The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
GOLFING HERE AND Abroad,
British Women On the Links To-rporrow
--MudAOn River Clubs.

All the fairest and boldest-that 10 or
the putting greens-of British golnne
women will al in their annual cham
pionship this week. 1t begins Tomorrow
morning, indeed. and will he played at tb
course OF the Birkdale Golf Club. on the
Lancashire coast not far from Southport.
An enterprising feature OF the Ladies
Golf Union OF Great Britain. as IT is termed
is that tho championships are not held IN
rotation on certain links, but move each
year to a fresh course in England. Scotland
Ireland or Wales. Consequently. b have
no need to quarrel about how the cham
pionships should DO managed. as their
masculine rivals Of the links are now
wrangling in Scotland. Birkdale is an
eighteen hole course OF pleasing undula-
tons and with charming green's. G. F.
smith has the amateur record at rs and
David McEwan the professional record
OF 81.
10 start, but nothing In the way q an IN
vasion as in 1905. AT Cromer. when our
had a team in tho International matohes.
Scotland beat the Americans by six matches
to one, only Miss GeoTeisnna Bishop seonhs
some satisfaction TO know that the Scottish
team subsequently won out from the Ene!isn
and n5o1 lrish teams ssr, t sss'S Misses M.Sf NJ n's and IT, f.
Curtis, Miss NJ. b. Adams. Miss Lock wood,
Mrs. j. r. Martin and Miss F. c.. Griscom.
This IL the record:
isa, Winner, LAZY Margaret Scott; runner up
Mrs ]. Pearson: =. Llsslesions; s.,,, ,,.r ~,
isse-WinnsT. Miss. Amy Pssooe; runner up
A' 81 1 WiensT. Mss Is sasts Orr; runner up. Miss
isss %iassS, Miss !, Thomson; runner up Miss
,isee Winner. Miss May Hczlet; runner up, Miss
"1 isoo 4 Wipner. Miss Rhon. Ad.lr. runner UP,
"i isoi +, & SiS1as. Mss Il & Srah.in; runner up. Miss
isSs Winner. Mas May Herlet; runner up. Miss
J. M, Ssv iMin a, pe1 Ms, Rhou. Ad.lr: runner up,
MIS- Es' alike. m,a' leigh; a, Por,rssh. w..
40! Winner Miss L" podd; runner up miss
@i isos s '%iGp a. MISS Mss Berth. Thompson; runner
up, Miss NJ. Z, Stuart; At cromer. -,
zoos Winner, Mrs. Kennion; runner up. Miss B.
1 sso7 %in n si MISS Nay Hez'ct; runner up, Miss
T. mshl,,; At NeS Miss fit, r,oo. runner 10. Mis-,
Cameron; ats Andrews.
The executive committee of the Hudson
River Golf Association has In prererstlon
the programme Of. the annual ment
BY resolution team matches viii be sus,
handed for this year and in place thereof
handicap matches open to all members OF
Inc clubs in the association will DO played
as follows:
Nevburch. Powelton Club. May p.
PouehketpsIe. putehess Golf ana Country
XII WINSTON, Tw.aifskm Club tannuai tourus'
mentj' Juno II, ~ and 10.
Palt,ades, Rockiand Country Club. July H.
css,ning, eriarcli6 Club. July -,
Widdletown n, Orsnge County Golf Club. August.
Workers, Ssegkill Club. September II.
Hudson, Columbia Country Grub. Septcmper Is
The respective club courses will be open
for practice play the day before each. event
All events will be handicap medal play,
bandioaps to be fixed by tho association
handicap committee consisting q Franz
lCoykendall, Paul B. Rossire and William a;
Adriance. Three prizes will be provided
br e CHI club for the event held on its course
one for the best gross score. one TOT the
best net score and one for the second best
mai score, No player shall be awarded
more than one prize for any one day, but
IL he wins in two classes he may elect which
prize he will accept. A..
Competitions began. yesterday At me
Greenwich Country Club for q cup presented
by II, i. Cammsn and 1t will be in play
unit June is. Members h aving first an
nounced their intention to the starter may
plsy for this cup as often. as they desire;
The lowest net SCORE at handicap media
play during the period to win the trophy.