The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-14
GOLF ON SOUTHERN LINKS.
MANY WELL-KHoWN PLAYERS EN-
TERED FOR THE IIKE EN- TOURNEY.

A. Il. Fem. who won tho Highland Park Cup
90 clevcrly at Aiken last week. is tho favorite
for tho Southern Cross Cup In the tournament
of tho Palmetto Golf Club that begins this
morning.. Fem will meet on even terms tho
same Geld that ho conceded odds to and beat
last week. This year tho tournament is moro
local In its character, for the entries are con-
fined pretty much to those who have been pass.
ing tho winter at Aiken. The golf should be Of
q good quality, for among those who are at
homo on tho wiry.grassed fair greens and tho
clay-puttinR greens are Foxhall Keeno, Herbert
c. Leeds, Jasper Lynch, Samuel buckingham.
J. b. Taller. w. Fairbanks, c. NJ. Hinkle and F.
o. Beach, oil Northern players of distinction.
Tho following is the programme for the week:
First INSTRUMENTATION round, is holes.
medal play. First sixteen eligible for Southern Cross
Cup; second sixteen for Aiken Cup. Afternoon-First
match play, is holes. for Southern Gross and Aiken
cups.
Tuesday-sccond and third rounds for the cups,
IS holes.
Observation-Disclosures Handicap Cup, IS holes,
medal play.
Thursday-Flnal rounds. SO holes. for the two cups.
Frday-Handicap foursomes. Is holes, match play.
AIKEN. March 13.-A largo crowd of mon and
women were at the grounds of the Palmetto
Goh Club yesterday. Tho weather was pleasant
and the sun uncomfortably warm. The feature
OF The AFTERNOON was a fonrsomG competition In
which A; H. Fem and f,oxhall Keene played
and Mackerell o. Essex County. 1t was an in.
t%ercsting contest and resulted in II victory for
followed over the course by a large gallery"
The first hole, 3i7 yards, was halved in L.. The
by ! to- Playing Tor the south Cross hole, io6
yards, Keene got into a brush bunker on his bras
sey shq po, and sp lost ssr the m hSlo w by bv to rG .; T dhS
kecne. which again tut them in the lead, much
to the delight Of the spectators. Thu, Palmetto
however. was evened up on the Valley hole, 2s5
yards. which was won by the prosessionals. The
the brow Of high hill, was won by Fem and
keene, by, 3 20 4, and the same pair also won the
Black Jack, 3s5 yards. by 3 to 9. which gave
500 yards. was halved in 5. The Drop. a
clcek shot of 100 yards from the brow OF a
halved in 4. The Pond, 2s5 yards, n drive over
a wide pond and up a hill. was also won by Fem
f ahem h 6y 3 u Gy 4 Playing ia Il wh tSo G EsSG t holo i'f Fen To
drove into tho big bunker on the second shot.
and aftor using up five strokes trying to get
gust. The Crazy Creek hole. sos yards, which
is honeycombcd with dry bitches, was won by
into the deepest part Of the ditch on the second
f Hiai T EoIs left Fem Ta and k . nest. stu 5 ! up tT The
h 4 Fholl nUlo' L, ooS thss arfbs brow Of aleo * f hilI, iT Was
halved in 4. The fifteenth. or Berry hole,
225 yards. was won by Fem and Keene, by 3 to
4, and as they followed this brilliant work up
by winding the Brae, 300 yards, by 4 to 5, they
won the match by 4 up and . to play.
benefit meS tW OF t fhsmia arso s eoIs 3 were The P,s{ Rsvi nor i lhs
yards e. was won by the prolessi ion by 3 to T.
by 4 TO 8. Score by strokes follows:
Fem and Keene-
G Sh:t tt,5$sSssss - ~ :
Jones and Mackerell--
Gn...:""::t sSssss SS -+s-s7
MI - A. r-n. 81
take place tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock.
The players are paired off AS follows:
Valentine Mott. Palmetto. VS.. Edward Gray, Nara
gansett Pier: A. |. Reid. Chicago, VS.. Charles Hinkle,
osterville; h. II. Dana. Essex. VS.. $. II. Robbins.
OAKLAND; CT; Havcmeyer. Newport, vs.. W. NJ. viii.
bank. pniladelnnia; !: i ?. 6 Taller S.y,.t Ard; psn vs.; !. E
Arthur Kemp: %Falmetto; H. h Dow; Palmetto. vs..
Ts. @. a. E Bdsrd 4 %ss.f f.sss: A. 4. d N %lllans'q %y Se%.S ~s:
K. Bohien. Phnadelphia; II. G. Leeds. Myopia. VS..
cisco. VS.: \. :. simpkins. Washington; +. o. Beach.
Newport. VS.. Reginald brooks; Newport; W. Fair
otseso and St. Andrews; ". Appleton. MyopiS. VS.
Reginald De Koven. onwentsia: DR.: Burckhalter.
Chicago. VS.. De Long Miller, Louisville. r. NJ. Apple
tom 1fnn,i Myo EInb. vs. 81. samuel kans p BG1asinSn an G R e Ms%s
Essex.
Following the lead OF the Shinnecock Hills
Golf Club the st. Andrews Golf Club has de-
cided to hold an invitation tournament this
year, instead Of the usual open tournament.
The change is made to avoid the congestion of
OF a club In the L. S. G. a. may compete, but in
an invitation tourney only players from certain
s sl%si NAV inyyit snieT; G 9o t 4" SO. wH Tn Gs9e' THIS a p RST,
the field may easily be kept down to
some forty entries. while an open tour
to attract from seventy to eighty players.
Whether the invitation tournament is the best
remains to be seen. w. II. Sands is now at
work on the st. Andrews schedule OF club
few days. The class G handicaps were not a
success last year and tho class will probably DO
abandoned.
ORANGE. March 13.-The golf season at the
Essex County Country Club. at Hutton Park.
was practically begun yesterday. There wos n
number OF players out to enjoy the sport on the
tween Frederick 4; BALLET and Mr., Miller Of
Stephens the former won by 3 holes M. i.
St. Clair Colby and Edward +. Merwin. .Jrr:y. dc:
feated Theodore F.. Reynolds and 7: p. Mcbride
in n fOursome by 3 holes up. j. Ill. Powers Farr
and Charles IL. Lee played a match game, the
latter winning, by one hole up. The Board OF
Governors OF the club has rc.engaged Alcxan-
der Finlay as grcenskeeper for another year.
The great event pending in professional golf
in Great Britain is tho two-grcen foursome be-
tween Sayers and Simpson and Kirkoldy and
II fFDHtiUH " Jtl Ilil SttUlo u
be an inclination on the part of some to regard
the chances OF Sayers ana Simpson as rather
meagrc, but. the editor makes haste to Hdd. the
result is not by any means II fOrcgone conclusion,
and he should not be surprised 10 sce the match
a close one. To lie absolutely fair two neutral
greens should h. chosen, the writer states. say
Troon and Prestwick. IT Is said that Taylor
and Varhon will challenge the winners for an
international match. England against scotland.
NOTES.
The moving of tho traps OF the New Utrecnt
Gun Club from The links OF the Marine and Field
Club will enable the Greens Committec TO
will be a scmi-iGonthly handicap for the mem.
bers throughout this season. and also II number
of contests for the Tarball Cup for men and the
Airs Cup for women.
Both The clubhouse and workshop OF tho
Dyker Meadow Golf Club are to be enlarged, AT
the last meeting twcnty-onc new members
were elected, bringing the quota UP to 220. The
open tournament this spring promises to he ono
of tho most important events OF the season.
Il. Il. Gray OF. Edinburgh. one of the oest
amateurs in Scotland, will soon visit this cum
try on business. hut, as the saying is. ho will
lake his clubs with him"
w. g.. Stewart writes TO n friend in this city
that no hopes 10 return in time. for the April
tournament of tho Lakewood Golf Club. IL tho
womcn's championship does not come of too