New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-24
ALL LENOX AT THE LINKS.
GREAT INTEREST TAKEN IN THE GOLF
TOURNAMENT
AFTER YESTERDAYS PLAY FOR THE CUP ONLY
BARKER FEM CUTTING AND SMITH
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Ienox. Mass. Sept. eff Lenox IL not gof-mad
now It will be before the week IL over, Judging
from the increased interest day by day as the
tournament advances. All Lenox was at the links
this morning and It a brilliant show.
The wind was blowing almost gale from the
north in the morning. but the day was bright and
clear and much OF Improvement on yesterday
as a golf day. Interest centred In the match for
the beautiful Lenox Cup. The players were all on
hand at 10 o'clock ready 10 start The frat 10 tee
the balls were II. 3. Sweeney. Of the St Andrews
club against r. &. Cutting. OF the Cambridge Golf
club sweeney being an old and experienced
PLAYER and having been round the links several
times was able to heat his young antagonist up.
with to play James Brown Played against H. Z.
Leeds OF the Myopia Hunt Club. and the latter
won 4 up with TO play X. r. Kerr or the
Lakewood Club played against O. b. Kinnicutt. Of
the Home Club, and the winner UP. with to
nlay The next pair TO start were Quincy A. Shaw,
OF the Brookline Golf Club and Abrnm Barker. or
the Agawam Hunt Club The Boston man was no
match for his Providence antagonist, az the score
proved Barker being the winner, up, with to
play Barker made the longest drives Of any man
on the links to-day. and had good luck on the put
ting greens He also equalled the phenomenal
score Of Fem In going round the links once IN a.
which Is the record.
DR. Howard Van Rensselaer,, OF the Albany Coun-
try Golf Club and F. o. Beach, Of the Meadow
brook Club played against each other and had TO
play the whole eighteen holes TO decide the winner
Beach came out winner. up. Winthrop Ruther-
ford OF the Newport Club, played against George
NJ Smith, Of the Agawam Hunt club The game
was about even. but Smith was finally the winner,
up. A. II. Fem, of the Palmetto Golf club, and
Paul Kimbal OF Lakewood proved to be rather UNI
equally matched, Fem was winner up with
to play w. Il. Cutting. jr.. Of the Home Club
was also an easy winner over Alfred Graham. up,
with to play.
The interest increased this afternoon. when the
eight victors of the morning were reduced to four.
II was again match play eighteen holes, the same
as the morning and the winners were Fem. BARK
or Smith and Cutting. one of the closest and most
exciting matches of the afternoon was that OF
Beach against Cutting The latter won. up, with
TO play. The two veterans. Fem and Leeds. were
watched with much interest until II became appar-
ent that Fem the winner. He won. up. with
; to play. Barker beat Kerr. up. with to play.
II was foregone conclusion among the spectators
that sweeney would beat Smith but he did not.
sweeney has been such a winner at other places that
when ne came here he considered one OF the
the Providence man beat HIM. up. with 10 play.
The continuatio Of the play for the cup Will come
Tomorrow when the third round match play Will
take place Barker will meet Fem and Cutting Will
meet Smith. The contest Will not be decided until
Friday when the two successful men or tomorrow
will have to play thirty-six holes to find out who
wins
There about a score OF players for the conso-
Iation prize for those who were beaten yesterday
I'm the contest for the cup. Sanford Barnes. OF the
Lenox club the winner.