New-York tribune., 1911-03-06
GOLF ON MOUNTAIN TOPS
New and Splendid Course Laid
Among the POConoS.
PROS BACK FROM SCOTLAND
Yountakah Club Plans Variety OF
Big Tournaments on an
Elaborate Scale.

When the gleeful cry Of Fore is again
heard on mountain links the golfers atten-
ton Will be attracted toward a new course
up among the Poconos. Reference is made
TO links recently laid out along the top OF
the mountain less than two miles from the
Pocono Manor station, on the Lackawanna
Railroad This is in Pennsylvania, about
twenty miles beyond the Delaware Water
Gap. II. II. Barker, the well known Garden
City professional laid out the Manor
course. which, according to this expert.
, should soon take its place among the most
attractive Of summer resort links.
AS there is abundance of land it will be
an easy matter to get in IN eighteen-hole
circuit, but for the present nine holes Will
suffice. The locality is unusually high, be-
ing 200 feet above the sea level, apd on
days when atmospheric conditions are right
il is possible 10 see the blue tinted tops or
the Catskills more than hundred miles
away to the northeast AS prominent
Philadelphia, Atlantic City and New York
golfers are interested In the new project,
no stone will be left unturned in order to
make it thoroughly up to date. Ground
will shortly be broken for the clubhouse,
which will be as conveniently located for
the cottage colony as for the inn guests.
Professional golfers are returning on al
most every steamer Jack Mackie Is back
at the Dunwoodie Country Club after
spending the winter with relatives at Earls
Ferry, Scotland. Dave HonCyman. the new
Forest Hill professional, who also got back
from the land Of the thistle few days ago,
ho Of
While playing on a we'll known course
Honeyman caught glimpse OF golfer
several hundred yards away. Turning TO
his partner. Dave said: That's Jack
Mackie l know it by his swing
Steward Gardner. the former Garden City
professional, will be back in a few days to
resume his duties at the EXmoor Country
Club. Gardner has engaged the services of
]. Somerville, until recently green keeper
at Prestwick Willie Hutchinson, brother
Of Jack, now identified with the Allegheny
Country Club, has come over from ST.
Andrews to fiji the Philadelphia Cricket
Club vacancy The late Willie Anderson
was at the Cricket Club last season. VIII
Braid who returned recendy. intends to
continue at Baltimore, while George Braid
goes to Kansas City. Fred Brand, for sew
eral years connected with the Allegheny
Country Club. has gone back 10 Carnoustie.
Lawrence Auchterlonie, an open champion
ship winner here q number of years ago,
is also in Scotland. and report has it that
he will remain there for a season at least.
Variety will stand out prominently on the
schedule Of competitive events being pre-
pared for the approval OF the golfers at
the Yountakah Country Club. G. II. Mar
tin, the chairman Of the committee on
handcaps and competitions, as well as his
associates, S. L. Magee and NJ. NJ. Michael,
have outdone themselves in this respect.
On the present schedule appear a number
Of season competitions.
The October cup. open to both classes,
will engage the members in eighteen-hole
medal play handicap rounds on October :
and Il. when the four with the two lowest
net scores will qualify for match play on
Saturday. October q. The final. at eighteen
holes Will be on Saturday October 2S.
Two-thirds of the regular handicap will be
allowed.
j. J. McDermott, the homebred profess
sional has succeeded William Robinson as
pro" at the Country Club. Of Atlantic City.
In the national open championship tourna-
ment al Philadelphia, last June. McDermott
tied with Alec and Mcdonald Smith for
first place. In the play-off Alec smith won,
with McDermott second.
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