The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11
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At Long Beach early in the week a pro-
fessional golfer was for a moment the hero
OF an unusual incident. The expert in ques-
ton was Charles Van de Water who is in
charge of the nine hole links Of the Long
Beach Golf Club. The affair was somewhat
OF the rough and-tumble order but the pro-
fessional golfer acquitted himself creditably.
1t seems that u well-dressed "bounder,"
down from the city for the day. while await
ing in the crowded railroad terminus for the
train back to town. used very profane lam
guage in the presence OF women who were
complete strangers to him
You must stop that sort OF talk" said Van
de Water, who was standing near.
You be blanked. BANKED BANKED" re-
Joined the "bounder to the golfer with EN-
phasis and energy.
Van de Water did not speak again, but he
made fine drive with his right that top
ped the FOUNDERS" cheek. and, to be figu-
rative, sent him into bunker. This ended
the incident, for thereafter there was no
more profanity whereabouts
John Formau of the Ardsley Club is spoken
| OF as the successor to Willie Anderson as the
professional at Batusrol. President Bayard
| has offered a handicap cup. to be played
| for at Baltusrol on the last Saturday in this
month. September and October, at eighteen
| holes. medal play. The lowest score OF each
| days play will count three points, the Sc
| cond lowest score two points, the third lowest
| one point. To-day, at Balusrol, the first
| half OF the seventy-two hole best ball four
some will be played between Henry p Toler
| of the home club and Anderson, against
| Howard A. Colby Of the Essex County Coun-
try Club and Jack Park. Anderson is well
| known as professional on our links, but
| 1t will be the first appearance here of Park
in a match. He Is younger brother OF Will
| lie Park. jr., and Of Mungo Park. and, aside
from a promising debut in the professional
| tournament at Oarnonste. Scotland, last fall
| his record Is only private one. The two
amateurs met last at Onwentsia in the ANA
| teur championship, Colby being put out in
| the play on Of the tie, while Toler survived
to the last eight. The contest to-day should
be fully as interesting, as the recent two
| matches under the same conditions between
Walter j. Travis and Hunter and James A.
| Tying and Anderson. each of which proved
tie. The third and decisive match is still
pending. and is to be played at Baltusrol
Sag Harbor is the latest OF the Long ISL
and villages to lay out links and
, .->r>efB - Nptta percha ball will doubt
less rule sup. enc In TIL ClS whaling town.
The organization Is called the Bluff Gvif
| Club, and the officers are:
President, A. S. Brownell, Yonkers; Vice
| President, F. c. Ravens, Oakland. CAL.
| Treasurer, Miss Anna B. Underhill, New
Rochelle; Secretary, Miss NJ. Hunting, New
| Rochelle; executive committee, Miss A. L..
Miller. New Rochelle, and F. c. Valentine,
| Yonkers.
The course has nine holes, and is laid
out along the bluffs across Bay Street
John Duncan Dunn, the golf expert, who
has been travelling about the old links and
| laying out new ones. between Chicago and
| this city since the amateur champion
ship, arrived in town yesterday His long
| est stops after Chicago were at Detroit,
! Buffalo, Syracuse. and Rochester.
The course Of the Hackensack Golf Club
| is nearly completed that play will be
possible on Labor Day. when the members
will have a match. The club has a nine
hole links lying on the western slope of the
| Heights. The cut OF the Susquehanna Rail
| road is the great hazard. A foot-bridge
| will be built for crossing, and balls that
| drop to the railroad tracks will make 1t
| interesting for retrievers. DR.. F. S. Hal
| lett and Miss Clarendon had a preliminary
trial OF the links on Wednesday. and ex-
pressed satisfaction with the general fea-
lures. The officers have had plans pre-
pared for a clubhouse to cost 10000. which
will be located at the foot OF the slope on
| Central Avenue, its position being such
that seven holes can be seen from the
piazza. The home green and first tee will
be in front Of the house
CB.VB--At Narragansett the third and
Newport during the last week In August,
according to present information.
Tho Baltusrol and Morris County caddies
| again met in team match Yesterday. at Bal
| tusrol. this time the result being tie. The
| score: