New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-21
GOLF.
WESTBROOK CLUB TO BEGIN IT'S AN
NUAL TOURNAMENT TO-DAY
II. J. wHrGHAM AMONG THE PROBABLE srhhi-
rRs-oTHER PROMINENT PLAYERS TO TAKE
PART-coNDIrroNs OF THE woMENs
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

PART-CoNDITToNs OF THE woNENs
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
AT ARpsLEY.
The Westbrook links at Islip. Long Island. Will
attract the attention Of golfers during the remain
der Of the week. The annual tournament OF '"o
Wesbrook Golf Club is to begin this morh'hH'
continuing through Saturday. and the NUMBER anu
prominence OF the competitors should make u d
most successful contest. Whigham may possibly
play though his nnal decision has not been mace
known Among the others who have sgnifed their
Intention Of taking part arc Herbert NJ Hartman
and T. o Beach. Of Meadow Brook: W. bag"iu
Cutting jr Of Harvard: Louis Livingston. Jr.. OF
Columbia: Harry IIollins. jr,. and Charles h. rap
min OF Westbrook James A. Stlman ana WIN
throp Rutherfurd of Newport John l. Blair. IT,
OF Morris County: F. n. Bohen. OF Philadelphia;
| Abram Barker OF Providence, and walter D.
| Travis. Of Oakland. .
Arrangements have been made by which all
| trains the Long Island Railroad to and from
this city will stop at the Great River station which
"a only A short distance from the links. The course
| has been considerably heightened and improveh
since the last annual tournament. ana II no"
measures 2.975 yards the length OF tho successive
holes being iso 100 2o. 1875. $50. 3so 3D. 80 anu
40 yards The boyle score for the nine NOES Is
&. g. g. o. T. 30 and the record OF the
course is rs held by Harry Hollins. jr Entries ior
the handicap on Friday close tomorrow evening
with Henry r. Iiolins East Islip. Long Island
| The programme Of play Will he;
Wednesday. 10 a mI9ualfying round tn' Sross
holes medal play Gold medal Tor the pest s'oS'
thursday. 10 a. m.-Flrst match-play round. egh-
teen holes for Westbrook Cup. open only TO pia.y-
| crs making tho best sixteen scores in the quarry,
Inc To"qf b2 9l Syrd Silver modal %
first matchpay round eighteen hoGs tor FOR
Westb roo S' CUP second przc silver medal
Esaan 10 NAV me 70 shssn
strokes First prize. silver cup; second prize
a silver medal. with gold medal for the best gross
saturday 10 a rn.~Westbrook Cup finals, thirty
six HOES 1880 n. m. Consolation cup hnai'' e'sh
| teen holes.
An important change has been made in the calen-
dar of tho Metropolitan Golf Association In regard
to the open tournament OF the Queens County Coli
Club OF Glen Cove. AS originally scheduled TINS
tournament was announced for October 8 to 8. In
elusive the Same dates a. those assigned 10 tho
St Andrews club. The change In the Westbrook
meeting however left next week vacant. so. In
order 10 avoid n conflict with the 81. Andrews con-
test. Queens County applied TO tho association Tor
Tint time and has received the dates from Sep
tcuber % to october l. Tho result should he larger
fields at both tournaments
The North Jersey Country club, OF which vice
President Hobart IL president. has abandoned It's
plan Of holding an invitation tournament In Pater-
! son this week. and the Wcstbrook anar VIII Dc
! tho only to occupy the attention or locaI
playcrs The Paterson golfers have made extern
, rive changes IN tnelf INKS lllc o""''e
nine new holes and otherwise improving the course.
! bat they have found II impossible 10 get the turn
into proper shape FOR big tournament Botn the
Meadow Brook Hunt club. which was down for an
invitation contest from November Il 10 49, ana the
, Tuxedo Golf club. which announced open one
from September 90 10 october J. have reIinausheu
their dates and will hold nothing this season
Neither has been able 10 place Its course In the
condition desired and both viii postpone entertain
Ing until next season.
The revised calendar for the remaining months
Of the fall. therefore. Is as follows:
september r. p q and 2l-Westbrook Golf Club
invitation tournament. lslip. Long Island o.....
sep,n'nleeT,, :, , i ,nrnam~mt Glen Cove
0etobcr :. 6. and s st Andrews Golf Club. In
yltation tournament Mount Hope. y. Y.
,, October 49, u and i5-comnuy club OF West
. october 20 p and y Essex County Country CLUB
open tournament Orange' y. -, l,,,, Gam.
/, try club open i6urhament Dongah IIills Staten
november 3. .and E-wc.teheser Coli club. open
tournament W"stchcsicr. y. Y. ,.,...,
November = and lg,,knnoATTooyI country c'uo
''Novtmhtr Il. IS and ie-ocenn County I!unt and
c@nny Gn9 9PT and sof Cub open
. tournament Lakewood. y j.
\ special train. 10 each day from this city
will doubtless add considerably 20 the success OF
= the Queens County contest next week Tho train
VIII leave East Thirty fourth-st. New York side
a, $40 o'clock each morning for the three days
= lyn and south side connections. special train
viii also run each day from Glen cove At p. m.
stopping only at jamaica. Regular trains leave
Thirty-rourth-st. New York. and Flatbush-.ve.
! Brooklyn at so a. m. The has beer
heightened and much improved since last season
especially at the seventh and eighth holes, which
were the only ones which drew any criticism last
a year. The seventh hole has been taken from the
: Sugar t.onf lin and placed In the valley In ar
n exceedingly pretty and sporty punchbowl green
The tee for the eighth hole has been moved sc
. | that there are In the llnc OF the drive.
2 The programme will be- as follows.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER ao-Qualifying round
thiriy-six holes. medal play. scratch First six
teen ~ those qualifying 90 plav for the Queen
County cup. SECOND sixteen 10 play for tn
North Country Cup. third sixteen 10 play 10
h the Glen Cove Cup
!, | FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3O-First and secon
- rounds eighteen holes each, match play, for tn
Queens County cup. North Country Cup an
Glen Cove cup.
!. | SATURDAY. OCTOBER Semi finals and finals
. eighteen holes. match play. for the Queen
County North Country and Glen Cove cups
: Also eighteen holes. handicap. medal play, ~
the Red Spring cup handicap limited to egh
teen strokes. The competitors In the semi hna
q rounds for the Queens County. North Counjr,
and Glen Cove cups may have their score
counted for the Handicap Cup.
+ A gold medal will be given to the player MAXIM
the best score eighteen holes, medal play. durln
the three days.
Entries for the frs, days play to close at .
Tuesday. September -.
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