New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25
e-year-old allies. selling: 500
added. Six furlongs.
GOLF.
ANOTHER LONG ISLAND LINKS-DOUG
LAS AND TRAVIS TO MEET AT
LAKEWOOD-NOTES.

Although the Garden City links is to lose Its
character public course after July !, Long
Island will not be without attractive place for
public golf playing Belpor is to have links this
where visitors may play on the payment Of
a small fee, and the indications that the course
will be a good one when the necessary improve
ments are made. Sixty acres OF the Osborne prop
erty, running from the main road Great South
Bay. have been surveyed. and as the ground Is
undulating and naturally adapted 10 the game 1t
should the qualities OF the golfer and bring out
course having a playing length of ESQ yards. and
everything Is TO be ready by next month; including
Is laying out the grounds under the direction OF
Joseph KNAPP The rules g0yern IN, b the club Are
coming a regular member by paying SIS Initiation
fee and s2o year dues or 81 day to both resident
have the privilege Of Joining the club by the month
Se se Of h a so on Say has bs
and the grounds will be open on that day
The present week will be attractive one
among the golf clubs this city. for, besides
the annual spring tournament at Lakewood.
score of interesting club matches have been ar
ranged. The Lakewood contest is to begin on
Thursday. continuing through the remainder OF
eudng Fndlsy PoggIas Walter j. Travis James
ryss d foOGs sR@ o taking pa
Douglas and Travis will probably decide the tie
which has hung since the THANKSGIVING week EEK tout tour,
pletion of the final rounds and the other ties for
p hs e at the aaa me yg and Malcolm
Graham, jr.. ARE the competitors for the consois-
mey, Morey and stockiey are the remaining teams
in the foursome. The opening day Is to be de-
beh IL the 'n pager making the best score viii re-
ceive gold medal and the first and second SIX
ISOLATION cups respectively The entries will close
College team matches will form an important
feature of Saturdays play. as the Princeton team
has managed to meet st. Andrews on the latters
links in Chauncey and the Yale team viii play G.s1
einS can put into o the ed Haf6or Hill also has
wea ce ea with w hf the Hsde G cu
Plainheld, will hold members handicap.
In accordance with the dates fixed by the Met
ropotan Golf Association the Crescent Athletic
Club Of Brooklyn will hold its first. open golf
ra FS to- e and rO s
usual s custom in these affairs. and no handicap
will be held on the last day the final ROUNDS f ,,r
place William N. Campbell. the clubs secretary,
announces the following arrangements Tor the
contest:
play. IS holes; best sixteen scores 70 qualify for
the Crescent Cup p. m, first round match play
r pay for Consolation open to the
players making the second best scores ,u..
cent Cup 1870 a second round for CONSOLATION
cup; 2 p. M semi-inals for Crescent Cup; 2:30
p. m. semi-fnals for consolation cup
Saturday, May s. 10 a. INITIALS for Crescent
Cup SO holes; 1890 a. m, finals for consolation
cup, IS holes.
Entries will be received up to p May q
and must be sent 10 W. NJ Campbell, Postofice
Box 2133. NewYork City. The course Is situated
at First-ave. and Eighty -hfth-st.. Brooklyn
II. p Toler has presented cup to the Baltusrol
Golf Club, to be competed for in semi-annual tour
naments The first tournament will occur on
Saturday, May 20. Beginning this Saturday novel
sweepstakes handicap is to be started in which
each competitor is TO deposit two golf balls bear
ing his initials in a box prepared for the purpose
at the clubhouse after which he will be entitled to
compete for the sweepstakes on the basis Of two
thirds of the balls for the winner and the other
third for the second
Tom" Gourley. the well-known Scotch profess
sional has accet an engagement with the Eliz-
abeth Golf ClUJ The season.