New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
GOLFING FAR AND NEAR.
AN IRISH PLAYER WINS A CLOSE MATCH
AT KNOLLWOOD.
on THE LENOX PROPOSED INTERCUB
MATCHES AT SHORT HIIIS-A woMANs
PUTTING CONTEST.

PUTTING CONTEST.
largo number OF the Knollwood Country Club
goIfers assembled on the links yesterday 10 watch
tho thirty-six hole golf match between W. II.
Webb of the Royal Portrush Golf club. OF Ireland
and Henry p Toler. Of the Baltusfoi COL Ciup
Short Hills y J. Webb was the winner or the
Close Irish championship last year, and Toler was
one OF the medal players at Shinnecock HIS IN
July. The match between the TWO was extremely
cloee tho victory being I'm doubt until the last hoe
Of the tlirtv-six This went TO Nebh. thus giving
him the game. one up
In the morning the grounds were In fine condl-
t,on Webb had never played on them before. ana
was naturally handicapped by this fact AZ the
end Of the morning half eighteen holes. Toer was
,,o IN lie has improved greatly since the cham-
ronship especially in approaching and putting
rIs card showed eighty-two for this round. NeDp
dd not keep a record of his strokes. but mace sew
oral remarkable drives. The best OF these was III
plaving from the tee for the ninth MOLE ana was
stimatod at 225 yards This IS considered the long
&C, drive ever made at Knollwood by an amateur
The rain I'm the afternoon injured the greens by
making them slow. Webb played indinerently NJ
e,s, losing the opening three holes and giving IoIer
~ l1'' min at the fifteenth hole the scores were
.ren Webb won the sixteenth. which pui MN III
inc Ieau ,a U the scores so that the last hole
We one upon which everything d,ptnu'u1, 49,
payted IN IN ToIer i've Their cards the after
noon were AS follows:
Webb 90 a. ga SO
'''; Out ........:..:......s i: & (,
.Approximafei
1arox Mass Sept Is (SpeciaD.-The finals In
the handicap tournan ent match for the silver oV-
ing cup offered by Mrs. r. Fulton cutting were
plavcd at the golf links to-day Ah'elo DeNeIe"N
was the winner beating ID W. Bishop, Jr'' py up
PLAYING began last Thursday. and continued on
t,i,a, and Nondav There were twenty entries Of
~ host golfers IN the club This was the most
hrlliant and exciting match yet played OH ,le INN
1r ru OF SPECTATORS All the members of the Ior
eign legations were a. the Inks a. W." ~ mo
orty OF the cottaeeis'
The Raltusro Golf cub OF Short HIS \. D.
announces a series Of interclub team matches io'
,he autumn season The first game on octoper .,
u.u he with the ST. Andrews Golf club, ana Will
he nlaved or the ST Andrews links near fonkers.
All the other matches will be held at Inc bal'usrol
ads Tho, are as follows: October Il. Baltusrol
&c Shlnnecock Hills; October q. Baitusroi vs. 81;
Andrews; October 81 h naitmIro Newport
NSatches are also proposed with IN" TUXEDO ana
Morris county golf clubs but the dates nave NOT
been settled
A. the seabright Golf club series OF four spe-
o,al handicap matches Is in progress for as many
Guns given by Edward D. Adams The hrst was
nlared last Thursday. and the remaining ihT"e
vii be held Thursday. september IL - ah Cos E
,oher Each game consists or elkh'ech noics'
medal plav The winner I'm any one or the COMP
;tions is Ineligible thereafter TO play Tor the ohe'
cups.
| IN. NJ the Saturday tournaments will be put
| 49,, oortest for women al the Knowood Inks A
| shor. course Of SIX holes. no two more than l'
Yards apart. and much less. has been laid ou'
! IN the large lawn in front Of the clubhouse. Inc
| uhole course IL like immense green ana Ply w
"ilo'v 90 be tho only stroke used in covering the
lind This idea first adopted IN ,he SUNNI ~ 1,
~ Bar Harbor. aud was 40 wei Ilksu '""' II =
nronnsed 10 continue il at hnollwoOd