New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-04
STOCK EXCHANGE
GOLFERS ORGANIZE
Association Formed and
Plans Made for a Big
Annual Tourney.
FOR IMPROVEMENT OF
VAN CORTLANDT LINKS
Committee of Players and Park
Commissioner to Discuss
Plans for Changes.

Euuors which have been current for
some time regarding the formation OF a
golf body among the members OF the New
York Stock Exchange were set at rest
Yesterday by the organization of the New
York Stock Exchange Golf Association.
The meeting at which this was accom-
piishod was held i'm the exchange rooms
after business hours.
Instead Of the usual one day meeting
az which a medal play handicap is run
off, an entirely new order of procedure
was mapped out. Beginning on Saturday,
May @. at Fox Hills. the bankers and
brokers will tee up i'm an eighteen-hole
medal play handicap, and the sixteen who
have the best scores will quailty Tor
match play.
The rounds will be run off at the leisure
Of the contestants. The final match for
the championship Of the exchange viii be
played on Saturday. May %, at Fox. HIS,
which. Of course. means that all other
matches Will have 10 be completed before
that time.
II. H. Henry was chosen president or
the new organization, Charles Hitchcock,
jr.. secretary, and w. II. Wallace, jr..
treasurer. Serving on the executive COM
mittee with the officers Will be c. r
Auchlncloss, Louis Livingston, II. II.
Meyer and Cornelius +. Lee.
One day tournaments have been run Off
each year for the last fifteen years or
more and I'm them one of the leading
spirits was the late Richard King. The
organization was the result Of the desire
10 provide more golf than in the past.
If the suggestions of the golfers COM
mittee with regard 10 improvements at
an Cortlandt Park are carried into et-
feet completely. New York will be able
To furnish an example for other cities Of
the country in the qualification of desire
really popular. This is shown by the
fact that the golfers are willing TO lend
every aid to the Park Commissioners
Thomas w Whittle, in making sugges-
tons that will be fair TO the management
and Of great benefit to public links golf.
The golfers have in mind two changes
in the present course at Van Cortlandt
which can be made without difficulty and
at practically no cost. One has 10 do
with the present eleventh hole over the
pond. 1t is suggested that a much better
variety would be obtained by adding 10
the tenth the eleventh. which would make
a par five hole, something lacking at Van
Cortlandt.
This. moreover. would DO away with in
reference with the second hole. 4 new
eleventh. shortened TO about 10 yards,
could readily be made on the west side of
the present eleventh, which would make
IL necessary for a golfer 10 play over the
pond The other change is the shifting
Of the sixteenth tee on the hills 10 give
more room TO the fifteenth green.
Conferences will be held shortly with
view to obtaining the services of pro-
fessional in the laying out Of new
course on the plateau. The partly com
pleted nine holes could be made ready by
June ]. provided there is nothing to pre-
vent the work from starting promptly.
II is felt that the administration in the
department has an opportunity to make a
record never before established in the i'm
provement OF parks and in more strictly
regulating conditions obtaining therein.
The only definite action taken so far is
the expression Of the Commissioner Of his
willingness TO do all he could to bring
about the correction Of the difficulties.
The desires Of the golfers were de-
clared at the time of formal presentation
10 be perfectly reasonable. 1t is, OF
course. settled that there will be none
Of the annoyances so prevalent last year.
for this matter, which is entirely in the
Commissioners hands, by his order VIII
be corrected.
Ben sayers the professional Of North
Berwick. Scotland. and instructor of
crowned heads in golf, will sail for Amer
ica on the Lusitania from Liverpool on
April II. The famous Ben viii come over
on a visit and may play few exhibition
matches