New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
GOLF.
THE SEASON oN,soUTHERN LINKS NEAR
ING,ITS CLOSE.
HANDSOME PRIZES FOR NORTHERN PLAYERS
AIKFsN's GALA wEEK-WOMEN MAJ MEL
ON LAKEWOOD LINKs-THE GAR

:, 80, tournaments TO an end and after that
there will be q rush Of returning PLAYERS 10 prepare
for the first contest on metropolitan INKS Wh'0"
occurs NJ Lakewood on April 6, and southern
links are still far short Of being what the WORD
usually implies for many of them are innocent %
,urf and the putting greens are frequently noun
ing more than squares Of baked clay browns as
II O. Tallmadge has humorously termed themi OUT
so far as tournaments are concerned the winter
has been particularly successful especiaHE III 'no
number Of expert players who have appeared IN
them. 49,
Tho Southern Cross championship at Aiken
which has Just come 10 end at the Palmetto
Golf club one Of the oldest and most prominent
OF the Southern organizations, Included IN us ehiS
ust some OF the best-known players at the Nor'h'
and the chief trophy was won by MEMBER Oh inc
Ardsley club. James T. Taller who. though absent
Nth tho Rough Riders in Cuba during the last
season has evidently lost nothing OF MS cunning
with the clubs Taller won the gold meda a year
ago with score of S. but this year tha' holor
was taken by Herbert {. Leeds. who. II VIII De re-
membered was first OF the amateurs In the pro
fessional championship at Myopia last June Leeds
was the holder Of the championship cup, ana al
though in the qualifying round he captured the
gold medal offered for the best score ne was put
ont in the first round at match play by laler D!
3 up and 10 play, which illustrates the od s"Y"s
among golfers that good medal player Is one"
noiebtv DOOR man at the other form of the game
DO Wit Cochrane the captain Of the ST
Andrews Golf club team. and the holder of the
Dvker Meadow gold medal was also one Oh '"v
prominent contestants. lasting until the secoHu
round when he was put our by Reginald brooKs'
Of Newport In the semi-hnals Brooks followed up
This victory by a cleverly earned match with Law
ronoo w,terburv Of the Westminster Country
Cluh only 10 be beaten 10y Taller by a score OF
IN and I 10 play Some OF the other competitors
well known on local links were y g. Burr ana VI.
NJ Van Buren, Of Ardsley; Frederick O. Beach oil
the Meadow Brook Hunt club; Milton ; Burger
of Newport a former member Of the Harvard
golf team: James L. Breese. II. q. McNickar ana
Edward Kent Of Tuxedo; J. J. Manning OF fN'h-
noond Iin and r. H. Bohlen, OF Philadelphia.
Nor Is this the only tournament in which North
ern PLAYERS have figured with credit IN the Iast
week At Palm Beach. Fla, c. i. Tappln OF the
westhrook Golf club won the qualification round
c,,p from a field of forty players while the chief
,ronhv WAS taken by H. NJ Forrest. Of the Phiia-
delphia Country club who has been frequent
connection in tou naments in this section. Inc
consolation cup was won by j. A Farrell OF the
Washington Park Golf Club while the handicap cup
feu 10 4 : Carpenur Of Newport.
TIE GARDEN CITY TOURNAMENT
xov. that il has been definitely decided to hold
The amateur championship in the West the mot
roDontan championship at Garden City takes on
an added importance II is not likely that Eastern
n,avers will attend the Onwentsia tournament IN
any large numbers-less than thirty appeared Wheh
the championship was held in Chicago TWO years
ago-and for this reason tho Garden CHy ana"
will virtually determine the real status OF local
skin II B. Rollns president % the metropolitan
Golf association expects TO receive more than
br,d,-d entries I'm spite Of the fact that all those
hand. -apped AT ten or more VIII he lhe4i'HpIe 4"
com etc and thie,esmate IS considered wei with"
the actual figures. The committee appointed 10 ar
range the handtcaI,s ir now at work. and the re-
sul, Of their at.rs will PROBABLY be announcer
tefor. the end of the month. Daniel Chauncey, us
chairman Is now -ngaged in securing a "S' %
handicaps from the thirty-two clubs IN the aSSo'a
ton and as soon as these are in the WORK Oh re-
vision will be begun 1865.
Meanwhile the members ofithc G2Tdoa CITY Con
club have not been idle. AID the ia'' edges Of t''
c,a,,riorshir course ere he ne taken in hand WIN
an energy that should work wonders In the '"rt-
n Chit that vet remains. Ely iudse horace H"9S'''
who has been named as one Of me A"VlSorN 'i'
,ot,,e. i a member Of the hub ard he mas en-
tered into the work with greet enthusiasm prom
isinr the other members of he committee ever
faculty. for completing the na essary details. -
lndre PueseU was mainly inslrumental I'D "Elus
out the Cobble Hl links fs'y seasons sE3 n ~
Considerable help NOS, on ,."re and in spite
Of the tournaments carly Dat thgy EN- tmc Nav
Of being in the pink OF conditions by the '''' P'''
opens.
TOURNAMENT FOR WOMEN
ono proninent player. whose OPINIONS must he
lived with respect regrets that men so persist
4, ,heir neglect Of womcn's play. He attributes
,his IN eelfshnoss pure and simple on the mn $
mart contending that unfortunately gof leh"s i'Se
10 this objectionable characteristic. Inc '"'''"
States Golf Association TO he sure. hoiHS an oil"
,,,a1 cbamrionship for women hut tn" number 81
Local matches arranged 10y individual GUNS Is slal
and the opportunities for preparing l9i lhIS Ci.i
nicnship are Therefore limited. Possity men are
sci6sb In devoting themselves 10 their Own saInrs
Snt ~ mus he remembered that at the majority
Of clubs in this section women FORM an ii t,
,f.aveh
wents were held for them. the nunpTIII VI '', ~,
testants would ae e"ceedngN sina", w. as for
The other hand. this membership - IaiS', ~ ~
instance al Ardsley. Morris county, SnlNl.V". .
Hills and Baitusro womens 'onrhane"'S "'' VI
irS Tb nsbirnecocE Hs Golf Clubs contest last
ne Win resulted in victory for that clever
SSei i W. Teatrix How was one Of the most
successful Of the season barring Inc -H%Io',at
Eit,,sro in the fan brought out more than sixty
Just now il is rumored that the lakewood Golf
Club is planning big open Gompf tinom 10, nrs
Isying the AFFAIR will come off An effort VIII De
made secure The pTesbSnf' s6 S S VIII no, be-
netitor in he National championship, TINS may 3e
the only opportunity for wi'h'sSN's "ei pay WIS
season.
TEAM MATCHES IN FAVOR
IT,, matches will be a more prominent feature
- "a. ,resent season in golf than ever before.
4 beginning was made at Lakewood yesterday
when the Richmond County and Lakewood teams
met on the latters links. and much OF the ac"NlN
among all classes Of players for the next ie"
49, o., least will be devoted to this form Of the
@ene I, Is certainly a healthy sign Wheh cluos
meet each other In this way Tor ne malcTs ul ~
80 al The ENJOYABLE and honorable FEATURES OF
&c vii hout degenerating INFO mug huhtiig
scramblc as is 40 frequently the case IN o'her
Clubs have now come TO recognize tnat II 'hese
matches are to mean anything at al the men VINO
plav Oh them should repr'scnt SNlIt3,f '"'' sar
66reaanizaticn and not appear from haii dozel
clu6s I'm the same week. az has been customary pa
,rade "a have the makeup Of teams definitely an
nounced al the outset o: ne season ana III sud-
cation OF which H. h. Hohns is president mas
Sociarcd that all competitors in the metropolitan
aSsoc,ation's championship at Garden CITY mus,
state before entering from what club they ihieno
20 MAY This IS intended 10 foster a more thor,
70 pay. Il cnrns nnong members Of clubs. and