New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-11
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With the close Of the Norwood tournament on
Saturday the series Of open competitions for the
summer is at an end. Until september
local links will provide only the usual round or
club contests and team matches. To be sure there
will be tournament at Shinnecock HIS but as
that is an invitation affair 1t plays part In the
calendar of open contests arranged by the Metro
po,an Golf Association. The half-season just
closed has been characterized by an unusual mum
Der Of brilliant games. Since the Lakewood Inks
thrown open In April eight tourna ents have
taken and s ann ay 81 ae
tive Of the best golfng ability IN this part OF the
Morris County 1t may be interesting to note the
achievements Of some Of the probable competitors
at that time
The eight clubs that have figured on the tourna-
Ynent list Lakewood Baltusrol. Knollwood.
Dyker Meadow. Oakland. Powelton Seabright and
Norwood. OF these. Lakewood and Seabright were
perhaps the most successful. In the number Of
prizes Walter j. Travis CT the Oakland Golf
Club. takes the leading place with no less than
five gold medals and three silver cups. This Is
twice the number won by any other player. Mex,
10 him comes Herbert NJ. Hartman of the Rock
away Hunt Club who has taken two medals and
one cup. These We're all won In the Oakland tour
nament. in which Hartman established new rec
the best gross In the qualifying and handicap
contests, and the cup for the lowest handicap
score, 81
Henry p Toler is credited with two prizes. both
taken at Baltusrol. One was the Governors Cup
and the other a medal for the best gross score in
the qualifying round. Toler also a member Of
the team which won the team contest on the clos
ing day. Herbert L. Riker. Of Oakland. is also
credited with two cups. both won In consolation
classes The first was taken at Oakland and the
other at Norwood OF the men who have won one
cup each the following is believed TO be an accu-
rate summary:
Finlay Douglas Lakewood Club cup; NJ S. Bar
ger Lakewood consolation cup: A. NJ. Reed. Lake
wood handicap cup; Albert G. Jennings Batusrol
consolation cup: Edward Leavitt. Knowood con-
SIoss score r' medal: c. NJ Hamilton. Dykor Meadow
consolation cup; Archibald Graham, powelion Cup
Chadwick. Poweiton handicap cup: Hugh x. Toler.
seabright Club cup; ". d. Vanderpool, Seabright
seo2e TharsS CUB
sup: H. b Billings: NOrwo wood. handicap medal;
The absence OF Tyng and Douglas from many Of
these contests makes 1t Difficult, to class these two
men successfully hut Tyngs defeat OF Travis at
ssabrght would seem to show that the former Is
that Douglas ranks above them both.
The Otsego Golf Club. Of Cooperstown. n. y.
announces an open tournament on Thursday. FRI
day and Saturday Of this week. All matches are to
be open 10 players in the United States Golf Asso-
citation and to friends OF members of the Otsego
Club Three cups are offered for competiton-the
Otscgo cup. at handicap match play: the Springfield
cup at handicap medal play. and consolation
cup. a, handicap match play for those who fail to
qualify at medal play for the Otsego cup, The club
will provide luncheon each day for visiting golfers
Entries should be sent TO William Festus Morgan.
secretary Cooperstown, y. Y, before Wednesday,
Juiy 49, at .. m. for the match play. and Friday
at o. m for the medal play.
William A. Avis, president OF the Marine and
Field Club has presented a silver cup for Compel
ton among members during the course OF the pres-
ent season. Each contestant may hand in series
of not more than ten scores Of eighteen holes.
medal play three such scores to be returned In
each Of the months OF July. August and September
and one In October: The semi-nnals at match play
for those who qualify are to take place on october
Is and the finals on October e.
An interesting team match IL to take place at the
16ogxis County links next Saturday between the