The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-25
TO GOLF ON THE DUNES.
SHINNBCooK HILLS ANNUAL FOUR
NlMENT BEGINS TOMORROW.

BEGINS TOMORROW
The Programme for n Week OF Good Sport
at the Seaside Course-Another Open
Tournament at CooperstOwn-The Rooh-
ester Country Club Teams Challenge.
Tho annual tournament OF tho Shinnecock
Hills Coli Club will begin tomorrow and 1t
will likely call a large quota OF the amateur
golfers to the beautiful links on the sand dunes
near Southampton for q week Of good sport on
tho seacoast. Since the beginning OF golf at
Shinnecock 1--WE years ago the annual open
tournaments. which include one national
championship. have been the most important
OF the summer events, Whigham FIRST gained
championship honors on the links. and many
golfers Of minor fame got their first distinction
there; for instance. Foxhall Keene. who
from goling obscurity jumped into renown
last year by lasting out to the finals with
m r. Tying. This year the tournament is
only for players from clubs that have been in
vited to send representatives. yet to all In
tents It is an open event. In the qualifying
round in 1897. OF eighty-six starters, all except
twenty were entered from outside clubs.
Should each club invited this year send four Of
its best men, as requested. there will be about
sixty starters In the qualifying round to-mor-
row. A special prize will be awarded to the
club whose team makes the best showing In
the qualifying round. The following is the
condensed programme OF the week:
Tuesday. Presidents Cup. 10 A. M, and 2 P. M
qualify. Prize presented by club for best score of 10
Wednesday, Presidents Cup, 1oA. M:-First round.
match ssihu Play ,hS {h as holes hSafss. % 1r en- to dRs r SiTassn BifyeMTs
second round, PresidenfS Cup. 1850 4. M. and
2:8o T. M.-ConsolRtion Cup. so holes. medal play,
i GsG ms stGni ro SSGrsf for oq f frsdHdsi SP cup Who 10 hS2e LANDED
in complete cards and who have not qualified for tho
Thursdny. 10 A. M.-Third round. Presidents Cup.
1890 A. M.-First round, Consolation Cup, match
BB ssfy scores 60 eSiif n i2 SRSl re Tou md ''Ef 7. & SI.ysses md1i roan ndo
FFidsy 10 A. NJ, and 2 P. M.-5PEssiaepta Cup.
,sstaTdSy. Handicap. 10 4, NJ. and ? 7. M;-Thirty-
six holes, medal play handicap limited 70 10 strokes:
1aors of th Ris Sss, n Is 5oliSs lA L R thS sh %asaRs n Ha 9Si:
cap. to be the winner.
There will be another open tournament on
the inks OF the Otsego Golf Club. at Coopers-
town. on Aug. IL. II. and 10. but unlike the
event, Of q fortnight ago. when S. D. Bowers
without handbags either in the qualifying or
match rounds The qualifying round VIII be
scores to Qualify Tor the CQoperstown Cup, pre-:
sented BY the Messrs. Clark. and the next eight
to se6 he eI liz Pbs t 9Fs the S So5f El1bl T6 SnP nR PEs61
play rounds will be at eighteen holes; There
will be a medal play handicap on the last day,
open only to the players defeated in the quail
flying round. The tournament will be open to
the U. S. g. A. and to guests Of members OF the
Otsego Golf Club. The entries close on Aug
h H. y with LID Arnold Secretary o00DerS'0Wn'
ROCHESTER,, July 24.-The Country Club golt
team OF this city. believing from the results Of its
various contests that it is in o position to play any
team in the country consisting OF from twelve
to fifteen men. with fair chances Of winning Oh
foreign grounds and more than an even show
l IN 70 NNvn NOnTGa 10 a N N1On6 4 n TnnDA for q
team match or matches with some one. or more
Of the most prominent Eastern clubs. The
team then being called the Thistle Golf Club
the members would ever prove to be players
Of more, than ordinary merit, but now there
e eTeni At m leais h and will me Sndo %hS aEe p ReSel J
difficult proposition for any similar team from
any one club in the country to defeat. Acouplt
sSsSaa s'S Goif Gut CHf 3 By f the score %ee Of Is 9 oyer T Fht
wipe out its defeat on the local grounds a yea
ago; Heading It's list Of PLAYERS were A. W
OF last year. and W. II. Kerr. the Canadian anna
teur champion. These stars were Pltted agains
SaF ths local as d1 team u and ]. e. Xv sne ReSf B Ptfhye g
the M,t Country unit y Club |, men Wv, were ea 6eSten n e alt g
6smp % IL 6e asT ZEE aE snd [. l F. Edgar STs S 6eat Perkins fi
With those exceptions the nearest a Canadian
SdIHc " uCiSabliR q man wac Nv ~
Brown tied J. @. Powers. Thus four out of tn,
fourteen visiting players won from the Roches
ter men. The local team claims. no stars o
particular magnitude. but does believe that 70
consistent golf by o large number of members
it can make an exceptional showing and 1
therefore anxious to test its skill with Easter
clubs that it has not yet met; Quincy I. Curt
numbers among his victories one over s. d
Bowers Of the OtseRo Golf Club this year. an.
one over Jasper Lynch OF the Lakewood Gu
handicaps at Chicago last season. J. Powers
holder OF the local course record ]. p. Bowman
ofsix which won the championship ofthe Contra
: New York Golf League this season for the. sec
ond time. Josiah Anstice p captain OF tn
team. A representation will be sent to tn
Canadian championships in September, and be
fore that tournament q return match will b
match between Arthur Smith. the Toront
clubs professional, and Albert Ricketts,. tn
Country Clubs professional. will be played her
shortly. and q return match will take place Q
Toronto at the time Of the interclub tear
match. The Country Club has an eighteen
l hole course on its grounds near this city. with
large and well-appolnted house.
! SHELTER ISLAND, July 24.-Atthe second tout
nament Of the Shelter Island Golf Club yestel
Q day the scores were: