New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-02
AMONG THE GOLFPLAYERS.
A NEW COURSE IN sTAMFORD-CHANGES IN
THE CRESCENT ATHLETIC CLUBS LINKS.

A NEW COURSE IN STAMFORD-CHANGES IN
THE CRESCENT ATHLETIC CLUBS LINKS.
The Hiandale Golf Club. or Stamford Conn. has
recently secured desirable tract Of land in that
city. and has engaged Thomas Bendelow. the pro-
fessional TO lay out a nine-hole course. There is
yron the grounds a cottage. which has also been
leased by the club. and this will be remodelled so
to afford ample clubhouse facilities for the
members. The membership OF the organization is
TO be limited to one hundred, sixty OF whom have
already been secured. The present officers are
James l. Raymond. president: John ]. Taylor vice
president, A. H. Watson. treasurer; II. A. Dxson.
secretary. and George A. Phelps captain. These
men. together with f. l.. Scofed. F. W. Lockwood
c. F. Dean. A. l.. Riker and T. V. Ketcham.
stitute the Executive Committee The Greens COM
mittee Is composed OF John ]. Taylor. Theodore V.
Ketcham and Irving f. Raymond.
The Golf Committee Of the Crescent Athletic
Club is displaying marked activity in pushing the
work on the clubs new eighteen hole
Bay Ridge. The object in view is to make the
links sporty" but too Difficult. to prevent the
development Of good golfers. Nearly all the old
holes are TO be heightened. and ten new ones will
be added giving total playing length OF about four
thousand four hundred yards. The first two holes OF
the improved course will be the block between
Eighty-ffth and Eighty-sixth SITS. measuring 900
and $50 yards respectively. An S-shaped bunker
will the line Of play each hole. The next
two. which the longest holes the course.
will be about four hundred yards each They will
be situated In the field the south sdo OF Eighty
. sixth-st. The old first hole will be used without
change for the sixth hole. and in the way
the present second hole measuring I4s yards will
become the seventh From this point the
course runs over entirely new property for the
next three holes. This is the slope the north
Of Seventy-second-st.. between First and Second
aves. These holes will measure 300. $50 and $50
yards respectively. The old course is then brought
into use again. with various minor changes until
the seventeenth hole is reached. when the line of
play again runs over new ground until the homo
green Is reached at the northeast corner OF First
ave. and Eighty-thrd-st 1t Is expected that tho
links will be ready by May !.
The Maidstone Golf Club OF Easthampton. Long
Island. has undertaken a comprehensive scheme OF
Improvement, and its present nine-hole course Will
be extended to eighteen holes before the opening OF
the season there. A most desirable strip of land
along the seashore has been secured. and upon IL
eleven holes will be constructed. seven OF the
old nine holes being retained. The club is men,
Der of the United States Golf Association.
II Is improbable that American made golf
goods will become factor In the British market
before long. The superiority OF some Of the imple
ments manufactured here is being recognized
abroad and firm in this city has recently taken
orders for over eight thousand club heads. to be
delivered In London This will doubt surprise
the players who have been accustomed 10 regard
foreign goods the only satisfactory kind
The Executive Committee Of the United States
Golf Association has not as yet received any ap-
plicatons for the professional golf championship Of
this season. The Philadelphia Country Club has
been suggested for the meeting. but DEFINITE
tender OF the tournament has been made.