The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-29
TRAVIS BEATS YOUNG REID
1RAr0GA OPEN TOURNAMENT VIM
NER LOSES IN a MATCH.
yb. Enlarged Course or tho Oakland Golf Club
opened h, n Team Match with ~. Andrews
visitors win the Honors By n Largo
,.,oru, - Fiont Result "a Holes IN n.

rb. Enlarged Course or tho Oakland Golf Club
Opened by n Team Match with ~. Andrews
visitors win the Honora by n Largo
Majority = Einai Result ~ Holes 60 n.
To opcn the enlarged links In n formal manner
,tcam match was decided at tho Oakland Golf
Club Yesterday that brought out much interest.
ing goinng. The contestants were six Of the
home club against a like number from tho 81.
Andrews club. The result was a victory for
the visitors. by the large total OF 81 holes.
The new holes are tho fifth. OF 5o7 yards, and
the sixth, OF 5il yards. the additions bringing
the playing distance up to 9, $50 yards. This
makes the Oakland course one of tho longest
nine. hole courses in the country. The distances
Of tho holes were laid out by George Strath.
and the undulations OF tho land, the splendid
turf and an utter absence of trees In the limo of
NAV mako the links productive OF the best
game the player has in him. The clubhouse
balconies we're crowded with women and men,
who watched the finish with interest.
81. Andrews team was headed by the Yale
golfer, John Reid, Jr., who was fresh from his
successes in the open tournament at Saratoga
earlier in the week. The incessant play, coupled
with the fact that he had been travelling all
night, may have taken the edge from his game.
At all events. he was defeated by Travis. the
home champion. who. when last before the pub
lie. figured Ms the winner at the recent Norwood
tournament over w. &. Stewart, the English
amateur.
cards we're - kept, but some Of The play was well
worth watching. Travis made his round in
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won the trst hole, but then Reid took four in
succession. The fourth hole; of AZ yards, he
II: ' 'nS S The T Sf,h was h ,sE ,nS %nd, as as
Travis won out from that point, they FIN.
,.h,1 tho n raj half of the tourney on ayen terms.
OF the match to the end. gaining his al vantaRes.
asa rule, In the approaching. Travis was the
only Oakland man TO score.
Arms rong, who played for his old club. had
eight holes 10 the good. His card WAS remarka-
bly, good, in spite, of n lost ball on the seventh
hole OF the second round. The details were:
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As the full course had never been played over
before. this, for tho present at least, Is the ANA.
teur record. Gray made a further gain of ten
FOR ST. Andrews. His card going out was 8, 3.
5, 8. $ :. 5. 5. 5-46. The five at the eighth
hole included a penalty for a lost ball. He was
8 up at that point. his opponent playing bet.
ter golf on the second round. Townsend and
Lawrence halved the second hole twice in threee.
Townsend was 3 up at the ninth and ) up at
the end. as Lawrence played strongest coming
in. Townsend's card follows, the seventh hole
Mtci:
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o,the others. Brown scored for st, Andrews.
while Baker and Embree proved to be so we'll
mated that they tied. Although beaten. the
Oakland mon were not disheariened. as they
were short of three OF their best
Keene, f. NJ. Alexandra. and r. NJ. Littlejohn.
They look forward to the return match at st.
Andrews. The score:
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