New-York tribune., 1900-08-28

present champion Miss Madeline 7 Goddard.
Newport's woman champion; Mrs Edward A
Manice the dark horse from Lenox and Miss
Genevieve Hector. the metropolitan champion.
shared in the chief interest Of the day. but their
scores were kept mum. Most Of the women played
without the narrowing experience Of keeping tab
on every shot They will have enough Of that in
the championship contests. and. while they made
the rounds to keep their muscles timber, they lid
not care 10 undertake any mental labor
George strath who was Miss Hector's mentor IN
the recent metropolitan championship Morris
County, will have charge OF this brilliant young
pupil again, and under his coaching for the last
FOUR days she has become an adept in negotiating
the Shtnnecock links There is an apparent weak
ness. however, in her iron shots The professional
caddie is going TO be considerably in evidence in
this National contest Mrs. Manice has brought
with her Stuart Gardner the Lenox professional.
Miss Hoyt will be assisted by the shinnecock club
maker. Jack Venters. Tom" Hutchinson, OF
the home club VIII look after the interests of Mss
Ethel Burnet, who enters from Misquanicut,
Watch HILL r. T. while willie Thomson has
come on from Philadelphia TO caddie for and coach
Mrs Caleb F Fox, who defeated Miss Hoyt in the
championship last year at the Philadelphia Country
Club, and just missed winning the leading honors.
Several more out OF town professionals are ex-
pected TO arrive early this morning. and a critical
study OF the value of professional golf advice
may become one Of the features Of the contest
The accommodations in Southampton are already
overcrowded, and many complaints being
heard about the poor quarters which -belated
rivals have had TO put UP with anaTt% erorbitant
prices that being charged in several Instances
More than half the players being entertained
by the cottagers, among them being several large
house parties. Henry c. Trevor. chairman OF the
clubs Executive Committee. and hs wife are
entertaining Mrs Fox and Mrs s -CS -Prfce Of
Philadelphia; Mrs. E Robbins WaIker Of Lake
wood. and Robert Bage Kerr. secretary OF the
United States Golf Association. The latter ar
rived at the club yesterday morning and after
making a tour Of the links in company with Mrs
Trevor expressed himself as well pleased at the
championship appearance OF the course The
greens were all thoroughly rolled Yesterday. and
they in admirable condition. William c.
Gulliver has 4 large house party. including Miss
Goddard. Of Newport; Miss z, Groesbeck. OF Gin
cinnatt. and Miss Cornelia G. Willis. OF Morris
town " B. Thomas president Of the golf as
sociation, will arrive tomorrow, and viii be the
guest of ex-Judge Horace Russell Mr.. and Mrs
". A. Putnam are entertaining the Dyker Meadow
golfers. Miss Grace and Miss Madeline Chauncey
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur B. Claftn have Miss Eunice
Terry. Of ArdsIey, and Miss Lucy Heron, Of Gin
Mr. and Mrs. George c Clark and Mrs Manice
and her husband are at the Shinnecock Club.
Yesterday afternoon the heat was tempered by
a mild breeze, and a group Of practising competi-
characteristics OF a big contest Miss Madeline /
Goddard. the Newport champion, was watched
heat were Miss Bessie Anthony. the seventeen
year-old Chicago champion; Mrs. Samuel Bettle.
Riley. OF Philadelphia Miss Groesbeck, OF Gin
cinnati; Miss Grace Chauncey, Miss Madeline
Chauncey and Miss Suydam. Of Dyker Meadow:
Miss Ruth Underhill, Miss Maxwell Miss NJ. s.
Eddy. Miss A b Eddy and Miss Richardson. Of
Norris County; Miss Caryl Eidlitz OF Ardsley;
St John Smith, Of Tuxedo; Miss Marvin of Al
bany: Miss J. s Clark Mrs c. S. Brown and Miss
Cape May. and Miss Edith Collins. of St Louis
Henry G Trevor said that he had received no
the entire field CT stzty-hve competitors will ST