New-York tribune., 1902-01-29

ciation held at No East Ninth-st. yesterday. the
executive committee reported the receipt OF chal
lenge from the Womens Golf Association of Boston,
and II no objection is raised by the Philadelphia
association a Boston team will be admitted to the
championship. Hitherto these matches have been
confined TO the Philadelphia and metropolitan
leagues. consisting OF interchange OF visits each
spring and fall of teams of ten representing the
two cities. The admission OF Boston is expected to
add new element of interest. particularly in view
Of the repeated victories of the metropolitan team
The challenge has been forwarded TO Philadelphia
with the Endorsement of the executive committee
here and will be acted upon at the annual meeting
Of the Quaker City organization next month.
In indorsng the application the committee sug-
gested as method of play that the two challeng
ing teams should first play each other. the winner
then having the privilege OF playing the holder of
the Grscom challenge cup. This was put in the
form Of motion at yesterdays meeting and
unanimously carried.
The meeting the third annual one of the as
sociation. and representatives from eleven of the
twenty-three clubs present. The report of the
nominating committee accepted and the ticket
or officers unanimously elected follows: Presi-
dent Mrs w. Fellowes Morgan. BaltusroI Golf
Club; vice-presdent, Mrs. William Shippen Morris
County Golf Club; treasurer Miss f. z. Wickham
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. and secretary Miss
Eut Buth Underhili. Nassau Country Club. Mrs. A E.
was elected as the fifth member Of the executive
CON eommittee. mn All were reflections with the excep-
Iloh OF MISS Wlckham, who takes the place former
~ SdGpd occupied by Mrs. A. De Witt Cochrane. of
In making its report Of the last season the ex-
ecutlve committee recommended that in view of the
success attending the division into Classes
a a and B. the the same plan be followed for the com
ing year This was carried and the division will
probably be as follows: Class A-Baltusrol Essex
SSIounty Nassau, Morris County, Ardsley and
E4 shnneeock eoI. Class B-Riehmond County. Harbor
cision was made regarding the links for annual
INDIVIDUAL championship and this. together with
the arrangement of matches in the team cham
pionship was left to the executive committee Each
team VIII consist of four players and will meet
every other team in its own class at least once in
the season
- An important revision made In the bylaws
that IN team matches the opposing captains should
prepare lists of their teams arranged in order
or the ability Of their players. These lists were to
be shown simultaneously before play is begun and
the players paired as named. In the case of a tie
for the championship il also decided that
playof must be neutral course. The Nassau
system of scoring in all team matches was con-
tinued for another season.
Some of the prominent delegates present were
MIS-; MISS Beatrix Hoyt Of the Shinnecock Hills Golf
States; Miss Sarah F. Reed. champion of the
Apawamfs Golf Club; Mrs. Frank Enos Engle-
WOOD Golf Club; Mrs. II. S. RamsdeH, Powelton
Golf Club; Miss Sarah T. Hurlbut, Wee Burn Golf
Club; Miss Ruth Underhill. Nassau Country Club
and Mrs. w Fellowes Morgan. Batusrol Golf Club