New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-09
GOLF.
LARcHMoNr YACHT CLUB TO OPEN ITS
LINKS ON SATURDAY-A TEAM
MATCH BETWEEN BACH
ELORS AND BENE-
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DICTS-NOTES.
The Iarchmont Yacht Club IL to open Its goit
season Saturday with team match oe,"ee"
the bachelors and benedicts OF the club AT eigh-
teen holes match play Six men are 10 appear OF a
side and the members OF the winning tean WIZ
receive pewter mugs. presented by A. D. morgan
There is indication that the Larchmont son sea
son will be a prosperous one: already large num-
Der Of players have begun TO practise and to pro-
vide for the increasing crowds the Greens |om,
made other Changes that will add to the at,
Effectiveness of the course. ,nnda . meetin9
bsiween the Harbor Hill and Nutey teams, at
Harbor HILL and team match at Richmond Soun i.
~ te whole however the week will be the
quietest. far as formal ournaments are CON CON
test or Garden city. the only fixture being WON
ems tournament, at Morris County toimorrow ror
the full eishteen-hole course. and is expected to
bring out a large number of wel[known women
players.
The Chevy Chase Club. one OF the most proni-
nent organiza lions I'm the South. announces ID"
open tournament on its links near washington
on June H. ~ and H. The preliminary rouno ~
to he at thirty-six holes and the player MAKING
the best score will receive a gold medai' w',,e e
match play for the Governors and Consolation
cups The Chevy Chase Handicap CUP Win WI .ra
ns dsy Epptres Will close with Clarence Moore
the secretary, at Chevy Chase. Md, the evening
Now that the Crescent Athletic Club has opened
its golfng season. strenuous effort Is being made 10
have the list OF members matches as attractive as
possible c. p. Van Brunt. the clubs captain has
been In communication with number OF nearby
clubs and has arranged the following list OF team
matches for the coming months:
May 1s-oskiand Golf Club at Baysde. Long Island
May 2Marns ana FIELD 5 at Bath b h.. Beach Rsr.
June 3-Iiarbor Hin Golf Club at Bay Ridge
June l7Richmond Hill Golf Club at Richmond Hin.
h' Jine ss 24oakiand Golf Club. at Bay Ridge
July Elizabeth Town and Country Club. at Bay
july 15-Richmond Hill Golf Club. Bay Ridge
August ie-Nassau Country Club. at Glen Cove Long
August 2c-Harbor Hi Golf club at Brighton Heights.
September 2-Elizabeth Town and Country Club. at
Elizabeth n. J
Harry vardon's notable performance In the Md
Surrey tournament. when he led the field by eleven
strokes and established new record OF 10 for the
course. following his similar success at Cruden
Bay shows that II anything he is in better form
than a year ago, which among English golf-payers
is known AZ Vardons year His subsequent de-
feat by Braid the Eastbourne links may be put
down as natural reaction from the strain OF the
Surrey contest and will not weigh largely against
his previous successes. Just now his continued
career Of triumph lends additiona interest to his
match with willie Park, jr. Park has fixed July
s for the opening OF the two rounds at North
Berwick. and has asked Vardon to fix his day at
will be the most notable golf match that has
taken place I'm recent years Eardon mas TWO
championships to his credit and Park has the
same number. and while the former has won dis
tinction in medal play the latter has, perhaps.
better record in set matches for big stakes The
result of this contest will he almost as eagerly
awaited here among golfers abroad.
Arthur Taylor. captain Of the Oakland Golf Club,
has selected the following men to represent Oak
land In this seasons team matches W. j. Travis,
f. ]. ]. de Raismes. j. Gordon Douglass. II |.
Riker, r. NJ. Littlejohn, Craig Colgate. r H. +
Elliott Arthur Taylor, A. w. Rossiter. William O..
Barnwell J. D. Ireland, II. NJ Alexander, Jr. DR..
w s. Brown, Robert B. Lawrence, Herbert r.
Peck and VI. M. Popham.
The new eightecn-hole course OF the Apawamis
Club at Rye. has been laid out by Bendelow. and
already six OF the green's are made. 1t is to be
$3.50 yards. making y one Of the longest in the
country. Henry ~. Cooper, treasurer Of the club,
said yesterday that the links will probably be I'm;
lshed and ready for playing on about July 10, and
the house will be ready early in August. f. s Gage
Is the architect OF the clubhouse. II will be a
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