New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
GOLF AT SHINNECOCk
Record Scores By Strong and
DOUGLAS Ouer Nearby LINKS.

MI, .+r.o+i,-e links of the Shnnecock Hills ION
Club down among the sand dunes near sou'iialiip :
ton will be the of an invitation 'out I
this week Although the regular series oi 0Aiua'
+-,.,,en+s heSan there in 1885, competltlohs "elo
held from 1894 and it was in July OF lhe
wear that Willie Park, tr.. won thir'S-si@ h'ie
match from Willie Dunn 80, ,,,,s
rbta affair opened the regular eighteen-nole Inns
80 -ior +o that the course had consisted of twelve
boles There was also separate nlne-hole coui 80
for women The mems course was oh'y apou' 49,
wards and Harry Nardon, in 1871 oeied'eu e -
Tom hutchinson over it by Il up and 10 10 play
.,iltie, +t record of 7O-71-1A A little later
| nau- ANA was secured which enabled the cluD 10
rearranpe its course and increase 1t TO 1ts present
length of 5.S33 yards
rrI, r,aels tournament will be held on Thurs
dav and Friday. with special medal play hahoi
can on SATURDAY. AS usual the contestants Will
ouaIifv in eishts on the morning of the first day.
and the first match rounds in the various dNlolol9
will he decided that afternoon thus lhahihs IL
possible TO run off the sem-fnal ana hhal rou""7
on Friday These quick action tournaments were
alec held last season at Montclair and Baltusroi
1.ro1+or Travis the Garden City amateur, won
| tbo chief cup in the Shnnecock tournament year
ago and the presidents cup was also won py lhe
same player in 1895, 1902 and 1900 Ihe amateur re-
ord for the present is H. made by Flndlay D
douglas in handicap Charles Thom' the pro
fessIonal eclpsed all previous efforts there last
september by reeng off a t6. as follows:
1 n -.-.....3 , 3-3l-6o
The list of Shinnecock tournament winners from
| 1896 to the present time is follows:
1sse-Best qualifying score l. Tappn WesthF9ok & Is4'
qualifying 8 d Bowers. otseSo ana
Tyng 100 Presidents Tying; consolation cup
Best j. ouaifyng seore H B Hollins j West
brook 1866 Presidents cup Hollins. jri consols-
ton cup. l. Ripley: Oakley ,oo ,o,a.,..
cup. A. l.. Ripley. Oakley; second cup, $ P NaSSL'
Maidstone third cup f. g taveIneyer' Seanrlgnt a.
1e00-Best qualifying score Travis Garaeh Joy; anu
cup. Travis; second cup. Hoilins jr,; third cup
Daniel Chauncey, Dyker Meadow, -,
bi4S affsTqTa caP pey ssSoPa e n. I'd MOTIFS COUNTY
1q02-Best qualifying score. Travis and n A MurdocE'
shnnecock Hills 50 Presidents cup Travis; sec-
ond cup 7. NJ Robertson, St Andrews; third cup.
NJ T1Iden. jr.. Morris County; fourth cup J. A
Tying, Baltusrol
- Presidents cup. ]. W Baker. Plainheld; sec
ond cup. i. 8. Knapp. Westbrook; third cup j. r
F}yers YALE fourth cup w. a. Putnam, SHINE
1so4-Rest qualifying score s. Douglas Nassau "a
Presidents cup Malcolm McEurney. Stockbridee:
cup c. +. Watson. jr Essex County, thlrd
cup J W. Baker Plalnaeld; fourth cup G d.
Barnes Shinnecock Hills.
1a05-Rest qualifying Travis ~ Presidents cup.
''' Travis: second cup. oswald Krkby. Englewood
third cup jay 6 Jones. Crescent Athletic Club;
fourth cup Joh Rowland. Shinnecock Hills
1aOS-Best qualifying J u 1Tavers, Mcntcair 1o
Presidents cup. Travers second cup H r. Hollins.
ir cup Chester Griswod: fourth cup Nor
1so7-Best Qualifying score /. E Iarocqus
low Hills: L. ". Clark 3D.. Philadelphia. and r. L.
Travis; second cup, II, w, Perrin, Philadeiphia:
.. A Dunning. Nassau