New-York tribune., 1899-09-17
GOLF.
.nx WINS THE HUNTER MEDAL AT
RICHMOND COUNTY.
-,op,,y REPRESENTS THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
FOR THE YEAR-A CLOSE coNlr'i
THE STATEN ISLAND LINKS

THE STATEN ISLAND LlNkS'
..,,ol comnotltion for the George Hunter
,id medal carrying with II the championshp -,
,bo Richmond County Country CUB was uer'1eu
o., the Richmond County links yestorn"Y' ~ " ~
a.. Hunter now resident Of England. thar me
,t NJ Golf on Staten Island is largely due lie
90 ,be first 10 play the game there. ana the hrs'
-, d,scovor IN the Fox Hll's ground now used Oy
.ho staten Island Cricket club an Ideal g"hhg
oorree II was there that George Armstrong ana
o,her veteran players received their hrst lesson
g., tho game at Mr. Hunters hands. and though
ho himself has not been IN this country for some
time he offors tho medal as an annual trophy for
tho Richmond County championship
Tho first tournament for II took place hVe years
o and n was then decided that the player who
oon n three times should hold II permanently FOR
tho last two wears q has been won by l.. B. Stod-
dart ir tho cx-champlon OF tho United states
and realizing that another victory yesterday would
,ookc Il his to keep. tho club cabled Mr. Hunter
IN know # IT was still his intention that the trophy
should be allowed TO pass out "f tho CLUBS hands
in the event Of Stoddarts winning. In his reply
Mr. Hunter stated that while he should like 10
have the conditions complied with ne was ready -
offer another medal should tho present one oe
taken but as the result proved this Will not ne
necessary for the present at least
Stoddart entered yesterday. but tho match was
won by James Park with score Of 90 for the
eiahteen holes The interest throughout the paN
was koon. and crowds OF the ciuD q fn'nn'TS "'''
nresent 10 watch the outcome. Tho result was
nartcularlv uncertain owing 10 the fact that the
course has recently been heightened more than
five hundred Yards and made considerably more
difficult than ever before The most extensive
changes have been made I'm the fifteenth ana SIX
te.nth holes the fifteenth having been Increased
from 2n 10 49, yard and the sixteenth from ~
o 40 wards Most Of the tees have bee' move"
bock and altoget her the course measures anou 1D
Vards fair estimate OF the added diihcultles peins
fron1 SIX 10 eight strokes on the eighteen Ho'.S
Parks performance, while not brllhdh'. W. -
+-omeiv consistent. which in golf counts TAT NOR
Than occasional record smashing IN iact IL cs.a
iienes n new record for the changed course hiu o.
such will doubtless remain unhroken unui me pus
ling greens have become more true. A. T.. fateI-
eon and + B Stoddart We're tied for second pldoCoe
a. ai each and then came Douglas Bonner. AZ w
The hest eight qualified for the Preside CUP anu
those are 10 meet at match play IN IN" neN' siM
weeks at such times the Greens QmhtN " , i"!
elect Resides the four mentioned. T. - . @SCIIuI ~ '.
ler Otis l. Williams Charles Stewart ana hhIr hahI,
r Stout gained places among the quanhru e'En|' LII
no di,ldlng line between these and the men VINO
failed 10 qualify being 70. ,. o,,br
S,rno surprise was caused by the fact that neltner
o,to Hockncvcr the Harbor Hi champion. nol
r Chadwick who IS regarded as one Oh nv wv
host Of tho Richmond County players was am dnlo'Is *
Inc fortunate eight. Uockmeyer made a uesa VI
no second nine holes chiefly through poor putting;
III 5id no better than 20. while chadwick mISseu
oueUfyng by only two strokes. The scores Oh III ,me
first eight are given in detail. the others peihe SUM
married..