The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-12
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| Now Holes at Van CortIaDdt Park-white's
| Record at Sandwich-Proapecte Of = Visit
| from n Foreign Tenm-Crescent A. &.
Wins from the Marine and Field Club.
| Looming up over the minor events OF the
| week Is the annual open tournament OF the
| Oakland Golf Club on Thursday. Friday and
| Saturday. The Bayside course has been
| heightened and greatly enhanced in playing
| merit since last season and Is now equal to
| any nine-hoe course In the country. Travis,
| who cut the amateur record to 81 on Saturday.
will be the star Of the tournament. He ia
| always at his best at Oakland and Is as yet
| unbcaten on his homo links. At the
| last tournament the play OF Travis and
| Hartman was the great feature. the former
| winning out at match play. while the latter
| won the handicap with the then record OF 50
| 2-S1. Oakland viii be the last open tourna-
| ment In the n. q. A, before the amateur cham
| pionship. and tho entry will include many OF
the crack players who wish to get line on
their form before the great event An easy
way to fame galore at golf is to journey to Oak
land on Thursday and put Travis out. Who
ever may do that will received mortgage on the
amateur championship. in the opinion Of many.
for Travis has announced that he Is not going
| to Onwentsia. while Douglas has lately been
somewhat unreliable.
The facts regarding Walter Paul's eligibility
to play on Saturday In the amateur COMPETE
ton at Van Cortlandt Park will be submitted
to-day to the Executive Committee Of the U. =.
The cbaraes ssns nay Ne he m @
played one or more matches. for purse with
Dobler, the head caddie Of the Fairfield County
the Knollwood Country Club, he is ineligible
Mowsr %ets the ON aH Of
1t is evident that Paul received no money for
his part in the Dober matches, so that the OBJ
ruling will affect the amateur standing Of heny
clerks and other employees at clubs. who.
have through the pro 5 Of the links, been been
able to pick up the game during their leisure
hours. Are such men amateurs or profession
ais
! The present nine-hole course at Van Cort-
andt Park will be closed this week and six
holes Of the extended links brought into use.
The, old course will be improved by q system Of
in about month. The three new holes be.
yons M b ssd{ at
eighteen holes will be equal to the links ut
many Of tho private clubs.
In finishing second to Vardon in the open
championship with 315. Jack White made the
last eighteen holes in IS. breaking by q stroke
the record for the links that has stood against
th hp!. OF EFFORTS to lower It since 1894.
though he has been since manhood employed
at English links. should he fultil the hopes Of
ship i t the victory c viii count for sootiand. In
he series the EnElish-born golfers have had
professional at, the Seaford Golf Club near
Sandwch. and he has cut the Scaford recordto
81. White Is ~ years old.
There Is every chance that this fall we will
receive an opportunity to study the style of
some distinguished foreign golfers. for the
latest rumor about Harry yardon is that he
Will play in our open championship next Sep
tender at Baltimore. while the prospect OF a
visit from a team q amateurs - again revived.
side. London GOV Of June =. states:
team Of amateur ealf.rs visiting the uni'el States
that The proposal has at last taken definite shape
Of in to receive n ocs n
,itatlon to go IN the autumn and. without mention
"s crtsny that ! OF the ,ssrH vii 1 be
accepted. hrstclass team OF British amateurs
Tn visit viii hse an c IN mH
lAting and improving golf in America.
In the two continuous matches for May at
the Harbor Hill Golf Club. medal play handi-
cap sweepstakes. at nine holes. and an eigh-
teen hole handicap sweepstakes against bogie.
A. Janln. Jr, Won the class 4 prizes ip both
the handioap aa and H. B. %man the bo %
syrcen Janin5 media r!ayy score was a, 81.
bogie. DR.. b. O'COnnor. handicap =. was III
second place. all square with boyle.
In the Crescent A. c. and Marine and Field
team match on saturday, on the formers links,
the score was:
CRESCENT, MARINE AND FIELD.
H. 9. Downs ,.,......... A p Capp .......
W. b. Rh"tt............. l. GwathMey ........ Il
g. b Adams ......,...., II \. Curtis .,......... o
c. T.. McMahon .......,. h. II smith ......,.,,. U
e. :. o Flyu ..,........ 4 j.. II kinney ...........
". VI. Campbell ........ W II. Garland ......... o
Total ......-........ "a Total ......,...........
In The Crescent class 4 handicap the winner
was C. T.. McMahon. with SI-o-S2.
BAY SIDE. June 1l-Arrangements have
been completed for four ball home and home
foursome between Walter J. Travis and David
:. Hunter. champion and professional OF the
Oakland Golf Club, against James A. Tying Of
Maria county and Villa AnIerson prnfns.