New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17
NEWS FOR GOLF PLAYERS
MEETING OF THE UNITED STATES Asso'
CATIONS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

CONDITIONS OF THE MATCH FOR THE CUP GIVEN
BY CHARLES r. sANDs-oTHER NOTES.
The Executive Committee of the United statee
Golf Association will, hold a special meeting next
week Application for allied membership have oeen
received from the Baitusro Golf CLUB OF snort MUS
~ J.; the Paterson Golf Cub and the Albany COZ
Club and these VIII be acted upon at the meephs'
The association has just issued little DOOR, AZ
tractively bound In red CLOTH which contains the
constitution and bylaws In full: all the rules OF
golf in detail as adopted by the Executive Commit
tee on July 49, 1895 the etiquette OF goif the names
OF the officers OF the association ana hs' OF 'ha
golf clubs which now associate or aiiieh men,
bers The book Is carefully lndexed with reference
to the rules Of the game so that 1t VIII De 80
pecially valuable to those In search or oecisoo
upon a mooted point
The full conditions Of the competition for me
cup given by Charles f.. Sands TO the ST Andrew
Golf Club have been announced by the secre-
tary Walter f. Hodgman. II Is TO De medal play
handicap OF eighteen holes. the handicap initsi .
nine strokes as in the recent contest Tor the l. b.
stoddart CUP 1t Is open only. was stated before.
10 those members Of the club who have not Won
a first prize in either handicap or open club ON.
petitions in 1895 This will bar out James Park
g. s De Garmendia j. c. Ten Eyck' W. II 7andt
+ - Stoddart r. l.. Cuthbert, Daniel chauncey.
/ NJ Knapp w +. Hodgman and possibly one or
two others but there Will remain a large ned OF
skilled players and the game Is expected TO Re
spirited one Play will begin promptly at 20
D. m on November %. and entries may be made 10
the usual manner to the time OF starting The
THANKSGIVING Day Handicap Sweepstakes will close
the regular fixtures Of the st. Andrews CIub To- the
season, but private playing will continue Without
interruption as long the weather conditions VIII
permit.
ON November % the Westbrook Golf Club. ~
Is,ip Long Island, will hold the long postponed
tournament for the cup given by w. Forbes MoT-
cd riy le ID le
competed for annually by regular members Of tho
club To be retained It must be won twice BY the
same person Shortly before the first date set W.
Bayard Cutting. president OF the club. on whose
property the course is laid out. was called West
suddenly. and the match was indefinitely postponed
Other things have interfered since then, that tho
date now fixed is two months later than vas orig
lnalIy intended. Any time after $3.50 A. m play
may begin, and the competitors will be started in
pairs each couple accompanied by an official scorer
OF the club Eighteen holes, medal play vii con-
stitute the game
The Handicap Cup at the same club, given oy
the secretary H. b. Holns, was won for this year
by s. X De Forrest. and the october Cup by c. l.
Tappan. Competition is now in progress for the
November Cup under the same conditions which
Thanksgiving Day viii be celebrated at the Knoll
F wTo members only The game viii be one OF thirty
six holes. medal pay the nrst round 10 De oegSWn
there will also be a set OF golf clubs 10 reward the
player making the best scratch score This last
seems a particularly good PLAN and IL mas peen
adopted al several recent tournaments. There 10
apt to be a general feeling that while handicaps are
necessary and to be desired In order TO give ever
one chance still something IS due 10 the confess.
ant who starts with favors and acquits himset
with honor ,n.- III,
The Knollwood Club possesses a fine eighteen-nos
course the only defect In which Is the slight rough
ness common all new links. nevertheless INC
members are not satisfied. They ambitious
for more ground TO cover. and by springtime: ae-
cording 10 p Gilbert Thebaud, chairman OF the
Green Committee all the shorter holes will have
vay Of such as seem too easy approach.
Notice has been sent out by w. W Paien, secre.
tary of the South Orange Field Club. TO the erect
that the date OF the coming golf tournament there
has been changed TO THANKSGIVING Day. Play 10 70
begin at $50 in the morning