The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-18
MDVTNTgR GOLFING NOTES.
WESTERNERS TO ENTERTAIN
u. y. G.. A. DELEGATES.


An effort TO secure the women's cham
pionship is to be made by the Western dele
gates at the annual meeting Of the United
States Golf Association in the Auditorium
Annex. Chicago. on January IS. IN view
OF the agreement reached by the Western
and Eastern women at Brae Burn during the
last championship. the tournament would
seem to be slated for Midlothian or some
other Chicago links. There is not a whisper
as yet OF the clubs to bid for the amateur
and the open. but there is still plenty Of time.
as the final choice will no doubt be left to
the executive committee. The report of the
nominating committee, Messrs. Robbins,
Lesley and Hoyt, as to the ticket to be voted
on Ia due this week and also the announce
ment of any amendments in the constitution.
Frederick s. James. vice-president Of the
U. s. GA: Edward 2. Martin. Phelps B. Hoyt
and others Of the Chicago golfers are planning
now for the entertainment Of the Eastern
delegates to the annual meeting. 1t ia ex-
pected that the meeting will be one Of the
largest ever held by the L. s. &. A. The
Western Golf Association will give a dinner
to the delegates.
Chicag go is to have a public links at Garfield
Park. There are forty acres available for
the course and Tom Bendelow has been
engaged to lay it out. The course will re-
lieve the congestion at jackson Park and be
particularly accessible to West Side resi-
dents. The North Side residents have been
asking for a public course at Lincoln Park
for some seasons. but the park commits
sioners have not been able to find enough
land for the purpose. There are still hopes
among the Chicago golfers that in time each
section will ha We it's own pu bile course. To
make Garfield Park ava LA BILE for golf the
commissioners have had to remove the
asphalt bicycle track. which no one has
used for four years. The cleared ground
and the property extending to Colorado
avenue will give room for a nine hole round.
In view Of the protests from members OF
the Brooklyn and Forest Park clubs, the
order to close the public course at Forest
Park for the W inter has been cancelled. The
course has been well attended on Saturdays
and it will probably be kept open until the
early spring. when play will be stopped while
the frost is coming out OF the ground and
the new grass springing NJ. The public
links At Van Cortlandt and Pelham Bay parks
will also be kept open. Unless a snowfall
mars the plans. the New York Golf Club Will
no h0ld n TSm mpssa S5 N at y ysn .or'landt PARK
There are now ffty-nlne clubs in the Metro
in New Jersey. three, in Connecticut, twelve
on Long Island and twenty-three In this
ton OF the Freeport Golf Club, due to being
unable to hold its real estate on lease. has
been accepted. Eight CLUBS Joined during
the year. the Crawford Golf Club, Dunwoodle
Country Club, Mahopac Golf Club, Arsdale
Golf Club. BriarclIr Golf Club. New Bruins;
wick Golf Club. Fairview Country Club and
Nyack Country Club.
Ned Fitzjohn Of the Mohawk Golf Club.
Schenectady, has been enga ged for the winter
at Southern Pines, n {.
The death is announced Of the Rev. DR..
Grant, a graduate OF st. Andrews University
and an earnest golfer, although he did not
play much. He was pastor of the old Cathe-
dral Of Dornoch, which Andrew Carnegie and
his guests at Skibo Castle attend and OF which
the Duke OF Sutherland X a member. All
visitors TO Dornoch links had a friend in DR..
Grant.
Harry Vardon has in contemplation a trip
to South Africa and thence to Australia, re-
turning to England by way of the United
States. The Journey will be for his health,
but Nardon will take bis clubs along. -Aleck
OF PittsburR. Pa. Is at st. Andrews
for the winter, He Is the trst 70 reach Scot;
land OF the years crop OF, golfer. who will
winter at their old homes. James Made has
gone to Atlanta. Ga. as assistant to Aleck
Smith for the winter.
The governors OF the American Golf Asso-
citation of Advertising Interests have de-
cided Officially not to hold a tournament at
ern advertisers and advertising men. with the
consent OF the governors. has arranged a
special tournament for members of the clan,
10 be held at Pinehurst on January II, is and
10. It will precede the Pinehurst open mid
tournament on January II. ~ and 10,
so that those who go 10 the advertising tour
may participate in an entire week of