New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-17
GOLF.
HCHoEs OF GARDEN CITY CHAMPION.
SHIP-COMING MATCHES

ICHoES OF GARDEN CITY CHAMPION
sHIP-CoMING MATCHES.
maps the most gratifying feature Of the metro
s soi championship. which came to such
0essiui close at Garden City Saturday. was
me admirable showing OF the homebred pIavers
-"e tournament was ably fought and royalty won.
ana the victory OF Herbert Hartman was a strik-
rs Instance or the advance which American golfers
"'e MADE In the short time the game has been IN
oeue. 10 De sure Hartman did not meet Douglas
oI' ne oeteated the man who had beaten the cham
o' anu tnougn 10 argue superiority In this way Is
o Always safe In the present instance II may fairly
oe uone' FOR Brooks played fully as strong a game
against Douglas as he did against Hartman
douglas undoubtedly had the easier side OF the
araw, for In his half were Taller Chauncey Muir
COCK Colby, Winston. Havemeyer and Brooks
while In the other half Hartman Travis Tvng
ana Hoilins were punched together. Reckoning by
the reputation OF his opponents therefore Douglas
nao much easier time in reaching the semi-fnals
man hartman. who called on 10 DISPOSE OF
ROBBINS and Travis while Douglas had Taller and
Chauncey TO defeat in order to reach the same
position. BY some Douglass defeat Is ascribed to
lack OF preliminary practice but It Is doubtful II he
was much worse off IN this respect than at the
National championship at Morris County last fall
The real explanation must take into account the
improvement made by the homebred players and
mere, as was said above. the gratifying
feature OF the entire contest
Another and almost equally pleasing one was the
enthusiasm shown the Garden CITY course
which until last week was scarcely known by local
gof-players. Much has been written about the
links here In tho East but among those who COM
peted at Garden City-and they included the best
knowl golfers in the Countrywide opinion almost
without exception was that the course is I'M
qualihedly the most perfect that has yet been laid
out In this section. President Hollins OF the Metro
Dolita- Golf Association. when asked for mis- views
replied: Il have always maintained that Long ISL
and Is the ideal spot for golf. and think most
other players coming to the same opinion"
The peculiar nature OF the Long Island soil, with
It's deep underbed of sand. makes It resemble more
nearly the turf of the classic links abroad than
that OF any other section 1t not going too far to
say that had the United States Golf Association
realized its merits the National championship
would have been given to Garden City instead Of
to the Onwentsla Golf Club, OF Chicago.
In the interest the championship the handi-
cap tourney which formed the closing contest Of
Saturdays play rather lost sight Of but in
reality II Of the most important features
OF the week The work done by the Handicap
Committee was not simply for that match. but
is to form the basis for handicap tournaments
throughout the season and for this the
result was Of peculiar interest to several hundred
players In other words. II to demonstrate
how closely the theoretical figures upon which the
committee worked would coincide with the actual
scores. On the whole. II may be said that the
outcome was satisfactory, though Douglas. the man
on whom all the others rated and who played
from scratch, got no better than seventeenth place
Douglas, however. repeatedly did better in the
match play that this result il due rather TO
his lack OF skill than TO any OF judgment on
the part Of the handcappers There will doubt
less be revision of the figures that the COM
mlttee has something TO go upon. and the next
tournament may be expected to bring out closer
results
The present week will be quiet in local golf
matters. The Lawrence Harbor Country Club,
which announced open tournament has with
drawn its dates, and nothing OF importance will
take place until the Lakewood contest Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday of next week. The Met
ropolitan Golf Association has not yet issued its
schedule OF the season, though John Du Fas, the
secretary said Saturday that he expected to
have It ready for publication within few days.
Only that part OF the calendar coming before the
National championship in July will be made up at
this time many OF the clubs holding back
Club will hold tournament on June l. 2 and 3.
followed the next week by the annual tournament
Of the Oakland Golf Club, Of Baysde, Long Island.
on June s. and TO- Tomorrow the Dyker Meadow
Golf Club will hold another Of its tournaments for
women eighteen holes. medal play. for which
Mrs. William Beard presents the prize. and on
Saturday there is TO be a team match at Baltusro
between the Batusrol and Princeton teams. and
these affairs practically include the entire
H j. Whigham, the former amateur champion.
Is now in Paris correspondent OF a chicago
newspaper; He may possibly decide to enter the open
championship OF Great Britain later in the spring -
Two interesting college matches are set for April
o. one at St. Andrews between the 81. Andrews
and Princeton teams and the other at Ardsley be-
tween the Yale and Ardsley teams. On Saturday
May s. the Princeton players Will meet the hlch-
mond County team at Dongan Hills, Staten Island
urday ]. c. Taylor won the general handicap tour
nament. The scores were: