The sun., 1896-01-27
THE DIPLOMATS OF COLE.
MATTERS TO mr. SETTLED nv rUr
UNITED STATES ASSOCIIYIOy

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| Three Clubs in the Race for the shnm,,,..
| ship Mcetinr-Chnnccs Favor Shinn-cocs
| Hills In the Third Week of Scrtenh..
The womcn's Meeting at MorrIStoN,.
As was intimatcd ir THE SuH Inst week thc,.
Is probability that n southern champnnsbIn
| golf meeting will be held this sprlng to become
an annual fixture. The clubs behind the moy.
ment are the Palmetto Golf CLUB OF Aiken q
| c.; Asheville Golf Club of Ashcyllc, y. G., and
the Middlesborough Golf Club of Kentucky, Ths
lattor Ia new club with eighty members. Ths
| Aaheville club has nine hole course and abous
100 members. some being players OF consider.
able ability. At Aiken golf is nourisllinr, tho
presence of many visitors from the North add.
ing interest to the competitions Should tho
meeting como of It will probably be held on III.
Ashcville links on a date convenient for thu
homeward travellers who have been visiting
Florida. Players from the Baltimore and Wash.
ington clubs would 1nd 1t easy matter tn
journey to Aiken for the event. The champion.
ship although held In the South, will he an
open meeting. and more than one amateur In
the New York group Of clubs will undoubtedly
enter.
The money. 500 side. has been posted for
the home and home match OF thirty.six holes
between Willie Norton of Lakewood and Tom
Gourley of Baltusrol. Tho dates selected nrs
Feb l2 and Feb. 90. the men to toss for the
choice of the links for the first game. The cI.
perts say 1t will be close match. Norton, In
view OF his victories i'll match games over
Tucker and David Honeyman being n slight
favorite. 1t might be n good idea TO play tho
first match on Feb. o. the day after the annual
meeting of the United States Golf Association
Delegates from each Of the thirty one clubs in
the league will attend the meeting. and. should
there be golf game to attract them. the visit.
tpe t,olfo unIau fellv he I,a oil
spend Thursday at Lakewood or Baltusrol.
There is a wide divergence of views regard.
ing the action tho United States Golf Associs-
t!on will take in relation to the championships.
II q nine hole course Is to be selected the
chances are about even between the Country
Club of Brooklne and tho Meadowbrook links
as the place for the amateur and open cham.
pionships. With large field OF players IA nine-
hole course is apt 10 be overcrowdcd. u cause of
long and exasperating waits ut the first tee. On
this account an eighteen hole course will prob
ably be decided on. which narrows the choice
down to the three associate clubs, Shinnecock
Hills, Morris County, and Chicago Golt
clubs Chicago will ask for the meeting
and will promise the Eastern players
good sport and an abundant hospitality. 1t Is
not likely. however, that the golfers will take
westward. Ho!" as their motto until 1898.
The vote will favor, without doubt either
SOUTHAMPTON or MOrrlStOwn. Inc SnlnneCOCk
Hills is the best seashore course in the United
states: and Is said by the experts to he equal 10
the golf links abroad This is not commenda-
American LINKS now rank as class wi tn any IN
the world. and by the spring OF 1897 there VIII
be golf links hero, II the present plans are car
ried out. that will beat creation. AT all events,
the Shnnecock Inn $ sand dunes and hollows bring
will rank in merit with the performances any
links in Scotland or England.
But one drawback may be brought against
the Long Island course as the place OF the
championship meeting. There is a lack Of
Hills Club house. only eight rooms. in fact. Tho
club restaurant Is on a scale equal to all de-
would not have to camp out on the beach.
Southampton is the entreof a large and hos
Pitabie villa colony: and there are also a mum
within half hours drive of the links. and four
miles to the west Is the village of Good Grounds.
Meadow Club and Canoe Place inn. No wise
fear OF a scarcity OF living nccomm cd atoms
,Morr@lstoWn list has ,, not asked for the champion
York that many favor the course for the events.
Fully three and a half miles long. and lnid OUT
possessing a SPLENDID turf. the Inks are s' as
sporty as any, The Devils PUNCH Bowl and
tea'urss tr aofsTs sHs
The The club house. which is now being enlarged. is
s stsn hsr
1T Is hy s.sd that at The
The deed Of Sift in fact et Of Il M trophy PRESENTED
"'ss ass sss s Of iSsrS f: ihs
Morris County Country Club. stipnlates that
the first chamrionsshp must hep be played at Nor.
and open CHAMPIONSHIPS also to the Morris
County Country club. the result would be
players and vast assemblaee Of spectators.
Among minor matters TO be talked over at tho
United states Golf Association meeting will
he the granting OF vote to the delegates from
allied clubs: a rule to compel the competitors in
eard 20
OF keeping count Of the strokes. and the framing
OF some general rules to take the plare Of tho
many conflicting local rules regarding ha2aris
the local rules for each hole should be printed
tried with great success at Tuxedo. Last season
thc championsh hips at Newport were held TOO !atn
IN order not to conflict with the Dcfend.r-Nai-
kyrie races. having been compelled TO hx tho
be the third week in Seotcmher. but the dc,"-
gates may select any dates they choose Tho
the Shinnecock. perhaps. in July and August.
Later in the season the untirng ocean winds
often M 19tfer the So S"utnnmpton naycTsi -, h.
played about the middle of Arrl at Lakewood.
for the Laurel int the-Pnes Cup. another spring
tournament has been arranged. II VIII hs
played on some Wednesday. Thursday, and FRI
day early in May. on TIE improve, INK. Of ths
competition. hole play for trophy to be rre-
seuted by Augustus L. Gilende-.
MOTIFS.
II Is said that the Dyke- Meadow Golf Climb.
Brooklyn. Will erect n small club house near tho
links. George Stroth is the gre"nk.crcr, IAe
Fairfield County Golf club VII! also bHi!d soon.
The organization has now n line casino.
The new links of the 1t. Andrews Club at
Mount Hope will he laid out by IA committee OF
the members. II is believed that there is talent
enough among the PLAYERS 10 attain good results
without the aid OF a professional n a'!y'srF .,
the LarchmOnt Yacht club and the Scn~hn-
haka-C Curint hinn Yacht Club.
Tho links OF the South shore Country Club m
Babylon are to be extensively improved.
Adelphi Defeats Poly Prep" at the Old
Irish Game.
The match game Of hnndbnl between ne