The San Francisco call., 1899-11-25
GARDEN CITY
GOLFERS HAVE
A NEW COACH
VIII Establish the Game on q
Good FOundatiOn-Club
Gossip.

David Stephenson, the professional of
the San Francisco Golf Club, has gone TO
San Jose 10 instruct the members of the
newly formed Linda Vista Golf Club in
the rudiments OF the royal and ancient
game and 10 lay out their links to the
best advantage. During his absence Hor-
ace Rawlins. one of the instructors OF the
Oakland Golf Club, is at the Preside
links which are being placed IN good con-
dition and improved. Z. Conde Jones Of
the Los Angeles Country Club is on a visit
TO San Francisco and has been playing
frequently on the Preside course with II.
b. Goodwin. 1t is hoped that he may be
induced 10 stay here long enough 10 enter
the contest for the amateur championship
or the Pacific Coast, to begin on Satur
day. December $. at the Preside links.
Mr.. Jones is one OF the strongest play
ers IN Southern California, {. r: Maud Of
Riverside and W. Cosby OF the Los Ange-
les Country Club having been the only
men TO defeat him in the mems champion
snip contest held over the new course OF
the Country Club on the ith inst. on the
OLD links at Los Angeles Mr. Jones won
the club championship with a score OF
l59 for thirty-six holes. He also won the
Banning cup in a tournament on the
Santa Catalina Island links
AS some of the Preside golfers are i'll,
absent from the city or otherwise unable
TO play, the tournament set for Thanks
The Oakland golfers have lately allowed
their schedule TO go by the board. but on
thanksgiving day they Will so back and
gather up one of the dropped stitches
There will be on that day mixed four
somes, eighteen holes, match play, with
handicap, the winning couple TO receive
silver trophies. There will also be a re-
cepUon and music at the clubhouse.
On Thanksgiving day at the San Rafael
INKS there Will be general tournament
open TO members of any golf club. the
Irfva atvkt H..I.
competition, match play, for men and a
nine-hole contest. match play. for women.
Play Will begin at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing and Will continue all day. The final
rounds in both competitions will be play
ed on on the following Saturday.
When the eighteen-hole course of the
san san Rafael Golf Club is completed there
Will be three full courses on the Pacific
Coast, the other two being those of the
Los Angeles Country Club and Of the Ia
coma Golf Club. The latter. organized in
1894, is the pioneer in that part of the
Northwest. and has an excellent eighteen
hole course on the prairie 10 the south Of
Iacoma II covers an area OF about 200
acres. Lengthwise through the grounds
runs water ditch. which must be crossed
in playing for the second. eleventh. fo1Ir-
teenth and sixteenth holes. On eacn side
of the waterway is n cycle path, which
begins in the city of Tacoma and forms
part OF the thirty-six miles of path con-
structed from the dollar-a-year license
fund. The links are also easily. reached
cars and by the suburban line steam cars
Four cottages serve as clubhouse. one
being reserved for women and another for
men. In third are the kitchen and res
taurant, and the fourth is the home OF
the greenkeeper and his family. Looking
In every direction from the clubhouse fine
forests of fir and cedar are seen. and from
the eleventh green a magnificent view Of
Mount Rainier is obtained. Regular month
~ competitions for small prizes are held
by the club. the value of the rewards be-
ha nil
New Years day a competition is held for
the Balfour medal, a trophy presented by
Sir Robert Balfour, who is an enthusiagtic
golfer and a partner of Alexander Baillie.
president of the Tacoma Golf Club. Sir
Robert belongs to the firm of Balfour,
Guthrie 4 Co. The trophy is played for at
thirfy-siX holes. medal play, the highest
handicap that may be given In the COM
petition being twelve strokes. The medal
remains the property of the club. the win
ner receiving sovereign suitably In
scribed as a memento of his victory.
On Thanksgiving day two cups, present
ed three years ago by Chester Thorne,
one being for women and the other
for men. on Lincolns birthday the women
play for the Tillinshast gold medal, pre-
sented by p 1illinghast: There are va va
the members display much enthusiasm.
The best players are Mrs. Melbourne
Bailey and Mrs. Stewart Rice, who have
won prizes on the links of Portland, Sea: =
tie and Victoria. Among the men w. n.
Eberley holds the record for the eighteen
hole course. while Charles Malott is only
one stroke behind. The latter Is steady
player and can almost always be counted
on to make a low score. The officers Of
the Tacoma Golf Club are: Alexander
Baillie, president: Stuart Rice. captain;
Jess Merrill, secretary and treasurer. The
first annual championship meeting of The
Pacific Northwest Golf Association vas
held on the Tacoma links on April 10, 20.
2l and %, and was successful: The club
has about seventy resident" and ten
nonresident members among the men,
while about seventy women. wives and
| sisters of the resident members, are
| classed as honorary members" Most Of
| the nonresident members reside in Seat