New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
GOLF.
ADIRONDACK PLAYERS PLAN AN OPEN
TOURNAMENT DOINGS AT
VARIOUS LINKS.

The Adirondacks are becoming increasingly pouu.
lar as resort for local golf players. and the
tournaments there this summer promise to sclfpss
those of any previous season Just now the An
persand Golf Club on Lower Saranac Lake "a
said TO be planning an open tournament for The
middle Of the month similar 70 the one in which
Travis took part year ago Percy Pyue D. the
intercollegiate champion. left town yesterday for
the Ampersand links. where he expects TO be net
by a number Of college friends He viii remain
until after the tournament going from there 20 ths
Newport Golf Clubs tournament which starts
August q. The Ampersand contest wiz in all
probability last four days. including the usual
qualifying round at medal play. in which the best
eight will be eligible for The chief trophy and
the second eight for the Consolation CUP. The
promoters OF the affair expect 70 receive entries
from Travis. J. A Tyng. Of BaItusroI: " =
Marsh, Of Morris County; Charles Henderson. cap
tain of the Harvard golf team. and other proui-
nent players
The CobbIe Hill Golf Club. OF EIza5ethtown Of
which Justice Henry A. GIdersIeeve Is president
is also planning similar affair for the latter part
of the month. and. while the club possesses only
nine hole course IT hopes 70 secure representa-
tive field fron the Adirondack section
Wyantunuch is the euphonioUs name OF new
golf club at Great harrington. Mass. where the
game has obtained a permanent foothoId among
the summer guests ATs. ". P. Wright has lust
offered handsome silver cup TO be played for on
Labor Day, and other contests OF similar nature
are being arranged Tor the remaining weeks OF the
season The officers Of the new organization are:
President J. H c. Church: vfce-president D
Mackie; secretary, B D. T1chinor and treasurer
C NJ Gibbs W G. Wilson brother Of the Deal
Beach professional. who arrived in this country
from Scotland a week ago, has been appointed
greenskeeper.
1t is not often that manufacturer fails TO keen
pace with his orders but all Of the four large gof
goods houses in the United States are reporting
such unprecedented sales that some have bser
obliged to run overtime TO meet the demand. The
spread of the game has been so rapid and the
number OF new CLUES organized so great that the
demand is exceeding the supply. Several orders
have been booked for clubs in thousand lots s1d
one instance is related where an 0rdsr was booked
for ten thousand Take a club forming with
three hundred members, and average each mem
Der at four sticks, and the total makes some
tnlng or a tax on the manufacture II golf does
not make a rev m1lhonalreS TO add to our list 0f
moneyed men. there Will be great surprise amOug
tEe manufacturers Of the goods.
EX-PTesident Benjamin Harrison has become a
convert TO golf, according 70 the Indianapolis
papers The Country Club, of that city. become
the eN-PreSidentS playing ground, and the local
professional is acting as his golfng mentor The
organization IS now in its third year. At least
take active part in the competitions Recently
the sum OF $4,000 raised for clubhouse
and plans are pending for enlargtng the links ron
nine to eighteen holes
Up Cape Cod way golfers are euiOying lively
season. Charles B. Cory. who won the Florida
championship last winter, is one of the prime
ers in the sport, and the result OF his enthusiasm
Is evident in the announcement that the Comma
Guild Golf Club. Of Cape Cod. Will hold tourna-
ments in the next few weeks. The first IS 70 be
an invitation contest on August Il. open only 70
open 10 all amateurs This will begin August
= and continue through the week