New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-25
GOLF.
sHINNECOCK'S ANNUAL TOURNAMENT
TO BEGIN TOMORROW.

cp ,ct, pt yrs WILL COMPETE FOR HANDSOME
! pRrZEs-ruE INVITATION PLAN TO HAVE
rrIAI-rJNKs IN FINE SHAPE FOR PLAY.
| Golf players who were fortunate enous" ~ -.
an invitation arc making great preparations TOT 'e
shinnecock Hills tournament which begins to-mor-
row morning at Southampton. Not only are '"'
| prominent players OF this city going down u". w..
| Eniions from Newport. Ardslcy. Tuxedo' seams"
and other clubs are included in the ISL OF ei'','
| In ali about sixty starters VIII take par. III w
| preliminary round. With the exception OF the anna
! ,o,r chom,,o,sbIn the meeting will he the most
mportant ard interesting of the season' WHICH ~
| saying n good deal 49,,
The gAinncccok club Is the first 10 Try me III,
| ta,lon idea ard the result IL being Wa'che' WI"
close lntcrcs: by other clubs instead OF '".o".i's
| the tournn rnont open to I'll PLAYERS IN the o"''c'
States Golf Assocla ton. was inc case i'st S'
tho Shinnccock committee decided to limit the co'-
| pc,i,ors TO four men from each club. Invitations
| were scnt out to all tho leading gohhg o'sa''"'
tons requesting team OF four to nc eh'ere" I'm,
each and the result of this will be to reduce gr''S
| the entry list Some l-feeIing has doubtless Oeen
| caused by this attempt to exclude the iess-N"o"
| players. but. on the whole the move Is ''S''''N
| as wise one -
"Jrs rot all beer and skittles. this trying 10 en
| terrain eighty or ninety people at tourha'"c"',
| said 2 member Of = wcl-known cinD III co"'"'"'
| ing on the change. 81 know something ABOUT It,
the opportunity OF going over the course ana seeing
what they can do often they don't hand In their
cards when they GO; through. and tho only sat'S-
faction the club has Is knowing that they nave III"
a pleasan, game at the expense OF de'ayi"S '"'
rest of the competitors. 1t takes ot OF "o'h "
prepare for big tournament. Anybody VINO h'o
tried to handicap a hundred .neE. half or whom he
never saw before. will back me mp In tnis. An"
then the necessity Of providing luncheon Tor so
many when the facilities not Of the oes' dnu
supplies have ne brought from distance mean
a good deal time and trouble for somehow no ,e
the added number brought any advantage 10 IN, me
tournament all this might pay on, IL no the others
Everybody delayed and annoyed ana S SorE I'M IN
last pairs are no, able to nsn has Shown good
deal OF wisdom in adopting the invitation idea, ,o
This doubtless voices the opinion noa Ti are attained
without going through the la61r,oqs Iwsys the
dnlIest BART Of any tournament and at the same
time the club is Eeeved OF an mn cnndtjons every
match should he well worth seeing. The programme
arranged for the play Is as follows; >,
c;daylo and p c nj th Prse p nSss e By
best gross score eighteen hTs a eighteen
boss NJ second round cup 1890 M
and 'o g scoTes so an open to ali
Presidents cup who did not qualify ou' VINO "a''
third round Peslan 5, cp s . ES9
pay@rs making best scores in medal round p m. sec
nS round q nr aug NJ final round r pres
dents Cup. thirty-sx holes: 1880 and 23o p. H.
round Consolation cup.
Saturday-iO a m. and p. m. handicap medal play
competition thirty holes handicaps limited TO egh
Trustees Plate for the player making Ue ues'
gross score. eighteen holes.
The Presidents Cup Is the gift of Samuel /.
Parrish who offers a similar trophy each year
Last season 1t was by Tyrg, after close
match with Foxha =. Keene. AS for the course
Itself it is said be in the pink of condition It
measures $3.50 yards and for those who wish to
know its possibilities the following summary OF the
holes and distances will he Of interest:
ESs; %, 81 %, aas 1852 sos s57 s.. !sn
IIos: 81. 10 2sl acs aes 81 $50 2So ga
The team which the Dyker Meadow Club has Sc,
Chauncey Alfred L. Norris. W. y. Crittenden and
] G. Powers. It is doubtful II the Country club
Of Westchester will send It's team, but Alexander
Morten may represent the Westchester PLAYERS
there Albert Gould jennings will probably take
mart from Wee Burn. The full list OF entries VIII
be announced to-day