The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-17
AMATEUR GOLFER TURNS PRO
H. III. BARKER OF HUDDERsFTELD,
ENGLAND, COMING HERE.
Prominent Player Abroad Accepts Engage
ment At Salisbury Plains Hanks, Garden
Cty-Alcck smith Back &C Nassau
PLAY At Marine and Field Club.

ment at Salisbury Plains Hanks, Garden
Cty-Alock smith Back st Nassau
PLAY At Marine and Field Club.
Fl. II. Barker OF the HuddersAeld Club.
Yorkshire. has accepted an engagement as
professional at the Salisbury Plairs links.
Garden City. which Ia 10 be opened on Septem-
Der /. He has always been an amateur
abroad. and this year was the winner OF the
Irish open amateur championship He has
been running a timber business at Hudders-
field. which he has turned over TO his father.
who IL becoming too old TO follow his occupa-
ton as woodman OF the Fixby estate. on which
the Huddersfeld course is situated. Barker
is described as a fine player OF unassuming
manners who will be greatly missed In York
shire amateur golf. Barker played first on
the Huddersfeld team on June 20 at Bradford
in the Yorkshire Union Of Golf Clubs tourna-
ment. Huddersfeld won for the fourth
successive year and it's tenth victory In the
fourteen years Of the team match. Barker's
score was 81. IT, i6I. lie won the prize for
the best eighteen holes and. q. T, Grassland
of his team took the prize for the hest thirty
six holes OF the day. with 70. sO-i5S.
Americana who visit the Isle Of Wight will
find Willie Dunn In charge OF the nine hole
course there, situated on the Luccombs
estate. This is a picturesque. cite between
Shanklin Chine and the Iandslip. easy OF
access from Shankiin. Ventnor and Bon
church.
Park Commissioner Berry has taken an
active interest In Van Cortlandt Park and the
public links is In better condition than in
several seasons. The professionals to play In
and ? are TO send a committee to the Park
Commissioner urging n special preparation
of the course. fol-, their competition. for as the
scores are wired all over the United states
they are anxious to make low ones and do not
want TO be handicapped by, rough greens.
July 30 and n will be devoted to an amateur
tournament. and August / and 2 will be solely
for the professionals.
Aleck Smith 1. back at Nassau. His frat
match In the near future will be between
Jerome ID. Trsvers and himself against W, j.
club professional, II will he q home and
home four ball match. thirty-six holes, at
Nassau, and the same at Garden City.
W. W. warper has won the McClement
cup, for which the qualifying round was
PiinnESeu H In b SatS pitn na m u IN the inal b a"a ! and ,.
Warner also won the July handicap. ss, io-7s.
Play for the foursome cups presented. by
pairs still in being Hatch and Golden, Hurst
and Harris. kimbal and Clapp and Hutton
amd Camp; The president mt D STp; for T baI
has Just finished in the success OF C.. J. Sawyer.
The play was In this order:
rirS, gndvH', ten, h WtrG Gsrls Sy by : up sn 10
play: Kimball beat Russell. by 8 up and l 10 play;
HS Scmi G 1SHsr s Hsss sSei 3 Beat pP Ri,mS.r. by , up and
: / 10 play: Hatch beat Harris, by 0 up and 7 10 play.
FINAL Sawyer beat Hatch. by = up and I to play.
! The four best gross and net scores made
this month qualify for a cup presented by
! I. \. Reid.
The fourth monthly handicap will be played
I to-day AZ the Dyker Meadow Golf Club. There
will be the first and second prizes.
Don Mackie and John Mackie, the Dun
woodie Country Club professionals, played
n foursome with Isaac Mackie Of Fox Hills
and John Dun yesterday an the Dunwoodie
links. The scores were: Msckie and Dun, las:
Mackie and Mackie. 1888, for thirty-six holes.
Isaac Mackie Of Fox Hills made a, rs on
Monday. Yesterday Jack Mackie made the
eighteen holes in rs, which Ia a new record for