New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
ROWING ON LAKE cAYUGA

championship cup IS what is awaited with most
interest. only those who have an allowance
Of ten strokes better will be allowed to go in
This has been the custom followed the three
occasions when the list has been issued and no
deviation from the plan is expected. The COM
,nittee this year will follow slightly different
method. however. in revising the ratings Au-
gust Is. This will be done in order TO provide for
any change in form that may occur during the
summer, though it will have direct result the
championship awards. In all other respects the
plan adopted in 1889. when Daniel Chauncey
Z. c. Kent and Arden II. Robbins the official
handicappers. will be followed, although Adrian N
Larkin, chairman of the present committee, said
the other day that he might possibly include with
the the clubs with which the players are
identified
1t has been impossible of course. for the commit
tee to fix each individual handicap from personal
knowledge. The method Of procedure has been to
secure from club secretaries the latest club handi
cap Lists together with the distance and boyle
lp the compiIafion such a method natIrafv al y i'm
wolves errors of judgment. but the committee
metropolitan courses and players the mistakes
should be few. The scratch man OF each club has
bean the pivot on which the allowances Of that
particular mans eliminates have been made to
hang hang In other words the scratch man has been
and his eliminates have had their allowances
for the list, all players not included by rating
being considered at eighteen Besides Mr.. Larkn
the committee includes A. De Witt Cochrane. OF
Ardsley, and Mortimer NJ. Singer. of Fox Hills
An announcement Of Importance the members
Of the Women's Metropolitan Golf Association is
expected Wednesday. when the committee ap-
pointed to name the date and place for the annual
championship is to make known its decision. The
committee will also discuss the advisability OF
tinuing the interclub matches.
With enlarged clubhouse and improved link.
the Richmond Hill Golf Club Of Long Island, is
looking forward to a busy The first Of the
regular competitions starts this week Among the
more important matches already arranged are the
following:
April %, handicap mixed foursomes for special
prizes: 2. team match for members; q and 2s
eighteen hole handicap first and second eights to
qualify for prizes
foursomes for Morse Cup; 12 handicap sweep
stakes; Is and 19. mixed foursones, first eight
. teams 10 qualify: 25 and &c. handicap foursomes
at match play; 90 bogie contest.
d June ] and 3 handicap sweepstakes: and O.
four ball handicap foursome Is and 1s approach
end putting contests.
The Crescent Athletic Club expects to open its
full course May 4. Part OF the links is already
being used for early practice. The golf committee
has devised e scheme for the season which is ex-
pected 10 encourage all classes of play A general
handicap is 70 be held the first and third Sat-
Lroavs or each month. while special handicap for
Class a men Will take place on the second SatIIr-
cay and another for Class B men on the fourth
Saturday.
The women's competition for Mrs Howard F.
"hitney's cup, which started at Dyker Meadow
on Thursday, is to be continued to-day and To-
.lfaI rouno VIII be played at the option the con-
testants any time before April "a