The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-11

pionship begins tomorrow and It IL TINA to
note in detail how the Morris County Golf Club
has fulfilled Its promise.
Ever since Ransom q. Thomas waved the
rough plan Of the mar that Is reproduced here
with before the U. 8. g. A. delegates and made
his statement Of what work was to be done
there has been the most lively curiosity to view
the finished work. Q curiosity heightened from
week to week as each new section OF the links
was made playable. Many Of tho delegates
were dumfounded by the magnitude Of the
offer and by Its unexpectedness. for 1t was not
generally known that the Morris County Golf
Gu was to ask for the championship. The
cause Of the eleventh-hour notice was that the
plans OF the Greens Committee to arrange the
links for the event called for such an e%xpendi-
ture Of money that q general meeting OF the
club had to be held to adopt them. This meet-
ing was called only q few days before the q. 8.
g. A.. meeting. It resulted In a most hearty
agreement to back up the Greens Committee In
It's plans. Onlythen was the Greens Committee
In . position to ask for the championship
meeting.
Within the week the curiosity of the golfers
has been satisfied. Nearly every player Of the
120 entered for the preliminary roundt o-mor-
row. the opening canter In the weeks race. has
been over the links. and this jury of hard critics
is unanimous In the verdict that the Morris
County Golf Club has kept It's promise to the
letter. 1t offers for the championship the most
playable and longest eighteen-hole course In
this country and one that Is better than many
OF good points and only a few drawbacks. In
brief. the championship course has arrived. it
is hoped. simultaneously with the homebred
In detail, the course has q playing length Of
$3.50 yards, which compares f~avorably. with
tnS S,s!sne e.s2 q ne H9y fifssi' d j!GsS H anG Sand:
wich. 6.143 yards. The professionals who have
h fom mR Ssn tG Do wiz 4. P Fl baEls. a i; T A II, W WsE:
put the par score at 70. 30 for each nine holes:
The boyle score In members matches is Al and
on Aug, 3 b., Walter j. Travis, Oakland, mi
friendly match Of thlrty-six holes with James
up and to play. Travis's card for the first
eighteen was:
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Travis made another "a on the second round.
counting, bye holes, which gave to him also the
present thirty IsiI-hole record OF l58. Tying. on
Friday, after his retirement at southampton.
made the, present amateur record for eighteen
holes in this order:
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It may be safely predicted that both. the
eighteen and thirty-Slx hole records will be
again broken tomorrow. .Tyng's estimate OF
a nearly perfect score. made two months ago.
was:
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Events will probably prove this to be a con-
THURSDAY f9r the first nine holes BY W..D Van
derpool Of the home club In the order OF ,4.3.3.
quoted. has q Al on the home holes. which. with
Vanderpoors equals the 70 claimed
out howa 70 should be beaten. but the adage
that that warns q h,s against Z r. counting tSa chickens 1ntiEi,n y before
s sneSu ARE ns'cP r., w ImIPllss t sh9 ie mn W 9d sGSh
full par score. some hints may be told regarding
the way each hole should be played, and which.
the strokes on the tallying card. Facts are
best put succinctly. and these points may be
tabulated by holes.
green. fov the raised back wall Of the putting green
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high. 30 ~ to cut dead and gain = chance for3. Bogio
second, 176 YArds-A driving iron is the best club.
or else a driving nashie. The green, IL 9 small tar
ON the hilltop. for a bali landing there viii roll on
the green and gain a chance for Q. Boyle 4
e every room to play for the nag, without fearing the
catch a sliced drive. It Is not a hard 4. which is
Fourth: $40 yArds-spHsh away with driver and
VI" ,Fit e SIT; spc 4Ar sSziS Z fq Ii drv. and . full iron
ShOGiS make the green, when = Il easy. BoEtslS6:
Seventh; sSo YsTdsSSSt9inG 70 proven. long
T., and thus beat boyle Q stroke.
Eighth; s60 Yards-A high tee. from which . long
3 slope, when q full iron will pitch over the hill that
beat II, for IL is a blind hole.
Ninth: 43s ENTHUSIASTICALLY up hill, There IL .
chance for a bold player to carry the bunker on his
boyle.
Tenth. 258 Y~ards-Another high toe, from which
. driver and mashie will guarantee the green. There
Ia = chance for d here. Boyle IL q.
Eleventh. A1b Observation-Disclosures ground. nokhina
especially difacult, Hard Z and bodO 8. Play wen
TO the left from this tee and gain . good line for
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