New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-17
WINTER EXODUS
OF PRO- GOLFERS
TO SOUTH BEGINS
Norton Going to Southern Pines.
Ferguson Gone to Bahamas
and Low to Scotland.
PYNE RESIGNS PRESIDENCY
TWenty-one Thousand Persons
Played Over Boston Public
Course This Season.


their annual misra ton
VIII Norton. who spends his sun,p.-,
at Deal and the spring and fall at IaL,-
wood. will go TO Southern Pines SHORTY,
James e. Ferguson, of Spring Lake alto
= month or more Of travel through Nh.
East, has gone TO Nassau Bahama rs,.
ands. for the cold period. lie plans n
return TO Spring Lake I'm April. Georg.
Low. OF Baltusrol, has gone to Scotland
for the winter.
At a recent meeting OF the hoard ~
governors of the Princeton Golf c,ub
Percy r. Pyne, I'd, OF Morris County. re-
signed as president. Gerard h. Lsrnbe-,
was chosen 10 succeed him. Pvpe con.
tlnues as a member OF the board of gov
errors.
Interesting figures are announced from
Boston showing how well the public links
at Franklin Park we're pstronized dur
ing the last season. Something like q. oo0
persons took advantage of the facilities
for golf-a trife more than last year. Bad
weather in September and October had
something to do with the attendance, but
by the time the course is closed II Is ex-
pected that the figures Of last year will
be exceeded The greatest number OF
persons In any one week was that OF MAY
p, in which i,i5o competed over the
course
sample Of the attendance at priyst.
clubs may be taken from the fact that az
Brae Burn 1900 persons played golf, in
GLIDING 1880 guests, an increase Of about
ZOO in the total and about 800 in the
visitors.
Ialmon Goodsell, one OF the leading
golfers Of the Brooklawn Country Club
was recently the guest of honor at a din.
ner there. More than sixty attended.
silver loving cup was presented to Good
sell in recognition OF HIS services
Jersey City golfers are contemplating
the purchase Of property in the north
ern part of Hudson County for the
purpose Of establishing an eighteen aolo
course. Weehawken Loop IS the ditsric:
mentioned as possibility About $780,
600 will be needed An attcmrt 20
interest the County Park Commission
will be made
The links ~ the Someryilc Country
Club will be open all winter. Temporal.
putting greens having been put into com
mission. There is a lake az Somor-
vile. which is used As = water haza-I
on several holes, ard this viii bc mad
into a skating pond in cold weather
Provision also has been made fog coast
ing.
British golfers have selected the dates
for their three championship tOurua-
ments. particularly interesting 10 Amer
cans in view of the numoer who have
announced their intention Of crossing Co..
compete. Beginning on May is the
amateur championship will be held A.
Sandwich 1t will be recalled that Jc-
rome d. Travers, the national amateur
title holder. and Francis Ouimct. the
open champion. have expressed their iH-
tention Of going over for this meet
ing.
The British open championship will be
held al Prestwick beginning on June
IS. Previous 10 this time. however, the
women's tournament will be run of
at nunstanton, I'm NorfolS. the starting
date being May II
Dates for all three championships Of
France also have been decided. May p
10 - the amateur is carded at La Bouiie.
on June s the women Will tee up over
the same course. while the professional
have an earlier date than last yesr
July s. at La Tonquet Only one Irish
meeting has been chosen, the open
Portrush on August 81.