New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28
A WEEK OF GOLF AT MANCHESTER.
The Popular Recreation Enjoyed by Many
Visitors.

Manchester. ". Aus. = tspeciaD.-This week
has been fully occupied with golf On Monday Il
mixed foursome competition was played Miss Hig-
gins and L C Daley. playing from scratch. won
with q card OF 50 Tuesday was taken up with prac-
Using for the tournament, which began Wednes-
day This event vas the largest OF the year
The chief competition for the Presidents Cup,
presented by Robert T Lincoln. OF Chicago There
were nearly hundred entries for the tourna-
rnent. A qualifying round OF 80 holes 81 medal
play occupied the first day. Thirty-two qualified
for match play Thursday The winners tn the
first round continued 10 play for the trophy The
losers continued to play In the second sixteen.
The losers OF the second round at match play in
the first sixteen continued play the losing
eight for cup presented by James L. Tayicr. OF
Brooklyn In The Gnal thirty-six hole matches fer
all OF the prizes were played to-day
The last competition Of any Importance to be
played here this year will be the open scratch
tournament fer the Equinox and Orvis cups pre-
scented by Edward c. Orvis OF the Equinox House
This will be played on September I5 i6 and y.
This competition Is a yearly event. and has al
ways been popular because OF the perfect weather
conditions which prevail here IN the early autumn.
Politics held the field here on Monday evening.
The occasion was g Republican rally, held at the
Union Opera House In spite OF a hard rain a
large and enthusiastic crowd present Robert
T. Lincoln presided at the meeting and made a
few preliminary remarks The chief speaker OF the
evening was Secretary Wilson OF the Department
OF Agriculture. Senators Proctor and Dillingham;.
Of this state. also made short speeches.
Saturday evening J. s. Francis Herreshcff. II
New York City. gave a supper at the Equinox
House in honor Of his son. Frederick HerreshCtf.
who the Vermont State. golf champ onship at
Rutland last week. Tuesday evening was taken up
with progressive eUChre party at the Country
Club. = large number OF the cOttasers and guests
az the hotel attended the affair Mr. and Mrs.
James L Taylor, OF Brooklyn. gave a progressive
euchre party az their cottage. Lone Pine. Wed1es-
cly evening. On Friday evening a stag smoker
was given at the Country Club.
The number OF arrivals here thts week has been
equal 10 any week tLiz season, while few have
gone away. Among the golfers who came this
week for the big tournament are 0rElsby Nc
CANNON. George 2 W-tett. Nasetm MalOuf,
Pichari Jackson, F. =. Robertson. =. Q. Hart
wei and y. ?. Harrison Miss Gladys Amy, OF
Nsw-EOrS mas returned 20 the Equinox House
after q ten days trip TO Saratoga She IS &C
cOmpa-ied by her mother. Mrs. j. Winthrop Amy
Mr.. and Mrs G. Il. EllilgWO0d. or Moltclatr. Who
had cottage here last season are at the EQUINOX
House. Mrs. ". H BrOWuscrl, OF Annapolis, Nd.
wife Of Admiral BrOwCSCn. Is spending the month
d the Equinox House. she is accompanied by
her son, z. r BrOwnsOn- E. W HaneWincEel Of
New-York, IS making his customary yearly visit
here. The Rev. Wallace NuLUug, or providence,
Is again al the Equinox House.
These Newly Workers have registered az the EQUl-
FOX House this week, F. D Farce. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. A. Dtnkle 3 NJ Deustch. ". / Seaman. Nj.
and Mrs Roland p, Conkliu. Mrs Scott Julia =.
Conkln " J. Evans. P. s AacLaughtn. {. W.
Hanewinckel. z. ". Beddau Mrs. ]. Winthrop
Amy, Miss Amy 7. c. Robertson. George 3.
HEDGES. Denis A Judge ana Gardiner St11rns.