The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-02
GOLF STILL HOLDS IT'S OWN.
Continued Popularity of the SpOr,
Among New York Society People.

New York Times.
Golf is the leading topic in the city
as well as in suburban New York clubs,
and 1t Is good evidence Of the exceed
Ing popularity of the game at the pre-
sent time that discussion of it has al
most entirely superseded in the club
world the old topics of stocks and horse
racing. There are few members of
such clubs as the Union, Metropolitan,
Knickerbocker, University and Calu-
met who do not play or are not deeply
interested in the imported Scotch game
at present, and these days of early
autumn find numbers of them sojourn-
ing IN the various suburban golf or
country clubs which have convenient
Inks, while on Sundays the New York
clubhouses are literally deserted, chiefly
on account of golf The game is too
much of craze at present, and if it
follows the course of all sports which
Americans have taken Up, as it is like
ly TO 90, cannot always or even long
retain its present vogue. It's deyotees
are too much excited and too eager
In its pursuit long to preserve their
present ardor. Not only are there daily
matches and weekly tournaments on
the links of all the suburban golf clubs.
out the clubs at Lenox, Southampton
ana other autumn resorts announce
tournaments which will last we'll into
November. The Lenox tournament
which will begin there tomorrow. will
really open the season at the Berkshire
resort, while the tournament at South
ampton on Oct and at Newport n
week later will prolong the autumn
season at both places. The tournament
which will decide the woman's cham
plCnSh1p OF America will begin on the
links of the Morristown, N. J.. Golf
club on Oct. 8, and is at present the
absorbing subject Of discussion
Wherever society women assemble.
The fact that all their interest in golf
has been SO controlled that the numer-
Gus clubs do not conflict with one
another, and that the natural rivalries
or the players of the game have been
allowed to satisfy themselves in ma
tional and interstate tournaments.
under proper rules and authority. Ia
chiefly due to Theodore Havemeyer,
president Of the National Golfing as
ISOLATION Of America, and president and
founder Of the Newport Country and
Golf club. Mr.. Havemeyer was one of
the first clubmen in America to play
the game on this side of the water, and
saw its possibilities almost at once.
With rare good Judgment and foresight
ne called together afeW men who had be-
gun to play the game here three wears
ago, and who represented the four or
i've golf clubs just then started, and
proposed the formation Of a national
association to govern the game AL
though some of those at this first meet
ing of the golfers thought Mr. Have
meyer too ambitious and too sane1ine
as to the future of the game in Amer
lea, they deferred to his opinion. and
the clearness Of his Judgment has
been abundantIy proved. Mr.. Have
meyer, who Is lover Of all athletic
sports and who excels as a whip, and
is also rarely good sportsman, plays
an excellent game Of golf, while his
sons, Harry and Frederick Havemeyer,
are among the best amateur players In
the country and recently vanquished
on the Newport links such fine players
as Messrs. Toler and Tying, Of Baltus-
rol, N. J., club.
Mr.. Havemeyer takes keen interest
and pride In the links and house of the
Newport Golf club. The links are said
to be almost perfection, while the club
house is not only beautiful piece Of
architecture, but Is superbly appointed
in every way. It's opening has COM
pletely transformed the social life of
Newport and has virtually doomed the
old Casino in the center of the town.
which Is now no longer the meeting
place Of society.