The sun., 1899-05-29
BUSY WEEK FOR GOLFERS.
IMPORTANT TOURNAMENTS SCHED-
ULED A r BALTUSRoL AND BAL TIMORR.
A Chance for Associate Members Over tho
Open Championship LinkA-MisH Hoyt
Not In Poor Henlth-Entries for Moro
sInI Gun Comm etition Close on saturday.

Not In Poor Henlth-EntrieE for Moro
Hini Cup Competition Close on saturday.
Memorial Doy will be busy ono at the links.
competitions being scheduled for nearly every
course In the NJ. G.. A. On Thursday the first
OF the many open tournaments scheduled for
Juno will begin at the Baltusrol Golf Club and
at the Baltimore Country Club. continuing at
each course until Saturday So many changes
have been made at Baltusrol that the Short
Hills links is virtually a new ono. With tees
back TO the limit and the greens mostly all en-
larged. the playing distances for tho tourna-
ment will aggregate $500 yards. The list Of
events has been published in THE Sun. tho en-
tries for the qualifying round closing with the
Secretary. Louis Keller. on Wednesday after
noon. The Baltimore Country Club event was
first announced for the winter season. but the
heavy snowfalls forced a postponement. The
prizes will be the Associate Members Cup. for
teams OF two representing clubs that are asso-
ciate members OF the L. s. G.. A.. and the Balti-
more Country Club Governors and Handicap
cups for open competition. The qualifying
round will be at thirty six holes Entries will
close on Thursday morning. The scoring at
this tournament will be studied with unusual
interest. for it Is a new links and lacking in
records. and. as the U. s. g. A. open champion
ship will be held over it in September the
lending amateurs and tho professionals are
alike anxious to learn what the par play should
be.
With the possession Of o complete eighteen
hole course, the Myopia Hunt Club will take a
foremost place as the patron Of tournaments
this season. The Golf Committee announces
m r qgsn az
ioT ,;; June 10 aqa i. For the handeap. entries
sending his home Club handicap must state
whether he is han dicapped from boGie or some
% ops phe cubs pes
Ia Wenham depot. Wenham. Mass.
News OF a travelling golfing celebrity is con-
veyed in this note by tho editor of London
GOlf. in the issue OF May 10:
Laurence Curtis OF Boston. President of the United
cn1 G sSd S.s Mr. h 'ns
SO ably annotated the St Andrews rules for the
IN nS
and intends thereafter visit Prestwick in order to
commend him to the hospitality OF all clubs and
golfers
London COLI records that OF the seventy
eight entries in the women's championship OF
the United Kingdom. thirty mine were English.
thirty four Irish four Scotch and one Welsh.
in the fourth round. and three in the NTH
round. Two Of these three were in the semi
naan even bal baa9seitTo English two Irish
sS pay and Mss Sestna ss nj %ss Brsan
UP and to play.
Entries for the next competition for the
Morosni Cup at the Van Cortlandt Park public
links on June 10 must be sent to The SUN on
or before next Saturday. Tho conditions will
prizes to be won outright by the first and sec
end. while the winner will score a point for the
Single successes have been scored by II. Z.
playing strong game. The event is open to
all amateurs. In addition to Brown and OCon-
nor the early entries are:
Lartelle Prentice, Edward A. OConnor. Charles G.
T: T.llcti: ]. 4 Meki1Ie;, John KYLE. Ghatle;
Goodwin, Waldo s. Goodwin and William v. swords.
In the medal play competition at the Merton
Cricket Club on May Is. in which Miss Frances
c. Griscom. playing from scratch. scored 106
sps pecss q sTSses M:
and e" he a
their home at Haverford. did not play. and
s %6nd
ponshp o o on r account u III health These state
euaton 1s fs has caused Miss H9yt % much annoy
ance. Miss Hoyt Is in excellent health and Is
playing better than she ever has before. II
she does not com pete again for cham pionshI
honors II will be for reasons entirely apar,
from the question OF health In Great Britain
after thrice winning the women's champion.
ship, Lady Margaret Scott withdrew from fur
ther competitions for the honor, but this prece.
dent. it Is to be hoped. will not keep Miss Hoy,
from trying to score a fourth win. for without
her the event would lose much OF its interest
to the golflng public.
NOTES.
Eolio,1 passapoara with p n wiIson IN ~,
Lucania. which arrived on Saturday. we're A
b. Blair. a st. Andrews professional, and
Joseph LLOYD. American open champion OF
1897. who has been at Pan. France. fo- the
winter
A nine-hole course has been laid out at Lake
Mahopac by Jack Vickery.
Willie Norton has taken charge Of the Sea
bright links again for the season. which opens
on next Saturday.
There will be "Kickcrs' Handicap" a,
eighteen holes at tho Mount Pleasant FielC
Club on Memorial Day. Each contestant mus
name his or her own handicap to the commit
tee before starting out. The prizes will be wor
! by the scores nearest 80 net. those whose score
| is morethan two strokes. over or under. pa yinl
| a fine.
On next Saturday. at Bayside the Oakland
| and Nutlcv players will meet IN a match. ant
| in addition to this there will be u women.
| putting competition.
| Last Races at Lakeside.
CuIc AGO MAY 2s-The Lakeside spring meetini