New-York tribune., 1897-08-29
IN THE BERKSHIRE REGION.
popuL ARITY OF GOLF AT LEMON AMI
STOCKBRIDGE.
,,,pcr>r,yr TOURNAMENTS IN PROSPECT ~
ROTH PI.ACEs-THE MEETING or In"
N.pEI Hill, ASSOCIATION.

DOTH PI.ACES-THE MEETING VT A''-
1arREI. HILL ASSOCIATION.
A. x Mass Aug IS (SpeciaD.-The LehoN peo-
.,,. are so interested in golf that 'heS '', COW.
p, about little else. With two tourra'e"'' ,,
~ ~ .arv soon there IL enough 10 take up '"e"
,.nr,ion The first is that LOT '"e s' '
a,'en"U,' .o, r,hi,lmann the German Ambas-
w. Go 70 he contested for by the members vi
,ha Ienox Club only. This is very hahuson,r so.'
,ro,hv II was made for the pa'o'' III ~, -
"a is suitably inscribed. Many OF 'hc cru" ~. -
80, ho,b men and women. will enter the ma'o"
I''' ,, o,n The playirg will begin on MONDAY
,.,her G and will last all through the "eeA'
,he anishng game being played on friua'' in
conditions of the playing are eish'een "oi', .oo
may handicap and 1t Is eNpec'eu .n'' nv,
,ortv and fifty of the club members WI" e' % 49,,
l,.toon who lead in Mondays playing VIII pay
,,-v dav through the week. on TuesdaE al
,ho,a will be a match between the delea'eu
contestants who failed to qua4iy ior 'ne '
mann cup for a prize called the coi'so''''o" P'
given by Joseph Burden -
,f,or a weeks interval the regular annual 20"
tournament will begin Monday September ~ "heh
" -, o,rcc,cd that some of the best golf players III
,no country will be in LenoN. and VIII Try iof '','
horasomc prizes offered. Monday morning "' "
o.clocx there will be match for the woman cup
o,,ed by Nine Heredia 1t will he open 10 d"
.or.on who are season subscribers. or WHO pcio'e
- s.n,ilies of members of the LenoX CON 'iuo II
&c N be handicap medal play, nine NOES !" '''e
.afternoon of Monday there will be na'ch ean'e
o. tho c,,n presented by John f. Alexandra, whlch
.s omen 10 members of clubs belonging 10 'ie
1-,it.d States Golf Association and to season SUD-
,cribors Of the lenoN Con 'luD' 1t VIII '' ''7
hole handicap medal play.
ON TUESDAY will be the preliminary paHi"e io'
,h. clegant 500 IcnoX cup which A. H. rem WIN
last year II open 10 all amateur soi'e'H ms
- enter for the championship OF the thi'ed o'"'e
colf Associations and among the players eNpeo.eu
. ,o,o,,,,o in This match are w. t. cutting 1r''
W X Fowler F. W. Menzies. Jasper lHhch' roA-
hall p Kecne A.. II. Fem. H. NJ hartman anu d"
large number Of others. The winner OF ths p'e'i'i
a.. contest receives a medal. on "Wednesday VIII
ho the first and second rounds OF match pa! 10y
,ho re,ox Gun and an eighteen-hole medal play
match for consolation prize. open only TO 'hoSe
defeated IN the preliminary contest. On lhursu"s
,orning will be the third round Tor the LehoA cup
while in the afternoon there will be the pfehli"iS
,l.vinc for "A beautiful cup given by the pfeslaen'
:, .ho Ienox Club William ID. Sloane. the bess
fopr scores 10 qualify. on Friday will be the finals
for the l.enox cup. when eighteen holes Will oo
,laved in the morning and eighteen IN 'he after
noon On Saturday the tournam1n mt VIII cIoSe WIN
tho match game for the Presidents cup Wheh 'he
four players havng the best preliminary scores VIII
,i.v = thjrtv-six hole match play for this beautiiui
trophy. -,
Meanwhile there are matches going on at the
link all the while as everybody is anxious 10 he
,n ,-,ctlce for these important golf contests
Those who have been away at the seashore anu
other nlaces are beginning 10 come back TO LehoN
for the gayeties of the fall. Among those who re-
,prned this week are Mr.. and Mrs. 7. NJ. Adams
sud John Sloane and his gon from Bar Harbor.
There will be a children's lawn party and out
door festival the first week in September. given by
go ~ ,bnse who are interested in St. MaTys
Uospital in New-York. Several OF the chiidfeh oi
the cottagers here support chiurehs ; Deo III 'i'S
hospital and this entertainment Is gwen 'o' "9
heneht. There will be some pretty outdoor plays
and a floral bicycle parade.
,ri,ora have been several dinners this week. IN
clpdine a mems dinner on Saturday evening given
bv George Dodge. who is spending the sedso" al
rho Bacon cottage here. Mrs. Joseph W. Burden
gave a dinner on Wednesday, ana Mfs' AnSoi'
Fhelps Stokes gave one on Friday.
Nv and Mrs George Farnsworth Of Chicago.
were among the guests at the Curtis House this
week Mr. and Mrs w A. Hay, of New-forK' were
with then here, Mrs. Hay being Mr. Farnswor'hs
daughter. u
DR. r. c. Greenleaf has been entertaining A. T.
Cluett. Of New-York City. this week
Mrs & H. e;rubb wife of the Methodist minister
here. has her brother \. s Wallace, OF England
visiting her
b. F. Nichols who Is the teacher OF sof al the
I4nox links. will play his first match III thiS
,,,,r,. in chicago on September a. lie Is consid-
.ral q very good player and has made Det'e'
score than any one else who ever played on the
Ienox links. The club members here nave great
hopes that they Will win this match
a
hands this week. George Z. Dodge had his Out
ono 6av with a party of friends, showing then.
Wat fine scenery there is around LcnoN lie drove
fou~ fine bay horses. and his brake was piAch an"
yellow. Nj and Mrs. John 5 Barnes ana ti''"
family with a few guests. drove out to Tyringham
nm. Monday His horses were chestnuts and bays.
4 Marty from Newburg. consisting of Mr. and Mrs
" H. Weston and family were here this week Oh
a four-in-hand They have been driving all
through the country.
The I.enOx cottagcrs V no OWN large places mere
do not propose to have their fish ana game IN Iter &
Tered with 30 they have formed what thr! cai th
..Lenox Fish and Game Protective Sssoclau auon.
me officers aret President :. Rowland Robbins;
vice-prcsident. ID. W. Bishop. Jr. secretary anu
sou 81 s,oIXes william g. Whittey William ID.
Sloane ana several Others. They nave 0fiered a re-
Snnts Herallv The are especially interested in
protecting the woodcock and partridge ana other
clinton Gilmore. who is an enthusiastic huntcr hunter
ing Erciish snttere foxhounds and several other
varieties He makes many hunting trips 70 d VARIOUS VI
places. anc takes with him the e.pecial KIND Ql
dogs from his Kennels adapted TO the game ne Is
after. ,.,,a. po,,,rs and Mrs Uopkins
are Mr ,i.iiinr 3nn Mi MT, and Mrs r. ~ Adams.
Mis- ives is the guest Of the Misses Barnes al
Mss Helen Parrish gave whist party on Tues
Mrs A. Payne Of England is the guest of Mrs.
Hoffman at Brookhurst
sto,hbrdge Mass. Aug. Is (SpeciaD.-I1e ahnuai
meeting of the Laurel Hill Association was held
on Wednesday The business meeting was In the
morning and officers for the coming year were
elected as follows: President. Henry d. Sedg"lck'
vice-presidents S =. Lincoln. ID. b Williams, Al
fred " Rogers and Charles :. Rich; secretary
Miss Grace : Parker; treasurer Daniel b. rem
and no Excc,lrive Committee consisting OF the
president and about twenty others including MISS
Marx 4 Wevman. Mrs. Oscar lasagi. Mrs. ferdl-
nlnd Hoffman Mrs John Swami. DR. l. 9 sur
nett II s. Dean and Miss Lucy Tuckermann a ne
treasurer's report showed balance of over SiU IN
the treasury The literary exercises were heid IN
the afternoon when the report Of the secretary was
road, M trf e.
Rev Henry Hopkins, Of Kansas city son OF
Msrk ITouL His address the subject
The SiockbrIdse idea and Its Enlar cement; After
tho address short speeches were made by the Rev
e. s Rich RosweIi Parrish. Of Cambridge, ana