The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-22
MATCH FINALS AT LAKEWOOD.
FOUR CUP COMPETITIONS AND AN
OPEN HANDICAP.
Public Links Reopcned at n Cortlandt
Park N Many Golfers Turned Out
Handbags n Club Contests on
Several OF the Metropolitan Courses.

Park and Many Golfers Turned Out
-HsndlcAps and Club Contests on
Several OF the Metropolitan Courses.
Red flags were UP at Van Cortlandt Park
yesterday, but the winters signal for skating
meant this time that the public links hud
been REQ pened. Besides the regular eighteen
hole course, the short course on the parade
ground was kept In use. The inexperienced
golfers and raw beginners stuck to the short
course. so that the playing on the long course
was much more enjoyable than usual. The
conditions revealed again the need Of a short
course for beginners, and, as the average of
play on the public links is now very fair. with
this concession granted the golf W Van Cort-
landt Park would be safer and more en-
joyable 10 the visitors not Of the novice class.
The course had been closed since March. !,
and the putting green's under straw all winter,
SO there was a great rush TO play the round
TO open the season, About 100 men ana
! thirty women used the long course, while
forty OF fifty played on the parade ground.
Bernard Nichols. the professional golfer.
was a visitor and played the round with a
friend. The New York Golf Club held liz
1 opening scratch contest. on which ratings
will be made for tho first hpndIcap next week,
The scores.
Gilman P, Tiffany. S. l.. |, Taylor, S. G e Rove,
So ? LarEln, o. Fl +, Gilmar'ir "a e Floyd' g;
G. s. King, OF; n Il. Holuster. 90; 2. n. Barnes. ";
K R. Il; P 81 4 ~ Watson sip p DS 10: F. : g. I {; "SSIli ,c6. TIM T T.
SwsSs sBs5 1SS d. A ia. 2 v ElP h' HiD TO- ic J. t. +. y R1 Hs%Ts, iSs;
II, /. stevenson, 100; H. Ga6ISg. iGs j. y. Weston'
los; +. U. AdAms, 81, 7, 4 CTuli, ll3, j. &, cannon
inyton, lis; G, A. Garnwtll, llg; G. H., Leslie. 49,
Hi, Meil1n, l2O, Thomas Hes4iey. ils. p Camp
bell, i25.
A selected nine hole score, the haudicaps
one-6alf the full allotment, for, a cup PIE
st sf1 ,Rs & ~ Ri e. ana HAITI FlsllG Il ciSy6 Ss'yI2h@' r&s stfH:1''
,,IFF: I; Hurst, 4; t1oaa!1; l. hYI S S;n,a1 a. q
e. u Heaven. 49, a.; j S, dc SeidInS 81 ,S-4.
There were about sixty players at the st;
Andrews Golf Club yesterday, who found
e coe Dss SHAPED up complete fer the NJ, 6. <,
championship next month. The round now is
S Ss1. y yS eniy eSS ' out n foT the 9RStfdf rst monthly
no returns, and y; ], kigEsley, Who finished
score prize with 81. aud the following eight
qualified for handicap matches for the
months net prize:
$50; J.. u, E~dglntoh, o. SIS; " g. Flanders
%, lo-.ssi g. " Barnes, %, SEQ: walter T; stern
In the first round. Reid plays Fox. Craven
Flanders meets Stern.
A con bunker Ave feet in height was the
, lGs afst I Tee g az .he Fox !0 t Hiiis &c CIf2i6 ye saSF-
day, It took the place Of the long trap
scores In the weekly handicaps were:
GO Gas p. Aw ", R E; hHSf g. 80 ~ :: J. H. w %sislF, g. g..
Cas- B.:a, !. ',IMSclsiIand, q. ,,ss1as,; "; Lam,
M iSeassi IL IL, iTs-Ssss:: G l., smith ill., Isl. s7-,iSs.
co ShTS V Giub opened y; N rs season son to-day S1 With
the links in splendid condition and a great
number q membeES on ahnd ioE practice
4 and B were golhng features. The scores
follow;
cla.. A1 . -, 4. PnWSn'HRs' s e. ,so 50 .t G; HHar r
Adams, los = 50; W: c, BeseEsp. io7. iSmSl;
is, So; ="
,pT Tn Uisy T Yer the acr cup psress sstde by j, E. ' Way
AZ tie pySer' Meadow Golf Club yesterday,
The eight to qualify were:
pb n PS'; 3, "a =. ST g. J. T. 6 B; ss,fIe' s. sSi a. . j! H. T. l. /.
eeSSI nuaseS g. j s' sSss: i J. t 9. Fo%s4.. T. g. 10 1-:; Daniel
Class 4sndIsSps, IN ,o wdPISS 81, the best four
opened Play. yesSeFdayc az the kichmqId
been elected captain OF the team The sum
Glass A.-P. L. Davis. 10. e-s1; OTIS l.. Williams,
eS, o-AA: G. West Taintor 81, o-S. Char.es I. Stout,
T,0-S7; CIV plcrson, w., I-9l: Vincent H0cklpcyor.
iot, 1879; C.. d. simmons, IT., i03, 10 rs; Hrauiih Cor.
roll, los. 1875, X, y, Enmons, lof, s-9j, h. L, Won
ham, lilo, l0-lO0; l., II, Thomas, i0:. 0-los,
| Class "A. W. Johnson, 0, Ito: a. J.. Walker,
| los, 22-Ss; +. W. Ho1le. iOi, i6-St; Dewitt Stafford,
| i01, le-ssi Il. ], Snhver, l0l. lG-7g: v, |. Seaman.
100, l5-9l +. l., Hughes, lis, 2?-9S,
A busting, eighteen hole, open, handicap
for gross and net cup and the four match
play hnal rounds made mp the card to winu up
the successful tournament OF the Country Club
OF Lakewood yesterday, There was a great
thTong at the links. society following the
White and Mitchell match IN strength and
forming an apprecIatiye gallery. Mitchell
has the slashing style that IL typical OF the
rising Achool Of NesteIn golfers and made n
fine Impression. He lust IN The FIRST round OF
the last amateur championship TO Fred Her
reahon who had q great scoring streak. NJ Itch
ell IN well known at the Western tournaments.
lie y at Williams College: White was not rs