The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-10
GOLF.
Findlay Q. Douglas Hurt I'm q Driving
Accident.

pion at golf until defeated by Herbert NJ.
Hartman, was so badly hurt In a driving
accident yesterday that 1t is feared he will
have to give up the game for at least a
year. Douglas was being conveyed in
pair-horse carriage from the Fairfield Coun-
ty Golf Club In Greenwich to the railroad
station. when, as the horses were going at
a rapid pace on down-bill road. one Of the
front wheels collapsed, and caused an up
set. In which both Douglas and the driver
were quite badly injured. Douglas was
hurt in the left side. and his left arm and
shoulder we're cut and bruised. lie was
taken to friends house at Greenwich, and
surgeon sewed up his arm. The fact that
the hurt is on the left arm makes the injury
worse. as this is the arm of which most use
Is made in playing. Douglas is still at
Greenwich.
Douglas had been regarded sure
starter in the open championship, to be
held at the Baltimore Country Club in Sep
TENDER but the accident precludes any
such step on his part. In his absence Her
bert NJ Hartman WILL no doubt. lead the
field as far as the amateur element goes,
as Herbert G. Leeds did last year In this
event at Myopa. Douglas since his unex-
pected defeat at Onwentsia by Hartman,
has been playing very strong and consistent
golf. In the team match at Fairfield
Saturday with the Staten Island Cricket
and Baseball Club team. Douglas led the
home men and defeated Louis Livingston,
jr, by up and making the fine medal
score OF So But for the accident. Douglas
would have taken very prominent part
In the open tournaments OF the autumn
With Douglas out Of the running. Harri-
man should not be beaten this fall, for he
holds. on his Onwentsia form, the other
candidates quite safe. The three most dan
gerous rivals to Hartman just now are
Walter J. Travis, Reginald Brooks, and
Quincy A. Shaw.
There is a rumor that Willie Anderson
intends to give up the professional berth
at Baltusro. which. II true. will compel
some changes in the different matches he
has under way. Another change Of interest
is the engagement of Thomas Phelan. well
known to the frequenters OF the old St
Andrews course as the steward at the
Fairfield County Golf Club.
The new nine-hole course Of the Knick-
erbocker Field Club OF Flatbush will have
length OF about 1000 yards. James Laing
Is laying It out.
Miss ]. Anna Carpenter. the young West
ern player of the Westward Ho Golf Club,
Chicago. who is regarded a possible
winner OF the womens championship, is
visiting at Louisville and Cincinnati this
week. She has been out on the Cincinnati
Country Club links, and making very low
scores in matches with Mrs. r. I. Carter
and Miss Anne Harrison.
new clubhouse, to cost $4,000. is In
course of construction by the Kebo Valley
Country Club at Bar Harbor. to replace
T the one destroyed by fire on July l.
Throughout August the schedule calls for
semi-weekly matches for the women and
| men. and on September 2 the finals will
be played for the governors cups. Arden
NJ. Robbins and Nathaniel G. Reynal are
regarded as the two strongest players at
Bar Harbor this summer
With the approach OF the open champion
ship there is in some quarters an agitation
over the question as to whether the clubs
| should pay the expenses to and from the
event Of their professionals. The Western
clubs, as a rule. pay the expenses of their
| representatives, but the custom is not IA
uniform in the East. The theory on
which the clubs go in paying for the trip is
that to participate in the open event keeps
their pros" up to date, for they how
others are playing. and find out the latest
ideas about the game. Consequently. the
trip has an educational side which makes
the professional of increased value to his
| club. Should prize be won. the club pro-
fits by the prestige OF employing good
man. The men who have a chance find no
trouble in getting their expenses paid but
the men who would proft most from the
lessons OF the open championship are the
and as rule they have to pay their own
way. During the open championship the
professionals intend to present petition to
the executive committee OF the L. s. G. A.
to ask that next year one OF the acknow-
lodged championship links be selected for
the scene of next years open champion
ship. The Baltimore course is far from be-
ing a fair test of golf, but for this year
II must suffice. Next season the profession
ais hope to play at Wheaton, Onwentsia
Morris County, Nassau, or Garden City.
At the Newport Colt Club to day there was
an interesting women's hand lean. match for
two cups offered by the club. the winners
being Miss Anna Sands and Miss Marie Win
throp. There were a number Of PARTICIPANTS.
and some good golf The committee which
had charge Of the match c0nsstedtr Of Mrs
Among those who played Int failed to hand in
scores were Miss Mande wcctmore. Mrs; !; b.
Waitach Miss Bareer and Mrs. Nathaniel
Thayer. in Glass Is. The scores were