New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-14
GOLF.
SECOND DAYS PLAY IN THE AMATEUR
CHAMPIONSHIP.
,-,,e- ,o,,-r DrsposEs OF SIXTEEN OF TIE
coMpEr1ToRs-1TNG BEATS Mf1NzlEs A."
yosryN WINS FROM CUTTING
BRILLIANT GATHER


MoR1yN WINS FROM CUTTING
A BRILLIANT GATHER
ING PRESENT
ooo.t ,,nts low scores end fast play marked the
continuation OF the National amateur soli chaii-
ponship at tho Morris County links yesterosS' ON
Teen men were left az a result OF mo nre' 80.
nj match play and these viii meet To-Day IN '"o
.econd round There was only one deiaut 10 fnai
,he programme, and that was unimpor'aht 4"ao-
,aonald Keene Douglas and Iyng "ero d" SUI
Sessful in winning their matcnes' anu oin' o"o "
two minor upsets took place.
The day Just such a one as gofers app'o
,,,,e best.-olear skies little wind and yet enough
tonic TO the air to make exercise possiDi' ",',
,sa,,cue The fair greens would have been better
with a little rain but with the force OF workmeh
that tho club had scattered over the GROUNDS py
svdaylight the condition OF the putting greens was all
that could be desired. The care OF three mics
lpnd half Of lawn during a championship means
mo small amount Of labor, even with the most
tpbundant facilities. and too much cannot ne saio
sn nraise Of the energy and with which the
E-reens Committee has fulfilled Its duties GOLFERS
ihave learned 10 know that what the Morris county
k-lub undertakes is well and thoroughly done. and
mot the least part Of its success this week mas
,feen the admirable condition OF the links.
The crowds were even larger than on the previous
Nav which is saying a good deal The piazza and
lawns were thronged from the time the first pair
stepped on the tee until the last az the champ'oil-
shin aspirants climbed tho hill leading to the home
green II was a fashionable gathering. but one
that had evidently come rather than TO be
seen for hundreds of people trooped through the
,ipks after the more important and Interesting
matches and were lavish in their applause III the
encouragement Of lots OF pretty girls couid MAKE
good golf the days play would go down as the most
successful OF the entire season.
Tall. ltho and graceful. with tho story or many
"a summers day spent on the links written In the
deep tan of her cheeks. the golfng girl at MOTIFS
aown Is picture Of health and spirits that ought
no make the vcriost dufer break records. Scores
of them in short skirts and natty red coats, &C
rompanied by cavaliers who seemed only too will
sing to explain about stymies and foozes and other
sTclnng technicates. followed the matches win
AN enthusiasm that ought TO have put their mas
ruline friends to blush. The arrangements Tor the
crowd oXcellent-no one went hungry no one
went thirsty Cat least. for long). and everything
that could add success and interest to the day was
provided with perfection OF detail that rejected
credit upon those In charge. An orchestra winch
played throughout the afternoon. added not a little
30 the gayety OF the scene.
a whole the scores were lower AND the play
better than that OF the preliminary round on Mon
day, but this only to be expected In view OF
che changed conditions under which the contests
are held On Monday It was medal play; yesterday
II was match play and TO golfers the difference
as significant. Most of the men the opening day.
at least those who certain Of qualifying con-
aented themselves with securing places among the
eligible thrty-two. and leaving the record-smasa-
ang and medal winning to their younger and more
ardent rivals In this they showed their wisdom.
for with a six-day ordeal before them nothing was
40 be gained by overexertion in the preliminary
sound. Yesterdays defeat meant oblivion and
q result the golf was keen and spirited throughout
Promptly at $50 o'clock in the morning the first
pair, Walter j. Travis, of Oakland, and James l.
Blair. jr., of Princeton, stepped upon the opening
tee. The drawings for the round stood follows
j. G. Thorp. of Cambridge and Marion r. Wright
OF Philadelphia; +. W. Menzies. of st. Andrews
and James A. Tying. Of Morris County Foxhall p
Keene. OF Newport. and r. e Grscom. OF Phila-
Helphia; Alexander Morten, Of the Country Club OF
westchestcr and W. Bayard Cutting jr.. OF West
fbrook; J. 4. Stillman, of Newport. and T. C. Rush
smore. OF Tuxedo: James T. Curtis jr.. OF Harvard
and Finlay Douglas OF Fairfield; Robert Crowell
Of Cleveland, and a. il. Smith of Chicago; F. IT,
Bohen. OF Philadelphia and W. H. Sands OF 81
,.andrews; II. X. Toler. of Baltusrol and a. NJ
Goats OF Newport; A. u. Cochrane. OF ST. Andrews.
10 nd John Reid. jr. OF ST. Andrews; e. G.. Hubbard
'of Cambridge. and Charles r. Macdonald. of Chi
.cago: ". y. Smith, OF Chicago, and Joseph H.
'Choate jr., OF StockbridGe; j.. T. Bayard. jr.. of
r3aItusrol and u. NJ. Billings, Of Ardeley; II. T.
~roler. OF Morris County and q. w Fowle. Of Phila
,tclphia. G. T. Lineweaver Of Philadelphia. and
Soserh Lynch, Of Lakewood end Travis and Blair.
r. r. Kerr secretary OF the United States Golf
Association. took charge Of the arrangements at
the first tee. assisted by members of tho Morris
County Greens Committee. and the play opened
without a single incident TO mar lie success Among
she majority Of spectators Douglas and Curtis vera
regarded the attraction OF the doy, snd when
they started from tho clubhouse several hundred
people formed an enthusiastic gallery IN their
wake. The issue was OF general moment, for It is
generally understood that Douglas will be a com
pstitor in the final struggle for the cup. His most
dangerous rivals IN the nrst sixteen are Travis. TNng
and Keene, and OF these he is regarded as the su
psrIor both In form and experience. and the
crowd was anxious 10 what he could do
Douglas had the honor and sent a slash'ng drive
We'll mp the course 10 the right from there II was
easy approach 10 the green. ard he was on in
two Curtis topped his shot, but the bali got
. coed run and he was likewise well on the green
IN two. He lay dead his third. and az Douglas
failed 10 hold the ball IN tho Ike II looked
though tho Fairfeld man would he beaten. But
Curtis missed two-foot put, and The hole went 70
Douglas. 1t is all very well TO talk Of the rise OF
the younger element IN golf. but in championship
play they havs stl much TO learn from veterans
Of the Douglas tyre. Missing two-fcct rut has no
excuse in the eyes of golfer. The second hole IA
full iron shot. and both players chose the
cieek in getting to the green. Douglas the
far side. but he was down in forty-foot put. and
the hole was haved in three
Pacing the third Douglas Just escaped being
trapped by blind bunker. while Curtis mads
beautiful drive. low, straight and clean. and was
Just off the green his second. An overpayed APP
proach carried the bal! humping the turf
into the road. and. missing another short, put
curtls lost at 10 3. Coming the fourth
hole. the Fairfield PLAYER got into the rough be-
hind the green his second, but in spite of this
error, tho hole was halved In FIVE. Douglas won the
nth on a long put and a, this point stood, three
up The sixth proved disastrous hole for Curtis,
for after getting away good drive. he fooled
his brassey and the ball landed IN the woods
the left. Douglas made sizzling brassey for his
second was on the edge Of the green. and Curtis
gave up the hole withOu, further ssdoi
The seventh was halved in fvc. Facing the eighth
Douglas again showed his superior knowledge Of
the game BY pitching the ball along the rough grass
leading 10 the green. To appreciate tho play. II
should he understood that a steep decivity de-
o bounding down