The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-06
GOLF CLUBS WAKING UP.
RICHMOND COUNTRY CLDB'S AN
NUAL WRITING OFF or STOCK.
Forest Hill Ann ounces Events and Matches
-Eariy Schedule A. CresCent-scOres
VIM Count for the seasons select
lard and the Average Trophies.

-Eariy Schedule ~ CTescent-ScOres
VIM Count for the seasons select
Gard and the Average Trophies.
preliminary announcement from the
green committee OF the Forest Hill Golf Club
j. L. Thompson. chairman. Arnaud Heller
ana {. W. Romaine Indicates lively sea-
SON The legal holiday events will be qualify
ing handicaps for cups, the four best keep
ing on at ha ndicap match play, besides which
there viii be cup or its equivalent to tho
maker OF the lowest net SCORE at medal play
each time. The presidents cup will be the
emblem for the club championship. There
will be qualifying round on Oct. IL. the
best eight scores TO finish at match play at
the earliest possible dates. In the event Of
unreasonable delay, otherwise "foNing for
default, the green committee shalt decide
the merits Of the case
Candidates for the team are now engaged
In a round robin series to qualify for the
places vacant Aside from other interclub
matches the team will play iin the series Of
the Past Jersey Golf Association, on this
schedule:
May 10, at Crawford; May 20, Newark at home.
May ~ AZ Elizabeth June 10, Rossyile al home:
June H. at South orange, Sept Q, South orange al
home Sept 10, at ltosevie Sept. %, Elizabeth at
home sept 30, al Newark Oct. !. CRAWFORD a. home.
Paul +. Heller, captain Of the team, has
offered a cup for the member who shall score
the most points in the East Jersey series
He has issued this general warning to the
clubs golfers: 1T Is extremely desirable
that the game be played strictly according
to the rules Players sometimes become
lax in such matters and thouRhtlessly handi-
cap their competitors TO an unfair degree
II players neglect to see that the turf Is re-
placed after 'subterrHnean strokes. II is
an an easy matter to form ths habit OF asking
the irregularity. with the foot Care IN this
matter Is essential
Writing on" was the usual happy incl
dent OF the richmond County. Country Clubs
annal meeting last night. Every year ia
S. lbs. the club writes from il books the cost
OF some OF is holdings in materials or goods
40 that now there Is only minor charge to
House and lands are leased. but the club owns
furniture, machinery, horses and stages.
with stock on hand and sll with other items
Walker wa elected president. George Crom-
well. vice -president, Stacy Richmond. treas
Yrer. and J.. u. Foster secretary The
Alyah II. Doty Health OnlCer Of the Port OF
New aY9rk. (, ", Brown, Harris A. Davis
-. The soil committee retains three Of the
%sn! members sDd IN sPs5sTsOn OTIS L.
II. Thomas The latter Is team captain,
and Mrs. Charles T. Stout who is playing
again. now that Master Stout lie toddling
woman's team. Mrs. Stout intends TO play
in the WOmens Metropolitan Golf Assocla-
S S9 .s aTBPs4 n BSq n5ons HSRS
piOn her game " III be watched with interest.
Golf is on now at the Crescent A. {. Iinksand
there will be q general handicap on Satur-
day and Oh April "a, n class A handicap on
April IS and best hail foursome handicap
petitions. besides receiving a prize. win
qualify for the Crescent club trophy TO be
played for in the, fall. The club will also
give prizes for the best record and best aRgre-
gate score made In tournaments during the
season.
Island championship and the last inter
scholastic champion. has resumed play for
the season at the Nassau Country Club. He
ing the winter and puts the Drawn Of n heavy
weight into his drives -, Harold Wilcox,
Hs H. l. head Hs s T Wy Of sbe y 5 aGt
clair High School team, which will enter
for the interscholastic next month at Garden
City.
oRANGT. Y. J. April 5--The polo faction In
the Essex County Country Club has .won. out.
decided 10 revive polo at Hutton Park. and as
the change il bound N interfere with golf
by an arran gement whereby polo Is only to
he PLAYED three afternoons week. on
such afternoons golf will be suspended II that
properly known as the old polo field While
the enCToachment ~ the polosts will in
convenience the golfers to q certain extent,
they are Consolng themselves to-day With
the thought that matters did not turn out
nearly so bad as might have been expected.
on the Afternoons when polo IA 10 be permitted
4 80 O'Clock The hoofs Of the ponies will
not improve the turf any for golf so Il Is
permitting a golfer to place pie ball when
lying on the fair green Of the holes used for
polo This s similar 70 4 rule in vogue AZ
County Country Club will arrange matches
with many Of the leading polo teams during
{ he season
PISFHURsr, y. C, April 5.-Elghty-two
contestants started from the first tee in a
round Of the NTH ANNUAL united North and
South amateur championship tournament to-
day. nearly all OF them finishing, The weather,
players, nor interfere with the excellence
OF the scores and the cards turned In stand
for the finest amateur golf ever seen here in
The feature Of to-day's play was the work
of Alan lard, Columbia Golf Club Of Wash |
InRtOn, a 70 made in qualification and a p In /
he FIRST round Of match play, or total Of II6, F,
W hiCh Is four strokes better than the best
tournament record OF Walter J, Travis, the /
British champion, two duplicate rounds OF /
Travis qualified in last years tournament
n ~, which score was equalled to-day nv F.
Ernest y. Wright Of the Woodland Golf Club. /
md in addition there was ~. made by c. l.. /
Becker, also OF the Woodland Golf Club /
and an s. for Fred HeTreshoiI, runner-up F.
% Egan in the amateur championship The /.
balance OF the field who qualified FOR the /.
Presidents championship cup finished In
IS or under. with numerous ties These .
cores are all the more remarkable in view Of /.
he len gtheninR Of the course since last years /
ournament, which Ia generally conceded |
o make il three strokes harder and because |
" climatic Couvlitions,
The final round In the vomen's champion |
hip played this morning re0ultfd in a victory /
or Miss Mary II. Duttnn Of the Oakley /
'ountry Club over Mrs James Ford Bell Of /
he Minnikahds Golf Club OF Minneapolis. !
NO and to play.
The scores Of the frst sixteen which quail
led for the Presidents cup and a summary |
4 the first round Of match play follow:
First Sl1teen-Alan Lard, Washington 90 80
O. 4. y, Wright, Newton Centre e. s7-7E. C l.
iecker. Boston, IS, ia, Fred lierrrshon, New
a. VI X waters lakewood, " J.. IS. "a: NJ C.
'arshAll, Warren. Pa Al, "a: Norman Tovne
hicAgo, Al. as; l., 2, WArdwell, Camden, Ne
I, A-S, 2. s. Armstrong, Deal, y. j., ~, -
u. L. l. Harlan, Washington, a, - 80; tAthrop
- a. Hamilton, EnGewood, ". as. T. II sill.
ian Detroit. -, t5-a,
Pint Round Match Play-LArd beat Ward.
'ell, and Z; ?. a, Freeman beat AcElwee and q
hamilton brat PArshAll, 8 and g. Harlan beat
ecker and d Herreshon BEAT baldwin / up
and !. Armstrong beat Wright SANDS