The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-19
COLE
Echoe OF tho Amateur Chnmpionship-The
Sc. Andrews Programme.

COLE.
Echoes OF tho Amateur Championship-The
81. Andrews Programme.
Findlay 8. Douglas went TO the Fairfield
County Golf Club. Greenwich. on Saturday
night direct from the Morris County Golf Club.
after winning the amateur championship.
A special meeting Of the Executive Com
mittes Of the o. g. G. A.. was held on Satur-
day evening and $1,000 voted to the Morris
County Coli Club to assist In defraying the OK.
penses Of the tournament. A similar award
was made to the Chicago Golf Club last year.
The Morris County Golf Club furnished lunch
cons for 5000 during the tournament. and
was prepared to cater for 1000 persons q day.
GREENwIcH. Conn.,. Sept. 19.-Findlay Doug
las. amateur golf champion Of the United
States. got here at o O'Clock last night. As soon
as news OF his arrival had reached the club
house. two miles away. the grounds were bril-
liantly Illuminated by colored lights. and q
four-ton stack of hay over which ten gallons Of
oil had been poured was set afre. But the en-
thusiastic golfers had TO wait nearly an hour
for the arrival OF their idol. A very heavy fog
had settled over North street. and In the dark
ness the coachman of the surrey. containing
johnson. Douglas. E. b. Curt is and j. w. Cur
It's. had mistaken the road. and before the 90
cupants knew where they were they found
themselves dumped unoeremoniously into
the road. The wagon wheels had gone
into the gutter and then collapsed. The horses
did not get away. although they broke both
whifietrees In their efforts. No one was in-
jured beyond receiving q few scratches. An
other carriage was sent for and the party again
started for the clubhouse. A large flag was
thrown over Douglas and he was carried bodily
from the carriage to the club parlors. where
congratulations poured in upon him from all
sides. Some enthusiastic caddy set fire to q
~neighboring stack Of rye. but the golf
members settled with the owner, and o
wagonload Of fireworks were set on while
those at the club sat down to a luncheon and
arranged for q banquet to the champion next
week. The Fairfield County Club has grown to
such proportions that it has been deemed adj
visable to enlarge the course by about 800
yards. The work has already commenced. A
change in the seasons programme has been
made SO that the club team will play the Brook
lawn team on Sept. "a. and have a return match
here on Oct. 1. The Wee Burn Gu of Noroton
will play the Fairfield here on Oct. 6.
The annual Irish amateur championship
meeting was played at Portrush. the four
days play ending on Sept. 2. FortY-seven men
started. When II. I. Reade OF the Royal Bel
fast Club secured a place in the semi-fnals
with an Englishman and two Seotchmen hopes
were entertained that he might gain the final
the first time. have been in the finals. The wi
D BsKihSsS 1 the h Eal99saFf ses Ssf!aSn S SFSS: an &a ;, g;
when he won the odd hole. 4 to q. He dis.:
hole on the first round to the eleventh OF the
second Dallmeyer was in the lead. Taylor's
a aSirSS 81 xe and 3 aG On t e.; E fofIosHiDDsl d Ia nn re- re-
hibition match was played between Harry Var
Huddersfeid. Herd played With great aceuraey
and dash, and. after being all square in the
mGorning. he won By 3 up and 2 to play in the
Ireland. and Il Could hardly have been enes sur
passed in any country.
The st. Andrews Golf Club, the oldest Or
ganization devoted to the game in this country.
has announced its programme for the open
tournament OF Oct. 8. 8. z. and g.. st. Andrews
Is always foremost In promoting new features
Is the most attractive in It's conditions ever
presented to the players OF the United States.
typed In OH It's t forms. and nj that sfn couId nssre be-
prove who The best players are there could be
maker Of thu, best !score, will receive the Presi:
9 On. Oct & tS g; 1 for Tie ST. 4 Andrews 6ap;
OuO OF Lu0 uOV0lCl6b Will De introduced
for prizes presented by the club. In this event
the pairs will be selected from the makers Of
in the preliminary round. They will be- paired
In inverse ratio according TO score. that Is. the
but one. and SO on. On. Oct 7 ! there SsSS viii he be i ane
other novelty, an exhibition four-baii match
ball Of each Side to count at each hole. P PSfs
wi, be the first match 4 n, Of the SORT eyer played
l dre sRis 0 gun fnals on t Rsr; = VII; 3ssi be- a the mat s5i 4 tor
teams Of four from different clubs and a handl-
cap for the Mount Hope Cup. the gift OF I. g.
The latest story of the links concerns Frank
Sanger m p F. Murphy. To celebrate San
gers return from Europe they had a match at |
day. at Fairfield. Murphy won a return match
sEe e a0ie6j On sr sRtSrS GS 2 tRR' ey set put ou On f t9G a ftRRRI aS
match, and Sanger began tc describe how he
{ i When he he made the grand br~assey,shot at
Sanger suddenly noticed that Murphy
plodding along IN grim silence and SEEM
are not minding what t say" 'u
a s SSa ie&!fiy %a @eti h EITfalai" S 81 my He oTa r Tssa
II. II. Hilton and Ben Savers tied for first
place, with 68 for eighteen holes. In the ANA
Snrfp sn tba P1S SSt %asR ., tournament in Wales
The open tournament this week will be at the |
day. Friday and Saturday. Harry HolIins, Jr., |
who won the Bhlnnecock Hills Cup, and who |
week made the new record Of 10 for the
Westbrook links. will play. and. SO will W. Bay
ard Cutting. ira and nearly all OF the college
he might enter.
The Phelps gold medal for women making
me pest average score for seyenty-two holes,
!!9E at the ,Misquamicut Club links at Watch
hill on Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. and
Parsons, Miss Phelps. Mrs. Merrill. Mrs. Cot
trell. Mrs, j. b. .Wesson. Miss Burnett, and
Mss Ethel Burnet. The latter won with scores
1O7. Jos. 100, and 100 for the four rounds
Mrs. Messon was second with III, 113, 100.
and lo1' and Miss Phelps was third.
Rowling Notes.