Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-10
GOLF TOURNEYATFIELD CLUB
Preparations for Transmississippi Annual
Event Are Made,
LARGE ATTENDANCE is LOOKED FOR
Secretary Benvitt Receives Many
Encouraging Letters from Clubs
Belonging to the Association
COncerninE Tourney.


The prizes have arrived and are being
engraved for the Transmississippi Golf
association tournament. which will be held
at the Field club grounds June 20, q, p and
%. This is the sixth annual tournament
since the formation of this association
and bids fair to be the banner in tho
history of the institution. Secretary
Leavitt is receiving most favorable letters
from all quarters and he is authority for the
statement that the attendance will be the
largest ever.
The Lincoln Country club has been ad-
mitted TO membership In the association
and an invitation has been extended TO
the Nebraska City Country club to join,
with the probability of its accepting.
Walter Fairbanks of Denver, who has
just returned from a European trip, Is
president of the association and was run
ner up last year. He has sent word that
he and d. d. Ellis will head a large dele
CATION from Denver at the Omaha tourna-
ment.
Colonel @. S. McGrew, vice president of
the association and president of the Glen
Echo club of st. Louis, will be present
Harold p Bend of st. Paul and c. T.
Jaffray of Minneapolis have chartered a
car for the delegations from those two
cities and they write the Twin cities will
be well represented.
c. w. Higgins, editor of the Golfers
Magazine, has written that It will be inn
possible for him to be present during the
tournament, but he will be in in time for
the finish on the last day. Des Moines
representatives, will be numerous and will
be headed by Warren Dickinson, winner
of the championship last year.
Local Arrangements Complete.
While the affairs of the tournament are
in the hands Of Hayward G. Leavitt as
secretary and the directors of the Trans
missippi the Omaha Field club is making
every preparation for the handling of the
large number which will be present. The
courts are being put in the best possible
shape and should be fine at the time OF
the tournament, week after next.
Below is given the complete program
for the four days OF play, The rules of the
United States Golf association will govern
all play:
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 90
$50 A. M.-F1rst half qualifying round al
medal play for Transmississippi amateur
1880 p. M.-Seoond half qualifying round
at medal play for Transmississippi amateur
championship. eighteen holes-thirty-siz
holes in all-thirty-two to qualify.
Prize for the lowest medal score.
The players making the sixteen next low.
est scores in the qualifying round viii
The players making the sixteen next low,
est scores in the qualifying round will
compete for the secretary's prize.
THURSDAY, JUNE "a.
1Nra atlnla eia Inn
amateur championship, eighteen holes
The sixteen losers in this round to com
1920 A M.-first round for directors
| prize, eighteen holes, match play.
1870 A. M.-First round for secretary
900 P. M.-Second round I'ransmississipp
amateur. championship. eighteen holes
500 : M.-First round for consolation
prize, eighteen holes, match play.
The sixteen players defeated In the mrs
round for the Championship 70 compete to
the consolation price
FRIDAY, JUNE %.
800 A. M-Third round Transmississtpp
amateur championship, eighteen holes
$40 A M.-second round for consolation
prize, eighteen holes, match play.
| s6 A M-Second round for directors
prize, eighteen holes, match play
! 1000 A. M.-Second round FOR secretary
| prize eighteen holes, match play.
| 1880 A. M.-First round at match plaI
against Bogey for the CLUB chaInplonshll
| Of the Transmississippi COLI association
Teams of four and only one team from
each club to compete. The CLUB OF the WIN ~,
ming team to have the custody OF the j. Z
| Brock Olympic cup for one year, ana eacl
member to receive bronze meaal, IN
names and scores Of the winning team to b
ESQ p. MESemi-hnal round Transmits
sissippi amateur championship, elshteei
I.S5 p M.-semi.finaI round for consola
| ton prize, eighteen holes, match play
200 p M.-semi-fnal round for direc
tors prize, eighteen holes. match play;
prize eighteen holes, match play.
! Scores in the second, third and semi
final rounds above TO eount, uS 5IItoi
in team play against Bosey LOT lhe erooi
SEQ p. M.-Final round at match pla!
against Bogey for thS olup ohSlhpLol tsa
| and custody of the Brock cup, elghteel
'-'' SATURDAY. JUNE %. 1905.
$40 a. m.-First half final round Trans
mississippi amateur championship ID holes
9:45 a. m.-Final round for consolation
prize, Is holes match play, =.
! 10 a. m.-Final round for directors pfizS
1Oi5 a. INITIAL round for secretary
prize, IS holes, match play .a ,r,o,.
|
match play. -. .,..,.
championship gold medal will be given
the winner, and silver medal 70 the runne
up in the championship, in addition TO an
other prize to each.
The two defeated semi-finalists in tn
championship will receive TransmississipI
Golf association bronze medals.
CONDITIONS.
ANY amateur player is eligible from
club Of which he is a member In goo
standing, provided said club Is duly electe
a member of the association prior 10 tn
closing OF the entries for this tournamen
All entries must be made through IN
secretary of the players club and accom-
panied by the entrance fee.
The entrance fee Is 81 for each cor
testant in the Transmississippi amateu
championship, and IS for each team in III
club Championship for the j. Il. Brock cuI
| All entries must be made as above I
the secretary. Mr.. Hayward g. Leavitt a
2lS South Thirteenth street, Omaha Neb
and must be forwarded so as TO reach hiT
not later than Saturday, June 16. on whic
day the entries will close.
The pairing and time Of starting OF eac
pair In the qualifying round viii be ar
| nounced in the Omaha morning papers o