New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-29

given by Albert Francke and a vice-presdent's
cup match St Andrews A curious part OF holt
day golf local links is the utter absence OF team
matches, Club committees have found that visit
ing IN the way days when members
out in such force. and to-days programme
contains scarcely any o. these popular competi-
tons At the North Jersey Country Club. in Pat
erson there is be a mixed foursorne in the fore
Ardsley announces a mixed foursorne handicap.
Will club handea2 are 70 F Eaks Pl2se at B2 t
County. Mortclair Westchester and Powelton-
Irrespective of weather the Atlantic City Coun-
try Club Will hold It's third open tournament
pecer Der 3D. "A and Is. II had been reported
her in the season that attempt would be made
this fall 70 hold il. but the governors OF the club
have definitely decided uTon the dates The chief
Walter J. Travis. who it n the April rourna-
it becomes the personal property of the winner
What is believed TO BE the forerunner OF local
professional championship IS organization lately
Effected among son of the prominent metropolitan
pros" The question Of establishing annual
championship Tor golf professionals similar TO the
one now held by the Western Golf Association has
been under consideration for some time, and 1t Is
believed that the next meeting Of the Metropolitan
Golf Association will the question placed IN
definite shape. Several leading amateurs. among
the n Walter J Travis strongly In favor OF the
pro-- ct and II II were rot already TOO late an
atCenLr might De made 70 nOld one THIS season
The professionals themselves are anxious to have
the Metropolitan Golf Association undertake the
affair but the absence OF any action on its part
thev NAV % ahead in their Own way The
ganization spoken OF has Thomas Bendelow lately
professional at Van Cortlandt Park. for its pres-
dent: George Low. OF Dyker Meadow. for vice
president and James LANG. Of Crescent for secre-
Sold TnonthIy meetings TO talk over affairs OF
sIs IL 'P ne axe 5ae at s2 s H Hungarian HoIe
Union Square on December 10.
Harry vardon has made arrangements for
living Western trip. in the course OF which he viii
give exhibitions at the Den FER and Colorado
sDrtngs links He will leave this city Monday
and viii be gone until December 13 Two days later
ne Will sail for England but g. 5 OK MS man
ager. expects 70 have him back early n February
Stuart Gardner who was the professional the
Lenox Golf Club last summer. has been gagged
70 take charge OF the Garder City Inks Gacdner
in ths c fy a h ng% d0rse Wsh
remain open throughout the winter
SCOTCH FoURsOME AT ENGLEwOoD.
Engewood. y j.. Nov. Is tspecian.-A close four
some the last OF series o! three between James L
TAYLOR and George Low. OF Dyker Meadow, and
DR. John A. Wells and John Patrick. CT EnSle-
wood was fought finish to-day the Engle-
wood links the Englewood contingent winning the
match by up. The first contest was az EngIe-
wood on November -. Taylor and Low winning
by . up after the match had been all even At the
sixteenth hole The return match. at Dyker
Meadow November q. was again won by Taylor
and Low by up. the best ball OF the two OPP
ponents being - and So respectively, In the match
to-day. Notwithstanding the absence OF roll 10 the
ball from the wet ground. the playing was OF
high order. the best ball OF the Englewood repre-
sentat1ves being y. against 50 for Dyker Meadow.
II was decided before playing make the match
twenty-sevcn holes AT the turn OF the hrst egh-
teen Englewood led BY l up, with the following
individual scores: Low. IS; Patrick. IS Wells. g
TAYLOR q. Coming in-Low. a.. Patrick. -, Wells
as and Taylor, 46. The lead uneven to ? up
for Euglewood with the best balls So and IS goiag
out and Il and AZ coming in Starting the last
nine holes with a lead OF up for Engle wood. the
play close that only a single hole was won
on either all the rest being haved leaving the
result TIE same eighteen holes Lows driving
vas phenomenal. and Patrick's putting little less
so vnise the amateurs contributed several holes
To their credit. besides having a goody number
with the professionals. The scores for the last
nine holes were Low 80. Patrick. 10. DR.. Wells H.
Taylor "A. In the first five holes played, SO hot
vas the pace that three was necessary to win o.
four OF the Ave while the sixteenth hole. go
yards en- the last round, three OF the contestants
made three