New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-02
SEVER RELATIONS
and SPLIT LINKS
Dvker Meadow Golf and
Marine and Field Clubs to
Keep to Own Courses.
MANY ALTERATIONS IN
LATTER'S NINE HOLES
Changes at Upper Montclair
Club Not to Interfere
with the Players.

From now on members Of the Marine
and Field Club and OF the Dyker Meadow
Golf Club will play over their own nine
hole courses instead OF over the COM
bined circuit Of eighteen holes. The affili-
alton between the two organizations, in
force for the last year or two, ceased
yesterday.
II was announced recently that this
affiliation would no longer exist after
April 1. as the Dyker Meadow members
desired TO have their own links to them
selves once again, and the Marine and
Field Club has made plans accordingly.
two story and basement house at No.
1909 ssth street has been leased for a
clubhouse, because the regular Marine
and Field headquarters is some distance
from the links. Possession cannot be oo-
tanned until April is, and in the interim
the Dyker Meadow Club has extended the
courtesies of its clubhouse TO Marine and
Field members. A new locker house will
be built.
The new home of the golfers is directly
opposite the present sixth tee, so the num-
hering Of the holes will be revised NO .
becoming No. l. Work is nearly finished
in cutting a street through the present
first fairway. and until this is completed
a temporary green will be used, as weli
as a makeshift teeing ground
When the contractors have moved the
tee will be placed in It's original position
and the street will provide hazard. In
another month the Marine and Field
members expect to be entirely settled. The
turf is declared in good condition.
Alterations are in order for the links or
the Upper Montclair Country Club. the
home course OF Jerome d. Travers, al
though the work will in no way interfere
with the plan to open the links in the next
week or ten days. The playing numbers
Of the holes will be changed, the barn
hole becoming the first.
The difficult pond hole. now No. IA, Will
become the third. The present second wiz
be made LONGER by seventy yards throuA
the acquisition OF additional property ana
BY moving the teeing ground. long,
straight drive will be necessary TO cleas
the hill II the player would get home In
two.
New traps will be built on this and other
holes. and later on il is planned 10
lengthen the fifteenth by moving the
green back into the woods, making what
is now an easy four and possible three
difficult four More benches will be In
stalled on the teeing grounds, while a
summer house will be built at the most
remote point from the clubhouse
The greens committee of the Fox Hills
Golf Club was selected yesterday by J. S.
Primrose. the chairman. He will have as
associates Arthur H. Pogson. B. S. Bot
tome. W. Roy Barnhill and T. W. Tan
mock.
Officers OF the Oakland Golf Club for the
ensuing year were elected by the directors
At meeting yesterday. J. Nipond Davies
IS president, r. II. z. Elliott vice-presi-
dent. George u. Shearer treasurer and
Darlington G. Arnold secretary. The cap
tain OF the club teams will be p. II
Moore.
s II. Ssson will serve as chairman Of
the greens committee OF the Dunwoodit
Country Club during this season. Always
enc of the earliest links in commission
punvoodle has maintained its reputation
for the regular course was put in use yes
terday.
The annual meeting and election OF tn
Eastern Trade Golf Association will b.
held at Murray's. No. Us West 42d street
on Wednesday. April s, at noon. A lunch
ha
merits for several competitions will b