New-York tribune., 1898-10-17
GOLF.
COMING TOURNAMENTS ON TOWN AND
COUNTRY LINKS.
TUsRoL-EssEX COUNTY's ANNUAL CON
TEST TO BEGIN OK wEDNEsDAY-A
PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT AT VAN

TEST TO BEGIN OK wEDHEsDAY-A
PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT AT VAN
CoRTLANpT PARK.
Hardly before the cheers that greeted the new
champion have ceased TO echo golfng girls ana
matrons will be tripping gayly over the Inks IN
quest o. fresh laurels. Tomorrow the Baitusrol
Golf Club will begin two-day womens tourna-
ment at It's links in Short Hills. y j.. and many
OF those who took part in the Ardsley champion
ship will be entered Realizing the strain uraer
which these women have been. the club has wisely
decided limit the rounds 20 nine holes instead
Of eighteen and this will enable the contestants TO
complete the tournament in the short time allowed
PLAY will be over the shorter OF SIPS yards,
and the nine hole rounds will comprise the first six
and the last three holes Of that course. The more
difficult part of the grounds is thus eliminated
and the contest will he well within the limit of
feminine endeavor The qualifying round to-mor-
row Is to be at eighteen holes. medal play with
a prize for he best gross score. The eight players
making the lowest gross will then continue
at nne-hoe match play for the Patronesses' Cup.
The second eight will meet in similar rounds for
q consolation cup. on Wednesday there is to be
a mixed foursome contest. eighteen holes. for
which the participants Will be permitted TO choose
partners. Some Of the best-known golfers in
the metropolitan district "n'c- d. and barring
the Ardey championship. the anai' promises TO he
OF the most successful in which have
taken part this season. The programme follows:
TUESDAY. OCTOBER is.
los m.--Hanoieap Cup lowest cup); hand-
Cup: nHs h0ss % match nat, play SDs.
IN the handicap.
@ &C s cP nnf so hoe .s 5sr. 1c1 6,Ds. Play
in the next best gross scores in the handicap.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 10.
oa m.-Pa,ronesses Cup; second round nine holes.
ii a. m. to 3 p. m.-Mixed foursome prizes. mixed
p m-PatTone.ses cup; dna round Is holes.
S {r naf Y.s t0una {o!oms, - ngeS Quitting
match w:,h approach Of 50 yards. the lowest
gate OF three rounds 10 win.
Following close upon the heels OF this affair will
come the annual open tournament of the Essex
County Country Club. Of Orange. which Will begin
on Thursday and continue through Saturday. The
success Of last years tournament is sufficient
guarantee that the number and quality of tho
entries will he well up 10 the average. and the
prizes offered should attract strong field The
qualifying round for Thursday. and special
cup Is ofered for the best aggregate score made
ny any four members OF the same club The BEST
sixteen scores' will qualify for the subsequent
iounds at match pay ana on oaturoay mere WI
be an open nana;cap OF eie'fen & NOES ,neGaI piS
einCe laS 6G1 % nt d,tie ~ its erfectiveness
Play for the ninth hoe has been made somewhat
easier by widening the course and leVeling of the
ana other minor alterations have been carried
The intercollegiate Golf Association viii hold its
annual championship at Ardsley, beginning October
% and already preparations going forward for
the entertainment Of the various teams. The COM
rettors will he Yale. Harvard. Princeton and Co.
lumbia. and each college will enter six men. This
IS the second championship he'd this year, as the
association decided 10 change the date from spring
10 fall. and rather than allow eighteen months TO
pass without contest the present championship
was added The various winners last spring hold
title only until week. after which the af-
fair VIII be held annually each fall. Yale is the
present holder Of the team championship. and
Sfnfs SiTSsal championshp Yaie however has SUI
fcred heavily through the graduation Of some
able that Harvard will take the team cup.
In w W3er axe rxdbiosa sth }n Yaia has man
who should take the ndividual championship, 50
There has been some talk Of the appearance Of
team from the University OF RenhsyIXahla, ouI !.
IS hardly likely that that college VIII take part
this year NJ least
II has been decided to hold the second public
connection for the Moroksini Cup at the Van
Cortlandt Park links october % The contest
Is 10 be open all golfers who are accustomed to
use the public links there. Under the conditions
of gift the cup must be won twice before becoming
a players property, and Rogers, who won the first
tournament for II last spring. will be on hand TO
defend his title. Instead OF golf goods. the prizes
this time are to be suitably inscribed medals for
the hrst, second and third competitors. presented
by A S. Domnick Entries close on october 2, at
6 o'clock in the evening. with Mr. Dominick. at
Van Cortlandt Park.
The Jersey City Golf Club has enjoyed prosper
Gus season. which will practically be brought to
close with club championship the first round OF
which will be played october p. The contest
will be continued on successive Saturdays Tor nve
weeks and handicap and championship prizes Will
then be awarded. The committee in charge com,
prises Dr. Burdette p. Craig F. F. Henderson and
George 4. Bach.
The Country Club Of Westchester aside from It's
open tournament to-day. has arranged an attrac-
tive list Of competitions for the remainder Of the
month. In the weekly handcaps there will he
prizes for the best gross and the best net scores
both for women and The other contests are:
October 22-Mixed foursome handicap for Judge Gil
october 2s -Womens ensmRi9nshs 14ss'o of, Of club
Progra u1nes are already out containing the list
of prizes and conditions OF the open tournament
OF the Richmond County Country Club. which IS
10 take place on the clubs links. in Dougan Hills
Staten Island. October q. % and %. This IS
the clubs first attempt 10 entertain outside golfers
but its new eighteen hole course is in fine condi-
n success pavers who enter are assured an attrac-
tive time on the same dates the Agawam Hunt
Club Of Providence, is to hold its annual tourna-
ment
The Montclar Golf club has arranged the fol-
lowing fixtures for the remainder OF the month:
October nnal rourd for Governors Cup and
match play the + NJ. Harrison Cup.
October 21-Na'ch play rounds for the Boariman Cup
October 2-Final round Governors Cup and match
play round FOR F. VI. Harrison cup.
The Virginia Hot Springs Golf Club will hold an
open tournament Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day Of this week. at which several handsome prizes
will be awarded The cup offered for the best
gross score in the thirty-six hole qualifying round
is presented oy NJ f. Ingalls,. while the consola
Gun Is The gift OF Mrs :. Barton French There
Will also be other medals and prizes for various
minor contests.
r. NJ Llttlejohn the championship Of the
Flushing Golf Club on Saturday by defeating r. b.
Mitchell in the final round by up and to play.
He received the Governors Cup IN token Of his
victory.