The sun., 1897-03-22
FIRST GOLF DATES FOR '97.
KNoLLWOoD COUNTRY 0LUB OIAIMs
FOUR DAYS IN MAY.

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FOUR DAYS IN MAY.
| the Fourth Open Handicap for the Club Cup -
ne tho Reature-Active Happenings Among
| tho Proressionnis-PoreiEn Players Believe
That This Country II n Promising Field.
Active golf from now on will be in order. and,
after month Of practice play, the amateurs will
meot at Lakewood for tho April open tourna-
lnent. No action has yet boon taken in regard to
ARA nging an orderly succession Of dates for tho
different competitions. but it is said that COM
mittce to supervise the matter may bo appointed
| at the impending Executive Committee meeting
| OF the U. s. @. A.
Tho Knollwood Country Club believes in early
| action. and at n meeting Of the Board Of Gov
ernors held on last Friday Il was decided to hold
| the spring tournament on May 10, 20, 81, and
| 22. The programme has not been announced.
| but IL will probably be in accordance with tho
| past tournaments at Knollwood and call for q
special match at the mixed play, made popular
at the amateur championship, for cup to bc
won outright and on tho last day tho event will be
| the thirtysix.hole medal handicap for the Knoll
| wood Cup. II will be tho fourth contest for the
| trophy, which must be three times to be-
| como the property of the winner The first vic
| tor, In the fall of 1885, was John II, Chadwick,
| Richmond County Golf Club, who made his first
appearance in a contest and had the benefit of a
| novices handicap. His card was 210, 80, ls0.
| Last May, at the second competition, tho winner
| was A. l. Livermore, st. Andrews G. G., with
! the card of 192, 4. 1873, and in the fall Z. w.
| Jewett, Dyker Meadow G. c., with 199, "a, 175,
| tied with Chadwick-1S5. 10, 175. Jewett won
| in the play Off.
The KnOllwood Cup has never been won by a
scratch man. In 1895 George Il. Armstrong
Richmond County, 1s6. and Livermore, 1877,
were third and fourth from scratch. In the
spring of 1896 A. II. Fem, Palmetto Golf Club,
would likely have won 1t from scratch. On account
of his win Of the Gillender Cup at match play the
previous day, when he beat Toler by six up and
nvo TO play, Fem had tho excessive impost of
eight plus. As it was he made tho course in 1s6
gross. In spite of his rating only three finished
in front of him-Lvermore. who won Rev. DIR.
Rainsford, 2o1, L., 1s9, and Ii. II. Sweny, 1893,
9, 1872.
As in the winter season Of 1885, Fem leads
all the Palmetto Golf Club players on form. In
the Southern championship he had TIE best of
Il draw, and did not have a hard game until
who had beaten Leeds, somewhat easily Tho
best golhng Of the match was the round between
unexpected defeat BY three three up and two @ to
play. Kimballs golf, however. like the little
n sae yc s S eh5 Mho Is
the improving P list 1 Just beat t- him out IN the
the next day, 1t was By only one stroke from
scratch. by a man who had handicap of twen-
Now that the clubs are ready for tho active
season professionals are arriving from Great
Eagements are reported among those who have
taken up their permanent home in this country.
Park. Jr.. arrived on the Teutonic on wednes-
day but he will not engage himself to any club;
contest cor f' IN The OF open championship at Chicago.
Willie Park. Jr., writes that he is training hard
for the Great Re Britain aud he
career. He will visit this country in September.
John Duncan Dunn writes that he will arrive
ngusement as professional at Ardsey Casino,
and and will take Ike charge m % on April g. Among his 2u.
Pas roe, the woman champion OF Great Britain,
and Miss, de Brienen. daughter OF Baron GO
ien is nephew @ " OF Wie p pppnn, and an was the e as
sistant at Ardsley 'ast season.
as professionals for 1897 by the Crescent A. c. is
notable from the tact that Flood is the first
player OF American development to be engaged
He is the athletic instructor at the University
a c: and self,taught golfer: Young is an old
Richmond Re Connty Country Club. where he holds
The irish.born amateur championship is to be
played al Newcastle county Down. Ireland, on
April and the following days
Britain, played his first match Of the year with
D.yid D. Brown, on the links of the Windermere
hOlI SluD OH 4. IL was a
match, and. until the twelfth hole in the second
round. at no time did either man get more than
and On ms S or
and two TO play The round was played out for
the score, as 1t was thought yardon might beat
Tom last year As the figures show, he failed to
do this by q stroke:
IN nnt. %t:::.:::.:..::::::::9 Gss-., ssss
Greens commlttees in this country will note
with interest tho following comment from Lon
Cricket Club:
The last go out-R. Tho nson--s a most promis-
he and sayers having before he left defeated Davie
a1d on Ss Tan bR in As nd
these young professionals and tho kind treatment
who has just gone out to the Merton Golf CLUB He
eng'ged by the year at salary OF So per MONTH for
h.skne 4 In order wht never the Greens Committee
wants him" In .diition 70 this he Is allowed 20 de-
the fee for which is 2s per hour" This tho commit.
sionals '
MoNTcLAIR, March 21.-The Golf Club of this |
been 'fSss %ieox ieSs cspain s.
Gomni. eoE Horrax. T. G. Enneyer sn and dfreh: f. 4.
LAKEWOOD. March 2l.-That a woman golfer
should again carry on the prize in a weekly
hnndicap competition in which the best players |
OF Lakewood participated, even with generous
ability. That honor for the second time fefl TO
Mrs. f: Robbins Walker in tho usual contest at
the Golf Club links for the silver cup presented
by Francis p. Freeman Last week Mrs. Wulkcr
finished third. and yesterday with the Same
allowance, 50 strokes, she so improved in her
gamn as to finish first wi h tho good score OF 90
This being the last contest except. one for the
very bright, and she also stands a verv good
CHANGE OF winning the Claflin Cup in the Coun.
try Club womens event. The tie between her
Tuesday. Mrs. Walkers score yesterday follows:
There were twenty.seven contestants. tho
largest in any club event here. The cards fol.
low: ava
=, ,,.., Gross. Handicap. Net
+ Z 3 R,Grra GgrtSs Ss'''.'............m52 ls 100
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