The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-03
GOLF.
naenrIes Back from scotiand-Results or Com
petitions.

nlenzIes Back from sco~tIand-ResuIts or Com
petitions.
+. w. Menzies, the record holder at 81. An.
drew's old links, aud, with w. II. Sands, a
scratch man in the club handicaps, returned
from Scotland yesterday. Menzies went abroad
Immediately after the May open tournament at
Knollwood, and the rumor spread that he was
to train on the Scottish links with the view Of
representing ST. Andrew in the amateur cham.
pionship at Chicago. In an interview yester-
day. MenZies stated that his trip abroad was
rompted solely by business and that now, on
his return, his partner, II l.. Cuthbert, also q
golfer. is entitled TO q vacation. Menzies. on this
account. will not attend the amateur champion
ship. SO that. with the exception offs d. Bowers,
the Oldest club in the country will not be repre-
sented in the event Bowers enters as from
"otsego and st. A~ndrew's,' and the older club
may only claim a half interest in his chances.
MenZies has plenty to say about the game
abroad that will interest the home players.
Although the plans Tor a visit from o Scottish.
English team OF golfers this summer hnve mis-
carried he said. from what they told me The
Visit OF q team OF representative amateurs is u
matter Of the near future. either this fall or
next spring.
"Boih professional and amateur from abroad
Is far aheau OF anything in this countEy. Dur.
ing the hrs, TWO months OF my stay | played al.
most daily at Muirneld. usually in q four.uail
match, in which A. Ut. Allan. the amateur
champion, wasa payer. Adams strength is in
putting. In AL of these matches he never took
more Than two strokes on the putting green,
getting inyarisbly within safe holing distance
on his approach put; Allan is the only driver
fall. II one stands behind TAFT or Hilton It viii
be noticed that. as the speed leaves the ball, it
as straight as an arrow. This is another factor
In his success. There is no amateur in this coun.
try who could equal Allan in straight driving or
"For i've weeks before sailing 1 travelled
and throughout England. Al Romtord played
with the professional. James Braid. who divided
honors with Hilton in the last open hampton.
ship. The bogie Tor the course is 81, and l made
90. yet Braid, who allowed "a third handicap.
course ssas ~ IN . 70 Up ,y H@s { bis 80 b pay It ip re, es "s ses c ;se
As in Great .Britain as compared with that Of
Wl,ie Park; r.: the eS],ehampion Of Great
championship at Chicago. He cabled 10 his
brother, Mungo Park; yesterday not to enter
him as he VIII not be able to get to this country
NEWPORT. Sept. 1.-The fine golf weather has
on the links OF The Newport Club. 10th ovcrhS nd
and underfoot. Some OF the players were de-
sirous Of awaiting whatever the afternoon
committee decided that matches scheduled for
the ,orenoon should b. played OF, and they were
A few people drove out to the club to wit
ness the completion OF the Hartman Keene
sh'tShs "hiNn WIZ ~ 1oNu hs u itttuTe IN inc
history of golf. The first match OF Importance
TO e, on was tn I OF Shaw-S. Cutting In tho
round Cutting took the first and second holes. but
Shaw took the next two. For the rest of The
Cutting took the last hole and the match by / nm,
this was between Hartman and Keene. From
new course was completed. When the old
course was reached they were eyon mp. and the
the twelfth was halved, tho thirteenth was
taken by Hartman. the fourteenth was halved,
up. Hartman drove into the face OF the bunker.
and then into the road. and upon this hinged a
ietnih was haiyed. and Keen eeVs,a gave mr. s aSe
seventeenth, having driven into the face ofstone
S opn.sTi Th ths MADE siHS, The s.psS even up; In .p-
then struck into a rocky nm, but Keene slipped
The min zenith was halved, and then excite.
ment ran high as the twentieth hole was np-
and finally halved. Excitement was At fever:
heat during the play for the twenty:hrst hole.
tifui put Of fully II feet o SSg % a wet i" b "saTI
green. On the whole Hartman exce!led in put
three and n half hours. Summary:
Presidents Cup-Match play. eight aen holes. Semi.
sn'S, : u y 1 H hSrIimt h.. S"s' FoshaIl Kesne. l up Vl
consolstion cup-M tch pay. eighteen holes
F F1S ~ R,apdJHs {; Nam III, r. b at e l TaGpin. j. .up
play; C aries Hitchcock. Jr. h 4 H, r. Winthrop. .
up, to play; j. A. Stilman f6a X. =. Phifer, = up, 8
to play. Semi hna!s-I. Y. Maurau beat II d. Smith.
Jr" z up, Ia pay; J. A. srillmun beat c. Hitchcock,
Jr, 8 up. 2 TO play.
Tomorrow there will he a handicap match Of
eighteen. strokes. for n cup. There are sixty
five entries.
RIpsEFIELD, Sept, "A ome-and.home
match. - holes in III. has been arranged be-.
tween. Nichols, tho Lenox Golf Club professional,
and Harrison of the ltidgefield County Club.
The urst 80 holes will he play,d at RidGeheld on
Saturday. Both y l'yers. will 20 to Chicago
be played ON their return.
POLAND SPRINGS. Ne, sept. 2-The Poland
springs handicap golr tournament for a cup was
There were twenty'tive entries, twenty-one
handing in Cares. Dr. Daniel Karsner won first
plus 40. took tho lowest prosa acnre nrize nm