The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-29
FORM OFAMATEUR GOLFERS
LESSONS TAUGHT NJ LAST WEEKS
OPEN TOUREAWENTG

NnahN OuANItytmE Huun0 .7SCnenule OF the
Morris County Club-Entrtes for Newport.
Now that the championship is only two weeks
away. the golfers are full Of curiosity to learn
the precise form OF the leading amateurs.
With this end in view every table Of tourna-
ment scores is studied by strokes. Every short
coming is weighed and every good performance
noted. In this way the open tournaments OF
the past week have been fruitful in results.
Many OF the probable amateur Championship
candidates were In the different events and
only few came out with augmented regulations.
At Bar HArbor J. q. Thorp was tried and not
found wanting. for he allowed six strokes to
Condor in each eighteen holes and beat
him in the Hinkle Cup finals. 4 up and
3 to play in thirty-six holes. while in the
semi-fnals he beat A. NJ. Robbins on even
terms. Robbins ever since he beat TynG in the
finals at the Morris County Golf Club last fall.
has been considered a championship possi-
bility. What made Thorp's play more mer-
itorious was that Condor. on the same handi-
cap. had won an earlier match from II. c.
Leeds, who led all the amateurs in the open
championship. Thorp. who was second to
WhiEham in the amateur championship last
year, failed to qualify in the frst sixteen at
Chicago. He il now on his game and may re-
ceive a chance TO gain n place in the elect this
year. but neither Robbins nor Leeds PLAYED as
we'll at Keho Valley as they are expected to do
on the long and open course at Morris County.
A more sterling championship performance
was scored by 7. Markoe Robertson. at Stock
bridge. when he ousted W. T. Gray from
the possession Of the Stockbridge Cup.
beating in J. F. Curtis and Joseph
Choate. Jr. The three viii be at Morris
County. where. although Robertson has q
very pretty style. Curtis may redeem himself.
Another man who, will be after Gurtis's scalp at
Jasper Lynch in the Saratoga Cup finals on
Saturday. When they met in the finals of the
most decisively. and the latter has since been
eager 70 81 gain iss Te maSs pr ST %SltsT 2 7! Ts,S SfSuT ee
SS S}es' {6qs3Kk T Rs "a AND fyn n p Sfl Z bay! Se'5 % i@t
pionship. Both. however. should qualify on
B. MacDonSfd Won the sold medal with ia.
and. twenty-three strokes away. the last man
c q ihs f esn si5tf sS.s soG about 1' ia5 This %iil year e &, he
low and 1a5 the high score 10, qualify.
II s the ED wss1hss p Ii ie Showed j b Il slrIr in i i5s
E EeanGsG Hay! did Siai fozS s2i i kssn In on a s SsFT RSq,
In TO. The N~arraSansett Pier tournament
brought an outsider to the front Lieut.. Gold
fnc1ss wRo may TonD5 &c s, one he q Prt the saeiiGe s6 m T9T il
he beat NJ J, Wright; a high-class man, and c;
Hitchcock. yr,, who, had won the gold medal
match matt nlag until he met GeiEdanch in the finals.
The best four Of the Chicago players who will
Perkins, Who has inst returned from a "trip 10
Wheaton. are {. B, Macponald. d. H. Shear
son. Walter B. Smith and E. /. Frost
Aside from the amateur championship. the
Norris County Golf Club links will be lively
throughout September. The following matches
have been arranged for the members:
sept. s-c2mpstiton fog c9ptain,s Cup.
holes
Cup. Approaching and putting contest Competition
Sept ss1Ffrst handicap for the Links Champion
ship Cup. for women.
Newport will attract the golfers this week
The following are the entries for the open
tournament. which will begin tomorrow:
Newport clpS1John Bolt, R. F. Patert ?. P
s ss1s:; Ii Niash?ep., 9: Martin. y. Rh:h E:
E aoseTF. p r; TayloF, " Rn.nerfGrd Z: M,
s sietSr sorrShan. f e esss oanatid Ai 3 !. " Nh I'm eyn Il.
g Ba1ss5. J; A: 1 st:IlnAP; q e; 1vsnfys ;5 J5; R !
ssrTzSsPsst. claScH WILEY, C. HisehOOeE. Jr.
AraEan. CIub-W. L Moran, G. n. Smith. J. T.
M sI;.n and eSn sogsh cl o se5esr;
Harvard club-w. B. Cutting. Jr9 q; n. Sergeant;
+ Io. T. B SS6s,s IT, j. F. Curtis H. Sergeant and
Lfewood clnb-E. R. Freeman.
Dyier Meadow Club. Postlswaits.
Bar HArbor Ciu6-F. o. Beach.
Staten island Ciub-w. q. Bush. C. N. TAintor. and
PhlAdslpEia club-F. H. Boln-
OAKLAND club-H. N. Hartman.
stLA,sburg C1ub-R- P. Huntington.
Other entries are F. Talbot g. q. Goldhnch.
G. G.. Cooke. i. Goodwin. G. c. Thomas. E. b.
Bliss, and L I. Palmer.
NOTES.
Next week the annual tournament OF the Len
fourth yearly renewal Of this fixture and will
The VGSoihf Com1 u Of the Richmond County
Country Club announces that on Sept. "a
championship series. and a month
ly. eighteen-hole. medal-play handicap. On
Sept 3. the Labor Day Handicap. thirty-siX
There will be members competitions on
every SATURDAY and holiday during September. |
October and November at the Harbor Hill Golf
81 G. McKeever Of the Dyker Meadow and
A. c. links established a new amateur
r rec last week week az me I AnaRRersand course IN
'n flS A@i foF the B. Z Z. t ssie tenr Cup. which begun
on SATURDAY on the AIawamis links; will be
fnished by match pay between the eight hest
home team will visit the Richmond County
Country Club for a match on SEPT. p.
Carnonstie. Scotland. in which yaniop. the
champion. won first prize from ], II. Taylor by
2 up in thirty-six holes. although there were
thirty-siI starters, no one lowered the course
record Of "a. held by Alexander Smith. Wash
Park Club. and ~runner-up In the open
The nearest TO 1t was was III.
scored by Yardon.
The Ardsley Club has asked the U. S. G. A. to
assign Oct. II. II and - for the womeE's
S4sRmSl9EdS auBf. b bne as the c Sul Gs se%fF 9aS6 oi
open tournament is fxed for
IL, II and II. many golfers would pre-
Ter TO see the commeneement OF the women's
championship put forward a day. The Ardsley
PLAYERS who intend to compete at the Country
Club are particularly urgent in the matter. for.
Is il II now. they must either miss the finals at
Ardsley or forfeit their chances at the Country
Club.
q. VI. Patton, who entered from the Royal
Liverpool Colt Clue in the EnKlewood handi-
zap on Saturday. has PLAYED for some years at
where his handicap Is twelve. He is
/ neat. but hardly an impressive player. and
withdrew before the finish. He plays all his
,lubs left handed.
NEWPORT. Aug. 2S.-The mixed foursomes
which have been in progress for two weeks on