The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-16
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Details of the Defeat of Harry varion by
Alex. Herd.

Alex. Herd.
That within a week after the success Of Harry
Vardon. the open champion OF the United
Kingdom. over Willie Park. Jr. he should have
met defeat at the hands OF Alex Herd was n
shock to most followers OF the game. both here
and abroad The brief cable to The SuS at the
time merely told that Herd had won by l M
and it may be supplemented by some details
from the English journals The event
was an exhibition match over the Man
chester Golf Club links in Trafford Parks.
The professional record is II. made by Vardon
last October. But eighteen holes were played
and at the turn Nardon was two up, an advan-
tage he would not have had but that Herd was
Off in putting. At the sixteenth hole. Vardon
made poor drive and after two attempts to
get clear Of some trees he gave up. and this
squared the match. They halved the seven
tenth. each holing very long puts. From the
last tee. Herd drove the green and made the
hole in three while Eardon was short and took
four t. hols out The approximate scores Sles
met four times in the course Of the year and
the account Is now even between them
beat him at Leicester and Mid-surrey, and
now Herd has squared the account As
hs Ssst h Of the oes soe
though often very close up. he has never been
able to land the open champLonship. In 1895
event was last played at st. Andrews.
The annual open tournament at Bar Harbor
as the frst prize: Arden NJ Robbins. Of st. An
dres and NJ %sh sss @ho &
take part. unless Herbert G. Leeds. the Myopia
golfer. win start. He played last year and may
prominence on the st Marks school team and
who next year will be at Yale. and n. G; Reynal.
age in ABILITY The tourHame mt will clash with
the Point Judith Country Club fixture at Mar.
the I'M are so lar apart that the conflict will
| ifot affect the entries.
| Down at Long Beach the golfers are felcta-
| ting themselves on the success of the first regu
lar handicap on saturday; The card made by
and reveals its its ,diiiculties' Ths score. win
amateur record for the links. The two cups for
Saturdays competition are the gifts Of J. Tenn.
| will be an eighteen hole medal play handicap
| WI, Travis. Charles y. Cox. j. stuart Gillespie:
Others have already enteTed surf bathnS
| and dancing in the evening. with a choose-up
tbs snas om Che ARE
| II enough entries can be obtained. there will
be mixed foursome for prizes on Saturday
| morning.
| The weekly handicaps at the westbrook
contests. The scratch mon are Harry Holiins.
Jr.. and W. Bayard Cutting. Jr Among the
| regular contestants are Nelson Is. Burr Alex
ander Morton. Il, c. Watson. Jr.., W. L; Gun
| Their and John NJ Knapp. On Saturday the
| event resulted in a tic between Louis Living
ston. 81. s. 80. and J. p Knapp. 30. 9. so.
| The fourth monthly handicap will be hold at
| the Dyker Meadow Golf Club to-day and the
| qualifying round for the ,woman's champion
| ship will be played at the Deal Golf Club.
JEFFERSON. Aug. 15-Si1teen completed
| cards were handed in to-day 10 the qualify
| ing round OF the Waumbek Golf Clubs tour
| nament for women. the number Just filling the
| first and consolation classes. The conditions
! were ten holes. at medal play The scores
| follow: