New-York tribune., 1898-11-16

Reports from all the larger golf clubs in the VI
oini,y If this city indicate an unusual number If
matches on Thanksgiving Day. The aig open tour
nament at Lakewood will ne the most important,
but in spite of the number of golfers who will take
mart there other competitions will not suffer FOR
lack Of entries The Morris County Golf Club plans
an eighteen hole handicap II medal play open 10
members and guests. and three prizes are 10 ne
| awarded The Country Club Of Weschester' an
nounces a special ournament for a Thanksgiving
Day CUP also open to members and guests At the
Staten Island Cricket Cluo A oogie nandlCap o. %
eighteen holes will be The esturt ana 'es snd
runners-up in the various monthly handicaps mere
VII close its season OF golf on that day with @
media play handicap open 70 All classes wnne al
the Hillside Tennis and Golf Club there Is to he
A foursone contest starting al 10 a. M ST. An
drews golfers to take part IN specia tourna-
ment for the Vice-President's Cup. for which only
son are eligible There viii also be members hand.
ca aps at the Crescent Marine and Field. Harpor
Hill and EnElewood clubs.
One of the interesting things about the golf-hall
industry is the ingenuity shown by manufactures
In shaping the ball 10 offer the least resist
ance to the air. 1t has been found that the mark
ncs or grooves on the surface o. these little
spheres have a good deal 10 do with their flight
| and ever s.nce gutta-pcrcha has been employed
In their manufacture the problem has been TO make
these grooves effective as possible. Some have
attempted reduce the outside resist ance by fiat
tening out countless little squares on the surface
/, matter has this to say;
Provided The gutta percha be good and properly
| seasoned there to te reason for the very
deep markings which TO be seen on many balls
while Il is obvious that the undue number OF lines
| must decrease In size. and consequently. the re-
| sisting power Of the points left exposed 10 th'
| blow If the material he hard very shallow
Is all that Is necessary 70 detach the points
| Of impact. and 10 sustain the blow.
| The same paper. in referring 20 the Importance
Of the golf-hall industry, says that from ten moA
to twelve million balls turned out annually IN
| Great Britain a large part Of that number prom
ably comes to this country for. although American
| manufacturers holding their own in club
| making they still somewhat behind their Eng
| lish rivals in the matter Of golf-balis.
| The season at the Palmetto Golf Club Of Aiken
s c. will soon be in full swing. An eehteenhole
course Of something over five thousand yards II
length Will be reody for play and the Improvements
| made during the last summer are expected 10 2nd
cOnsidera bly, TO is Ell ctiVCneSs IN" club haS NJ
ways been a popular resort for Northern golfers
and the Southern champions hips u take pla %"
there this winter. viii doubtless attract good
many from the metropolitan district. The cham
ponship cup is held by Herbert c. Leeds. Of
the Myopia Hunt Club
In "A team match between the women Of the Mont
clair and the Glen Ridge golf clubs. at Montca'r
on Monday, the Glen Ridge team was beaten by u
score Of q to The return game Is To he played a.
Glen Ridge Friday morning. November % The
summary: