
ho,h playing in strong style. Mrs. Shipper 10
,,so in the best OF form, and. of the Manchester
nl,rrrs. Miss Gannet. the club champion. and
Miss Sargent may be relied upon to furnish q
s,l,ndid game. Miss Sargent PLAYS at scratch
IN class b over the regular eighteen.hole course.
and frequently wins from the men in that divi-
uion OF the Essex members She also holds the
women's record for the course, lO3. Miss Hoyt
has made the eighteen holes OF the Red course"
A, Shinnecock in 50, but this is the wo-
the Manchester links. Mrs. Sfippen has prac:
tised over the full course at Morristown. and
leads all the women players OF the Morris County
Onwentsla Golf Club champion. and with Mrs.
Chatield.T Taylor, who Is nearly as strong a
player Chicago has ga a str ~ TepFeseStatlon;
the championship week last year. has also im.
proved In her game.
Against this set OF experienced players will be
pitted an array OF new talent, such as Miss
6rowninshield Rogers Of Newport and Miss Ruth
Underhill Of Oyster Bay, any OF whom may win
Miss sargent, Miss Hoyt, Mrs, shippon,, Miss
Be- sure to qualify in the chosen eight who will
continue TO tho finals at match play. The
"luck of the draw =, win have its share in de-
happens, Miss Sargent should have a grand
chance TO win the title this year, for besides
blazing a f dI 5., and is strong bsr So game she has the
Every golfer in the country will rejoice in the
announcement that, the new course of the ST.
brmaliy opened on Wednesday. when A. b. and
classes will turn out to try their fortunes over
The grand links in the nth monthly handicap OF
and. to quote President Reid. there is a sur:
prise in store for the golfng fraternity around
The Mount Pleasant Golf Club is ono of the
most fourishinR Of the White Mountain goling
organizations. The nine,hole, course is only,
1885 yards in playing length. but 1t SO we'll
ihere Is in q player; The record is So. held by
Compton and Yates. who wero tied at 81
strokes for the Cooperstown cup in the final
psiSSsdd. ", I that sae lie last week. when Yates won
Entries for the International tournament at
NiAgara:on-the.Lake Canada. will close on Sept.
writes TO TIE Sun that the committee has de-
cided that the restricting OF the events to mem
bers Of clubs belonging to the U. =. G. A. or the
Royal Canadian G: A. will not operate to debar
members OF clubs from the other side Of the At
lantic, and the clause was not drawn intention
ally TO debar any one from the - Old Land" He
Also states that it IS expected that an added fea-
tsre Gill be a team match n between the RoGhes.
clubs The five clubs will be largely represented
atthe tournament.
Two boyle cups have been put up at the Engle-
woo. G0l1 Club, 10 be DlHycI for nv the active
and associate members, for whom the following
scores have been arranged BY the Greens COIN
mittec:
A A:sOcis aS% %s@cs s":ss 1885 ss--tsGS
The competitions vii! end on Nov. Is. The
winners will be the ones making the lowest
priority Of score will win. On next Saturday
there will be a team match between the homo
players against the Marine and Field Club.
An interesting nine-holc match was played on
Saturday at the Marine and Field Club between
the professionals. August Schiltz and Tom Ben
deiow; Bendelow won by three up and one to
play. but he had to make a new record of the
links to do it. The cards were:
ss esiIsa Nv 5sssss 80
NARKAGANsETT PIER, Aug, pa t~hree-day
open golf tournament under the auspices OF tho
Point Judith Country Club and under rules Of
ne I; :; g., A. will take place here this week.
dent, Cup. b. = e :. p ?I Rsnd doefIp Rie consoI hffSl,
CUP, BY the club; Handicap Cup, b., the club;
- hAhtS ~ LiNn W
Messrs. Granville Kane and J. Wilmer Biddlc.
The programme follows:
Aug %2e-lo:s0 A. NJ Presidents Cup. Is holes.
medal play. best eight scores TO qualify; 8 p. NJ,
pres'lents Cup. nrst round. rs holes. match play;
StbP NJ, Consolation Cup. open to all who have
handed IN score but failed TO qualify for Presidents
cup; iehoies; medal play, best eight 10 qualify.
Aug 21-l0:3O A. NJ. Prrsideat's Cup. second
round; 1910 A NJ, Consolation Cup. INST round, ls
aoies match play; 5 p. NJ. Presidents Cup. finals:
Sio Consolation Cup, second round.
,.AIS, 2S-lO;3O A. NJ. Consolation Cup. finals; 8 p.
3 Handicap Cup, open to all who hand in scores for
rtes'dents Cup. IL holes. medal play.
Entries will close at noon on Aug. %.
SARATOGA. Aug. 22.-Entries for the open
tournament of the Saratoga Golf Club on Tues
Gay cy, Wednesday. Thursday. and Friday will
close tomorrow. Among the early entries OF
wei.known amateurs are James A. Tying, Nor.
us Gounty; 5. D. Bowers. otsego; II. Il. Sweny
ana A; Mcclure, Albany; G. W. Burr. Water
Wet; Jasper Lynch, Lakewood; John Reid. Jr.,
M S Haven, and J. B. Taller. Ardsley. There
Vas . large field Of players on the links yestcr-
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woMEN's HANDICAP.
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