The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15
DOINGS ON LOCAL GOLF LINKS
TRAVIS AT FOX HILLS TO BREAK
A CORNER IN HAZARDS.
Inspects Course for the Green Committee,
With q Foursome on the Side-FOrest
Hill Players Start Their seasOn-Ma.
rlne and Field Mowers Working.


There was only informal play at the Rich
mond County Country Club yesterday, but Q
GOOD muster OF the regular and associate mem
bers we're on the picturesque course for their
hrst drives OF the season. At the nearby
course Of the Fox Hills Golf Club the opening
class A and B weekly handicaps brought out
thirfv or more contestants. but wild shots
due 10 lack Of condition spoiled 80 many
scores that only fifteen made returns. Wal
ter ]. Travis was the special guest OF the
green committee. and with it's chairman,
Frank sears. he opposed Arthur McAleenan
and j. A. Janin in a foursome. Travis and
Sears were the winners. some said, by , UP
and 10 play, but the zest Of competition was
only second with all hands to the oonDidera-
ton OF the new hazards to be put In.
A. the clubs annual dinner last winter
there was a general agreement that a numbe
Of aide traps would improve the play, and in
response to a suggestion that individuals
ahould volunteer to pay the cost Of such traps,
10 be named after the donors. a new variation
Of the commemorative tablet idea. there were
40 many to offer to defray the outlay for one
-of the bunkers that the green committee
was in somewhat Of a dilemma. To build
all the sand traps offered would have honey
oonbed the course with hazards and as all
the Kings horses and all the Kings men can
not quickly restore a course that has been
overbunkered the green committee turned
10 Travis in Its plight. The foursome. as
q consequence. was literally a standing COM
mlttee OF ways and means on every hole and
fs progress a slow one. Oh airman Sears Is
20 prepare report to embody the sug questions
made by Travis. on which the work will be
forthwith started by the ~greenkeeper.
In the handicap. as one player may not take
two prizes, Hoople won the grass and Walser
the net in class A.. while In class B the Pogson
family divided. The summary:
"a CAS- AS; NV J. J. wS q. ho q. S. g; & S- +. sd III %s,sss.
e, iS-sS; j. E FSOer' lOs' s-s7i W. H L. MAs'na'
10 sl; ssH slEA w.. II La p1EBsSas. % sas, '' ao@ss! ,; ~ VI p! f Slisg,
If s S.: A. 4. Z a MsaIof II HI. 'i ise%. L. F. F'unF''
They have been cutting grass already
this spring on the Marine and Field Club
course, which speaks volumes for Its for
ward condition, and there was a throng on
ehe links, but no regular competition, which
was the return from many other nearby
courses. The opening at the Marine and
Field will be on Saturday with The frst handl.
CAP, the prize being the gift Of J. B. Harris.
hurst vet, but the regulars OF last season out
s sI.T i 3, sons Fbs E fourth E: H F4esa f i aT Wii N Il P pIsF.
But Tor the present a bali that gets or TIE
sewer embankment may be dropped back
s psi4. fd RepSs USrl az & fTG aFai sr ths prO asS ip Ti.
and he has a number Of outsiders taking
lessons, as well as beginners among the
The Knollwood Country Club members
opened their summer green's, and there was
aeo play at the, Ardsley club, but the new
% Vest este ne Golf p club as' had S q crowd sar Out, and
this was true Of all the links In New Jersey.
The EnElewood Golf Club had many visitors
two ehampionships to be held on the course,
' 'lcns TiG amateur N in g JUN i: an and Nay c5 t SHs s ses nat
IT.! r. opening sii g. handicap ifss ' Vii not @ fSS% un.iI May.
Ing at the pyRer Meadow Golf Club.
The ten hole practice course at Van ,Cortlandt
ground, and while the regular course pre-
ssnted an inyiting stretch Of turf the Visitors
huild than all the other greens together.
Is sIill undisturbed, and &c 10 thought that The
70 per m IS save 'Sat the sixth K Sole to = the He
golfers and not waste the original outlay.
The putting green's are badly in need Of roll
may. be reopened on Saturday. II there Is
70 further postponemept. the New York
'G 6n W.! si open of l tSs sG fwent then WIN WSo a n niaTed n
Golf Club returned their cards. The course
scores not as low as the week before. The
results posted were:
T. F. FISK, lOl. l2-s down; C. j. Crooksll. a2.
Sbtn down Z. S Soh3 ASP C; p9 ~ : s =; S.S as down avn down f. y:
J E Way sS, 20 down.
There was a special opening competition
az the Forest Hill Golf Cub, Newark. at
between candidat es for the team, and those
and s"I favor RryS e' heid a ioeir f RRi%ea6si S%aSfRSS 10Y fGr
box OF balls 10 the ultimate winner, as the
Isa interest lay u getting a line for the reSu-
Jar handicaps and in determining the aveila-
BILE team material. TIT summary:
J. {. { corr TEaa e. i: asLf p, e a. y; T g. a9.S e, 4 W E;
fT'et sDs,. e, S-l Ga 6; a T%RS s,dT1n q y S S-ISs
i H.I x T xIis9Bb.' s. s. i s-1sS: T. SssincI. q q. S ss-lSs;
F c,I B,:s'. g >; ! %i97;% !; y, kfa5say;, = !; SSS-5SSs:
WI, Ackor, SIS, G-loa.
The draw for the first round was: SPENCER
vs Crane, Baldwin VS.. Cory, Taylor VS.. Wood
rul, Curtis VS., Stearns.
weather Brought Out, about forty entries for
ne regular Saturday handicap on the Country
GINS s. links, $, < DsFoTsst turned in g Is
Tor best gross score. IS. The soores;
@ McKeever, 90, 1871: c, 4, Llndley, OF. 1915:
sAmes Redmond, %, i4-7S; c. H. Fay. o., l%-7s:
IN, Asher: ~, 1870; Guy b. johnson. ~. 14-%e
pyhlhp Rbintlander. o., $50, r.. B. Ken, 90. 12-Sos
/. Rs''hs@ nj .! o.: MI !, " Sf z aa III So o. " Ass:
4. v. Hayden, o., l5-s2; ". W. Carhait, 6, 2-Ss:
VI" Thomas. ~. LIS: H. a. James. 90, 16-S3:
iM; Freeman, l0l, is-SS; A. c. Sopcr. lo3, COS;
haiold Walker. AZ. 1o-A; G. c. Thomas, 1o4, 49,
VI Underwood. no is-aa' :. L. Rice, liz. 500.
A pluGky expedition into the preserves
OF the Intercollegiate Golf Association. a
r5Ss SSefn[ y . Of "A lion. T. to be ma made next
champions Of the New England Coli Associs.
Thursday. May II, for. a match with the
university golf team, and on May 10 the Will
ANS boys will. play the Yale team at the
Satden City Golf Club. Yale holds the cham
plonshlp Of its league and to heighten the
interest Robert Abbott, intercollegiate in
Siy!dual champion, and E. A.. Clapp, who
hSids a similar tile in the New ENGLAND
come OF the matches may be a better agree
ment between the two leagues, and should q
uhion ever be perfected between them IL
would be a great thing for college golf, TO
"sEte member Of the University Club.
IN the New En- gland League with Williams
ee Amherst, Brown and Wesleyan colleges
SaH The Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
YYvlogyI, while the intercollegiate consists. of
ihrGGe harvard, Princeton, PENNSYLVANIA, Co
,tSI ~ and. nominally.. Cornell. A combina-
nstIo wGui "a bring about z tournament truly
neTnoet. and ii could be run of with ease
GdrQen Civ in October. the Mace and