The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-25

sprang into International fame by ty-
ing n then defeating Ray and Vardon
in the play-off for the title.
Regardless of the outcome, however,
the coming tournament at Sandwich
promises to be one of the most import
ant, from an international standpoint
ever staged in England. Although the
entry list does not close until May IL,
and the draw made the following day,
elaborate preparations for the tourna-
ment are already under way. The few
hotels and inns have been booked to
capaciay for weeks past, and the ques-
ton of accommodations is g. serious
problem for the late entrants. A spe-
cial train for golfers and spectators
will be run between London and the
course. Sandwich is seventy-two
miles from London. but off the main
line, and the ordinary running time is
close to three hours. Because Of the
poor transit facilities in the past, the
gallery has seldom exceeded three or
four hundred. Conditions, however,
will be entirely different this season,
for, in addition to the American en-
tries, Canada, Australia and France
are also represented, together with
the usual English entry. This inter-
national gathering Of golfers will IN
doubtedly attract a gallery Of several
thousand.
The course from a playing stand
point Is considered an excellent test OF
all-round ability, and the winner of the
final round will we'll deserve the honors
which go with the championship. The
distance for the full eighteen holes is
6,594 yards. The course has been
greatly altered and heightened since
1904, when Walter J. Travis Won the
English championship there, and is
considerably different from the course
as usually played on by club members
Under the championship conditions
the outward round will be 3,043 yards
with a scratch score Of 3S. The sixth
hole Is the shortest, 100 yards, and the
from tee to cup. Coming home the
course is 1851 yards. with the six
teenth the shortest hole, at 100 yards
and the thirteenth the longest, being
481 yards. The scratch score Is forty
giving a total of 70 for the entire
eighteen holes.
Some idea Of the amount of money
involved in the defense Of the Amer
lca's cup in the coming international
yacht regatta off Sandy Hook in Sep
TENDER may be gained from the as
sert1on recently made by an authority;
who stated that twenty-five American
yachtsmen will spend more than half
a million dollars. this summer in de-
Tending the trophy. In addition to the
expense of preparing for the trial races
it will cost $40, 900 or SIS, 600 more to
bring the defender through the cup
races.
Alexander Smith Cochran Of New
York will be under the heaviest put
lay, since, as sole owner, it will require
close to 100000 to pay for the build
ing. fitting out and sailing the Vanitie
now rapidly nearing completion at Ne
ponset. Six present and past flag Of
fcers Of the New York Yacht club
have given an unlimited order to the
designer, builder and manager Of the
Resolute, the Bristol production, and
will probably be called upon to con-
tribute between $4,000 and $4,000
each by the time the season is finished
This syndicate Is composed of Vice
Commodore George F. Baker, Jr, Rear
Commodore j. p. Morgan, former Com.
modore Frederick G. Bourne, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Arthur Curtis James. au6
former Commodore Henry Walters. II
is estimated that 100000 will be. re-
quired to build. outfit and campaign
the Resolute during June, July ane
August. OF the fifteen yachtsmen who
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at an estimated expense OF $100, 900
eight are from Boston, six from New
York, and one from Philadelphia. The
syndicate is composed Of #. C. Fletch.
er, e. s. Webster, Eliot Wadsworth
Charles Hayden, T. e. Peabody, J. C
Cobb, Oliver Ames, and Henry Tag
gard of Boston; George M. Pynchon
George Lauder, George d. Barron
James B. Ford, e. Trowbridge Hall
and Thomas C. Durham Of New York
and E. Walter Clark of Philadelphia.
The exact sums paid to the HERES
hoff company for the last five cur