New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-19
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LAKEwooD's BIG MEETING An ACCIDENT 10 A
GOLFER COLLEGE GAMES.

LAKEwOOD's RIG MEETING Az ACCIDENT TO A
GOLFER COLLEGE GAMES.
Lakewood will he alive with golfers this week
Tho arst open tournament OF the season is 10 be-
gin thore on Thursday. aud almost every club IN
tho Metropolitan COX sociation will send it,
quota ~ players r. d. Whigham. tho amateur
champion. has written that he VIII be unable 70
come Fss, FOR the contest. but among local PLAYERS
there VII b" no lack Of prominent entries. Tying
expected ~ take part. and tho tournament will
d doubtless D." fully - successful as that OF last
nary nedal-rlay round u eighteen holes IN which
tho nrst sixteen VIII qualify for the Lakewood
cup Tho niateh-iiay rounds for both cups will he
continued on Friday. and on Saturday the nnals
DAYS play viii b. a uledsl-play handicap Of eight
cen holes foF special prize presented by the club
: Golf club Lakewood. y.
Tho Vale golr team has two good matches ar
ranged FOR this week The first Ia with tho Brook
lawn Coli Club AZ bridgeport. Conn, on Wedncs
day and the other With the Ardsey Club at Ards
lev on Saturday The latter Will be especially In
tcrest!nF. =, Ardsley has already met Princeton
and Columbia Ina ne showing ags'nst ra,i VA,
tive strength Of these college teams The sent
annual championship AZ Yale Is SCI Tor May 9
John Red jr. is the present holder OF tho title
TT. Freeror, Land Company Of rreeport Long
Island has voted 70 allow the col' club there Nifty
acres Of land for links Tho club. which s about
To h- organized Will comprise members from Mer
rick. Rockville Centre. Baldwin's and Freeport
The need 81 golf club was greatly felt last sea-
son I'm order TO attract summer residents. and the
present project Will 10 carried out as rapidly as
possible
Tho BOARD OF Governors Of the Dyksr Meadow
Golf club has arranged several additional matches
for spring competition among the members There
Will be a monthly handicap April 20 for two
, prizes valued at 81 and so. respectively. After
that date monthly hnndcaps Will take pacs regu-
larry on tho second Wednesday OF each month
'hroughout tho season Charles Adams and Dun
can Edwards have presented prizes FOR mixed
foureonc on Nav g. and Edward w Jewctt has
offered cup for an eighteen-hoe hogie handicap
on May 7.
Tho wes,ches,-r Coli Club. whose links Is Mt
Hunts Point las offered three cups. to he played
FOR In AprT May and June. women's handca p
,s 10 he held on successive Thursdays from April
81 ~ Juno .. n mems handicap on successive Sat
urdays from April q 10 May u. and second men 3
handicap also on Saturdays. from May Il 10 June II
OF, 7. williams who recently chosen cap
tain Of tho Richmond County Country Club. mot
with nm accident 4 short tine ago In which his arm
was broken He will be unable TO take active part
in tho team matches arranged by that club for
several months.
Saturday II vas decided 70 make tho club IN
corporated company. and the necessary steps for
that purpose are TO he taken AZ The club
coors were changed from red and yellow 10 red
and hunters green
Tho ST Andrews golfers will hold tho FIRST Of
their series OF "pick-up" team matches next satur-
day Tho sides are to be chosen by tho captain
W II. Sands and player whom he designates
from among the members at tho grounds on that