The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-22
RAIN! MUD!
DAUNTS SENIOR GOLFERS
Many Impatient at Delay in Starting Tournament Or
dered by Committee-Ties Result for Both
Net and Gross Prizes.

Rye, n Y. sept. 2I-Nowhere was
the cessation of the rain and the appear
ance of the sun about noon to-day
welcomed more heartily than at the
Apawamis club where the eleventh an
nual MO golf tournament was to
have begun at half past s o'clock this
morning. The storm, which seemed bent
on turning the course into a quagmire
made the starting of the tourney on
schedule time an impossibility. and al
though some of the veteran golfers set
out shortly after 10 o'clock during a
lull in the rainfall. another downpour
soaked them thoroughly and II was not
until the sun broke through the LIQUIDS
IL couple of hour later that the COM
pletIon of the first days play. according
to the terms Of the programme, was
assured.
The seniors themselves were willing
To risk the fury of the elements. but
the committee in charge declined to
insist on their doing so until II seemed
certain that the storm really was at an
end. a few dropped out, but over 100
NJ the veterans made the round of the
links.
The disposition of only two prizes. one
for the lowest gross score for the day.
and the othe. for the lowest net score,
was 10 be decided to-day. and as is
getting'to be the case year after year in
the enior tourney with its big fields
and keen competition, ties resulted for
both trophies. Even though the sun
shone down upo the veterans all after
noon, the wet course underfoot and n
clustering wind overhead. made low
soaring !. most dffgrt,lt nrnnpGItinn mud
80 was the best gross score turned in.
Three golfers shared the honor of MAX
ing the round in go, James A Tying Of
Baltusrol Judge w. q. Henderson Of
Arlington. Ohio. and G. Gilbert Waldo
Of B~rooklawn.
For the net prize there was n four
sided tie at 10 in which the participants
We're James l.. Bless, Canoe Brook, 81
liz. 70; Rollo ogden. Baltusrol, 81
12. 70 W. T. Kaufman, pilinhcld. %
is, ~. and Benjamin Il. Lawrence.
Apawamis, 96-l7. 80. OF the four
Mr.. Bless resolved the most hearty
congratulations. FOR he is a class II nan
In his eightieth year. and all three OF
the others who tied with him belong
10 class \, which includes the young
sters OF the tourney, those between the
minimum age limit. So. and 50. The
prizes in the iour classes \. h. G and -
Will be determined by the scores for the
two days Of play, to-day and tomorrow.
\ putting contest was to have been
played to-day to while away the time
for those who were awaiting their turn
To begin the more serious work OF the
day and for the early starters after
their rounds were over. but the storm
caused the committee 10 put II over
until tomorrow.
All of the veterans who played to-day
will continue tomorrow with their sec
ond round. When that is over they
will make way for the second division.
which will play on Thursday and Friday.
All OF those who played to-day were
glad hat they did so, despite the rain.
and mud and wine Even Benjamin F,
Nie,ds of Wilmington. the oldest golfer
on the links to-day-he Is 50 years old
was In the best Of spirits when he came
in, although his score. 1870, ll9. was