The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-19
SPRING ACTIVITY ON LINKS.
TURF WILL BE USED FOR GOLF
soon AS THE SNOW MELTS.
Play This Week al Augusta and OrmOnd
l. ew God Tournament to start the
Local Circle Eastern Women stu In
PerpieXity About Atlantic city.

PerpleyIIy About Atlantic city.
New life had started In the turf about New
York before the snowfall, and when the
courses are clear again the playing conditions
should be quite good on dry days. The
Montclair. Nassau and Van Cortland links
have been closed until April 1 but this IL not
always necessary. ON me sort lhawlhH
nj, bongb .one contend tbat ,urf NAV moi be-
,nn much ,rnddan down rho rew zea,ots Of
,h, aorr. snosnn cor car,,inlv do lit,ls harm
hIt /, NIGH ba different M VAN CorlIandt,
char, run ,I,v.rs n,, ia - u rdad ~ n moor
S,t,,,ior m, ,r.on cnm,,i.tees have IN
make tirr for IN. season in the next three
,yeel,s and thav win k.sn IN, workmen busy
-,ddjny - sanding The country Cllb of
Iak4wood win omen the tournaments with a
hire. dav txuure ON Auril 10 "a and 81. and on
InriI " and ns The club win have n race meet
md horse show The new hazards will en-
hance the interest of the round and there viii
be the usual 'hrong OF outsiders TO the tonpha-
n'eh'' al eaE'r .oI 'he s'atps VI "'".se W"
ka"' James " patterson, 'la''S VI NV
'aspei iHho"' =" f,o"'" ~ o""'s
''uo mas NOV "hho"'.e" w. ep'n W. w
.e,, a!.honEn ,nerr - 'aN - u "r'"N " W,
Hp'li . " Il T. !" w" :. ~"
selec'loh anu SOM "ho n''e"" 'm'sn' e1'
over Tor HOLY week ana 'nt gay raS'etltue'
then going from Atlantic City TO the Lake
wood tournament. Walter f.. Edge, seCre-
tary ~ the Atlantic civ club, ia in The South,
,ary y we N'lu"''c i" Wv ~ W. 80"
bui the announcement OF dates may De eh-
pected shortly. The United North and South
onen Tournament win be held al pinehurst as
usual, the dates being April ), and :. and it
ship. Mrs. Myra ID. Paterson viii be a starter
, in the latter competition.
Golf tournaments in the open way are
aohoduIed This vsek st links "a little heard of
-. ,bo,i ,ho, 80 IN the heart n Darkest
as though they were IN me near OF Dafkess
Africa. There are players enough at each
course, but while the golfers are willing the
committeeman ara weak and the outside
co"nh''eeInen i "eaN u" a.
worid does not Know "hat Is gong On ~
the Country club Of Augusta sixteen will
70 keep on a. ma'en pay, one soaautad hy
the club. The final on saturday will be at
thirty-six holes. There will also be the East
Coast tournament at ormono' RIA
,,,o orruo, ,orrns mani or the pa,metto
me annual ,oHruS"1'"' IL ann"aI
goIfng competition in the South. will be the
chief event IN the closing days of March.
huroid \. Senas won .he Hon,ne.n .loss u
ioI the third TIM" al me iaS' ,ourha hieh''
and Tor some sea ms he has been the s'ronses,
north he does not play so much al golf. He
is th"son,of William II. lands, a scratch player
Z of ntuhf mr. nina VpUTS AGO. There lg dlBO n
Cnnsnlation c,ip layed for at the tourna-
m"mI a handlcap ioursome. and driving,
approachinE and putting, Competitions {. NJ.
n,i,tee The Aiken golfers are stiff talking Of
The great golf put up there by Andrew Kirk
! adv and Alex Herd. The former made the
Nv rarori nr - and Herd had n "a. which
wo,Id beva been a sure "A, but thai he tried
! tohoIe for a > on one hole and as a result took 1.
Thars 10 soms surnrise in the Eastern
UnnIan.a 1;oir RSsociaiiou AT the apathy OF
49,. ~ ZSAs
yne Ne" re annIcations FOR rnnmbership
Fam that section haye been VERY Few, no
great a are IN no taS,. m rnaH ,TTin '7TT1br e snt rance
Zoe Of 60 ia FOO small 10 be taken as a factor
in the matter, so that the commiuce take it
viii he time enough 10 join after the playing
season begins. This is a mistake. for by
% msnt maf for pG the season tse Soi over a dozen
clubs have Joined pf from Ma, Mss Isl aTs nns,s ana ss
R wii bsys to M Sa !, R bIind to an sn@ extent, Although
, Im, T as1 conGdenI hat here will he a great
my zee ~ oin intnr AVID anough Ma v.ps ia hnck
ms the pIans they viii make. The tourna-
rnetcbes bet wsen New York. Boston aud
PRiiadeiphia, SO that thirty entrants are GER
tain Tor the championship, medal play Of
come esnpeeUclaily FOR The championship. In
view OF the back wa dness of the New Eng
m mWu 'aahbouidd he tnrned away from the Ht-
| llltlet SllOulu. Us lul Itu h"o' I'Vu' "a -
ntent through a desire to conciliate the New
England clubs. Wherever held the tourna-
nent will be a success, but AT Atlantic City
there would be an especially warm support
from the PhiIadelphia. Washington aud
baltimore PLAYERS, The course ia an deal test
in June, and the many hotels. with the varied
goienc wSuId ali helm to make a tournament
there the banner one-a red letter compe-
titIon that would inaugurate with eclat the
There win be a great gallery" out should
the tnirnament be al Atlantic City, espec-
tally for the team matches. Golf matches.
absorbing TO watch, aud as the next most
seaside sojoIrners may be expected at the
Inks in great numbers. Those who con-
side9 that 10 follow AT golf means only a david
ling along from hole to hole as they race
along with the crowd in the endeavor to secure
q good nosition for the next shot will then
And ont their mistake. Medal play is not 50
absorhinp to follow, as the element OF direct
rrivalry is absent. The crowd instead becomes
divided into groups TO watch how the field
takes a certain hard hold or hazard. standing
sill until each pair comes up and passes, as
country raceeoers do at a steeplechase Jump.
and noting how each golfer is going. The
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