New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-10
WOMEN ON THE LINKS:
TO PLAY At NORTHFIELD.
TraUers to Start at Wilmington--
AIec Smith an Form.


Tho competitive attraction in a golf way this
week will be the second annual championship tour
nament Of the Women's Eastern Golf Association
and tri-city team matches for the Grfscom Cup 70
be held the links OF the Country Club OF Al
lantic City. According to the programme, the nrst
two days, tomorrow and Wednesday, viii be de-
voted to the Eastern championship. Thirty-slX
holes of medal play eighteen each day, Will be the
test.
Miss Fanny C. Osgood. of the Boston women
is the present Eastern champion, having won her
title year ago the links of the Nassau Coun-
try Club. Others who likely to make a vigorous
bid for honors are Miss Harriet Curtis. Miss Mar
garet Curtis and Miss Mary Adams, of Boston;
Miss Georgianna Bishop, of Bridgeport. and Miss
Julia r. Mix, of Englewood. The championship
play will take place each afternoon. eaving the
The intercity matches will claim attention on
team Won, after defeating both Boston and New
York in hard fought matchSs on paper Boston sl
York teams are likely to be weaker than they were
The Boston team this week will include the
Misses Curtis; Miss Adams. Miss oSgood MS; MISS
Miss Harley. Mrs. Batchelder and the Misses
Matches for the Griscom Cup began in 1900 In
that year in 1901. only the New York and Phiia-
dePha G9pet9d the wa
admitted and its team won the next three years IN
Will be scored this year by one point for each
match which Is the method now USED IN nearly al
important COilteSlS llcIc anu ubio''N'
Jerome D. Travers. the metropolitan and New
Jersey champion. has entered for the annual in
vItation tournament of the Wilmington Country
Club, to be held on Thursday. Friday and Satur-
day Of this week. This win lend additional IN
terest TO a tournament which always attracts q
large field
Last year with conflicting dates In Philadelphia
the Wilmington club received 126 entries. There Is
rival mems tournament this time. and Robert
Wier chairman of the golf committee. says that
wi he flgElv
TO $50 Entries will close with Wier at the VIII
mington Country Club tomorrow.
The programme calls for S6-hole medal play
qualifying round, the first sixteen to continue at
sixteen for the vice-presidents cup the third six
teen for the Brandywine Cup and the fourth six
rounds VIII be at eshten holes. Prizes have also
been offered for the defeated eight in each six
teen. The course. which Is in excellent condition.
covers playing length OF 6.OZ5 yards.
The programme is out for the annual amateur
championship tournament OF the United States
Golf Association, 10 be held the links of the
Euclid Club. of Cleveland. July g. 10. Ii. y and -
This competition is open TO all golfers belonging
clubs which members OF the United States
Golf Association and TO those foreigners visiting
this country who may be invited by the executive
committee OF the association.
The prizes will consist OF the Havemeter cup
and four medals. The cup shall be held for the
year by the club from which the winner shall have
entered. \ gold medal will go to the winner,
silver medal 10 the runner up and bronze medals
to the semi-hnasts The player making the low
est score in the thIrty-slx hole qualifying round
will receive special prize
According to the conditions. eighteen holes will
be played the first day and a like number
the second. The thIrty-two players making the
lowest scores at thirty-six holes shall then COM
pete at eighteen hole match play until the final
round. which shall be at thirty-six holes. All en-
tries subject 10 the approval of the executive
committee and must be received by the secretary.
". Fellowes Morgan. not later than D IN. Mon
day. July /.
l. N. Byers. of P!ttsburg. Is the present cham
pon. He won his title at Englswood last July. de-
featng George Lyon, of Toronto Canada in the
tnal round Byers who is now abroad competed
81 Great Britain az -. Andrews, but lost In the
Members Of the Morris County Golf Club are
competing for cup presented by Ransom H.
Thomas. the president The competition began
Saturday. and will be continued June l., %. -.
July g. Is. ~. o. and September = Il and 81 Cond-
lions call for handicap vs. boyle. The three
players making the best showing will receive three,
At The end OF tho competition the sixteen with the
greatest number OF points VIII compete at handi-
cap match play.
Richard Kimball won the open tournament of the
Woodland Golf club Saturday. defeating A. u.
Lockwood III the lS-hole final round by up. kim
bah made score OF o. The amateur champion
ship tournament Of the Massachusetts state COLI
course on June i to 20.
George =. sheldon. secretary of the Fairfield
County Golf Club. has presented Il special cup for
competition among the members from June 10 20
July 49, inclusive. The winner will be the one re-
turning the best net score for eighteen holes
any one day Should Il person start for this cup
and fail 10 turn In his score he will be disqualified
Alec Smith. the Nassau Country Club profess
sional, who is now abroad. preparing for another
try at the open championship tournament Of Great
Britain. to be decided at Hoylake on June Is and
following days, is at the top Of his game, Shortly
after his arrival on his native soil Smith showed
what he could do by defeating Bob Simpson g IN
and , to play ut Caruoustie. Smith made the round
in y. Within stroke Of the record. His card
which contained five IS. is follows;
out Observation-Disclosures. 4 6 , 3 5-96
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