New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-10
THE ISLIP GOLF TOURNAMENT.
ONLY FOUR SURVIVORS LEFT IN THE
WESTBROOK CUP CONTEST-FINE
PLAY on THE LINKS.

or the thrty-three players who took part N the
opening round OF the Westbrook golf tournament
AZ Isip Long Island. on Wednesday. only four re-
NAMED 70 contest for the Westbrook Cup AT the
close Of yesterdays play In spite Of the heat. two
rounds at match play We're off. the first in the
morning and the second in the afternoon. and those
who still survived were ". J. Travis. OF the Oak
land Coli Club: II. B. Holiins jr. OF the West
brook club W. b. Cutting jr., OF the Harvard
Golf club. and G. G. Clark. CT the Shinnecock
Hills Golf club. In addition to the contests for
the Westbrook Cup. those who failed to qualify on
the opening day began match-pldy tournament
for the consolation trophy. which was also brought
down 10 the serni-fnas
In the first round for the Westbrook Cup Travis
disposed OF W II. DIXON, Of the Rockaway Hunt
club In clever style. following up his success
later In tho day by well-earned victory over DR..
II Hoibrook Curtis. OF the Shnnecock club.
Trav,s's strong showing this season marks him
one Of the most prominent candidates for final
honors in The present meeting. II. B. Hollins. r..
who won the medal for the best gross score on the
opening day met James Brown. a ST Andrews
ri7yo- IN the morning. and defeated him rather
easily. the score being up and 20 play
In the second round Hollins was pitted against
Henry Townsend and here again his accurate
driving. coupled with capital work on the
green's won for him the match. though by the
closer score OF up and 20 play.
r, sdYo ,6 lam Ead a. his rsround opponent
ti,oi min one OF tho best OF the local layers
Tappin was rather badly defeated. though his III
rqrtlv responsible for hts poor success Later IN
the day Cutting met II. 3. Hoilins, ar. who sue
c c contests u the day was the second-round
match between George r.. Armstrong. the clever
Staten Island player, and q. {. Clark OF the Shin-
nccock club TWENTY holes were necessary 70 . Ge
ci.a me contest IN Clarks favor as the men tleu
on the eighteenth hole and haIved the succeeding
To-day the sem-Hnal round Is 70 take place
and in addition an open handicap has been ar
rangod for which over forty entries have been re-
Following are yesterdays scores:
r,rs, -,u,d-w J. Travis. Oakland COZ Club, beat W,
n Dixon Rockawny Hunt Club. up and ) to play. n
y curtis shlrnac0ck HIS Got club o"nt - y Iift.s
Sa.rpre,GK' up 81 "'T ,br,n We.ibr5ok up AMI 70
oar George r Armstrong s. Andrews, beat Alexander
Mren Arisey up md to PLAY MEADOW 1fT p and
=, play r 49, Hol!lns Westkhr1ok bat Lindsey rap
en- Ws;orf up ana to H Py p NV II Ho
ns. jr. W-s,hrook. beat James Brown IT Ahdre"s'
's..'iI -ouai-w J. Travis beat Il. H. curtis. up.
II a. HoIins jr beat II Townsend 3 ~ an! % play;
% S S.iy IT, G. ''-'' D-'' -. =. "
Preliminary round-F. q Pratt Queens County Gof
cub panonny B-anti;h up ana 70 pay a., FT'
" prI. Mendoza brook Hum Cub; beat + : knapI,,
Wes,9Eqs CO" %H n.a go up Strong wes,6rk cof cub
r and - play. Spencer A Jennings Westbrook Coz
cub Iea II Atas 9sean c'gny % Coz gIs9 "P
club beat Can9rlg" Lvngs'on o; he sans f I gp
ant TO PLAY T. IL M}~ra9 III '9npe'T Tappn wss l
b,os 'i';, ;9ub seat e. " Barnes S' Andrews G7t
.7ah up AMI 2 - Play = ia ra''T A7is7y '0 ''''
So. nj rouri-I Livingston. r.. beat r. H. M,erfn'
r. ~ At % hoOs J~nninss nea' J9 s S1, an
3 Up AM 20 p,ay. G. L Tappn beat J. T. Taller Up