The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-21
ON MORRIS COUNTY LINKS.
STEWART WINS THE GOLD MEDAL
N MAKES A SCORE.

Robbins, TynG and Lynch Flnish Next in order
-Keene's Marrow Escape from Not Quail
rJinE-Porty.nve Players In tho Preliminary
Itound-schroeder Makes y Hole In Two.
Overhanging clouds marred the weather
outlook at the Morris County Golf Club yes
terday, but this did not interfere with the
success of the opening play in the autumn
tournament. The honors OF the day rested
with w. Girdwood Stewart. the English
member of the Seabright Club, who won the
gold medal by a record score. As always at the
Morris County Golf Club, there was a large and
enthusiastic gallery" at the frst tee and on
the vcranda of the pretty clubhouse. One party
arrived on n four.in.hand coach, with Eugene
Higgins as whip, and included Mr.. and Mrs.
II. c. Chatheld- Taylor of Chicago.
The play was at thirty.six holes, nj the medal
game, the first sixteen to qualify for the match
rounds for tho Morris County Cup. The ex-
tended eighteen.hole course was used, the holes
being arranged as follows:
out."".29o l75 $50 s55 800 $50 2a5 200 ESQ
In ........I50 $50 $40 $3.50 169 l67 1913 $40 270
Out, ease; in, 2.03e. Total. 1904 yards.
A rainfall is sadly needed to soften the fair
greens. but otherwise tho course was In good
,nnrse. bn, gicM rs no P Sffepn SSS1G ro mHSp Of Lor % .h 10
about what tho hoeie should be: although the
eleventh hole might easily be a . rather than a
sional, and J. A. Tying have each recorded n
10. but their scores were made In September,
when the ground was not SO baked. Stewards
score Ia the more creditable from the fact that
he had not played over the course before yes.
terday.
A series OF fine puts was the distinctive foa-
ture OF Stewards game. Usually putting 10
not his strongest point. and his low score Is due
to the improvement shown In this respect. But
no one could Cavil at any part of his game. He
has now been in constant practice since his ar
rival in this country last June, and, as stewart
admits himself. he 10 now at the top OF his
game. Robbins, the young st. Andrews player,
was second, but he was nine strokes worse than
the Englishman.. He played with great steadi:
ness. his worst hole being n q. Tying equalled
Stewards round in the morning. but This after
noon round was not made very brilliantly, q
wild drive, followed by a poor second shot, cost
lug him q for the twelfth hole. Lynch finished
in lTG, but two strokes worse than Tying. For
the first time this year the Lakewood amateur put
up Il fine all-rOund game, and from now on he
will be a dangerous factor in the open COMPETE
tiuns.
Only tho four named finished better than 1s2.
Foxhall Kecne overplayed his approach shot TO
tho first hole, tho ball getting into "A bad corner
10y the fence. SO that 1t cost him nine strokes.
Thereafter his play was ragged, except on the
inward holes IN the afternoon, which he made
in II. six of the holes being fours. This strong
finish just enabled him to qualify. Schroeder
made the fourteenth hole in two strokes. Nor
ten lust missed qualifying by n single strokr,
due to the missing OF n siN.inch put on the home
green. The cards by strokes OF those who quail
fi,i.