New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
GOLF SEASON is HERE
OPENS At GARDEN CITY
Many Players Entered for First
Omen ToMrnament-Notea

A large delegation OF amateurs have entered r,,
the annual invitation tournament OF the Gardsr
City Golf Club. which begins this morning. Closs
20 seventy starters expected. incIudinr tbos.
rivals, Walter j. Travis. OF the home orgauiza,f,,
and Jerome d. Travers. OF NIontclair VbeDsv.,
these two compete in a tournament keen fntar.,. i
always aroused
other we'll known tournament freouentsr, -.
have sent in their names for this uetronot,aT
curtain raiser are James G. Patterson. v-bo sn.,
ates hetweeIs Garden City and Fox Hills. w
Ttinghast one Of the best Of the PbiIasa1,bt
players; William b, Rhett who has been ereiI,ss
Robert c. Watson. jr. OF the home CHM 'e9W, s9
frequent tournament winner a few seasons an ,'
Then there is "Spotty'' Bowers one ~ tSsO.
Grams. This BTOOklawn amateur cor1nS1S, W =,
nearly all the open tournaments in this vICinitI ~
= Hicks. Nassau Country Club; Arden NJ PoL
BINS Of Garden Cttv and another tournament W.
eran; James ID. Foot. of the Apawanlis C,I,Ib & &.eS
TlGH Ti r., sawyer: The Midland player. and p p
In this tournament year ago Travis v-,- a.
chief cup. defeating Travers In the fns1 "1S Cs Us
!ous call for an eighteenhOle medal pisv SGnd.-
bI Tzes nave also been offered for beaten sighfS II
varied list of competitions for the seaso, h.,
been arranged by the Forest Hin Field Chm r..
list Of fixtures extends only from April ~ "a ~.
end Of August as the green committee praF.-, =
wait and draft the fan schedule later A pr,zs ba,
been offered for the best composite score 49,,
throughout the entire season
One of the novelties will be what the COMMITTEES
is pleased to term 'civn war match. This A.
fair Is scheduled for May Z. and the object is "a
have as many members as possible take mart 49,,
On as well as men. 1t is expected that there s,n
be about fifty on a side. Herman j. Egper ana q
v Taylor VIII be the captains and one oF tb.
conditions is that the losing side will have N r
for the dinner at the clubhouse the same night
on Memorial DAY the members will be engsesa
I'm thirty six hole medal play handicap SiIve,
H.sr-,
The july A programme calls for both media
and match play. In the morning there WIN bs
an eighteen-hole medal play handicap while in tht
afternoon the golfers will compete at match pIaV
against hogie. All who compete will he asked h
tionat prize has been offered for the hest grost
score for the thirty-six holes
League matches win claim considerable attention
with the Field club members The Forest Hill
team the championship last wear. but since
then the club has lost two Of its strongest play
ers T. Campbell Cory. who went West. and Harry
Last fan The frst annual chaImPio,4ship tourna
tioD was held over the Forest Hill links. and Aet
eirc .Iso he ei,,as1 Mole course has bssp I'M
proved. Only recently the third tee put back
end bv Memorial Day the new first green will ,,
in commission This viii add fully no yards 2,
the hole.
The fact that Fred Harreshon OF The ciarder
City Golf club. is playing we'll this s2ring was
further demonstrated in the recent tournament al
Virginia Hot Springs. where he defeated Walter
r. Smith. Of chicago. in the fnaL Herreshoh va,
runner Up g. Chandler Egan IN the national
tournament at Baltimore in 1894 while Smith fg.
ured a @ fnaliSt against Findlsv s Douglas II
the championship a. Morris County back IN 1895
since the frst consignment OF vhitA sea sand
was received an Batusro and deposited in the traps
the appearance of the course has changed eonsid.
erably. The committee also found that a good
deal more sand than was at first expected viii b9
required. Several more carloads have been or
dered
With 2 view % giving the turf a rest that Il
might h. i'm the best possible condition fnr The
amateur championship tournament Of Great Brit
ain. DC held there IN May. the old course of 81
Andrews has been closed fer a short period This
course Will re- reopenSd next week
The South Orange Field club has decided 20 dis
reuse with tho services of professional his
son Instead tho course viii be under tho care a.
q ErenuNeeper- 4 schedule OF club competitions
viii be issued shortly.