New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-03

80 ot-A1rFYING ROUND IN THE YEARS
TOURNAAIENT-AN INNOVATION AT
ST ANDREWS-OTHER NEWS.

ror-PNANENT-AN INNOVATION At
ST AvDREwS-oTHER NEWS
r...,.is p Alien. secretary Of the ST Andrews
80 r.f has announced tho prizes and conditions
y. ..o annual Invitation tournament 20 ho held on
,,,.. links al Chauuccy. y. Y. on October IT,
80 o~d s. This year the tournament VIII We am
,t.,tt,r affair in the strict sense Of the term.
o.. ,,1ivilaal players and not clubs VIII he asked
- compete There We're seycuty-siN to Anish I'D
.he ouanfylng round OF the tournament there
.a- ago and the club does not care to undergo
.be discomfort u again entertaining 800 many.
Consequently j. has been decided TO do away with
,so our lfying round altogether and TO begin with
.h, mattel. li4v as B. the custom abroad The in-
,,,.,ion IS a radical one and IT'S success VIII be
watched with a good deal of interest particularly
os q. Is known that several other organizations
and notably Shinnecock Hills. il anxious to do the
same thug
1~s.s.d OF sending it's invitations TO the promi-
.r. climbs ia this section the Board Of Governors
has decided % limit the field TO thrty-two mon.
and these will De- asked to take part In "A thrce-day
contest al match play FOR tho St Andrews cup
the PLAYERS beaten In the first round being eligible
~ continue for a consolation cup. In this way. 1t
,s thought a truly representative entry list viii
he obtained as the Invitations includo men prom-
nert I'm The game IN Chicago Boston. Philadelphia
and othe. cities. The invitation reads as follows
The Board ~ Governors OF the 81. Andrews COLI
club invite YOU TO take part IN contest 10 ne L.I
at the e. Andrews links on Monday TUESDAY ana
Wednesday October Is. II and 49, The contest to
which thirty-two Of the Leading players or the
country have been invited VIII Dee entirely az
match play and cup viii be awarded The wlnner.
PLAYERS Beaten i'm the first round viii continue TO
details as to the hour Of play, railroad acihues,
etc vii be sent YOU later. should YOU accept TINS
invitation. You VIII appreciate the necessity OF a.
prompt reply as possible.
This the day set for closing the entry list Of
the Moments National championship at Fhtadel-
ph,a and now that Miss Hoyt has sienhed her
Intention Of taking part interest I'm the tournament
ts keener than eyer Following the usual custom,
tbe names Will not he made known until to-mor-
row as r b Kerr the secretary. desires 10
allow for possible late arrivals by mail. 1t may
confidently be predicted. however that the list VIII
be even larger than that received at Ardsley last
season when more than sixty We're drawn for the
preliminary round. The course Of the Philadelphia
Country Club is well suited 10 a women's tourna-
ment. and the natural and artificial hazards are
such that the best gof is certain OF the best re-
suits 1t has a total playing length " 900 yards,
but IL has been thought best TO shorten this some
what and during tournament week its length will
be reduced 10 about $40 yards, arranged as fol-
lows;
out SS s5 5 5S8 3sS 5iS 5S go IS SO
Tho club grounds are situated about six miles
from, the centre of tho city and may be reached by
the sohuylknl Valley branch of the Pennsylvania
Railroad OF by trolley car.
While some OF the women whom Miss IIoyt faced
AZ Ardsey last season will not be entered It is
safe TO say that the champion will have 10 play
better than ever II she wishes 70 retain her title
Tho last year has tremendous advance IN
the style and quality OF game developed by women
players and the recent performances OF Miss Anna
Sands Mrs A. De Witt Cochrane. Mrs. William
shippen and Miss Ruth Underhil indicate far
better contest than has usually distinguished these
MI .l,,l,fr MIA
reckoned with and inasmuch the contest Is to
take place on homo links. they Will form i'm
portant factor In the result. Some OF the more
prominent entries expected from the Quaker City
include Miss Il b. Davids. Mrs. }. Franklin Nc
Fadden Mrs Caleb F. Fox, Mrs. Walter NJ Cor
ham. Miss katherine X. Cassatt. Mrs ]. G. Pat
terson Miss Edith Burt and Miss Frances Griscom.
Last season at Ar1sley, out OF the sixty-one en-
tered hfty-four faced the first tee Miss BeatriX
Hoyt led this field ga the qualifying round at S2 a
championship from Miss Maude Is. WhetmOre, of
the Newport Golf Club. for tho third successive
The new Van Cortandt Park course, which was
opened for the first time al the time OF the Dewey
deloV expects 10 DO q deal Of work on the greens
before spring. and by another season me CITY VIII
Yards the various holes being as follows:
q 5S S 80 81 5i JIG s sS s5S S a a5S SO
Another public tournament for the Morosin Cup
is promised for one Of the Saturdays Of this month.
while THE Herald" Cup tournament has been
fixed for October H. the finals being played on No
latter contest close with Superintendent Bendelow
at Van 'ortaudt Park on or before October -
The first round at match play for the BushneH
Cup is 10 take place to-day among The Morris
County women the Semi-hnals coming OF tO-mOr-
row and the finals on Thursday on account OF
this tournament the usual Wednesday contest for
ne Short Course cup has been postponed until
FRIDAY
The Fairvlew Park Golf club. Of Bronxve, has
I'd Is
me charge has been fixed ut 80 cents day for
each person using IT, The move promises 10 be
popular one
The HHlardale Golf club Of stamford. VIII for
mally open its new clubhouse ou Saturday.
Accord lng % Eugene l.. Richards president Of
the Staten Island Cricket Club. force oi labor,fS
will D.. put 30 work OBI Tire clubs links AT Fox
HIS and hy October - 81 IS expected mat the hst
nine holes viii he ga excellent condition