The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-18

D Q. DOUGLAS.
Arope was stretched across the conrse before
The players otaFted. ct 1880 O'Clock yesterday
morning, in order to keepthe gallery" from
orowding too closely on the heels Of the. golfers.
The rope was borne b some eaddiebo under
the Guidance Of the members, nnd they had
Gheir work cut ont. The course 10 anroOked
one. and after the lrst few holes the rope
and tho onlookers were ofben d o
hopeless tangle. The members OF the club who
directed the actual play we're Ransom, q.
Thomas. J. B. Dixon. g. G. Kip. B. n. williams,
". J. Marsh. ". d. Vanderpool and A. n. Ttora.
The members Nore the genaEals In the largest
army Of enthnsiasts. both women and mon,
that has ever followed q golf match in this
country.
Douglas received the honor FROM the toss.
He made his Wonst drive Of the week, pniliaG
into the hollow Just to the left Of the green.
Smith MAS moro Deliberate IN addressing then
Douglas had been. ana he sent q bah soaring
Ike an arrow straight for the green. amid the
cheers Of his Yale classmates and the applause
Of the general gallery" The bail would
have rolled on the green, bat II vas an
Inch short Of clearing the crest and rolled back
some forty feet. Douglas made for the green
by q full iron shot. but failed to got up and
overran somewhat on o mashie played on the
Gird. Smith played a mashie shot against the
OiLuCo DuuA DdCk vi Luo green IOT MS BOCOnQ,
fhe ball rolling In o rebound within SIX feet OF
Sle cup. Each was out in tho regular 2. giving
che starting hole 70 Smith In 4 I .5. Both
dropped their iron drives on the second green.
Smith being aKa They hniyed in 8. after
each had simply tfisdte run up close. Ono OF
Smiths long drives followed from the third
tee. for he went into the bunker 30 yards
away. Douglas sliead. and was trapped by the
sand Pit. gefting into The next bunker on his
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va R9t ogt ta aud Lifted. II IVES smIth's
smith caught the wires driving from the
Re1alty; Then be sliced somewhai and aaadsd
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Tire;Iine, and hs was forced % IIay from he
Esmith Rpae M iron shot Ino@ ibs. eTsSs and
eoss : stroke O to pitch TIC e sdh Se green.
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4eKt hoe. the NTH. Douglas got in q fine
S Sa,ye 81 but q s s%laaa R RinE RI,B AZ sS INV, was g sh SSs
s sses6. H r. t ass to oaP a Ssshsr ad q ;SsRt % q e; ;Ss
M. smith Fit the cup on. his iong:puf. but
jumped oyer. while the crowd groansd Ia uni;
eon: douglas won. Atoh. They were nov all
An unusual spectacle in this country made the
tkeyksEs. wbe, had been watching the players
esses NH 20 f1a,n at ~ grsen tSEn ne 2 sSlid n5s
hsf way 70 The arsep, They stood Ike Z FeSi-
nssst ~ fIo,R Ee S1eSo s Saa e The ag0So,isrs pssysa
Tied 70 the I5sTht ofthe green Sae With an ir0n, But
RE Fsssey' III Ths f iSstsE Ian WITH I1fthsr sf ay Sss. S y ne 2
hhoia EltA 4 aeieek smlth going short on . simli--
laE play; Douglas won. 10 8. and be was nov
TO the seventh hole. Smith had sfnther
= i sas Rst.. { O' sssss f Sleh the q 61 III Ai 81.
dsopFea into the basin Nike green and witIT1
shos into the basin. but II was eoEnS too strong
and bounded out and over. He had TO pitch
Sii6in putting Glstanee Tor "a. ~ no%aElIhass R Tas
ss6 sss E n s,D rs stEFs 6as sSle s' Essr S slIoSsg EIs Of . de;
bit the tree awaydown the course. but the ball
Hbopnded tGto 2 safe Rnce on the lair green.
sels Iss hi@, and the ball vent fS out Sss q sounds.
81 tRnt no drove again with a .nenelty stroke.
inoggiss Pl99ysd hIs sssoaG ! nashlie pitch
e ens Top q the hill. which seemed TO be about
SHi s1eS 81 I H. Z a $fs sle E SSdie shs JUMP ens:t {; .s teS0s saiI.
ine down the hi in q hating way,to within
s nsi tses nd q s AZ y s1 Ssa ti S%i, 6l. Roy IgS %oss E
smith received ? ehanee 81 ths ninth hole.
up 9oM smith had the better dFsye. when
rs S SISss sS''i sna ''I foaad T. &c RSSs'1s; tran sSii 5SaEsEi
dyfSiRa masbie Sbot. he pnaed sigbtjy and
hit q tree. which Apoiied his Distance. Douglas
was out Qf the bnnker In i. and q limo Iron shot
carried Lile COZ quaker and was just short Of
fhe green. Smith went straight In the cop
bnggAr 2n MS Iron shot. but the bal bounded
EasS saoss n sSSst se go J Tass f h1axe az u . !:
fea and Wers within wnst approaches Of the
hole; ~ YARDS In playing distance, Both we're
on ~ X and as each ran mp on his first put
SsoAe e ne hose, they called q bali On
tas si Hs eah SH 9a.ss a SId s 5sSsis s6s 4 ShaR HiS
f R RsSssssnssa Y e. f% SssasIsss p sSISiSSR'@EEH
drive. q streaming long one. nnd Il vas kTaRnAd \
" ths sop bnnkeI. thai II properly Q hazard !
olly for ths twelfth hoe. Smith drove 70 tho ]
Eed nag. lnlly 80 yards. Douglas bad % play
snEseY play chat nearly mado The green,
- tho second. He used mis- driver, 20
RlEe nddtttonai distance. but the bail waS half
topsse ne 9S,y ran 100 yeEHqaa Smith set the
ss:ss " nf fsSp TS Z S TSSsSSS S q Is Soss
Both made COED drives for the twelfth hole.
smith EetuaF5 the fcngeF ball They were on
al NIL GfsI1 r. y heiysnE " . Fhe dHEeS SsEe
son6Shas sStA gete 90 shs gSfsn y
.saits Soa he hcle 81 1ssf9ihg dSuR
gaeb NGDpel6she RoRoN. nesspsln6ng eIosg |
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