New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-28
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OCTOBER CONTESTS AT MORRIS COUNTY CLUB
OPEN TOURNAMENT AT SCRANTON.


OCTOBER CONTESTS AT MORRIS COUNTY CLUB
OPEN TOURNAMENT AT SCRANTON.
The Morris County Golf Club has announced an
attractive programme Of matches for october. the
club will close its doors for the winter at the end
Of that month The women's championship OF the
club has been fixed for October g. q and 80. and
the mems championship. which will he at thirty
six holes medal play for October Is. On Monday
october . there will be women's contest for the
Bushnell Cup. a match play competition at eigh-
,eon holes This tournament is to continue through
the two following days, and the maj round VIII
he played on october .. Octcber Is me GATE SCI
for the international team match WIN Osf fad
ure Of the entire month. The dates from October
en's National Championship at Philadelphia. but on
October u and q the will hold bogle tourna-
the women viii compete for the Long Course Cup.
October 2$-Women's handicap for waterbury
October 2i-semi-hnal and final rounds for the
Gcto5cr o Eleventh competition for the Long
October &-Team match. Morris County against
/ Tuxedo at Morris County
! october 2l-Women's button match az handlcsp
| match play. eighteen holes. limited to those VINO
! have n score Of less than l25
Tho second contest for the Presidents Cup at
the RaItusrol Golf Club has been postponed from
Saturday until October :. owing to the Dewey
parade Contestants may start at any time OF the
dav and their scores will be allowed to count FOR
| tho sweepstakes prize also announced for OCTOBER
cess last season the Batisrol golfers have de-
/ ciIcd 10 hold an open toHruament Tor women on
/ Thursday Friday and Saturday. october II, go and
/ a Immediately after the women Championship a.
Philadelphia. and special effort VIII De !laue 10, 90
| in this city their way home.
Another golf club has been organized in the
Rerkshires ard with the Stockbridee, Lenox PITTS
air DIV
provided with links it is probable that Berk-
shire league will soon be organized similar 10 the
/ new Green Mountain Golf Association The new
oficers have been elected TO carry out the work
Of providing a clubhouse and course President
Colonel John Bracewell vce-president william Il.
Arnold aecretary and treasurer, r ;. Wilkinson,
jr More than seyrnly,nG{e mft'ytn hole INK
viii be opened by carly spring
Tho County club Of Scranton. which held sue
ceesruI omen tournament last fall. announces a
similar contest for October .. o. q and IS The
qualifying round for the Country club cup will
take place on the opening day. tn" first sixteen
players being eligible for the match play rounds
for mat trophy ana ne sSfod Frd i9y Sor
viii be q mems foursome az eighteen holes be,
be sent TO Ar, ~ nri,i,ts btvi9g he affoir I'm
charea is composed Of \. q. Hunt. T. II. Watkins.
] II Brooks II p simpson, a. II Storrs, j. II.
TORY and James Blair. Jr
TWO weH known Brooklyn golf players James L.
TAYLOR and Or Clark Durham. have recently be-
come Interested in the formation OF a new club at
Manchester VI. organized under the name OF the
Fkwanok Country club Mr. Taylor. who is an
D. enthusiastic member of the Nassau Country Club
has bought large tract Of land there part OF
which he has generously contributed for links
The course has already heen laid out. bur consd.
+ cradle work remains - be done before IL Will b.
In satisfactory condition for play II viii be a
fun eighteen hole circuit. having length OF sol
yards and a bogie score of So DR.. Clark Burnham
has been chosen captain Of the team. and expects
to arrange matches with all the leading clubs In
the State season.
Joseph II. Choate. jr., who is with his father
the Court OF 81. James. has been reelected a
director Of the Stockbridge Golf Club Before sail.
Ing for England Mr. Choate was the vice-prssidsn,