New-York tribune., 1903-05-24

Gaping has been based on par" instead or on
''bogie" or in other words instead of rating a
clubs players the somewhat arbitrary score
that represents what an average player might do
on the course, the handicappers have figured their
allowances on absolutely perfect play for that
course. The par score for the Deal links as in
dorsed by the committee is:
fS Gpt .....t :.:..t s. e. 3. = 8 ssS$7s ssSSi$s
The boyle for the same links has always stood at
S. so that there difference of six strokes in the
two systems.
The allowances of some of the leading competi-
tors under the par" system worthy Of note.
Walter J. Travis who has held the championship
trophy for the last years is placed at scratch.
and he is the only man so honOred Findlay S.
Douglas Of the NassaH Country Gl9b' Is hand
H. B. Hollins jr. of westbrook and c. n Seeley.
of Wee Burn. are each rated at 4. seeley. by the
is regarded as particularly promising candidate %
national champion; Allan y. Kennaday, the New
His B. MACDONALD, of GARDEN City; John Reid
ir. of st. Andrews, and F. O. Reinhart, of Prince
Hnchcock is not likely to enter. however; and
jury in playing hockey last winter and has been
obliged TO relnquish golf for the present, while
IN order to keep up with his class in Princeton.
foT the
ship title but any Of them are apt to make It in
ara, jr. Of BaltusroI the former intsrccliegiate
H. conklin Roy de Raismes H Devereaux Emmett
ARCHIBALD Graham, T. w. Menzies. Abram Poole.
1an PFpa r. fSFsy Merp ta K ( 4 Maar5 FsS sn
r. G Watson, jr; This class embraces most of the
ton together with a few veterans who have never
that makes them possible, but not probable, win
But before an attempt is made to forecast the
outcome f the CONDITIONS which have been laid down
pionship IS to start on wednesday. May n at
a. m! with qualifying round al thirty-six holes.
Eighteen holes, the thirfyttWo to Qualify being
a m ne6 ses her sfoTss of at
has decided 10 omit the qualifying round in its
tion has declined to take radical step. and the
outcome OF the two contests will doubtless decide
is to be retained on this side Of the water or
Of their English cousins in beginning tournaments
with all match play rounds.
at medal play viii keep on at match play the next
n3orning and and all match play thereafter win be at
thrrys1 ane dhe s ehs5i9nshiP amp Plate gees to the
the club that may win Fl three times Walter ].
Travis. the present champion. halls from the Car
eub seems likely & to become It's permanent TT an 9wneT G
the 9w ~ N 0f he 'he rnd and
Horace Russell. president of the association, has
offered new cup TO be played for by the second
FRIDAY afternoon. May 2. there win be an
consist Of two players members of the same club.
May 30 there will be a thirty-s!x hole medal play
handicap. limit eighteen strokes with a silver cup
for the best and a bronze medal for the best
gross The handicap entries close at the links
on May y. The entries for the individual cham
pionship closed last Saturday.
While the championship Is practically the open
ing contest OF the season. enough has preceded IL
% render possible rough forecast OF its results.
There have been three open tournaments since the
beginning of the year. In addition TO several team
matches, and their records would seem TO Indicate
that Travis and Reinhart the most likely
didates for honOrs One OF the first big tourna-
ents was at Atlantic City. April q 20 25 inclusive,
III which Travis the gold medal in the thirty
SIX hole qualifying round and later the Atlantic
city cup In the finals. Earlier IN the month. at
Lakewood, Travis was also first I'm the qualifying
round, with George r. Brokaw of Princeton. see
ond and Ffndlay s Douglas of Nassau, third.
Travis defeated Rrokaw in the second match play
round by . up and TO play, and then from
Douglas In the nnals by up and / play.
AT Garden City this month Travis for the third
time captured the medal for the lowest score I'm
the qualifying round. second place resulting in
tie between y. Mallouf. the young Syrian player
for several years the crack golfer a Paul's
School. Garden City, but in the freshman class
al Cornell In the first match play round Travis
met Reinhart and. to the surprise every one
Reinhart won by up and to play. A year before
the same links. Reinhart lost To Travis by 3 up
and 10 play, and although in the autumn az
Morris County, Reinhart defeated Travis by uu
and TO play. the victory regarded more as 4
fuke than any evidence of TraYis's waning skill.
There has been meeting between the two men
snee the Garden CITY tournament A few days age