New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
RECEIVE GOLF|NC PLUMS|
Coming Season Momentous in
Metropolitan District.
LOCAL CLUBS FAVORED
Two National Fixtures To Be
Contested at Threshold
of New York.

Although the competitive golf season In
tho METROPOLITAN district is still some dis
tance off enough has been accomplished In
tn. vav of arranging for championships and
q, her imbortant tournaments to make II GER
tain that the present year will be the most
momentous in the history Of the game. In
these days Of keen rivalry for the golfng
/ nlums II Is unusual for any particular To-
caIi,v 70 secure more than one national
event. This year New Workers will have at
| their doors so 10 speak, both the mems
amateur championship tournament and the
wOmens meeting
As has previously been published. the men
will gather at Apawamis. september IL to
1G while nearly month later the women
will congreeate at Baltusrol. Aside from
these national attractions there are at least
six more nearby competitions carrying the
championship label. The annual intercol-
legiate meeting. which was held over Boston
way last year. will help make matters lively
at Baltusrol in September.
The newest event will be the Junior tour
nament. which the Metropolitan Golf Asso-
citation has at last decided to take under its
wing. It is expected that a spring date for
the Junior affair AZ Plainfeld will be select
ed the month of May or June being most
preferred The interschoastic tournament
at HUNTINGDON Valley last season was held
I'm Nav. and Gardiner W. White Of this city
won the title As the competition 10 be held
at the Plainhel1 Country Club will be only
one day affair the main event being an
eighteen hole medal play handicap. this
gathering can hardly be clsssed as a cham
pionship 1t would be an easy matter, how
ever. for the association TO offer gold
medal emblematic Of the metropolitan junior
title. TO be awarded 70 the contestant return
ine the best gross score
Now that the Garden City Golf Club has
secured the metropolitan amateur attrac-
ton, May "a TO q, IL is not unlikely that
this club will omit it's annual spring invi-
taton tournament, though such a step
would not be necessary, for the turf at Gar
den City is always good In the early spring.
Over In New Jersey the annual state
tournament will claim attention the week
after the metropolitan. Like most other
large organizations which own their own
links, the Englewood Country Club has
gone ahead improving, so that the Jersey
golfers will find the course more attractive
than ever. Later in the season Englewood
will be the scene OF the metropolitan open.
There is another important championship
tournament, the women's metropolitan, yet
to be assigned. So many OF the leading
competitions have been carded for New
Jersey that there is a general belief that
the metropolitan women will seek one of the
courses in Westchester County this time
Last spring the local women played at
Montclair; now scarsdale is mentioned with
flavor. The tournament is always held in
the spring.
critic with Down East sympathies de-
clares that Massachusetts players are saris-
fed with the awarding of the national
amateur championship tournament TO the
Apawamis Club. He adds:
When the Apawamis Club vas voted the
amateur championship at Chicago II vas
with the confidence OF the delegates that
the club would carry the standard OF har-
mOny raised al Garden City, at the chicago
Golf Club. OF Wheaton. and at the Country
popular organizations In the New YORK
district II has perfect accommodations.
IL has been the scene OF metropolitan
and has given me experts
tional tournament held at Rye. for the
club has made an annual MIXTURE a a
seniors tournament open 10 the whole
country. and the tields have been as large
on these occasions as the one expected 70
attend the national amateur championship
newt fell.
Golfers from Massachusetts, should find
~ tuseives at home ~ ApaUamis. Prac-
tice at the Country Club or Brae Burn
practically will he preparation fer Ana
warts. ard two or three days on the lnFs
at Rye should enable Pay State men 10
90 as well as IN anv nrev!oTs championship
re et'ro. Mt eyceptirC the one held at
Rrookline Ia~t fall. Mavhe they VIII 10
hetter. national chaplrion from the Bay
State Is only matter OF time.
Those who have been playing recently