New-York tribune., 1901-07-22
NOTES OF THE LINKS.

The mldweek list OF local matches includes, moth
ing in the way OF open tournaments. but with club
handicaps. putting matches and team play there
will be plenty of interesting games links
New-York. Seabright. Deal Beach and Hollywood
the height Of their season. and all will be
crowded with prize play competitions On Thurs
day the wcmen OF the Montclair Golf Club will
hold another match for the Governors Cup. while
at Apawanis the same day novel match Is
promised between teams composed OF men and
women, respectively. The scoring Is to be done
Apawamis club has arranged a series of five tour
naments for women. and among the prize giyers
J. F. Park and Mrs. j. J. Riker. On Saturday
the Brookiawn Country Club at Noroton Conn.
while at the Innts Arden Golf Club OF Sound
Beach the final rounds for the July cups are 10 be
decided
The protest which followed the use Of the Has
kerI ball by Miss Geneveve Hecker in the driving
contest at Nassau may result in some fresh Iegis-
lation at the next meeting OF the Womens Metro
pOiitan Golf Association. Il Is the same trouble
that brought about such stringent rules against the
too lively baseball years ago. The Haskell Is said
TO have a small india rubber ball at its core
which lends it tremendous bounding power and
makes 1t obviously unit for test OF long drivlnS
Haskell is likely TO have an unfair advantage over
to imply that Miss Hecker attempted undue means.
1t seemed proper that her performance should De
ton OF such occurrences the association can
hardly refuse to define the styles OF balls that viii
edly be taken before the next championship Is heie
For ordinary players II Is a great assistance 70
have at their command one special stroke-say a
half shot with mashie-with which they are fairy
certain Of covering consistently the same extent oS
ground" said professional who has had consios
cradle experience in teaching the game the other
dav 1T facilitates judging distances. Taking the
half shot with his mashie standard. the player
can estimate whether the distance to the hole be
greater or less and gauges the strength according
ly But the beginner should not trust to match
play to acquire this stroke. Let him have a quiet
practice now and then. when the links are not
crowded and with a mashie and half dozen balls
play each of them from about the same distance on
the green. When he lay them all on the green
in six consecutive strokes ne has alrea1! accGni-
plished much. and Will atterward play MS HatCheS
with greatly increased confidence and success
Accuracy In approaching is longer IN oelng dC.
uuired and demands more constant and inteiIlSehs
practice than any other part OF golf and this sus
gestion should at least be worth trial
August will be busy month at the Oakland
links. On the first Saturday of the month the OAK
land team is to play the Innis Arden team at
sound Beach and on August II II will meet the
Flushing team at Flushing. The Presidents CuSp.
offered the player making the best score during tne
ason will be offered for competition on August "a
Golfers who are spending the summer at Otsego
Lake Cooperstown and Richfield Springs have
lively time ahead for the Otssgo Golf Club and the
Vaiontha Golf Club of Richield Springs. are ooth
manning open tournaments. TO which all golfers
In the United States Golf Association Will os IN
NJ each tournament the women members having
chance Well as the men