The New York herald., 1922-07-02
RUMSON G. G. PLANS
BUSY SPORT SEASON
New Jersey Club Members Ar
range for Yacht Races, Polo
and Golf Matches.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD
RUMsoN, n. j., July /. - To-d day
marked the opening of the polo. yacht
ing and golf season at the RuTason
Country Club. While there have been
practice polo games and preliminary
boat races and friendly golf matches in
dulged in by members of the club rrsid-
ing in the Rumson and shore sections
the official yacht races for tho season
cup and special prizes and play in qLali-
flying rounds on the golf links and polo
started to-day. Plans have been made
for the biggest sports season in the his
tory of the club.
The first races over the club course
on the South Shrewsbury river between
the 'Knockabout Glass" craft and the
Bird Glass" fliers for the points on
the season cups were sailed to-day.
There will be races every Saturday
Sunday and Wednesday throughout the
season. There will be special and
monthly prizes and also special prizes
for junior members. A special Fourth
of July race will be sailed Tuesday
morning. Samuel Riker, Jr. is commo-
dore of the club and Edward c. Fielder
Jr., vice-commodore. Among he yachts
to compete in the knockabout class are
Cheston Simmons Aphrodlte, Samuel
Riker, Jrs, Frances; Theodore II.
Banks's Hawk, William B. Potts's jazz
Thomas n. McCarter's Madeline, Ed
ward c. Fiedler's Margaret. which he
purchased from J. Amory Haskell: ].
Frederick Talcott's Puff, Bertrani II
Bordens Rumpus, and Andrew v. Stuut's
Widgeon.
In the bird class are Holcomh Wards
AUX, Theodore III. Banks's Ticktak,
Jacques Bramhall's Edwina. Henry But.
ler's Bobolink, Thomas b. Hasler's King
fisher. Frederick A. Douglass's Wnlet.
Benjamin c. Fincke's Kestrel, ]. Pord
Johnson's Chewink. w. Strother Jonsrs
Albatross, ]. l.. Kemmerer's Sage Hen,
Jack, Kellogg's Flicker. Henry Scaroe-
der's Sextette, Harry Meeker's Jenny
Wren, Gordon Miller's Louise. William
Il. Potts's Loon, Bernon S. Pren.ice's
Whip -Poor-Will. John Rlkers S,ipe.
Samuel Riker 3d's Vireo, Carl Vietor's
Feewee. John A. victor's Jask Snipe,
John Timmons's Victory and Paul Hell
ler's No Name.
The annual polo tournament will be
held July 10 to July 30 The Rumson
teams have~aot as yet been made UP, but
the players are rounding into shape. with
the open championship, II. l.. Herbert
Memorial Cup and the special interna-
tional matches that will start at Rum
son on August rs. together with the
annual tournament. the polo season here
will be the greatest ever.
Tho golf committee, of which Fred
erick a. Douglass Is chairman, an
Eounoes the following program:
July Qualifying round challenge
cup; first sixteen to qualify and play
Off at match play
July Presidents trophy; eighteen
hole handicap.
July s. Eighteen hole handicap
against par. three-fourths handicap al
lowed; prize presented by Mr.. Louis
Boury.
July 15-Four ball championship
eighteen holes qualifying round: four
lowest pairs 10 continue at match play.
July 29-Qualifying round club cham
pionship: FIRST sixteen to qualify.
The women's golf committee of which
Mrs. Andrew W Stout Is chairman. has
made the following announcement:
The qualifying round OF the women's
challenge cup tournament may be
played on any one Of the following days:
Wednesday, July S; Thursday, July s,
or Friday. July z eighteen hole round
with club handicap. best eight scores 10
qualify play to commence Monday,
July 10.
Mrs. Andrew v. Stout has offered a
prize for the lowest composite score
made during July, August and Septem-
her, eighteen hole round required. nom
handicap.