New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-28
FOE PUBLIC GOLF LINKS.

pRoOKrYN PLAYERS EAGER FOR COURSE IN
PROSPECT pARK-DoINGs AT VARIOUS CLUBS
s+,onp effort IS being made by some or the
golfers in brooklyn TO have public INKS estao-
Ushed in Prospect Park similar TO tha' at "a"
Cortland The success OF the ia'ter oou
amply repaid for the work Of laying II out anu
Rreoklvn golfers are confident that one In prospect
I,o-, n.o,,ld ,rove equally as popular. Boston now
hos a nuhlic links in Franklin Park. and the Guy
49, eanrrod oWulie" Campbell a professional Oh
,da exnerience 10 take charge of II TINS SedSo'''
BROOKLYN players are camorinS lot sl'i'''"' a.
modatlons The expense OF consruc'"e ""1 ~ ~
Grating such links is the chie' ooS'"0'' 80 w
way OF success but baseball. croque' anu ''''''
have been maintained there for so man! go
golfers consider that their claims should aiSo ie
ceve recognition. IN Great Britain puo"o '''''
are TO be found IN many OF the cNies' anu a.o
we'll patronized Although New-York HiE - Sc vnr
had me service OF professional ana BrOon COX -
PLAYERS are thus Handicapped IN hAVlns "a an he
given II a greens keeper Is appoin'e1v s a. ' Ss
Cortland this season as now nov +bis n1rpose The
nSrpessitv for such a is be omng more a ho
more apparent The course az van nening a. IN
baan eadlx Neglected as the duty or keeping ~ a.
Sena has heen delegated TO employees in the f1r r
Department who know little about sncn that
ground possesses 80 many nauru VA "a 81 6r@t
fttle expense would be necessary to put NJ ack o,
class condition In Brookyb bs 'aynable for links
in fact the sheep pasture IN Ppospec, short course
onfr me goIng 10 much expense for improvements;
,hose who cannot afford ihe expense OF
On he part o. the city when will enable them
70 play on the public common.
IN. ,mpe,us which golf has given to the smaller
country clubs IS one OF the most Interesting Ie"'-
ures in connection with the spread OF the sa'"o
barc Organizations which were begun IN othei
seasons as tennis clubs have expanded l'''o IN
nedged golfng centres and IN most cA9es Wv
change has been accompanied by faP'u meas"
n membership and facilities. One OF the oideSt
=, +b,s c,tv 10 respond TO this drift toward
golf IS the Powelton Club. OF Newpu'K' ~ 49,
49,, NAG starred some sixteen years ago as
.r,,. club but now has a well-equipped eo1 INNS
and over one hundred and hfty mempers' nv
oourse "a twenty-five hundred yards IN pi"Ei"s
length and abounds in sporty and dlncuH led'"'e'.
The officers are Homer s. RamsdeH' P'eSD0".'
lame. 8. Taylor vice-presient;' f. NJ Io"hsehu'
a,orv and T T Chadwick, treasurer M
ober club that has grown with m mar rapG IEH
slnCe .Sa nStc6me OF tennis organization estao-
iished in Newark about elght Etdis ois Norri.
links are tbe "northwest part OF Newark and
clubhouse is leased from the Forest ! h
ton whcn phi up that hat it should be purchased
soon as the club was able 70 40 so ne NAV N
Families IS planning 10 resume active Pm, ny ~
tSa near future and an attractive schedn'e Oh
matches Is promised
rrA. lakewood golfng season is nearing an end
A. the Ocean County Country Club the series oi
matches for the cup presented by Arthur b. Clanin
will close with a final handicap tomorrow ray
Gov the Presidents Cup offered by George J. Could
u.,u close ON April q, and .or Mrs. George j
Goulds Cup April - The mems f9ursCnf ser oe
for the James Converse trophies VIII also close on
Anrr % Alter the various winners are announce
re- Forest Hotel Company will present specidI
| Gun to the player making the best average score
during the season.
7, seems odd that the old St. Andrews links at
! Workers has remained Idle since that club ADAM
doncd II FOR IT'S new quarters AT Mount Hope Inc
! oTounAs are easy OF access from this city, ana
offcr at.ra c,.ve possibilities FOR small athletic
o~ganlzation unwilling bear the expense OF con-
! struciing an entirely new course
! OF the six golfers who played on the Princeton
team last season only three are now in college
! They are !, P. Bayard. jr., W. d. Vanderpoo and
| J. Stuart The members vii PROBABLY De j
| = Rloir ar C. II. Murphy and W. Chi!ds. The
! contain OF the team is Vanderpool who also holds
| the college championship