New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-02
GOLF.
vANDERPOOL AND HUBBARD LEFT IN
FOR THE PRESIDENTS CUP.
FORMER BEATS SARGENT AND HUBBARD WINS
OVER CLARK-oTHER INTERESTING
TpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNEl

other astonis hing things the links the result in
the Newport golf tournament to-day might cause
some surprise, but as II Is they VIII De put uo""
81 natural sequence Of the season. NahueiPooi
of Princeton. and G. c. Hubbard Of Harvard over
turned the incest calculations Of the golhns set
by winning in the semi-inal round. On SATURDAY
they will meet for the Presidents Cup. costly
piece Of silver presented by buchanan winthrop
That summarizes the days doings. hut 10 name
all the things well dane IS 10 describe each incident
of the play. Hubbard wa drawn against clark OF
Harvard. while Vanderpool met g. II. Sargent, or
Harvard. Hubbards game may not have surprised
his friends for they say he is the best golfer In
Harvard, but II was certainly unexpected TO tho
ma jorty of the onlookers Perhaps the adjective
that best describes It Is dexterity He has dash
ing confidence that makes one feel he Is restraining
his strokes rather than forcing them out. There
Is apparently no attempt 10 get long ball yet the
distance covered iG usually surprising. He MAKES
full swing and follows through perfectly the
club gaining speed just before the moment OF I'M
pact. Newport player, the sympathies OF the
spectators were naturally in his favor. and this
brought out an amusing situa ton In m" shape OF
a rival clique Of Harvard boys. who seemed to
forget that Hubbard was also a Harvard man In
their anxiety 10 have Clark win.
Facing the FIRST hole. Hubbard tried tire doubt
ful eXpedent Of taking iron. Yesterday TINS
might have been the proper move. but to-day there
was scarcely breath Of wind to aid the ball and
Hubbard landed I'm the long grass short or the
green. Clark overreached the green with his drive'
and fell In the road behind the bunker. Both made
the green In 2 but Clark missed six foot put ana
the hole went 10 Hubbard In T. The second was
halved In 5. In going for tn" third. Hubbard made
n grand iron shot for his second which carried
him to the green. Clark followed with weak IRON
and took 2 for the same distance
In golf the explanation ~ why one man wins ana
the other loses is not always easy TO put in a few
sentences. Perhaps the reason why LUMBAR" "'"
to-day was because he did more kinds OF Things
better than Clark He certainly outranked him IN
iron and hrassie play and his putting was fuzzy az
good. Hubbard hit the bah Clearly Wncnege' , ne
dency 10 scaff, brought about 10 DOUBT ~ is
long experience at ShnnecoGk IN nj; rer upn2fd
had big advantage. for on the sort sou mere any
aean inc ace OF me club and pTfsvssR6i S@k
this is not the case and clark was. therefore,
The fourth hole is carry of 10 yards, over a
wide pond Hubbard sliced his drive into me long ,
going Tor the mn Hubbard was trapped by two
s e%nse Even long brase practca, gave Hub
% r re and II was dollars 10 douchnuts that he
would go H. but he took the chance. and won.
CIark pavsd short with a cleek. and took an extra
shot TO clear the bunker. losing a hole at I to 8.
HUBBARDs BRILLIANT PLAY.
A wise golfer sometimes risks something for The
sake OF a brilliant stroke. and Hubbard showed
his quality IN Just such play as this The seventh
is 4 fairly long hole measuring 81" yards WIN
40 c,arL ned his drive over by the fence.
but recovered with nicely played iron. and was
| on the green IN B. Hubbard got into the high grass
to the right on his drive. was short IN Ms APP
proach and lost the hoe at TO +. but he won NE
eighth and hayed the ninth in T. so al the conclu-
.o oil sh@ 81 Nh" H. enI for Ciark Hubbard got the
ne 'e's md ~ y % 90 60 ''''
Goidnc puzzles are coming up thick and fast this
beat Travis as h. did a. Shinnec9fk wn@ w VIZ b
hieg IL That Travis folds tho record for the cham-
poahs INKS At be Mor hs nRa what Is to
become OF ~" championship me In. ho, ~,
arguing in this Wy howe,er IS IN sv,nS a Ky
5oald not repeat way rom NeWeor Hubbard has
course WIN MS eyes s"n, 49, ~ t%e,g Win nm
crrins accuracy. That's what gave him half the
victory to-day Inc ''''' O
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q G c7ark r.:
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.nyes no. played
Meanwhile Vanderrool and Sargent having
np-and-iuck contest mat u NOT lu,e 80 ht,rac,
! COLI Sargent hv Ma defeat - Coates yesterday
hnd won general support in his favor. and Van
rrovided entertainment on tho rrsi hole by LAYING
dld tho same thing but for all that vandcrpool
rounded me ninth green ! NJ Sargent drove
"ct into more than bis share OF the bunkors I'm
9o he o'v was s" wrctched There are eighteen
rrs'ns on ~, eonose ana WIN ny =, hn"io
4 man who puts up brilliant golf on one day sell
| dom repeats II on the next and that was Sar-
sG cyssy Sesn too Tine much o for "F Sm 2 ss
been opened over hight The cards were:
vanlerpool ..............4 go. IA