New-York tribune., 1908-09-07


Programmes are fo- the third oPen cham
p5oaship ucu-nsr rleHt OF the Metropolitan Golf As
socisflca he'd the BaltusEo links OF Sep
teuber = and X The championship proper xiii
consist of se.euty-tso holes nedel play. thErty-s1
holes each day. b1t ths-e stu be side attraction
OF September =. under the auspices OF the Bal
tusrol COZ Club
The fact that this years championship vill be
open professionals Of the serId IA bound 20 lend
added interest and IL is reasonable 10 suppose
tnzt some ct the p-cninsn: pros OF other %
czIities viii De hand Tne money consideration
= Esne tno sliuFing. ho~eve-, and for that reason
long distance entries are likely 70 be scarce I'm
medisteIy after the recent oPen tournament al
Van Oortlandt Park VII Anderson asked if
he vcz!d come OF for the metropolitan, and ne at
oace replied IN the negative He said that the
money fn1ucement entirely TOO small for an
affair of such proportions, and Furthermore. that
there nothing il IL for z man 10 leave his
club for week pay hctel bills railroad fare etc
and Irsrei a couple OF thousand miles besides As
: parting shot Anderson declared that the lot Of
the professionals in this country anything but
z h@d of roses
TIE prizes III ne coming championship are
eizhr il number, follows: First, $50: second
ss1- third So: fourth. s5s: fifth. 50; sixth. s39
seventh. s2p. and eighth, sle
This oompetiIicn IS open 10 amateurs as wen Is
professionals and IL is not necessary for entries
10 be certified BY club secretaries Competitors
nav send IN their own entries. hut must give the
I II
must incinse s. entrance All entries should Dc
made direct to Leighton Caikins. the secretary,
Nc . Broad street. New York lily, On or eefere
Saturday. September L.
Conditions governing the special competition cali
for 9 thirty-six-7ole medal play four-haA match
Teams .iu consist Of amateur and pro-
tesEfenaI- both from the same club. and CLUBS
regularly employing more than one professional
nav ente- more than team There viii De
three priz=s-sIoo so and 81 No entrance fee VII
be charged for this event
With the midsummer luH ever. the Baltusfo'
Golf Club has arranged for the buslest Alho O
fau season The tournament committee consist
ing Of James A Tying. T { Enne'er ana " lliIs
l. Carey. announces that nes start II I . e2.,,
pet;Tive way viii De made to-day an elshle-n~
noe rneosI pay fas,rs1es vii Be the a1iernoCt
attraction Prom September . 70 October s those
54o4 n9 qusnnta S5 ,li T1 gSt Il out at match play
The seIiisnnuai club eaampto:snp ,,h t0I an e,gh
ieen-hole testing round the best touT 10 9e 9oes.ss
nc 5sEs TIE Tners ser1li-annual club champion
sF7s viii then claim attention There vi. oe an
eigkteen-i.ols medal round on october "A me pest
cup presented b. H Russei Landale. Of Calcutta
India Kill be played for on November ., Election
III. tournament committee Of the Essex County
Country Ciut consisting cf l. St Clair Colby,
z 2 Sanford, Ellis Adams and o L Gubelznsn,
has dratea far schedule On October e Ils nD CAP
MEDAL pla. qualifying rcund, best sixteen scores
70 ousfs for match play TIE championship maj
WI te decided Election Day
In = ttirty-six-hoie stroke competition held
cer,lv oyer the Scarborough course, in England.
Harry Vsrdcn and Edward Ray tied for first hon
ors with scores Of lSs- Rays morning round Of
g eousHsd the course record while Naroon
f-r-7ev-srd tourney Of g the afternoon the
hest ever recorded for the second nine James
Brad. the open champion competed. and finished
Rith II.