The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
SANDY LODGE SCENE
OF NOVEL GOLF PLAY
VardOn, Duncan, Taylor and
Braid to Test Guilty Ball
With Rubber Core.
DATES AT ATLANTIC CITY
English Professional Insists
Women Should Not At
tempt Longer Courses.

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on the Sandy Lodge course near London
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Duncan, j. n. Taylor and James Braid
will he participants.
Nardon and Duncan Will pair up
against Taylor and Braid. The match
VIII be thirty-slx holo four bail affair.
IN the morning one couple will use rub
Der cored balls against gutta percha for
their opponents. In the afternoon condi-
lions will he reversed.
Between rounds driving contest will
he held In wh!ch each OF the four IA
nous professionals will drive six balls.
three rubber cores and three gutties Tho
man whose longest drive with the rubber
core added To- his best effort with the
guilty totals tho greatest distance will be
declared the winner.
British golfers Ia general and the pro-
spective participants In particular are
taking great Interest in the tost. Var
don has been practising with tho Euttp
ence between drives with Il and tho
rubber core is about twenty yards. Har-
old H. Hilton, the English amateur cham
p,on also has been exper,mon,.ng and
thinks that there will be an advantage
OF abou. four strokes TO tho round IN
favor OF the llv.ly ball.
II any OF tho leading British profess
sionals come TO America this year. as
they are expected 20. our professionals
will be- called upon TO defend the cham
pionship from the foreign assault. and
also, az usual they will be expected TO
defend IL with little or none OF the prep
conditions can obtain
The usual open championships have
been arranged by the various sectional
associations. but Of good professional
matches not Il word has been heard.
While our professionals arr. getting lit
tie or no competitive practice the Brit
ish professionals Will be preparing for
their invasion by playing match after
match Nardon already has had TO de-
cline a number OF offers, and II he had
made to him would have over forty
matches on his schedule. Other profess
SIGNALS, such as Duncan, Taylor, Braid
Mitchell and Rag. are almost as much in
demand and havo had TO refuse many
offers
Formal announcement OF the dates and
conditions OF its annual spring tourrn-
ueft has been made by the Country Club
OF Atlantic city. The tourney viii be-
played on April %. - and -. tho last
three days Of the fourth week OF next
mon,h.
Cups hay. been provided for five SIX
teens and ARRANGEMENTS have been made
, FOR an equal number OF beaten eight
classes. The qualification round will be
played Thursday, April 20. and the first
two match rounds the following day
bringing both seml-hnal end final rounds
on SATURDAY.
Work on the new golf roclrs. "A. Long
Beach vii! be pushed during the coming
spring and summer For "A long time tho
question OF whether or not the cours.
would be constructed was In doubt hut IL
now has been decided TO nut the plan
through. With Charles II. Macdonald ~
the guiding spirit tho course 4. sur. 10 be
interesting and will be a notable addition
to the extremely short list OF American
seaside links