New-York tribune., 1907-12-08
BREAKS RECORD.
-7"'oteur Golf Champion Returns a
% at Dyker Mead0zp.

Jerome D Travers tho -
T1zIxor NJ tlie new amateur record of n for the
round with Marshall WhitIatch SeleroaS, rIo @ IN a
80 me leat to win wager made 1,.itt W D
added merit of 80 mat the performance has the
ra.i.s ~ oI reconciliation. In ADriI duripc
CoIhpeuton Amos T Dwight ,,1ade - uinIis ii a
etaoi g eie record of DR. Clark Burnham that had
course is nine-hole one Of ore vsS me ne
eiorbtaar boIl 20 the dne limit yesterday making the
w r Rbet+ b.S S'oSz Yards During the summer
7n,- ,Is 49, iidu 50 for round and now the
DHker Meadowites think they have the ideal snrin~
summer and winter course ~ ~ 'i-'47'
Travers happened TO he s+ 1,,,.o ,.. -,
bWlsht made the record. and the xZapa~ t,at he
mouia peat al during the season was made with the
a. - Is al outcome of the cubroom chatting
- @ -ieu vice curing the summer without results
i ana Yesterday was his last opportunity Travers
with Whitlatch- His card was:
In ...........:.a $
The drive from the fifth tee brought up in snow
ana Iravers lifted and dropped under the local rule
Par is a, and George Low made the professional
record of al five years ago. There was also a
meinperss handicap yesterday. in which the leaders
were W. H. Thurston. $3.50: A T. Dwight.
eDS-Sl: j. l. Taylor, $685. and S T. Storms jr.
$3.50 49,
When the Metropolitan Golf Association holds its
annual meeting at Delmonco's Tuesday night
d brand constitution will be presented 10 the
delegates for adoption There is nothing radical
suggested. although discussion may arise over a
paragraph which has been added 10 Article Y 1t
reads follows:
All entries for championship tournaments OF the
ASSOCIATION shall he subject the approval Of the
executive committee, which shall have full power
10 reject any entry in its absolute discretion
Inul this year there practically no reStric-
ton. as all that was required to make a person
eligible TO compete in the annual tournament
for him to become a member of some club in the
assoc-ation. But after the strong bid which Eben
N Byers made for the title ST Andrews a year
ago last May the eligibility clause amended
allow only bona fide residents of the district
to take part This new clause tends TO make the
executive committee all powerful it is now, the
championship field is more less limited. only
those with hand.caps below certain mark have
Cnance to compete.
The amendment TO increase the territory within
1itty-five miles Of New York and the whole of
Long Island a radius Of sevcnty-five miles. with
all Of Long Island has .oeen framed to give
admission 10 the New Haven Country Club.
]: Is expected that several bids for next years
championship tournament viii De received at the
meeting After the way the open fell through this
II is unlikely that the professional Will
again come in for consideration. There are those
who believe that II should be decided positively,
one way the other. the annual meeting
whether there is is not TO be open champion
ship
The Women's Metropolitan Golf Association does
not intend be outdone by the men in the matter
Of extending its territorial limits. An executive
committee meeting viii be held shortly. when 1t
viii be voted 10 include New Haven. Golf has
Club Of late years. and al open tournaments given
by the organization number OF the foremost
women golfers in the East competed II Is also
said that new clubs 10 be admitted TO the
uon1en's association before the beginning OF an
other season