Evening star., 1902-03-22
BObYs & BObYS, 7l0 9th St.
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est He has had the entire course rolled in
| the most thorough manner, and the roller
will be kept continuously at work up until
| the last moment. Mr.. Smith has most
congenial temperament, and every member
| of the club has voted him a splendid fd-
| low.
The cutting through the course of Illnoi.
| avenue has seriously handicapped the clGi
| for the past year or more, and after
warm agitation by the members Il permit
was secured for the erection OF a wagon
bridge over the avenue. This work has
been let out by contract, and 1t is expected
| that work on the structure will commence
next week When completed the bridge
| will fill a long-felt want, and be an i'm
| proyement appreciated by every member
| of the club. Another Improvement in con-
| temptation is the erection Of a building out
| side the club house for the use Of Mr..
| Smith and the small army Of caddies en-
ployed by the club. The details of this i'm
provement have not been worked out yet,
| but it is expected that everything will be
| in readiness to begin work before the sea-
| son Is far advanced.
| The chief event of the season will be the
regular spring tourney. which has been
| scheduled for May II, 16 and Il. 1t will be
| an open handicap. and it is expected that a
great list of names will be handed in before
| the opening day. The advancement of the
Columbia players has been most marked
| during the past two seasons. and it is not
| be developed this summer Already the
| club possesses a quartet Of the best players
| of the District, and 1t Is TO be hoped that at
| least half dozen more will be able to Join
tbs group and advance the clubs standard
| in the playing line.
| DR.. L. l.. Harlan and Mr.. John Davidson.
! two of Columbia's premier players, left last
| night for ST. Augustine. Fla, where they
will take part in the big tournament at
| that place next week. Dr. Harlan played
sensational golf on the ST. Augustine links
| last spring. and carried off the chief trophy
| of the event. not to mention several other
highly priced mementoes of the meet The
doctor has kept himself in good condition
| by occasional play during the winter. and
| his host Of friends wish him all sorts of
good luck on his present trip. Mr. L. w.
Weaver Of the Columbia Club has been
| dowp in Florida taking part in the different
| Journeys this winter, and last Thursday
made splendid showing in the play for
| the Joseph Jefferson cup at Palm Beach,
working his way down until the semi-finals.
when he succumbed to Mr. Tappan by one
stroke. Mr.. Weaver will probably join
MeSSrs. Harlan and Davidson at ST. Au-
gustine, and between this strong trio one
of the trophies should be won.
Dumbarton Clubs Plans.
At the Dumbarton Club the definite plans
for the spring season wait on a meeting of
| the green's committee next Monday evening.
At that session Mr. Reginald LOCKER, who
is captain of the course, will outline to his
associate members of the committee a
series of club contests and matches with
other clubs which will probably exceed in
number of matches any other record of the
club. Interest in golf among the Dunn
barton members is more active than ever
before.
Recent rains have left the course in rath-
er bad shape. One hole. No. s. has been
under water for several weeks, and many
of the other greens have been greatly dam
aged by water which has backed up from
small ponds. These ponds are nearly all
caused by constructions now in progress
in the neighbOrhood of the links and will
disappear with the completion of the work.
Wherever this is not the case efforts will
be made to prevent a recurrence of this
springs experience by building small bar
rierS to prevent the back-f1ow of the water
toward the green's In addition to this work
the greens committee will put the course
in the best possible condition, devoting par
ticular attention to the fair greens.
A club tournament has already been
scheduled for May 30. Other matches have
been practically agreed upon as follows
With the other clubs of the District for
The Evening Star Cup; with the two golf
clubs of Baltimore; and club matches on
the various holidays Of the year.
District and Maryland Golfers Or
ganize.
most important organization of golf
interests was effected in Baltimore last
Maryland and the District Of Columbia was
formed at the Baltimore Country Club
For several months the formation of the
association has been a subject of discussion
among the golf clubs of the District and
the adjoining state. Mr.. Alexander Pay
son Knapp. chairman Of the golf commit
tee Of the Baltimore Country Club, becom-
ing convinced Of the desirability Of such
organization. proceeded to correspond
with the state and District clubs and got
together much data of interest. AS a re-
suit, early in the month Mr.. Knapp sent in
vitations to the following clubs. request
ing them to have representatives at the
meeting held in Baltimore last Monday
night.
Elkridge Hunt Club Woodstock post
office; Annapolis Golf Club. Annapolis. Md:
Naval Academy Golf Club. Annapolis NJ;
Clifton Park Golf Club. Baltimore:
land Bicycle Club. Baltimore: 50 .. ..e
Chase Club: washington; u.''oerland
Country Club. Cumberland, Md; Deer
Park Golf Club, Deer Park. Md: Sudbrook
Park Golf Club. Sudbrook. Md: Lutherville
Golf Club. Washington: Columbia Golf
Club Washington.
Some Of the clubs failed to have per-
sonal representatives present last night.
but they all favored the idea and will join
later.
The association is limited to organized
clubs in Maryland and the District of CO.
lumbia and to clubs having links within
three miles of the District Of Columbia.
This last provision was made for the reason
that the Washington club has Its course
over In Virginia.
A constitution and bylaws modelled after
those Of the Western Golf Association of :
Chicago were adopted. 1t is the int*ntion
to have every autumn a tourney to deter
mine which member Is the champion for
the year.
The following officers were elected:
Mr.. Alexander Payson Knapp Of the Bal
timore Country Club. president.
Mr.. Oden Horstman of the Chevy Chase
Club, Washington. D. c.. vice president
Mr. r. w. Graves of the Sudbrook Park
Golf Club. secretary.
Mr.. F. r. Parks OF the Columbia Golf
Club of washington. d. c.. treasurer.
These oflcers with Mr.. N. Winslow VIII
lieans OF the Elkridee Club. win constitute j
the executive committee. This committee
Win royern the tournaments and attend to
the other business OF the association. and
win hold once for one year. The annual