The sun., 1897-08-05
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Stewart and sands Play Tic Match at tho
westchc-tcr Country Club.

GOJF.
stewart and sands Play n Tic Match nt tho
westchc-tcr Country Club.
After a very exciting finish the thirty -six.hole
match between William II. Sands OF the West
chester Country Club and William G. Stewart.
the English expert. which was played over the
links OF the Country Club yesterday, resulted in
tie. The men played eighteen holes in the
morning and eighteen in the afternoon. The
threatening sky kept down the attendance dur
ing the first round. but when the atmosphere
cleared in the afternoon crowd Of enthusiasts
followed the varying phases OF the contest.
Sands was little of his game in the morning.
while the Englishman played very steadily. In
the afternoon, however. Sands picked up won
derfully, his driving being feature OF the day.
Entering the second round Stewart was four
up, and on the form shown he seemed to have
the measure OF the Country Club man. But
Sands shook Off his nervousness and gradually
wore down the Engishman's lead until at the
fifteenth hole they were even. Stewart took
the sixteenth and Sands the seventeenth. The
home hole was watched with breathless atten.
ton By the local players friends. as he had to
make fve-foot put to halve or else let the Eng.
lishman win. Sands was quito equal 10 the
occasion and cupped his ball neatly.
Starting for the first hole both landed we'll on
the green from the tee, and after each had
missed long put for two the hole was halved
in three. Stewart made hne drive for tho
second hole. but Sands topped his ball badly. and
on his second stroke got into the ditch. which
cost him i've b fore he was on the edge OF the
green. In the mean time Stewart had reached
the green in three am holeA out with two more;
Sands picked up his ball. The same fate beiell
III Westchester crack in driving for the third
hole. and rs Stewart maintaineu b stes iness
by hollng out in tve, San 8 Tor the second time
picked up his ball. ana Stewart VS. now twoup;
Playing for the fourth hole SANDS gathered
himself together and, like his rival, was respon-
sib.e Tor a capital drive. The Engiishmsn. on
was OH the green in three and hoIel out in tve.
Stewart was on the green in TOUR. out Just tailed
to bring of a long put to halve. Continuing.
Stewart somewhat staggered his opponent Dy
locating the cup with long put for thrte; Both
Saved IN ps sST5 Sr
hole both drove short OF The green. Neither
approached particul .rly well, and the hole
first bunker for the eighth, while SANDS drove
into it. taking two more strokes 10 extricAte
himself. The Englishman lanGed in the second
bunker. but he was on the green in four and
ho!ed out in six. Both drove We'll over the Polo
Ground for the ninth, and the hole Was htlved
in tour. At this stage stewart was hree up.
! The score by strokes.
stewsrt.... .........s > . ? +,9 +-39
/ 'ApproIimated
Commencing the last half OF the first round
both drove 10 the green and halved in three.
Sands topped his dr.ve for the eleventh hole,
and maze matters worse by getting into the
ditch die on his brassey shot; Stewart also found md
sHnds picked fI up his ba S For he ne tWetii hoo
brsssey shot. and sands holed out in
six. I he bunker at the thirteenth hole again
him three 10 get out OF the difficulty. Sands was
on the green in three and holed out IN i've. Both
were OH the line in their drives for the tour
teenth. They were on the green in two. how.
ever. and The hole WAS h'lved in four. Paying
their drives. @ and nd another 10th haved hols resulted resi-
They also divided the sixteenth. sands topped
his ball badly in the seventeenth. and ian led in
the rough grass across the road. He Just man
aged to get on the fair green with HIS second.
but fell a victim to the bunker in his next
stroke. Stewart escaped these troubles. and
Sands pl ying the eighteenth hoe, and stewart
This made the EngllsUman four up at the enu OF
the first half. The score by stroAes:
sssTa1t ssSsa s-ts ia
'ApproxImated.
Both were rather weak on their drives for the
opening ot the second round. and as result
the hole was haved in four. Sands drove short
again on the second hole ana his brass!e shot
found the ditch. stewart was well over the ob-
slacie with his second and on the Sr,en,i4 lhree.
This enabled him to hole out in five and Sands
resigned The thira hole say Stewart in the
sHa was on ms ths s''Ta green s snds
short on his drive and followed up by OPP
ping his second. good iron shot put him ON
the green in three. but he could DO no bet er
than hole out in SIX Stewart IN the mean time
again badly ounEeTcd and he resigned, sands
hong out in tve. Stewart was now three up.
The next three holes were hdIved. Play
ing for the eighth hole, Stewart again
landed in the second bunker, in attempting
rather bold brassie shot for the green. Sands
took no chances and played short on his second.
He was on the green IN three ana holrd ont in
hve. Stewart picking up. Neither man made
any mistakes in playing for the ninth, which
WAS halyed in four. SunIs had cut down stew
arts lead at this stage to TWO up.
The score by strokes:
ss:sinSS:'':: - III III
Appropriated.
Both started off with good drives on the last
nine holes and reached the green. The hole wa
halved IN three. Two good drives followed, but
Stewart landed in the nltch on his se,o ond Ht
was we'll out on his third and on the green II
three and won the hole reducing stewards leaC
TO one up. Tho visitor took the next in i've
i but got bunkered on the thirteenth, ana Sand,
captured the hole, The fourteenth was halyeC
in TOUR, but Sands got the next in three.
This eyeneu matters or the first time. Stewar
TO Sandss 4. The second bunker ot the scv, n
teenth again provcl fatal To the Englshm
and enabled SANDS ~ d:aw level by winning th
hole in six. Both drove beautifully lOr the hom
hole and each was on the green IN Iwo, stewar
Was on the brlEk IN three, out SANDS LO.cd WAL
hye loot put ana III" 20 l!l' MAJ, h All.
, The score b! strokes:
7 stewart........,........J 49, -
'ApproEimated.
9 Stewards totals for the nrsl ami .'ron,
! rounds were - anu - r"sp"ct!vcl. H.i
. Sanus's figures we're - AM Il, or grand tug'
OF l69. The pair viii meet again AurInG tn
last week in August TO p!ay on the Tic.