New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-06
WINTER GOLFTNG PLANS.
ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE FOR con
TINtING THE GAME DURING THE
COLD wEATHER-NOTEs OF
TILE LINkH

A. the season advances preparations ar. being
made at many golf clubs 10 open temporary greens
for use In tho winter months. In order that tho
regular ones may no, be damaged BY hard usage
OF cold weather play. The links at the Essex
County Country Club OF Orange. arc 20 remain
open throughout the winter. and tho summer
greens will bc displaced by temporary ones
A radical and much needed change IL also to be
made at the ninth hole. which is exceedingly mar
row and difficult The line OF play now follows the
ridge Of "A ravine. bordcrcd on either side by trees
and sloping sharply toward the foot OF a gully
This ridge s 10 be cut down and levelled. 80 to
lessen the penalty Of a sliced or pulled drive.
The full eighteen hole course OF the Ardsey Golf
club IS to the disposal Of members all winter
with tho exception that temporary greens are TO 10
substituted for those now In use. John Dunn. tho
Ardsley professional. has lately severed his con-
ncction with the club and his place Will be taken
by the Fitzjohn brothers. who are recent arrivals
In this country.
Extensive changes are 10 be made at the Dyker
Meadow links In the next few weeks. The play Tor
the FIRST hole Is to be cut down about forty yards
which Will bring the green forward TO the brow Of
the dccvity in front OF the present green. On the
second hole the green will remain In use through
out the winter the club intends 10 cut down ana
level the hill just before II. and place new green
there In the spring. This viii reduce the playing
length TO about one hundred and eighty yards
The other holes will be shortened from forty 10
nftv wards each. In order that the summer greens
may lie fully protected from use The home hole
which f. now directly front Of the clubhouse. VIII
be lied forward 10 the brow OF the hill upon
wh,.h is the building which will make II even
The BaIiusrol Golf Cub. Of Short HIS y j..
also plans extensive alterations In the winter;
h he mbeFs Who dS.ir t. continue playing in
IN. cold weather but N" summer greens ar" 10 b"
coV~r-I and work begun looking toward an IN
or, sc Of playing distance for the spring >tourna,
menf. II possible. about one thousand addltolihl
yaraa are 10 be secured. and this distanc" VIII De
yarousy distributed among the different holes go
The Lakewood golnng season VIII continue WIN
out intcrmlssion until April: ana both the oc,an
County Hunt and Country club and the Lakewood
Golf club have prepared elaborate programtn.s Oh
play. The fact that unusual number OF cups
has been offered for various competitions ior pom
est In the game Will be vigorously, inaln,"n,.,i
Some OF the givcrs OF prizes are MI nnn Mr :,
George J. Gould. Robert ltage heir , nt,mm' ID
C'lann Jaspcr Lynch and DIR. Paul 7. kimbaIl
rival To Lakewood in the number anu mi, ta'', ~,
OF It's golhng attractions this winter VIII DC 'ne
links OF the Palmetto Golf club. o. Aiken. o. t
nonularitv as a resort for Northern payers anu II
l. probable that number OF tnen "ha sp am, -
mart OF the winter there. Aiken Is IN that par p
G"n,h Carolina which has long been famous TOT tne
,oc'or dryncss OF It's climate and TINS fact mas
!, csnecaIly delightful for the uninterrupted ehJoy
meni OF the game. An open tournaneh, ,,, ,H ~ ~
held there usual. some time IN 'he "''"e "
IN" anal match in the series OF womens touI ,n
mcnts nj the Dyker Meadow links ~ 10 take p ,due
tomorrow The winner OF the series ID 10 ic'e'e
n cun offered by T.. l.. Kalbneisch a. .
The annual meeting and election OF omcers OF .me
Morristown Field Club Is to take p'hce u" '"''"
airy D. o,a,,,rorsbin Of the Wee Burn Golf
,,,,,h VA won on Saturday by Miss Julie Capel;
who defeated Miss Estellc fioyt III ''e "'n' 'o"'"
by a score OF 1 up and to play