New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-25
GOLF.
LAKEWOOD CLUB BEGINS IT'S ANNUAL
TOURNAMENT.
FORMAL OPENING OF THE NEW LINKS IN SITE
OF THE sroRM-FINDLAY 6. DOUGLAS
MAKES THE BEST SCORE
TOURNEY TO CON
TINCE TO-DAY.

TINUE TO-DAY.
The lakewood Golf Club formally opened its
new course yesterday Incidentally. 1t rained. ana
subsequently II showed Consequently the big
open golf tournament which marked the occasion
was not what big open golf tournaments generally
are lf-players have held tournaments IN al
sorts OF weathe- this season. but seldom beiore III
such sorts OF bad weather. End the fifty men VINO
rsked their lives In going over the course eneer-
fully gave thanks when it was over
And they had good reason for THANKSGIVING Inc
early morning rain later changed TO sleet and theh
10 snow and the ground oozing mass OF
mud. No one who has not played golf can u'uei-
sand what this means. The tees were so slippery
that IL was with difficulty player could Keep MS
feet and the putting greens so heavy that only
rashie was Of any use The wind whist.ed across
the links until every was numb win coi1'
People who have homes and hresldes SUCK 10 the"'
IN such weather. but golfers seem TO care not"''s
for these things. They think only OF clubs ana
clothes. and long as both hold OUT 'heF "o"u
probably play az the North Pole itset
But outside the storm the tournament was a.
successful as any that has taken place TINS year
The entry list q good one. the play was Keen
and spirited and the scores all that coui" pe VN
pected The big new clubhouse. with its roaring
log fires and its commodious rooms, was pafUcu-
,s-v attractive after the cramped quarters OF
year ago The Lakewood Golf club Is FAMOUS 'o'
rs hospitality and rs guests yesterday were TOY
ally entertained. John Mcy and Robert Is. Nett
he hosts
testants at the first tee.
Since It's last Thanksgiving Day tournament inc
club has moved to new quarters on property LEASED
from Nathan Straus. and an old farmhouse mas
been remodeiled into an ample ana picturesque
clubhouse The new course Is only stone : NHro"
from .he Old one and scarcely hteen, tnlIlu,ts
iron, he railroad station. A fine new ROAD throush
the pines has been cut 10 the grouhaS' me-! vivt
work on the links begun only last May NE
course in splendid condition ana ohI LOT o NV
plant The ground may lack the pift"fSSqWHf orrs
q Ardsey ana the p,sEhs ibe reeornized tenets
of the game as thoroughly as either, ..,, ,o,,
Had the day been peasant the INKS s W1H' aspso
shape again BY the time tie tournament closes e.
morrow Eighty-four entries had been received by
Jasper Lynch the club secretary Less man my
media 5,ay Even this showing was regarded as
fine tribute the clubs popularity. .,o, Nos
there and 50 Vas walter j. Travis who mas woa
scores OF golfng trophies this season Phiadepih,a
] Wilmer Bidd.e L. i. Biddle ] T. Starr and
F IL Bohlen Bonlen grew 50 chilled in his Ioq YI,
green on one hole. and finally Withdrew f}ttsnurs
sent John Moorehead r. OF the AesheiSS, e Rncb
ester was represented by ". H. Davis. who ENJOYS
2n m ne the gGTa sk on ' t Qualifying
round eighteen instead Of thirtY-sM holes vas
secOna time atsf becoming drencaea e S n , skin
would have required several disiirct KINGS OF nero zero
Sixteen scores ousliaed or to-days matchplay
rounds for the Lakewood CLp whie ne erfire
day devoted to separating these tv o casSe5 assoc,
n me as t Rs IfS1 To o%pe the work Most Of The
men escaped the snowstorm by playing in the
Of Ser w Se rev. had ouS e2oueh for all
Douglas made the best score Of the day and W s N
the cup offered for that honor. His card was IS
seven strokes better than his nearest competito1l;
Travis As this was the first formal contest NED
on the new links. Douglass score must oe cor
dered the amateur record In p5aGcs fJ We STf
what ne course is the following summary Of holes
and distances will offer fair idea OF lis di'hcn
5sss go SO SIS $50 sss go 800 10 33s
5 59ss IL 10 20 Is Il IS Is 20 s
Douglas was Il going out and 42 coming in Travis
s REGARDED as the easier he took a for the home,
ward trip. Douglass score Was maze IN sP'tt s os
three successive skies. while Travis had TWO sizes
nc an eight on his card Following Trays came
Howard Colby Essex County F. J. De Raismes'
4 the ocean County club. who all took 81 Tyng
,.eS 10 MAKE the frst sixteen and was relegated
10 the consolation class. the first time this mis-
no. han rive years ago. James Pa TX Of the Rich
inond County Country club. of Staten Island; 2.s0
plav among the consolation men.
The home club came out in capital shape on the
DAYS results. less than 1--WE or rs members
winning places in the first division. These were
e Eaismss Ta sscw ky sGs pr PAX Ree d
Moorehead Of Pittsburg. both the Biddles. and
" II Davis also reached the same class-an IN
dicaton that golfers in other cities are not far
behind the local contingent in gofng skill
II was announced in the afternoon that the he, club
would offer third prize for those who did not
.ualfy for either Of the other cups. and this VIII
add considerably, to The pleasure Of those, VINO ,h.
would otherwise be forced 10 step down and out.
The cup is TO be played for to-day. at eighteen
holes medal play. and will be awarded to the one
making the lowest score.
e The drawings for the other cups will be made
this morning and the first and second rounds at
match play, one In the morning and the other IN
the afternoon will he the programme Tor the day
Following are the scores Of those who qualihed
.or the Lakewood Cup,
rndlay Douglas. Fairfield County.