New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
NOTES OF THE GOLF LINKS.


At Great Yarmouth, England. the four-day cham
ponship OF the Ladies' Golf Union OF Great Britain
began Yesterday 1t is the fifth annual affair, and
there were about eighty starters. The first three
championships including one held In Ireland were
won by Lady Margaret Scott VINO $1,000 aI,ae
when for the first time the competition was hed
across the Border. 1t won by Miss r. c. orr.
a Young Scotch girl who will play again this year.
The Chicago Golf Club. not TO be behind the East.
Is TO foster and encourage golf-paying by Its
women members this season. At Its annual open
tournament. be held on June 3, 10 and H. on the
Wheaton links Mrs c. p. Macdonald has offered
a cup for a women's handicap. and S. II. Graves,
captain Of the team another cup for women, at
match play. The chief trophy for men at the
tournament VIII be the Chicago cup. first PLAYED
the Fairfield County Golf club. while another tro-
ply is cup offered by Joseph Letter father OF
open TO players who have learned the game In this ms
% o mo-" shoad p" Douglas go 10 cScaso
to defend his CUP the most foTmidanle 9ppoGn' 10
be reeoknen with IS - w ar CORE
spondent
The professionals are already considering their
chances IN the annual open championship, to be
held on june Il and 49, a seventy-two holes. medal
play. at the Myopia Hunt Club. At Hamilton near
Boston II is nlne-hole course with playing
length Of nearly twenty-nine hundred yards, and
admirably adapted for championship meet. The
Myopa club has long been famous for Its hunts
and It's polo team. winner OF the championship at
Prospect Park In 1896 but golf Is the favorte
recreation of the members, and their Interest Will
he stimulated by the study OF the game the pro-
fossionals Will put mp. Lloyd. the present cham
pion; willie" Campbell. veteran Scotch golfer;
"Alcx" Finley and Jones. the Myopia greenskoepc-.
are quartet the Bostonians expect TO see produce
the winner The nearby and Western clubs how,
one Of them may upset the calculations of the
Boston contingent. The contest Is open to anna
OF cash ana most OF the Boston clubs viii have
on the links ana
be concentrated on the intcrclub amateur team
%S % Il t. aq@ ann e cTe S A dns %
be represented in the team match. 10 he decided at
tho makers Of the hest sixteen scores IN the team
match match VIII play on at tie match game FOR me
other prizes.
After the tournament OF The Knollwood Country
Club. which Will begin tomorrow. the next open
contest will be Mt the Dyker Meadow Golf club.
From the accessibility OF the links. at Fort Hamll-
ton. and the desire Of many golfers 10 play on
what IL generally considered the finest natural
ground for tho game I'm the country, the Dyker
Meadow tourney promises to have n markedly
large entry list and II would not be n surprise II
n hundred players should start In tho qualifying
round. Next In order will be the open tournament
OF the Oakland Golf Club. Mt Baysidc. Long Island.
on Thursday Friday and Saturday, June 2. 3 and 4.
Tho clubs FIRST competition last fall OF
the best OF tho year. and the eiGhtccn-hoio
course ha. since been greatly improved. tho com
Ing anair should be MS popular The programme
which has been carefully prepared is ms follows:
THURSDAY.
10 a. m-rrciinnary medal round eighteen holes; gold
p m Oakland chall.ne. cup. presented by John H.
the Oakland con cub: - be held in custody for the
ard s%s 'I" s a ss NE Nm. ,s s'@ a Saae
toT ,~es snail seSome his property; the winner 70
teen holes: oren % nc sixteen players making tho
cr-n to all conts,an,, IN morninr medal round PSSo
hnv- handed In complete ards and who have no,
qualified FOR tho Oakland CUP. best eish, scores to
10 q nmoaksnd ,,,l , CUP second round
:;1 p m.-consolstlon cup. s~mi FINALS
SATURDAY.
play. hsnaicsp limited q Eighteen s,rot..: ' gold medal
20. -3ssspe cs.l,oss cgU an.i round
Entries mus, he made in writing or before
May g. with tho secretary. NJ NJ Graham Baysidc.
Long Island.
Tho defeat OF th. Oakland team at tn. Dykcr
Meadow links Saturday by tho crushing score
- e 10 viewed with great complacency by
tho members OF the Marine and Field Club. The
two links nre only hundred yards apart Mt Fort
Hamilton. and the Marine and Field Club s.
To send team 10 Oakland next Saturday. many
Of tho players stopped NJ tho Dyker Meadow course
to set a Inc on the game OF their future OPP
poncnts. As tho holes rolled up I'm favor OF tho
Dyker Meadow team. broad smiles spread
The visages Of the Marine and Field players, ana
they told each other that they wouldn't do Il
thing" TO the Oakland team when they meet.
Tho Richmond Hi Golf Club. small but thriv-
ing organization. VIII hold three-day club tourna-