New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-07
NOTES or THE GOLF LINKS.
OAKLAND PLAYERS PLANNING A BUSY SEASON
THE HARVARD TEAM

OAKLAND PLAYERS PLANNING BUSY SEASON
THE HARVARD TEAM.
An elaborate schedule OF matches announced
yesterday by the Oakland Golf Club. to be PLAYED
this season over the clubs links AT Bayside.
Long Island. Those for which dates have already
oeen assigned are as follows: April So team match
between bachelors and benedcts: May I. Governor =
Cup tournament: May H. Oakland agt. Dyker
Meadow; May 81. Oakland agt. Marine and Field.
May %. mixed foursomes; June 2 3 and /. open
tournament; June Il. women's putting competition
and Governors Cup contest: June 49, Oakland ag,.
NutIey. ut Nutlcy; July 2. Oakland art. Marine
aand Fled. at Bath Beach: July 9. Oakland agt.
N1tley. at Bayside. Monthly handcaps OF eighteen
hoies. medal play. are also to be he'd the low est
offered for that month Another feature will be the
W NON putting contests. which formerly took
which the player making the lowest for three
ana approaching tournaments are TO receive
especial attention. Each contestant in the driving
nnd ss Is Soi to play three balls from the first tee
ieckoned in awarding the cup. In approaching. two
five and northumberland marks respeci!yeiy' A
ball within a radius Of three yards from the h Die
points and within eight yards. one point Tho
payer making the greatest aggregate number OF
points VIII receive special prize.
There will be meeting OF the Baltusrol Golf
club on Saturday. Apr. l6 to consider the advis-
ability OF increasing the membership Of the club.
which is now limited to four hundred The waiting
list has become so large that some such action has
been deemed necessary An annex 10 rho cl,Ib
house; for the purpose OF providing acconmodatlo
for those who Will spend the summer tbere ia
nearing completion. and Will probably be ready
about tho middle Of this month a nov lockcr-
room 10 contain sIxtyhve additional lockers is also
being built. - "
Tho Women's Golf Association OF Phtlad.lph,a
has recently recognized for the season. and VIII
carry out series OF team matches In much the
Clu "a N,
mrs, and secoad team. Of four players each These
teams viii then compete for a cup offered BY tho
ana 10 become the property OF the team winning i
three tines The wornens golf champjorehin hold
mere etch season has been postponed until fall
and final arrangements will be deferred until Tho
reNt regular meeting. The Huntington Valley Golf
C!uo has been elected 10 membership IN the League
The members Of the Harvard golf team have TO-
lnquished practice on the links at WATERFOWL. and
are considering the advisability OF uniting with the
Cambridge Golf Club. a reduction has been made
IN The number Of candidates and fourteen are nov
Rurdon E. jenh Gho';a + B 1 T2"R r
l. ". Richardson J. = PostIeihwaite ,''T r. +
Tucker and q. NJ. Wheelock
William c. Van Antwerp has been appointed by
the Board OF Governors OF tho Engl~yvool Golf
cancy caused by the rc-irnation Of Nj Kn scy-
eral new bunkers are being erected on tho course
and a new green is being built At trc seventh hole
The series OF tournaments FOR the cup presented
by Arthur b. Clann Is be continued at the
Ocean County Hunt and Country club. o, Lake
wood. through the present month Tho mons
foursome series is take place on Thursdays
hereafter. so as moi 10 conflict with the tourna-
inents for ne cup offered by Mrs. G"o'ge J Gould
Al tho Col: club oc Lakewood on the new
eighteen hole course has been begun and viii be
continued Throughout; tho summer