New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-16
RECORD ENTRY
FOR SENIORS
GOLF TOURNEY
More than Three Hundred
to Compete in Fixture
at ApaWamis.

Entries for the annual seniors tour
nament close to-day with the tourna-
rnent committee at the Apawamis Club,
Rye, n. Y, and the indications are that
the number will be a record breaker.
More than 500 are expected to be in
hand by tonight, for already the total
is up 70 last year.
Frank Presbrey. chairman of the com
rnittee, called special attention 10 the
fact that personal invitations were not
necessary so long as the entrant was a
member Of a club in either the Metro
politan Golf Association or the United
States Golf Association. He also warned
that due attention must be paid 20 stat
ing the age, for this will determine the
class in which entrants will be placed
The tournament will begin 81 Apa-
wants on Tuesday, and continue for
four DAYS, half of the field teeing up on
Tuesday, and the other half on Thurs
gay. Each half Will play thirty-siX
holes of medal play, handlcaps counting,
eighteen holes each day.
Among the entries already received
are those Of Justice Mahlon Pitney, Of
the United States Supreme Court John
". Griggs, former Governor OF New
Jersey; Wesley NJ. Oler, Darwin P.
Kingsley, president of the Metropolitan
Golf Association; Morgan j. O'Brien,
former justice of the Supreme Court,
of New York; William S. Gummere,
chief justice Of the New Jersey Su-
preme Court: Horace L. hotchkiss,
founder of the seniors tournament;
George H. Barnes, metropolitan handi-
capper, and Judge Henry A. Glider
sleeve.
The largest number Of entries was
PIT in 1918, and il was a severe task
10 get the field awayin time to finish
before dark, for only; txo days of COM
petition were allowed That the four
cay period has proved popular Is shown
BY the increased entry. There also Will
he various side attractions.
Provision has been made for more
than a hundred golfers to play in the
qualifying round Of the annual invita-
/ ton tournament Of the Piping Rock
7 Club to-day Nothing but the medal
| test will be attempted to-day, and
, five divisions of sixteen each will tee
/ up tomorrow morning in the first
match round.
E. G. B. Riley is champion OF the
I North Fork Country Club, winning the
title for the second successive year by
/ defeating W. +. Flanagan Ia up and IL
/ 70 play in the decisive test.
I Members of the Siwanoy Country
| Club will give a dinner on Saturday
night TO John G. Anderson, runner-up
( in the recent national amateur cham
pionghip at Detroit. The dinner will be
/ held in the clubhouse at Mount Yer
non.
| Playing recently at Msplewood, n. H.,
Alec Smith, former national open
! champion, went around In 66 for new
course record. He also made 70 the
same day.
II is quite likely that Francis K
Blossom, the new intercollegiate cham
pion. will take part in the invitation
! tournament of the Greenwich Country
| Club September q, % and 20. Bios,
som is pretty stylist, with full
round swing, which is made with no
apparent effort. 1t contrasted strongly
with the powerful, fat method used
/ by Grant Peacock, runner-up IN the IN
tercollegiate final. Blossom also plays
/ his irons beautifully.
II Is not generally known that Dud-
| ley H. Nudge, medal winner IN tne re-
cent national amateur championship,
and a member of the Yale college team
| Is a nephew Of John Reid, the Iather
of American golf" Mudges father Is
a brother Of Mrs. John keld.