New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-03
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
Connective Scene Shifts This
Week to PoWelton Club.
LOCAL AMATEURS TO PLAY
Hundreds Will Celebrate the
Fourth on Many Links
morrow.

The competitive golf scene shifts tnis
r.s.r N the links of the Powelton COLI
Club. at Newburg. 1t Is twelve years since
the amateurs gathered there In an open
tournament, and the chances are tnat lie"
Of the old guard will answer the present
call. In 1899 Sam Allen. then representing
the North Jersey Country Club, won low
score prize in the qualifying round with
% John Smith, Of Powelton. removed
Allen in the first round.
Another TO meet defeat early IN the
match play was Gilman P. Tiffany then
a lad in knickerbockers. A. De witt Coch-
ran. who won the tournament, was the
man to defeat Tiffany. In the finai rounu
Cochran beat VI. Ballou. The year oeiore
Cochran and Archie Graham tied ror 10"
score honors at 81 in the testing round pul
Graham went on and won the tournament
defeating d. Brandreth up and 10 play
in the decisive match.
Concerning the coming tournament,
promises have been received from num-
Der OF leading amateurs IN the metropoi-
tan district, including Gardner w Whlpo'
the Ardsey winner. In speaking OF inc
Newburg meeting the other day. 11nany
said that Walter ]. Travis and John NJ
Ward would be on hand. There is also
chance of Oswald Kirkby going up the
river and II all these players do put In an
appearance the tournament will be well
worth seeing.
Entries close on July for the metropoli-
tan open championship tournament 70 ne
held over the links Of the EngleWoou
Country Club next week. The champion
ship proper Is carded for July II ana lS'
and j. ]. McDermott, the Atlantic CltS
homebred. who recently broke through the
British line by being the first American
born 10 win the national open in this coun-
try. has already signifed his intention o'
taking part Furthermore, McDermott ex
meets TO team up with W. d. Nanderpool.
the Metropolitan Golf Association secre-
tary, In the four ball competition on Tues
day.
This four ball affair promises to be al
most as interesting as the championship
Oswald Kirkby, who has been round the
Englewood course in 81, and Jack Hooens,
the home pro" who holds the record OF
G.. will be partners. They have arranged
TO play with Fred Herreshoff, OF Garden
City. and H. H. Barker. now the profes-
sional at the Rumson Country Club. 1t is
not known whether Gardiner White will
play in this tournament or not, as ne mas
planned to try again at Nykasyl, WhlSn
tournament begins on THURSDAY. tneieD!
partly conflicting with the metropolitan
White. by the way, won at Wykagyl o
year ago, defeating Robert Hunter, the
intercollegiate champion. In the maj rouhu
Hundreds of golfers hereabcuts have
y ri f1
their favorite way. Practically every club
OF any Importance will run off competitive
programmes tomorrow. and in not a few
instances preparations have been made Tor
large fields. Down at the Spring Lake
Golf Cub two handsome cups have been
put IN This course is somewhat changed
and according TO those who have oeen
over It recently, is far better test than
before.
Mayor Gaynor thinks the Forest Park
golf course is in poor condition. On Satur-
day afternoon he spent an hour there
| looking over the links and talked with a
number of the park attendants we'll as
the golfers. The Mayor made the trip in
his automobile, and he surprised every one
when he got out and spoke freely about
| the course
You will probably have park commits
sioner OF your own in Queens In little
| while" he remarked to one of the players.
At present Park Commissioner Kennedy,
| of Brooklyn, has supervision OF the Queens
, parks, but the new charter calls Tor the
appointment OF separate commissioner
| for Queens. o,
The golf course. according TO Commits
/ sioner Kennedy, received quite bit OF
attention this year Despite this TACT
| however, many golfers have criticised it.
as they also did the hardness Of its open
| ing, which was months after the links in
Van Cortlandt Park were opened by Com
missioner Higgins.