The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-13

George Observation-Disclosures 20 ia
These tournaments win take place each
twenty five new membe were taken into the
club this week. bringing the membership up
BAY sDE lyme IPa l2The eoFE Of several
artificial, changes in the links, which are not
regarded as being consistent with the purposes
i ppobaby by posSd
unofficial announcement, which. to say the
Least is very Eonica ALT It vas written by
sporty Bay Side links know that there is a deep
gully between the eighth tee and plano mid
deriving its name The Heavenly Twins"
on a hot day, with the ,thermomet some
and down the ascents and descents. Some
members struck the original plan of building
a bridge over the valley and the following
notice was posted in the clubhouse:
subscriptions for building a bridge between the
m the and t se 81 b hole S and W ,s from ninth
agree to subscribe the amount set opposite our
nna r
GR e' Tayo9 cF s a. RSy E sni FobSna
each S. A"''0f' gus A'' AL" u L. A000'n'
The noticee, did not meet with spontane ous
responsse Many Many mem beers Of the club Looked
argued that as one advantage to be derived
from the game was exercise and that golfers
should not object to pursue natures course.
Asa climax this notice appeared among the
bulletins to-day
AS the pleasure Of the game would be much en-
list is opened for the purpose OF procuring line Of
trolley cars to cover the entire circuit of the
The names OF several well known members
OF the club are appended to the notice, and op-
posite their names are set the amounts varying
from $4,000 to $4,000. man named Sage
Gould S5.OO0-two non members. 1t is the
general belief that the efforts Of the projectors
to substitute tho work OF man for that of ma
ture will be frustrated.
W, Girdwood Stewart sends some criticisms
81 the play IL the amateur championship at
Prestwick. which have the force OF personal OBJ
was qpIhe played Rs Fof and h2ed many
almost painful, to watch him, He miss ed at
not have asked an opponent TO hole in friend
~ G yEame Toward t the end Of the round Tat,s
walls during the second round. Bali putted
much better In the second round lie was up
and to Play ts At the dGut hoo
| bunker beyond with their seconds; Tat's ball
lay floating in water and he waded in up to the
applause; Ball also played, brilliant, third
| from difficult place and the hole was halyed
halyed the match at the eighteenth hole
% Of tss tS hs h2a the
| beautiful balls. but Balls was ten yards in
front Of Tat'5 and in perfect line. TAFT p laying
the hole: Ball followed with a remarkably fine fine
| pitch. which look ed like going down. but rolled
| over the centre of the hole and stopped four or
| five feet past it: TAFT played the, odd and got
pretty close tho to The hole Ball then run
the championship for the nfth time. In
Stewards opinion there is nothing between
! TAFT. Ball and Hilton and even Laidlay and
| Maxwell. II the amateur championship were
| different results, Laillay heat Bali on the
| Saturday before, in the Hoylake and Tantallon
| match. and he put Jack Graham out Of the
| Gh9mplonship. whom many fanced, Then
| Ladlay fell an easy victim to Williamson
player to whom at his best he can give four
strokes. Ball plays with uneQuaed dash and
accuracy; Hilton with great accuracy and ma
| chine-lke regularity, while Tat is a gallery
| nlayer-brilliant nj times Wild. a powerful
driver. and eXceptiongl!y, fine in approaching
at his best, Is perhaps the finest.
| PHILADELPHIA. June - Bernard Nichols.
| the professional, Of the Philadelphia Country
| Club. and James Lister Of the PHILADELPHIA
Cricket Club played an eighteen hole match
| out soma phenomenal golf Nichols was
| simply invincible. The calibre OF the golf
| played by each man eau best be seen by a pc
| rusa OF the cards which are subJoinod. and
| score of the Bala course. which is:
l n..............4 9-S7-7e
The cards OF the NichoIs-Lister match were:
f ESSG'' '.: ::,.9 ! 80 80
| Nichols .....,,',...3 I 4-a5-75
| The first half Of the seventy-t two hole match
will be played at Baltusrol on Saturday. and
| the second thtrty-SlX holes of the match a