New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
HARTMAN WINS AT COLE.
DOUGLAS DEFEATED IN THE FINALS AT
ONWENTSIA.
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP GOES TO THE
MEADOW BROOK PLAYER BY THREE UP
AND TWO TO PLAYA TRIUMPH
ROD HOME ppEn Skill.


FOR HOME BRED SKILL.
,onwentsia Golf Grounds. Lake Forest. H.,
July S-Herbcrt y. Hartman OF the Meadow
Brook Hunt Club. Of Hampstead. Long Island,
to-day won the amateur golf championship of
America from Finday S. Douglas. who won the
championship last year The score 3
up. TO play The game was by long ODDS
the most exciting that has been seen in the
weeks tournament. and when the old princeton
football player finally holed down on the thirty
fourth green. bringing the coveted championship
to himself. the crowd broke into enthusiastic
cheering. and Hartman was nearly lifted of his
feet by the crush 10 congratulate him.
For the first time since amateur golf cham
pionships have been held in America, an Amer
lean born golfer holds the hOnOrs, and this fact
was most commented on by golfers tonight,
who believe II will go far toward pOpularizing
the game in the United States. Harriman's work
with the irons In the morning play was pro-
nounced the prettiest seen during the tourna-
ment His playing was marvel Of steadlness,
and although Douglas almost invariably out
drove him. the difference was not enough ma
terially to affect the result. The Meadow Brook
mans approaches and work on the greens
forced Douglas 10 play the odd in nearly every
instance. Old golfers, men who learned the
game on the links in Scotland pronounced Har-
riman's play superior to any ever shown in a
tournament in the United States and fully
equal to amateur playing in Scotland.
Douglas, on the contrary especially during
the morning was sadly out OF form on his put
ting and although during the afternoon he
made a remarkably game uphill fight, the
handicap of eight down. the result of the morn
ing's play, was too great for him TO overcome.
DOUGLASS PLUCKY FIGHT
Conditions were far from favorable for first
class golf during the morning. the high wind
which swept over the links rendering good
driving extremely difficult on the first second.
third. tenth. eleventh twelfth, thirteenth and
fourteenth holes But this apparently did not
affect the playing Of either man, and their
drives were nearly always long and spendidly
placed. Douglass poor short iron work was
fatal Time and again during the morning he
lost holes or missed opportunities to halve by
missing puts of from one to two yards. Daring
the afternoon the young Scotchman, with the
score up in favor OF Hartman. played desper-
ately Playing DOGGY or better and taking
advantage Of any mispay by his opponent.
Douglas slowly but surely reduced the lead.
But at last an error Of judgment settled the
question On the thirty-fourth the Baby" hole
where Douglas had fallen short in the morning
he used his brasse. and drove far beyond Into
the trees Hartman smiled grimly as he saw
the little guttapercha ball light in the grove
and. taking his mid iron. he lOfted his ball TO a
beautiful lie squarely on the green. With that
shot disappeared Douglass last chance, for a
moment later Hartman holed his ball. and the
championship lost and won.
Douglas took his defeat good naturedly. !
was fairly beaten by a man who plays splendid
golf" he said. "Mr. Hartman put up one of
the prettiest short games during the morning
that I have ever seen. Against such game II
would be hard for any one to win. 1 was badly
off in my putting and this cost me the cham
pionshiD.'
. OFFICIALS PLEASED WITH THE RESULT.
The officials Of the United States Golf Asso-
citation are highly pleased at the success Of the
tournament.
The fact that the championship has been won
by a player who has acquired his skill in this
country has given great satisfaction and been
very gratifying to many" said President w. Is.
Thomas to- night THE condition Of the links
has been perfect and has given the best test Of
the golfers skill on account of the drouth in