New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-26

ever Lakewood opens IT'S winter Thurs
day with three day contest that will bring to-
gether the leading players of this city. Boston
Philadelphia the East Jersey Golf Association has
arranged an interclub championship at Baltusrol
for Friday and Saturday. and almost every club
in the metropolitan district has provided amuse-
ment for its active members IN some form other
The Lakewood meeting Is what is called open
one-that is. any player belonging TO club in the
United States Golf Association is eligible to com
pete. and Travis, Douglas, Hartman. Cochrane,
Watson and Hamilton are among those who
expected TO compete. The Philadelphia delegation
viii probably include II. NJ Forrest. F n BohIen
w. II. McCawley and c. S. Grtscom Lakewood Is
always gayest al Thanksgiving time. and golf
forms the principal attraction for holiday Wis
itOrs. The progre mme Is to be much the same as
In former seasons. including n qualifying round at
medal play on the opening day. followed by the
match play rounds FOR the Lakewood consolation
and minor prizes on Friday and Saturday. The
final contest is TO be medal play handicap. with
prizes for the best net and gross scores Entries
close the evening before each contest with Jasper
Lynch. secretary OF the club. at Lakewood
The fact that the East Jersey affair is 10 be held
on the links OF club not belonging 20 the asso-
citation has caused considerable comment among
local players. and adverse criticism has been
made The association has been sneered at be-
cause Of Its Acknowledgement that it possessed no
course suitable for championship tournament
The real reason for the selection Of the Baltusro
course according to those in authority. appears
be desire to eliminate every element OF unfair
ness from the play. There was a good deal OF
hard feeling over the result OF the summer cham
pionship at Eliza beth. and officers Of the league do
not care to repeat the experience Rather than
have II said that club holds advantage over
the others they nave accepted the offer OF the
Raltusrol people. and the affair will thus take place
on neutral course. In the last contest some Of
the Newark Athletic Club men were protested, so
that the entry list will be carefully scrutinzed be-
fore this second contest comes of The clubs be
longing to the league the Hillside Tennis and
Golf Club, of PIaindeld. the East Orange Golf
Club, the Newark Athletic Club the Forest Hill
Field Club. the Glen Ridge Golf Club. the Eliza
beth Town and Country Club and the Madison
Golf Club.
j Warren Thayer. secretary OF the Scarsdae
Golf Club, says that mems foursome tourna-
ment at eighteen holes medal play will be the at
traction at that course on Thanksgiving Day
morning. while in the afternoon there Will be a
mixed foursome for members and guests. The
scarsdale links is pleasantly located Hartsdale-
on-the-Hudson Harry Nardon visited II soon
after his arrival here las February and gave one
of his thirty-six hole exhibitions. that the
nature Of the course is not unfamiliar to most Of
the golfers in this section who witnessed the
match. Entries for the Thanksgiving Day tour
nament be made with c. l. smith chair
man OF the Green Committee.
Dyker Meadow Is stu going strong golf and.
according to present plans the course will remain
open throughout the winter George Low. the
professional, has offered set Of clubs for the
Thanksgiving Day competition, and Crowell Had
den jr.. has offered a trophy for a boyle tourna
meut Saturday. 8. Villas Beckwith has added
second prizes for the mems :oursome contest,
which. according 10 Edward L Kabfesch. WIFI
be continued December 10 Rain and the football
game dill much keep the contestants away on
Saturday but several good scores were recorded
The principal prizes he given by c, P
hoffman and r I. Cuthbert. the conditions being
that players must be paired bring their
aggregate hardioaps up TO q The prelimnares
were started Saturday and continued yesterday.
In Saturdays matches pairs started. the
best being returned by Beckwith and Grant
hoffman W e Hill and r Clark tied with
J H Merritt and E l. Kalbhelsch jr., for second
place. The scores were follows
s Y Bertwth. :, ana Grant Nernan l6
IN nu' .......,........ 4 ! ! 3 $ 3 IS
". Il. HUI. = and Clark
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