New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-15
MICH Enthusiasm Shown
Nv Delegates in Annual
Meeting at Sherry's.
COMMITTED WILL
MAKE DECISION
e,,ber and Son Tournament
g,de Permanent Fixture-Bal-
ance of $1,000 in Treasury.
~ ~ NH UTD
By P. c. PULvER.

ia, ,be amateur golf championship
...mspt Of the district is more
SIT after than ever was shown at
4, annual meeting OF the Metropoli-
cof Association at Sherry's last
=, when no less than six requests
~, received for this attraction. Never
,.,,,. in the associations history had
"a enthusiasm been displayed, but
,,.,p.s Of an old custom which the
,.rstes still seem welded TO the
81, selection Of links was left 10 the
cs,utye committee.
ose-s for the amateur tourney came
,.oT the Ards.ey Club, Garden City
"a Club. Nassau Country Club,
c.....srwich Couutry Club, Wykagyl
f.vn,rg Club and Sleepy Hollow Coun-
~ Cub. Garden City, Greenwich and
SEEM Hollow practically placed them
.,'rs, &, the disposal of the associs-
N, ior any Of is tournaments.
IL ,peakIng IN behalf Of the Ards
p, cub. A. n. Robinson called at
..-..on 10 the fact that this organiza-
.Io- lad not held a tournament since
lin and that many Improvements had
h.sr made 90 the course in the mean
.-s Herbert Pratt, speaking fOr
Neon. also declared that the course
a g.e1 Cove had been stiffened Of
no.. willie Julian Curtis, for The
Greenwich Country Club. reminded
III 5f.egates that his organization had
N, been constantly making improve
7srts. ,
Wb1e no direct offers were received
u. Tho optr championship, the fac that
,,-s-sl clubs let 10 be known that they
vs-, willing 10 be accommodating, makes
sou~era'iyely easy for the executive
committee TO place this fixture some
ware Decidedly more interest was
torn with regard 90 the junior tour
-,nent. bids being received from Plain
Fed. Ers.ewood. Hollywood and Sleepy
Hollow
Esd n. Robertson, Of Garden City,
nd Howard r. Whitney. Of Nassau, not
zen 90 insistent In their arguments
t4. the proper thing 20 do IN connec-
ton with making championship selec-
sons was 10 leave final action 20 the
nssu'ye committee. the chances are
ta. the delegates would have speedily
r into a lively discussion.
Concerning the father and son tour
|r,nsrt held for the first time last sea
soa over The Sleepy Hollow links, there
uts G decided difference OF opinion.
Wilson $ kinuear stated that the CLUB
IN question would like TO handle that
competition every year, and the I'M
preston he conveyed was that the
Sleepy Hollow club felt that j.. ought
20 have that privilege.
Darwin P. Kingsley. the retiring
RE dent. disagreed with Mr.. Kinnear
u contention, whereupon both the
Nissan and Hollywood delegates stated
ia' their clubs would be keen for the
ornament The association, by the
'ly. voted last night 70 make the
ia.hsr and son tournament a permanent
tuurc
The iressurer's report, as read by
lanes 4. Stillman, showed balance
On hand Of SlO5O.36. as against s676.23
scar ago. Oswald kiTkDy and Frank
'rssorey we're appointed as an audit
committee, and then George Barnes
rs,lously suggested that Nr. Stillman
placed under bond
anes A. Tying. chairman Of the han
ap committee. called attention 10 the
aency Of some Of the clubs 20 per
10 sending in their reports based
scratch basis instead Of following
Instructions as set down IN the
s.ns system.
:. Mortimer Barnes. secretary OF the
Isolation, reviewed the year from a
'1peti;ive point Of view and touched
ghily on various matters. He said
al there were now seventy-six CLUBS
7 ne sssoeistion, four Of which were
afsn IN during the year-the Arcola
sssry Club. the Bellport Golf Club,
y Norwood Golf Club and the Wood
ssfs Club. This is the largest number in
= history Of the association, and the
''grsphiesl distribution shows that
- jersey mas tweuty-eight, Long
sihe twenty, New York twenty-five
=. Connecticut three.
". Barnes went into some detail re-
ai1lns the three championship tourna-
.as o. the association and gave q
o. al the prize winners. He de
,srsd that the Fox Hills Golf Club, the
%samis Club and the Garden City
- Club deserved a vote Of thanks
= ne interest they had taken.
- spoke highly Of the father and
tournament insugursted by the
tfty Hnf1coy Cr-w.rr C1vL ayd hold