The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02

frips Abroad Under Discussion by Anna.
teurs n Professional.


teurs and Professional.
] Both smateurs and professionals are now
talking Of gon1ng trips abroad next season.
The professionals are more likely to keep
their courage to the sticking point than the
amateurs. although several OF the latter class
are doing missionary work in regard to getting
up a team. After i've years the British
amateur championship will be again at classic
st. Andrews. Il. NJ. Byers and +. Oden
Horstman. who have many friends at 81.
Andrews. will probably 70 over in time for
the amateur championship the first week in
June. but the larger party will make a summer
vacation trip Of the undertaking. Until the
dates OF our amateur championship are
settled at the annua meeting OF the United
States Golf Association the excursion will
hang FIRE, for while they have no great desire
to play in the British amateur many who have
the trip under Consideration do not wish to
lose the opportunity to compete for the
American title.
should the American championship be
held in June or september said a leading
Eastern amateur, a plan will be pushed
through to get up Q team OF our players for
q summer trip to the British links. The
matter has been canvassed in a quiet way and
a dozen have expressed a willin gness to go
across. Whether we will go in q body or
agree to meet on a given date at q certain
rendezvous has not been The
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at ten or twelve links. with the home players.
Each member Of our team will defray his
own expenses and the trip will be an informal
undertaking, for we will not go as the chal-
Longing representatives OF the United states
ton. We will do as a body just what many
! Of our players have done as individuals.
sootls Is %4 England i sS1s and % Ire lS%G snd l asa as as
much golhng as we can In a four or SIX weeks
trip; The This can sD b t dome yssy b SlC ely az sa xees
The amateur championship has not been
Snai i since = This hsy Year F the AmsriC cam repre-
Macdonald and R. L. MscIsny' In Mscdon-
aids opinion either Travis. Egsn oc Trsyers.
had they been n s starters %SIid T T1Tely h hare
in a championship at classic. st, Andrews.
win or lose Is a great temptation TO our best
ranged undoubtedly as many as possible
would go over II time for the -. AndreSs
team later The early visitors would be en-
team. The task will be easier than II was to
arrange matches for the Oxford and Cam
bridge Society's team here. for no long rail-
road journeys will be needed and the runs be-
tween courses may be made in automobiles,
As to the professionals. there will be the
visual hegira for the winter to their SCOTCH or
English homes OF a doz Th. OF Gus more 7 N Mssser m
be that each professional shall winter at home
once every four or five years. George Low Is
for rest and will be back early in the spring.
The open championship is due at Hoylake
in the rotation OF links and there ts a fair
prospect that Aleck Smith and Will Anderson
will play in i. They we're at St. Andrews
for the event in 1905. put. although Anderson
made a good showing in a professional tourna-
ment earlier, neither played his game in the
open championship. Both have since been
arm OF golf bali makers Is understood to be
willing to send the pair across, they are pretty
sure to be starters in the British open this
spring.
Baltusrol. since the opening Of the railroad
station on the club grounds, is more popular
than ever for Saturday. golhng: There are
special trains to suit the hours OF the players,
gain an added attraction in the setting OF
gorgeous autumnal foliage The first round
Lor tae speG n b. cup , LOT NV wh .oIm slHyeen nave
The last handicap for the season Of the
viii be played on Wednesday. At its close
the eight who have gained the greatest num-
Der of points in the compositions Will draw
and continue at match play for a prize.
PRINCEroNs Nov. LIN the final for the
Howard j. Gee defeated J. B. Bankard, by
. up and s 70 play. Gee secured a lead Of
and the nrst nine in 30. Gee won the cham
pionship last year by defeating Douglas
Laird in the final round.
Members OF the Dunwoodie Country Oub
are. becoming daily, more enraptnred with
their new course. which is now in far better
condition than on the hasty opening Labor
Day. The, postponement Of the first club
spring was not due to any dissatisfaction
with the greens, but because a storm on the
a fully, representative. entry for the mem-
bers. 1t had been fixed OF a Thursday.
always a mistake in the fall, when business
except on Saturdays: and this circumstance
with the bad weather combined to keep
vet mainly Informal. but there is a good turn
out OF players on Saturdays and Sunday
S arSTFSS to the Th limit me nnS, NitR the rs ar raRlsty
ments planned for ice hockey and, ~coasting
parties, a brisk winter Is expected at Dun
woodie,
There will be handicaps at he Ardsley Club
thanksgiving. In the long history OF the
ST. Andrews Golf Club snow has only twice
caused a postponement q the ThenkssiyinS
will be the thirty-six hole scratch medal play
contest for the club championship ard the
in play in this country, Winter no longer has
any terrors for the 81. Andrews members, for
gun box for clay bird shoots. When snow
covers the links the members will find occu-
patton IN the other sports, The =; AndreTs
Club and the Country club. Brookline, could
not be played last winter for lack of good ice.
| y ne matCn WIN the bTOOkllue CuIltTb nus Deeu
renewed and IL will be played in January
the New York team going 10 Boston later in
the winter.
The Nassau Country Club has notified the
intercollegiate Golf Association informally
that its course will be at the disposal OF the
college golfers on any days desired next fall.
At the annual meeting OF the Interoelleg late
Golf Association. held at Garden City while
the recent championship meeting was on. there
was a vote to play at Nassau next year II
the course could be- obtained. The third
week in October will undoubtedly be the
time selected. The arrangements may be
regarded as completed, for the college boys
will not hold a winter meeting as in former
years, and the matter will he closed up by
Secretary IL. n. Wilder. through cores
pondence.
DINNER TO Nary tRD CREW.