Evening star., 1915-05-30

ton tournament of the Columbia Coun-
try Club, is now here for a short visit
and has been playing with Walter Har-
ban for the past few days. He and
Harlan have been pairing up and meet
ing various combinations in foursomes.
Wednesday they beat "Eb" Eynon and
George p James, by up and 2. Har-
ban is going at a pretty good clip and
par figures. Follett also is going we'll,
with the result that the two make quite
formidable combination.
The "F. Oden Horstmann Memorial
event, usually held during June by the
Chevy Chase Club, will not be played
until fall this year because of the fact
that the District championship is being
held there at the time this event has
always been scheduled. The Horstmann
memorial event is at seventy-two holes
medal play, the winner to be declared
the club champion and to have his
name engraved on the trophy which was
presented the club by Mr.. Horstmann's
sisters.
Tomorrow is the last day. Bannock-
Chase Circle. as it's lease expires and 1t
will move bag and baggage" to its
new one near Cabin John Bridge. The
club will lose several of its members
by making this change, as nearly all of
those who live in Chevy Chase will find
it impossible to get much use out of
the new. course because of its distance
and have rendered their designations.
While the club regretted very much
to lose any of its old members, as
business proposition the change Is
good one, as it has received applica-
tions for nearly a hundred new mem
bers. most Of whom reside in the vfcin-
ity Of Georgetown. AS the old course is
ing lots or anything like that for a
while at least, there are several who
do not expect to follow the club to
Cabin John who are considering the
idea Of chipping in" and making soWe
arrangements with the owners for the
use Of the course throughout the sum
mer.
Play for the board Of governors
cup" In the tournament. open to mem
bers of the board. Is going on at Chevy
Chase, and the first round has been
completed. The trophy has been do
mated by Capt. F. K. Hill, who is In the
event, and is one of the two who has
reached the semi-finals. The sum-
maries to date follow:
A. $. worthington CS by default; c; r; VII
u defeated J. johnson S249 By Ma1 up;
feated Murray A. Cobb Cs) by up and 8; Capt;
F. K. Hill G7 defeated Alexander Britton u0)
BY default; Ralph jenkins 90 defeated C.. J.
defeated Thomas Hyde by default.
2 By ap g E.
40 defeated Ralph jenkins u6) by up.
Holiday events will be played at all
of the local clubs tomorrow. Columbia
has changed its plans. and will hold
two "sweepstake" handicap matches
against par, one for those starting be-
fore 12 o'clock and another for those
teeing off after that time. An entrance
Fo,- oh will hn
charged, and the prizes will be bought
on a 80, 80 and 20 per cent basis of the
total entry fee received for each event
The holiday tournament. lasting two
days, was started at 2 o'clock yester-
day afternoon over the new Bannock-
burn course. This being the first event
over the new course, large entry list
has been received. The players will be
classified into flights of eight, SO that
all classes may be completed by sun
set tomorrow. Prizes will be distrib-
uted to the winner, runner-up and con-
solations winner of each flight. The
leading players of the club will prob
ably more than make up the first flight.
thus making the second almost as diff
ficult to win as the first.
Scores for the qualification round Of
the June tournament of the Columbia
Country Club are now being turned in,
June 6 being the closing date, with
play being scheduled to begin June 10.
The first round will be completed June
Is, the second round between the 18th
and 23d. the semi-finals between the
oath and 30th, with the finals on tap
during the week ending July Z.
E. b. Eynon and Harry Wardman,
both of Columbia, spent Monday play
ing golf over the Baltimore Country
Club course.
Eddie Brooke and Walter Travers
fought 1t out over the new Bannock-
burn course last Saturday. the former
the game for some time, proved that
they sometimes come back
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