New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
NEWPORT GOLF
CLUBS PLANS
Officers Of the Organization to
Make II One of the Best
in the East.

Newport. r. J.. oct. TO- The Newport
Golf Club during the last few summers
has taken on a new lease of life and
the club besides growing in member
ship, has also grown very largely In
popularity. The clubhouse. which is
quite a spacious affair. has been used
more during the last few summers
than ever before for sociabil.ty among
the members. and. on the other hand.
the game Of golf has become very
popular. Weekly tournaments have
been held all summer for club cups,
also for those offered by individuals
among the enthusiastic members, and
al one time late In The summer IL
seemed as though al o. the summer
colonists were playing golf In one
tourney alone there were more tnan "a
hunGred entries the largest that the
club has ever had in single tourna-
ment.
The officers OF the club have been
watching their organ Zaton grow ana
il is their intention 10 make the cruz
one of the best iu this part o. the
country, for the city is often said TO
be really the birthplace OF the game.
The greens committee has been active
lately. and before another summer
opens there will have been number
Of improvements made about the Inks.
The eighteen-hole course has recent
~ been looked over by an expert from
England. and some of the changes that
will be made Will be upon his recon-
mendation. The entire course VIII be
piped for water, that the greens may
be watered; new bunkers VIII be added
the tees will be enlarged and the as
lance between some OF the holes VIII
be heightened.
The present week has seen the New
port station Of the New York Yacht
Club 20 officially out OF commission
and storm doors and shutters have
been erected. The station landings,
however, are still available for the late
season yachtsmen, and up TO the pres
ont time there seems TO be quite a
few of them. There was one interest
inc SIGHT on the lower bay recently
Two veteran members Of the New YORK
Yacht Club out for sail I'M their re
snective craft One was former Com
modore Flbridge 7. Gerry. who, while
he has had no steam yacht since ne
broke up the old Electra, retains one
of the yachts launches. and this be
uses for spins about the bay during
the summer. The launch Is Stil ln
commission. and probably viii be kept
in the water until the commodore
closes his season. later In the month
The other yachtSman was Captain
Lloyd PhoeniX. IN hs auNihary In
trepid, which has since left this port
Ia.
present Yachting season. Robert r
Tod. with his big schooner, has been a
recent caller here, and former United
States Senator Nelson W. Aldrich has
been a frequent visitor all summer or
his steam yacht Nlryaua. lie was her,
this week. coming down from his
home. at Warwick Neck.
Captain Hugh l. Wi.louehby. WI,
with Mrs. Willoughby is suu az bis
summer home ON lIahdon Hill. has also
been doing some sailing during the last
few days. Captain Willoughby has not
given Up boating entirely, but his hobby
during the last two or three years has
been hydro-aoroplanes, and his latest
product. which he styles the Sea Gull
has just gone into commission. Cap
tain Willoughby has been working on
il all summer. and after surface runs
for adjustment purposes he has taken
IL up for low flights over the harbor
several times. The machine will soon
be stripped, however, and sent TO Flor
IDA. where Captain Willoughby has a
winter homs and where he spends most
Of his time in his aircraft factory.
Mrs. Lorillard Spencer, who has for
the last year been engaged In Eplsco-
pal mission work in the Philippines. is
expected back here in December. Mrs.
Spencer intended TO return before this
and had planned TO circle the globe on
her return trip, but the war in Europe
caused her 10 change her plans, and
she is now TO return by way Of San
Francisco and will probably come d.
rect TO her residence here, which place
was rented this summer for the first
time. Mrs. Spencer, son and daughter