The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-20
FIXING THE PUBLIC LINKS.
THB COURSE ar VAN OoRTBlHDr
PARK IN CONDITION ron PEhY.

New sods FOR the Putsing Grssas-lses.
INromises 90 Make n Btrong MIA ror
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Matches
Abrond-J. n. Taylor Defeats y. Hrata.
To the qualification OF tho golfers, the Park
Commissioner had a gang OF men At work last
week on the public links, at Van Cortlandt Park,
and the course IL now in good condition for play.
The bare places on the putting greens have been
nicely sodded and the cups are now In shape.
Only a shower Is needed to make the turf strong
and thick. Hereafter. unless q greens keeper IN
appointed. II should be the duty Of the gar
deners to move the cups TO different parts
OF the putting green's, whom the turf about
the holes begin TO be worn. This is done at all
the clubs, and is called resting" the greens.
1t ls not necessary to have the hole in the exact
centre Of tho putting green's. 10 that when the
cups are lifted the Job OF transferring them Is
done neatly. Tho old holes must be nlled and
sodded whenever q now one 10 marked out. II
this Is done the golfers will be we'll satisfied. II
the work 10 done on an or day. say on Friday
morning, the links will DO In order for the pub
lie rush on Saturday.
The Van Cortlandt links will be q fsvorite
practice ground for the players who intend to
keep on playing tho game during their visits to
the country later on, and from now until tho
snow falls the 'stay-at-home" players will be
regular visitors 10 the course. Nearly as many
women as men were patrons Of the links last
season. Under the rules of tho game, all the
golfers who desire TO do so. should be allowed to
start on q round in the order of their arrival at
the course. II is this democratic system which
adapts tho game a. an especially valuable recre-
alton in . public park. At San Francisco a golf
course has been laid out in Preside Park, and
moyements to haye public links are under way
In Brooklyn and Philadelphia
Judging, from his form at Lakewood, many
golfers believe IL. G. Leeds Will make q strong
bid for tho championship OF shinnecock. When
II good Play Iced, seem. as high elias, as e
But be likes g. an isRRtscn.fS hole iin game be fS%P eSan;
. thlrty-six;hole struggle. When play becomes
iit bore the and I'LL. Ktsd sla Sr's's s.S 10 sFG IN tn, SSsfis AIRY 91 t. golf /:
either very, very good" or else "horrid."
SiSn:s.D. a. wi TgeF Is ne also Ia: s pGssiSlih eh sum:
plenoss. and cool nerves. backed by a
f fyns laughs s.aSRs Himself III rSiHi how 0 To play SaSa COLI n .s sty as
he has boon mostly against new players, who
I'VE Ss ssrs sd 70 %sk . m.s1tk of n 81 SE,s'c sso psia and
sure. rather than dashinsl{: w: f. sand Is II
Eliot lF;H; WsisSsw. R IfPaTf oi es's and 1q i. 9.
Trevor. viii DO prominent in the seasons com.
sadahQueda Golf Club, Utica whore he Is pre-
Eideeheld Comm Golf Club. by Sam. Tucker.
and a close. 'hort turf on the links. His bIother
VIII has returned from the Allegheny Country
CluD, flttspurBn. ana Will Do Wild sam AZ St.
Yonkers course opens next Saturday with the
nr.t OF the series OF monthly handicaps.
Willie Norton of Lakewood will be the pro-
fessional at the Seabright Golf Club this sum- |
on the land, formerly part Of the Navarro prop
erty. on the kumson road. The links lie be- |
tween the road and the South Shrewsbury |
River. and should be an attractive and cool
GUNNER course. The club games will begin in
June.
A golf club has been formed by tho officers at
Governors Island, with Col H.. O. Corbin as
President, and Capt. 8. G. Mills secretary.
Nothing snn, 81 has as been done la Ss yet but Capt Mills
about Fort Columbus. In the centre of the
island. within a fortnight.
Thomas Warrender. who arrived recently
from scotland. has been engaged as resident
The competitions for the Thebaud cups, the
members handicaps. will be resumed on next |
Saturday and continue fortnightly thereafter.
The second annual open amateur tournament
Some interesting matches are reported among
the English and Scotch professionals, who are
bustly training for the June open champion
ships: J. H. Taylor and Hugh Kirkaldy met
first day. at thirty-six holes. medal play. the men
tied at 15l strokes. Tho second day. at match
play. thirty-six holes. Kirkaldy won by four up
and three to play. On April II w. Auchter-
ton match. at Grief. In the forenoon, at
eighteen holes. metch play. Kirkaldy won BY
three up and two, to play, In the afternoon the
PLAY w ,ss BY i, strs1es so kIiriE X sG y, LOSING nG, BY three:
"a. On April 4 j. H. Taylor, tho champion,
played an exhibition match of thirty-six holes,
over the course of the Bristol and Clifton Golf
Club course. with J. Braid Of Hastings; Taylor
being halved. Taylor's short game was deadly.
a. usual.