The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-14
SNOW SPOTLS GOLF NJ
AN ISF0RMLL MEETING or TEE
METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION.

tournament at Garden City-A Plan SuE-
Eested for = Uniform. system Of Handi-
Gaping TO Govern All Jinks-other News.
There was not a quorum at the annual meet
ing Of the Metropolitan Golf Association at the
Metropolitan Club last night. but considerable
businesa in the form OF recommendations TO
be acted on at q future meeting was transacted
The President. II b. Hollins. was in the
chair and Secretary John Du Fsis assisted
him. The President will call the next meeting.
and he appointed a Nomination Committee.
made up Of ". b. Smith. J.. r. Embree and Ed
ward Burnett. to name the officers for 1890 70
be elected at that time. Those at the meeting
we're:
R. II. williams, Morris County @, c.: Il. D. HollinS
westbroot; Arthur Taylor. oakland; L. T. Embree.
Oakland: o. w. Bird. Meadowbrook W. Breeze
Smith. Tuxedo; John Du FAis. BAltusrol. r. II. Rob
ertson. st. Andrews; A. @, Jennings. Dyker Meadow
W. Fellowes Morgan. Bsltusrol; J. c. Parrish. Ocean
County; I'd Burnett, Morris County; N. N. Singer.
Laurence H1rbor.
most important matter TO all golfers in the
VI. @. 4. was brought up. that was in the nature
OF a surprise to most Of those present. Presi-
dent Hollins stated that the Executive Com
mittes some time since had decided that
II was time to widen the scope Of the
NJ. G. A. beyond the limit OF its work regard
ing the allotment of dates. and that it
had been thought best to establish an annual
". g.. A. tournament that would be in the
nature OF a local championship. and at this
tournament TO introduce a reform in the
method OF handicap s in the hope that II might
possibly lead 10 the creation OF a national
system at some future time. aside from the
benefits the uniformity in handicapping would
confer to local tournaments. To work out the
plan the President had appointed II. II. Robert
son and 4. VI. Robbins Of the Executive Com
mittee as u special committee. and he then
called on Robertson to read the special report.
In preparing the report Robertson stated
that ii had been deemed best TO open the sea-
son each year with the annual NJ. q. A. tourna-
ment. and that ia selecting a course for such
an event the choice had practically been lin
tied TO the links al Garden City as the only
early and accessible ciGhteen-hole course to be
found at this time. The links now is z
Club is shortly TO become a permanent organi-
aation and n member Of the, NJ. q. A. and now
Prescott Butler: Deyereaux Emmet. and the
otLer trustees Of the Stewart estate. WHO. had
expressed their willingness to have the NJ. 6.
ing the one basis for VI. G. A, handi-
Gaping. the committee recommended that
submit their latest handicap lists. which
should then be submitted to the Tournament
f fHoWn form wh fii;e sF fin tdRis5n s. s DoSs fma' as fi q,
scratch man, should tx the rating Of the scratch
men OF each individual club from, the general
scratch mans rating. when II would be easy TO
rate the other men Of each club In accord with
the regular club list Robertson said that the
handicap. but that It would lie the nucleus OF
making q com rehensive metropolitan handi-
cap ilsf when would pFe tba az al open ope y, manu-.
suggestions were:
~FIst-Tha, the first annual NJ. G. A. tournament
should be held Oh the Garden City links from
wedne=dAy. April IL. to saturday. April -. inclusive.
Second-That the competition should consist of a
The Grst sixteen to play uut in succeeding match
play touEai; The winner TO receive a gold medal
the M.G.A. championship cup until the next tour
piaTsF .in hhs si Il three hq of si6ts. the property Of the
Thirl-To bold a ronrsoine match for teams from
Fourth-To hold a ~thirty-siI hole handicap on the
last day Of the tournament. the starters to be only
those rated at ten or under on the uniform handicap
T~ifth-rhst, the tournament be managed by a com
mittee consisting of two members Of the Executive
Committee and one lay member OF the NJ. ii. A.
After debating the different sections OF the
report 1t was adopted with d number of
Breeze smith. seconded by ". Feiiowes Nor.
gan. was that the championship cup should be
Won by any, 0mnHember%. three times time VII" T1s
next change. on motion of J." + En-
S mss ,G a,ier ,b a 7TT 6nrns @nn Gy f tTesIdsnt H sbnrIr
consist Of the officers OF the VI. q. A. ex-oficio.
with one lay member. aud that this nom
be e1-Judge Russell. The recommendations
adopted. for the absence of a quorum made it
be submitted to each club in the n. q. 4. so
that the delegates will be in Il position TO act
FL Ha rDem co at nhs 4Sa{ a mss5ims; r hat li9 s WenIS
hold an opeu tournanient, i it gets the dates.
on Anril 20 II and % a nqmber q other
sidcratiOn at the next meeting.
On account Of the lack OF a quorum the an
nuaI meeting Of the Knollwood Country Club
at Sherry's was postponed. Only Massrs. Gil
lender. Park. Wetherbee and Wing we're on
hand. MessrS. Thebaud and Willets send
ing word that they were snowbound at
word from their country homes, The mem
bers named to JAKE the place OF the retiring
TsiP Tefi H GI rye r. S9aT aa % G9'eGr bsrss are p M3ses
Howard Willets and Tracy bows. They will be
elected at the next meeting.
President Bayard~ telephoned to the Baltusrol
Golf Club yesterday morning that the an
nounced match in the series for the Holiday
Cup must be put OF. The deferred match.
should the weather permit, may lie played on
held on WashingtOn's Birthday. The BnltusroI
Club house was almost buried under Immense
reSembled huge snow forts. but young Grier
Campbell; who. aiter Il difficult trip by sleigh,
reached the clubhouse in the morning. would
ponement. The Laurence Harbor players we're
also forced to give up. Yesterday was the first
Iincoln's Birthday since the establishment OF
the legal holiday in this State that there has
not been a golf match.
The Oakland Golf Club will hold its cross
country competition for the W. j. Travis Cup.
Weather peTmitting. on WashingtOn's Birth
day, not on Feb. ~, AS first announced.
Bowling Games Tonight.
Uncle sam National Howard. Rose.
! nited Bowling Clubs Headpin Tournament
Blocker No. !. Blocker NJ. :, Blocker No. 3,
Mncker, Cannon and ManahRttA. at the Germania
Assembly Rooms alleys.
Associated Cycling Clubs Of New York Tournament
century Wheelmen, Riverside Whcclmcn and pom.
tia0 Wheelmen, at Thuin * Kahl1dorfs Harlem
alleys.
Fire INSURANCE League
Fire Insurance Company. Royal Fire Insurance Conn
paAy. aud London and Liverpool and GLOBE Fir. In.
surance Company, ut Reid $ alleys.
United Bowling Clubs tournament, Downtown
Section No. / Corinihian, DOppel Fiche and Aura.
MA, ut the Arcade alleys.
North sid" I.eague--Groyn lill No. !. Gerard and
ives, MorrisaniB, al the North SIDE Palace alleys.
Al ~