The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
GOLF EVERYWHERE.
New LINKS Schedule OF Metropolitan
District Meets

District Meets
Morristown golfers are interested
in all matches that are scheduled for
the Metropolitan District, hence the
following will be of interest:
Saturday, May 49, -Baltusrol Club,
Short Hills. N. J.-Opening day on
the links and 1S-hole handicap for cup
given by L. Fl. Graham, Morris
County, Morristown, N. J. Members
club handicap. St. Andrew 's-Second
monthly handicap. Dyke Meadow
Foursome handicap against bogey for
prizes given by Arthur P. Clap.
Laurence Harbor, N. J.-Intercollegi-
ate team match Nassau County, Glen
Cove-Team match with Garden City
Ardsley-M Mixed foursomes. VanCort-
landt-Second club match for the
Robinson Cup. Colonia Club, N. il
Opening of the links and club -compe-
tition to pick 10 men for teams
Edgewater, Newark--Men' handicap
Richmond Hill, IL Team match with
Westchester-M Mixed foursome handi-
cap Montclair-Second match-play
rounds for the May cups. Hillside
Tennis and Golf Club, Plainfeld, N.
J-Scratch competition, Is holes.
Oakland, Bayside, l.. MIXED four
somes. Habor Hill, Staten Island
Spring mat play tournament, first
round, IS holes. Wee Bum, Noroton,
Conn. Second club handicap for the
Edward E. Bruggerhof prizes, Crescent
Athletic, Bay Ridge-Class A, handi-
cap and Glass B ball sweep stakes
Marine and Field-Men's foursomes,
IS holes, handicap. Jersey City
Members handicap, IS holes.
The Baltimore Country Club which
became we'll known last year through
the open championship. which was
played there, will give a three days
women's tournament, beginning Mon
day, May IA. The Spring invitation
tournament will be held for four days
beginning May 80.
A putting competition will be held
each Saturday at the Essex County
Club during the season and a number
of foursomes and handicaps have been
arranged up to July l..
Hackensack is greatly stirred over
the question of Sunday golf, and is
discussing the recent expulsion from
church of member who persisted in
playing the game ON the Sabbath.
The new club organized to take
over the Fox Hills course is meeting
with immediate success. More than a
hundred applications for membership
were received on Monday and it is
said that TIVE hundred names are
already in the hands of the incorpora-
tors. So popular has the scheme
proved that i'll all probability the
membership limit will be increased.
The new greens of the East Orange
Golf Club will be in shape for use in
short time. The distances of the
holes have been changed somewhat
and the new measurements are 200,
410, 275, 1922, 176, 1870, 1876, 92o, 1856;
total 2, 10S yards.
An effort is being made to organize
a Golf League of New Jersey. The
Essex County Country Club has taken
the matter up and Louis St. Clair
Colby has been placed in charge 1t
is intended to arrange for an annual
championship tournament. All the
clubs in the State have been commu-
nicated with and favorable replies
have been received from most In the
meantime, the Essex County Country
Club has offered handsome chal-
lenge cup for such championship
tournament, the cup to be contested
for on its links in October and also
cup for the runner-up and consola-
tion cup. There is little doubt that
the league will be formed and the
competition take place as suggested
Leases and options have been se-
cured in the vicinity of Summit for
golf links which if the plans as at
present contemplated are car ried out,
will certainly result in the formation
of a strong and influential club. 1t is
understood that the first course will
embrace something like forty acres,
located along the Morris turnpike, al
though the option covers about twice
as much land. The present course
will be about 2, 700 yards with a dis
tance of from 22l to 243 yards between
the different holes. A brook, a pond
and ravine are among the natural
hazards on the course. One of the
bylaws of the club will prohibit Sun
day playing. The membership at
present will be limited to 1876, most
of whom have haen secured