The sun., 1919-06-22
GALA SPORT WEEK
| AT KNOLLWOOD G. G.
Popular Club Plans Fine Pro-
gramme to Celebrate 25th
Anniversary.
GOLF, TENNIS, BASEBALL
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Club Is Third Oldest in Metro
politan District-Wilson
Is President
GOLF, TENNIS, BASEBALL
ny INNS BRowN.

Oh WDlto 1Ihlun- 1cuIbptu Va eaAa' wv
ynisr institution have planned to oom-
Imemorate its twenty-nfth anniversary
I'm Grand style, and this U the week So
tyected for the celebration. Accordingly,
Features q plenty are on the card OK
sxnoiiwood this week.
And II IL no longer q walt than until
"Wednesday to see the start OF activities
Naturally enough. athletic events are
90 feature, and these are to run the
pcaie through golf. baseball, tennis and
holo. The grand sendon will come In
he form OF golf competition for women
Two rounds Will be played, one each
morning and afternoon "Wednesday
prizes for this event are offered by Mrs.
George Thomson Wilson for first place
and by Messrs. John II. Cockburn and
Benjamin Wood for second place. Fol-
Tow during the evening q club dinner.
music, movies and minstrelsy.
On Saturday the club will stage its
twenty-fifth annual golf tournament for
male enthusiasts. Two rounds arc 70
be played, and prizes awarded on the
basis of best selected score for the two
srounds President George T. Wilson Of
fers a prize to the winner.
Polo on Saturday.
=. Saturday afternoon will SEQ the polo
lcontest- Porter Clyde Shannon will cap.
vain one Of the opposing forces. to be
known as the Reds. John NICE. Bow
man is the captain of the Blues. who
will furnish the other part OF the cast
FOR the contest r. A. c. Smith offers
. prize to the winning team.
The polo match IL scheduled to start
at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Be-
ginning at 4 o'clock tennis will hold sway.
This is an invitation affair and a long
list of the best amateur talent in the
metropolitan district is expected TO pro-
vide the fun. In this list are VIM
cent Richards. William T. Tnden. Jr..
Beals C. Wright Theodore r. Pell. Har-
old Throcknorton. Ichiya Kumagae and
g. Kashio. Japanese racquet stars: Hol-
comb Ward. w. Merrill Hall and others.
military band will provide music
for the occasion. Following this sched-
ule OF athletic contests will come q club
dinner and dance. starting at o'clock.
Moving over into Sunday, the second
round OF match play in the golf tour
nament will be held in the morning In
the afternoon. starting at 2:3o o'clock.
baseball will occupy the centre Of the
stage. Capt. z. Tunniclife Fox will
lead the HOLLYWOOD Country Club team
against the Apawamis Country Club
team. captained by Silas II. Woodward.
The presidents Of the two clubs have
assumed the responsibilities OF umpiring
the contest. These two are also Offering
prizes to the winners.
When the knights OF the glove and
bat have had their fling. competition in
the tennis joust will be resumed. start
ing at 4 o'clock. Music will enliven the
programme for the afternoon and eve
ming And at 8 o'clock dinner the prizes
IN the various events will be presented.
Third Oldest Club.
There IS tradition a plenty and memo
Ties of former combat in profusion to
be famed over in this celebration.
.-Knollwood bows to only two local clubs
in the point of age. St. Andrews sprang
into being back in 1888. and four years
later Apawamis was placed on the map.
The former therefore antedates Knoll
wood by six years and the latter by two.
The scores of others came after.
= Inspired by the success of these two
scnbs, John d. Archbold and small
coterie OF friends decided to organize
the Knollwood Country Club in Elms-
ford, Westchester county. The pictur-
esque home of the club was at the time
the property of Harry B. Brewster. He
sold II to August T. Gillender. who
planned to establish a fine community
club with a magnificent clubhouse as a
social centre for builders of villas in this
beautiful section.
But Gillender encountered financial
troubles. and found himself unable to
carry his plan through successfully.
THE property was called TO the atten-
ton of Archbold He gathered some OF
his friends and it was decided to pur-
chase the property It then became
the home of Knollwood.
KnOIlwood's Charter Members.
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sequently tho president, the following
gentlemen became Knollwoods charter
members Mr.. Archbold. Charles I. Berg.
j. Adrianne Bush. Edward II. Clark
Or. Richard B. Coutant, August T. Gil.
lender, Charles j. Gould, Cyrus Field
Judson, Austin T. Kelly, William NJ
Kingsland, Justice Charles f.. Mclean
j. Scott McComb. Justice William Pop
ham Plat, Nathaniel c. Reynal. Mar
quise de San Mariana, Samuel Thomas
Lawrence Z. Van Etten, s. L. II. Ward
Worthington Whitehouse, Howard VIII
let's. Dudley Wolfe and Charles C.
Worthington.
In a very few weeks the membership
was filled to it's full quota of two hun
dred and nifty men. with their wives and
sons and daughters. and the golf games
were not only on but II was ION with
the dance" and other social entertain
Tnents until the fame OF the Knollwood
Affairs had extended lover the hills and
far away" to New York city. The late
Whitelaw Reid was one of the original
.1nembers OF the club, and retained his
membership until his death.
s,John D. Archbold resigned the presi.
esncy in 1912, when he was succeeded
~ Judson s. Todd. Tho vice-presidents
have been. In this order: p. Gilbert The.
baud, Oliver Hartman. c. H. Matthies
sen. Richard King. Henry w. Hayden
and George T.. Marcus. Secretaries
Cyrus Field Judson. Aug. T. Offender
Howard Willets. Frederic Bull, Henri
". Hayden. Judson s. Todd, Hugh A
Bayne. Fred L. Allen, Walter II. Sykes
Jr., and Warren d. Brown. The treas.
urers have been Mr. Offender, Howard
Wihets and Henry ]. Hemmens
The membership OF KnoIlwood Is not
only filled. but there is a considerabl.
waiting list. Some OF the present mem.
bers are f. c. Converse, Edwin Gould
frank ]. Gould. George w. Dickerman
Oliver Hartman, William A. Marbury
Samuel A Megeath, c. H. Matthiessen
John d. Lindsay, II. Bertram Ie1p
Henry Evans. John II. Coburn. waite,
c. Teasie. Percival s. HILL Stuart W.st
Joseph Eastman. Charles Hayden. Levi,
n. Lapham. Arthur X. Bourne. Lob,
NICE. Bowman. James Blaine WaIksr
Alfred Graham Miles, Edward 8. ] Nc
Viclar, Frederick X. Seggermann an,
George l.. Duval.
The present officers of Knollwood ara
6sorge T. Wilson, president; WiIlia1, n
Breed, vice-prcsident Dean S. EdrnunS'