New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
GOLF.
PRINCETON TEAM MAKING MATCHES
NEW LINKS AT YALE.

The golfers at Old Nassau have always believed
that the best way of trying out new men is TO
put them in actual contests against other teams.
Following out this theory they have arranged a
busy fan schedule. Princeton is particularly fortu-
nate this year in having most Of her old back
again. OF those who represented the university
last year Percy Pyne ID. the intercollegiate cham
pion; Chester GTiswold. jr., W. Dahlgren. c. ].
Cooke and L. b. Garretson back in college and
sll play in their old places Charles Stuart and
J. Prentice Kellogg are the only ones lost through
graduation, and the present freshman class Is ex-
pected 10 furnish ample material to fill the vacant
positions. The schedule of dates already booked
are:
October . IS1ream match against the Essex County
- October 2l-Team match against the Morris County
October ,S, g-Team match against the Philadelphia
November 5-Team match against the Richmond
County Country Club. at Staten Island
At New-Haven the Yale golfers are oongratulatIng
themselves on the prospects OF a eighteen hole
links. Heretofore the candidates for the varsity
team have been handicapped by the want Of
suitable course on which TO practice. Now a full
eighteen hole circuit is TO be opened on the western
slope of Prospect Hill, just below the Yale Forestry
School grounds. The course is some distance from
the campus, but is great improvement over the
short nine hole formerly used. The tourna-
ment OF the Yale Golf Club has been arranged for
70 that contest it is expected that Harry Vardon
WI wA pc ne asked to give another exhibition against
Robertson has been chosen captain Of the golf team
s2o he Is now arranging dates with several outside
teams
One Of the latest organizations TO claim recogni-
ton on Long Island Is the Massapeque Golf Club
The course is nine hole one, covering a distance
OF about one and One-half miles. and includes
eral good water hazards. 1t was laid out under
the supervision Of Henry K. White. jr. and Theo-
dore y. Ripsom, both OF this city The Board OF
Governors consists OF Joseph De Long of Brooklyn;
Charles 3. Best Theodore y. Ripsom, T. c. Sned-
eker, all of this city, and Edward H. Floyd-Jones,
OF MasSapeQua.
BaltusTo Golf Club beginning October is viii be
opened socially that afternoon by tea served by
members of the Women's Committee on the club
house piazza II the weather proves stormy the
tea, well the driving competition scheduled
for that afternoon, viii be postponed until the first
clear day.
Harry Vardon is TO appear to-day at the Scranton
Country Club, where he will play informal
match against two OF the clubs golfers. Tomorrow
ne Is 10 give formal exhibition Of thirtysix holes,
and on Wednesday the clubs annual tournament,
open all golfers IN the United States Golf Asso-
oiation will be started. On Friday Vardon will go
10 the Brae Burn Golf Club. Boston, and from
there to the Oakley Country Club. of Cambridge,
giving exhibitions both places.
The Newspaper Golf Club Of Chicago, of which
Hobart c. Chat1eld-Taylor is vice-president will
hold a three day open tournament az the Oak Park
links in that city on Thursday, Friday and Satur
day OF this week. Mr. CAatheid-Taylor has offered
q prize Cor the winner.
H NJ Forrest. Of Philadelphia, won the Virginia
Hot Springs tournament on Saturday by defeating
L L Harbau OF the Washington Golf Club. up
IN thiTty-sx holes