The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-01
GOLF.
Records show That Travis Leads for the
Third Year.

The open tournaments In tho NJ. q. A.
territory wound up on Saturday at the golf
clubof Lakewood The record l. better than
In two years and shows there Is no diminu-
ton In the Interest In golf There were six
teen events open to NJ q A. amateurs, four
more than last year The amateur champion
ship. which had been held since lsys by an
NJ. q, A PLAYER. passed TO the West. Al eN-
ceptional distinction for the NJ G.. A. how
ever. was scored In the open championship.
played In October at Garden City, when its
champion. W }. Travis. tied for second place
with Stewart Gardner. at lI3, siN strokes
from the winner. II was the first time that
amateur had ever gained place in the
event in this country.
The women, champlon-hip was won for
the second time by Mis- Gcn"vieve Hecker
In the woman's tri-city team match the
New York team was beaten by Boston and beat
Philadelphia. The second half of the mems
annual home and home match with the Golf
League OF Philadelphia also was played at
and in the spring at lluntin gdon Valley
Two other important tournaments Of the
sea- on. but not in the summary, although
were the intercollegiate champion ships
~, he NJ q. A., championship was won by
W. j. Travis s and the Mopens NJ g. A. cham rEo
new tournaments were at Garden City. Deal
Beach and the Brooklawn links at bridge
IT.
W. J. Travis heads the list OF winners az NJ
q. A tournaments. as he has Tor the last three
sea- sons. with six score medals and seven first
trophies az match play. The two TOURNAMENTS
in which he was beaten at match play were
at Morris County, when Remnant put him
out, aud at Lakewood last week, when Mae
donald beat hun after twenty holes The NJ
q. A. tournament record follows:
,., '' G:, M'd1i min1rr. Rrrr., Cp.
Garden CITY. Travis, 20. Travis. Mollcr, Jr.
ISL ISL GOV 'a.GAsiSsGorS.s '''''~ N'"''''''''
Manlce Hernandez.
Non'clair,N y IA. Kennaday.7a KondAy Mchaels.
Hartford, q GA. Kisop ~ SceIcy Moor,
SnInnecocA. Travis, Travis. Murdock.
Deal. Travis. -. Travis, BrokaN.
McStbrook. Rc!nhart. $50 R,!uhart AlSop.
Nassau Cory, so Travis. Cory.
rroo.wn NysFs Sc T Hyf5' T aT'ny
Es'Co.E,N J.G.A. SANFORD, 81. Brad'hw sanford.
Lakewood. Travis. ~. Dougls. Macd'ad
thirty-slx holes. OF the lountakth Country
AdTji.n ii. Larain' from 6 B Mlrrin. BY 2
tie solid ball, scored from Nh" tee. white
Martin was exceptionally strong on the
short game. Larkin made his rounds in
A four-ball match was played yesterday
Hoffman (amstcurl and J. Macke agal 81
K Hunter tamateurl and j Jolly. tn" latter
pair representing Forest lill. IL ended all
square after spirited contest.
Tho amateur championship Of Great Britain
viii be- held At Muir;le.d. May 10 TO % 1t
usually has been held the first week Of May,
the change being u ado because In the north
of England daylight ~ a Limited quantity
in March and nearly IA short in April. and
those who intend TO play will have more
opportunities of practising than II the earlier
dates had been selected When last played
at Muirheld In 1897 the late Dr.. A, j. +. Allan
vas the unexpected winner.
There was a mixed foursome handicap
last saturday at the new Canal Brook Country
club. summit for prizes presented by Mrs
William ! Curtis.
Mis-, Barstow and DR., r. II. Hamil 1870. Polio:
Miss Wagner and Fcucht Wagner. 1871. 2,--iIl:
Mrs Chanbe nm and c, r flnnsy, rs, i?,,li3;
d. Bay and ao e P Bas;c,, =? ,;.ll MIS- Nigh,
". \ Harvey, l2o. a-l2o; Miss ID. Young and ".
SAndersOn 1853, 2l-l32
In tho ,,kickers" handicap las, saturday
Ct the link Of the Marine snd Field Club.
winning score was to be the nearest to a toth
returned by Biddle and John Shippcn, the
clubs professional. after making round.
dividing the aggregate by two Neither
was In good vein ard the conc"alcd total
returned under th"s" conditions was IuI.
tn" net result being returned by 4 Morrison
and that won the cup.
At the same time there was an Eighteen
hole handicap on IN" Eastern Parkway Golf
club. the newest Of tho Broo klvn links
r. n; Robbins. ZOE 2s-ss; g p. Brtton. ., ir--ss;
II. T. Whitney. o.. lO--ss. II r Robbins iOi 1871:
J. $ DE- Seldng. 10, 2o--aS, 4. $. sherman. Ioi.
100 2+-ss II. 5 Matthews. los a--e7. I. c HickoI
~ l4-9, \. T.. Backman. III. 25-iO2; II. d.