The sun., 1896-12-10
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Meeting or the ~. Andrews CIub sus Eise-
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| tion of Omeers
The members of the oldest golf club in the
country. the st. Andrews, met for their annual
session at Delmonicos last night The frat
business, the election OF officers, resulted in the
reelection Of John Reid as President. The Others
elected werei ce-Presldent. w. ID. Baldwin:
Secretary, r. L. Cuthbert; Treasurer, w. E.
HodRman; Captain, David @. Henderson; Gov.
| ernors. James Brown, r. II. Robertson, Henry
| w. Taft, and w. Il. Innis.
A suggestion to consolidate with the Country
Club OF Knollwood was discussed In a tentative
way, but the project was not endorsed. The
cluo needs more members in view OF tho am
bilious plans under way at Mount Hope, where
the club 10 to move In May and occupy one
OF the finest golf courses in tho Unite d
States One way of obtaining tho increase Of
memoership talked ofwas by consolidation with
some other organization In which golf iourishes,
but this plan was voted down last night.
1t was decided finally to live up to the agree
ment made with the St. Andrews Company last
year. The Board Of Governors of the golf club
was authorized to complete arrangements for
the occupation Of the Mount Hope property
lease, lease from s, the land company on termg to
average about per cent. on the capital in
course is to be made at Mount Hope. and the
greater portion of the work about the new
grounds has been completed.
An Interesting women's match for q silver
I the The oGSHa,' Slss' dss. SSt G1S wo4s
nne al %fas so.,p psy in Shoh the e..
Grace ,as Churchill. , 81; Miss Mary Rowland, -79i
arS iopiss NJ, bsnodis5 SS Miss Louise VII
Talbot. 80; Miss Bernhard. s3, and Mrs james
Potts a.. Rounds at match play were between
round Mrs. Gray beat Miss Grace Churchill by
SSup ,ne and to plays Miss Willard beat Mise
Mrs Potts By Sup Mss talbot beat MIss Ro@ SSs
ssa Sy sB.d5n In the Miss Willard
from Miss Talbot BY up and "s to i play. "' "'N
The. best exhibition OF the tournament was
shown In the Anal round between Mrs. Gray
two up and one to play. She declined to receive
the prize. a, it had been given BY herself. and it
Fairfield links are in fine order Just now, as may
De inferred from the card made by L. b. Curtiss
yesterday; who. using clsek alone, did forty
than the best record for tho links and is the
more remarkable as he had no other club In the
bag:
WIN and Sam Tucker, the st. Andrews pro-
1essionais, will sail for England Dec. 10.
South Of France. There will be a cup competi.
ton at st. Andrews on the day they sail Until
as to Rs 40
after WHICH they will be covered up for the
xnasx xnsT WS5h saar,s Is SsSE pnshsd on s.
holes are practically ready for play. Nothing
has boon done about starting the club house,
and, should the move be made in May. a tenn
porary golf house will be put up 1t is said that
a women's golf club will occupy the present
st: Andrew's links after May.
There Will DO midweek golf matches for both
women and men throughout the winter at the
Ocean County Hunt and Country Club Lake
wood, as well as at the Lake wood Golf Club.
This 10 the first season there have been rival at
fractions for the golfers at Lakewood.
The regular putting greens at Van Cortlandt
Park have been covered with stable straw, and
makeshift holes will be used until the early
spring. The eighth hole is to be moved over the
wall, where fine green has been built on the
bank OF the lake. This will make tho eighth
hole about 800 yards, instead of 246. aS at pres
hole which will be cut from 700 to about $50
yards; 1t was too long under the old conditions
to make the play interesting.
PLAINFlELD. Dec. 0.-The Hillside Tennis and
COLI Cluh. after prosperous season. will dis
continue Its regular Saturday afternoon play
until next spring. The course, however. will be
kept open as long as the weather will permit.
Since the club which was originally devoted to
tennis has taken up golf and built of the
best courses In the StRve during the past year,
the demand for nom bershp has been greatly
Increased. Tho club now has its full charter
limit Next Spring IT. Is the intention OF the
ably from $50 to 175.
ENGLEwooD Dec 9.-The annual meeting OF
the Euglewood Golf Club was held to- night at
the club house. 1t was largely attended. The
following officers were elected: Thomas
Thacher. President; AIanson T. Enos Vice
PRESIDENT Malcolm Campbell, Treasurer:
Thpmas Thacher. Malcolm Campbell. Alanson
T. Enos. George II. Bnrritt, Edgar II. Booth.
William +. Rockwell. Daniel w. Evans, Charles
Neave, and George Coppell