Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-21
GOLF TOURNEY THIS WEEK
FranlmiIIiuippi Golf Associations Big
Event at 0naha Country Olub.
NIL SORTS OF CONTESTS ON PROGRAM
Championships for Men and Women
70 be Decided and Contests In
Driving, Approaching and
Putting on Bill.

By far the biggest golhng event that
pver occurred In Omaha will be the grand
tournament of the Transmississippi Golf
association, TO be held at the, Omaha Coun-
Try club this week, beginning Wednesday,
september "a. and closing Saturday, Sep
tember q. With a membership at present
Of twenty-one clubs in Nebraska, Kansas,
Iowa Missouri and Colorado, the organiza-
ton has during its comparatively brief ex-
stence grown to remarkable proportions.
and as a consequence Of the great interest
telt by all its members there are expected
fully 100 visiting players in Omaha for the
big competitions.
There are all sorts Of contests arranged.
OF course the championships for men and
TOR women come first Of all in Importance,
and next is the club championship for teams
Of i've entered from the different clubs
belonging to the association. Add to those
events a consolation affair for the second
sixteen qualifying In the amateur cham
pionship, n contests in driving, approach
ing and putting, and you have the golf field
pretty thoroughly covered. Certain Il is
that the playing of with many contestants
" all these competitions will keep the Coun-
try club links busy during every minute Of
the daylight hours commencing next
Wednesday.
The Country club, meanwhile, is making
preparation fully in keeping with the i'm
b~ortance and extent OF this tourney. When
The visitors reach Omaha they will find that
Unprecedented plans have been made for
their entertainment and comfort and pleas
ure also for THERE goihng. Several com
mittees OF both men and women have been
working on the matter for weeks past, and
they are now about ready to rest on. their
pars and announce that everything is ship
Dhape.
Swell Sporting Event.
The idea is to have this tournament far
and away the biggest and most elaborate
Of any swell sporting event ever held in
the Transmississippi country. Omaha has
already experienced unparalleled success
In tennis, shooting and such affairs, and
now the Omaha Country club proposes to
set the standard beyond anything else with
the real game Of the aristocracy in Amer.
lea, the patrician sport Of golf.
So many sided are the arrangements for
the social features Of the tourney that
they almost threaten to overshadow the
golnng itself. To date the following Is the
bewildering social schedules: An afternoon
tea each day; a table d'hote luncheon each
day at 1890 and dinner at Z; music and
dancing each night: a committee of charm
Ing Country club women to make visitors
feel at home; divers other dlstracting fem
mime features. All to occur at the club.
II that round, coming each successive
day OF four, does not put a few golfers
hors de combat for the later rounds OF
play 1t will be a miracle. Meantime Sec
rotary Leavitt is proceeding with the en-
tries just as II no such fate were In store
for the players, and he will have the COM
pleted lists Monday night, as the entries
close then. The Official program for the
weeks play reads:
Wednesday,, Ladies' Day.
$3.50 3. m.-Qualifying round at medal play
eighteen holes. Sixteen to qualify II there
are more than sixteen entries, otherwise
eight to qualify.
2 p, m-Preliminary round women's
championship, nine holes, match play.
inn IN addlti o there will be contests in driv.
women In the afternoon.
Thursday, September "a.
a m.-Qualifying round at medal play
Tor mems amateur Transmississippi ham.
pionship, eighteen holes. thirty-two besr
championship cup, second sixteen for In
consolation prize.
1880 p. m.-F1rst round women's cham
2p m.-First round mems championship
eighteen holes. match play.
Friday, September 20.
. h m.-Second round mems champion
snip, eighteen holes, match play.
10 a. m.-F1rst round for mems consola
ton prize, second sixteen to enter, eiEhteer
holes, match play.
IL a. m.-Semi-hnal round of women
championship, eighteen holes, match play,
ESQ p. round mems champion
ship. eighteen holes, match play. !.
3 p. m.-Second round OF consultations
eighteen holes, match play.
Saturday, September ~.
81 A. -
pionship, eighteen holes, match play,
9:15 a. m.-Semi-Anal round. consultations
eighteen holes, match play.
$3.50 a. m.-F1nal round women's cham
pionship. eighteen holes, match play.
10 a. m.-First round for the club cham
pionship, match play against DOGGY, eigh
teen holes. teams of five to enter, one tear
from each club.
2p. m.-F1nal round, mems championship
eighteen holes, match play.
BIS p. m.-Final round consultations. eiRh
teen holes, match play.