The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-12
GOLF CONTEST BEGINS TO-DAY
LARGE ENTRY FOR ANNUAL
 STATE TOURNAMENT

Three Former Champions to Compete
 for TitIe-Rev. Dr. Newman smyth
 and AIeriden Clergyman Also on List.
 Nearly all the entries for the annual | Connecticut golf tournament had been made yesterday afternoon with the tournament committee at the New Ha- ven Country club, although the entries did not formally close until o'clock. The matches will begin at the Country club this morning at S:3O o'clock.
 Before noon yesterday over 124 names had been received and before the en- tries closed at o'clock the list was brought up to about 1S0.
 The largest entry list is naturally from the home club and the New Ha- ven Country club sends twenty-three men to the play. This is the best the club has eyer done and the club will undoubtedly this year make its best showing. Its team of six should come close to taking the championship next Saturday. W. K. Shepard and c. H. Zimmerman are said to be in especially fine form just at present, and R. $. White, 2d, and NJ. H. Marlin are also playing a tip top game.
 There are two clergymen entered. Rev. Dr. Newman Smytb of the Yale corporation, representing the New Ha- ven Country club, and Rev. Mir Ash worth of the Meriden Golf club.
 Next to the New Haven Country club the best showing in entry numbers is made by the Brooklawn club of Bridge port, and the Meriden Golf club, who send down seventeen names each. The Arawana club Of Middletown is close behind with fifteen names. The Ara wana clubs team will make another strong bid for the team championship on Saturday. Frank Alsop, the old Yale golfer, is probably the leading Arawana star
 The names of all three former state champions appear in the entry list, Charles H. seeley of Stamford, Steve Patterson of Bridgeport, and pr. Carl Martin of Greenwich. It is not certain that Seely and Patterson will start, but their formal entry makes it possible, although some rumors have been cur rent that they will not play It was 8 disappointment that the strong Maple Hill club of New Britain sent down only one entry. This club is usually good for from six to eight fine golfers. All the big clubs, with this exception, however, this year sent much larger list than ever Some of the small clubs of the state were expected to prove | good for entries but they have failed to yet advance them. They may make I good their preliminary informal prom ises.
 The pairing was settled last night, There were only fifty-four golfers who started at Hartford last year so that the entry list of 130 or more indicates the most successful tournament ever en- ! joyed in the state. Never before has
 the entry list gone into three figures. | A summary offthe entry list by clubs: New Haven Country ..........,....... 2S New Haven Golf ..................... | Norwich ..'.'...t.......s.ss'' ID Arawana Golf ......................., 19 Brooklawn Golf ............... '...,... II Fairfield County Golf .............. Il Maple Hill Golf ...................." l 1 Meriden Golf ......................' lT Wallingford Country .. .............. s Waterbury Golf .'..................... 10 l Wee Burn Golf ........................ 12 Hartford Golf (incomplete). te)........... 6