New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
GOLF.
TESTS AN ADIRONDACK MATCH
AT SARANAc LAKE.
SARANAC LAKE.

4 noticeable change Is taking place In the lengih
of the summer golf season. and this year bdoo'
Day VIII no longer mark the resumption OF ac'NS
ON local links Instead almost every summer re-
gort Is making elaborate plans for tournaments
and team matches and most of the better known
PLAYERS I'm this city Will leave town tho latter par
Of the week 10 spend tho holiday IN rho monh'H.''
at the seashore where The attractions ar VI o.
moro interesting kind.
In tho Adlrondacks the Ampersand Golf 'luo' on
Lower saranac Lake will hold an open tourna-
ment. beginning on Saturday and continuing uhu'
tho following "Wednesday. Invitations N conp'"
have been sent to golf club IN me No''"
Woods including the 81 Regis Loon Lake S't
Inn. Kecne Valley and childwoh Clubs. Win
the Intention ~ making # Adirondack cham
plonship. Alexander Fmdlay. formerly win I'D"
Essex County Country club. Of Orange Is "
charge Of tho Ampersand course. and he has prom
isod 20 have Il In the pink OF condition Tor me
contest The qualifying round on saturday VIII
10 m eighteen holes the first sixteen 10 qually
for the Ampersand cup and the second sixteen FOR
n consolation cup The first round at match play
will be the same afternoon. the play 10 continue
on Monday and Tuesday whom the final rounds.
each AZ thirty-sx holes VIII 10 decided on me
last day September g. there will be an eighteen
hole handicap for the Algonquin cup ". y.
Marsh Of the Morris County Golf club VINO is
spending tho summer IN Saranac Lake. will have
charge Of tho arrangements. and entries should be
sent 10 him not later than Friday evening. Among
tho probable competitors are l.. 81 clair Colhr.
Y y. y Lyon. Z. T. Merwn. jr.. q. = Bull J T.
Halpiu. Robert Driscoil jr. a. J. Mcclure. II. =.
Boyd. T. r. Robins. 7. D. Hooper. " r. Huseton
and J. j. Kelly
A. Bar Harhor there viii he special holiday
handicap ~ the links Of the Kebo Valley Country
cub which aill bring out al the golfers from
Mount Desert Island and across tho hay resorts
There has been = mighty stride I'm golf AZ Keho
since Herbert Leods ~ Boston some years ago
lai out few holns and began 20 drive across the
loH exciting the wonder of society. The present
tournament promises to 10 an important social
incident
Although sorely tried by fro earlier In the sea
son. tho club has been more vigorous than ever.
and money for new clubhouse 10 replace tho one
that was burned is coming IN so generously That q
new building Will be ready hy The early spring
Plans for tho structure contemplate building
costing $4,000 $1,000 and already more than haif
this amount has been subscribed Tho scheme Is
~ move tho lodge gate from its present sNe ana 70
place the clubhouse IN me corner or the forty-~N
aero be 1o-x35 feet. stories nigh
and have tho equipment OF a modern golf ciuh.
house with a broad piazza running easierly ana
southerly commanding a view Of greater part of
rectIv in front Of the main driveway. Already 5000
has been secured. and when this is increased 70
$4,000 work VIII begin. The contract for the NOV
Ing Of the stone lodge has been let and strenuous
effort IS IN be made t. have the building com
pleted by spring.