Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-02
GOLFERS TURN TO
SH|NNECOCK HILLS
Annual Tournament of Old
Long Island Club Is Sched-
uIed to Begin Thursday.

NEW YORK, August 2.-After the Gus
tomary summer respite in this section
this week will mark the beginning of au-
tumn activities among the metropolitan
golfers. According to precedent the
time honored meeting at Shinnecock Hills
will start the ball rolling and there will
not be much OF a breathing spell until
the fall tournament at Lakewood has
been held in November.
Shinnecock, which begins Thursday,
will. as usual. extend for three days. the
program being a repetition OF preceding
years. The first morning will be de-
voted to a qualifying round OF eighteen
holes. with cups provided for four divi-
sions of eight each. while the last day.
Saturday, will be given up to thirty
six-hole handicap.
On the present occasion there is every
indication that field of championship
calfber will start from the first tee
Among those slated to put in an appear
ance are Walter j. Travis, shouldering
his new title Of champion Of western
New York: Robert c. Watson. secretary
OF the United States Golf Association:
w. Fellowes Morgan, jr., the Apawmis
winner. his clubmate. F. R. Upton, jr.;
B. P. Merriman, the Connecticut cham
pion and Yale captain: r. L. Jackson.
the New Jersey champion; Ffndlay
Douglas, who will be on hand for the
handicap. and some eighty others OF no
mean caliber.
Railroad Mems Tourney.
Prior to Shinnecock. the National
Freight Traffic Golf Association will hold
its annual summer tournament at Fox
Hills beginning tomorrow and conclud
ing Thursday. Tomorrow there will be
an all-day eighteen-hole, qualifying
round, the best sixteen scores to meet
for the Donnalley memorial cup. en-
blematic Of the championship. In addi-
ton to the latter there Is a cup for the
beaten eight, and other competitions are
handicap at match play against DOGGY
in connection with the qualifying round
and handicap Wednesday for those
who failed to qualify for the champion
ship. while Thursday there will be a
handicap for all except the fnalists for
the championship and the beaten eight
cup. Entries close at the first tee.
The eighth annual championship Of ver-
mont will begin Thursday on the links
of the Mount Anthony Country Club. at
Bennington. VT. 1t is open to all men,
permits Of such players as Frederick
Herreshoff, John M. Ward. ETC., partici
pating. Entries must be made to B. r.,
Wellington. at the Mount Anthony Club,
before 8 O'Clock Wednesday evening.
Robert c. Watson. secretary Of the
United States Golf Association, has sent
out broadcast the program for the ma
tional amateur championship. to be held
at Wheaton the week beginning Septem-
Der 6. The conditions governing the
struggle are tho same as those which
prevailed last year-that is. eighteen holes
OF q thirty-six-hole qualifying round to
be played the first day. with the best
sixty -four scores to continue in the Sec
nd ctr hnlA
when the leading th,rty-two scores for the
two rounds will NICE. at eighteen-hole
match play In the afternoon. The remain
ing match play rounds will be at thirty
six holes.
Competitors must enter through the
secretaries Of their respective clubs and
q fee Of s. must accompany each entry,
which must be received by the secretary