New-York tribune., 1907-04-15
OPEN GOLF THIS WEEK.
BEGINS 1T GARDEN CITY.
amateurs to TraUeI to Euclid in
Their automobiles.

The curtain will rise this week on the first act
of an almost continuous performance of open golf
tournaments in the metropolitan district On
Thursday. Friday and Saturday the Garden City
Golf Club will hold its spring meeting, which Is
somewhat earlier this year than usual
The Garden City tournament invariably attracts
a high class field. A year ago Walter j. Travis
and Jerome d. TraverS, the metropolitan champion,
met in the final for the chief cup. and the former
won after a close match. On that occasion Trav-
ers was not the top of his game. but from all
accounts he is in better condition this Only
a week ago Travers went round the MOntclair
links in "a On the other hand. Travis is always a
wizard over his home green and. what is more.
ne has made a careful study OF its peculiarites
1t is no secret that Garden City is proud of its
protection of putting greens by deep traps and
the extraordinary undulations on the greens them
When the intercollegiate Golf Association cham
last fall these innovations were scarcely com
Pleted AZ thai time the eollesians were divided
The Garden City committee has ruled against
t9LteI because Of the growing tendency on the
part of PLAYERS to bar stynies The committee
and that it would be no more irregular to bar the
drive 10 some Of the holes
The spring schedule Of the Essex County Country
Club has been announced, calling for a series of
competitions from May to June go On the first
named date there will be eighteen hole medal
play handicap. best four net to qualify for
cup presented by William Runkle~ One Of the at
fractions on May II will be a team match with
Baltusrol over the West Orange course
On May IS the spring handicap for cup pre-
sented by j. B. Bailey. president of the Trentham
Golf Club. OF Staffordshire England. will be in
order The first sixteen will continue on at match
play. and there will also be cup for the second
traction on Memorial Day. Teams will be cap
tained by Charles w. O'Connor and Fred Reynolds
at the clubhouse the same evening
There is to be four-ball aggregate score. 1ouI-
m
pair 10 be In Class and the other in Class B On
thirty-six holes. medal play, the best eighteen
holes to count
Although the date for the amateur championship
tournament Of the United States Golf Association
is several months away. a number OF New Workers
are planning make the trip in automobiles
Garry b. Adams. Of this city who is a member Of
both the BaltusroI and Fox Hills clubs is going
tiod 20 1ade aS Sc 's1ort IoWsry and j A Janin
uq4eG 2 ere 9&Wtison- for years one Of the most
prominent OF the EnglewOOd Golf Club members.
Is n s0hs tRs To tme nsa ana this way Of attending
the national championship Will oe happy substl-
from this city will find good roads and an Ideal IDEAL
to Buffalo. and from there skirting the lakes to
Tbe Enclid Club Company. over whose course
the tournament is to be held. has an ideal situa-
ton From the spacious veranda Of the clG9hogss
Erie in the distance
The end Of the present week will find Princeton
golfers in full swing. A start will be made in a
competitive way on Wednesday, when the univer-
sity team Will play match with the Lawrence
vile school over the latter's links. on April a
Princeton will play another match at the Lake
wood Country Club. while May the collegians
will play at home with the representatives or the
Philadelphia Country Club.
arranged to be played at Englewood This is on
Nav II on the following day tne PrinCetOnianS
will play a match over the links OF the Richmond
County Country Club. on June the attraction
at Princeton VIII be Graduates VS.; Cndergradu-
ates and on the morning OF June the members
OF the Old Nassau team will receive their Yale
rivals.
In addition these, the usual inteTcIass matches
will be PLAYED of during the week OF May s. Can
didates for the class teams and especially the
freshmen. will be called out this week The club
ChamplOnship matches this season 70 be played
durins the week OF May 13- Medal play handicaps
will also be held from time 10 time at convenient
dates