New-York tribune., 1897-12-27
C0RHANl
Sterling
SilVerWareS
Broadway & 10Th St.
q Maiden Lane.
HOLIDAY GOLFING PLANS.
LOTS OF PLAY ON THE LINKS THIS WEEN-
CHANGES AT MORRIS COUNTY-CLARET
Broadway & 10Th St.
q Maiden Lane.

PUNCH AS a GOLF
II golf is TO be continued throughout the winter
with tho same energy that Is now being sho"h'
the advice Of the man who said Don't go INTO
! the game unless you willing TO forsake your
| home your business and your religion "ouiu
seem to be a rather pertinent caution ne "ca'hei
apparently counts for naught. Tor the ciuos "iiO"
have announced tournaments in the near future
add the saving clause that in case OF white
links snow rules will prevail There IS a pleasing
uncertainty as just what SNOW rules permit
or do not permit. but they are usually interpreter
TO mean Go you pease'
New Years Day will be celebrated by compet-
tlons at number Of courses. the professional
match at Lakewood being the most prominent ow-
ing to the fact that such tournament has taken
place on nearby links in several years. In addl-
tion to those already announced as among me
competitors the following professionals VIII DC
included In the list of starters: Tom Bchdeio"'
James Laing. August SchiltZ. George HrIi,hs'
George Strath. Joseph FAnson. and hirN ana WIZ
lam Collins.
The members OF the Harbor Hill Club have ar
ranged a novel Kind OF contest for the same day.
Teams are to be formed from the cuo' rating ~
as to make them as nearly OF equal strength aS
possible and these teams are 10 compete ioI !"
claret cup OF special New Years Day brew Inc
winning team is receive back It's entry stake
while the losing teams will pay for the punch III
the course Is covered by snow. one green only ~
to BE cleared and approach and putting match
held instead
Although the customary open tournament on New
Years Day has been abandoned by the Baitusro
golfers a members tournament, open TO Grasses
4 and B is announced in its stead. one reason
for giving up the open affair was thr 'act 'l"'
the club now numbers four hundred members 50
many OF whom were dcsirous OF paying on ''"'
dov that Il was deemed inadyisable to throw the
grounds open TO outsiders.
At Lakewood the entire week Will be Ai'ed win
trial tournaments .or various cups. the most I'M
portant being an open handicap FOR the CiaAn
Gun tomorrow, women's handicap for the fresI-
dents Cup presented by George j. GoG'G' on
Wednesday; an open handicap of eighteen ho!cs'
medal play, for The Times and Journal cup.
on Thursday: a mems handicap ior Mrs George J.
Gould's Cuo. on Friday. and A mems contest ior
the Paul T. Klmbai cup on Saturday
The Washington Golt Club IS 10 hold a holiday
tournament OF mixed medal and match play be
ginning to-day and continuing urui THURSDAY
Orange. and the Dykcr Meadow Gof Club also
announce tournaments ior "" years Day ,
Another season viii see vast in.Mo, yemen, IN
riStown. Il The presen, plans are carried out
Written opinions from fr"mnrni amateurs ana ana
professionals have been solicited. ant ther sa7o
sestions are 70 be made basis ior @ ext'nsisc 1,.
1S1 8sS to 4! VIZ IN 3R@"fb bann iag Hcndeo"
and willie" Weir adyc also sulrl.ttcd plans ior
the contemplated work. No experse j. 20 be spared
in bringing the course 10 the highest point o!
excellence possible. Inc monmouth i't'h 'foii
club OF Ncw-Jersey. has also decided TO Join ~"
general movement toward larScr facilities .or n"Nt
seasons play. and viii Increase its couf@r from
seven to nine hoes. making tho playing length
about three thousand yards.
Sam Tucker the Dyker Meadow professional
has offered a caddc bag and a set o. goli CLUBS
for cOmpcfltion among the women Of tho club to-
morrow afternoon More than twenty entries have
been received
Al A meetir. OF the Knollwood Country Club last
week Nlcssrs Adams. Havcns ana Jennings were
appointed as a Nominating Commititee 20 bring Ia
a list OF new officers at The annual meeting OF the
club which occurs on February u The annual
meeting O. the Wee Burn COLI cub. o. Noroton.
Conn Is to take pace on January g. at wni-h y
is proposed 20 change the constitution 50 as 90
admit women to equal membership with men.