New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-30
LOVING SETS A
GOLF MARK AT
QUAKER RIDGE
Turns in a % for the Nine
Holes on New Mamaro-
neck Course.

At this fag end Of the season, when
golf clubs show a tendency to rust from
lack of use, reports Of brilliant per-
formances on the links are naturally
unexpected. The more surprising, there
fore, is the news to the effect that FL
mer Loving, professional at the Quaker
Ridge Country Club, recently smashed
all records there by Keeling of nine
holes in 2s. This is one Of the lowest
nine-hole scores ever made in this
country
Loving, so the story goes, started
with a at the 950-yard first hole, got
another 8 at No. 2, only few yards
shorter. and a 4 at the 550-yard third.
Apparently being in a hurry, Loving
aid not bother with taking more than .
at any Of the remaining six holes, and
his figures beat par at every hole ex-
cept the 250-yard seventh, where. for
some reason or other, the par has been
placed at 8. He admitted taking one
putt on every green, and appeared
peeved because he hadn't holed an ap-
proach or two. ,
The Quaker Ridge course, situated
near Mamaroneck, is new, and thus far
only nine holes have been finished.
There is also considerable trapping to
be done. but even if the course Is not
as stiff as it might be the fact remains
that IL covers a playing length OF more
than 5000 yards Some months ago. or
shortly after the formation OF the
Quaker Ridge Club, more than fifty
New York Athletic Club golfers joined;
Some time next season the club will
place the other nine holes in commits
sion. At least, that is the present IN
tention Of W. J. Baird and Herbert HIP
we'll, who from the start have been the
chief factors in Quaker Ridge afalrs.
For a long time 1t has been the de-
sire OF the golfers who use the public
links at Van Cortlandt Park to have
beginners make greater use Of the new
Mosholu course on the plateau, but as
vet no scheme has been adopted. Sew
eral have been advanced, however.
An idea has been offered the Park
Department for test by means OF
driving competition. Unless a woman
can get seve.,ty-five yards off the tee
she will have to play at Mosholu, while
the minimum distance for a man Will
be 125 yards.
1t was suggested by some one as Ions
ago as last spring that each golfer re-
turn .rds and those who are incapable
of averaging better than ITO be rele-
gated to Mosholu, the remainder play
ing regularly at Van Cortlandt.
Since Mosholu has been put in COM
mission the tendency of the players has
been to disregard the additional facili-
ties, in that the links is moro or less
Of a makeshift affair, with no accom-
modations in comparison to the regular
Van Cortlandt green.
One player has offered the idea that
the clubs using Van Cortlandt Park run
off thirty six-hole competitions occa-
sionally, using both courses for tho
purpose.
Elaborate preparations are under way
for the annual tournament Of the Win
ter League of Advertising Interests at
Pinehurst the week beginning January
10. Arrangements have been made for
a special train over the Pennsylvania
on Friday, January Z.
Instead of the usual match play
scheme, conditions this year have been
changed to seventy-two holes Of medal
play, the field being divided into four
classes, according to handicaps. The
player making the best gross score for
the seventy-two holes will be declared
the champion Similar conditions will
prevail for women. Close to $4,000 has
been set aside for prizes. William c.
Freeman, Of Englewood, is chairman OF
the tournament committee.