New-York tribune., 1899-07-30

CHARLES HITCHCOCK. JR. WINS THE THIRTY
SIX HOLE HANDICAP. AND R. C. WATSON.
JR GETS THE TRUSTEES PLATE
Southampton. Long Island. July % Especially
The annual invitation tournament OF the Shlhhe
cock Hills Golf Club came to an end to-day WIN
thirty-slx hole handicap for the ShinnecocK Cup
and an added prize. the Trustees Plate for the
best gross eighteen hole score returned
Charles Hitchcock, jr, the young representative v,
of tho Point Judith Country Club. won the nanuI-
cap with the excellent score of 1ss-s-lei ana H. "
Watson IT, who has not been particularly proii'
nent in the golhng world since last winter. "neh
he swept the Southern coast OF prizes won tiie
Trustees Plate with a card OF 80 The noles "e'e'
Out ....................55 1898 s-sS-so
Delightful Is the only word that will describe the
weather to-day for It an absolutely IDEAL oay'
Sunshine bright but not too warm. breeze wnich
lust cooled the air without being strong enough 10
Interfere in the slightest with golfers game ana
a bracing invigorating snap TO the atmosphere
which made every one energetic enough 10 take IN
everything going from morning until nlght'
what more could be desired? Apparently not
sataed by the long list of golf matches which has
been run off this week society turned out again
to-day In full force, and when. at $50 O'clock
Samuel L. Parrish, the clubs president, mounted a
chair on the piazza overlooking the seventeenth and
eighteenth holes and presented, In neat little
speech, the prizes to the winners, II seemed as
though the attendance record at the club had
surely been broken.
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
So many prizes have been won In the week, that
now that the shnnecock tournament Of 1899 Is a
thing OF the past. review Of the contests and
winners is not out Of place. The first prize won was
the gold medal for the best score in the qualifying
round and this was taken by H. 3. Hons. jr.. with
the magnificent score Of 100 strokes for SO holes. as
against 1865 the year before. The chief prize at
match play. the Presidents Cup, was won by A. l..
Ripley of the Oakley Golf Club, Of Watertown,
Mass; the second or Peconic Cup. by 8. P. Nash.
tr, of the Maidstone G-ong Island) Golf Club. and
the Consolation Cup. by F. c. Havemeyer. OF the
Yale and Newport golf clubs
The cups for foursome teams Of the same club
were won by Dan" Chauncey and w. B. Crittenden
of the Dyker Meadow Golf Club. and the prizes for
the best aggregate score for teams OF four in the
qualifying round were won by the Shinnecock rour
Geose ReTSss and M Roderck Terry jr The handicap
prizes were above
but most noticeable OF the absentees were A. l..
Ripley, the winner Of the Presidents Cup on Ell, Fri-
announced himself as satisfied with the trophy. he
had already won, while Travis had gone home iin-
medaty after his final mstch r. dsgpse6
r. c. Watson, jr., George Clark tr. James r;
end Harry asa Hon qsr IT, 6om the 6n ts faIs q
train so with Hollins partner ne started Oa OF
promptly at o'clock The po9rnesS OK ms ssfohs
should be delayed but Hollins's only fair play Was
disappointment TO his many friends lie Is Hse .
II was expected he would win the Trustees Plate
at least. il not both the handicap prizes nit me
the general standard OF play was lower tnah On On
tuesday and showed the effects OF the week hafu
golf.
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