New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
GOLFERS BUSY WEEK
Election Day Competitions and 1T
Iantic City to .Attract. i.

Between the usual Election Day turnout and the
annual fall open tournament of The Country Club
or Atlantic City the present week viii be one OF
! almost continuous activity fer golfers. The fun
will begin tomorrow morning. most Of the clubs
in the metropolitan district have arranged various
forms Of competitions. and after hitting the ball
about all day those who able viii begin TO show
some interest In the electiOn-
On a number of courses club championships VIII
be furnished and unless there should be more rain
the courses certain TO be in good condition for
this time of year. The following is a list OF com
petitions arranged by OF the nearby clubs
Apawamis Club-FInaI round for golf COMMITTEES cup:
Ardsiey CIabFeguar holiday competition. IS holes
Arsdals Golf Club-All-day handicap regular ball
BatusrOi Golf club-Firrl round for the BaItusrOI.
Nassau Country CIub-FinaI round OF club cham
DyEer Meadow Golf CIub-PIay naval cup. holi-
Forest Hi Field CIub-Class A and handicaps:
Hackensack Golf Club-EiThteen-hoie medal play
Canoe Brook Country Club-FnaI round for club
ch1a,mpioaship; 1s-hole handicap -. -,
morning and afternoon.
South Orange Field CIub-Club Championship and
consolation cup nrst match round in mornins second
Suburban Clqb-HandicsU for governors cup ss
H'fs Fo1 dHr1ns HITS nr 9aS day tIu,1as. and bs,,c,,
36hole scratch for captains EshoIe medal
MontGJatr Golf Club-Thrty haadieap.
SSaegklI Colt club-Bau sweepstakes
Marine and Field Cub-Final rounds for October
Essex County Country Club-Election Jay handicap.
Midland Golf C1ub-Eighteen-hOIe medal play handl-
cap.
play handicap but net quality; afternoon.
le-hole handicap vs. bogie-
The Atlantic City tournament viii begin on
Thursday with 1s-hoa medal play qualifying
round. and should entries warrant cups will be
provided for six sixteen Recent tournaments over
this popular course by the filed well that
more than a hundred golfers usually gathered at
the first tee. At the spring tournament " G.
Fownes, jr- OF Pfttsburg. the chief cup, de-
feating FindIay 5. Douglas Of Nassau. in the
first round Walter J. Travis the prize in the
testing round, with 15s for thirty-six holes
Members Of the PittsieId Country Club have
about finished one Of the most active seasons n
the history Of the organiza The two-baH four
some competition for the Davies prizes was IN
usually hard fought In the final round, between
F. W Duttou and A F. Rice and J. McA- Vance
and H L. Dawes the rivals finished all square ar
the end Of the 1S-hole round. but in an extra nine
holes Dutton and Rice won by > up The Pittsheld
Country Club is going to erect new locker build
ing and professional s shop
Golfers generally will regret to learn that Thomas
Clark the PittsfeId professional. may never again
be able 10 figure prominently as player some
months ago While connected with the P1ttsfe!d
Country Club Clark received shock of electricity
so severe as to uecsssitats the anputation OF the
thumb on his right hand The injury was 'e
ceived while the golfer was enceavorlng 70 ald Two
others who had received a shock IN attempting %
make use of telephone