The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-27

Tho surprise in the first round for the Con-
ISOLATION Cup was the defeat of Armstrong by
Slocum, the former tennis champion. They
were tied at eighteen holes, Slocum winning out
on the odd hole. sloeum Is hardly 2 nm shed
golferj in fact, he is a decided radical in his dis
regard OF the tencts OF good form. -
Another good game in the consolation race
ley, one of the Lakewood youngsters. Chadwick
had to play twenty holes before he won from the
youth. summary of the first round follows:
Club ~Cup-Louis Larocquc. K~nollwood. beat James
Lynch. Lakewood, beat J. W. Bidilc by up and i to
Whisnam, onwentsia, beat {. b. Barnes, shinnecock
hafs;w Sy beat SR a I. t. = n tS PM &ilw Iinsny Ky ! ap anal
8 to play; Findlay Douglas. Fairfield. heat W.. II.
Fenn, Palmetto ali beat CT, T Tn wes,bPoclk, H;h;
S mor n4a County, . ,G pl Sy 3 a si s allis I sH pi Sye0ee' beat Blair
CONSOLATION CUP A. walthow, Lakewood. beat
5 jar r; Z ca hi'sgSs,' t OCEAN cSan Sy S Sp ana a. : H. to R RleI.
%nnmbek, by . up and 2 TO play; J Chadwick.
by. ! up go h6les); H. W. slocum, Staten Island
Cricket, beat q. f, Armstrong;. Richmond County. BY
sego, beat J. II. Taller. Ardsiey. by 8 up and g to play;
andrews. Scotland. by ! up aud ) to play: T. r. Hen:
aers9n. Toronto; heat Il: Gur,iss; Lasewood. by up
b. stockley, Lakewood, by default.
In the second round for the club cup Larocque
continued his good golf by easily defeating
pion, was taken into camp by Wright. Gillespie
was 2 up with only = 10 so when Wright
managed TO naive lie rGltcn. He then won tho
son. and this Lakewood hoy gave II great argu-
mcnt TO hlm. They were all even at the
ninth hole. and thereafter to The fifteenth
Like Tx ali the y cTi Eichhpr UdistI'o played yadn his
long game with tie greatest GOODNESS. but in
putting, although he made no breaks, he treIn-
bled like an aspen loaf. Tho match was fol-
lowed by a throns OF spectators, and to put out
on a green onCirc,cd by onlOOkers was n severe
test to young Rich rdson's nerves. On the first
round they halved the first hole in 3,
nnifn n ntUa IN la atVrh hn1 -.
which Richardson was bunkered, and Whigham
got the lead. Playing for the seventh hole,
Whigham was in the bunker, from his brassey
4 and SO cvened up the match. Whigham
topped his driYe like a novice from the eighth
tee and it wns trapped by tho sod bunker. A
the "">r suot, but his third, with the
brhsscy: VS. again bunkered. so that
Richardson tccd the ninth hole. l
in true c',""' ioHslip sly e. The distance is 1913
yards. lie o%utdgOve Richardson by some thirty
yards, although against a strong wind. the ball
falling just short Of the fence. From this lie q
long. and finely played brassey shot left Wing.
hams ball just short Of the bunker. A mashie
shot made the green, and a fine put got the ball
Starting Off on the second round all even,
Whigham topped his tee shot and lost the first
hole. Thereafter. to the end, he played nearly
ideal golf. WhiEham had the second hole, and
Ramely. despite. the hot golf. Both made fine
drives for the fifteenth hole. Here Richardson,
against the advice of his volunteer caddie, Har-
old Curtiss, played his second shot from a tricky
lie with the brassey instead OF an iron. The re-
suit was that he was bunkcrcd 10y the banked
up fence. This error. quite eXcusahIc for so
of the match, for It give tho lead to Whlglam
at a critical time. Richardson was bunkcrrd on
each of the two following holes, leaving Wing.
ham winner By Sup and l to 80. Their cards