VOL. IX; NO 17. SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH TWENTY-FOURTH, 19U6. PRICE FIVE CENTS MEDAL MIXED FOURSOMES W. C. Fownes and Mrs. Donald J. Ross Win Close Tie Play-off. Tj. I. Pierce and Mi Check Well up and licit of Field Finishes in Close Order. UESDAY'S medal play handicap mixed four somes for cups" offered for the best gross score, by Herbert L. JiJlson, drew a Held of twenty- four couples and resulted in an interest ing tournament, in which close scores were the feature. L. D. Pierce of the Woodland Golf Club, and Miss Florence Condon of Phil- I TIN WHISTLES' ANNUAL g m .8 The annual Club Championship tourna ment of the Tin Whistles began Wednes day afternoon with an eighteen hole qualification round, I. C. Bates Dana of Great Barrington, leading the field with a card of eighty-three. J. D. Foot of Apawamis, L. E. Wardwell of Megunti cook, L. D. Pierce of Woodland and Wil liam C. Freeman of Montclair, tied for second at eighty-six, the balance of the field between eighty-seven and ninety seven. The match play rounds, which will continue through today, promise many keen matches. THE SCORES. I. C. B. Dana, Great Barrington, J. D. Foot, Apawamis, L. E. Wardwell, Camden, Me., Out In Gr. 40 43 83 39 47 86 46 40 86 L. D. Pierce, Woodland, 40 46 86 Wm. C. Freeman, Montclair, 40 46 86 H. V. Priest, Tedesco, 43 44 87 G. Lee Knight, Philadelphia, 41 47 88 H. C. Fownes, Pittsburg, 38 51 89 C. L. Becker, Woodland, 44 46 90 C. B. Fownes, Pittsburg, 45 45 90 J. O. H. Denny, Pittsburg, 46 45 91 W. C. Fownes, Pittsburg, 45 47 92 Geo. O. Russell, Arlington, 45 49 94 C. E. Cameron, East Orange, 48 46 94 JI. W. Ormsbee, Brooklyn, 47 50 97 A. I. Creamer, North Conway, 48 49 97 FAILED TO QUALIFY. H. S. Gordon, Kerhonkaon, N. Y., 60 48 98 George Worthington, Bennington, 52 52 104 C. II. Kosenfeld, New York, 54 50 104 T. J. Royce, Rutland, Vt., 51 55 106 J. E. Kellogg, Fitchburg, 49 67 106 MaJ. S. R. Smith, Wilmington, 62 67 109 TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Annnal Minstrel Show Promises to be "Bigger and Better." Undiscovered Comet, Star and Sat elllte Hare lots of Thing- Up Their Sleeve. WO evenings of the com ing week, Tuesday and Wednesday, at the Vil lage hall, will be devoted to the second annual minstrel show, and the active committee promises evenings of entertainment which will eclipse all records of the past. In addition to the regular black-face minstrel acts there will be a topical song, local hits galore, . - f . , 1 i ' m ,X " yr.. . w A MIDSEASON FROLIC LAST WEEKS "SKIRTS VERSUS SKIRTS" BASE BALL GAME. adelphia, whose handicap was four, and W. C. Fownes of the Oakmont Club, and Mrs. Donald J. Ross of Boston, whose allowance was fourteen strokes, tied for the prize at 88 each, Mr. Fownes and Mrs. Boss winning an eighteen hole play off, scoring 89, net, to 92 for their opponents. II. C. Fownes of Pittsburg, and Miss Kuhnen of Davenport, Iowa, (26), were second in 90. D. McK. Lloyd of Pitts burg, and Mrs. C. II. Rosenfeld of New York, (26), third in 92, and Frank Pres brey of New York and Miss J. B. Mix of Baltusrol, (6), and George Worthington, Bennington, Vt., and Miss Francis MeNeely, (8), tied for fourth at 93 each, the balance of the field finishing in 107 and under. L. D. Pierce, Miss Florence Condon, THE SCORES: Out. In. Gr. Hp. N. 43 49 92 4 88 W. C. Fownes, Mrs. Donald .7. Ross, II, C. Fownes, Miss Kuhnen, I). McK. Lloyd, Mrs. C. II. Rosenfeld, Frank Presbrey, Miss J. R. Mix, George Worthington, Miss Frances MeNeely, J. O. H. Denny, Mrs. H. S. Denny, William C. Freeman, Miss Gertrude Gilbert, C. E. Cameron, Mrs. C. E. Cameron, Harry Dutton, Mrs. G. Lee Knight, Dr. Ward. Miss Gertrude Chandlee, C. L. Becker, Miss K. S. Check, U. E. Harrison, Mrs. II. G. Marvin, G. O. Russell, Mrs. I. C. Bates Dana, E. E. Chandlee, Miss Hudson, Mr. Gobs, Miss Thayer, George W. Daw, Miss Clark, 45 57 102 14 88 56 60 116 26 90 56 62 118 26 92 48 51 99 6 93 48 53 101 8 93 49 53 102 8 94 44 54 98 4 94 58 67 125 30 95 54 56 110 14 96 55 65 120 24 96 49 56 105 4 101 53 65 118' 16 102 53 57 110 8 102 64 62 126 22 104 53 61 114 10 104 56 64 120 14 106 W. F. Merrill, Mrs. Hetherington, 59 66 125 18 107 No Cards: Mr. and Mrs. George II. Converse; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sill; U.S. Gordon and Mrs. Seabury Ford; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Climo. ST. PATRICK'S BAY CUP. Mr. Perkin and Mis JFenno Win An nual Tennis Tourney. The mixed doubles tennis tournament for the St. Patrick's day cups resulted in an interesting contest, E. R. Perkins and Miss Fenno winning the finals from C. H. Schoffand Mrs. E. G. Auckland. In the semi-finals Mr. Perkins and Miss Fenno defeated L. P. Disbrow and Miss Merrill, and Mr. Schoffand Mrs. Buckland C. II. Johnson and Miss Dexter. and numerous snrj rises. $, "In the Land of Cotton" will open the program promptly at eight-thirty o'clock, each evening. The first part will include songs, solos, sketches and instrumental selections, the closing number being the "Helen-Hunt two step," dedicated to the golfers of Pinehurst ; a cornet solo with accompaniment by the "Smoke Brass Band." The second part will be a one-act farce, "The Baby Elephant," replete with local hits and ludicrous situations. The com bined entertainment will be something no one should miss. The company will include some twenty five undiscovered stars, comets and sat ellites, with Interlocutor P. J. Ward, at the head. The bones will be William White, William Murphy, James McNab, William Wilder ;tambos, Charles Baxter, Henry Carroll, Ed. Ellis, William Hill.