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1 mile, 3-year-olds-2:034, Miss Bertha Dillon, Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 18, 1917.

1 mile, 4-year-olds-2:02, Peter Volo, Cleveland, O., Aug. 16, and Columbus, O., Sept. 30, 1915; by filly, 2:044, Bertha McGuire, Toledo, O., July 24, 1918.

1 mile, 5-year-olds-1:58. Lou Dillon, Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 24, 1903.

1 mile, fastest two-heat race-2:014, 2:01, Hamburg Belle, North Randall, O., Aug. 25, 1909. By a stallion, 2:02. 2:022, Lu Princeton, at Hartford, Conn., Sept. 2, 1918.

1 mile, fastest three-heat race-2:014, 2:0434, 2:03, St. Frisco, Belmont, Pa., Aug. 16, 1918; by filly, 2:05; 2:032; 2:0444, Miss Bertha Dillon, Columbus, O., Sept. 25, 1917. 1 mile, fastest four-heat race-2:034

(Billy Burke), 2:064, 2:042, 2:064, Dudie Archdale, Columbus, O., Oct. 1. 1912.

1 mile, fastest five-heat race-2:054, 2:031⁄44, 2:044, 2:054, 2:09, Mabel Trask, Columbus, O., Aug. 17, 1916. (St. Frisco won first two heats.)

1 mile, fastest six-heat race-2:052, 2:04, 2:042, 2:064, 2:074, Bertha McGuire, Toledo, O., July 24, 1918.

1 mile, over half-mile track-2:024, Uhlan, Goshen, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1911.

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1 mile-2:034. Uhlan and Lewis Torrent, Lexing. ton, Ky., Oct. 11, 1912.

Trotting to High Sulky.

1 mile-2:05, Lou Dillon, Cleveland, O., Sept. 11, 1903; 2:07, Major Delmar, Memphis, Tenn., Oct 26, 1904 (nonball-bearing sulky); 2:084, Maud S., Glenville, 1885.

BEST PACING RECORDS.

mile-:272, Dan Patch, Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 27, 1903; :28, Star Pointer, Sept. 28, 1897 (against time, accompanied by a running horse). 11⁄2 mile-:56. Dan Patch, Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 27, 1903 (against time).

4 mile 1:264. Prince Alert (with wind shield), Empire track, New York, Sept. 23, 1903.

1 mile-1:55, Dan Patch, St. Paul, Sept. 8, 1906 (with dust shield, a runner in front and at one side); 1:564, Directum I. (without wind shield), Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1915. Fastest in competition, 1:58, by Directum I., Columbus, O., Sept. 30, 1914.

1 mile, yearlings-2:204. Belle Acton, Lyons, Neb., Oct. 14, 1882.

1 mile. 2-year-olds-2:074, Directly, Galesburg, Ill., Sept. 20, 1894.

1 mile, 3-year-olds-2:004, Anna Bradford, Columbus, O., Sept. 29, 1914; by colt, 2:03, Peter Look, Lexington, Ky., Oct. 7, 1916.

1 mile, 4-year-olds-2:00, William, Grand Rapids. Mich., Aug. 5, 1914; race record, 2:042, Searchlight, Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 23, 1898: Be Sure, Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 9, 1895, and Ananias, Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 29, 1897.

1 mile, fastest seven-heat race-2:002, 2:02, 2:05, 2:082. 2:062. 2:064, 2:072 (first two by Minor Heir, third by The Eel, fourth by Copa de Oro and last three by Jersey B.), Lexington, Ky., Oct. 6, 1908.

1 mile, fastest third heat in race-1:592, Directum I., Lexington, Ky., Oct. 7. 1914.

1 mile, fastest seventh heat-2:052, R. H. Brett, Columbus, O., Oct. 2, 1914.

1 mile, half-mile track-2:02, Dan Patch, Allentown, Pa., Sept. 21, 1905.

Pacing to Wagon.

1 mile-1:57. Dan Patch, Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 27, 1903; 1:592, William, Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1915 (amateur driving); best three heats in . race, 2:064, 2:042, 2:064. Angus Pointer, Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 20, 1904 (Baron Grattan won first heat).

Teams to Pole.

4 mile-:294. Hontas Crooke and Prince Direct, Cleveland, O., July 22, 1905.

1⁄2 mile-1:004. Prince Direct and Morning Star, Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 21, 1904.

1 mile-2:02, Minor Heir and George Gano, Columbus, O., Oct. 1, 1912.

BEST RUNNING RECORDS.

1/4 mile--:21. Bob Wade, 4yrs, Butte, Mont.. Aug. 20, 1890.

22 furlongs-:312, Best Boy, 2yrs, Clifton, N. J., March 12, 1890.

3% mile-:34, Red S., aged, 122lbs, Butte, Mont.. July 22, 1896.

312 furlongs-:39.

4

Mexico, Feb. 1, 1914.

Supremacy, 2yrs, Juarez,

mile-:46, Geraldine, 4 yrs, 122lbs, straight course, Morris Park, Aug. 30, 1899.

1⁄2 mile-:46. Miss Nett. 2yrs, Belmont park, May 14, 1910.

furlongs-51%, Tanya, 2yrs, 107lbs, Morris Park, straight course, May 12, 1904.

5 furlongs-:56, Maid Marian, 4yrs, 111lbs, Morris park, straight course, Oct. 9, 1894. 51⁄2 furlongs-1:02%, Plater, 2yrs, 107lbs, Morris park, straight course, Oct. 21, 1902; 1:03%, Iron Mask, 6yrs, 150lbs, Juarez, Mex., March 8, 1914. 6 furlongs, less 170 feet (Futurity course)-1:08, Kingston, aged, 139lbs, Sheepshead Bay, L. I., June 22, 1891.

6 furlongs-1:08, Artful, 2yrs, 130lbs, Morris park, straight course, Oct. 15, 1904; 1:09%, Iron Mask, 5yrs. 115lbs, Juarez, Mex., Jan. 4, 1914. 6% furlongs-1:16%, Lady Vera, 2yrs, 90lbs, Belmont park, straight track, Oct. 19, 1906. % mile 1:22, Roseben, 5yrs, 126lbs, Belmont park, New York, Oct. 16. 1906.

72 furlongs-1:31%, Restigouche, 3yrs, 1061bs, Belmont park, May 29, 1908.

1 mile-1:34, Sun Briar, at Saratoga, N. Y., Sept.

11, 1918.

1 mile and 20 yds.-1:39, Froglegs, 4yrs, 1071bs, Churchill Downs, Ky., May 13, 1913.

1 mile and 25 yds.-1:45%, Ruperta, 3yrs, 1071bs, Latonia, Ky., July 4, 1890.

1 mile and 50 yds.-1:41, Haviland, 6yrs, 98lbs, Washington park, July 7, 1903.

1 mile and 70 yds.-1:42%, Jiminez, 101lbs, Harlem, Sept. 5, 1901: Dalvay, 3yrs, 961bs, same course, Aug. 31, 1904, and Convent Belle, 4yrs, 94lbs, Seattle, Aug. 24, 1908.

1. mile and 100 yds.-1:44%. Grand Opera, 4yrs, 771bs, Harlem, Aug. 12, 1903.

1 mile, 5-year-olds-2:0214, Braden Direct, Hart-1 1-16 miles-1:43%, Gretna Green, Fort Erie, ford, Conn., Sept. 1, 1913.

1 mile, fastest two-heat race-1:58, 2:00, Directum, Columbus. O., Sept. 30, 1914.

1 mile, fastest three-heat race-2:022, 2:00, 2:00, Directum I., Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1914. 1 mile, fastest four-heat race-2:004, 2:0014, 2:002, 2:054, Russell Boy, Lexington, Ky., Oct. 7, 1916. (Second heat taken by Braden Direct, and third heat by Judge Ormonde.) 1 mile, fastest five-heat race-2:01%, 2:032, 2:01, 2:03 2, 2:04, Evelyn W. and Earl, Jr., Columbus, O., Oct. 3, 1912. (Evelyn W. won the first, third and fourth heats.)

1 mile, fastest six-heat race-2:03%, 2:03, 2:02%, 2:044, 2:03 4, 2:03 4, Russell Boy, Columbus, O., Sept. 30, 1915.

Ont., Aug. 28, 1909.

1% miles-1:50, Vox Populi, 3yrs, 110lbs, Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 19, 1908.

131 lbs., at

1 3-16 miles-1:56, Cudgel, 4 yrs., Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1918. 14 miles-1:49%, Boots, 3 yrs., 127 lbs., Aqueduct, July 7, 1917.

1 mile and 500 yds.-2:10%, Bend Or, 4yrs, 115lbs. Saratoga, July 25, 1892.

15-16 miles-2:09, Ballot, 4yrs, 1261bs, Sheepshead Bay, July 1, 1908.

1% miles-2:17%, Irish Lad, 4yrs, 1261bs, Sheepshead Bay, June 25, 1904.

11⁄2 miles-2:30, Goodrich, 3yrs, 1021bs, Washington park, July 16, 1898.

1% miles-2:45, Fitz Herbert, 3yrs, 122lbs, Sheeps

head Bay, July 13, 1909; 2:45%, Africander, 3 yrs, 126lbs, Sheepshead Bay, July 7, 1903. 134 miles-2:57, Major Daingerfield, 4yrs, 120lbs, Morris park, Oct. 3, 1903.

1% miles-3:17%, Orcagna, Oakland, Cal., March 2, 1909.

2 miles 3:25%, Fitz Herbert, 3yrs, 105lbs. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 8, 1909.

2% miles 3:42, Joe Murphy, 4yrs, 99lbs, Harlem, Aug. 30, 1894.

24 miles 3:49, Ethelbert, 4yrs, 124lbs, Brighton Beach, Aug. 4, 1900.

21⁄2 miles 4:242, Kyrat, 3yrs, 881bs, Newport, Ky., Nov. 8, 1899.

25% miles-4:58. Ten Broeck, 4yrs, 110lbs, Lexington, Ky., Sept. 16, 1876.

24 miles-4:584. Hubbard, 4yrs, 107lbs. Saratoga, Aug. 9, 1873.

8 miles 5:19, Mamie Algol, 5yrs, 105lbs, City park, New Orleans, Feb. 16, 1907.

4 miles-7:10%. Sotemia, 119lbs, Louisville, Ky.. Oct. 7, 1912.

10 miles-26:18, Mr. Brown, 6yrs, 160lbs, Rancocas, N. J.. March 2, 1880.

Heat Racing.

mile-212, 224. Sleepy Dick, aged, Kiowa, Kas.. Nov. 24, 1888.

1⁄2 mile-:472, 472, Quirt, 3yrs, 122lbs, Vallejo, Cal., Oct, 5, 1894: :48. :48, :48. Eclipse, Jr., 4 yrs., Dallas, Tex., Nov. 1, 1890.

% mile-1:00, 1:00, Kittie Pease, 4yrs, Dallas, Tex., Nov. 2, 1887.

51⁄2 furlongs-1:09, 1:084, 1:09, Dock Wick, 4yrs, 100lbs, St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 5, 1891.

mile-1:10%. 1:12. Tom Hayes, 4yrs, 107lbs. Morris park, straight course, June 17, 1892; 1:134. 1:13. Lizzie S., 5yrs. 118lbs, Louisville, Ky., Sept. 28. 1883.

1 mile-1:412, 1:41, Guido, 4yrs. 117lbs, Washington park, July 11, 1891; 1:43, 1:44, 1:47. L'Argentine, 6yrs. 115lbs, St. Louis, Mo.. June, 1879. 1 1-16 miles-1:502, 1:48, Slipalong, 5yrs, 115lbs, Washington park. Sept. 25, 1885.

5yrs, 144lbs,

1% miles-1:56, 1:54. What-er-Lou, 5yrs, 119lbs, San Francisco, Feb. 18. 1899. 14 miles-2:10, 2:14. Glenmore, Sheepshead Bay, Sept. 25, 1880. 11⁄2 miles-2:41. 2:41, Patsy Duffy, aged, 1151bs. Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 17. 1884.

2 miles 3:33, 3:314, Miss Woodford, 4yrs, 107 lbs, Sheepshead Bay, Sept. 20, 1884.

3 miles 5:272, 5:292, Norfolk, 4yrs, 100lbs, Sacramento, Cal.. Sept. 23, 1865.

4 miles-7:232, 7:41, Ferida, 4yrs, 105lbs, Sheepshead Bay, Sept. 18, 1880.

Long-Distance Riding.

10 miles-20:02. Miss Belle Cook, 5 horses, changing five times, Minneapolis, Minn, Sept. 10,

1882.

20 miles 40:59, Little Cricket, changing horses at will, Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 7, 1882. 50 miles-1:50:032, Carl Pugh, ten horses, changing at will, match race, San Bernardino, Cal., July 7, 1883. Woman: 2:27:00. Miss Nellie Burke, Galveston, Tex., Feb. 24, 1884.

60 miles-2:33:00, George Osbaldiston, 11 horses, Newmarket, England, Nov. 5, 1831. 100 miles-4:19:40, George Osbaldiston, 16 horses. as above.

GOLF.

NATIONAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

1901-Willie Anderson (Pittsfield, Mass.), Myopia links, 331.

1902-Lawrence Auchterlonie (Glen View), Garden City links. 307. Anderson (Apawamis), Baltusrol 1903-Willie links. 307.

1904-Willie Anderson (Apawamis), Glen View, 303.

314.

295.

1905-Willie Anderson (Apawamis), Myopia links, 1906-Alexander Smith (Nassau). Onwentsia links. 1907-Alec Ross (Brae Burn), Philadelphia Cricket 1908--Fred McLeod (Midlothian), Myopia Hunt club. 322. 1909-George Sargent (Hyde Manor), Englewood (N. J.) links, 290.

club. 302.

1910-Alexander Smith (Wykagyl), Philadelphia Cricket club. 298.

1911-J. J. McDermott (Atlantic City). Chicago Golf club, 308.

1912-J. J. McDermott (Atlantic City), Buffalo Country club, 294.

1913-Francis Ouimet (Woodland), Brookline Country club, 304.

1914 Walter C. Hagen (Rochester, N. Y.), Midlothian Country club. 290.

1915-Jerome D. Travers (Montclair, N. J.), Baltusrol Country club, 297. 1916 Charles Evans, Jr. (Edgewater), Minikahda, Minneapolis, Minn., 286.

1917-J. Hutchinson (Glen View), Whitemarsh Valley, Philadelphia, Pa., 292.

1918-Tournament omitted on account of war.

WESTERN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

Winners of western open golf championship to date:

1899-Will Smith (Midlothian), Glen View. 1900-No championship meet held.

1901-Lawrence Auchterlonie (Glen View), Midlothian, 160.

1902-Willie Anderson (Pittsfield), Euclid, 299. 1903-Alexander Smith (Nassau), Milwaukee, 318 (72 holes).

1904 Willie Anderson (Apawamis), Kent Country (Grand Rapids, Mich.), 304.

1905-Arthur Smith (Columbus, O.), Cincinnati, 278. 1907-Robert Simpson (Omaha), Hinsdale, Ill., 307. 1908-Willie Anderson (Onwentsia), St. Louis, 299. 1909-Willie Anderson (St. Louis), Chicago, 288. 1910 Charles Evans, Jr. (Edgewater), Chicago, 151 (36 holes).

1911-Robert Simpson (Kenosha), Grand Rapids, 146 (36 holes).

1912-MacDonald Smith (Del Monte, Cal.), Idlewild, Chicago, 299.

1913-John J. McDermott (Atlantic City), Memphis, 295.

1914-James M. Barnes (Philadelphia), Interlachen, Minneapolis, 293.

1915-Thomas L. McNamara (Boston), Glen Oak, Chicago, 304.

1916-Walter Hagen (Rochester, N. Y.), Blue Mound, Milwaukee, 287.

1917-James M. Barnes (Philadelphia), Westmoreland, Chicago, 283.

1918-No tournament on account of war.

AMERICAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. On account of the war the annual tournament to decide the amateur golf championship of America was omitted in 1917 and 1918. Record of event to date:

port, medal play, 188.

On account of the war no national open golf 1894-At Newport, R. I.-W. G. Lawrence, Newchampionship tournament took place in Winners of event to date:

1918.

1894-Willie Dunn (New York). St. Andrew's links, won by 2 up.

1895-H. Rawlins (Newport), Newport links, 173. 1896-James Foulis (Chicago), Shinnecock Hills,

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1895-At Newport Golf club-C. B. Macdonald, Chicago Golf club, won.

1896-At Shinnecock Hills Golf club-H. J. Whigham, Onwentsia. won. Low score in qualifying round, H. J. Whigham, 163.

1897-At Chicago Golf club-H. J. Whigham, Onwentsia, won. Low score in qualifying round, H. J. Whigham. 177.

1898-At Morris County, N. J.-F. S. Douglas, Fairfield, won. Low score in qualifying round, J. H. Choate. Jr.. Stockbridge. 175. 1899-At Onwentsia-H. M. Harriman, Meadow. brook, won. Low score in qualifying round. C. B. Macdonald, Chicago, 168.

1900-At Garden City-W. J. Travis, Garden City. won. Low score in qualifying round. W. J. Travis, 166.

1901--At Atlantic City-W. J. Travis_won. Low score in qualifying round. W. J. Travis. 157. 1902-At Glen View, Ill.-L. N. James. Glen View, won. Low score in qualifying round, G. A. Ormiston, Pittsburgh, and W. J. Travis tied at 79, the latter winning the playoff. 1903-At Nassau, L. I.-W. J. Travis. Garden City, won. All match play.

1904-At Short Hills, N. J.-H. Chandler Egan, Exmoor Country club, won. Low score in qualifying round. H. C. Egan, 242 for 54 holes. 1905-At Wheaton, Ill.-H. Chandler Egan, Exmoor. won. Low score in qualifying round. Dr. D. P. Fredericks, 155 for 36 holes. 1906-At Englewood, N. J.-Eben M. Byers of Pittsburgh won. Low score in qualifying round, W. J. Travis, 152 for 36 holes. 1907-At Cleveland, O.-Jerome D. Travers of

Montclair, N. J., won. Low score in qualifying round. W. J. Travis, 146 for 36 holes. 1908-At Garden City. N. Y.-Jerome D. Travers of Montclair, N. J., won. Low score in qualifying round, Walter J. Travis, 153 for 36 holes. 1909-At Chicago Golf club-Robert A. Gardner. Hinsdale, won. Low score in qualifying round. Charles Evans, Jr.. Thomas M. Sherman and Robert A. Gardner tied with 151 for 36 holes. Evans won the playoff.

1910-At Brookline, Mass.-W. C. Fownes. Pittsburgh, won. Low score in qualifying round, Fred Herreshoff, Ekwanok, 152 for 36 holes. 1911-At Rye, N. Y.-Harold H. Hilton, England. won. Low score in qualifying round, Harold H. Hilton, 150 for 36 holes. 1912-At Chicago Golf club-Jerome D. Travers of Montclair, N. J., won. Low score in qualifying round, Harold Hilton and Charles Evans, Jr., 152; in playoff, eighteen holes, Evans won, 72 to 75.

1913-At Garden City, N. Y.-Jerome D. Travers of Montclair, N. J.. won. Low score in qualifying round. Charles Evans. Jr.. 148 for 36 holes.

1914-At Manchester. Vt.-Francis Ouimet of Boston won. Low score in qualifying round, Rae G. Gorton and W. C. Fownes, 144 for 36 holes. 1915-At Detroit, Mich.-Robert A. Gardner of Chicago won. Low score in qualifying round, Dudley Mudge of St. Paul, 152 for 36 holes. 1916-At Merion Cricket club, Philadelphia, Pa.Charles Evans, Jr., Chicago, won. Low score in qualifying round. W. C. Fownes, Jr., of Pittsburgh, 153 for 36 holes. 1917-No contest on account of war. 1918-No contest on account of war.

WESTERN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. The annual western amateur golf championship was omitted in 1918 on account of the war. Championship record to date: 1899-David R. Forgan (Onwentsia), Glen View, 6 up.

1900-William Waller (Onwentsia), Lake Forest, 1 up.

1901-Phelps B. Hoyt (Glen View), Midlothian, 6 up.

1902-H. C. Egan (Exmoor), Wheaton, 1 up. 1903-Walter E. Egan (Exmoor), Cleveland, 1 up. 1904-H. C. Egan (Exmoor), Highland Park, 6 up, 5 to play.

1905 H. C. Egan (Exmoor), Glen View, 3 up, 2 to play.

1906-D. E. Sawyer (Wheaton), Glen Echo, 5 up, 4 to play.

1907-H. C. Egan (Exmoor), Wheaton, 5 up, 4 to play.

1908-Mason Phelps (Midlothian), Rock Island, 6 up, 5 to play.

1909-Charles Evans, Jr. (Edgewater), Flossmoor 1 up.

1910-Mason Phelps (Midlothian), Minikahda, 2 up, 1 to play.

1911-Albert Seckel (Riverside), Detroit, 8 up, 7 to play.

1912-Charles Evans, Jr. (Edgewater), Denver, 1 up.

1913-Warren K. Wood (Homewood), Homewood, 4 up, 3 to play. 1914-Charles Evans, Jr. (Edgewater), Grand Rapids, 11 up, 9 to 1915-Charles Evans, Jr. (Edgewater), Cleveland, play O., 7 up, 5 to play.

1916-Heinrich Schmidt (Claremont, Oakland, Cal.), Del Monte, Cal.. 7 up, 6 to play. 1917-Francis Ouimet (Woodland), Midlothian, 1 up.

WOMEN'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. No tournaments to decide the women's national championship were held in 1917 or 1918. Championship record to date: 1895-Beatrix club links.

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1896-Beatrix Hoyt, Morris Country club, 2 up, 1 to play.

1897-Beatrix Hoyt, Essex Country club, 5 up, 4 to play. 1899-Ruth Underhill, Philadelphia Country club, 1898-Beatrix Hoyt, Ardsley club, 5 up. 3 to play. 2 up. 1 to play.

1900-Frances Griscom, Shinnecock Hills, 6 up, 4 to play.

1901-Genevieve Hecker, Baltusrol Golf club. 5 up, 3 to play.

1902-Genevieve Hecker. Brookline, 4 up. 3 to play. 1903-Bessie Anthony, Chicago Golf club, 7 up, 6 to play.

1904-Georgeanna Bishop, Philadelphia, 5 up, 3 to play. 1905-Pauline Mackay, Oakley Country club, 1 up. 1906-Harriet S. Curtis, Brae Burn Country club, 2 up, 1 to play.

1907-Margaret Curtis. Midlothian, 7 up. 6 to play. 1908-Catherine C. Harley, Fall River, 6 up, 5

to play.

1909-Dorothy Campbell (North Berwick, Scotland). Merion Cricket club, 3 up. 1 to play. 1910-Dorothy Campbell (Hamilton, Ont.). Homewood Country club, 2 up. 1 to play.

1911-Margaret Curtis (Boston). Baltusrol Golf club, 5 up, 3 to play.

1912-Margaret Curtis (Boston), Essex Country club, 3 up, 2 to play. 1913-Gladys Ravenscroft (Bromborough club, England), Wilmington (Del.) Country club, 2 up. 1914-Mrs. H. Arnold Jackson, Nassau Country club, 1 up.

1915-Mrs. C. H. Vanderbeck (Philadelphia), Onwentsia club, 3 up, 2 to play.

1916--Miss Alexa Stirling (Atlanta, Ga.), Belmont Springs Country club, 2 up, 1 to play. 1917-No contest on account of war. 1918-No contest on account of war.

WOMEN'S. WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP. Miss Elaine Rosenthal of the Ravisloe Country club won the eighteenth annual championship of the Women's Western Golf association on the links of the Indian Hill club at Winnetka, Ill., Aug. 25-31, 1918, defeating Miss Frances Hadfield of Milwaukee, Wis., 4 up and 3 to play. Winners of the event:

1901-Miss Bessie Anthony (Glen View), Onwentsia, 3 up, 1 to play.

1902-Miss Bessie Anthony (Glen View), Onwentsia, 1 up.

1903-Miss Bessie Anthony (Glen View), Exmoor, 3 up, 2 to play. 1904-Miss Frances Everett (Exmoor), Glen View, 1 up.

1905-Mrs. Charles L. Dering (Midlothian), Homewood, 4 up, 2 to play.

1906-Mrs. Charles L. Dering (Midlothian), Exmoor, 1 up.

1907-Miss Lillian French (Windsor), Midlothian. 1 up.

1908-Mrs. W. Frances Anderson (Hinsdale), St. Louis Country club, 3 up, 2 to play. 1909-Miss Vida Llewellyn (LaGrange), Homewood, 6 up, 5 to play. 1910-Mrs. Thurston Harris (Westward Ho), Skokie, 3 up, 2 to play.

1911-Miss Caroline Painter (Midlothian), Midlothian, 3 up, 2 to play.

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1912-Miss Caroline Painter (Midlothian), Hinsdale, 1 up.

1913-Miss Myra Helmer (Midlothian), Memphis, 5 up, 3 to play.

1914-Mrs. Harry D. Hammond (Highland, Indianapolis), Hinsdale, 5 up, 3 to play. 1915-Miss Elaine Rosenthal (Ravisloe), Midlothian, 4 up, 3 to play. 1916-Mrs. Frank C. Letts (Cincinnati), Kent Country club, Grand Rapids, Mich., 4 up, 1 to play.

1917-Mrs. Frank C. Letts (Indian Hill, Chicago), Flossmoor, 5 up, 4 to play. 1918-Miss Elaine Rosenthal (Ravisloe, Chicago), 4 up. 3 to play. OLYMPIC CUP.

There was no contest for the Olympic cup in 1918 on account of the war. Winners of event to date:

1905-At Chicago, Western Pa. A.. 655.
1906-At St. Louis, Western G. A., 635.
1907-At Cleveland, Metropolitan G. A., 641.
1908-At Bock Island, Western G. A., 632.
1909-At Chicago, Western G. A., 623.
1910-At Minneapolis, Western G. A., 615.
1911-At Detroit, Western G. A., 606.
1912-At Chicago, Western G. A., 622.
1913-At Chicago, Western G. A., 628.
1914-At Grand Rapids, Chicago Dist. G. A., 628.
1915-At Cleveland, Chicago Dist. G. A., 651.
1916-At Del Monte, California G. A., 588.
1917-At Chicago, Western G. A., 655.
1918-No contest.

BRITISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.
Year. Winner.
Runner up.

1886-H. Hutchinson......

Henry Lamb......7 and 6 1887-H. Hutchinson......John Ball, Jr.......1 hole

1888-J. Ball, Jr......

1889-J. E. Laidlay....

1890-J. Ball, Jr.......

J. E. Laidlay.....5 and 4 ..L. W. Balfour....2 and 1 .J. E. Laidlay.....4 and 3 1891-J. E. Laidlay.. ..H. H. Hilton.......1 hole 1892-J. Ball, Jr........ H. H. Hilton.....3 and 1 1893-Peter Anderson.....J. E. Laidlay......1 hole 1894-J. Ball, Jr...... ..S. M. Ferguson....1 hole 1895-L. B. Melville.. ...J. Ball, Jr.........*1 hole 1896-F. G. Tait.. .H. H. Hilton.....8 and 7 1897-A. J. T. Allan.......J. Robb... ...4 and 2 1898-F. G. Tait...........S. M. Ferguson...7 and 5 1899-J. Ball, Jr........ .F. G. Tait. *1 hole 1900-H. H. Hilton....... J. Robb............8 and 7 1901-H. H. Hilton... ..J. L. Low..........1 hole 1902-C. Hutchings.. ..S. H. Fry. .........1 up 1903-R. Maxwell.. H. Hutchinson....6 and 5 1904-W. J. Travis.... E. Blackwell......4 and 3 1905-A. G. Barry. Hon. O. Scott....3 and 2 1906-James Robb..... C. C. Lengen.....4 and 3 1907-J. Ball, Jr.... .A. Palmer.........6 and 4 1908-E. A. Lassen.. H. F. Taylor......7 and 6 1909-R. Maxwell.. C. K. Hutchinson..1 hole 1910-John Ball.. .C. Aylmer........10 and 9 1911-H. H. Hilton.. ..E. A. Lassen.....4 and 3 1912-John Ball. ...H. A. Mitchell....1 hole 1913-H. H. Hilton. R. Harris.........6 and 5

1914-J. L. C. Jenkins...C. L. Hezlet.....8 and 2 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1918-No contest. After a tie.

BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. 1890-John Ball, Jr.,* (R. L. G. C.), Prestwick, 164.

1891-H. Kirkcaldy (St. Andrew's), St. Andrew's,

166.

1892-H. H. Hilton* (R. L. G. C.), Muirfield, †305. 1893-W. Auchterlonie (St. Andrew's). Prestwick, 322.

1894-J. H. Taylor (Winchester), Sandwich, 325. 1895-J. H. Taylor (Winchester). St. Andrew's, 322.

1896-H. Vardon (Scarborough), Muirfield, 316. 1897-H. H. Hilton* (R. L. G. C.), Muirfield, 305, 1898-H. Vardon (Scarborough), Prestwick, 307. 1899-H. Vardon (Ganton), Sandwich, 310. 1900-J. H. Taylor (Richmond), St. Andrew's, 309. 1901-James Braid (Romford). Muirfield, 309. 1902-Alex. Herd (Huddersfield), Hoylake, 307. 1903-Alex. Herd (Huddersfield).

1904-J. White (Sunningdale), Sandwich, 296. 1905-Jas. Braid (Walton Heath), St. Andrew's, 318.

1906-James Braid (Walton Heath), Muirfield, 300. 1907-Arnaud Massey (France), Hoylake, 317. 1908-James Braid (Walton Heath), Prestwick, 291. 1909-J. H. Taylor (Mid-Surrey), Sandwich, 295. 1910-James Braid (Walton Heath), St. Andrew's, 299. 1911-H. Vardon (South Herts), Sandwich, 303. 1912-Edw. Ray (Ganton), Muirfield, 294. 1913-J. H. Taylor (Mid-Surrey), Hoylake, 304. 1914-H. Vardon (South Herts). Prestwick, 306. 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1918-No contest. *Amateur. †Changed to 72 holes.

RED CROSS GOLF.

The leading professional and amateur golf players of the country devoted themselves to playing exhibition games in 1918 for the benefit of the Red Cross. These matches netted considerable sums, the amount earned by men and women playing under the auspices of the Western Golf association being $303,775.52. Among the players taking active part were Chick Evans, Bob Jones, Warren K. Wood, Perry Adair, Kenneth P. Edwards, Jock Hutchinson, Bob MacDonald, Jim Barnes, Walter Hagen, Elaine Rosenthal and Alexa Stirling. The expenses were borne by the association.

MISCELLANEOUS TOURNAMENTS (1918). Among the winners in miscellaneous and state golf tournaments in 1918 were the following: East Coast (Florida) Open-Jock Hutchinson. North and South-Walter Hagen.

North and South Amateur-Irving S. Robeson.
Pacific Northwest-H. A. Fleager.
Trans-Mississippi-G. L. Conley.
Iowa-Arthur Bartlett.
Missouri-James C. Ward.

Missouri (women)-Miss Carolyn Lee.

Nebraska-Kenneth Reed.

TENNIS.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

R. Lindley Murray of California won the 1918 championship in tennis Sept. 3, 1918, at Forest Hills, L. I., by defeating W. T. Tilden, Jr., of Philadelphia 6-3, 6-1, 7-5. The championship in doubles was won by Vincent_Richards of New York and W. T. Tilden, Jr., at the Longwood Cricket club, Boston, Aug. 17, when they defeated Beals C. Wright and Fred B. Alexander 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-2.

1901-W. A. Larned. 1902-W. A. Larned. 1903-H. L. Doherty. 1904-H. Ward. 1905-B. C. Wright. 1906-W. J. Clothier. 1907-W. A. Larned. 1908-W. A. Larned. 1909-W. A. Larned.

National Tennis Champions in Singles. 1881-R. D. Sears. 1882-R. D. Sears. 1883-R. D. Sears. 1884-R. D. Sears. 1885-R. D. Sears. 1886-R. D. Sears. 1887-H. W. Slocum. 1888-H. W. Slocum. 1889-H. W. Slocum. 1890-0. S. Campbell. 1891-0. S. Campbell. 1892-0. S. Campbell. 1893-R. D. Wrenn. 1894-R. D. Wrenn. 1895-F. H. Hovey. 1896-R. D. Wrenn. 1897-R. D. Wrenn.

1898-M. D. Whitman. 1899-M. D. Whitman. 1900-M. D. Whitman.

1910-W. A. Larned. 1911-W. A. Larned. 1912-M. E. McLough

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1913-M. E. McLoughlin.

1914-R. N. Williams.

1915-W. M. Johnston.

1916-R. N. Williams.

1917-R. L. Murray. 1918-R. L. Murray.

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WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS.

In the western tennis championship tournament played on the courts of the Chicago Tennis club July 27-Aug. 5, 1918, the title in singles was won by Walter T. Hayes, who defeated Samuel Hardy in the final match 6-2, 9-7, 6-3. The doubles championship was won by W. T. Hayes and R. H. Burdick, who defeated Edward Oelsner and W. S. Miller 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. In the women's championships Miss Carrie B. Neely won in the singles_by defeating Mrs. W. S. Northup, 6-3, 6-4. The women's doubles championship was won by Miss Marion F. Leighton and Mrs. Dorothy L. Field, who defeated Miss Neely and Mrs. Northup 7-5, 4-6, 7-5.

CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS.

In the national clay court tennis tournament held in Chicago, June 29-July 6, 1918, William T. Tilden, Jr., won the championship in singles by defeating Charles S. Garland of Pittsburgh, Pa., 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. The championship in doubles was won by Garland and Samuel Hardy, who defeated Walter T. Hayes and Ralph H. Burdick 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. 7-9, 6-2. The women's championship in singles was won by Miss Carrie B. Neely, who defeated Mrs. Adelaide Yeager 6-4, 6-2. The women's championship in doubles was taken by Mrs. Ralph Field and Miss Esch, who defeated Mrs. Yeager and Miss Neely 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

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Champions in Doubles. 1900-J. P. Paret and C. Cragin. 1901-0. M. Bostwick and C. Cragin, 1902-W. C. Grant and Robert LeRoy. 1903-W. C. Grant and Robert LeRoy. 1904-W. C. Grant and Robert LeRoy. 1905-T. R. Pell and H. E. Allen. 1906-F. B. Alexander and H. H. Hackett. 1907-F. B. Alexander and H. H. Hackett. 1908-F. B. Alexander and H. H. Hackett. 1909-T. R. Pell and W. C. Grant. 1910-G. F. Touchard and C. R. Gardner. 1911-T. R. Pell and F. B. Alexander. 1912-T. R. Pell and F. B. Alexander. 1913-W. C. Grant and G. C. Shafer. 1914-W. C. Grant and G. C. Shafer. 1915-G. F. Touchard and W. M. Washburn. 1916-Dr. W. Rosenbaum and A. M. Lovibond. 1917-Dr. W. Rosenbaum and F. B. Alexander. 1918-G. O. Shafer and King Smith.

Women's Championship.

Miss Molla Bjurstedt won the national_indoor tennis championship for women at New York, N. Y., March 30, 1918, by defeating Miss Eleanor Goss 3-6, 6-1, 6-4

SQUASH TENNIS.

Amateur Championship. Fillmore Van S. Hyde of the Harvard club won the national amateur squash tennis championship on the Harvard club courts in New York, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1918, when he defeated J. Victor Onativia, also of the Harvard club, in the final round of the event by a score of 15-8, 15-4, 15-10.

OTHER TENNIS WINNERS IN 1918.

Men.

Eastern doubles-P. D. Osborne and Wallace Rhoads.

Pacific coast doubles-Nat B. Browne and Frank Winne.

Chicago singles-Walter T. Hayes.

Chicago doubles W. T. Hayes and R. H. Burdick.

Illinois singles-Walter T. Hayes.

Illinois doubles-W. T. Hayes and George J. O'Connell.

Big Ten (university) singles-R. Pike, U. of Chicago.

Big Ten doubles-Adams and Widen, U. of Minnesota.

Pennsylvania singles-William T. Tilden.
Women.

Women's national singles-Miss Molla Bjurstedt.

Chicago singles-Mrs. Malcolm MacNeill. Chicago doubles-Miss Katherine Waldo and Miss Carrie B. Neely.

Illinois singles-Mrs. Malcolm MacNeill,
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J. Haytas, Cleveland.
W. Ready, Chicago.
Ed Kasch, Toledo.
C. Shanks, Louisville.
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J. Neuman, Peoria, Ill..
M. Lindsay, New Haven.
C. Moses, Toledo.

F. Farnan, Fort Wayne.
C. Thies, Cleveland.
E. Herrman, Cleveland.

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