New-York tribune., 1909-04-15
WOMEN GOLFERSACTlVE
Programme ont for the annual
Eastern Char nionSlip.

50 much outside encouragement has been offered
the Womens Eastern Golf Association for its
fourth annual championship tournament, TO be
held over the Baltusrol links June and 3, that
il promises be the the history OF the or
ganIzation. The encouragement consists in extra
prizes donated by the Womens Metropolitan Golf
Association and the Baltusrol club
According TO the programme the championship
proper Will consist OF thirty-six holes medal play
eighteen holes on the afternoon of June and Il
Ike number the following afternoon The name of
the winner viii be inscribed the championship
cup. which must be held for the ensuing year by
the club from which the successful player enters
The winner will receive a gold medal for her per
sonal property, while The woman finishing second
viii receive silver medal
The Metropolitan Association has offered prizes
for the player making the lowest eighteen hole
score each day Players Will he paired by the eN-
ecutive committee of the Eastern body.
The side attractions viii consist Of a driving
competition the morning of the first day, an ap
preaching and putting contest the following morn
ing and eighteen-hole handicap In the after
noon There is also chance of the Baltusroi club
running off special contest of some kind for the
entertainment Of the visitors. Miss Fanny 6
Osgood. OF Brookline. winner of the Eastern cham
ponship a year ago at Oakley, will not be able to
defend her title because OF d recent illness.
Immediately following the Eastern tournament
the tri-city team matches for the Griscom trophy
will be played over the same course. The Boston
team. holder of the cup, viii, in accordance with
delpha and Metropolitan forces battle for the right
challenge.
Dates have been fixed for two one-day tourna-
rnents open To members Of clubs I'm the Women
Metropotan Golf Association. on May the
women viii gather at the Morris County Golf
club and on May IS they will spend the day on
the Salisbury links. at Garden city Ihese one
day affairs VIII a feature this season
A. tie annual meeting of the Richmond County
Country club on Staten Island few days ago. the
following officers were elected President, Stacy =
Richmond. vice-presdent George Cromwell; treas
7,rar Eirrzfng p F1rrnons. and secretary Herbert
r. Woods
Waldron z. Belknap. a. G. Bruinier Austin r.
Kelly and Or Alvah H. Doty were elected directors
for the term Of two years. The other members
Of he hoard are Ernest Flagg, William J. seaman
and Edward s StettiniuS
The interest of the members in the affairs Of the
cIr1h is shown by the success which has attended
The mans for the purchase by the club of the
rropertv now used by IT, including gof course
zrftb = nlaving length Of more than six thousand
,s-5 The number Of houses which have been built
around the club and the advance in the value oi
sl estate have made II necessary, in order 10 Sc
cure the clubs pernanency in its present location
that stems should be taken for acquiring the cluo
property. ., .a...o
company which has either purchased or op'a'i'eu
orrio7s on he land This in time will be turned
80 ., the club at its cost price When this Is
s,,a11 ACCOMPLISHED the club viii lee in the posi-
-ion OF owning its property. including tuFl
1sur tennis courts and eighteen-hoie goI course
situated IN the city. Of New York
Tho golf championship OF Staten Island Will be
decided over the links in the fall