The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
PREPARATIONS FOR GOLF.
KNoLLWooD COUNTRY CLUB WANzs
THE WoMEN,s OHlMP1ONSHIP.

Contract eirnea for FInishiaG the New ueuae
efths Vt. Auarew's Club-Foxhnii Keene Ne.
fsats Fenn In the Tournament at Aiken
Tire ChasEes at the rHerrts Country Coarse
Tho contract was signed yesterday by the
Governing Committee of.the st, Andrews Son
Club for the construction Of the remainder OF
the new clubhouse, and, under the stipulations'
the members will be In possession OF the build
ing by May 10. Work has been In progress
throughout the winter on the links, and. whho
soft from the thaws, the counsel 10 In better order
than ut the time Of the autumn tournament
On last Saturday and Sunday about dozen
players from this city and as many moro from
Yonkers were out for practice rounds. There
is said to be no truth In the rumors OF dissen'
sions In tho club over the propriety Of holding
the championships, according to members In
terviewed yesterday. st. Andrew'4 has It's
application filed and its delegates will state tho
claims OF tho club at the annual U. y. u. A.
meeting on Thursday night In due form. Then
the votes Of the delegates from the associated
clubs will settle the matter. There are seven
teen Of these clubs and each has two votes.
Tho allied clubs may each send q delegate, but
he has no right to vote. Unless the bylaws OF
the U. 8. @. A. are changed only an associateclub
can be selected for q championship. which will
bar out the Country Club Of Westchester's APP
p~lication for the women's event.
r. H. Thomas and r.. H. Williams will be the
delegates from the Morris County Golf Club at
the U. s. g. A. meeting on Thursday night.
They will tender the use Of tho links for the
amateur championship Of 1893, which, In the
opinion Of the Board Of Directors, should be held
at o different time and placs>from tho open
championship. The delegates will present q
map for the examination Of the members at the
meeting. which will make clear the changes to
tho course based on the concensus of the writ
ten recommendations made by the many expert
professional and amateur golfers who have
visited and inspected the clubs property. Tho
now holes on the ground cleared last spring.
which lie now we'll grassed, will be put In play
in the spring and they will constitute q desir.
able addition to the links. The holes will
with the increased length Of the seventeenth
and eighteenth holes. will make the actual play
Ing length l,a 4 from a' $500 to 5000 yards Snc Water Hta. !.
ing. the line Of play are. to be eliminated. Tho
artificial hazards are 70 be changed where neces-
wild play. and largo turf tees are to be substi-
tuted for the present dirt tees.
In spite of the fog and rain on Lincoln's Birth.
day eighteen players made the rounds of the
Queens County Golf Club course in the medal
play handicap for q cup. The winner was Fred
B. Pratt, who made the eighteen holes In 11S.
49, 1ssa 100 SS "a, Herbert her H 4. pra MN was se tSird With His
card. liz. IL, 1o5, showed the best gross score
Of the contest. A number of changes are to DO
made on the Queens County links in time for
the spring competitions. The. round topped
green at the seventh hole is to be broadencd and
the rocks and trees on the way to the Valley hole
will be removed.
There was q large and enthusiastic gathering
at the annual meeting of the Country Club Of
Rnollwood last night at the upper Delmonico's
A Board of Governors for 1893, consisting of
the fifteen members named in THE sun, ycster.
later to choose the club officers from its staff.
As all the officers were, reelected on the Board
will be made among tho club rulers: The an.
in 2 hne condition fnancially. in spite
new buildings during the year; There will
be two open tournaments. the first on
Der. L. Stuart Wing and Henry Hayden were
elected delegates to the u; s., q. A. meeting,
for the women's championship. One OF the
most successful open tournaments Of last year
rane. Mrs. P. Gilbert Theband, Miss ,wickham.
Miss Helen Sheldon. Mrs. w. H. Sands and Mrs.
w. Fellowes Morgan.
AIKEN, Feb. 14.-The handicap match play
tournament which began on the Palmetto Golf
CIuO B Inks On lHSI NeuncSuHy cnueu To-Day,
w. Fairbanks winning over c. NJ. Hinkle by 3
up and 2 to play. The feature Of the tournament
was Foxhall Keene's easy defeat of the clubs
champion. A. II. Fem. by q up and 5 to play.
The results follow:
Glass A-Preliminary Round-w. W. Edgerton de-
faulted to A. |. Reid: foxhali Keene. handicap 2. do.
feated Guy Phelps Dodge, by ! up. 22 holes: A, H.
Fem, scratch. defeated A, Jay, handicap ~. by 4 up
and 3 to play: W. A. Taylor defaultei to I, Grant.
banks. handicap g.
First Round-J. R. Taylor. 3. defeated A. L. Reid.
le, by 8 up and 8 TO play, 6. N: Hinkley. l2. defeated
defeated A. H. Fem by 9 up and oto play; W. Fair
banks defeated P. Grant by 3 up and I 10 play.
by 8 Up aud 4 to play; W. Fairbanks defeated Fox.
Final Round-w: Fairbanks defeated C. NJ. HinkIe
Glass B-Pr 'liminary Round-Dr. L. Burckhalter,
scratch. defeated II. Van Buren,. icratch. by 4 up and
. TO play; DR.. Valentine Mott, 8. defeated W. b. Lord,
First Rohnd~Dr. Bunrrihalter defeated DR.. Mott by
4up and 3 to play; W. N. Wiltbank. 3. def ated S.
IL, defeated Z. Gray Gs 8, by q up and 5 70 play; Z. r.
GTaEou, defAulted to A. Hodges.
second Round-w. n. WiltUank defeated DR.. Burck-
halter by 8 up and 8 to play; II. X. Dow defeated A.
Final Round-W: Nj. wiltbank defeated H. R. Dow
by \ up and 8 to play.
The women's handicap tournament. medal
play, thirteen holes. contested this morning,
resulted as follows:
Miss Martha D. Bower. ~s5-0-s5; Miss l.apslev.
lO0-l0-f0; Mrs. Valentine Mott. 9~9-s-0I; Miss
scudrer. 1ll-lB-pb: Mrs. Chatteld Taylor. 98-O-
%; Mrs. simpkins. ll5-l4-l0l; Miss $. Todd. l03-
did not play.
The Executive Committee of the club has an.
nounced that Notwithstanding the burning of
the new Highland Park Hotel the clubs an
nual tournament will DO played, beginning on
March IA, here.