New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-01
GOLF At MEADOW BROOM.
THE FIRST ROUND REACHED IN THE
CLUBS TOURNAMENT
SOME SURPRISES REVEALED BY THE PLAY
FIFTEEN MEN LEFT IN THE MATCH BY
THE PRELIMINARY COMPETITION
TO DAYS CONTESTS.

THE PRELIMINARY COMPE1llIbN-
TO-DAY's CONTESTS.
There were some curious reversals OF form III Inc
open golf tournament OF the Meadow BROOK liuh'
Club, which began yesterday at Westbury' Long
l. land, Winthrop Rutherford. of the Meadow Brook
club. who has taken little prominence in golf since
the amateur championship OF 1885. secured ffs'
place in the preliminary medal-p rounds while
Tying Travis and Keene did nothing worthy OF
note. Dr. II. Ho.brook Curtis. who won his hrst
cup at match play at Tuxedo last week, WAS sec
ond in the preliminary contest, result rather sur
prisng In view of the unusual strength of the hed
In fact much Of the morning play was character
lied by unexpected results.
The forenoon devoted to sitting out the best
sixteen players in order that they might tegin lie
competition for the Meadow Brook Cup IN the
afternoon. Among those who qualified Inc. o''
Andrews club did not secure single representa-
tive. That organization in fact, despite the pres
tige of It's and honorable record is beng over
shadowed. apparently. by some OF the younger ana
ambitious clubs The Philadelphia croker
Club sent two Of its payers 10 the meetihs' DUN
Of whom secured places among the fortunate SIN
teen. +. H. Bohen, who accompanied the fhla-
delphia cricket team on its recent trip abroad did
the course in 49, while NJ. K. Wright. the cIuD :
other representative. tied with Foxhall 7. k"enc
for third place at o. H. w. Slocum. the old-iimc
tennis champion. another whose success III
qualifying was somewhat unexpected. The nnal re-
suits of the morning left Winthrop Rutherford.
Or. IL. II. Curtis. Foxhal =. Keene. NJ r. Wright.
James 4. Tying. Quincy A. Shaw. +. y. Nalthe"
c. l.. Perkins w. J. Travis. II. w. Socum. +. Ii.
Bohlen, Alexander Morton. f. Il. Pratt, X. H. Rob-
ertson and H. o. Havemeyer. ir. as the men 10
compete for the Meadow Brook trophy Havemey-
er and j. b. Baker of St. Andrews tied for last
place but in the play off Havemever won
When the afternoon round at match play was De-
gUn many weil-known peopc from the Hehps'ead
colony present to witness the play Among
them were Mr.. and Mrs. Terry Tiffany Miss May
Bird Mrs O. ~. Bird August Belmont. Mr. and
Mrs j. l.. Kernochan. "Maxie' Stevenson ana MT
and Mrs Sidney Dillon Ripley.
Foxhall +. Keene was drawn against NJ H.
Wright, with whom he tied In the morning Inc
latter hes been abroad for the last five years. and
has spent much of his time on the links AT Caiines
under the tutelage Of the famous coach. willie
Fernie The result Of his foreign experience came
out with striking force. for after a close match
Eesne was defeated by uD and 10 play.
Tying proved himself better man at match pay
than In the less exciting meGa pay iSa Generous
margin of 6 up and to play. Tying did both
rounds in 49, and was up at the eng OF tne Iii ;,
nine holes quincy a. Shaw. OF the Myo2ia NUM-
C,luh had Y y Robertson. Of Shinnecock, as his
opponent lie followed up his successful work OF
/ to play. Travis also recovered from MS NOR
ing lethargy, and snothered w II niN9n. OF 'he
Roekaway Hunt club. by up and to play or,or
while c. l.. Perkins of the Rockaway Hunt cub.
beat f. b. Pratt, Of Queens COUNTY Inc iofme e
made the first round in -. and had the rnatch sai q
A. that point the final being up ana
TO Play w. Rutherford and II O. ffhNeMe!er ",
among the first-round winners.
The dra wings for to-day are: Travis ann WriGnl;
Shaw and Havemeyer. Tying and PERKINS ana
Rutherford and Solcum
Those who qualified for the Meadow Brook Cup