The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-23
GOLF SURPRISE AT ISLIP.
LITINasToN BEATS HogLINs, JR., IN
THE WE5TBRo0K sEMI-FINlLS.

Young Hitchcock Only Loses to Hartman
by One Hole C. r. Watson, with %. 10,
90, Wins tho Handicap from Twsuty.feur
ntsstants-Tournamont Ends To-day.
There was again some splendid match play
at the tournament OF the Westbrook Golf Club.
at Islip. yesterday. and, In addition. the annual
Westbrook handicap was decided and won by
@. e. Watson. Of the home club from twenty
four contestants. with the card OF 90. TO- 30.
The previous winners OF the handicap have
been II. r. Townsend. Oyster Bay. In 90. with
94. @. SO; T. @. Strong. wsstbrook. In 'e7. with
100. 1S. 80. and. last year. Louis Livingston.
Westbrook. with 80. 8. "a.
The match play was the semi final rounds for
both the westbrook cup and the Consolation
trophy. The greatest interest conferred In the
meeting OF the four survivors OF Thursdays
splendid golinE and each pair had an snthusi-
astic following. The nrst to start were Harry
Rollins. Jr.. and Louis Livingston. both Of the
home club. and the former was thought to have
the victory safe In spite Of the mstsrorio golfng
OF Livingston against J. l. Blair. Jr.. the after
noon before. whom he went out In 80 and won
b. s UP and 4 to play.
that Bayard tuttins gr |: abroad. has been aUn
considered quite unbeatabie. for, as the gold
%sss snd ss ies
pro Il: .ds n 0 p.
great surprise when Livingston was returned
The thSrw Tn1sr. By up and to Pay. al, al,
PLAYERS we're 81, y: Hartman and Charles
tS g
Ss ~ ri az
inch put for q s. which would have halvsd the
mftSh A. II ws' won y
Ysr making Ire green on his third. q hsif,iron
stop was within safe Soiins distances Tor ave-
s ss S Aon .4t e.s t. ssR os s "a @
the, second hole, and he would, have
s !s a dssn put NY % .s:'d 'Esa
Liynsston won IL four to Ave and V was st up
S.sfk drives but thSy were well on With th.r
try try TO Eiyinsston's four '"''. Oh '"f''-,'fo
came a high scoring hole. the sixth with mis-
5 sq.sn h. sS sS SH f IL. ss a.s az
an. IiylnssstSn wa: short q his third
his fourth; Playing, Hollins's like, Living
Stone, tried to gobble the put. It was q
downhill roll. over q series OF artificial
hillocks, and, as he put too much force
into the try. the ball bump ped along over the
hillocks like a bob-sled overs "Thank-you-
ma'am" and rolled clear of the green. The
unexpected result was that Hollins won in Z to
and evened the score. A half in mark cd
the seventh hole. On tho eighth Hollns was
In the rough near the railroad track on his
third. yet but for missing an eighteen Inch put
he would have had q half. Livingston won In
s to 8. Playing the ninth Hollins failed to get
his brassey shot away clean and this hole too
fell to Livingston In to g. leaving him UP on
the first nine.
chance lost on the first green OF the second
round cost Hollina tho hole s to 8. Two hslved
holes In perfect tours followed. This time
and no was up. Rollins now scored four for
the Alps hole. a result that Vardon could not
beat in merit, for he was on the 390-y green
on his second. and he won tho hole. Livingston
taking Ave The latter was weak on his short
game on the sixth green, Hollins winning in to
Z and being but 2 down with to GO A halved
hole In an indifferent six followed. each taking
three on the green. Livingston was now dor
mic 2. but as he was on the railroad bank on
the second while Hollins was well on tho
eighth green on the like. for time It did not
look as though the match would end here A
neat nibick pitch. however landed Living
ston's bal within a yard Of the hole. They
halved In four and the match was over. The
cards: