The sun., 1902-03-02
GOLF LINKS FREE FROM SNOW.
PLAYERS OUT ON SEVERAL
LOCAL GREENS.
westchester club Holds Competition for
February Cup New Jersey state
League 60 Have Handicap List visit
Of Braid aud Nardon Uncertain.

At tho recent annual meeting OF the New
Jersey state Lea que "A motion was passed
that IL would be y good thing TO have y gem
eral handicap list and that the consent OF
the Metropolitan Golf Association be asked
for the project. On Friday the formal notice
was received that the request had been granted
and Lionel II. Graham. Baltusrol Golf Club.
the newly elected President OF the New
Jersey state League at once made Paul Will
cox, Montclair Golf Club, his associate in the
handicap work. One OF the ideas is TO aid
the Nj. q. A. handicappers In their work and
a consultation was held yesterday with Adrian
H. Lsrkin, chairman OF the NJ. q. A. commit
tee. regarding q method OF working In CO.
operation,
Our list" said Mr.. Graham. will not be
identical with the NJ. q. A. ratings as IL is
compiled solely to govern play between
ourselves, while the other Is practically 4
record for open tournaments, Besides a
number OF our clubs are not NJ. q. A. mem
bers. at least as yet. Yet we believe our
list will help Mr.. Lsrkln and his associates In
their work He has highly indorsed our
plan and he has said that 1t would be good
idea for the Connecticut State and any other
leagues more or less in the Nj. q. A. territory
10 follow our lead.
AS for Braid and vardon.- states London
tend TO go to America after the open cham
pionship, nothing has been definitely ar
ranged Braid states the case thus: Tn
less enough matches are arranged to make
II worth our while, the thing will fall trough
The same journal announces that Tom Chis-
hS ROya 5bcssnsd o SS e ss
similar place in the United States. The
editor has opened subscription for Tom
had to, rellnquish his place at the Hanger
Hill Golf Club Dunn needs rest and careful
treatment which are beyond his means.
This has been the first winter on record
that all the NJ @. A links have been utterly
snow and frost The rains Of the week haye
az last granted relief from this state Of affairs
and there was some play yess,srdsS SIthogsh
sTy clearing weather there, should be good
playing conditions, especially a. Lakewood
%sshiS Wa Gasten ston's birthday there was over a
foot OF snow on the Dyker Meadow links.
which is 20 close to the salt water that snow
went there found the greens cleared and
paths Dug on, from tees to Ersens I'd taiIIlns LINZ
te'T the paths ns' WITH S9S Their put paiters s' '
They call me the golf crank. said one OF
the charter members. a. Wall street mant
admit it. but those two snow hends may
now have my title"
and hets pySer SS' fSs %esdoM %or ysstefdsy @ the
Westchester Golf Club the scheduled hsndi-
sap was declared OK eOinF being LoSt too soft of
suits that George Fox Tiffany beat DR. NJ
X Palmer, by up and Q to play. and n l..
Redheld beat + c. Trask. by up and TO
play.
PALM BEACH. Fla. March An open
golf tournament was held here yesterday.
The prizes we're .76. '.s aud $50 respectively
silver cup for the best amateur score and
six medals for the next six amateur scores.
II was a Ss-hole medal play tournament
George Low won the first prize Of the pro-
fessionas; III. Fem was second, and >,
Mitchell third. y. 4. Mulliken won the
amateur cup. The scores were as follows;
George Low, iii; a. II. Fem, IA: y. A. Mulllken,
IA; J Mitchell. i4a John Harland, l5i; c. !. Ira
velll 1852. n. H. McElwer i6s y. Waterman l54
d b Martin 1855; Clayton Dixon. i5o II. l. McCleary
l57; Muir. iSs Mcclure iSs 3, =, SchnI- ,n
Gler Hirsch, lol; J; MolleI. yr.. lel. y suSdAm
i6l; George Barnard, ls2 4, S. Carpenter, lo2, W.
L. butler, 1872; a. s. Goodman, loS George Worth,
lngton, Ib4: r. Clurtt, l04 II. Chauncey, l64; II. T.
Dixon, Is4: ID. q. WckhAm les; l. a. Hamiton.
Ioo; j. BrkhoE, l7t. T.. y. Huggns. lis. A. p ReEe.
III.
Twenty players withdrew after the first
eighteen holes were played.