New-York tribune., 1900-07-02
GOLF. .
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS AT
GARDEN CITY
PLAYERS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
GATHERED AT THE LONG ISLAND
LINKS FINAL ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THE CONTEST
FOR THE CONTEST.


FOR THE CONTEST.
Long before the dew has left the grass this morn
ing golfers will be streaming over the Garden CITY
INKS IL the Dig amateur championship that is to be
decided there this week. Promptly at : o'clock the
first OF the long line OF competitors will face the
tee and from that time until dark constant train
o. players Will file past the starting point. Every
section from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from
the lakes TO the Gulf has supplied its quota and in
point Of gOlfng interest and excellence the tourna-
ment Will be the largest and best ever given In
America
The test OF championship merit will be a severe
for the competitors to play thirtysix holes
E day, finishing Saturday the final round for the
cup. The links are in faultless shape while every
possible provision that add to the interest and
success Of the meeting has been carefully and thor
oughly made. It VIII be strange therefore, If the
contest does rank the most able and com
plete ever given by the association.
II anticipation Of the crowds that Will visit the
course during the week special arrangements have
been made for running trains from Long Island
City and Long Beach, which latter will be
the headquarters Of most Of the out OF town play
Provision has also been made for checking
petty thefts and overcharges the part of walters
Caddies and attendants. No money will be received
except at the club office where checks may be pur-
chased IL books containing slips ranging in value
from to 80 cents These checks will pass current
anywhere in the grounds, and If not used are re-
deemabe at their face value any time prior TO July
9. Luncheon VIII be served IN the old GarQen Slty
Hotel Casino, which VIII have a seating capacity
Of 90 people while the bar has been arranged in 4
big the right of the first green. Smaller
tents the clubhouse viii contain long distance
telephones and the press tables. The clubhouse VIII
Be reserved exclusively for the officers and EXecu-
tive Committee Of the association while the com
petitors have the OF the big gymnasium placed
al the associations disposal by the St Pauls
school authorities. The Green Committee has made
ample provision Cor caddies and 15O boys have been
from, MiueOla
by towns. Bach boy will receive 81 a day for the
thirty-six holes. so cents a round.
The first pair to start this morning will be G.
H ingalls, Of Cincinnati and F. o. Beach, OF
Meadow Brook. They must be OF by : o'clock, or
drop 10 the bottom Of the list Next to them will
come ". J. Travis. OF Meadow Brook, and A L.
Norris OF Dyker Meadow. and the rest Of the one
hundred and twenty competitors will follow at in
tervals Of four minutes. Secretary Kerr hopes TO
have them all away by Il o'clock, when he will be
ready start the second round. AS the entry list
exceeds by nine that received for the Chicago
championship a year ago Mr.. Kerr is going to have
e hard time keeping 10 this programme. 1t should
be remembered that to-days matches are at medal
play which that every stroke of the thirty
six holes must be played out. and consequently
more time will be consumed than in the later
rounds. Still, there is every reason to believe that
all viii finish before dark.
In glancing through the entry list It is crafty
ing 20 notice that hfty-seven different clubs are
represented. against forty-fve year ago But
another fact gratifying is that OF the thirty
Two who qualified last year at Onwentsia only
eighteen have had the courage to face the ordeal
second time. This is explained largely by the alb
sence of Western players, who would naturally
hesitate before making the long journey east The
eighteen who going to make a second trial, and
in whom large part Of the interest naturally
centres, are the present champion, Herbert NJ
Hartman: Findlay S. Douglas. the ex-champion;
Walter J. Travis. the metropolitan champion;
G. 9. Hubbard. Of Cambridge; John Reid jr., of St
A-Tr Taro % JoHp
Stuart Of Princeton; James G. Thorp of Boston;
v. ". McCa wiley, of Philadelphia; Jasper Lynch
of Lakewood; Arden NJ Robbins, Of ST. Andrews
4. H. Smith and c. A Tineaweaver, of Philadel-
phia; ". c. Carnegie, OF Pittsburg; Stuart Stick
ney. Of ST. Louis; William Waller, of Onwentsa
7. S. Beckwith. OF Cleveland. and H. H. Cum
mings. of Asheville, y. c.
These are the men IN whom the real struggle cen
tres. though two aspirants and. notably.
4. G. Lockwood, Of Boston. will probably be
spicuous in the later rounds. The most disappoint
ing absentee is Charles B. Macdonald. Of Chicago,
who since the first championship. at Newport in
1855, has been prominent figure in these annual
gatherings. Macdonald made lie best score-16S-
IN the medal round at Onwentsia last year, thereby
winning the gold medal From the practice per-
formances at Garden City. 163 ought to be the top
score to-day although much will depend upon the
wind and weaL-er. change has been made in the
character OF the prizes and instead Of medals cups
VIII be given the players making the best four
scores in to-days round. To estimate properly the
results foreshadowed by last week prdcllce games
IL will be necessary TO glance at the following table
Of holes ana distances:
FIRST HALF.
ss sSs: a75 las ss 4ss aes 90 ss q Isi?
Par -........... q 81
SECOND HALF.
Hole. .......... 10 II II 13 i IS 1e II ls Total
Yards ... 33s 200 800 5S3 37s 446 494 l60-32lI
Par ............ 4 d 81
Thus far 50 has not been beaten in practice
Yesterday Douglas again made the course in that
figure and according to Stewart Gillespie who
played with him, Douglas is right on his game"
The cards Of these two were: