New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05
GOLFERS At SH|NNECOCK
Good Field Is Assured for the
Annual Tournament.
OSWALD KIRKBY AN ENTRY
Affair Will Probably Be Last
Test Before the Amateur
Championship.

,f.t-oroitan golfers will turn their at
..,ti3r this week 10 the annual tourng-
,rsDt of the Shiunecock Hills Golf club.
,,bi.b is scheduled for Thursday. Friday
o,d saturday Outside of the tournament
# ~. New York Golf Club at Van Cort-
,or5t August 2S. . and 50. which may he
,hanCed to week earlier. the Shnnecock
tournament will be the last until the ma
laval amateur championship at the Chi
caqo Golf Club. Wheaton. Ill, beginning
Sorter1ber .. This will give those who
,o,tsrp'ate the trip West an opportunity
% rest or tak> whatever practice may be
deemed necessary.
ujs rro able that many prominent golf
e-s will be seen at Sh'nnecock FOR Oswald
v,rrby. the New JERSEY champion: J.
navereuv Lord. tn Brooklyn-Forest Park
title holder and Hugh J. Donnelly. the
.scord holder OF the same club, have an
rounced their intention of connecting,
,rh,le there is a possibility of Jeroma D.
7ravers being among the starters. W r.
ruckeru1an. Of the home club. who won
,be chief cup last year. is expected TO
tee up.
The change in the tournament az Van
cortIerdt Is under Amusement for the
reason that the present dates bring the
cornvetition too close 10 the time for the
national amateur championship and MAKE
Il impossible for person TO compete at
Van Co~tlandt and get 10 CHICAGO in time
FOR the national without considerable IN
convenience.
The turnament committee Of the East
ern Trade Golf Association, consisting OF
Arthur NcGonaCle chairman; NJ. f. Dan
forth ". G. lie Compte aid r. 3. Hunt
has is-ued ar announcement for the sum-
NOR Tournament To be held over the links
Of the Moutclalr Golf club on Thursday
August =. Several STYLES of competition
have been arranged for, the feature be-
ing the summer tournament. at eighteen
holes medal play. on the handicap basis
Pegirring az o'clock, there will be
four-ball correction. at eighteen holes
medal play. In the mach play against
bc-ie at ci~hteen holes. three-quarterS
n The REGULAR handicap viii be allowed
Tho hest round Of the cay Is 20 count
The side attraction will be putting con-
tsst g.. eighteen holes, on the putting
course.
I. c. Goetting. C. r. Gillett and J. II.
Bell. CONFUSING the handicap and tour
Jam-nt committee Of the Wykagyl Coun-
,ry Club. announce that Arthur lsei!n has
presented a pIize to nc played for dur
,az the months OF August, September and
% 90 Saturday. October Z, inclusive. Pro-
f'on is made for a handicap compoti-
bon AGAINST par. the best sixteen scores
ID club competitors to qualify for the
uftch round 10 be Ilaved on later dates
-. competition, therefore, on the next
15.r Saturdays viii be handicap match
~ ainst par The prize will be pre-
s. ,od 10 the winner each day.
.y virtue OF his anuexing the national
.r.. championship. Jack McDermott Is
So richer. while Tom Mcnamara VINO
..5y second place, got o.. walter J.
-.vis Of Garden City, besides being the
adler Of the amate contingent was tho
.9lv one OF that set 70 win prize. tie
received $40 IN plate, being tied FOR tenth
and eleventh places. only one OF a dozen
entrants from the Dominion Of Caneoa
received q prize.