The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
COLE.
First Day's Play in tho Canadian Amateur
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tournaments

First Day's Play in tho Canadian Amateur
Championships-Other Tournaments.
MONTREAL, Sept. 23.-The contest for tho
amateur golf championship OF Canada began
to-day on the links Of the Royal Montreal Golf
Club. There were twenty entries in the contest,
which is open TO all bona tide amateur members
of clubs associated or affiliated with tho Royal
Canadian Golf Association. eighteen holes
match play, final round thirty-six holes.
The first prize Ia the Aberdeen Cup, presented
by the Governor-Genera Of Canada, and to be-
come the property OF any one winning it in three
consecutive competitions, and a gold medal. Sec
ond prize n silver medal. The scores in to-day's
round follows:
Preliminary Round-w. W Watson beat d. L. Her.
bert by 3 up and Q to play; G. S. Lyon. Toronto.
beat J. s. Gillespie by up and 8 to play; T. r. Hen.
derson. Montreal. beat W. A. Grirnth by 1 up and .
to play; A. II. Campbell. Toronto. beat W. W. Mo
Cuais by up. X. II. Mcpherson beat T. S. Maude by
: up and q to play.
First Round-G. S. Lyon beat W. w. Watson by Q
up and ! 10 play; 7. X. Henderson beat A. II. Camp
hell by . up; W. Sweeny. Toronto. beat G. W. MAC
dougal. Montreal. by 3 up and 2 to play; C. Hunter
beat j. E. Bailey by o up and I to play; ". A. II.
Kerr. Toronto, beat q. 7. Browne by 3 up and ( to
play: A. +. Swift beat A. z. Palmer by 2 up; ]. r.
Kirk beat A. q. Thompson by { up and 9 to play.
The second round will he played tomorrow
morning; the semi. finals in the afternoon, and
the finals on Saturday.
Tuxedo annual golf tournament was contin.
ued yesterday. and In spite of the drizzling rain
the golf shown was high class. The surprise of
the day WAS the defeat of w. J. Travis of tho
Oakland Golf Club by r.. Huntington of the
home club. 1t is the first defeat OF the Oakland
crack since his sensational debut at the Mead
OVERLOOK open tournament in the spring. Hunt
lnR'Ou played "A Sterling good game. although
his familiarity with the course was a great ad-
vantage 10 him. He won by q up and s to play.
Their cards were:
Huntington
fGnnt.:..""".".s s$s.ssS 40
Travis
f Gsa'::::::-:"".":s tsS.'+A SIS 80
sBye holes not played.
Totals-TrAviI, 90; Huntington. 81.
Another feature OF the day was the meeting
Club champion; The result was a we'll earned
victory for Tho Rockawey player, for Rushmcro
home links. konne was 8 up at the end OF the
first round, but Rushinore won the two starting
match was most holly contested. Keene was
hunkered on the second, round on the eighth
out neatly on, the first attempt Playing
this hole on the first round keene had a
the bunker. but the ball rehounded out o the
difficulty and landed right on the putting green.
keene won by = up and / to &c. Tho cards follow:
R RS.HS; SSsssSss --.!i
s:h%ot. sttSsss 10
'bye not played. ~Totals-Keene ~; Rushmore, rs.
The best match in tho Wee Wah Cup contest
wGs betwc J, Or. II. II. Curtis of tho Shfnnccock
Hills Golf Club and A. Graham Of the North
Jersey Country Club. Curtis won by 3 up and
Ito play. Their cards follow:
s s%sS: :%;:*"::::*":::"::""":: i s::s::-- -
Curtis .,"..":..SS 6 5SSSs 50 50
'byos not played. ~Totals-curtis. rs; Graham. 70.
Tho summaries follow:
Travis 1S.'S s2 q G Sp sns 6 IN iRopRdmHunt!1g,on beat
BY \ up SnS to play No..
pay by ouP and 70 GOT !. G. Kent beat W Sm Ken. 0F Sy
up and z to plays Curtis beat KnoI by i up,
rI T1lT i md Ss.s Graham by 3 up and 3 to
r'kRisi mapo S G"pHF SSsn ri S; S0p Ro by 4 up a eSs !, TO g.
III rG Ivy ! ap o IN co S5u soI ssa' y = Lord nG., shinHssSei
gsy' beat v. 4 Thaysr q The same club by 3 up nis and
Kane r1Tsdo. bcasi, NJ. warner Of u the same e elaS nS
First ~oanl-ooel beat pelanold. 8 up and a to
play t \; :; smith H., beet En- Jane. smith. up and 10
rams; ! up and ; TO play Do khim beat Edgar. o up
second nndH%n" "dS' csT heat ey u nsi.aaii ov , IN
ana ; s to piaEj Kane bca. dorillard by default, Dss
keene will meet Huntington in the finals for
inc inxeuo Cup to-day and DR.. II. II. Curtis viii
meet Y. &. Smith In the finals for the Wa W.
Cup. wa"
While playing a round on Wednesday at tho
Ardsley Club with II. Churchill. Fitzjohn. tho
assistant professional at tho links. broke tho
record for tho long course by five strokes. Ills
score by strokes was as follows:
gu. ".,."".....3 I b 1 D is;
ln."."",.","..o 80 b-37-n
CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-H. NJ. Hartman Of tho
knollwood Golf Club defeated W. NJ. McCsw.
ley OF tho Merton Cricket Club in the final
round for the ltay!noaks Cup to-day in the ON.
TTsnlsih cluD Tournament by 3 up and . to play.
The match WAS witnessed by n large crowd Of
people. Hartman started ont to play = stcgIv
game and succeeded. hut NcCawlcv fell nl IN
pieces and lost the first four holes. Alter This
no got back his form and played a plucky uphill
game. At the turn Hartman led 6y 4 I'M,
coming In MEGA ley had the best of the tussIn'
The tenth and eleventh holes were haIyed. N,
won the twelfth, halyed the thirteenth. Won Tie
fourteenth, and halved tho fifteenth and six.
leenth, where the match ended.
Playing to the ninth hole Harriman's ball
lodged in a tree. lie gave the hole up. On the
Mhole ne played tho best game OF the two men.
10 made some marvellous puts TO halye ths
holes on, the way home. McCawly made lis
effort when IL was too late.
For the Walden Cup Whieham and Forgan
round; 3 up and 2 10 play. immediately after.
ward G, h. Macdonald and Herbert Itweedie
beat Forgan and Whigham in q foursome, / up.