The sun., 1919-11-04
ACTIVE PROGRAMME
FOR LOCAL LINKS
Medal Handicaps and Fourball
Matches Feature Schedules
at Various Clubs.
BY INNS BROWN.

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To-day offers opportunity for the
golfing fraternity to take a couple of
tricks with a single trump. While the
occasion affords day off for the impos-
ing duty Of casting votes for the respec-
tive candidates for several public offices,
a small army of club swingers will also
snatch few hours from business to
caVort about their favorite links The
season Is closed on interclub tourna.
ment meetings, but that doesn't mean
that practically all of the courses OF
tne district won't gather quite a
throng for to-day's outing.
The Jersey clubs In particular are Of
fering number of attractive contests
Tor club members. Baltusrol plans a
four ball competition with club handi-
caps applying. Each player of a team will
apply his handicap according to the
card, and the best ball for the two
with these handicaps will constitute their
record for the round. The Ridgewood
Country Club offers an eighteen holes
contest against par
over at Plainfleld competition will be
a four ball affair with play both morning
ana afternoon. The best scores of the
Two VIII stand for team in the race
Tor prizes. This competition will be
held in two classes. At Glen Ridge a
thirty-six holes handicap will be played
with prizes also for the winners for
the eighteen holes in the afternoon
Prizes will be offered in two classes
AT the Suburban Country Club a blind
handicap for eighteen holes will be con-
tinued with the proceeds from entries
going to swell the Union County Roose-
Welt Memorial Fund. The Baltusrol Club
will also contribute its receipts to this
fund. At Upper Montclair the semi.
finals for the Henderson trophies In
two classes will be played.
Sleepy Hollow Programme.
Up in westchester the Sleepy Hollow
Country Club will hold a medal handi-
zap of eighteen holes against par Com
petition will be open to three classes.
This is the closing event of the season
for the Scarborough-on-H Hudson club,
Scarsdale will hold thirty-six holes
handicap with special prize offered
for the best afternoon round Several
other clubs are offering eighteen holes
handicaps
The Cherry Valley Club Just managed
to nose in with its initial invitation tour.
nament before the close of the local sea
son. But the club can congratulate It.
self of having made a very fine success
of it's first effort. The field which COM
peted was both large and representa-
tive, containing several of the first string
players of the district
Furthermore the club can rest assured
that the course created a very fine i'm.
preston on all of those who were trying
1t out for the first time. 1t had un-
doubtedly been put in the best condi.
ton possible for the tournament. The
putting greens were in tiptop shape and
the fairways are second to none In thu
district. Practically the entire field
joined in singing the praises Of the
course, several agreeing that it is one
of the best courses in the district right
now. 1t is safe to say that next sea.
sons tournament there will draw a fine
field.
Stringer Seconds Anderson,
Irwin Stringer, professional at thu
Ocean CountryIClub agrees heartily will
John G. Anderson In the matter of play
ers overestimating the distance on theil
drives very frequently. Stringer think
the point about misleading distances a.
recorded on cards of the various course.
is also well taken, declaring that II
more cases than few he has been mis-
led by such figures on his first tim,
around a course.
But in addition to this tendency, HI
claims, as does Anderson. that golfer,
generally are prone to add on a littl,
extra distance for good measure in esti
mating the length of their drives. II,
goes so far as to say that he doesnr
believe there are a half dozen golfer,
in the country. professional and anna
teur who will average 24O yards OF
their tee shots round after round
Following very satisfactory season
at the Ocean club, Stringer is making
ready to move South for the winter. II,
will take charge of a course at Cam
den = q for tho Ninter ynpptba