New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-30
GOLFERS SET DATE
FOR ANNUAL MEETING
Metropolitan Association to
Elect Successor to F. S.
Wheeler, President.
NEW COURSE FOR FIXTURE
Lakewood Country Club to Hold
It's Autumn Tournament
Thanksgiving Week
This Year.

The executive committee Of the Metro
ncIitan Golf Association has decided upon
Tuesday December g. as the date for the
annual meeting Of the organization. 1t
will be held in the evening at Sherry's.
Fifth avenue and iith street.
F. S. Wheeler, of Apawamis who has
served as president for the last two years
will retire. and the nominating commit
tee recently announced is now casting
about for a suitable successor. While IT
IS too early to attempt to select course
for next years metropolitan, 1t MAJ be
said that the associations officials would
welcome a change from the old cycle Of
clubs that so often handled this attrac-
ton
Frederick II. Thomas, the Metropolitan
Golf Association secretary, said last night
that the Piping Rock Country Club would
probably become a member Of the asso-
citation, ere long. II is barely possible that
this new addition to the courses on Long
Island may be the scene Of action next
spring.
Apropos of annual meetings, the metro
poltan gathering will be the first of the
important elections to be held in this city
during the coming winter. 1t precedes by
q month the meeting of the United states
Golf Association, scheduled for the Wal
dorf-Astoria on the evening of Friday.
January 9.
This is the first time in number OF
wears that the parent organization, when
holding meetings in this city. has gone
anywhere except Sherry's. In 1911 the at-
fair was held at the Blackstone Hotel, in
chicago. and the following year at the
ADMINISTRATION in Philadelphia.
Another item Of interest to golfers is the
date for the annual autumn tournament;
Of the Country Club of Lakewood. The
clubs officials have decided upon NoVem-
her q. Is and g. Lakewood and Thanks
giving week have gone hand in hand for
so long that whenever departure Is
made from custom there is always more
or less protest
Because Of bad weather two years ago
the club shifted TO an earlier date last
fan. only to again have the elements UNI
kind, causing a disappointment all the
more keen from the fact that the dis
oarded Thanksgiving week produced ideal
weather.
For the coming tournament the usual
cups will be offered for four siXteens, and
contestants will be asked to do nothing
more than take part In an lS-hole qualify
Ing rouns on the first day. This VIII Cd
yiate any after dark" finishes as occa-
sonally happens when 6 holes are at
tempted on the first day late in the tall.
Between sixty and seventy amateurs OF
more or less prominence have entered Tor
the first invitation golf tournament which
begins to-day under the auspices of the
Piping Rock Country Club, at Locust Val
lev. Long Island This club is located only
q short distance from Nassau, and al
though quite new those VINO have played
there recently declare it to be in fine turf.
Charles 3. Macdonald, founder OF the
National Links. laid out the Piping Rock
course.
Included among the entrants are the
following:
John n. Stearns, Sd, Of Princeton;
James r. Hyde. Of South Shore; Mchim
Hollns Of Westbrook; Herbert l.. Pratt
of Nassau; James A. Stillman, OF sleepy
Hollow; c. b. Macdonald, of the National
Links; Percy r. Pyne, I'd, Of MOTIFS
County; Findlay S. Douglas, OF Nassau
T. NJ. Barnes, of Englewood; Lawrence
Waterbury, Of the home club; A. X. Fish,
of the National Links. and Howard T.
Whitney, of Nassau.