New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-04
GOLFERS GOING SOUTH.
III. G. Egan and 4. q. Lockwood to
Plan at Palm Beach-Other Nezcs.

Golfers both amateur and professional. are gath
ertng at Palm Beach in anticipation of the coming
championship tournaments. As preliminary u"
the more important events be held during Wash
ngton's Birthday week. there will be play on
Thursday Friday and Saturday. February :, 5
and 9. for the Lake Worth Cup. The only COM
petitve schedule for the following week is on sat
urday. February L. when there will be a best ball
foursomes handicap.
on February H. 20 and q the amateur cha1p'on-
ship tournament of South Florida will be decided
There will he a thirty-sx hole medal play quail
flying round, and It is expected that number Of
Il is understood that Il. Chandler Egan former
ter Esan. will be there, well as Arthur C. Lock
wood, thrice winner Of the Massachusetts anna eur
championship, Lockwood only recently returned
holder Of south Florida but there is some doubt rs
whether he will compete again his year; Is
on FEBRUARY q the open championship Of South
Florida will he PLAYED at Palm Eeacn. conditions
call for thirty-sx noleS medal play. Professionals
have sgnifed their Intention Of gathering In force
now in the South including Willie AEderS"n' 5 ter
smith. the present open champion; Lawrence Auch-
terlonie Ben Nichols a II. Fem, James Maiden
Dave Ogivie and Ned Fstzjohn
Travis is also the holder. OF this tyle. which ne
s5-8g-134 In this tournament the Garden city eX-
pert had the distinction OF going through a He.a
testants were Andrew Krkaldy. Roland Jones and
Alec Herd, three Of The tenn O., pro
tournament The professional record at Palm Reach
is S. made in the open championship last year by
Fem.
The annual report OF the PIelnheld Country Club
shows that the organization enjoyed unusual pros
perity during 1895 At tho present time the member
ship OF the club is larger than over oefore-5s0
active IS nonresident. III associate s3 Junior asso
ciate and honorary members. making IA total OF
$50 in all. According to the greens committee. cop
bunkers are bad hazards and unscientihc and not
needed long Couroes where a topped ball pun
ishes itself sufficiently.
The committee had two principal improvements
IN mind throughout last season First, an improve
nlent in the upkeep Of the putting greens. and.
secondly the changing and deepening or the traps
and bunkeTs. II appears that the greens We're cut
with the exception OF Sunday practically every
ing Day tho greens swept, and after tHe grass
ceased TO grow they were rolled daily TINS winter
they have been covered with hardwood ashes ana
sIftsd red sand. ~,
and several deepened the end is not yet IhCS
far moro than hundred tons OF white sand have
been put IN traps. and later sand ~ heavier
grade will be added In the opinion or lHe cum
uittee traps properly filed with sand need no tIT-
Their care but the sand must be kept deep. me
pIainneld Country Club IS able boast OF several
we'll known amateur players including Robert 40
bolt and Frank O Reinhart, former Intercollegiate
champions. w /. Cheney. Dudley II. Barro"s ana
r. &. Talu!adge
The RidEewood Golf Club Is planning for the
most active seaEon since organized five years
ago and during tho coming summer II is expected
10 add considerably 10 the membership At the re-
cent annual meeting Of the club the following ON
President Lewis r Couklin: vicc-president
George +. Kroeham secretary, W. a. Dunn treas
urer George W White.