New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-26
NOTES OF THE GOLF LINKS.
A CHANGE IN THE DATE OF THE WOMEN s
COLE CHAMPIONSHIP-M YOPIA HUNT
CLUB TO HAVE THE PROBES
SIGNALS OTHER NE,WS
SIGNALS OTHER NEWS.

There Is likely 70 be a radical change In the date
Of the womcn's golf championship this season. In
st-aG 81 taking place in August. as heretofore Il
Will be deferred until fall. though the exac, time
has not vt been decided upo1. The Ardsley Golf
cub which has the affair I'm charge has requested
the METROPOLITAN Golf Association TO leave october
open until tho date Of the tournament IS fixed so
that there may he no conflict with local matches
g. r. Judson OF Ardsey said Yesterday that
meeting would be held he first Of the week TO decide
ulon the exact dai". and that ~ decision would
hc submitted 70 the Executive Committee OF the
United States Golf Association FOR ratihca ton. Inc
reason for ;he change i that Angus, has been
found inconvenient time FOR gathering together
the representative women PLAYERS % the country
Among local clubs II is a particularly quiet month
by reason Of the absence Of so many from town
source. It was thought only rSht that their con
when the chafnpionshio was held AZ the Essex
County Country Club OF Massachusetts there were
abou thirty competitors but tie Indications point
20 than twice that number this season
7, IS learned on good authority that II Is the
Myopia Hunt CLUB which has applied FOR the pro-
fessonai championship. and that It's applicable
has practically been accepted by the Executive
Committee 8 y Bowers OF the ST. Andrews Golf
Club, who has just returned from the Aiken tour
nament. said YESTERDAY that II was openly known
serIre the professionals H. G. Leeds one OF the
Mv0pia PLAYERS also confirmed the rumor The
tournament Is 20 take place some time in June.
This will be a quiet but Interesting day local
inks Sore OF the attra ctiors promised
thirty-six hole contest the Staten Island Cricket
CLUB between George f. Armstrong and J. r.
Chadwick: a membera' tournament for the Pratt
Cup Mt the Queens County Coli Club. OF Glen Cove:
an eighteen-hoe handicap for the Secretarys Cup.
presented BY Jasper Lynch. at the Golf club Of
Lakewood and the final match for the Morgan Cup
al the Nutley COLI Club. The competitors in the
latter contest are Marc NJ. Michael and Eugene
Plunkett Michael Is TO play from scratch and
Plunkett VIII receive n handicap o! eight strokes
In discussing the chances o. the professionals in
the coming open championship Willie" Dunn said
Yesterday that IL difficult task 10 pick the
probable wirreT In his opinion Joseph Lloyd. the
present champion. Will have trouble in dis
posing Of Hurd and Anderson, the men who
hi nself expects 10 he among the contestants. and
will no doubt take a leading part He Is planning
an extended tour OF the links in this country this
summer and has received several fattering offers
10 give exhibitions.
4 rev golf club is shortly 10 he organized among
the residents OF White Plains. and nine hole
course is 20 he built suitable site can
be selected Both BendeloW and Dunn have been
asked 10 iay Il ont.
The Tuxedo Golf Club Is enlarging It's clubhouse
and expects to have double It's present capacity by
the first OF the season. Dr r. G. RpshmOre is
engaged IN experimenting the work.