New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
on THE GOLF LINKS.

So far the has not resulted in depicting the
ranks Of the Army representatives. who play at the
Dyker Meadow Golf Club. For two seasons the
privileges Of the links there have been extended to
the officers stationed at Fort Hamilton and sew.
cral Of them have taken M tho game with
tnusaSm. One Of the best Is Lieutenant Edward
+. McCilachlln. who figured in last Saturdays
handicap. He is rated on a par with such men a.
William A. Putnam Albert O.. Jennings and other
civilian Dyker Meadow players The strangest part
Of it Is that Lieutenant McCilachlin never handled
club previous TO last fall. and yet he Is now .
Class man. and one Of the strongest In the club
lie has been able 70 put IN considerable practice
and earlier In the spring almost daily on the
links. tho close proximity of the fort giving him
abundant opportunity for this. He plays a brassey
in fine style. while his short game is strong and
consistent Lieutenant n. g. Carb,ugh IL another
Army golfer VINO has been prominent at DykeP
Meadow. Lieutenant Richmond Davis. familiar
10 many Of those who followed the circuit OF last
seasons tournaments. is now al Anna polls. where
he is acting as Instructor in the Academy.
r. NJ. Robertson. the youngster from ale who
gave Hockmeyer such bad defeat in the rsc>ns
Yale-staten Island team match hardly fulfilled the
promise ne gave at that time in Yae's match
against ArdsIey last Saturday. He was beaten By
son OF II. Robertson. Vi ,e-pr.stient OF the 81.
Andrews Golf Club. and was AN active participants
in tho Shinnecock tourna mentS last summer
The college teams are putting their me po.nsS
lofwarn ms wrSH IN ne Ardsisr
next Wednesday princeton will get her last prac.
tice against the Richmond County Country Cluo
~ Staten Island on Saturday while Harvard ie %
play a, the Brooklin? Country club. near Boston
Hunt Club on Wednesday and the ST. Andrews
club Saturday.
The boys Of the Lawrenceville. Cutler. LAkewoo0
Heights and several other preparatory schools are
not far behind their collegiate rivals this eprne:
on Saturday the first tournament 70 be dgnineo
by the name OF in'erscholastic championship Y
going take place on the links or the ltakewooo
Golf Club and Jasper Lynch. who is receiving the
entries. expects about thirty G3mpetiters, innxx
Richardson. Of the Lakewood Heights School. VIII
doubtless walk off with the individual champton-
ship. II records count for anything Klcnardson
is already moro than 4 match for some OF the vet
Grams In the Lakewood tourney just closed ne
defeated Travis and Hartman on successive days.
and even held his for A while against riniay
Tho Harbor nil COZ Club Of Staten Island. has
arranged partial list OF team matches for me
season. az follows:
May 7-Powolton club at Newburs. Z
Nav 21-Monrolsir Golf Club. at Montclair. n J.
June 1l-NGtev Golf Ciuo. az Nutlsy > y. A.,
June c5Encewood coz club a. ErsiewSo1 y j.
Juiy o-Poweon AZ Haroor Hill
July is-Nutley. az Harbor Hill ,,,,
sentAnrh4r I0-,fontcair. al Hsrhor H''l
october - Hillside al Harlor Hill
| At the request Of the Myopia Hunt Club ing
| dates OF the open championship OF the = nIeo
| states Golf Association have been changed from
June IS and ls to June L ana y ., unc, Mis-,
| Beairix Hoyt is A member. has issued an attracTve
| list Of competitions for the coming season; me
| initial contest is set for May and Will be inc
! presidents cup The dates are well oiled up 10
| Thanksgiving Day. when the season closes with
| mixed foursome. open TO members ana ther
| guests.