New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
TRT-CITY. MATCHES HERE.
BaltusroI Course Selected for THO
Big Tournaments.

Delegates from ten clubs attended the annual
meeting of the Women's Metropolitan Golf Assoct-
alton at the residence of Mrs. Charles l. Tiffany,
No. 12S East 36th street, yesterday. One of the
most important questions settled the selection
of a course for the tri-citY team matches for the
Clement A Griscom trophy. The unanimous vote
was In favor of the BaltusroI Golf Club and June
10 and II the dates decided on
The team matches Will follow the fourth cham
pionship tournament OF the Women's Eastern Golf
Association, Juns and g. This will give the
women four continuous days at Baltusrol
The fact that the order OF rotation calls for the
inter-city matches to be held IN this section has
stimulated interest among the local women. They
failed to muster team last year. but the outlook
for the coming season Is bright, and the impression
at yesterdays meeting was that Boston and Phila-
delpha would have TO look to their laurels next
June.
Mrs. Charles T. Stout who has both national
and metropolitan titles several times; Mrs. z. A
Mauice, another former metropolitan champion.
and Mrs. Maurice Hecksher formerly Miss Louise
vanderhoef have all signined their intention OF
competing again this year.
The policy of promoting one-day tournaments will
again be pursued by the association. and assur-
ances have been given by number OF clubs that
they Will hold these affairs. No course select
ed yesterday for the metropolitan championship
tournament, but the question has been LEFT to the
executive committee, which will make known its
choice in the near future. The delegates expressed
a preference for the last week In May.
The following officers were electedI President,
Mrs Charles l. Tiffany; vce-president. Mrs. E. F.
Sanford: treasurer. Miss NJ A Irving; secretary,
Miss Marie L Harrison. and fifth member OF the
executive committee Mrs. w. r. Morgan.
The Scarsdale Golf Club was elected to member
ship. The following delegates were present: Aps-
wants Club. Mrs c. T. Stout: Baltusrol Golf Club.
Mrs w. +. Morgan and Miss M l. Harrison;
Ardsley Club, Mrs. Maurice Heckscher; Dyker
Meadow Golf Club Mrs Howard Whitney; Ensle-
wood Golf Club Miss Julia r. Mix, Mrs. l. w
Callan and Mrs. z. F. Sanford; Dunwoodie Country
Club Mrs Frayne; Rldgewood Golf Club. Mrs.
Frances Wilson and Mrs. Charles Hazeton Mont
CLAIR Golf Club. Mrs. Z. E Donohue and Mrs. r O.
Smith; Nassau Country Club, Mrs Charles l.
Tiffany. and Richmond County Country Club, Mrs.
H T. Boody and Miss w. Il Pouch.
Before the cry Of "fore" is again heard the
links Of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club many
changes will have been made to the old eighteen
hole circuit down among the sand dunes. The new
green's committee, consitins OF Chester Griswold.
Adrian H. Larkin and Joseph L. Clark, has already
made considerable headway in changing tees and
digging pot bunkers. but II has been decided 10 do
nothing further until spring.
The cessation was brought about by protests on
the part of of the old timers. who regarded
the course az plenty good enough for the average
PLAYER A special meeting was held recently at the
Downtown Club. when the members agreed TO post
pone any radical action.
The changes talked of, well those that
second green. with another to the right and one
bevond the sixth green. There is also large pit
to catch a sliced drive going 70 the seventh hole,
while the eighth green has been moved to the hol-
Low, near the ninth tee. Tho latter will be moved
forward fifty yards.
Another big pit has been dug along the line or
play to the tenth hole. but the wisdom OF this move
has been questioned for the hazard is on the knoll
from which roll could be had to the green There
is a large pit to the right OF the eleventh green
I'D Going 70 The twelfth two moro traps appear be-
tween which the second shot must be played The
fifteenth hole has been heightened by moving the
tee bevond the fourteenth green This necessitates
the second shot being made at right angles There
is also a pit the way TO the seventeenth to
penalize a poor second shot.
: II is under consideration to move the eighteenth
+ee AS II is now. the course has been extended to
more than six thousand yards A pumping station
has been erected the old windmill and the
clubhouse is being wired for electric lights. G. G
Clark is president Of the club; r H Robertson
ce-president: F. A. Snow, secretary. and j. Bow
ers Lee, treasurer