The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-28
WHAT GOLFERS ARE DOING
oPEN roURNIMENTs THIS HHEK AT
NEWPORT AND sTOCkBRIDGE

Plans for = Gala Week at the Ampersand
Links-Lynch Likely TO Win tho Deal
Championship-Thorp In Fine Form nj
Bar Harbor-Nieholls Defeated by Way.
Newport and Stock bridge are the points Of
greatest interest to Eastern golfers this coming
week. for the annual open tournaments are on
for decision at each place. Possessing one OF
the most beautiful club houses In the country
and links that has been improved yearly since
II was first laid out In 1894. the Newport Golf
Club occupies an enviable position In the
Royal and Ancient" game. This season. too.
more Than ever before, golf has been the pastime
OF moment at the lost fashionable OF American
provincial towns. and batween the resident
players and golfers on for the occasion there 10
sure 10 DO large field out at Newport. The
same 10 true OF Stock bridge. for the neiEhbor-
ing clubs OF Lenox. Pittsheld and Williams
town will all be represented In the entries. as
well - many from q distance. Play In each
tournament begins tomorrow. At Newport
medal round OF thirty-six holes will be played.
the drst sixteen keeping on for the Presidents
Cup. All Of the others meet again In thirty
six hole round on the next day. OF whom the
first eight will qualify for the Consolation Cup.
There will be q thirty six hole handicap on the
last day. The Presidents Cup is the gift Of
Buchanan Winthrop. and W. X. Vanderbilt. Jr..
the numerous minor prizes OF gold and silver
medals. The Presidents Cup last year was
won BY Gardiner G. Hubbard. now OF Harvard.
who beat In the ANAL round W. D. yanderpool.
who had just graduated from Princeton. by IL
up and 8 10 play. The result was somewhat OF
q Waterloo for the older set OF players.
for both Herbert NJ. Hartman and Foxhall
p Keens were among the beaten. Hub
bard's play since then has proven that his vic
tory was not chance one. and. at this time.
he 10 the favorits for the individual CHAMPION
ship at the autumn tournament OF the Inter-
Reid. Jr.' The Stock bridge tournament also
in Which the first eight qualify for the Stock
bridge Cup and the second eight for the top.
oSp Ths5s be bs st6sk
bridge Cup Is three wins and out trophy:
The present holder is T. Merkoe Robertson, Of
iadreWs. has TWO earlier wins scored Tor the
prize Between them the cup should ultimate ely
s % USS 6a
homo nearby and he may be the STUN bling
block TO this contamination.
The Wilson and Low. match at Deal on Sat
urday. in which tho former finished l up for
the thirty-eix holes played. will be wound up
bye second thirty-six hole issue on Thursday
The Deal match was marked by better
nine mole rounds In ~, ~, Az, 20. JOtHl los
while Wilson took II. AZ, AZ, AZ. total 1877.
That Low should have been beaten. although
scoring below Wilson, was undoubtedly due
to being dowped on one or two tricky holes. on
which Wilson's familiarity with the course
gave him an advantage The short holes. too.
favored Wilson. who is an adept with the iron
clubs. On the long, free stretches Of perfect
turf at Dyker Meadow different result may be
Club cham pionship vas also decided in which
jasper Lynch beat DR.. Burdett O'Connor: by 4
ups and 8 to play. Lynch was in great form.
going out in 40 and returning In 80. Bet see.
the second in the semi finals the result was =
favor OF Bland Ballard. who beat s. Conklin,
Jr.. by 4 up and to play. The clubmen had
been looking to the Lynch and O'Connor
match to furnish the champion. and on the past
form OF Lynch and Conklin Jr.. the Lakewood
player should pull of an easy winner.
stimulus to the game In the Adirondack
will be the open tournament OF the Ampersand
Golf Club. on Sept to o. The first round on
Saturday. will be eighteen. holes medal play.
the first sixteen to qualify for the Ampersand
Cup and the second eight for the Consolation
Cup. The first match play rounds for the two
cups will be held on the same afternoon. tho
play being continued on Monday and Tuesday.
thirty-six holes. will be decided. On tho last
day. Wednesday. Sept. 8. beginning at o 80 A.
NJ. there will be an eighteen hole handicap for
the Algonquin Cup. The entries close on Fri
day and should be sent to w. Y. Marsh. Amper-
sand, N. Y. The following is the result OF the
handicap on Saturday for the cup presented by
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