New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
NATIONAL GOLF COURSE
IT Has COST Il FORTUNE.
Golfers to Tisit the Links ON Memo
rial Dau, and Women Play Neat.

is gradually assuming attractive lines Articles OF
Incorporation also being drawn up, and the or
ganization will be known as the National COLI
Club Of America. The directors are as follows:
Washington B. Thomas, of Boston; James
Deering Chicago; Robert Lincoln. Chicago; H NJ
Atkinson. Atlanta: w D. Sloan. Lenox; j. NJ
Bowers David Chauncey and Charles B. Mac
donald, New York.
The number of founders has been limited to
seventy and there already sixty. There Is an
associate membership calling for initiation
fee of 500 and $50 year dues, but when per-
joins and pays his membership fee he Will
be called upon for dues If he does not play
there during the year.
The land purchased consists OF a5 acres. with
q mile of sea front About $4,000 has already
been expended the course proper and $4,000
more on pumps and piping. Arrangements have
been made by a number of persons chiefly in
terested to visit this golfers paradise on Memo
rial Day.
As devotees OF the game know, the plan has
been SO far possible to reproduce famous holes
abroad and If the opinion OF those who have been
the ground counts for anything there is little
doubt that the National course Will be in class by
itself In country It will not be formally opened
for least year.
The competitive attraction hereabouts this
week Is the ninth annual championship tourna-
ment Of the Womens Metropolitan Golf Assoc1a-
ticn, to begin tomorrow the links OF the
Essex County Country Club. AS usual every
effort has been made with view to the comfort
Of the contestants, and the fact that only one
championship round will be played each day
makes ii impossible for the four days OF golf 10
become burdensome.
AS only the makers Of the best eight scores
will qualify for the title in eighteen-hole
medal play round, this qualification test is bound
to be somewhat uncertain. For those who fail to
get within the first eight. however. prizes have
been offered for second third and fourth eights
There will also be side attractions each after
The field Will be thoroughly representative. as
among those who have sent in their names are
Miss Georgiarna Bishop. of Brooklawn. the pres
ent champion; Miss Julia r. Mix of EngleWood
runner-up in last years Metropolitan; Mrs 5. F.
Leferts and Mrs. E. F. Sanford, Englewood; Miss
Isabelle Irving. Richmond County; Miss Helen
Rosencranz. Ridgewood; Mrs. Charles L. Tiffany,
Nassau and Mrs. l.. W. Calan. Engewood.
The ninth annual championship of the Women's
Golf Association Of Boston will also be on this
week at Brae Burn start will be made to-day
with an eighteen-hole qualification round, con-
testants to be drawn in eights.
Miss Margaret Curtis. champion of the Boston
association we'll being the national title
holder will not play this week. nor will several
other prominent players. The former champion
ships of that section were won as follows:
ieoo-oakIey Country Club: twenty starters: winner.
Miss Grace b keyes: runner-up, Miss II. 5
,o. Marsaret curtis runner-Tp, Miss Grace b Reyes
Miss Mary B. Adams: runner-up Miss Grace B.
iaos-Oakley Country Club; hftyone starters
Miss Fanny c. Ossood; runner-up. Miss H 3
Iso4-woiIaston Golf Club: starters winner
Miss Fanny c. ossood, runner-up. Miss Margaret
1eoo-Brae Burn Country Club thirty starters:
winner Miss Pauline Mackay runner-up. Miss
g.
laoS-woodland Golf Club twenty five starters winner
Miss Pauline Mackay' runner-uP Miss IL 5
Curtis
Miss Margaret Curtis runner-up. Miss Fanny &
Ossood
At the annual meeting of the Hackensack Golf
Clus. held recently. the treasurers report showed
the club to be in fourishlng condition. w D.
Moffat was elected president and E. Palmer will
try his luck captain. The full ticket was as fol-
lows:
President ". u; Monat; vice president o O. AckeH5-
Thomas: captain r Palmer; for two years
II. Myers Bogert. Frank II. Hall. H. Paul Mehn and
Henry F. Harrison.
Alec Campbell. the professional of the Country
Club Of Brookline, will compete in the open cham
pionship tournament OF the Western Golf Associa-
ton. to be held at the Normandie Country Club
ST Louis. June IS and 10. The day before the
tournament he will meet Fred Mcleod in special
match. Mcleod Is open champion OF tho Western
Golf Association. and Campbell holds similar
title In the Eastern Professional Golfers Associa-
ton.