The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-26
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A Rush of Entries for Onwentsia Expected
To-Day.

To-Day.
Saturdays mails brought rush OF entries
for the amateur championship TO the Office OF
the L. =. Ii. A. Secretary, and when the lists
close tomorrow evening the entrants are
expected to be about the same in number
year ago. In addition to the men who were
mentioned in THE SUI Of yesterday as prob
able Eastern entries it is quite certain that
Arden NJ Robbins. II. c. Watson. Ir. A. De
Witt Cochrane. DR. Burdett O'Connor. q. b.
Adams and sydney Maddox will send In their
names. Just who will represent the Boston
set OF players is an open question but James
F. Curtis is deemed an almost sure starter. Az
the holder of the collegiate individual cham
pionshp Curtis was thought TO have a chance
last year. but he was put out by Findlay S.
Douglas in the first round. In the open tour
nament over the new, Myopia links last
20 strokes and he is generally regarded as the
best Of the Boston amateurs. ". ID. Wander
pool. the former Prnceton PLAYER. who has
be contestant bu, l.. p. Bayard. Jr.. Wander
pools Qld-time partner on the PRINCETON team,
Onwentsla Throughout the week the cham,
ponshp links will 'e open TO the entrants, and
domiced at Lake Forest, Douglas will leave
for the West TOMORROW, hut the college boys
will not 90 until Friday night, Golfers at
secretive as raeehorse trainers, and there will
be nothing Startling to dsy,eIIoE before Satur-
brother of last years runner-ur. Is said to he
the most dangerous Of the OnwentsiQ golfers.
The bogic score for the course which ind-
cates what the leader in the qualifying round
must do, is:
2 in ,..:..::S5 4 s-ss
The hazards are mostly natural ones. and the
IN tSe Ss as at ns
fhs SS IS csG Se 1seg
There IL q sand bunker that only carry of 40
snFss SSss F" tn sT IS
must be carried BY q long second shot il the
par is to he elualled.
In spite of tho Western exodus, there will be
enough scratch PLAYER. ictt to give DISTINCTION
try Club tournament. for which the entries
close on Wednes!av. The tournament viii be
usual cups and minor prizes, and Il thirty sin
hole handicap on the last day. Yesterdays
the nature OF tho soil the turf is in h-tt"r shape
to start with than at the majority Of the clubs.
The eighteen holes have II playing length Of
1870 yards and the amateur record Is I3, held
by Walter j. Travis.
What our NJ q. A. professionals will have to
cope with IRON their Philadelphia rivals NJ tho
open CHAMPIONSHIP was indicated at the open
urday at tho Huntington Valley Country Club.
The money prizes lml the professionals were
s 6f2o am IN S mS @yo Zen $G Gh6 Sh%
for two seasons at i"noN. made his first ap-
pearnnce in competition near his, new home.
but was heaten a stroke for a share OF tho
.,'"'', -, wv w., f };;> & S,s;"a Total,
W, Thomson Huntingdon Valley - - 1874
4. tuilan", 81 Dsvia's. .....,.,.,s3 = 100
II. Thomson, Merton ..,,.,..... 81 ~ lNI
b. Nichols, Country Climb ...... ~ ~ lbr
amateurs VIM I733 " T. Smith and 4. il,
medal. His morning round was. poor, ~.
but he did the second IN ~. A. II Smith
qualified for the amateur championship last
year
Cups put UP for semi.aunual competition.
which must be won three times before hccom-
Ing the peFT,manHnt pr2E,"rty Of any one ner.on,
Hs c %f' R@S sS%f nls "sHaE en .%m
won on. out two such tronhics one at Moq4trlalr
A. Tyng has captured cups Of the Kind both at
Morris County and Batusrol, ana he now has
championship cup at Morris County II is even
harder to win out when the cup. is played for
G %Ey once }ast year AMI at thC AGaTam Hunt
known on the N q, a, links, after winning tho
Presidents Cup in 1897 and 1915, Was nut out
matches seen on the course H.c III" sane day
Miss Hone smith won the Goddard CUP. heat
ms, Miss Chapman in tho iinal round 10y 3 NJ
NOTES
Will Tucker has been making some fine
scores at StockbridEe, where John Duncan has
The * ebo V aSr Gnb he At Bar St"R Sror Iecan
the weekly golf hsndcaps on Saturday TINT are
Bee TS greatly pro %s the nine holes HAVING
playing length of .. 300 yards.
In addition 70 Tie hGIn9lcap for tie c short,
Wednesday there viii be a second competition
for the women players on Friday. spccia
lSS or less over the long course.