The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-05

. The long,match was between J. F; Curtis.
tsye6esste ndSidua p cSamp pi .ne and
William Fairbanks, an old golfer from Eng
land, who played frequently IL the East two
where he holds the club ,champ opshp, Fair
banks banks drives fair and SURE ball, but he is
san e cas wiz az sTSS oEsr !ss
S S y Soo OF e he's ard dyf S t s Sega ao
was as poor. After, making all sorts OF
bT9ders on II, the long game hSEeyer.
proach shots and on the putting green. The
short game has always been Curtis's strongest
deed I FIrlIshing al SQUARE in The The morninS.
Curtis led by three holes IN starting out in the
afternoon and he was still ? up at the turn.
two really good holes. Fairbanks halved the
remaining two in As These few holes were
from the champion standpoint and the match
WI live IN memory more tor its duration than
SfseT Of th
pre@ks deserve t to be long talked o. The cards
for the hrst eighteen holes were not to be had.
but the second eighteen brought out these
records:
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The play on the extra holes was OF the same
to the extent that Fairbanks was always try
ing, while Curtis. was performing as though
the game and all future chamPpionships had
Fairbanks carried it easily. but By hi; usual
in /. Takins a stroke out Of the bunker Cur
tis was short Gt the green on MS fourth. but
hay as attn IN a avn e? Se aec Hs @
was past the green cen on his second PstreapGs
s Tas aG S@ hS and R1 they NJ ff @
odds and evens. the two had been playing.
Curtis by three full shots. tor the hole is over
' kst sasi masG ten Ss so cump
snugiy hidden in a hole. Taxing the nibIlck
fair green. He was short, Of the bunker on his
mat dead to he ke on
NTH. 1t took Curtis 3 to get down; hall in =
being the result The i0nh
Curtis was on the edge OF the green in
2, Fairbanks being, short on his second. but
make Tor the hole in 4. Curtis. on his third
had his approach put kicked off by q heel print
6st eSRf tit up f FL 54s the
failed to get down q three-yard put while Fair
banks on the Ike: ran ms ynrd PVT dUwn with
safe The strokes for the extra holes were:
fsEt5s .,.'.,.'.,.',,.,.,..'..ss 80
after an IS in the morning he kept up the
came oven game in the afternoon. Terry, Dr..
was 2 down In the morning, but he won out by
and to pYsy T T1 Is sa5sy as
Thompso found him too tough Progositi2nn
Terry made X, in the morning and about tho
same ratio in the second round Thompson was
81 in The m2rnipg: but slower in tke afts1no0n
Southern and nine Eastern players wore put
out. Five Western and eleven Eastern men
survive for tomorrow. all except one OF the
latter being a home bred.
Ral N began again in the evening. and inter-
fered considerably with the fireworks. but the
table Mark Tapleys under the depressing cir
cumstances. Summary of the day sRolf follows:
W. j. Travis. Oakland, beat A. II. Smith. Hunting
don Col" club by iU Up ana b. to
Jasper Lynch, Lakewood. by up, - holes; John
Reid, Jr.; St. Andrews, beat T. Sterling BsckHith.
a. Andrews, beat Richard SYKES Overland PARK
Club Denysr by Hp +; = p"Isias f na ns a.
play; u. r. Forgan Onwentsia, beat II. II. Cum
iuings swannonoa Country CLUB. Augusta O..
BY beat W Ra Est S PHy a a. BY @
. play; G. D. Mcdonald. Ghteago. beat Stewart
stckney, St Louis Country CLUB; by ~ W ana NJ
Cawley, Merlon C. &. Philadelphia, b., 9 mp nnl E
to play; ". h, Smith, Onwcntsls, beat II Mcbride.
to play; James 4. Tying. Morris County, beat I,
rimsn Meadowbro1k. heat ", g. Carnegie, Ale,
Rheny Golf club. by lOup and = to play; RodcriCk
I.rr Ir AraSsy GeNt SSsTH n%RTfbn PnT pa
yer beat T. F. Curtis. Harvard AMI Essex County
Club. Manchester. Mass. by w; 40 holes; IT, P
Tulcr BAltusrol. beat Harold Z. smith, onWcntsa,
by up and to play.
The pairing for to morrow follows:
Reid vs. Robbins. Travis vs.. LineaweRver Douglas
Va. Forgar. Hubbard vs.. Iypgt Thorp Us, w. D.
Farbanksvs roler. Play will start at 1880 O'Clock