The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-22
AUTUMN ASPECTS OF GOLF.
AN OPEN TOURNAMENT TINS WEKK
AT THE CHEVY CHASE LINKS.
vardon TO Play at Albany and Schenectady
Professional want an Annual Champion
ship Hutchinson Dat with a Challenge
New Record Made at Rsirview Course.

vardon TO Play at Albany and Schenectady
-Professionals want an Annual Champion
Hutchinson Dat with a Challenge
New Record Made at fairview Course.
Although our national Legislators are still
far behind their confreres OF Great Britain,
where an annual Parliamentary handicap has
long been a fixture, quite a number OF the Sena-
tors and Congressmen play regularly on the
links Of the three clubs t Washington Senators
Mcmillan OF Michigan, Foraker OF Ohio. VOL
colt Of colorado. and Depew of New York are
said 10 be the most proficient. Senator Depew
vas often n visitor at the Ardsley Club tourna-
ments where he probably learned his game.
Associate Justice Harlan OF the United States
Supreme Court, and Lieut. -Gen. Nelson A..
Miles are indefstigable golfers. and so was
Secretary Root, who learned to golf at South
ampton. before he was called away
from the capital for medical treat
ment. The favorte club at Washing
ton is the Chevy Chase, whore VIII Tucker.
formerly OF the IT. Andrews Club in West
chester county. ia in charge OF an excellent
cighteen-hole links. He holds the record
at g The club his 100 members, including
many prominent members Of the official and
resident sets. This week, on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday. Chevy Chase will entertain all
players from n distance who accept It's invita-
ton 10 play In the annual open tournament.
the greatest event Of tho year with the WASH
ington golfers The programme follows out
the usual lines, beginning with a thirty-six
hole Qudiiiy iug round. with a prize for the low
e. score The first sixteen will compete at
match play for the President cup and the
second sixteen for a Consolation cup. while
another cup Will be- struggled Tor on the last
day at handicap medal play There will be
"a -..LL ..H.L I- a-LH- AN..f and Al .N..A unLWa
prize Iu the htuiIail. The entries close with
the Greens at Chevy Chase on the
evening before each event.
Another event Of interest this week will be
the appearance Of Harry N4rdOn, on Friday
and SATURDAY,, against the best ball of selected
amateurs. at Tie Country Club Of Albany.
There are no open competitions on for the week
AZ III" metropolitan links. but there will he
plenty Of iut''Club team contests and matches
In the Metropolitan women's championshlp
series Io-dty the women of the Morris County
COZ Club viii begin their Gemi-annusl club
championship, and In general the local clubs
are in the thick Of their autumn competitions.
Tom Hutchinson, who finished next 10 George
Low among ,le men in the money at the open
Championship, has finished his season at the
Shinne 'ock Hill, Golf Club and u out with a
challenge 10 play any professional engaged on
a motrppoItW Inks a two-Sroen match Of
seyoI v-tWo holes for $3.50 or slOD a side. Hutch
iu-on Is anxious 10 play within a fortnight, as
he may 40 South for TIE winter. There 10
another UIau under way among TIE professionals
tina, may result IN the estth shment OF an annual
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