New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-08
GOLF.
LONG BRANCH BEGINS ITS ANNUAL
TOURNAMENT

r,psT DAYS PLAY At TIE SEASIDE LINKS
GOLD MEDAL FOR KELLOGG MANY PRNcN-
TON STUDENTS ~ THE LISTS
Long Branch society turned its attention to go"
Yesterday. and tho links OF the Norwood Field Clup
w.rc ,hronced with visit, rs. II was the opening
day in the clubs annual tournament snd twcn'"-
eight players trampcd over the picturesque co"'Sr
IN competition for The Norwood Cap tn" 'on'h"-
ment will cont lue until Saturday. wh"i DIX
handicap will bring tn" play to close. me
grounds were in capital coalition and II the prom
i.s NJ ves,.rdavs rounds IS fulfilled. the conpeu-
ton will be q thorough success. The younger gen.
Grafton Of players strongly represented anu
mos, o. the honors wero won by college, poEs' j.
Prentice KELLOGG Of Princeton. made cle'"r
showing in the preliminary round at medai pa!
and won me rol. medal offered for the hest gross
score Kellogg.is n member of the incoming Ju'lip'
class at Old Nassau. and viii doubtless secure a
Mace on the college golf team in the field HIS
score was the best that has been II ade over inc
Norwood course this season. To give some 'dea VI
its merit the following summary OF the distances
Of the various holes Is Of value:
E Ee1s. ass sis 81, $50 q, 10, sS 800 $50
Kelloggs score was:
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This preliminary round was at eighteen holes ana
tho first sixteen It qualified 20 meet later IN 'he
hrst round match play for the Norwood '"P'
while the second eight were eligible Tor cohso-
lation cup. The limit between the TWO hNlS'o''S
was lo not quite as crejltable showing as in the
clubs ournament o. n year ago. when Travis was
the winner @. the cup. After Kellogg came Hen
derson and Blair who tied for second place at ~
Blair Is a member o; the Princeton team and
keen golfer. His card was:
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Henderson's figures were:
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vanderpool was not at his best. ard took es for
the round The Rev. D. /. Schwartz. OF Lakewood
was one OF the fortunate sixteen who qualified for
the cup He was accompanied by his son, who also
secured a place among the eligibles This is one
Of the few occasions in golf where father and son
have both reached the first division in an open
tournament, but in this case hal duty was not put
to the test, for the drawn IN different
sections OF the match play.
drawings for the afternoon were made. and re-
suited as follows: Blair r. and H. + B,!l ,}
1gsf k ona BroEa aTPa and " Hoppn r R
Thurston and II. Niepigue. ID L. schwartz V,
and J. W. Abaugh jr. 6 II. Toney and the Rev
McKeever easily disposed of Henderson. who
failed TO show the form that had made his morn
Ing game successful. Blair and Billings had
close fight. which the former won on the last mole
kellogg and Nanderpool also won their matches
and will be paired in the second round to-day. In
one-sided. but more exciting pay Is promised be,
fore the finals are reached Riker. the oakland
ed by up and TO play. Riker made the first nine
holes in g. To-day he will meet THOMPSON, while
second round of the Norwood cup division are
Blair and McKeever. kellogg and V3ndelpool
Of the Brokaw- Hoppin match
The summary follows: