The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-25
LOCAL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
TOURNAMENT or THE METRO
POLITAN ASSOCIATION HISWEEk
Star Players to Meet At Deal Lmks--Pro-
Gramme OF the Week-AnnOunce-
ments OF special Competitions ut MANY
Nearby Clubs - Apawanis Fixtures.

StNr PtAyerS 10 Meet ~ uo~' """
Gramme OF the Week-AnnOunce'
ments OF special Competitions ut Many
Nearby Clubs - Apawamis Fixtures
Second only to the amateur champion
ship in the competitions OF the year, the
ffth annual tournament OF the METROPOLITAN
Golf Association will be held on the links
of the Deal Golf Club Deal Beach. next We'd
nesday. Thursday. Friday and saturday.
M one but an amateur champion has ever
held the Metropolitan associations indi-
viiuaI championship, the winners In turn
being Herbert ~. Hartman. Walter J. Travis.
Findlay 8. Douglas and Travis again. who
will be called upon to defend his title TINS
week against tho largest and strongest held
that has ever started. which will include
Douglas. F. q. Rcinhurt, Allan Kennaday
and Charles n. Seely. the last two the holders
Of the New Jersey and Connecticut state
championships.
The Metropolitan championship will CON
sist nj n qualifying round at thirty-six holes
medal play. to start ut o'clock on Wednes-
dny morning. the first thirty-two players
to compete at match play Mt eighteen holes,
with tho Anal Mt thirty-siS holes. 1t is open
to players Mt - or under on the association 3
handicap list. The low score prize In the
qualifying round will he an association
bronze medal the winner receives the gold
medal outrig ht and his name will be in
scribed OH the championship plate. which
is held for the rest Of the year by the club he
represents, until won three times by tho
representatives Of the one club. when it
becomes the property Of that club. The
Garden City Golf Club, through the prowess
Of Travis. has two legs on the plate,
In addition the second thrty-two will
qualify for the Presidents cup at match play,
under the same conditions as the champion
ship. and on Friday afternoon there will be
the annual four-ball match for pairs from
the same club. at eighteen holes medal play.
and on Saturday the annual thirty-six-hole
medal play handicap. The championship
entries will be announced to-day; the four
ball entries may be made at the hrst tee and
the handicap entries close on Friday night
at the Deal Golf Club.
The Deal Golf Club and links will be open
to all visitors to-day and throughout the week
The putting greens are in grand condition
The course on account Of the dry weather is
too hard in some places. Since the fall tourna-
ment the third tee has been placed on the east
side Of Lincoln Drive and the sixteenth tee
has been moved back twenty yards across the
road The Official measureme mt Ia 6,4+l
yards and the amateur record Is 70, held py
George T. Brokaw, and Archibald Graham
4 special tram wiz be run on me opening
A. NJ. Cortlandt street at I:3I A.. NJ; and Jersey
City at 7:i5 A. NJ. arriving at Deal at a. NJ.
The lns p f5sn WI iptop at Newark each way eav
The first week in June will be given up
ton Ii s ehampionship at, the Richmond County
Country Club and the New Jersey State
% BOTH lax. ana hs M
play in the eyents: Three, of,lciaI announce,
e Of Go o aSST aT En-. %
be sent out to-day. The abridged contents
follow
Knollwood Country Club, White Plains, June
hole r9und gold PsdA iOI low
shird ' net przes and sold medal for lowest sress
e Is. e ch June H. WIN 'uuS0n
Morris County Golt elnS; Morrs'own: June
s9s 9d e. 1sa s%
s H su az OF rhom
Ga % d ny TO soS
medal for the lowest gross score. Entries close
" Brooklawn Country Club. Bridgeport, June
slonas and smaieurs; nIsi DAY: ,hIrty a! holes
medal play so for low score. second day eighteen
nsf pse PIX ~
on nS's d.y sep p4se. % and 80 10
Ing contest best OF three balls. prizes SIS and SO
retsry. at The club. Amateurs winning any OF the
above prizes will receive the value in plate.
The Brooklawn tournament Is. especially
intended to attract the professionals no
will be at the open championship. J.ne 20
and q. at the Baltusrol Golf Club.
opening Of the regular season at several
OF the nearby links which have so far only
been used for informInl PLAY; The e. la
4 Moore and . gross score prize from James
until until rhanksgisns week, the donors Of cups
including Charles u: Dale, George W. Kemp,
and b Lambert Sackett An invitation
pa for &c ana and
will mark new departure for the club. On
1ay the Moun! Pleasant Field Club
which continue until the fall.
On the links OF the Oakland Golf Club at
Of n"t the home tear. daeased the nns aTdsa
Golf club team by 81 holes TO- G. Wash.
at the twelfth hole, he. won the next four.
being tive up the Ms, ,psh p, sc0,or
Il $ a.dden. O c, n Merritt. Q: H l.. Schois, Q.
Dr. ". s, Brown. l. F. II. Ross,ter. is: II. NJ Popham.
- Total. s..
The North Jersey Country Club came down
nineteen strong to Sutley on Saturday and
were defeated ~ holes to 10. They also
brought n women's team OF six, who won by
IS holes to o. The scores were:
Youn,akah-Marc Michael. 8: Frank Marselleus.
0: S. II barr. o: Charles Spiesle, 4; George Van
keuren, 0: Warren Clark, 0; Percy jackson, o; G,
b. Struthcrs. 8: J. Luce. o: Arthur Haebcr. ?: H.
g. Giles 9; Or. Goddard. 2: William Barkcley, o.:
$, Magce. g: j. Post, o: F. W. Barry. 2 Total
80.
North Jcrsey--A Graham. o: Klrker. 0; Good
body, o: d. Griggs, 2: G. Scott. 10: c. Huntoon.
i j. W. GIisEs, Q: e. Russell 9: II. Burnett, J; A.
vanriper /: II. Hewat. o: l.. Griggs. 2: +. Scott.
g: a. Sres. g; 6; Gook Q: + Plat: i. Reynolds.
Women S Tesms. YoIn,skah-Miss pelissc,, o.
Garrison, o; Mrs Bourer. %. Total, o..
.. North JerseyhMrs' I. L Gr'gss .; MISS HoAsey'
Lewis. o: Miss Griggs.O. Total. IS.
GLEN COVE, May 24While the yacht
races between the 00-footers off here drew
away "A large number OF golfers yesterday.
the Nassau Country Club was very well pat