The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-11
GOLF HANDICAPS SUCCESSFUL.
ALL CLUBS ADOPT SECRETARY
CALKIN'S SYSTEM.

Arthur @. Lockwood Scratch Man In MassA-
ohwettt DiyiSlOn-ApAwamiS Club Wnl
Hold Invitation ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
enlnE OF the South orange Links
splendid success has followed the ener-
geto advance work OF this years Metro
politan Coli Association handicap committee,
and unless delayed In printing, tho general
hsl' which may run to /. 500 names. should be
OUT by May s. Secretary Calkins has sue
oeeded IN getting reports from ell the clubs
as 70 the handicaps Of their members except
| the Orange County Golf Club. Of Goshen.
In addition, all Of these nifty clubs have certl-
ned to him toat they have adopted Mr.. Calk-
mss new system Of determining the haudi-
caps In accordance with an oficial handicap
table, instead OF on the exact difference be-
tween par aud players average best score.
as heretofore. In view Of the fact that the
IDEA OF the ofieial handicap table is new, this
Is very good record indeed.
The NJ. G.. A. handicap committee" 10
quote Mr.. Calk!ns. appreciates very much
the promptness with which the clubs took
hold Of the new system and with which they
certified 10 this committee that they had
adopted it.
The count docs not include. Of course.
the Lsrchmont Yacht Club and the Meadow
Brook Hunt, neither Of which keeps a handl-
cap list. nor the Century Country Club. which
has a new links and will net handicap It's men
this spring for the general list.
This spring the Massachusetts, handicap
committee has It's list out 1rst. and II was
published In Boston on Sunday The roster
shows 1900 names Arthur O. Lockwood
IS a. scratch with three Harvard men-W
Z. Chick. W. L. Egsn and Malcolm MoBurney
A. J.. White. although he beat the three Of
them when he won the intercollegiate golf
championship az hyOpla last fan. receives
one stroke However, the Massachusetts,
champion, Andrew Carnegie, I'd, receives
i've strokes, 20 the committee has not been too
lenient with White The nine on the two mark
are a., owen Winston, the nrst winner Of the
New York lnterscholastlc title; Aicie NJ Reid,
Hugo X. johnson, >. +. Curtis, h. ingalls,,
A h. Ripley j., o. TLQrp. L. Gourley and
I j., Bremen The best known OF the men on
the three mark hereabOuts are Nicholas Long
worth. quincy a. shaw. Jr, aud Y. Is. Cory.
After talking the matter over. the ABA
wants Club has decided to again hold au in
NiHtioh tournament this summer, but TO
advance the time somewhat. Instead VI
ment WI be on July O.. ana s. The New
open to all amateurs resident in Greater
New YORK Ihs use 81 the day has the APP
kins has informed the club that, as is con-
dtioas exclude the members Of many NJ o.
4. CluOs, he cannot give the dates exclusively
TO- the Van Cortlaudt golfers. Should an
other club desire the same dates, they are
open 10 It. although the New York Golf
Club tournament has, the oticial sanction
to the extent specified
sorru oRANoT. April io-Ths work Of
leugthenug the nine hole course Of the South
orange Field Club Is about completed. Prom
the original distance OF 2suO yards, the play
ng distance has been increased TO SOS yards.
Robert PEBBLES. the clubs professional,
has been working on the improvements for
several weeks. Six tees were changed and
new third green Was also made While
the turf Is IN good shape now the playing
thus far has been over the winter course
but shit Is TO be made 10 the summer
greens within few days