The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-24
SILVER CUP FOR
WOMEN GOLFERS
The Prince PoniatoWski Challenge
Trophy Gives the Game
Renewed Life.

SO many people have already left the
city that the Preside links are compare
lively deserted. The following ladies'
have, however been out for practice
lately: Miss Moody. Miss Dobeer, Mrs.
H. B. Goodwin, Miss NJ B. Houghton,
Miss Benjamin and Miss Sarah Drum.
Among the men who have been over the
course recently are C. F. Mullins, Lansing
Kellogg, Richard Gaylord. r. V Watt,
II. b. Goodwin and p MEG. Mclean.
The first competition for the silver cup
presented by Prince Andre Poniatowski
to the Burlingame Country Club will take
place on the Burlingame links on Tuesday.
July 4. 1t is at eighteen holes, medal
play. and is open to lady players of the
Burlingame, San Francisco, Oakland and
San Rafael golf clubs. Entries must be
made by sending names to A. B. Ford,
secretary, Burlingame, before July /.
Scores kept and signed by some one not
taking part in the game should be handed
in to j. Kruttschntt, the committee on
greens, or his representative, Immediately
after completing the course. The cup will
be awarded to the lady making the lowest
gross score for the two rounds
More activity is al present being dis
played by the golfers of San Rafael than
by those of Oakland or San Francisco.
For some time to come San Rafael and
Del Monte will be the favorite rendezvous
of golf lovers. j. Melville formerly of
the Oakland Golf Club, is in charge of
the Del Monte links. Several matches in
response to challenges have recently been
played among the members of the San
Rafael Golf Club. Over the short course:
Mrs. W c. Bush defeated Mrs. A. F. Fech-
teller, up; Baron j. H. Schroeder de-
feated W. j. Gerstle. up; r H. Green de-
feated Mrs F. II. Green, up; F. S. John
son defeated Mrs: Kautz. up Carter P. Pom
q. Roberts defeated DIR. h. o. Hewitt 5 up;
S H Boardman defeated NJ l.. Gerstle; Gle
meut Arnold defeated w. J. Gerstle.
over the long course-Graham Babcock de-
feated K. f. Warfield, up; Graham Babcock
man Brown defeated r. E. Warfield. up;
Mrs. Gilman Brown tied with DIR. j. D. Ar
mold at eighteen holes, and on playing off the
tle Won up on twenty holes.
Early III July there will be several COM
petitions on the San Rafael links On
July there will be competition open To
the caddies, at nine holes. medal play,
beginning. at 100 p. m. First and second
prizes VIII be offered At p. m. driving
contest, for which a prize is offered, will
take place among the caddies. On July
dlGap, medal play, at nine holes, and at
2:3O p m. a ladies' handicap, medal play
at nine holes. On July there will be a
mems handicap, at eighteen holes, and a
ton. -
Santa Monica is becoming a favorite re
these Of the Santa Monica Golf Club and
the Ocean Park course. The latter vas
lalu out last year by MeSSrS. Dudley and
Kinney and is being put into order for
the season. 1t is a sporty course. and
was popular last year. 1t is intended ia
keep the greens in good order through.
out this season, which was formally
opened Yesterday by an open tournament
which will be concluded to-day.
Besides the Ocean Park links there 70
also at Santa Monica the grounds and
house of the Santa Monica Golf Club. The
instructor is w. Robertson, who has bsan
golfer from boyhood, having been born
at CarnouStie, which lies across the riT,ar
from the famous Scotch links of ST An
drews. For two years he was with the
Burlingame Country Club, which disD,IteS
with Riverside the honor of having FIRST
laid out the course. at the Hotel del
Monte, Monterey, and was for more than
three years the coach of the San Fran
cisco Golf Club. The grounds of the santa
Monica Golf Club of the North Side liz
between Eighth and Fourteenth sfrents
and Arizona and California avenues The
greens are not turfed, but are made of
layers of adobe soil and ocean beach
sand. packed and rolled until it is as hard
and smooth as an oaken floor. The lead
ing spirits in the club are Robert Jones
Roy Jones, G. W. Wells, NJ. J. Burmester
and T. H. Dudley, the last two being well
known cricketers.
Golf is played almost all over Southern
California. Among the new clubs Is the
San BuenaveEtura Golf Club. which was
organized in December of last year The
members. few of whom have ever played
golf before, are at present using tenn
porary links. as no suitable ground for a
deal of enthusiasm among them DR..
Hemming is president. Mrs J. S. Newly
treasurer and Miss Jane Herrick secre-
tary. The membership includes Miss Power