The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-12

A Brooklyn Movement TO Regulate chddies
-Hnrbor Hill Troubles,

A Brooklyn Movement TO Regulate Caddies
-Hnrbor Hill Troubles.
Caddie boys, in Brooklyn ut least, will no
longer be free lances In their rights to take up
or leave work as they may please. or to dictate
terms TO their employers. The Dyker Meadow
Golf Club, Crescent A. O. and the Marine and
Field Club have entered into an agreement for
the government OF the boys and to reRulate the
essential matters regarding their employment.
Last season there was more play on the three
neighboring Fort Hamilton links than ever
before. and n consequent Increased trouble 10
get a reliable caddie service. The ordinary play
ing rules ofthe clubs have not been respected by
the boys and the orders OF the caddie- masters
have been openly defed. The aggressive inde-
pendence of the caddies was founded on the
knowledge that, II discharged at one club. they
could obtain work at either OF the other two.
Under the new arrangement OF tho Greens
Committees Of the three organizations a cad
die discharged by one club will not be able to
work at the other links. The following Is a
copy Of the rules and regulations, which have
been posted at each OF the three clubs:
First-Each club shall make an accurate list OF its
addresses. Copies Of these lists shall be exchanged
AP ssG S@S pofiSS ot ci TsSii sSsii OF pay si'H rs Ssdd RtS0" a. the
following rate! Every full hour, 10 cents; every al.
clubs an additional fee Of cents may be paid, emery
cloth to be furnished by Caddies.
~Third-CAddiGs suspended. or discharged by any
club ~ shall hall not be SmIpiSE 10 ed c by Si taSIpS 81 m shs ,S SioSr
Any csddie in good standing seeking regular employ.
mont by another club shall he furnished on applica.
c]ertncate must DO taken up before employment by
tho other club. Nc caddie snail DO engaged by any
Proper caution should be observed in the employ:
ment Of new boys. This shall not apply to special
Fourth-No c9ddie shall DO employed who doe;
be given out only on deposit OF 30 cents each, and
cSddies chanting regular empioynent may return
be lost or stolen its number and the name OF the
wearer must be sent at once to each club;
~asIcaddie durinGs school hours without;wrinen per
missi3n from the prin1G y iowa, IN r,rr,,r order,
No selection q caddisS :, shall be AliS Ssdio. No ec over
lng more than the regular foe shall be disciplined.
Seventh As far as possible, each CLUB shall choose
with the dates OF the other clubs. in order to allow
the lending Of caddies for special occasions.
or caddies shall be considered az belonging to. tho
club aud shall be deposited in the box proyid d for
caddie keeping, selling; or offering, such balls for
'A Nis shnH pc pd iMmid nf saS viii ga Ssid by the allied
clubs for information which shall result in the ar;
risi and dE p ePaE1silG pro Ss agy Or Re WSo s GnI Png p s.sh1
damage the grounds or property of any Of the clubs.
Under the new system Of payment the boy
ceiye 40 cents. and 2 hours and AZ minutes
will be a full Ithree-hour charge; The old
price LOT an plRnJetn- lOlc TDullu AT bJktE
Meadow has been 40 cents. and 20 cents at the
other two clubs. The rule that balls found on
the course are club propertyis intended TO stop
some golf ball makers have been building up
among the caddies. in old balls. which they re-
make and again put on the market. The three
club agreement will 60 into force tomorrow.
There is discord in the Harbor Hill Golf Club.
A year ago 4. NJ. Lawrence. a Staten Island
amateur and the friend for many years OF
,,nrI, oil Cha r,ap,harc 5nni1o5 10 hacop,a n
professional and was appointed superintendent
OF the club. 1t developed some time since that
one Of the Board OF Governors had asked a
number OF professionals what their terms
would besto take charge at Harbor Hill after
March ]. when. Lawrence's, term expires.
A number Of the, players. who took. this as
was to be engaged. thereupon issued a call
for a special meeting Of the, members to decide
or not. The meeting was held on Feb. 4. and a
resolution passed that Lawrence be retained
Boz d Of GV GoVern SSat' There -" was s0 a lively dis
cussion at the meeting on matters concerning
the management OF the club. which q governor
dence in the board. 1t was also thought that
to call a spsseial meeting to consider
governors was subject to the same interpreta;
his resignation, as a governor. and j. Maxwell
Carrere. Malcolm Graham. Jr. and the other
Consisting OF Percy Il. King. ", Scott O'Gon-
nor. G. II. White. /. Cryder Lea and Otto
Hockmeyer has been named to nomi-
nate successors to the retiring governors.
Two of the Harbor Hill members. Mckee and
J.. $. Carrere, have meanwhile been trying to
smooth out all the difficulties. The club has
nearly 400 members. and the two believe that
all considerations Of a merely personal nature
organization in the front rank of Staten Island
golf clubs.
President Norman s. Dixie OF the Dyker
Meadow Golf Club has appointed the following
new committees for 1899:
Grecns-W. b. Crittcnden. ". A. Putnam. Charles
Adams, Duncan Edwards and Edward Kalbfcisch. Jr.
House-Carl II. De Silver. $. Colt johnson. w. Z.
Wallace, Graham F.. Blandy and William Bard.
Handicap-F. j. Phillips, d. Edwards and WHY'S
Terry.
Women's-Mrs. W. A. Putnam. Mrs. William Beard,
Miss Terry, Miss Elizabeth Ii. Packard. and Miss
Grace CAauncey.