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New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1908

Page

2

Merriman Wins Connecticut State Golf Title

Buckingham P. Merriman of Waterbury defeated Roger H. Hovey of Hartford 8 up 6 to play in the 36 hole final at New Haven Country Club to claim the statewide golf championship. Hovey struggled in the afternoon after a strong morning, with Merriman never faltering. Hovey also set a 29 yard drive on the eleventh hole.

New Haven Connecticut Buckingham P. Merriman Waterbury Roger H. Hovey Hartford New Haven Country Club Merriman Hovey Gay Hovey W. B Ely E. L Scofield, Jr Stamford Hertford

Wykagyl Beats Siwanoy In Nassau Golf Match 2 To 4

On home links, Wykagyl Country Club defeated Siwanoy 2 to 4 with thirteen players per side using Nassau scoring. Class A to Class C match results include Moore defeating Gaines 4 and 8 and Harmon winning from Van Etten by default. Several matches went to 20 or 27 holes with several defaults.

Wykagyl Country Club Siwanoy Country Club Nassau A. H. Moore H. V. Gaines Calhoun C. M. Relyea C. W. Harmon L. E. van Etten J. G. Deericks C. E. Patterson FE. A. Wilson C. M. de Mott WV. R Deluoce Robert Giles M. F. Kerby H. Herrick M. W. Reed L. H. Freedman John F. Potter F. B. Taylor GH. Fox J. M. Stoddard R. F. Stone W. Obrien

Sherman Defaults in Central New York Golf Final

Albany July 11 T M Sherman of Utica defaulted in the final for the Central New York Golf League championship to W W Patten of Schenectady. Sherman, son of Congressman James S Sherman, was reportedly called home. Prentiss Carnell of Albany beat W H Neville of Auburn in the consolation match TJ up and 5 to play.

Albany

Arsdale Golf Club Tie In Handicap Match

A tie occurred in the match play handicap versus bogie at Arsdale Golf Club yesterday between J S Woodward and J B C Baker both finishing 2 up. Woodward carried a 3 handicap and Baker a 5. Howard Gee with a three stroke allowance finished all square. C A Huber and A H Gussman ended 1 down. Huber won the governors cup point competition with a card of 4 5. At season end the four top point leaders will meet in match play.

Arsdale Golf Club J.S. Woodward J. B. C. Baker Howard Gee Ellowance C. A. Huber A. H. Gussman Huber

Nassau Country Club Members Score in Two Golf Contests

Nassau Country Club players posted results from two events yesterday. The regular handicap finished in a first place tie between J. H. Otley and J L. P. Rider at 63 and 17 under, while a qualifying round for two cups saw contenders in two sets of eight. Marshall Whitlatch set a course competitive record at Dyker Meadow Golf Club, winning bogie handicap by 1 up. Whitlatch’s 73 matched the informal course record and beat the earlier competitive mark by one stroke, with S. Pool close behind at four under 3 down.

Nassau Country Club J. H. Otley JL. P. Rrder Marshall Whitlatch Dyker Meadow Golf Club S. Pool Whitlatch J. D. Travers A. T. Dwight

Williams Wins Yountakah Club Match Play at Nutley

At Yountakah Country Club Nutley six of twenty two players posted scores. F C Williams with handicap two won the title by three up over George Ryall with three. Other results include Goodspeed McGee Martin Hanna all square and Terhune Bryce advancing in the Giles cup semis. Williams tied the long standing club record with 77 in his match.

Yountakah Country Club Nutley X_ 1 F. C. Williams F.C. Williams George Ryall Goodspeed L. McGee G. B. Martin All Square J. B. Hanna C. H. Terhune James Bryce Wiliams F. A. Marcellus

Forty-two enter president's cup qualifier at Apawamis

Forty two players began yesterday in the Apawamis Club open lawn tennis tournament Rye N Y with the best sixteen net scores advancing to match play. E and Curtis led with 8-19-7 while P Gwathmey and B Q Meyer tied for last with 78. Lyle E Mahan former Columbia champ showed form and advanced to the second round along with Lawrence D Woodbury who defeated Ohio State champ G Lorraine Wyeth in the only second round match.

Apawamis E. &. Curtis P. Gwathmey B. Q. Meyer Apawamis Club Rye Lyle E. Mahan Columbia G. Lorraine Wyeth Ohio Lawrence D. Woodbury

New Golf Code Promised by St Andrews and USGA

Advance copies show a revised Royal and Ancient code with new structure and rules for match play. The document outlines three key match play rules and changes on advice, casual water, and club form, with collaboration between St Andrews and the USGA and a timeline for adoption and applicability.

Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews United States Golf Association E. B. Sharp Lusitania Canada B. Macdonald Chauncey Captain Burn Sharp Royal and Ancient Club Garden City

New York A C Juniors Triumph At Travers Island Meet

The Metropolitan Junior championships at Travers Island saw New York Athletic Club win with 8 points as Irish American and Pastime clubs trailed. Notable performances include William Beaker winning the one mile in 4 33 5 and H F Andrews taking the hammer throw, while J R Kilpatrick edged in the running broad jump at 22 feet 1 4.

Metropolitan Association Amateur Athletic Union Travers Island New York Athletic Club William Beaker W. J. O’connell H. F. Andrews Matt McGrath Porter Flemming J. R. Kilpatrick F. J. Sullivan New York University Kilpatrick Sullivan Gus Ekman Acorn Athletic Association W. A. Kimbel G. N. Schaffer Gordon W. Waller George Merz G. M. Schaffer Harry W. Farraday Walter Bursch Owen Langan Irish-American Athletic Club Carl Walther William G. Nichols Xavier Athletic Association William Berker W. J. O'Connell Harry Jensen Pastime Athletic Club Mike Driscoll Mercury Athletic Club J. F. Reilly Mohawk Athletic Club Harry Smith Eckhand H. Hausleiter B. C. Hines John J White Irish- American Athletic Club Thomas Hanrahan H. A. Copp Donald Cable Swedish-American Athletic Club H. Andrews W. D A. P. Hunt Benny Mann Albert Summerfield Brooklyn Central Young Men's Christian Association

Aurora Wins Glen Cove Cup Ahead of Istalena in Close Race

In the New York Yacht Club Glen Cove Cup, Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Aurora skippered by William Butler Duncan Jr wins by 1 minute 36 seconds over Istalena commanded by G M Pynchon. The sail featured balloon jibtopsails, parallel starts, and a nine mile course completed in 3 hours 42 minutes.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Aurora George M. Pynchon New York Yacht Club Vanderbilt William Butler Duncan, Jr E. M. McClellan Victor I. Cumnoch Istalena Edmund Moran Greenwich Conn Woolsey’s Reef Stamford Katrina Carwina Mimosa Alera Florence Gannett Louise S. H.m-S G. M. Pynchon James B. Ford Ray Mimosa III Wainwright Dahinda George E. Roosevelt Hero R. N. Ellig Atari G. C J. E. Meyer J. W. Alker Ibis J. P. Morgan, Jr Schryne J. R. Maxwell Minx Aloward Willetts Nepsi Johnston de Forest

Soya Beats Chaperon in Bensonhurst Regatta

Robert Jacob’s racing sloop Chaperon finished second to the Soya in the Bensonhurst Yacht Club midsummer regatta, the fourth race toward the Yacht Racing Association of Grave send Bay championship. The ten and a half mile, two laps included marks off Bensonhurst Fort Hamilton West Bank Sea Gate with light southeast winds. The first round times put Soya at 4:07:42 Chaperon 4:08:12 Joy 4:09:52 Spider 4:13:57.

Robert Jacob Long Island Sound Bensonhurst Yacht Club Yacht Racing Association of Gravesend Bay Bensonhurst Fort Hamilton West Bank Sea Gate Soya Chaperon Joy Spider Adyta Madiana Anna

Fox Hills Club Hosts Colonel O'Doenhue Cup Qualifying

A large field competed at Fox Hills with the Colonel O'Doenhue cup qualifying the chief event. In Class A handicap L. H. Graham tied with 4 18 71 and H. E. Armstrong 7 7 71. P. T. Grandin took Class B with 87 24 72. In the 36 hole final J. A. Janin defeated H. F. Tone 3 up with 2 to play.

Fox Hills

Wee Burn Golf Club Match Results

Stamford July 11 Telegraph reports an eighteen hole bogie match at Wee Burn with prizes from a member. Winners included W P Sears 2 up and several players even or 1 down with many finishing 2 to 3 down.

Telegraph the Tribune Stamford, Conn Wee Burn

Richmond County Club Handicap Winners Announced

In the Richmond County Country Club monthly handicap J W Frazier won the net prize in Class A and W R Bassett won Class B. Eight players qualified for the Otis L Williams cup handicap match play on best net scores: H Walser A G Bru ner Frazer Ralph McKee W R Bassett W P Burbenk C W Honeyman.

Richmond County Country Club J. W. Frazier W. R. Bassett H. Walser A. G. Brunier Frazer Ralph McKee W. P. Burbenk C. W. Honeyman

Swords Wins Thomas Cup Round at Morris County Club

Albert Swords won the afternoon round for the Thomas cup at Morris County Golf Club finishing 8 up and earning three points toward the trophy. Max Behr was 1 up with two points, John C. Williams even with one point, while George J. Little, D. H. McAlpin, and A. H. Vernam Jr. all finished down.

Morristown N. J Albert Swords Morris County Golf Club Max Behr John C. Williams George J. Little D. H. McAlpin A. H. Vernam, Jr

Irish Athletes Lead At Spanish War Veterans Games

The Irish-American Athletic Club won the Beautiful Point Trophy at Ulmer Park beating Acorn Athletic Association by a slim margin. James Holmes led in the mile handicap, Edward Coyle won the 100 yard dash, with close finishes marking several events and many War Veterans in uniform applauding the day’s competitions.

Ulmer Park Acorn Athletic Association Brooklyn James Holmes A. G. Knight Irish-American Athletic Club Alexander Marra West Side Young Men's Christian Association Holmes Knight Edward Coyle Xavier Athletic Association George E. Hall Bert Dewar J. Kurka J. van Pont Kurka J. Allen G. E. Hall Irish-American Athletic Cub B. Dewar W. J. Landgraf St. Bartholomew Athletic Club Berger Hedberg William Rogers Manhattan Edwin C. Hartman P. Noles National Athletic Club O. J. Patrick M. Ball Ignatius Boys’ Club B. McMahon New West Side Athletic Club J. Bonser All Souls’ Athletic Club J. W. Atherton Bethesda Athletic Club F. W. Finegan E. Sanford W. Aldridge Fred R. Bopp F. A. Kelley W. Dillman Trinity Club A. Masra Young Men's Christian Association Edgar Baker East Orange High School W. McCracken Brooklyn Central Young Men‘s Christian Association J. Mullory New Westside Athletic Club J. St. Clair Joseph Allen Commander Holmes

Montclair Golf Club Hosts Two-Ball Foursome Event

Montclair N J July 1 A two ball foursome and a women s putting contest for a vase presented by Mrs R Smith drew many members to the Montclair Golf Club links. The two ball event was won by A Stone and F B Miller while Mrs J A Philbrick took the women s putting title. Cr H MacLaughlin posted a 63 net in yesterday s Dunwoodie Country Club handicap with the course in good condition despite dry weather and leaders were listed.

the Tribune Montclair N. J R. ©. Smith Montclair Golf Club A. ©. Stone Cr. H. MacLaughlin Dunwoodie Country Club

Seneca Stars In Riverside Regatta Victory

In light to stronger southeast breeze twenty three yachts raced the Riverside Yacht Club regatta. The Seneca owned by the Hanan brothers dominated Class Q sloops finishing 18 miles in 3 hours 30 minutes 30 seconds and earning a special prize. Princess beat Warata by nearly seven minutes on the same course. Okee won the special sloop race and 18x5 led Riverside Yacht Club one design over Gitty. The start was delayed an hour due to light winds.

Riverside Yacht Club Hanan Brothers Seneca Princess Wanata Lloyd’s Point Matinnecock Point Little Captain's Island Alert D E. Dealy Dorothy Larchmont Okee B. Fry Charles T. Pierce H.M S. Hms Stewart David Duncan Miles Chinook Robert Mallory Lady VIII Wiliam H Truesdale Aimee Marguerite F. Clark Eeeeeeses E. A Sierck Ereres L. G& Spence Psammiad L. H. Dyer Jolly Roger H. I North Busy Bee R. L. Cuthbert Ase Oxkee J. A J. F. Mahlistedt Douglas W. E Getty J. M. Williams Ec. T. Pierce Dohemt T. A. Liebler Seeserces Nile A. R. Starr Verlan Baker Dooley John G. Porter Dories Faraway A. B. Fry

Brooklyn Triumphs in High Scoring Metropolitan Cricket

Brooklyns defeated Yonkers by 6 wickets in a high scoring day at Prospect Park. J L Poyer starred with an unbeaten 7 and four wickets for 2 runs, while H Rushton added two for 21. Columbia Oval bowled Bensonhurst out by 1 run. Birkett led batsmen with 71 not out. Manhattans beat Kings County by 119 runs, with Oxenham taking 5 for 23. Richmond County Club edged Staten Island by 2 1/2 runs behind Bowring 41 not out and Pool 49. Yonkers fell to Brooklyn's second team by 74 in 11 overs. Paterson B was edged by Union County by 7 runs as Goddard took 5 for 2.

Prospect Park Brooklyns J. L. Poyer H. Rushton E. Greenidge J. Rodgers Columbia Oval Bensonhurst Williamsbridge Birkett A. Hoskings S. Deane A. E. Whitehome Manhattans Kings County Muns Frst Ram I. Reece E. B. Reece E. J. Atwood H. A. Oxenham F. F. Kelly Oxenham H. Williams Gettine G Lauri W. Dunn Hoyle L. Foyle Kings County II Richmond County Club Staten Island Livingston EB. Bowring R. T. Rokeby J. L. Pool N. S Walker, Jr RK. Robinson R. B Bonner P. Mew LE Ogilby Richmond Couty Brooklyn van Cortelandt Park Yonkers G. Fitzgibbon A. Corbin Michaelowski F. A. Combin W. Meesiah

Flicker Wins Seawanhaka 13-Footer Race At Oyster Bay

Ten yachts started in the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club race off Oyster Bay. The Flicker owned by E C Henderson led the field to win the first race of the second series in a brisk southwest breeze with all ten boats finishing.

Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club Oyster Bay E. C. Henderson

New Rochelle Yachts Race Opens With Ailsa Craig On Committee

Ten yachts started yesterday afternoon in the New Rochelle Yacht Club race to Stratford Shoal Light. The Ailsa Craig served as committee boat, with Tanya leading early over the lighted course as Kenosha II and Sally IX trailed.

New Rochelle Clara C. M. Voltz Kenosha C. P. Pearson J. M. Lambden Dr. A. E Black J. E. Marsland W. R. Berth Matinicock Tanya Sally IX

New York A C Pair Win at Long Island Regatta

The twenty third annual Long Island Rowing Association regatta on Flushing Bay featured large fields and close finishes. The New York Athletic Club and Ravenswood Boat Club drew top honors in senior doubles, with Nassau Boat Club winning the junior four gig and Fred Shepheard of Seawanhaka BC taking the senior single.

Long Island Rowing Association Flushing Bay Association New York Athletic Club L. C. Rivas C. Quinn Ravenswood Boat Club Atalanta Boat Club Mercury Foot Atalanta Jack Mulcahy F. J. Koch New Yorkers Thomas McGee Seawanhaka New York A.C L. ¢ Rives Ravenswood B. C George Kerwin John Fortune Atlanta B.C J. J. F. Murphy R James Hampton William Talbot Flushing Seawanhaka BC Ravenswood BC Tima

Harrow Defeats Eton by Ten Wickets at Lords

London report from Lords details Harrow securing a ten wicket victory over Eton in the annual cricket match. Harrow chased a small target after dismissing Eton early, with the win marking a convincing finish at the famed ground.

London Lords Harrow Eton

World Chess Championship Terms Set in Germany

The world title match between Dr. E. Lasker and Dr. S. Tarrasch is to begin August 17 in Germany with 1500 marks set aside for Lasker and a 40 mark prize for the winner. The seven or eight game series uses a rapid session format with six days per week and fifteen moves per hour, each player allowed three free days, and games continuing to the next session if unfinished. The match and deposits are governed by the German Chess Association and ex judge D Francis Searle presides in Rome.

E. Lasker S. Tarrasch German Chess Association Germany Dr. Lasker Tarrasch D. Francis Searle Rome New York State Chess Association Trenton Falls Repres Om States Bentley D. Norman Brooklyn Chess Club Curt J. R. Tader

Bay Shore Horse Show Draws Interest in Brooklyn and Manhattan

The Bay Shore Horse Show returns for the eighth edition on August 6 7 and 8 in Brooklyn and Manhattan. A special train will be provided by the association for exhibitors and their horses, free of charge.

Bay Shore Brooklyn Manhattan The Association For the Horses of Exhibitors Wack Free

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