New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
GOLF.
Tourney to Start This
Morning at Rye-Tralis Entered.

Most OF the golfers who to appear in this
weeks open tournament at the Apawamis Club OF
Rye spent the day in practice yesterday, and the
scenes about the links were prophetic of the activ
ity that viii prevail there for the rest Of the week
The tournament promises to be the most represent
atve since the open championship and entries
have been received not only from the leading anna
teUrs. but from score Of prominent professionals
VIII Anderson, the open champion of the United
States viii be Il sure starter. Alex smith
the Western champion, is also expected to take
part and among the other strong entries are David
Brown. Stewart Gardner. George Low. Bernard
Nichols. Isaac Mackie Fred Fitzjohn and Willie
Norton.
The amateur entry is similarly good. Walter J.
Travis has promised to appear. and the fact that
he has been chosen captain OF the team 10 meet
the English visitors next month will be incentive
for him 10 show his best form Findlay 5. Douglas
VIII also start, and so Will Charles H. Seeley who
recently the Connecticut State championship
for the third successive year. Other entries are
Marc NJ Michael. the New-Jersey State champion;
Allan Kennaday. OF Montclair; E NJ Byers, who
put Travis out in the amateur championship last
year and was runner up 10 Louis y. James; Muir
ray Olyphant, r. c. Carroll Devereaux Emmett,
Frank o. Reinhart L. L. Kellogg, F. ]. O. Alsop,
John NJ. Ward and John Moller. jr-
The tournament is TO begin at 10 a to-day with
a qualifying round at eighteen holes. medal play
The first sixteen Will qualify for the Apawarnls
Cup and the second sixteen for the Governors
CUp Match play will start in the afternoon for
both cups and on Friday the second and semi-hnal
rounds will be decided. Saturday is reserved for
the finals thirty-six holes. There Will also be
thirty-sX- hole medal play competition on Satur-
day, open to all who take part in to-day's quail
flying round. and to the invited professionals Three
prizes are offered: First. $500; second. 500. and
third, $50 Should amateur win ne Will receive
the value OF his prize in plate
Independent of these competitions there VIII be
for the Members Cup, open to all who compete in
tO-dayS qualifying round but the hna1Sts for the
Apawamis and Governors cups will be barred from
taking part
A special prize is to be awarded the amateur who
makes the best attested gross score for eighteen
holes in the three days. Prizes will also be given
the runners up for the Apawamis and Governors
cups. and a second prize in the handicap.
These who made the rounds yesterday were diff-
was intense and most of the players coptented
themselves with deSultOry practice Anderson made
round in 81, the best of the day, and within
seven strokes of par. The pairngs for this morn
ing were made in the afternoon. and resulted as
follows:
7. r Reid and A. ! Wellington. Devereaux En-
w r. Thurston and Whitney Baker L b Garret-
son and F. 0. Renhart. W. s Adams and F. J. O.
and c. Truesdale r. c. Carroll and w ]. Travis,
j Ward and W L I4,5iI3 Hicks h H. B Garb 5,,a and
and L. L Kellogg, c. l. Tappin and r. d Lapham,
w D VanderpoOl and H. NJ Brittin, s. ]. Graham
and jasper Lynch. j i a Peck . and r F. Mathews
Chadwick, jr-, F. H Croker and Malcolm Graham.
John Moller jr. and c; j. Sullivan, V. NJ Delano
phant. John Reid jr. and Allan Kennaday. NJ. NJ.
Misllael and T. W. H. Phillips r. C. Watson, jr.,
and Howard Townsend, c, w. Inslee and Duncan
Edwards and L. L. Van Etten and A Larkin.
OF these ffty-eight entries. few expected to
Withdraw and the quality OF play should be excep-
| tionally high.
Trains leave this city for Rye at s:O2 sos 1O:O4
II 02 and 12N Returning trains leave Rye for this
city at 4:04 452 555, 64S 7:45. S:45 and s:3S p m