New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-12
NWOOD WILL
BLOW ITSELF
TO NEW HOUSE
Golf Club Plans to Spend
100000 for Larger
Quarters.
By FRED HAWTHORNE

The lnwood Country Club, whose
clubhouse and links nestle near the
wide expsrse OF Jamaica Bay, near Far
/ Rockawsy. is undergoing the throes OF
wholesale rebuilding and changes. both
as 10 buildings and course. An entirely
rev clubhouse is under course of con-
struction az a cost estimated at about
$50 900. and when complete will be one
Of the finest on Long Island.
Herbert Strong. the professional, Is
experimenting the changing Of the diff
ferent holes. New bunkers and tees
will be added and the water hazards
will be enlarged, so that when winter
rolls around again there will be greater
1 opportunities for skating. The order
OF playing the holes will also be
/ changed, and Strong promises that the
eighteen-hole circuit Will be better
J than ever when the season opens.
: The club is 20 he three story AFFAIR,
in the Colonial style. with massive col
umns on the southern front, which will
face the bay. There will be a massive
living room. 46x34 feet, with an open
fireplace and glass inclosed dining
porch Of generous size. There will be
$50 lockers for men and one hundred
for women. with lounging rooms, show
or baths and dressing rooms. II Is
planned 70 open the building about the
/ first OF November. Morrel Smith Is the
architect.
We're you besleged this morning by
men and boys trying 10 sell you golf
balls a, reduced prices II not, you
soon will be. for az midnight last night
the Haskell patent on rubber-cored
balls expired. and from now on the
market will be flooded with cheaper
halls. mostly Of the English variety.
The windows OF the sporting goods
stores will probably be filed with the
/ rubber cores on display. and the hearts
Of the golfers will be glad.
The New York Newspaper Golf
/ Clcb, which conducts its tournaments
on the public links at Van Cortland
Park, made a move in the right direc-
ton when II undertook 10 take charge
/ OF one Of the tournaments for the re-
Gently organized Professional Golfers
Association Of America. The pros will
engage in iwo-day tourney at Van
Cortlandt. on July II and Is. with
seventy-two holes medal play as the
test.
Many Of the best Of the money
chasers have already stated their in
ten'ion Of entering this fixture, for
which a considerable purse has thus
early been assured, and in assuming
the management OF the affair the
Newspaper Golf Club is materially aid
ing the movement that should eventu-
! allv do much for the calibre of the
professional game in this country. An
other pro tourney, for the Rodman
Wapamaker trophy with various sec
final qualifying tests for the right 70
enter the final. will also be held,
somewhere IN the metropolitan dis
.rict a. a date yet TO be selected
The Englewood Country Club. where
the state championship and the junior
metropolitan championship tourna-
ments will be held in June, has en-
gagged Donald Ross. the course archi-
tect. to plan some changes in the
placing Of the holes and the changing
Of the hazards. designed TO make the
test a better one than il has ever been
before. All work will be finished in
time for the two fixtures mentioned
above.
The Hudson River Golf Association
announced IT'S schedule Of tourna-
merits for the season yesterday as fol-
lows: June 10. Orange County Golf
Club. at Middleton; June p. p. %
and p. annual association champion
ship al Hudson River Country Club.
Yonkers: July 10. Rockland Country
Club. Palisade: July 29. Twaals-
XII Golf Club. Kingston; August
10. Duchess G.. and c. c.. Poughkeep-
sic: September 9. Powelton Club. New
burgh. There will be Class A. b and
c competitions. Duchess is now the
team champion.