The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-19

the long grass. Before hitting the ball Belts
asked Whighum if Wilson. his caddie, might
stand at the hole. WhiRham consented and
Wilson promptly placed his heels on each side
of the hole and waved the flag frantically toward
Belts. The young ShinnecOck Hills player made
a maryelIously good shot from such n poor lie,
the ball dropping within three feet of the hole.
He missed the put, however, and the hole was
halved in five.
Playing the third hole, each made long drives.
followed up by brassey shots TO avoid the
bunker. Belts overran the green on his iron
shot. but Whigham, infallible as usual with his
club, laid the ball within six feet of the hole.
He was short on his put. and Belts. from the
bad spot to which his ball had rolled. played up.
Belts being short on the long put to halve.
The story Of the fourth hole Is u chronicle of
plumbers. The drives were very fair. Then
ting In n very long shot. On his second brassc!
shot Wnlgnam pulled poorly. the ball cutting
under l4.e fence. He dropped another ball and
played again without penalty. Whigham was
had the hole apparently safe. He had only TO
play u half iron shot to reach the putting green.
His zeal doubtless put un expected force into his
muscles, for tho iron play sent the ball scooting
across the green and out under the fence just as
W,highnm's shot had done. Belts played mn
other ball. which fell to the right of the green
and finally hslved In seven a hole no should
have won in live.
neIlb bliCcu MS arrive from -lnt uItn Tee, anu
the ball was trapped by a sand bunker. He got
out nicely with the niblick on the second shot
and played over the second bunker neatly. with
the inashie, but he overplayed the approach put
and had to play back. Whigham drove very
well and by a iine brassey laid the ball dead on
the hole In 2. 1t was exquisite play and he
holed out in 8.
WhiRhain made a 2O0-yard drive on the sixth
hole, Belts slicing in his attempt TO press. The
champion followed with a long brassey, but
Belts sliced his brasscy, and the hall was caught
in q sand BUNKER, "A proper enough punishment.
Although the ball was on the sand, and the lie
doubtful. Belts, after consultation with Wilson,
tried his brassey. An iron or nashie would have
the ball, but he moved 1t only some thirty feet.
This settled his Lnish. Whigham made the
green on his iron and holed out in o, to b for
Belts. WhiEham WAS now 4 up,
Tho longest drive OF the day was made by
BE IS In playing the seventh hole. He was on
tho green In . by a long brassey and made the
hole in 4. Whigham was in tho long bunker
on his drive, but out on the next and down in
g. Belts was now only 3 down. Belts got
the honor. but he half topped and was short. He
then took tho brasscy, "a bit of poor Judgment on
such a short hole. and sent the ball flying far
over the putting green. 1t took him 2 more
Whigham drove short OF the first bunker, and
with the mashie he laid the ball on the green.
hut Overran the hole. He played up on the
next and was down in 4. Tho players then
faced the water hazard, the strong west wind
kicking up q choppY sea ON the small pond that
helped to augment the terrOrs OF the hazard.
Each used an iron. Betts had n long iron shot
to make the green. Whigham dropped his ball
In a good spot and was close up In 2 and down