New-York tribune., 1900-12-03

ne champion appear at Western links the present
tr4p would include exhibitions only two places
Colorado Springs and Denver Vsrdon sails for Eng
land on December Is, that there is no time for a
more extended journey. He Will return in about a
week spending the few remaining days before sail
ing N closing up his business affairs on this side OF
the water When asked about Earoon' : tuture plans
AIr Cox said he might possibly come S PACK & 6 ne6e
sumner. but that there was no trutn IN the E9I.oI
that he 10 return in February for tour OF Lne
chicago Golf Club or that n, he @ had opened any any
CHAMPION. for a series OF exhibition matches
-sa credit for the invention Of the present gutta
percha golf ball. according TO THE Pail Mall
Gazette belongs 70 q New-Yorker. the Rev. Rob
a-r A Paterson for many years principal OF the
Binghamton Ladies' College Dr. Paterson was
St Andrews boy. and his first attempt 10 I'M
uro-e upon the balls stuffed with feathers IN use
at that time was made at the ST Anore"s INKS
IN 1s4s Young Paterson rolled lot Of gutta percha
l,,rnrs tsed IN his fathers business, into ball.
painted the mass and sent II 70 Allen Rooertsons'
where Allen and "Old Tom" Morris. then the 81
A,srsrs processionals were stufhng feathers into
queer looking skins 70 supply ths sG betWeen oid
Tom and Dr. Paterson tells that Ihe & cue ~Ss4 ne
~ Sas,ser baii received its death blow II had
been generally updersto0sdi, that & the ,1 gg new sor2
Carries the date back three years further
~. ~ the latest devices for the faddist IN goh
80 - o..o-5,-g 70 plsyers recently returned from
A-ass ,s a long faced driver. the invention OF
-,,cr g credited TO David Brown al one uIne
,,rofessional az the Malvern Clun- Ihe 49,.
s-, the ordinary variety is confined pracuca-ly u
-. .. ,bs club so that the general handing
~. - -e.-+ ~ che implement are the same as IN
- s-,y,ars tn use here. The striking surface i
brought forward and heightened Inc same t1e@
- 6.ep used II the manufacture OF pu'OoIs .
uroduce straightness CT direcuon- me =. -, 80.
:. .hs4 the new shape reduces "slcing' 1ne i3oe
- ss+ n front and thus the player cannot
ss,lv get his arms IN front OF the cluD. II y
said that Il drives further, as more "elsil -
anv behind the ball, while at the same , ms
a = ss,- weight forward which assists the player
/ = =, s.7,,,v through Those who have expert
-,sr-ed with the club say II has eQua- E uiIs41s
noUer OF the toe OF heel, the bail gong -
~ snv part OF the face than with the oIuIH--s
club They also say that there Is less ts n19iec
rior Of the face this danger Is 1sa-e1v ~onten-
needless 10 point out that these are @inents Of
real value. II club Eas reaL!S ~ the ordinary
w. - Gears need be felt for its popuIaIll .j
rue rb innovations Distance and aecer46s e E
-a usually obtained by virtue OF 80 No amount
49, az T--seif and that skill lacking, no rs
p.as Cubs vii save him. In oIheI oS1{-s
re man and not me c9o' m ,Ias sTpert entitled 70
howezs-s+icn howesS-' and his new club viii at Ieas1 O7
regarded with interest
rob, Duncan Dunn, who has recenuy oee-1 80
,o,,+es as golter-in-chief OF the Floi.I@ @ r,a
go. Golf Association. is man Nno H@ go
Sical views with regard 10 the oulioliis - der
49, ne gets through with the courses no" .La
,,ts charge he promises 10 have theHl 4, 1-- has
-. a., rbe South That section OF the Co0l1I- -
, ,,-srr71u with golfers In the last Two SC -
nd a mushroom growth Of pasture lol 80 -, ,s
been produced 10 cater TO them Ihese - the
going 70 remodel rapidly as Poss5Pr5 sL59n5 Of work
success Hortb Is pretty good indication thae ne ne
Changes viii be most satistaetoFS S++har dav ''and
gre turf vel drained the planning Of being
very much smpllned tns ptlhc.I,5 I-5s 70 punish bad
mat there shall be sufficient hazaros -
shots
.As nile !" he continued. eff the acres exceeo
eighty and the ground be fairly good an els
hole course should Be planned; II Jess man sIS
forty OF fifty acres. never more thah nm =
should be designed In all cases II Is 80.
have a good Of nine holes than an lao-lLs-
ent one Of eighteen, and much less expensive 70 ~
n order The best land for golf links Is that ~ 49,
skirts the seashore. For inland courses lAiiI
sandy OF gravely subsol should be sought 1i00IS
,Zi+h q elayey subsou should be avoided as II wiz
,-.x,s he troublesome Next 70 the SOIL the conol-
ton OF the turf Is 10 be considered II shou - =
as hrn and smooth possible; ana iTSi Irasdv IN
labor ,aIirian and n the land is 20 great extent
covered with underground ana s thS ~ getting
T,retrv level one OF the speediest means % T-ES
~ IN "a ife1ert mar mas eight feet prongs ana
A. drawn by horses. II makes short NoIh - 80 a
- - tpe surfaee AT each hole the grouna tot a
distance OF l28 yards may be left rolBI 70 o1I5 ts
sbort or foozled drive after whlch 49,, tbers
good until close 10 the putting green. SO, one
fs 40 hazard 70 punish a fooZlea - 49,. a. snS
sbouid be created al. say. lZ9 yaFos LLo-- -, 80
-igbf across course. II the olslsilS2 Sa-a-S
toIa = over four hundred yards ailolLIet, i@144
should be made hfty yards short OF the hois'
The trend OF opinion among golf players OF lato
seems 10 point strongly 10 the seleeuon OF tne
,-sssau Country Club. OF Glen Cove as the piaes
o. the next women's championship Win the
.,rntng Of the new year the choice OF champion
bfu links Il q matter OF importance. and the dele
-.tes 10 the annual meeting viii soon be called
non 10 secide II satisfactorily 10 the various
.i,,ts Recent inquiries among some OF the leadiag
,,lf players Of this section develop the fact that
Nsseau mas a strong backing The club is asso-
-tsfe member OF the United State Golf Association.
- under the rules, entitled hold the tourna-
-----t lbs selection would doubtless prove
eDrs he 10 women golfers n all parts OF the
~ ~ its position makes II peculiarly adapted for
contest Of this kind. Nassau women have them
-elves been among the prominent competitors in
reeeDt National championships, anc the showing OF
tbose Who took part at shinnecOck last summer
frffcates that q meeting home links would be
-,flr- contested Ia fact. Nassau occupies enVia-
~ -position among metropolitan golf clubs Those
mo remember the unpretentOus building formerly
s,ceIluied bv the old Queens County Golf Club can
scarceV realize that the present spacious structure