The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-31
VIEW LINKS AT GLEN COVE.
-ur QUEENS COUNT GOLF CLUE
IhTuuT CHANGE ITS QUARTERS.

"A Has Purchased n Plot OF liO acres wear
,he Railroad s~tation-EsaeN ounty'
.nr,nI acknowledgements for the Cres-
It A. C.'s Annual Tonrnpment-Notes.
v.,,o the members will use the old links for
months. the Queens County GOLF Gu OF
s,on Cove has practically given up It's present
Vmn.o M remove to a new eiRhteen-hole links.
eouI rhioh work has been started. In, q more
on njept~ location for men who come 10 town
s gym. N business. The new course will be
os.n a 600 Yards in playing length, and IL on
SUI ~ .bout 10 acres along the line Of the
~. leland Railroad, near the new railroad
Loan A. Glen Cove, OF which the purchase
IS"SoT scted within a weekly Harvey Murdoch,
n.,IIcnt of the Queens County Golf Club.
~ - oourse has been staked out. and a con-
80, has been signed which specifies That 1t
70 be ready for the members by Decoration
NJ $500 and, under o similar agreement.
IL hos been started on n clubhouse. The
vNN..ssibility OF the conrse by rail may be in
NNrad ,rom the statement that the seventeenth
- will he laid out on the lawn near the new
.,,,ion Mt Glen Cove. and. as a further conyen-
800 the Long Island Railroad Company has
S.omised a quick service and to issue special
,.,tsts 20 club members. This will be the
Asst appearance here OF the "golfer's trip
.i.Lo, . issued by many railroads In Great
nr,taiu 10 Inks near lhIko ShOiOb uiiu AObuAh
C.i5eI by its experiences OF the last
,Srss yeors. the frst work. after stalking the
oonrsd. done by the club has been to In
80 a good turf by o w~ell-euuipped irrigating
spYmnnt irtnsian wells are being. sunk. aud a
ssonrce Of the purest water has been tapped.
tnnsdioin the clubhouse and stables and will be
i ,FnE green's and to such ,rarts Of the fair green's
- o 1hS II summer Nearly all the property
!SS old grass land. and there is no clearing q
s. Issss dross sR 90 the RS"fht holding. and there viii
not be q rock. tree or fence TO bother good golf
on tho entire links. and Q further consoling
gFomisiS,uL.nG{tr ep che oG Tbe Oq sroSnd T Is at iSs
Elevation of from 100 to $50 feet above
he Sound, and n. fH Tig AZ INLAND nnd nsoS S9TrS Iesm 1he fSe
ground surface 10 undulating! but there will DO
neither steep climbs nor precipitous, descents
S%atgnueasiss While stakedout. the exact distanees
oIthe holes have not been liked, and IN this
matter the committee is moving slowly ana
course on which men like. TAFT or Hilton could
BAY par golf. and on which good gollng will
SsTsls Ss F BY a Stroke at least; This mean ia
SoIss, i6s bane Of many links, The clubs pol
i ssm NIl n now Wis IS for truly laid out links.
I'm England and seStland;h said Marion
! NFISsGi playing ayH a hole you always know almost
toa certatnty Just what the chances are OF win
ming i, for, i your onp:opent makes q mistake.
ESV TeGT a topped snas "a drive Tti or &c other ioosie is uss.
ally not punished at all. which y a great handi-
cal. Of, the good player, who often flnds a man
should have been penalized by his poor tee
This sort OF mild golf is to be made impossi-
bic on the new Queens County links. When
t9s ,5 R,a GsM are TfD fart aIII S ed SRSIiss ssS f fS TsE g6T
~ w. nn" T phs n ~ cSr bSonsa v;li he an nm.
usually large and commodious one, necesBi.
tated by the condition that besides It's general
family club and the centre Of the social life
Of the neiGhborhood. The house Will contain
general assembly rooms. dining rooms. recep.
ekfabborate division OF lockers. bath and dressing
rooms for each sex. besides the usual rooms re-
servants quarters. The location is unusually
desirable for such o building, being on a ridge
that offers q. view OF the surrounding country
for miles and Of Hampstead harbor. The
Queens County Club is no laGgard and by the
spring it will be a power in COLL.
The Essex County Club Of Manchester. Mass.
has issued its annual summary OF the seasons
play, a practice. as THE SUN has hitherto
stated, that might we'll be initiated by the golf
clubs throughout the country. The value of
such a, report as a permanent history OF the
strated by noting the information contained in
The h Essex County y9 The driving rec
W lEr ut CluD ID SOf ydTub, htlu ny
i EajnS Yards l. S sasT' by III Miss d ha l3f s. S0 Gara
is; y IA latter won the Eomsn's csampi9Sn on
]sIsHtss1 SF RoIss Sas ". made BY S SIsy 4 ST3 Pisg e.
SAT- Of Philadelphia. The best mixed foursome
and James !. Curtis. ''Twenty-eight competi-
the total Of entries was $50. There We're eleven
mems singles. with fifty-eight as the TOP
t ess5y 4. sf tSs bI TR%sn s1tf slng aeS ,1nr m iGTTdi
ioursomes. with twenty-four as the largest
s1try. The other competitions were three
bgTsome and Une family foursome.. Mrs.
SGIsrt C.: Hooper heads the list OF winners
E1,n i tEIse p pr Z si httiy;e nEIze oth Bsst W SHsrbHs
Ee;; Francis l. Amory. . I3;5;T .B. Gannett.
having played in five competitions. The best
anyetages for the women were Mrs. Robert @.
EHGSPsr, eight connections. 1874; Mira. Nc.
h+hGurtis, five competitions, 120 20.
The regular November announcements OF
the Norris County Golf Club follow:
Sov. Fourth wOmen's handicap for eighteen
oNoy S-fiistp match play round for the Mocurdy
SSy w iSr women who played their hrSt game At the
S9y. Competitions for the Captains and secre-
Nov; MEMS cup handicap, thirty-six holss, With
guests.
nNoy. 9-Fifth and last women's competition for
We chAmpionship course cup.
dub button.
Nov. l2-Tlesf for secretary's Cup.
GOV. lo-Second round McCurdy Cup.
nov li-Final round McOurdy Cup.
Nov lB-Captain's Cup.
,sSsy = INS9sR,' SisSiss sliy for S Saas sHs.oP sir..
plltes for members and guests--
nov 2o-CAptain's Cup.
James A. Tying won the mems championship
u inc Morris County Golf Club In the semi
Sunaa contest on last Saturday. defeating H. |
tSler by 8 strokes in a thirty-six-hole
@aeh- Tyng's card was:
FIRST ROUND.
EA""'".,o 8 6 Q o 9 o 8 $50
I"'""'.'A g d 8 4 8 $4,000
49, SECOND ROUND.