New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
GOLF.
ARRIVES IN CHICAGo-oTHER
PROFESSIONALS FASTENING WEST.

There was great exodus Of professional golfers
from this city yesterday. The National open cham
pionship, which begins the Chicago Golf Club
on Thursday. has assumed more Importance in
their eyes since 1t became known that another
prize was to be offered for the player other than
Nardon or Taylor who should make the best score
1t seems to be generally admitted that these two
will take the leading places. and that the home
men must content themselves with what is left
Taylor is already on the scene having arrived
in Chicago late Saturday night He will spend the
time prior to the tournament in practice, and un-
der no consideration will he meet. vardon before
the actual struggle begins
Il wondered long time what sort of links
should find at Wheaton" Taylor is quoted as say
Ing. Across the water nearly all OF them are
laid out alongside the ocean, where the foundation
Is a sandy one making the greens immeasurabIy
superior. 1 have been curious TO know how they
would be so far inland but understand that the
ones at Wheaton are almost good own"
This will be the second time that Wheaton has
acted as host 10 American professionals. In 1887
the championship was held in connection with
the amateur tournament. and upon that occasion
Joe" Lloyd, Of Essex County. won with a score
Of s3-79-ls2 for the double round Many changes
have taken place since that time; holes have been
heightened and tees set back. and such a score will
not win this year by a big margin. The course is
plentifuly supplied with bunkers but no trees or
bushes are there to prevent straightaway golf from
start to finish
The distances of the holes follow:
0ut-4so, 800 $40, as. 800 $40 2s5. 26O 17O-s.1OO
1n-l4o 27o. $50. 5Oo 200, $50, $40, 800 422-2.932
This makes total of sOs2 yards for the eigh-
teen holes-a distance in which the best golf is
certain Of the best results. The conditions provide
for double circuit Of It, thirty-sx holes in all
Women will have possession of the Ardsley links
Tomorrow. An elaborate tournament of the kind
that Ardsley has not attempted IN several seasons
is to begin in the morning continuing until the
end OF the week. There will be a qualifying round
Tor cup, a foursome, a putting match and driv-
ing ana approaching competitions. Among those
expected 20 appear to-day Mrs. f L. Eldridge.
Mrs A De Witt Cochrane. Miss Barron. Miss
Grace Fraser and Miss :. Jewett.
Inc annual open tournament OF the St Andrews
GoH club, which begins tomorrow, is to be the
principal feature of the week IN amateur golfng
circles. The Tournament Committee consists of
X H Robertson, John Reid, jr. and Harry Hol-
brook They have arranged that the first thirty
Two IN the qualifying round shall play for the St
andrews Cup, and that all those defeated in the
nrst match play round shall meet for the Captains
Cup. Those beaten in the first round for this lat
ter trophy will continue for the Governors Cup.
Two interesting women's team matches TO
take place to-day in the series arranged for the
championship of the Women's Metropolitan Golf
Association One is between the Ardsley and Shin
necock teams. at Ardsley, and the other between
Montclair and Morris County, at Montclair. The
final round in the womens championship Of the
Harbor Hill Golf Club is also one Of the features
of the morning. At Morris County the semi-final
round for the Foote Cup for women is announced.