The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-25
AMATEUR GOLFERS
MEET next WEEK.
Championship of the United States
Will Be Decided on the
Garden City Links
COURSE PRONOUNCED PERFECT
David Forgan and Walter Smith
Will Not Compete-Harriman,
Travis. Douglas and Mac
Donald to Be There.
REPTILE, SPECIAL.

EEFI BiIt SfEslAL.
New York June 24.-Oue week from to-
morrow the six-day competition for the
amateur golf championship OF the United
States will begin on the Garden City links.
The entries for this chief event in Amer
lean golf will close tomorrow evening with
the secretary. Robert b. Kerr. at No. 26
Broad street. Mr.. Kerr may announce the
rames on Tuesday. or If the Executive Com
mittee deems II wiser the list may be held
for day longer. until the drawings for
the qualifying medal play round can be
made When the drawings are made the
time will be named for each pair to start.
following cut the system that has been so
successful! in former years. SO that each
competitor may know 1T what hour he
should present himself at the first tee.
The Garden City links are open to all
competitors this week. and every day will
show an Increasing number Of golfers fol-
lowing the course to famiiar;ze themselves
with all it's points Those who have played
at Garden City in the past will find mary
desirable improvements. Devereau Emmet.
who laid on, the original course. went over
the links carefully with the Club Commit
tee early In the spring. Several hundred
yards were added. a few more hazards put
In and the critics who have played over
the championship course recently. pro-
nounce 1t admirably fitted for perfect test
of golf. The total playing distance is now
500 yards. with s;.H bogey OF 1s strokes.
Every bunker has been arranged to punish
a poorly PLAYED ball. and in most cases
wild drives will meet their proper penalty.
Good gold will obtain good lies and receive
its reward every time. o..
Many local cracks who are sure starters
are II. NJ Hartman. amateur champion:
Walter J. Travis. metropolitan champion:
F'indlay Douglas: Charles B. Macdonald.
who Is 10 longer a Chicago golfer: A. L.
Norris. James A Tying. Allan Kennedy. A
d. Cochrane and Order n. Robbins. They
have been practicing of and on at Garden
! City during the last two weeks. James
Gordon Douglas of Oakland will be one OF
the younger set who ought to get place in
the eligible thirty-two. while e. H. Seeley,
the wholesale prize victor at Knollwood:
R. c. Watson. Jr-. A G. lockwood of Bos-
ton, besides the best Yale. Harvard and
Princeton golfers. should all do well to keep
the young element prominently to the front.
Harry HELMS Is not likely TO start, as he
expects TO sail for Europe with his father
on July 5.
Eastern golfers will be sorry to learn
that two of the ablest men in the West
David X. Forgan and Walter b. Smith,
win be prevented on account OF business
engagements from coming on Forgan
holds the championship of the Western golf
field while Mr.. Smith was formerly Yale's
champion and in 1888 was runner-up to
FYndley Douglas at Morris County for the
national championship.
All OF the championship rounds will be
thirty-six holes. The first thirty-two will
be picked from the medal play round, on
Monday. July . to continue at match play.
the final round coming Saturday. July d.
The championship tournament Of the Gen.
trail New York GOif League will be held on
Thursday. Friday and Saturday of this
week on the links of the Albany Country
Club. A. ID. Compton. the Consolation Cup
winner at knoliwood last Saturday. will be
one Of the competitors. entering from the
Otsego Golf Club. Eight clubs are in the
league and there will ne team champion
ship well as the individual Champion
ship.
Stuart Stckrey win represent ST. Louis
in the championship tournament.