New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-02
GOLF.
rrNo FIRST IN BALTUsRoLs ANNUAL
TOURNEY.

,.s TIE cUP WITH RECORD SCORE
DRAWINGS FOR TO-DAY.
.,os. before the dew had left the grass fifty
go ore streaming over the Baltusro links
No'io's A., .ompefition for the annual prizes Of
YES -, hs Ralsusroi Golf Club. Douglas was not
4eieU - - was Hartman Brooks or Travis, play
'he'e Rave formed the big Four" IN this
''S .,-narents but there were plenty OF others
e." go. lass able. and the scores averaged better
Aa'"'' .,v similar contest this year Fifty -four
t'SA the preliminary round at medal play, and
s,s number thrty-four posted scores under 100
u Sn,e both to the condition Of the links and the
skl OF the participants.
gas distinctly a homebred field which means
-, the contestants played the game they had
,,1"r,ed on American links. and such it repre-
TED the real average OF ability among metro
polan players
Tvng. the veteran Of so many hard-fought tour
,sments led the field home In the morning play,
soorng an So for the eighteen holes. which equals
,be record he himself established Memorial
nav and comes within three strokes Of boyle.
Tyng seems 10 have gained wonderfully this spring,
ard while his game has always an attractive dash
and spirit there force to it and a confidence
behind II yesterday that should put him promi-
nently forward aspirant for the amateur
championship TO be decided in Chicago. Win
the exception OF a on the opening hole his caro-
was almost fauless, but while not detracting from
bered that he was HIS home course, knowing
every slope and hillock by heart. and with all the
confidence which his recent success for his ciuo
Championship gave him. on another links he per-
hsps would do as well. and perhaps not: at all
events he thoroughly earned the offered for the
lowest score. and his victory a popular one
among spectators and contestants alike.
The forenoon was devoted 10 the qualifying round
a. Is holes medal play and the afternoon TO the
FIRST round at match play. for which the hrst ana
second sixteens Of the morning round were eligible.
Following the practice which adopted at the
lakewood and Crescent tournaments Bruce Price
added another cup TO the list for the third sixteen
which ne has dubbed the "inconsolables, thus per-
hitting all but six chance TO remain in the tour
nament.
p G. Watson. IT, followed Tying in the morning
rlav with score Of 81. and then came II T. Toler
ats For the last three places in the first sixteen
+bera was tie ar "a between f. F. McGlachlin,
W Y Marsh c. F. Watson. J. K. Wilmer, George
A Tofer and Bruce Price. These men played OF
a, one hole and the three last named lost, thus
dropping into the consolation sixteen. Curiously
enough there was tie here also, which was de-
cided IN the same way. This left things clear Tor
the match play. which was a spirited contest Tying
had no difficulty in disposng Of Huntington. OF the
Scranton Country Club. while Colby Of Essex
County. won from Edward Leavtt, of Fairfield. by
. UP and 10 play. Toler found G F. Watson
more difficult opponent. and 10 holes were played
before the former won. Toer was down at the
9Th still down at the 18th. but in fine rally he
tied the match the 18th green and then took the
deciding hole Bayard the intercollegiate ex-cham-
pion earned a clever victory Kennedy and will
meet Toler to-day. The other results will be found
IN the summary. For to-day's second round the
drawing will be:
Baltusrol Cup-Tyng and Colby. Robbins and r. C.
Watson, Baysfa and Toler. Reid and MeGiachlin
Wilcox. Hubbard and Adams. Ashmore and Ridgeway.