New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-02
GOLF.
TRACTS Il gain the Sole Scratch Nan
on Handicap List.

For the fourth successive season Walter J.
Travis heads the official handicap list OF the
Metropolitan Golf Association which will be
issued to members OF the association to-day by
thethe chairman OF the handicap committee
Lionel H. Graham. Travis is placed scratch, the
rest Of the list embracing 1.256 players. being
rated from a handicap of three TO a handicap of
seventeen. Last year the list contained 1895
names and in 1902. there were 1Ol3 names. This
Metropolitan list is the important general
handicap Of the season not only because il has
been compiled and revised annually since 1899 but
also because it is really a national guide to the
playing class, for through their membership in the
metropolitan clubs there are representative play
ers on the list from all quarters Of the United
States.
The most notable change from last seasons
ratings is the omission of Glass .. in which
Douglas the sole representative and the piac-
ing of that player, who is the present metropoE-
tan champion, in Glass 3 along with E NJ. Byers
year ago Byers rated handicap T. but
his capital work in the national championship,
where he up to Travis entities him
TO the advanced class Between Byers and Doug
las ar 3, and Travis at scratch. there are
no ratings. Glass t. in addition Byers it in
although last year in addition to Byers, II in
cluded II. B. Hollins jr.. and c. H. Seeley. The
latter. who IS the present Connecticut champion
is rated on this seasons list at s. where he has
fellow representatives, Brokaw, Kennaday.
Louis James Kellogg, Hollins. Livingston and
Macdonald.
The ratings will be used as basis for admission
to the Metropolitan golf championship, to take
place May % to Is. at Garden City. Only those
| having a rating of II eligible, The fol-
| lowing list contains the names Of all VINO are
rated from scratch to 10 inclusive:
Scratch (o,-w. ]. Travis
HsaiicaPP Tt5)-George y Brokaw II B. Holns' tr
Louis LOUIS s#si S,ss al 4 AID FseRaay
=, Hnndi2ap e6l-J. w Baker L p BayaTd r.. h J.
E5ii2ReoS r. S Foy EHqR6 R 3 PaRaa
Pyne. %, A NJ Reid john Reid IT, 3. ]. Sloane. c ].
HaadaD T IG'1Hs 1 Barnes A. w e Carnegie A D.
isrrefon " L a ~ Df aa55sE T. BGf
snn RRs N gms a Roma a ana n Rf
Hsa4eap eR 4 Aoe3ft y An!4Gny 3 Psh95
6 6anSF c5rs SAT0T o hauHS s = S Sho
nor Rs2 y boH RS2E I "a p0Folf FsK
l. Foule. P. II b. Frel!nghuysen, GiIltspe W, l
l. Gaaiher c = Hamon a. Havsueyer R Have
stege " q Klrssr H. W Lance - Fl faTkin r a
Ma5seIigs 9 Z Martin J r Maxwell c E F Nc
q H Murphy P Nash ASH E 49, oconnor 3 K ogden
4 Praa 7 Il s sef g. J. l g Rss9afa Fiaa
~ 81 Il RTsr' a I M H9eoiSs' soss's r.
slossoa J. A. StlLmaH B stockton, r., c. T stout II
" r Thurstoa. c. P Tifany c / Tra1ein c Trues-
a1s6n q whses g L 'E %nams wilson
William Wooa a De AS5a fHd Wss G.
Batss J. G Battsrsop BniiHss 4 -I D Compton
Freen,aa P KsIess R Kins F let's JASPER lynch
II. p Matthews J. O. Phillips, r A Rainey, T. T.
Reid r Robertson. r :, Rowland, \. 5. sherman.
/ smith ! ". Spaulding ". T Stern. II. r. Stockton.
Writ I Thompson II \. TOIer c. L Wheeler, IT.. a
/ z. WrltEsy. T. Wilcox. e Wilder IT.. and G. ".
Winston
Hand,eap uo 7,- ~ ADAMS w A Aa 5ss u
Belts. II. a Billings. r. ". Boorum. I. 9 Brokaw, J.
a b. Brown. Clark Durham ". W. Burton.
= W. carroll. G. C Cssssls. J, Chadwick r. Percy
Chubb. r. Churchill. J B. cornell J @ Costrsll, E b
Cartiss J " Esinton, u q W FISK g. Q. Gates. W
Harry Holbrock " r Howe ". r. limits Il. Isnray.
r. ". x. JeveJt. Kane. J. P. Knapp. ". A Harden.
Z. Leake. @ n Lee. ;. Maddox. a Man. J. J.
| Manning B. Martin c. e. Mason, A. McClavs J. II.
Merritt c. ? ?. s. O-Counor. H Page II. r
Peck r l. RedAeld, r II Robertson, z G Rushnaore.
B. Taller L Taprin J. L Taylor G.. Thacher. J. B.
Upham. w Wadsworth G F, Watson, tT r s Wheeler,
". = Wheeler J. p White. 2. Wilcox ". 81. William
and O.. Woodward.