New-York tribune., 1900-04-10
GOLF.
vARDON TO PLAY AT SCARSDALE TO
DAY-A TOURNAMENT AT THE
PARIS EXPOSITION.

Harry Vardon's appearance at Scarsdale to-day
IS expected TO attract larger crowd than
that which his first match at Laurence Har-
Dor few weeks ago.
We want TO have II understood" said James G.
Cannon president Of the scarsdale Golf Club. yes
terday. that we extend cordial invitation to
members Of other clubs and to all interested In
golf TO and witness the contest" The ex-
press train on the Hudson division Of the New
York Central Railroad leaving the Grand Central
Station al el2 a. m will stop at Hartsdale the
station nearest the links, while local trains will
run about every hour thereafter. The match is
TO begin promptly 1890 a. m. and will include
eighteen holes in the and eighteen in the
afternoon the afternoon half beginning at 2:3o
O'Clock Vardon's opponent. Willie Dunn has
been practising assduously OF late. and is likely
TO give the Englishman a strong game.
On April q Vardon goes Philadelphia, where he
will play the best ball Of the professionals, Harry
Gulane and Frank Thompson. on the links of the
Philadelphia Country Club at Bala- From there he
goes to Pittsburg for series of exhibitions on
April q and 2 after which he sails for England to
be gone about six weeks.
One OF the best illustrations of COLTS popularity
IS the eagerness with which the promoters Of every
big outdoor enterprise include II among their at
fractions Next year the Pan-American Fair at
Buffalo is TO have ''Pan-American championship
ff present plans are carried out, and the
news that a series of tournaments will be held In
connection with the Paris Exposition on October
TO October g. The contests will take place on the
links Of the Societe de Compegne. and are to in
clude four special features mems championship
and handicap tournament, and the same for
women In each of the four competitions a cup
and four medals will be played for under St An
drews rules and by scores. Handsome prizes are
offered by the directOr-general of the Exposition:
Entries accompanied by postal order for s. should
be the secretary. Societe de Sport de Com
piegne Les Avenues. Compegne. France
s. P. Nash has been reelected president of the
Columbia University Golf Club. which this sea-
son will enjoy the privileges of the Westchester
Golf Clubs links. The other officers chosen are
L. Rhodes. ir. secretary and treasurer: A j. Ed
wards, captain. and H. H Buckley. William Pen,
and ]. G. Bates, Executive Committee. Columbia
hopes put good team into the field, in spite or
that II is the only university in the Inter-
collegiate Association without a regular links
report from Chicago has II that the western
Golf Association has abandoned all idea of hold
ing a Western, Women's championship this season.
The annual tournament at the Onwentsia CluD Will
therefore be the chief contest of the year. The
association is 10 hold its annual meeting at the
Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago. on Thursday, when
definite action will be taken. H. c. Chatheld-Tay-
lor has declined a denomination to the presidency,
and is likely that George r. Thorne will be
probably get the amateur and open Western cham
pionships.
II is expected that the metropolitan
cha mpionshio has been decided negotiations will
opened with the Philadelphia PLAYERS for series
of intercity team matches. R. H. Robertson, presi-
dent of the Metropolitan Association. has appointed
Andrew n. Robbins of St. Andrews. and w. Eel
loves Morgan, of Baltusrol. q committee to take
charge OF the arrangements