New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-17
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
Huntingdon Valley and Rye /.
Keep Kirkby Busy.
HILTON TALKS AS CRIrn
Open Championship Of Grea,
Britain Will Be Held at
Muirfield This Week

Oswald Kirkby, the New Jersey n.,,
champion, has decided to put In a b,..
week, as he has entered i'm two to-.
ments. He is expected to make n eta,
tho invitation tournament for the rv,.N
wood Hall Cup, over the links Of the p,,,.
ingdon Valley Country Club, near pm
delphla, this morning. This meeting ~,
end on Wednesday afternoon, and then /,
Will be case OF back TO New York Tor A.
Englewood man. so as TO he I'm time IN, A..
annual invitation tournament Of the A..
wants Club at Rye, on THURSDAY Fsa,y
and Saturday.
In the event Of early elimination at Hunt.
ingdon Valley Kirkby would be able "a
work his way TO the home OF the lobz,er
the Indian name for Apawamis. in roor,
leisurely fashion. Although he looks to b.
the class Of the valley tournament II NAV
be as well to remember that II b Nc.
Farland, the new Philadelphia chsmp,on
defeated Jerome Travers in one Of IN.
earlier rounds for the Lynnewood Hall Gun
a wear ago. Travers Is not going over this
time because of III health, and the sam,
cause will probably keep the metropolitan
title holder away from Apawamis
Speaking OF Apawamis calls to mind |,
recent criticism Of the course made BY H.
II. Hilton IN one Of his foreign articles
When competing at Rye last September tn.
Rritou was more or less guarded in his r.
marks, although 1t was generally under
stood then that there were other links n.
liked better. Here is what Hilton says:
"The Apawamis course, over which tn,
championship was played, is, according 10
our standard. anything but championship
course. one would be inclined 10 class /
"a a fair average inland course, with 4
1ood deal of variety In the character d,
the holes. but not particularly great va.
rie,v I'm the shots called upon 10 be played
as the approach 10 the hole IS nearly a.
ways the same class Of stroke-a high Iron
shot of varying length-and TO play III.
course successfully a man must be more
mr. less a master OF the high pitching sp
nroach. and he who was quarreling with
his mashie or midiron would be lost soul
there.
when I'm America / played over seye,
courses in all. and ! should be inclined .
the opinion that the other six were al
better than Apawamis and OF the strict!
inland courses the Myopia course, near
Position. was decidedly the best, and i Is
ou,te as good as. IL not better than any
irIapd course that have come across In
Great Britain. But, strange TO say, The
amateur championship has never beer
nIaved there. simply on account OF the fac'
that the powers that be at Myopla ara eA'
tremely Independent and dislike TspHc'V
or notoriety. II is a great course ana
fine test Of the game.
pcforring 10 the national golf links Of
America out ON Long Island, Hilton mas
this TO say:
"sora dav the show course In Amen'a
will undoubtedly he the national course a.
Shinnecock. II is a true seasIde V''' -
and has advantage over gres' many ="
o,ir seaside courses In IN" matter oi No'
,our in the surface OF the GROUND lhsu'
ara several very commendaole rni'auo"
:, wou known holes on British courses
~, Sahara. or third hole. at SANDWICH th'
Aims mr. seventeenth, at Prest@lcA,- Ia
Redan. at North Berwick; the Road noe
or seventeenth, at st. Andrews ana u'
Eden. or eleventh, at st. Andrews IN
comics of the Redan and Eden holes 81
both excellent and readily recosrlzsu .
first sight from the tee. In the case
others the copy is probably not q-Ne
good: still In every case it is very Fe'Os
nizabIe. But every hole in this natona
course has character. In the West u
courses are not UP TO tile class OF those y
the East, but I must acknowledge tn~'
FOUND the latter much better than e''
expected"
Ia tho Tom Morris memorial combeulon