VOL. VIII; NO. 20. SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL FIRST, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS
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One of Most Successfal Contests o
Brilliant Series Assured.
Advance Guard of Participants Al
ready lie re and Entry JLUt Thus
Early Is Well Btrun.
EVERYTHING is in
readiness for the an
nual United North and
South championship tour
naraent which will occupy
the coming week, and one
of the most successful
.contests of a brilliant se
ries is assured.
The advance guard of
the participants is already
on hand and every train
from now on until Wed
nesday morning, will
bring its quota of addi
tions. The course was never in better
condition and fine weather which seems
assured in view, of the rare days which
have been the rule for weeks past, is
only needed to add to the enjoyment of
the occasion.
Social features are to be made much of
and during the tournament tea will be
served each afternoon and music fur
nished by the combined orchestras. In
the way of social pleasures for the visit
ors, there will be the usual card parties
at the various hotels, the Wednesdav and
Saturday evening dances at The Caro
lina, and the Thursday evening hop at
The Holly Inn.
The list of entries is thus early, well
uegun and in addition to the prominent
players previously mentioned, will in
clude Fred Herreshoff, and possibly
Chandler Egan and Findlay Douglas.
The women's event promises to be of
more than ordinary interest, the entrance
list including Mrs. M. D. Paterson, who
has won the championship for several
years past ; Miss McNeeley, Philadelphia ;
Miss Mary H. Dutton and Mrs. Alexan
or MacGregor, both of the Oakley
Country Club, Watertown; and Miss
J'-thel Check, East Orange, N. J., all of
whom are going very close to and under
the hundred mark.
Other prominent entries will include
I, s perkins, the Pacific coast champion,
and probably Miss Mix of New York.
week's program in outline.
The week's program will open Tuesday
morning, April 4, with the eighteen hole
medal play round of the women's cham.
pionship, in which a gold medal will be
offered for the best gross score. The
players will qualify in divisions of eight, a
sterling cup being offered for the winner,
and a gold medal for the runner-up in
the first division. The first round of match
play in this event will be played Tuesday
afternoon; the semi-final and final match
play rounds Wednesday.
The championship event proper begins
Wednesday morning, April 5, with an
eighteen hole qualification round,in which
a gold medal is offered for the best gross
score. The first sixteen will qualify for
President's cup, the second sixteen for
the Secretary's cup, the third sixteen for
the Treasurer's cup, and the fourth six-
Thursday afternoon will be devoted to
the third round of match play in the first
four divisions, and the second round in
tne consolation divisions.
Friday morning, April 7, will be occu
pied by the semi-final rounds of the match
play in both the first and consolation
divisions, and in addition there will be an
eighteen hole medal play handicap open
to all participants, in which a gold medal
will be given for the best gross, a ster
ling cup for the best net, and a silver
medal for the second best net scores.
Friday afternoon will witness the final
rounds of the match play of both the first
and consolation divisions.
Saturday, April 8, will be devoted en
tirely to the open championship tourna-
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teen for the Captain's cup. There will
be a gold medal for tne runner-up in tne
first division, and silver medals for the
runners-up in each of the other events.
Sterling consolation cups will be given
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the winners ol tne matcn piay rouuus
divisions of eiffht, made up of the los
ers in the first round of match play. Wed
nesday afternoon will be devoted to first
ound of match play in tne unampionsmp
event.
Thursday morning, April 6, will be oc
with the second round of match
play in the first four divisions, and the
second round of match play in the con
solation divisions.
ment, a thiri,-six hole, medal play,
scratch, event, open to all professionals
and amateurs. The first prize will be one
hundred dollars and the championship
gold medal, the second fifty dollars, and
the third twenty-five. Amateurs win
ning will receive the equivalent of half
their prize in plate.
The trophies for the tournament are
on exhibition and being much admired.
Mr. Dutton Wins Putting-.
George C. Dutton of the Oakley
Country Club, was the winner of the
leather fob and golf seal, in the weekly
putting contest.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOT
Miss H. Waterhouse Leads Field in
0. S. R. A. Pistol Tourney.
Contest Without Question Moat Inter
esting Event of Its Character
Ever Held Here.
THE State Champion
ship Pistol Tourna
ment which ended Satur
day, was without question
the most interesting event
of its character ever held
here. The list of entries
was naturally restricted
to the best shots, but the
interest on the part of all
was of the keenest char
acter and the progress of
the event was followed
by many of the Village
guests.
Miss M. Waterhouse, Centreviile, R. I.,
won tne silver meaai onerea oy tne
United States Revolver Association for
the best score with 351, and Mrs. Leon
ard Tufts, Medford, Mass., took second,
a bronze medal, with 305. D. Herbert
Hostetter, Pittsburg, secured the cup
offered by the local club for the third
best score with 295 and J. V. Hall, also
of Pittsburg, the fourth prize with 272.
Dr. George S. Hill, Marblehead, Mass.,
scored 216.
THE SCORES.
The scores of the leaders follow :
MISS M. WATERHOUSE.
10 8 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 670
8 8 0 7 10 5 5 9 9 0 61
9 8 9 5 5 8 8 8 6 0 66
7 10 10 8 5 6 6 10 9 9 80
10 9 8 5 6 9 8 7 6 6 74
351
MRS. LEONARD TUFTS.
88 75456694 62
8 8 76677 5 54 63
996608777 5 64
666948755 4 60
9765577604 56
305
D. HERBERT HOSTETTER.
5 6 8 7 7 7 10 10 10 0 70
5 5 6 7 7 5 7 10 0 0 52
65 79990000 44
5 5 5 6 6 7 9 9 10 4 66
5 5 6 6 7 9 9 10 6 063
295