The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
GoLr CHAMPIONS ARE READY.
Travis. However. VIII Hardly Re Aoie 10
Play Abroad.

Play Abroad.
Prestwlck is announced as the scene ~
the neg: amateur ch7mpionsh,p OF DredV
Britain and the week OF May ,: az the ume
Tho womens will be al Cromer May ~
and the open at 81. Andrews, June M =
which completes the roster OF the three olueSV
and greatest events in the world OF GOLF our
championship details through mistaken
policy. are never announced until AFTER tne
annual meeting OF the United states Goll
Association. but oar champions are All
ready and willing to defend their tues 10
1905.
Mr. Travis is too busy TO go abroad ior
the amateur championship which u pH''
but this will enable him 10 defcud I No OF tne
titles that he won here early last year 'ne
southern Florida and the North and south
AZ Pinehurst. besides playing at LAKEWOOD
In Apru He. had IN forego the Lakewood
tournament last April and the donors were
carried on by II Chandler Egan u looms up as
a possibility that MessTs .Egan and travis may
take part. which would certainly ADD TO the
interest Of our oldest open spring tournament
II is a tradition that no amateur champion mas
ever won out at Lakewood at inc tourna-
ment following his gaining OF the the Messr''
Whigham Douglas and Hartman mao 10
nrove the truth of the adsge. and. while
Mr Travis once disproved it. he met defeat
in another trial. Mr. kgan should take NY
at the Lakewood tradition in Aprli ne
will not be in the best OF practics 'hen' nu'
class may carry the amateur champion
through. as II did last spring. even tnoaRh
Mr. Travis should be starter
prestwick should suit every part OF Mr.
Travis's game and. even though MS absence
will take from the interest OF orr tourna-
rnants the majority of our players stun nope
that he may so arrange matters that ne can
defend the cup and title he won last year
AT sandwich The round is OF 5.7a2 wards
with four long holes Of between 40 ana t'o
wards. and three holes under 200 yards. Mr.
Travis would be certain TO do Wen therei
but the odds now are 100 TO that ne M
~ ha ,bIe 10 60 across Quite number
of other Americans. according 10 tunot
are preparing for AN ,nvasIbm s on tb Sa' pav AT
prsstwick Will be OF an international char
acter.
To relieve The monotony Of snow Covered
links inc clubs of the Hudson River Golf
Association are endeavoring 10 work mp 9
winter carnival with skating. coasiing and
tohoggsning races. that nay T h tbs n M
dent, is TO canvass the clubs IN the league
tins week TO obtain definite vote on making
starr on the carnival this winter. The
le,Ene includes tho Powelton Club OF New
hurgh Duchess County o. IouIhkeepsle'
GIenvood OF Hudson, lwaaaliskill o. hlnEsiong
0ssininc and the Saeghll OF Yonkers The
Ardsiev Club IL also In fellowship with the
league. although not now a member. "A
loo snorts riourish az each and every club on
tho roll the project OF organizing general
tournament of winter recresi lons Snoul1 ne
n easv one 20 carry out. and President TaY-
tor may be able 30 complete tho Hrrang e-
iuenis in time for a start IN February
Various efforts 20 organize ? hockey. cir
,,,,it among the NJ g. \ clubs have moi been
successful "a the members have too many
. nor engagements 10 take w a formal series
ftH-
Of matches Al clay bird shooting az The
,Be circuit would moi have to be carried out
on such short schedule Tho Lakewood
and Nassau members nave made starr
Andrews COLI club viii open gun house
md traps thi5; week Which nTinss s1Gqthgr
clair has also taken M shooting
CUP or bqndlcep vents zen! :, are on for T.. d.
and pvker Meadow links. The snow Is No
longer = old mantle on tho courses snd Tho
chances are far for the cars ine ont Of The
competitions
cH Alison he oxford PLAYER Mo visited
this counirv With ne team ~ me l'N"td
follows in GoV IHusvaf-c on tho oxford
possibilities 10 oppo-o Csmhridrc this surng
conn WG IN NM ~ Re tr,sSmsn semsnr ven con
spruous Mr Bruce vho hat ius' r"ns ~ from
himssif = Golfer ~ No in,sn sbHty s ,-r hritE
plsycr Is Lord Maidstone ~ po7erf,l pnvsiqu'
IN ,S. Strs-,r-nt 81 ,hs game N, ,tg- o,srs
marked resemblance 70 MAJ ~ w Fohrr MAJ
means Dependent on iength otsvins ~ ihe older
PLAYERS 81 nroVnlee. No NJ sterriar hs'
II ], onr short iirrs sine b. began - 'sk, golf
-'rorsl and h. Is c-tisin 70 somy on jon 70 ~
GOOD cesl Of COUNTY 'nctc'. whlch = in -
al HHf IN HfHh