The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-05
GOLF ON MANY LINKS.
Gossip From Eastern Clubs Boiled
Down.

Ihere were twelve pairs to compete in the
afternoon contest at the Wee Burn Golf
club on Memorial day, foursome for hand
some. cups: The winners were Miss G.
Leayitt and Miss Brown, 16S A. 127; Mrs
+. M. Jones and Miss Lockwood, PIG. IS, 161
were second and Miss B: Leayitt and Mrs.
Seeley third, with 245 So 1876.
The first competition of the season was held
on the links of the Larchmort Yacht club
on Memorial day. The first prize was a cup
presented by Roger Lamson. The competi
ton was at thirty-six holes, medal play. H.
G. Shriver won with following score: Gross
1888; handicap IA net, 174.
The Memorial day competitor at the Fair
field County Golf club was the first of
series OF five for a cup presented by President
McCutcheon of the club. There were thirty
two starters and the three best scores were:
Gross. Heap. Net.
Edward Leayitt .... ........SS 10 Is
'" In M points Ieavitt scored Cox Is a2 81
Monteith 1.
The contests on the Boston links on Memo
rial day included a medal play tournment
at the Wollaston Golf club, open to all near
by clubs There were thirty-two starters.
club. with IS, 10. rs. He was tied for the
gross score prize by F. I. Amory, of the
Country club. of Brookline, who was prom.
inent figure in the amateur championship of
1895 at Newport, where he lasted to the semi
finals. There were members contests on
all the links near Boston.
phia Cricket club the first important event
of the season. thirty-six hole scratch COM
petition at medal play. was won Decoration
day by j. Wilmer Biddle from nine con-
testants, with the card of 9S, 81, 1856. He is
a well known competitor at open tourna-
ments on the NJ. G. A. circuit. handicap at
starters, was won by DR.. A. G. Thomson
1875. 20, 115. In the continuation of the open
tournament at the Huntingdon Valley Coun-
try club at Rydal in the thirty-six hole medal
nj he r,.r,
with 1S9. S. 1884, R. E. Griscom won the
medal for the best gross score; his card was
1ss, /. 1s7. Griscom is also well known
defeated who have the same distinction were
c. S. Starr. H. M. Forrest, who played at
Dyker Meadow last week; F. H. Bohlen, c.
w. M. McCawley.
The long course at the Shinnecock Hills
Golf club was opened for the season on
Memorial day.
on the Flushing golf links Monday after
neon. There were about forty entries in the
event. of whom eighteen turned in cards.
The winner was awarded an appropriate
trophy. 4
William j. Kingsland viii be a fea-
ture over the golf course of the Essex
night the drawings for the seni-ina rounds
were made, and the contestants will play
as follows: Manton B. Metcalf vs. George
NJ Till, FREDERICK NJ. tfdTTlSou vs. LOUIS
st. Clair Colby. Frederick H Conklin VS..
William Runkle. Richard M. Colgate VS..
Charles S. Lee.
The park commissioners of Boston have
given their approval fer public gof tourna-
ment on Boston's public golf course, In
Franklin park. June 3. 10 and IL. The first
two days Will be devoted to a womens tour
nament. and the last day to a match for
men. The Franklin park course it must
be confessed, Is kept in much better condi-
ton than New Yorks pubic course at Van
Cortland park. The Boston course fas
able professional-Willie Campbell one Of the
best in the country-to take care of it and
give instruction to those who wish to en-
gage him for that purpose
The Memorial day golf handicap on the
links of the Larchmont Yacht club. for a
cup to be given by Rodger Lampson, was
won by H. G. Shriner, in net score of LA