New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
FOUR LEFT AT ST. ANDREWS.
THE WINNER OF THE GOLF CHAMPION
SHIP HARD TO CHOOSE.
FEM WENT DOWN BEFORE BOWERS IL JESTER
DAYS MATCHES AND SANDS WAS BEATEN
PIX DoCGLAs-srEwARr AND MEN
ZIES THE OTHERs LEFT FOR
THE sEMI-TiNALs.

Ky DOIGI4AS-STEWArT AND MEN
ZiEs THE OTHERS LEFT FOR
THE sEMI-FiNALs
The links the heights OF ''Oid St. Andrews
were alive with golfers yesterday when the tourna-
ment that Is virtually to decide the golf hampton
ship OF the East continued with a score
more Oh goifng experts who had survived the pre-
llTninary round on the opening day. The quality
OF the play is best told in rs own story. OF the
sixteen mon who qualified for the ST. Andrews
cup on wednesday. Men2ies Douglas. Stewart and
Bowers are ali that are left 20 battle for the
coveted trophy. This meant defeat for more than
ono tournament winner this SEASON. and In fact
the unsuccessful candidates were almost as promi
nent in the Soltns word their more fortunate
rivals II was day of surprises for the mighty
Fem went down before Bowers I'm a way that
made the other competitors look well 10 their
laureis. while Willie" Sauis who had the added
experience Of a tour Of Che English links to serve
him. succumbed to the young Scotch lad. Douglas
The championship lies between four men,
whose form said hardly to show a shade
OF difference. and. no matter which wins. golfer
strong and true will take the highest place that
tie pioneer club in the royal and ancient game
in this country accord
Yesterdays matches were close exciting and
energetic throughout. Ire competitors for the
s. Andrews cup, as behtted their prestige in the
tournament were the first command attention
at the opening tee. The first hole Is d carey Of 306
yards guarded by apple orchard the left
which stands as stern reminder of the penalty OF
a pulled drive. while TO the right troacherous
knoll covered with trees and rocks promises ig
nonany for ii player with a tendency slice. The
orchard apparently had more terrors than the
knoll for almost every man drove far TO the right
TO escape its more certain dangers
Before the first round AZ hole play was begun
however, the tie which occurred on Wednesday be-
tween Bowers. Larocque and Chadwick for the last
TWO places In the preliminary round played Off
Bowers and I.arOcque proved the winners. and
Chadwick took his place among the consolation
players This left sixteen men to meet in match
play Tor the St Andrews cup. and after the draw
inss hal been made the first round was begun
Among those who gathered about the first toe
Mrs. Walter Hodgman. Miss Hoigman. Mrs Will
lam Il. Innis. Mrs. DIXON. Mrs. Alexander Smith
Mrs. W. H. Sands. Mrs. j. VI. Waterbury. Miss
Jpham ard Mrs John Reid.
Fem. the Palmetto CLUB champion. and George
Armstrong the wel-known Staten Island player
among first Off. Fem swung his driver
win slow. easy fail that rapidly gained force
It neared the ball. and tho gutta-percha Skinned
in a low swift line 80 yards uD the Fem.
during this match. displayed all the force and ac-
curacy which mas made him prominent on the
links this season, his final against Armstrong
Being 3 UP and to play. Alexander Morten OF
Arisloy. had as his opponent Beverly Ward. jr OF
Baltusrol who succumbed by up and 3 10 play.
Menzies the chief hope Of the followers OF old S..
Andrews, pat up a fast. driving game against Rip
ley OF Cambridge. which was successful by up
and TO play. But the matches all
one-sided this for there struggles that
worthy "A fight for National supremacy Quincy
Shaw, fresh from his laurels Meadow Brook.
from Wright only by the barest margin. while
Stewart had even a closer tussle with Robbins that
was not decided until twenty holes had been played.
Another exciting finish furnished by Graham.
Of dsley. and LarOcque. Of Shinnecock. the for
MGR winning in mastery fashion at the nineteenth
hole The two ended even at the eighteenth.
and I'm the pay-off Graham got away beautiful
drive that made the foot OF the first ACTIVITY in
rdtf,ing fashion LdrOcque followed with even
better shot but the ball hit Of the spectators
who climbing the nil. and stopped snort ten
yards behind the other. This piece Of bad fortune
capped by a lucky PUT OF Graham on the
putting -green that had force enough 10 carry the
hall far beyond the hole bat which stopped In
its run by hitting the rim Of the cup. enabling
Graham hole out his next stroke, and giving
him the match by up.
But for brillancy and excitement Douglas and
at the fourteenth hole BY n clever rally Sands
closed up the gap. and the two stood even at the
end OF the eighteenth. Douglas ove.putted the
nineteenth and missed an excellent chance 10 eni
rho match al this point. Nevertheless. he laid
Sands a sly mic. which the latter cleared in phe-
SUPREMACY and forged out ahead by one up
This left Morten MenZies, Bowers. Fem. shaw
Stewart. Graham and Douglas TO meet IN the sec
oud round in the afternoon. II was here thht the
upsets occurred. Bowers started or with Fem ana
soon struck a gait that left the former well IN the
rear. Fem opened by driving into the orchard ana
followed IL up by topping several drives. Bowers
took the lead al the tenth hoe, ara from tndt point
on the match VS. his. Bowers went out IN 10 ana
came back I'm 30. making - for his total score Inc
cards tell the story.
I!.. ....:.. ::.:::....44 80
p,sers ..............4 50