New-York tribune., 1905-06-19
GOLF.
WOmen's Tournament at Nassau
T'raUers's Rash Bet.

Coming tournaments Of the week cast a shadow
before in the gossip of the amateurs. and there
are many "reminiscences of the toUrnan anents which
wound up last Saturday that will furnish talk at
the clubs and wherever golfers meet in town to-day
The victory OF Mrs. Stout in the Wonen's Metro
politan Golf Association tournament is deemed
one of class. After her first match with Miss
Willis, Mrs. Stout down at more times
in each of the rounds. and but for her mastery OF
the horneward' holes at Baltus-o series that puts
a premium long drives and second shots Mrs.
n. P. Rogers, Miss Hurry or Miss Gertrude Travers
might have beaten her This marks a gen
eral improvement in the game of American women.
and is said by them be due to the good practice
they have gained at the series of one-day tourna-
rlents held different clubs throughout the spring
There is to be another tournament of the sort at
the Nassau Country Club Cn Friday, the entries
closing with Mrs. Howard F. Whitney, at Glen
Cove, tomorrow. There viii he a large number of
Hurry viii be absences The fcrrner says that
she VIII rest up for white. and the latter is to
50 to her fathers place a. North Hatley. Canada,
for the summer
hnal is that the ninetceny ear-li boy had pumped
Of SO 70 81. offered that he would repeat during
the tournament the record of "A the boy had made
on Tuesday. An older hand would have SHE'D at
the the bet, & especially when SO much depended on the
winning the decisive round and store up strength
for it. That Travers seemed tagged on Saturday
really due to his inability to keep his long drives
on the course. which puts premium straight
start T. in the Englewood Golf Club open tournament
bring out one Of the largest fields Of the year
1t is the only open tournament announced
at Englevcod since tie completion Of the
course. but the club states that it is hereafter TO
there, the old nine hole links far back
1893 DIR. Burdett OConnor created Il sensation
then by making 81 in the qualifying round and
j. Insey Blair. who played on the American team
in the international polo match at Paris Sat
urday. won the first cup, goling in about so As
instance of the Improvement in the game OF the
American golfers the amateur record for the pres
ent G3n0 yard course at EnglewoOd Is n, held by
H NJ Britton. and the competitive record for this
season IS, established by @ Kirkby and t. Mortl-
Iuer Barnes Memorial Day
Gilman P Tiffany will defend his title in the
fourth annual championship OF the Hudson River
Golf Association to be held at the Twaalfskin
Club. Kingston. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Louis p Myer and Z. H. Pelton. former champions,
will also be starters. The Twaafskil course Is OF
nine holes. the round being of 5000 yards. and the
programme for the tournament contains SO many many
competitions that all who attend, whatever their
degree of proficiency in the game, will be kept on
the links without a halt. There is TO be recep-
ton on Friday night, extended to the women mem
through It's president. A r Clearwater, when the
new clubhouse will be formally opened.
which is probably the smallest and richest golf
club in the country-consisting Of three wealthy
and s. The entries close with Charles B. Cory.
at HyanniS, on July 4. a rich and varied array
of prizes is to be in competitIon-one. for those
players who otherwise would have TO sit idly by
after the first day. being called the Lobster Cup
To staySe off invdioqs criticism, the programme
having a lobster on the cover hence the name
Honi soft qui nal pense.' The runner-up will
be presented with book How to Play Golf. ="
returned from Scotland and the open champion
ship at St Andrews on Saturday