New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-18
ANIMAL MEETING OF GOLFERS.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS SETTLED BY THE UNITED
STATES ASSOCIATION

SififS ASND'iNiiD.'s
The annual meeting OF the United States Golf
Association was held last evening AT the new Del
monico's Fifth-ave. and Forty-fourth-st. Dele
gates were present from sixteen OF the seventeen
associated clubs in the association. the Myopia
Hunt Club being the only absentee Many OF the
allied clubs were also represented though. accord
ing 10 the constitution, they are not permitted to
vote on the questions presented at the meeting
The first important matter discussed was an
amendment to the constitution 10 enlarge the Ex-
ecutive Committee from five seven members
This was passed unanimously. and Nominating
Committee. composed Of f.. D Mccullough, Gren-
Vile Kane and n. o. Tallmadge. received authority
10 propose the names OF the two additional candi-
dates the other candidates having been nominated
some weeks ago The additional nominations we're
John Reid ex-presdent OF the 81. Andrews Golf
CLUB and Henry May. OF the Washington Golf
Club
The full ticket elected follows: President.
Laurence Curtis Essex County Country CLUB.
Manchester sea. Mass: first yice-presdcnt.
Charles b. Macdonald. Chicago Golf club; second
yce-prcslient. Ransom II. Thomas. Morris County
Golf Club Morristown. y. j.; secretary, Robert p.
Kerr. Lakewood Coli Club: treasurer. George d.
Fowle Philadelphia country club; Executive Com
mittee. John REID. -. Andrews Golf Club. and
Henry May. Washington Golf Club. together with
the officers named before.
Grenville Kane OF tho Tuxedo Club. then pro-
posed that the amateur and professional champion
who presented the claims OF the Morris County
Golf Club for the amateur tournament. spoke IN
from r. J. Wngham. the amateur golf champion.
fayoring the selection Of the Morris County CUP,
play at a separate date from the amateurs. Mr..
Whigham also favored making "aca round OF ne
eighteen as heretofore and the final round o. the
professional contest seyenty-two instead OF thirty
six holes
The Vizcava left the Canary Islands Feb
ruary g. and under favorable conditions should
have reached this port yesterday morning out
IL is probable that the gales Whlch nave pre-
vailed along the coast for the last few days
have delayed the cruiser and there would ne
nothing extraordinary If she was not sighted be-
fore tomorrow While she has made over twenty
knots a hour it is probable that she is not
making more than half her record speed on this
trip. ,.
commander The other officers are Lieutenant
Commander De Fuenteos. Lieutenants Suah-
ceas Ristori. Magoaz. Pazos and Cugo and
Chief Engineer Fontela.
The Vizcava which a sister ship OF the IN
fanta Maria Teresa and the Amrante Oquendo:
is one Of the finest and best war vessels owned
bv spain She measures 364 feet in length. 6o
feet . inches BEAM and her estimated horse
power is 1900 Her tonnage is $3.50 tons she
has a speed Of 202 knots hour ana has
draught Of 21 feet inches. She was built at
Rilhao where she was launched in 1891
The Vizcava is fitted with two sets or triple
expansion engines. and has two screws her
coal capacity is 1000 tons She has two tur-
rcfs two tunnels ana TWO mastS. 49,,
The maximum thickness Of her steer peiI y
twelve inches, and she is unusually heavily
armored for cruiser. Steel from two 10 three
inches thick protects her decks and twelve
inches OF metal protects her coming towers,
The steel protecting the turrets is nine inches
thick
The main battery OF the vessel consists OF two
11O2-lnch rifles, placed singly In turrets fore
and aft. and ten 5.5-inch rifes' dlstrIDuteu On
either side Eight six FOUNDERS ten one-pound-
ers eight Nordenfeldt machine guns, two Maxim
rapid-fre guns and eight torpedo tubes make up
her secondary battery