New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07
AT THE LAKEWOOD HOTEL.
A PROTRACTED GAME OF COLLAR
RIVALS OF THE WEEK.

Lakewood. " J.. Dec 6--Scores of applications
for rooms for holiday week pouring into the
Lakewood Hotel each day. and the present outlook
is that the holiday crowd this year will break the
record From New-EngIand points are received
many inquiries. the first furries of snow in that
region having started a movement southwark to
the Land o. Pines
The last three holes OF eighteen hole solf
match which was begun Wimbledon links. IN
Surrey England fifteen years ago, were played on
the links of the Lakewood Golf Club this week
Arthur J. Billin and Elliot Norcross were the
plavers They were playing twosome on the
Wimbledon links ore afternoon in the fall OF 49,
and had got around TO the fifteenth hole. when a
rafnstorrn prevented further play Mr. Bllln vas
one I'D on his opponent. 1t was agreed that the
match should be played out on the following day
Something happened to prevent this. and neither
saw the other after that until last Monday. Wnen
they met in the dining room OF the Lakewood no
tel They sat at adjoining tables The recognition
was mutual and there was warn greeting De-
tween them
Remember that last twosone We play eo dt VIM
bledon?' asked Mr. Biltn-
..Tust what I was going to ask you" replied NJ
Norcross Well have TO play the remaining tnres
holes tomorrow.
They were at II early the next morning Inc nlSs
hole was a tie and Mr.. Norcross won the nexr
ha,duv This eveued the score Mr.. Noreross
nIaved in bad luck on the last hole and lost II oy
fub. and Mr. Billin was the winner OF Wnat IS
probably the longest game OF golf ever playeu- AH
victory was celebrated with dinner given III ems
Of the private dining rooms OF the Lakewood dolei
that evening. =,
Commissioner Abraham Stern. Of the Board %
Education of New-York. who is staying at 'He
Lakewood Hotel with Justice Newhurger mace
score on the Lakewood Golf Clubs links this wees
Witch raises him from the buffers class into ths
ton notch division. He went around in a. winch %
only one stroke higher than TTaylsS Caru III -"
nuaIifyfue rounds last week
Late arrivals at the Lakewood Hotel hciuue'
from New-York. Mr. and Mrs Frederick e'elA7n'
Mrs Jacob Hilder Mr. and Mrs D. w 1nonipSoH'
DR. Leonard Weber S ROshfeld. MISS f''S'iI'
NJ T. Simons Mr. and Mrs. H. G FRIEDMAN, ",
ID Sp,ro r. A Waterbury. Mr.. and MIS- heOA7S
Isaacs Miss Van Wagenen F. z. SWitzer' M anu
Mrs Daniel r. Duncan, Miss Duncan MI anu -tS
s Frier Miss Fricr. DIR. Otto Maier MI dliI SiT
WiIber Suliy Mr.. and Mrs. J. + HeIIhsI ~ srn-
and Mrs Gustave Mas. Mr. and MIS- III d. 2ssss
Wineburgh Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N IaLH n,-. an
ard Mrs j Schattman ard Mrs VI. SCIiaI NJ
SD N LAGOS 3oseph CASSIDY. 4 Rethart Robert
ZobeI William r. Erman, Mr. ana MIS- n ard
Bohni Mr. and Mrs Thomas G. T Grain w cas- az,
tave Strasburger. d. h Bayne- w " T. TJirscl-
Carleton W Mason. Lee A OchS; mT i,sIT philips
Edward a Ware. Conrad Meier, DR. w: r EiSI Tsf-
Mrs E r A segma1 9 GI5i,r y RoaEman. Mrs
.Iohn ri Starin and Miss n F. Pringie MISS 4l,rsr
omInai Carroll Ralph E Kempner. EhaS hSj inte3Hn
Mr. ana ~ Mrs. Rovesen. Mr. and Mrs F L. sheldon
Mrs Arthur Elliot Fish. John Ross. Mt anu Mrs
w punstan' Mrs Nathan Stern, Mr.; and WI
WiIIiam Reiman Thomas P: Kennedy Aug gus Mrs
Rothsten. Mr. and Mrs d CoIl.6s Robert Maxwell
If Mrs Gus Roge-s- Mrs, NJ Shapiro Ms Leo
strook Paul Cas- AnsGn f9na r von segfsr1
G; III CASSIDY p G. Tighe and j. Gardner beis