The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-11

time for the tournament Louis Livingston
and r. G. Watson, Jr.. are tied for the ANA
teur record at 20.
The impending championships are OF
the Women's Metropolitan Golf Associa-
ton and the Hudson Mver Golf Association.
sixth in annual sequence, but the first that
has been held at the Baltllsrol oiolf Clup'
1t was won in 1900 and 1902 by Miss Gene
We've Hecker and In the three years since
by Mrs. E. A. Manice. In 1902 Mrs Nance
In 1901 the Women's M. G. A. tournament
was a stepping stone to the national cham
pionship for Miss Hecker and she also won
the greater title In 1902 at the Country
Club Of Brook line The 1901 national
tournament was at the baltusroi sion .; xiuo
and a special interest In the eolnRetiiion
will be in the temperance OF Miss Hecker,
now Mrs. Charles T.. Stout, who has not
played in championship since her mar
rage Mrs. Manice Is not to play, u Is
understood, but she will be competitor
in the national championship.
Besides the title the entrants IN the
pendine tournam ent at Baltusrol will have
a merry round Of minor competitions 10
decide, such as the consolation cup, won
last year by Miss Gertrude Travers q the
mixed foursome. The winners Of the
former last year, when the tournament
was at tho Apa wants links, were Mrs. L.
H. Polhemrs Of the Eastern Parkway
Golf Club and Mas Marian Kirkley Of the
then brought In as winners Miss c, g. Willis
and W. D. vanderpool Of the Morris County
Golf Club. beginning a romance OF the links
that has eliminated in an engagement
Interest In the Hudson River Coli Associa.,
ton is as strong within the confines OF
Greater New York as it Is in the six clubs
forming the league. as nearly every com
petitor who will take part in the qualifying
round on June %, plays also In the tourna-
ments Of the Metropolitan Golf Association,
The clubs In tho league arc the Poweiton
Svs. eoe,y M 6S ssssa Of
Duchess County Of P oughkeepsie, Twaalfs-
kill Of Kingston, Columbia Country Club
Of Hudson and the Highlands Club OF
Garrisons
The league has kept up a team cham
pionshp since 1892. wSn T., by rowelton IN
There are six on each team and the visits
to and fro among the links are very agree
able sporting and social outings. 1t is
the individual championship that Is to begin
this week, and the course selected is that
Of the Twaalfskill Country Club at Kings;
ton. It is Of nine holes. Of $500 yards and
the tournament will be the housewarming
OF q new and spacious clubhouse. The
tournament Is the annual family party OF
the members, and there are many minor
prizes to be played for besides the cham
pionship cup.
In the first tournament, held at New
burgh, Gilman P. Tiffany Of the Powelton
Club won the SCORE medal Louis +.
Myers Of the Saegkill Club, and then just
from the Yale team, beat Tiffany by close
fit In the semi-fnal, and w. j. Evans Of the
same club In the final. In 1903 Roger T.
Pelton won the championship, held over
links of his home club, the Duchess County,
with Tiffany as runner up. 1t was again
at the Powelton Club last year, Tiffany
winning the medal and also the title. de-
feating Joseph Chadwick. DR.. also OF the
Powelton Club, by lup. The annual handi-
cap has been won by James 3. Taylor,
Howard Kenworthy and W. X. Gillett