New-York tribune., 1898-11-21
SPORTS AND
SPORTSMEN.
GOLF.
A NOTABLE SERIES OF MATCHES FOF
THANKSGIVING DAY.

LAKEWOOD LINKS WILL RE THRoNGEp WITH
PLAYERs--A BIG HANDICAP AT MORRIS coUN-
TY-rHE NEW COURSE AT GLEN COVE.
Preparations for Thanksgiving Day golf tourna-
ments are going forward with unusual activity.
Reports from the leading clubs In the vicinity OF
this city indicate elaborate programme. and II
may confidently be asserted that the number OF
matches arranged eclipses that OF any previous
year The big open tournament at Lakewood VIII
be the chief attraction for. besides the desire 10
spend the holiday in that fashionable resort Keen
interest is felt in the Lakewood links. which
will he formally opened at that time. Most OF the
prominent players hereabouts have entered. but
this does not mean that there will be any lack
Of competitors in the various small contests
The Morris County Golf Club will close its season
with a Thanksgiving Day handicap Of eighteen
holes medal play. for which three cups nave peen
offered The tournament will he open to members
and guests and IS expected to attract a large helo
At the s., Andrews links there will be q special
contest for the Vice-Presidents Cup. open only to
those members who have won regular c!ub tour
nament in the course of the season.
There vii, also be various minor handcaps The
Richmond County Country CLUB announces IT'S hnai
handicap OF the season for that day when ,,f...i an
eighteen-holc contest. open to members ana guests
VIII De the StlrafrDn tbc ne CKg KgohwooS Country
members. for cup presented oy Mrsi keynaH nS inS
Hillside Golf club OF Planhe'd plans IS, a mATe NM
oniv' The Country club OF Westchester win also
have have mAgd v Gr he sf cSb Al te san
Island Cricket Club there is to be hosie handicaP
as well as a tournament for the winners and run
ners-up in the monthly tournaments during the
day ne comPetition the pykcr MEADOW eoifers win
p5ophey pr Ihe club By wam x Fowler he cressen;
Athletic and the Marine and Field clubs. OF Brooki
GI6sscs yn w the s'Ir Monni Pcasant Golf ab Of sing
Sing is to hold an Gig htecn-hoe medal pay Tas T+
Orange golfers will take part in various contests
he nature OF which will be made known later. later If
interest MIN in this programme. he may as well sell
his clubs aud take TO some other sport.
A recent visit to the grounds of the Queens
County Go,f Club. at Glen Cove. disclosed the fact
that work on the clubs eghteen'hole INKS
nas been pushed With astonishing viSor. S'nce
the announcement in The Tribune that we cru"
would iay out rev links everything possible mas
been done TO hasten the progress OF the WORK anu
the property is rapidly being transformed mo
fashionable pleasure ground for golf-players
large force Of laborers has been employed III Clear
ing ont al fences. and stones. the ou'-croP-
n.rc rocks have been blasted. and several oi 'he
rntiing greens have already been laid. The ne"
course consists of lo2 acres Of meadow land. "lohS
me line of the Long Island Railroad. al Glen
tove ana is scarcely five minutes walk from me
new Glen cove station Following the me'ho"
emploved by the Morris County Con 'luu '"'
opinions OF prominent amateurs ana pio''Ss'o 'o''''
have heen obtained as 70 the most desirable way
cf constructing the course. and by TINS means .N9
club homes to obtain a thoroughly scientific INKS
"yy,u.e'' Dunn who planned the Ardsley inks. mas
been the ground and has eXpressea hltiss %s
highly pleased with its possh ities tic cohs'uv1H
ihe turf more truly adapted for the game th1n an,
Dn less p-ornent have also visited the course and
expressed similar views. the prolect j. oii.@
fscked hy a number of wealthy men, VINO inteh1 70
snare nothing in order 20 make it success Ine
clubs membership IS a large one: anu 1lle .r.c
IN this respect The work Of instu;ing watTr
plant has already been begun ArteSan ai m, green
,rhile hvdrants will be placed at CONVENIENT ~.
eas the far green in order nI 9o o{ hs ihs new ru
clubhouse in the hands oi thr Si STSeIy ;I me-
brs broken tSis week According 10 the terms Of tne
contract the work on both ciubh0uSe ana Snes ~
ho.d rs formal opening on Decoration Day , o4t
during ths proeress 9i me e sd and number OF
tournaments will be held before the sno" hicS'
On THANKSGIVING Day the Harbor Hill Gof Clu7'
~ staten island will close the most successfu! sea
son since its organization. The cub has mem
bersb,n Of 3S which Is the largest Of all thN cIupS
On Staten Island and has recently secured aou'
,jonal ground with which TO meet the demands ol
its constantly increasing rolls ne" hrS' "o,e
ms heen added 10 the course. with tee drectN
-, tro,, ~ the clubhouse and this VII enable the
Committed 10 unite tn" ntteenth anu $50 49,
noes as it has long desired TO do. ne ,n ne~ wv nois
playing length OF about 80 Yards CotrhcrS Ch ar,s
been given for repairing the tousn9r 7rs t vii
Of the ground and by next sprns the cataTations
he garden spot for gofer sSyei" The second
sorv < 10 be converted into LIVING quarters iot
steward with two Large Is oGHyf erecind wh pro-
Ljs,on for a caddie-room and prolessi,'ass M an
M hS Installed The plaza Of IN, the vniSr SnInos So
viii be ncloscd in in saf ed aoT to ' See the links
without going out OF doors
of the
c,uh took place al the Hotel Stapleton 81 george
s.a,an Is,and The two governors elected to serve
,bree wears were J.. +. Kobbc, W. J. CruiKsha''N
ana J. A. Morton. and the two governors 10 , SCI "
one year were E. G. Layr s"j in MsH Msddtion
-, ih@se men consists OF \. p KELLEY r. - C9Sh 9
and J. Max CarrGre whose ,erirS ,orm expiqes in
%s The Beard then held meetns ydaI 9ap Pres
den, p r Kobbe vice-president n u. NaI
VecSten secretary. J. f. c. Lavltt ana Ieasure, 5ne
captan of the mems team; and Miss a: n. hpo
son captain Of The 1r women crabam o r Mere made
Greens Committee
Col, at the University of Pennsylvania is steadi''
growing In popularity. on Friday the newly organ
tzed golf club there held its first championship OF
the links Of the Huntington Valley Country Ciuo
near Philadelphia. and though the weather wa wa
throughout Owing TO the storm the quanniSiimn' ni ny
eat down 6 from bs seore IN @ this
doing the nine holes in s. The other results wers
H. =. Taylor, 81 T. Evans 90; l. A. 1sTheS, "
eS II r Humphreys. 50. and r. D. Benson. y
The match play rounds are to be decided to-day
Another college note Of interest is that J.
Stuart has been chosen by the Princeton Golf Gu
as captain OF the University golf team for the CON
ing year He takes the place Of Chester Griswolt
the college champion. who recently resigned
Stuart was competitor in the intercollegiate
champions hip at Ardsiey last month and MS choic
as captain Is regarded as a caplta' one