New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-03
GOLF.
BALTUsROL PLAYERS ON sNOwBoUND
LINKS.
TOURNAMENT FOR THE WINTER CUP BEGUN
COMMITTEE FAILS TO POST HANDIcAPs. But
PRORARI.Y THE WINNER

COMMITTEE FAILS TO POST HANDICAPs. But
TYING PROBABLY THE WINNER
dozen hardy men ploughed through the snow
on the Baltusro links yesterday and got In oefore
dark Considering the conditions this latter TACT
is noteworthy. Baltusrol has not had much luck
with it's tournaments this season. 1t either rains
or SHOWS. or does something else disagreeapie ana
among the members there IL saying that II you
storm the surest way TO get II is 10 oiier
a cup at the golf links. But the snow was dry ana
frosty and the exercise tingling. and no one was
heard to complain.
The tournament was a medal play handicap Oh
eighteen holes for the Winter Cup. which Will also
be competed for on Lincoln's Birthday and wash
ngtons Birthday. the scoring being done under the
point system. That is. the winner each time re-
ceives three points. the second man two points
and the third man one point. and the player having
the & eatest number Of points at the close OF the
last contest will receive the cup.
The course was inches deep in snow, and In the
hollows where the wind had drfted It there were
deep banks to be ioundered through-"mghty good
for seighlng but rafting poor for golf. as one
man put It Only the putting greens had been
cleared and there, strange to say the ground was
in perfect shape. level as a dancing -hoor
A stock Of red-coored gof-balls had been laid
IN bv the club I'm case Of emergency. and these were
seized upon by the contestants In place OF the
usual white ones. But even this makeshift was not
wholly satisfactory. for there was no crust TO the
snow and the balls disappeared the moment they
struck the ground. One man lost twelve balls on
his round and all through the day those little red
spheres were popping up like plums In Christmas
pudding
Snow rules were In force. which allowed players
TO tee after every shot, but on the putting greens
the usual regulations rigidy enforced, and
there was no following out of alleys and rolling
the ball down to the hole as sometimes happens IN
snow tournaments. Iron shots however. were
rarely attempted as the tendency to cut under
q ball resting the snow made the stroke Il diii-
cult one to bring off successfully.
Much to the disappointment or those taxing part,
the Handicap Committee was not present; ana no
official announcement of the ratings could be made
but the gross results were all posted and from
these A pretty accurate idea OF the outcome VAS
learned Tying made TIT best gross score, OF ~
and though rat at scratch, he VIII doubtless Sc
cure the three points offered for first place Inc
next best score was returned by Grier Campbeli,
who aid lOS and thl.d place will probably go TO
A. G.; Hamilton. who did III The Handicap COM
mittee is expected to make the formal announce
known tennis player. and F. NJ. Bacon, jr, were
among the starters but neither completed the fuii
In connection with the Winter Cup contest there
was a club handicap fo- a special prize, put sne
same scores were allowed TO count in 10th. For
the Winter Cup however, the handicap unit Was
eighteen strokes so that al rated above that hg-
nre viii be excluded from returning scores though
they will secure recognition in the c!uo aHalt'
There was also 10 be a womens hahuIcaP' pu,
owing to the snow. this was postponed Inc earus
follow: