New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-06
Perfect Weather COndi
ditions Favor Players
at ArcOla Club.

Wth conditions underfoot and over
head welInight perfect, only two out
of field Of sixty-odd golfers sue
ceeded in getting round better than 80
in the qualification test Of the Arcola
Country Clubs invitation tournament
yesterday. They were Frank W. Dyer.
Of Montclair. and Max Marston, Of
Baltusrol, with scores of IS and 7s re-
spectively.
Arcola, Of which golfers have been
hearing about for several years, IS
comparatively new in the tournament
game. In fact, this is the first three
day affair it has ever attempted, ana
those who saw the course for the hrst
time yesterday are now willing TO de-
clare that this club, so ideally located,
between Hackensack and Paterson, IS
in line for anything in tournament
way. Few courses have been LAID out
with better judgment, each nine holes
being separate and distinct from the
other. with the ninth and eighteenth
greens close to the clubhouse.
Those responsible for the develop
ment of the Arcola course are 70 De
congratulated upon the big advance
made within the last year. The tair-
way was beyond any reproach, whle
the greens carried the ball on true
line without any reflections. Inc
course too is now well trapped with
any number of fine holes, where only
high grade golf will make par hgures.
No one could ask for better 4-holes
than the first, second, sixth, tenth, SIX
teenth and eighteenth; while on tne
long thirteenth, there IS no poss Nie
chance TO miss a shot and reach the
green in three, always sure test Oh
a three-shot hole.
Greens in Great Condition.
7. is doubtful If eighteen better put
ting greens could be found anywhere,
and. as one golfer expressed II: ney
were TOO good for him.
Even Marston, becoming a trihe too
confident, overran the cup so far on
two occasions. that he missed the puts
coming back. and had 1t not been for
those careless slips he would have tied
Dyer for the medal. Dyer had 20
thank a 2-spot at the ninth for his 80
out. He sank quite a putt there, but
on the homeward journey he made
81, which equalled the par. MS
card was as follows:
out % ..::..::..::.... ....ss 1853 = 49,.
In addition TO the aforesaid missed
NUTS on Marstons part, 1t may also
be said that the former New Jersey
champion had little tough luck at
the long fourth hole. The second
shot was blind over hill, and boy
stationed at the top with nag 70
let an oncoming pair know when the
nreceding couple have left the green
gave the word TO Marston and Z. Z.
EDDY. of the home club, who was
plavinc with the Baltusrol man, and
il so happened that, after his drive
the flagstaff held By the boy was d.
rectly in Marston's line.
He shouted for the boy TO get to
one side. and then played. The boy
was tardy in moving, however, and ne
came near regrettlng II, for the ball
hit by MarstOn, going like rihe
shot. went straight for the staff, when
il hit. This detected the ball of into
the rough. 10 a bad lie, and 1t made
good deal of difference, for had 1t not
hit the pole il would surely have gone
on 10 the green. and Marston doubt
less would have had a 4 there, instead
OF the six which he did take.
Long Putt for ?.
The only long putt that Marston
holed was the , at the 220-yard third
hole. He ran the ball in there from
the edge of the green. At the home
hole Max knew that Dyer, who had
finished directly in front Of him, had
made rs; consequently, when Mar
ston reached the green some 25 feet
10 the right of the pin on his second
shot. he made a bold try for his 70
tie the score. The ball overran few
feet and he missed coming back. His
card was as follows:
out ............; :. /; go,
Hamilton K. Kerr, Of Greenwich, al
though unfamiliar with the links, made
the round in 81, a stroke worse than
Row Webb, the Englewood golfer, who
in practice on Wednesday had 10.
That was from the shorter tees, how
ever. As the committee was desirous
Of having a thirty-six hole final in the