The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
GOLF CUP BACK IN ENGLAND.
TROPHY Won BIZ TRAVIS AT SAND
VICE HASREACHED PRESTWICK

N"'N WV sun bhg On hhlinEa wanted
~ The Metropolitan landscapes
Professional Champions Back Prem
the sOuih-ReeOrds OF the Bunch.
Nine Of the hity-three clubs in the Metro
politan Golf Association have failed to return
their handcGps TO the handicap committee,
hessrs. Calkins. MenElea and Phillips, by
April 1, a. requested. A letter has been sen I
to the secretary OF each club stating that
additional time will be given by the com
mittee up to Saturday OF this week, but II
the ratings are not tLen received the clubs
players will be Quilted from the general
list. which most golfers will hold to be a
proper enough penalty.
The delay Of these few clubs Ia sending
In their handicAps 10 holding back the entire
work OF the committee, said Leighton Cal
kins. the chairman Of the handicap board,
ana H may be impossible now to get the
Metropolitan Golf Association list ready ia
time for the Lakewood tournament al the
end OF this month. Au effort will be made
by the committee to have the list ready by
that time, but a. there will be several hum
dred more names on the list than last year
II seems doubtful now II the work can be
finished this month II all Of the clubs had
complied with the several requests issued by
this committee and returned their hRndicaps
before April II Would have made the work
Of the committee considerably easier.
The clubs that are shy on their ratings are
the Country club OF Westchester, Deal Golf
club, Hackensack Golf Club. Meadow Brook
Hunt Club. Morris County Golf Club, Orange
county Golf club. Somerset Hills Country
club. Ardsley club and Princeton Golf cub.
There were three Clubs TO fail 70 make returns
@sn sp1 '9S century S SSs99,y E sL GTSE
The last named has no handicap list, its
members using their handbags from ther
FHIHN h. hWFH 4
shortening this time mas therefore no
Bignt dCance There we're .250 players handi-
capped q! u or under last year and. accord
ing 10 Ar. talkins, there viii be a heavy
increase this year.
W. y lie Cato. an Essex County Country
club golfer, but only present IN business
way ~ the temporary custodian sof the
trophy, was the only playe! 10 attend at the
boxing up OF Great Britain's chHmpion ship
cup and It's shipment 70 England ten DAYS
ago. Word came TO him Yesterday that the
Golf Club. where this years amateur cham
ever come back,
last year. was the first non-resi dent OF the
kingdom TO gain this distinction. lie could
occasion may Try aEsln Meantime there
are no chains 70 hold back others from this
country in seeking the honor. and It is reason
representation AZ Prestwlck
= me vase IL TWO feet IN height, The apeI
sumably. pipe in mouth. An inscription
notes that the cup has been purchased by the
clubs named thereon. me first Ave being the
Liverpool OF Holyoke. Royal Wimbledon.
HOnorable Company OF Edinburgh Burgesses
Il Mnired S5d TIE 5l iS heat COL club
bear the name OF the winner and the place
and date Of each contest. There are twenty
PLAYED for Ia 1850. Trsys's name IL on the
nineteenth plate and there is but one blank
left. When il bears an inscription after
devised 10 hold the names The cup VAS
badly dented and battered on its arrival
or another as a football. but il vas shipped
back In fine condition, smoothed and polished
and improved In value by its stay In this
country.
Samuel stark has been reeleO ed president
q the BrookiiyR G9li Cup and with Aessrs.
clubs green committee The clubhouse
HdJOlhs the public LINKS In Forest Park, which
holes and viii be reopened in a few days
The new putting greens are 100 square feet in
some Instances, end TO get them fesdy ~ time
has been hard task on account Of the heavy
SHOWS last winter
New Yorks wandering boys Of tue pro-
Tess ionAl clan arrived safe and sound yester-
day after the winter South Those TO return
we're WIN Anderson. open champion. Ber9sTdd
Nichols and George Low Of Baltusrol VIII
Smith. after winning the fret open cham
gionship Of Mexico. stayed on at the San
still Of the era eEeTjacEs is IlscE Smith. who
vent TO southern California from the Mexican
tourns ment aud is due back At the Nassau
anderson and Nichols toured the Atlantic
links, besides the Mexican invasion, from
miss New. Orleans Magnolia Springs
tWhere Bernard Nichols won the open tourna-
m ,s,,., Miami Palm Beach oTm S}nd 81
were some OF the stops, the two playing eT-
h!bition matches and breaking the old records
like piecrist wherever they journeJtd.
George Low made d fine campaign on his
own hook, mostly IN Florida. but he also
played a. Aiken and Pinshurst. His signal
success was to win the Opcn championship OF
South florida at Palm Beach iu 10 7el46.
title he also won in 1900 and 1901 when
The competitlon was not 80, keen. however.
The day following, Low and X " Mcklwee.
amateur champion Of South Florida. won
the four ball touTns meut, with the record
best ball score Of Of The former record
Oh Nichols.
puai united North and South amateur ir' cham
Plonship tournament began to-day Win The
womsn's championship, The qualification
round was dispensed with. as several Of the
poorer players withdrew. The gold medal
round was not awarded owing 20 some mis-
understanding as 20 the combination Of
The Surprise U Of he dsys play was the de-
feat Of Mrs. NJ ID. Paterson Of the En- glewOod
coli club, New Jersey. by Miss Mary H.
Dutton Of the Oakley Country club, Mster-
town. by up
wonen,s ChAnpIonshlp-First round - Miss X.
II. MA. New York, beat Miss Ethel Check Fast
COLI Club, MINI, beat Mrs W " weaver PbiiS-
delphla ny and o 70 play Miss Man Dutton.
Oakley County Club. Mass, beat Mrs. N. D, Peter-
ton EnglewoOd Golf club v J.. up. Nm. VII.
liam Wes'. Camden Country Cub. y. :; beat Mrs.
n. s. Denny. Allegheny Country club, Pa, up.
Seml-hnAl Round-MTs Hel beat Mis- Mia. up
aud TO play; Miss Dut,On hea' Miss West, up
and TO play