The New York herald., 1922-12-13
CANOE BROOK GETS
MET GOLF OPEN
Summit, N. j., Club Is Only
Applicant-Amateur Course
Selection Left Over.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

The wish of Findlay s. Douglas to
have the courses for the championships
Of the Metropolitan Golf Association.
IN only one instance at the annual meet
ing Of this organization, held last night
at Delmonico's. AS to the open title
event it can be said definitely that it
will bo decided over the links Of the
Canoe Brook Country Club OF Summit.
N. j.
Mr. Douglas, reelected president, said
in the course of his remarks from the
chair that he favored selecting the cham
pionship links at the annual meeting
rather than have the matter left to the
executive committee, as has been tho
custom for years. The meeting did not
take kindly to the suggestion. but fate
interposed to support the president In
consideration Of at least one Of the three
events--the open. This was made possi-
BILE by the fact that Canoe Brook was
the only club to offer It's course.
'That is closed,' said Mr.. Douglas
emphatically. Canoe Brook gets the
open. The executive committee Is saved
that much work"
Before any action whatsoever could be
taken on the amateur championship the
question as to rotating the title events
brought up year ago'had to be dis
posed Of. While 1t will take until next
year to get an amendment to this into
the constitution the delegates voted to
make start by awarding the amateur
championship next year to Westchester
and the open to New Jersey.
This action automatically closed the
door to consideration of several clubs
from other districts offering for the
amateur. Those in the running are
Apawamis. Siwanoy. Sleepy Hollow.
Wykagyl and Hudson River. Westches-
ter Biltmore also made application. but
this fact seemed to be overlooked in the
announcement by Mr.. Douglas that five
organizations had made the offer Of
their links.
Looking After the Juniors.
| Garden City. Apawamis, Lido, Engle-
wood and Sleepy Hollow all came for
ward with the helping hand when the
question OF a course for the junior was
brought up. William II. Conroy, the
Apawamis president, led off by rising
to remark that it was a duty every club
,, owed to the association to look after
the coming stars. This evidently struck
| responsive chord somewhere in the
frame of DR.. A. T. Haight, for in a flash
the doctor was on his feet Offering Lido.
Dr. Iaight has been making so many
brides on the Long Beach circuit that
he evidently Is beginning to believe the
layout would make an excellent test for
the boys. Unfortunately the Lido dele
gate omitted to state how much filling
In the club would undertake so that,
the majority OF the boys could get over
the water hazards and around in the
qualifying.
Selection OF this course also was left
to the executive committee.
Many points OF interest were revealed
by the various reports. For one thing
the membership of the association con-
tinues to expand. Six clubs were added
during the year, bringing the number
UP to ia clubs. When the secretary
dealt with this matter at the meeting
In 1921 he proudly reported 10s in the
fold. Since that time there have been
added Lido Country Club of Long
Beach, l.. l., Fresh Pond Country Club
OF Jamaica, l.. l., Powelton Club of
Newburgh, n. Y, Hampstead Country
club Of Hampstead, l.. l., Jackson
Heights Golf Club of Elmhurst, l.. /.
and the Duchess Golf and Country
Club of Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
From this 1t appears that the spread
os the game during the year has been
more rapid In Long Island than in any
admitted organizations are In this par
ticular territory. Evidently there has
been a revival Of interest in the game
in Newburgh. as Powelton was, men,
Der Of the NJ. G. A several years ago.
As many courses are now in course
OF construction. It is likely that next
year will see an even more noticeable
augmentation of the associations men,
bership than Is apparent this year. 1t
In 90 &1,a.
grown from about seventy clubs in
five years.
Admission Fee Justified.
The secretary intimated that results
had justified the admission fee of s1.10
charged at the open championship at
Lido. This being the case the NJ. G.. A.
will continue to pursue this policy in
the future.
The report of the treasurer. Alfred $.
Bourne. shows receipts during the year
OF S4.651.97 and disbursements Of So
236.37. The net increase of $415.70,
added to the balance brought forward
at the beginning of the year, s3175.s6,
leaves balance in hand OF $3,5s1.6s.
Open championship entries as dis
closed by the detailed report OF the
treasurer were 1886, while the admis-
sions brought s5s2 more. However, the
open championship cost s1.636.90. On
the other hand the amateur champion
ship cost was only s691.69. OF this s52s
was returned in entries. Club dues form
an important item Through this source
the sum of s2,760 was paid into the
association treasury.
Findlay s. Douglas. Nassau Country
Club. was reelected president OF the as
ISOLATION; Charles v. Benton, Hudson
River, vice-president. and Charles w.
OConnor. Essex County. secretary. Mer-
rill X. Waters of Ardsiey takes the
place OF Alfred s. Bourne as treasurer.