The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
COLTS BIG CONVENTION.
THE ANNUAL MEETING ON wBDNEs-
DAP OF THE o. q. g.. a.

DA OF THE y. q. u. a.
Topie- 20 ne Brousht Up Concerrine the
Fstu-e or che MAT on which
the Players wouIs Like Les,sistiou-
Notes from che Lakewood Tournament.
Now that the Ocean County Hunt and
Country Club tournament 10 over. the Lake
wood golfers will have TO dopond upon the tri-
weekly cup matches on the two links for sport
until the April open tourney at the Lakewood
Golf Club. The Secretary Of the Ocean Club,
w. A. Hamilton. deserves praise for the ener-
eetic Management OF the tournament, especially
for the prompt and accurate posting mp Of the
cards. which ives no light task. for 131 players
handed In full scores during the two days.
Tho rule that no player could start In the con-
ISOLATION event who had not handed In q card In
che preceding contests worked As well as at
westbrook. where It originated. and II might
well be Incorporated In the conditions at other
open tournament.
To cut the Gould Cup match from thirty-six
holes to eighteen did not meet with the approval
OF tho players with short ratings or at scratch.
who had prepared for q race in which ondur-
ancs would DO q factor; but the wretched
weather was regarded by the Greens Committee
as q Justification for changing the announced
conditions. The next open amateur competition
will be at the Baltusroi Golf Club on Washing
toms Birthday, and It will take place regardless
OF the weather.. Ino fAimetto oolI iiuD Will
hold It's spring tourney from March 10 to 20,
but nothing has been heard as yet from tho
Washington Golf Club regarding the taiked-of
open contest on Friday and Saturday Of inaugu-
ration week.
Gol1ng interest this week centres In tho an
nual meeting Of tho United States Golf Asso-
citation on Wednesday night. The courses for
tho championships OF OF will DO selected by
tho votes OF the associate delegates. and officers
for the year will DO elected. President The
odore A. Havemeyer will be reelected, but there
may be some changes in the other officers. It
II said that . plan will DO brought M to enlarge
the membership Of the Executive Committee.
II consists OF i've members, and one alteration
suggested 10 to mako tho committee . per-
mancnt board made up Of . delegate from each
associate club.
The bost work Of tho Executive Committee
during 90 was the framing of tho new cham
pionship conditions of mixed medal and match
play. Its recent decision to limit the starters to
players having n record within six of n manda-
tory standard scratch score does not meet with
It is held that the best players of every club
chip irrespective OF the size OF the field. IL Is
Tor this right that tho clubs will this month pay
Dc Dop ssli,sG ii IN .1SS'i wS Snfs be 10 70 .s slI u; :; only al a elias.
A PLAYERS to start in the amateur champion
.hip, players Handicapped At twelve or under
the Jurisdiction OF the US. g. A.
No one can forecast the action Of the dele
There seems to be need for iosisls,ion in many
details II the clubs. which are already moro
tions In Great Britain. are TO maintain the pro-
gressive spirit and continue to move forward
nIcd is tho avoidance Of CONFLICTS In the dates
OF open competitions; b. making some early
there might DO a continuous series of summer
and autumn compositions. with tho effect Of
assuring the suceess Of zach fixture.
A ruling should DO made. too. regarding the
playing Of OF tics for the prizes in open competl-
tons. Through the courtesy OF the Green's
Greens Committee. after consulting with tho
tho ties, which shall be- lost BY default when.
ever either player fails to appear.
Knoilwood was the favorite for the champion.
ships; or else the new eishtesn.hole links At
4 . : cS' inc, or 81, 81 ANDREW; Il a su.r.ntso
tine; Ths MORT. County. Golf Club was also
nnl favofaS,y. "a. Murphy wa, tho
pionship meeting to Chicago this year. An In
formal caucus may DO held to-day or tomorrow
this and other matters of golnng interest.
An entirely novel solution Of tho champion
the Lakewood amateur, to the Golfer. lilo says
,o %h h..: 20 q great Ssa + majority na, q Q, PLAYER, are located in
move to hold a0 the c hss ia nh 0P @..,pns 9s a. : Jgs oSssss
on the o,hsr hand; Il would % hardly fair 70 ignore
city, l should propose q Western championship
meeting at Chicago and an Eastern championship
meeting on some course near New York or Boston.
Thu dis,dins line between The East and the Yves.
Quilted states COLI Association. The two winners TO
meet on one OF the two courses, to be decided Ivy lot, |
In a seyenty.two-hoic match for the United States
cham piopsnip.
AIKEN. Feb. 14.-In the bogio handicap Mt tho
Golf Club. yesterday, tho contestants
included visiting golfers from many Northern
clubs. No ono defeated the Colonel" j. b. |
Taller OF the Tuxedo Club. With q handicap Of
is. he was 8 down. The other cards were:
c. Bohion. handicap Ia. down, {; q. HELEN. 2Q,
down, 3; A. q. Hodges. 20. down, 8: 4. Robinson, 22'
down, 3: 4, u; Fem, 10; down. O. 5 N APPLETON, 10.
IL, down. Z; y. u. Beach, is, down, z; II. X. sweny'
~, down. =; Q, n Hinkle, 90. down, iOi DR.. yalen.
tine Mott, 2A, down, II; A. l.. Reid, 22, down, Il.
y. 7. Moorhead, 2li II. II. Croker, rs: ID. L. Miller,
90, and q. o. lselin, 70. did not return cards