New-York tribune., 1903-05-27
GOLF.
Metropolitan Cham pionship To-day
=Pr0cfice ON links.

The scene 1T the Deal goIS links yesterday was
prophetic Of the activity 20 prevail there the rest
If the week when the if.h annual championship
Of the Metropolitan Col, Association IS to be de-
cIded. Many Of The contestants who are 70 start
to-day were out for informal practice. and good
scores were made.
II. T. Billings. Of the Essex County Country
Club one of the first To make trial round. went
in IS and back in 9. taking Il for the seven-
teenth hole. w J. Travis did not start I'll late
and FindIay 5. Douglas also abandoned any attempt
at hard practice. Sor1c Of those who made tbs
circuit were John MoHer. j.. Of Apawamis c. n
SceIcy. OF Wee Burn: A1aIr kennaday. OF Mont
clair: W. c. Carnegie OF St Andrews; C. 2. Cory
Of Boston. and Bob" Brokaw. os Princeton. The
Tournaments starts at O'Clock this morning with
entry list Of sixty-tvo. and the entire day Will
he given up to qualifying for the championship and
President's cups. The latter is new trophy
offered by Horace Russell president of the associa-
tion. for the second thirty-two who qualify.
Contrary 10 the usual custom. contestants have
not been drawn By the tournament committee and
they will pair themselves as FAR as possible at the
Will report the committee. This year the limit
Of eligIDIIity has bee.i extended include All play
named on the official handicap list or in other
words, All those receiving an allowance Of seven
teen strokes or better. The handicap 1st includes
more than one thousand names, but the competition
has come to be recognized a meeting OF selected
recognition in tnis respect lave attempted to e1ter
season ~ HFe men @n1 Sollle OseIIlslt adeAlioLs
are possible w J. Travis. who Won W last year
defend his title. and Finday = Douglas. Champion
OF two years ago. is also entered
Other good men who VIII play include Allan Ken
naday. New-Jersey champion; Charles H. Seeiey,
Connecticut champion. \. Sydney Carpenter and
DR. D. z. Fredericks, Of lakewood. and ". C.
Carnegie and Charles Hitchcock, Jr-. Of ST An
dreWs. Hitchcock injured In hockey rlatch
last winter and This will be his first appearance
in a local tournament Some Of the notable sb-
sentees are r. 4. MarseILs. OF Yountakah aHd
Writ L. Thompson. of Morris County who reached
the semi-finaI round in last seasons champion
ship. and C. B. Macdonald and Devereaux Emmett.
of Garden City
The course is IN good condition. and the green's
excellent. The total playing length IS Sfn
yards the outward journey being 3.j5s yards. and
the homeward 2,SS2 yards. II is a seaside course.
and the turf IS OF sandy nature. frn and sponsy.
Some low scoring should be done before the close
of the week This morning "A special train VIII
leave COrtlandt-st-. New-YOrk at 10 a. m. arriv
ing at the links at a. m Returning the train
will leave Deal at go ,. m. reaching Jersey City
at $50 p. n.
The committee IN charge OF the tournament in
cudes c. T.. Watson Essex County, Waiter J.
Travis Garden City. George Harvey. Deal; Harvey
Murdock, Nassau: A. II. Larkin. YOuntakah:
Horace Russell ShirnecOCk; Mortimer VI Singer,
Fox Hills. and w. Fellowes Morgan. BaltUsroi.