New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-22
Ctorn1 and Years No
Bar When Golf Calls

inuTsOaN ana FnOaN VIII ne declared
the winner Of the tournament. The age
classification follows: Class A. from
30 TO 90 years. inclusive; Class b, from
90 TO ca years, inclusive; Class c, from
65 70 60 years, inclusive; Class ID, 20
years and upward
Many Ties for Prizes.
In the struggle FOR prizes there was
s quadruple tie for the net award at
the end Of yesterdays eighteen holes.
those in the deadlock being B. B. Law
renee Of the home club, with 90 II
10; Ro.lo Ogden, Of Baltusrol, with
81 10 70; William T. Kaufman, OF
PlainNeld. with 81 70, and James
+. Bless, the Newark banker, with
l0S-24 -. Bless net score, by the
way, just cited his age.
For the gross award three we'll known
golfers tied at 90. They were James
A. Tying. for many years prominent in
competitive golf in this vicinity;
Charles G. Waldo, Of Brooklawn1 and
Judge W. O. Henderson, Of Arlington,
Ohio. In al probability these ties will
be decided during to-days round.
Among those who greced this years
meeting wish their presence were Judge
Henry Stoddard, Of New Haven, one Of
Y OU01GklEuk
miral Theodore +. Jewell, of the United
States navy. retired Ralph Peters,
preSiden of the Long Island Railroad;
General f.. NJ. Weaver, head of the
Ordnance Department.; Judge Hildreth,
Of Springfield, Mass; Dr. +. P. John
son. Of This city; Colonel A. s. Worth
inCton. former United States District
Attorney; A. n. Colvin, former treas
urer of New York State, and Lincoln
l Pnssmore, first vice president Of the
PENNSYLVANIA Mutual Life Insurance
Company. Of Philadelphia.
Because Of the storm in the early
hours the committee deferred the start
ing time about two hours, and the
honor OF being the first TO tee up was
accorded 20 Horace Rotchkiss and the
Rev. J. NacBride Sterrett, of Chevy
Chase.
They had hardly driven off, however,
before the clouds again opened up, so
that they were soon drenched TO the
skin. Mr. Hotchkiss is seventy-four,
while DR.. Sterrett is only a few years
his Junior. vet neither had thought Of
turning back Mr. Hotchkiss returned
a card Of 100 1871 and his partner
-17-109.
Two Players Over Eighty.
When Colonel Benjamin Nields, Of
Wilmington, and Judge George G. Per
kins, Of Washington, stepped to the
first tee they were the centre of all
eyes. There go the patriarchs," re-
marked a bystander They surely were,
for the judge owned up to eighty-fve
wears, while his partner was eighty
four last July. Judge Perkins got away
a fine ball. a low wind cheater that
carried the rough and the bunker TO
good lie on the fairway.
Mr.. Nields, who, by the way, organ
lied the Nields Battery at the outset
Of the Civil War, never misses
seniors tournament.
Ever efficient, this years committee
seems especially capable, with Frank
Presbrev as its chairmn. Apparently
Mr.. Pre- brey has overlooked nothing in
the way of details. His associates are
George II. Barnes and Thomas II. Wat
kins. They acknowledged help from W.
II. Hale and F. s. Keller, two other
Apawamis golfers, TO say nothing OF
". H. Potts. the clubs professional,
who had charge Of the score board.
That golf is truly a game for all
needs 10 better proof than a glance at
the age classifcations in yesterdays
competition. There were no less than
fourteen n men, meaning those of sew
enty years or more. Being game to
the core, they intend to try again to-
day.
The scores were as follows;
CLASS A