New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-05
NOTES OF THE GOLF LINKS.
LOCAL PROFESSIONALS FIGURING ON THE
COST OF ATTENDING THE OPEN
CHAMPIONSHIP-PLANS OF
THE PRINCETON
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CHAMPIONsHIP-PLANs OF
THE PRINCETON
GOLFERS.
Local profess Onals are somewhat disappointed AT
the action Of the Executive Committee in awarding
tho omen golf championship to the Myopia Hunt
club Myopa Is At Hamilton. Mass. and as only
the first five men receive purses. the less prominent
PLAYERS are figuring on just what they VIII Or ou'
Of rocket by the trip. The winner OF the cham-
pi)nship gets $50, Of which s." is EXPENDED OH d
gold medal The second man receives WV .he
,hird So the fourth 80. and the htth wv IN ti.e
event Of the tournament being won by an anateur,
proftsslonals here favored Knowood or 81; Az
drew. bur Myopa was the only appisSa"r To- -" y
lar.s number u New England golfers. however:
tn. choice will be especially suita PIE az &c
tho Essex County Country club. OF Manchester oy~
iho-Sea one thing. however seems 70 ns ses,ns
capped the attention Of the committee by cnoost, a.,
the dates June 10 and Is conflict VIII occur VIZ
the interstate match contest announces ~ me
arc supp5scd 10 attract dGeren. class Of pIayers
II will ind oubtedy result IN a dlvlsion OF S An
49, a.. viil sod "A team 70 the Allegheny CLUB.
which means that It's best players VIII non aUi Of
affairs will doubtless affect other ORGANIZATIONS ''
the same way
In snita q, the poor showing made by the Prince
TON team against Baltusrol last Saturday. captain
Vanderpool feels confident that his present plan tor
,rao,i,a Is a sound II is MS IDEA 10 nave
princeton meet several strong local teams before
the intercollegiate championship is decided; ~.
49, ,hot tho men may become accustomed 10
cornn,ting on strange links and in the face OF a
U .}s - Ran any amount Of practice on home
eroands In furtherance Of this plan he has ar
r ,rsl.v Golf Club, at Ardsey. y. Y. April T.
Btl,usrol Golf club At snort iiiils Ilinsswck
\ j.. April 3d. Morris County or staten is san
COZ club at Princet9n ~ T IN rsaV WanSerpooI
l. p Bayard j.. j. I: Blair. j.; G. II, Mnrp nj
chester Griswold. r.. J. Stuart, a ID. Ch"ds anu
j. y. Kellogg.
Tho Richmond County Country Club OF Staten
Island will open lts season next Saturday with an
erhteen-hole handicap. open only TO members
THO contest will be played on the old nine hoeS as
lnr ~ "con,nietion will hardly be in 1T condition
i0r no ne~ng ~ the club Will be held tonight on
staten Island, and several new ursctDIs VIZ U
and Committees FOR the year will be chosen
within Few days
r, ,s .,nected that the new links OF the East
oro,ya Golr club Of which Alexander Mann s.
president. will be ready for use within the next
,bree weeks The course is on the Colgate prop
erty, oe,W :" tbe plans OF Tom Bendeon who has
Hargs Of It's construction. It should have paying
length OF 2.l77 yards
The new clubhouse OF the seabright Golfers Is
raoidly nearing completion. and the members nope
70 move in at an early date The structure mas
,on,oge Of about eighty feet which permits OF a
ere broad piazza running It's entire length At
ai,ber end is an octagonal veranda about twenty
49, eat broad The main hall Is 81 by ~
~ With an old-fashoned fireplace at the further
end The grill and dining rooms are 70 oS IN nb ,ne
e ncn4 locker and hath rooms occupy ne right
wing While surpassed In uxurE OF y, ~
by others the house promises 10 DE co'iof'ao'e u
a degree.
The competitive season " open tournaments II,
,,nt,y will begin with the annual fixture OF
.no lakewood Golf CLUB on April "a. . and %.
w - ,,o Notable entries will be Foxhall Keene.
AH1"s - iJcrbert C. Leeds and J. II. Tying. The
a ~. ,rrramert at KnollWood VIII follow shortly
,P.t,e ma from then until midsummer there Will
d. fbs I'm the Metropolitan Association.