New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
GOLF.
BROKERS ON THE LINKS.
GALA TINE AT THE KNoLLwooD GOLF COURSE
THE SCORES.

A GALA TIME AT THE KNoLLwooD GOLF COURSE
THE SCORES.
The brokers who gathered on the Knowood links
yesterday for the annual Stock Exchange handicap
voted the vcisstudes OF Wall Street something easy
compared with those OF golf. Familiarity with
puts and calls proved OF advantage whatever
in puts the links. OF course there some
good players entered. Toer the Morris County
Champion there: Chauncey. OF Dyker Meadow
Sands OF the Westchester County Country Club. and
several others But they were not the ones VINO maze
the fun. 1t was the men who didn't know anything
about golf and who didn't pretend to that the
spectators followed. OF these. the less said about
form the better. Some OF them said they hadn't
had a club in their hands this spring. and nobody
doubted their word Thirty players managed to
get around the course. How many balls were lost
on the journey one would tell. COLI balis retain
at three for dollar Industrious caddies are In FOR
rich harvest at Knolwood In the next few days
Most of the lost, however. found watery
grave In the pond the eleventh and twelfth
holes. There was constant succession or mishaps
there. About one in every three who mounted the
tees drove straight into the water. Walter Watson
jr. OF the Seabrght Golf Club, who was second IN
last years handicap was one OF the unfortunates
He drove into the pond on the eleventh. and took
seven for the hole. l.. c. Clark was the next man
in. On teeng again, Clark pulled badly. struck at
rock and bounded within a few yards Of the green
H. V Day. OF Shnnecock. was the next victim
He got over on his second trial. however but fell
into the ditch and forced to lift He took eight
for the hole Day was certainly consistent In his
play whatever else may be said, for mounting the
twelfth tee he again drove into the water.
But II was not all buffers play. Plenty OF good
scores were made. and, a whole. the tourney was
OF higher average than that Of last year. For In
stance. the winning score year ago was y net
Yesterday Il was 81 net. The best gross at that
time was So Yesterday 1t 81 within four
strokes OF the record. held by Travis. The winner
was l.. s. Kerr, OF the Fairfield County Golf Club
Kerr has played only few times this season, and
was good deal surprised at his His card
o. out ...::::::::: .:::: $50,
He received handicap Of ten. which brought
his net score TO 81. Toler arrived late In the
afternoon after playing the Morris County links
against the visiting Philadelphia team. He set out
with one Of the club members az scorer and came
b besk of ~ he day. and tied him With W s. Edey for
second place. CurIously enough Edey. who won
score yesterday Following Is his card:
out o. ..........:.::::::.. g stss-ss
a handicap OF ( and made net score Of S. Then
followed Daniel Bacon. Of Ardsley. at Sc net Three
% f for h RoS oSdsoy HS'pn and
" NJ Kidder. Of Englewood Their net scores
Of ,5 The m cub snd his friends
promised him good tine whtn he s so, on
o or the 81 hoSs 81 his
bringing this down to i27 When John Shaw won
9 MS. Ge6y s he h Sn
that he was something Of a golfer .
and there Is every indica.on that the tournament
will become an annual fixture The committee IN
Channeey Francis NJ Freeman. j. Borden Harrl-
man and Henry p. Toler. The summary follows;