The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
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Crescent a. q. PIsps-New RulinE By tho
E1etropolttnu Association.

Crescent A.. q. Pisps-New RulinE by tho
metropolitan Association.
Beginning with April and until further notice
q general tournament, open to men IN all classes,
will DO held Mt tho Crescent A. Q. links. Bay
Ridge. on the first and third Saturday Of ench
month. A class A tournament will DO held on
the first Saturday OF each month and n class ID
tourney on the fourth Saturday. Tournaments
will also be hold every holiday. and there will
be n boGie tournament during the soason. Prosi-
dent oliphant has presented a silver cup to BIO
played for by tho winners of the various tour
naments between April and October. William
NJ. Campbell hos presented two decorated stems
for the best two aggregate scores for eighteen
holes. the scores to consist OF the lowest number
OF strokes with which tho players have made
each hole ct various times and in the regular
medal play competitions. beginning at the opon.
ing Of thu new, cighteen.hole course aud ending
the last saturday in October.
The Chcvy Chase Hunt Club of Washington is
RAPIDLY becoming the centre Of golf. 1t has 40
members a we'll appointed clubhouse, and n
hno ninc-holo course. Tho playing length is
2,466 yards, the holes running in the following
order: 226, $50. 2s7. 100. 433. 2s7. 29l. 4l2. and
$50 Yards. The best players are G.. G. lnfterty.
l. Denny, the eaptsin; j. f.. Lcech,. John +.
Wilkens. and Orrlsby McCaminon. The club
t hSs af Sdjoinin nsG the PRESENT aSma 9 eou ine o D0d Which efi
nine new holes are to be laid out. The work is
B Spnfs, pIonpea ah By Ton J' + B prxir u the ,S CHEVY W,s Ghnso
ton Golf Club and Newport. The large sodded
green's arc laid down. and the course is being
cleared OF oil trees and rocks. The full links
will have a playing length of $500 yards.
The Executive Committee OF the NJ. G.. A.. has
decided that ali clubs wishing dates for open
tournaments must send in their applications by
April i. otherwise they must take whatever
6ntca may he omen. a numhar of the cluha hay0
signitied their intention to hold invitational
tournaments instead of open to all. and in the
case. of q confict. of dates between the two
mittee will give the first choice to the
club holding the open, event; The Shinnecock
Hills Golf Golf G ,ba (which Which has has held for three sea, sea;
this year hold an invitational affair IRON July
26 to 30, The change of policy is due In this
an open tournament that attracts from sixty to
eighty, visitors and makes the southampton
links SO congested that the homo contingent are
virtually dobarrod from the course for the week.
Tom Bendelow visited South Wilton, Conn.
on Thursday last. and laid out a nine-hole course
on the DR.. Edwin Smith estate. 1t is the six
tieth he has planned within n year. The links
will have a playing length of 2,1o0 yards. over
a country of pndnlating, grassland. There are
consisting of fences, two roads. aud some hoi-
lows and steep knobs.
p III III II VI. VI <s
links are making their plans for tho season.
Will Tucker has been roengaged at st. An.
drew's. His youngest brother. John, who was
beaten In a match at st. Andrews on Monday
last by Fred Fitzjohn by 8 up and 3 to play.
will probably return to NnrraRansott Pior. Sam
been placed. Fred and Ned Fitzjohn have
signed with the Otsego Golf Club. whore Fred
had sole charge last summer. Ned will re-
main at the Bon Air links. Augusta, Ga,
Val Fitzjohn will be located near his brothers.
as he has been engaged by the .Cooperstown
Wardwoll of this city Is President. 1t has a
nine-hole course, laid out last year by Fred Fitz-
john. At Ardsley last season. and at the Ocean
County Hunt and Country Club. in the profess
sional tournament, on Jan. !. Val and Ned Fitz.
john proved themselves about the foremost
golfers near this city. 49, eel.
The Jersey City Golf Club has engaged Robert
Sham. a well. known professional, as instructor.
1t is proposed to have weekly competitions. for
which two cups OF handsome design and finish
will be offered. The cups are to become the per
sSnal property Of the players 3ESr ., winning them n
piled for allied membership in the U. 5. G. A..
and has been informed that it will be admitted
the Jersey City Club. with several application
to be acted upon. The membership Is fixed at
$50. A number of men are employed in improv.
holes instead OF seven. A generous appropria-
tion was made at the last meeting to cover tho
cost OF Improvement.
LAKEWOOD, March 12.-The Ocean County
Hunt and Country Club put up it's usual attrac-
tive card to-day in an open handicap. in which
there were eight contestants. The competition
was an interesting one in which every stroke
counted. and there were ties for first and second
places. The score:
Hroes u1,df,o, NJ