New-York tribune., 1901-03-11

land Golf Club is TO hold its annual meeting; the
selection of a for the New-Jersey State
championship will be the chief feature of the
nual meeting of the New-Jersey State Golf League
on Friday. and the metropolitan championship will
be awarded at the special meeting of the executive
| committee tomorrow afternoon.
Besides the usual routine business, Oakland will
consider several amendments to its constitution.
and five governors TO years will be
| chosen. The nominees are J. H Taylor. s. r.
Mitchell, T. Lawrence. p V c. Miller and w. s.
! Brown. From a member OF the present green's
committee it is learned that the club viii prob
ably open its season with novel cross country
handicap in which the holes will be combined in
such way TO give almost double the usual
| playing length The clubs annual tournament will
| Recent deveiopments in the Nevy-Jersev Ieap7,e
make 1t evident that the selection of Deal Beach
| FOR the annual championship will not meet the
| members are advocating the policy adopted bv the
United States Golf Association of having the cham
pionship come as the seasons climax. and for this
| reason are objecting 10 a midsummer tournament
more Satisfactory fall course. and from the talk
heard smong Jersey Raye[s its selection % ion viii be
| founders of the league, and has worked hand
one OF the best in the association. and as
Dave" Hunter uni returns rs from Florida and resumes
ton can be made 10 ITS championship qIalities The
St Paul Building at 4 80 p m. on Friday.
WHERE THE PROFESSIONALS WILL PLAY.
It is fortunate for the professionals who expect
to compete IN tie national open championship tndt
Myopia happened be the applicant for the award
Otherwise they might have found themselves in
the embarrassing position of being expected to play
q phenomenally good game a phenomenally bad
course It is q curious fact that in this country
professional golf little attraction for the ordi
nary golfer. While there is always keen con-
test over the award of the amateur ana womens
championships the professional tournament is
usually left begging. Practically any club that
wants II can have the championship. although it
would seem if a professional contest the
one above all others have the very best links
available Not much is known about Myopia here.
except that 1t is up in Hamilton Mass. and is the
home Of a rather prominent polo clique Several
years ago this same championship held there.
and the comments particularly favorable.
Now, however, the has been heightened TO
eighteen holes, and those who took part at that
time will be surprised the Improvement Her
bert c. Leeds has been the back of all this.
and his is sufficient guarantee Of the excel
lence Of the work. The country itself offered a
fine opportunity for the game, and Leeds has made
the most of its advantages. The turf is said be
invitingly smooth the greens large and true. and
the hazards admirably placed.
Taylor the English champion, played the My
opia links last fall four times in 7S 50. 81 and 81
its golfng qualities. and his only unfavorab COM
| ment was the parched condition of the green's
the club has since laid pipes TO all the greens
The distances Of the various holes and the boyle
score will be of interest to amateurs and profess
sionals alike. They follow:
s:ss: S:s': ss5s: 's5 as aas
g::7: g g::;: 's g 80; .; ::
This gives a total playing length Of s2s yards
! for which the bosie is figured at So