The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-15
GOLF.
Twenty .reur Players start In the M
Cinb'a Tournament.

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AIKEN march H. estcrday inc golters wore
praying LOT ram 10 settle INC hno sand before
u ostartot the r"imetlo Soit Ciuo tournament
as !. was blowing over the course In clouds and
sue "a re aanaom on 'ne putting and lail
Greons. To-day they were praying for tho rain
to stop. ms a. cana down In torrcnts NIL
morniun "a " ,,,",n onosa .ofi mn,s ~ ~.
mOnv nIoo" "sA Thu s r.su,, ~as th,, m mon LINKS m,S III ~
mont yvos onsnod w,,h tbs "ma,ie.,n me e, uUu' nc,
tho Southern ' Cross a and Aiken a a%D cups and tU tmen iSs
1 1Our . golfers hi had an tho har dill bod TO- compete, This This
remaining eight for tho latter cup. Considering
tho condition OF the course the scores turned In
were very creditable, AZ sc,rcelv anv one wont
s ss9Snd without meeting with moro or less mis-
Fenn PLAYED in moor form in the ouaJifrinp
round with Forhail Reone. but had d no diaoulty
m getting In among the first sixteen. That he
afternoon. wSsn I h. met T n Ta SSp tho 4 r ~ ,no
expert. It was not raining then, and. as the soil
links vere in fair condition and I;shtninn taat
The ,nter.st wa. Sixiaed h.,,raa" thn Sonn'
Taller match and d the "'t mootin us, between aaP Po ninnl
Keene and w. Fsirbanks Roth matoh.. cor.
ried fno "palleries." The Fenn.TaiIsr match
however. was started arst and had m. cre,te,t
following. Their first nine holes were played in
brilliant style and in about bogle figures, as
they each went out in 4s and broke even.
"ho won INC hrst hoie ana rem tho next
Shrss Ta afaee c& gSs sns t tha ss sT 9 Tenn sn the si sIstb.
each In three, and tied tho score. Tailer's work
W %as -. SS SssosS, sl.: and sa two o. s ssS ysrf Ssti tn t thse
the epn3e fer the hole. The ninth. 800 yards.
s.ass Sfi Ssre t q P'q Psnp G sSalds stand an; .n sitS s 9
he HSa ne tenth hole In good shape. He was
sven tAs%rs u was VSs' BY sn q sl 1a Gse ssro SaSG on sSss;
noie: Thu gave ehS lead 70 Taller by 2 up.
he sssoh ' y Z aS and q? 3 e as spia Two Tho hS,f Sy e' h SGa
were shen played cut. Each won enc and hsivsd
'G :. Z s' Tsa. a'l 1sa,, r ! '00F' BY strokes follows:
out...... .~.....6 8 Q 8 8 1-xs
Arthur i. E.nn. Rs,S q $3.50
out............6 Z 5 2 4-4s
n Atm. do. .. =; 80. . = . 8 . 8 0-.s-sS
stampede to ioin in the proeession f%oiIowin~ the a
Kssss sSd nsss iHs, na,GG6, which " 81. Was gas the closest
case of nip and tuck b. the finish. and the match
t mss aSs Green sSn s s6sn F SsG bsst str DI.s. On "a the Dn eie b
halve tho match, the bali hanging on the ring
S az sh @ ssP' e1 gi ! ksm ssy Of i bi was Si tho G ks.ss
showed wonderful nerve throughout. When he
S SoHs' an InfG ha sae to Su Iifs ann in plGS Eop b fS5 the 9S,n no .Ps
bunker, II was thought all hope of winning was
steei. h as . Ptaye and h's not shira ani sh0t cleared ss s5ue tS Ss
bunker. but landed on the green in a
fRod lay puaf saa in a''f fon9 an from wa, the down hOI r.
hyc. keene went out in 45. but came home in
in 43. each doing the course the same as Fem
ana Iaiier. tairoanks was 2 up at, the. end of
der trying e|rcSmstSHse 81 k Keen St cut So Ssny III;
qpponents load on tho lsst nine holes. doing
in 10 one iessl \ was y n 6ennt,a ana 4 inS pona hole