New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-05
GOLF.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES UNDER AID
VERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
.earrrE ROYAL BETwEEN FAIRBANKS AM
cURTIs-EAsTERN CRACKS LEADING

CryRrIs-EAsTERN CRACKS LEADING
KEEN PLAY THROUGHOUT.
Ovsntsia Club Golf Grounds, Lake Forest, Ill.,
July 4 (SpeciaD.-There was no diminuton III
the golfing enthusiasm on the Onwentsia INKS
to-day The sky was overcast ana there were
freouent showers. which may have detracted
somewhat from the spectacular FEATURES Oh TIE
NAV but the crowd was even larger than on
the previous day. the interest was fully as Keen
and the sport itself was the best OF the week.
From the general melee OF the opening round
Yesterday the tournament has settled down TO
an exciting contest between cracks whose repu-
tation as golfers is known the country over tut
briefly the days programme consisted OF the
first round OF thrty-six holes. match play. IN
which only thirty-two who qualified were ellsl-
bic to compete.
AS whole the play more interesting than
on the opening day. but this was only to be
expected in view of the changed conditions
under which the contests were held. On Monday
Il was medal play; to-day it was match play,
and to golfers the difference is Significant. In
the qualifying round those who considered
themselves certain Of place were content
merely to make sure Of their positions and
leave the real trial of strength for the later
matches In this they showed their wisdom.
for with six days Of thirtysix holes each day
nothing was TO be gained by over-exertlon. 10
day. however. defeat meant oblivion. and as
result the golf was keen and spirited through
out.
GAY THRONGS PRESENT
II was a fashionable gathering that watched
the play but one that had come rather TO see
than be seen. Hundreds Of women were pres
ent. and. in spite Of the frequent showers they
refused TO seek the shelter OF the clubhouse but
followed their favorites with apprecative ap-
.nlause over the course. 1t was the first time
the spectators had enjoyed this opportunity, Tor
Yesterday most Of them were wise enough 10
know that with a hundred men on the links the
golf balls would be as thick as flying snow
flakes in winter. and that the lawns about the
FIRST zee were the only safe place to view the
play.
The early corners had much to interest them.
Seven PLAYERS had tied at 1877 for the last four
n,aces on the previous day. and this tie was
e4he first thing decided in the morning. The
seven were Nicholas Longworth, w. c. Carnegie
,IIaro,d Smith. w. Waller and three well-known
Eastern men-Andrew NJ. Robbins, Of St. An
,drews: H. Mortimer Billings Of Ardsey, and
Howard A. Colby OF the Essex County Country
<,Iub OF orange ~ ]. Robbins entered for
mai protest at being forced TO play off the tie
in company with the others, but as the prece-
dent had been established in earlier champion
sh,ps his request TO have the men paired off
1yas overr,,led by the committee and the tie
was decided as announced. OF the seven Rob
bins. Carnegie Harold Smith and Waller sue
ceeded in gaining the places. thus completing
the muster Of thirty-two.
The pairs in the regular round started as soon
as this was over. and as they left the first tee
they were drawn follows John Reid, sr.. and
With Syke nd NJ Robbins
T Travis and A. II. Smith. Jasper Lynch and
C. A. Lineaweaver, Findlay S. Douglas and w.
Waller H. Cummings and ID. r. Forgan. G. G..
Hubbard and W. E. Egan. James A. Tying and
John Stuart S. Cary and ]. G. Thorp. Herbert
Mcbride and Walter B. Smith. William McCaw-
ley and William Holabird. jr, s. Stickney and
Charles B. Macdonald. Roderick Terry and Sla-
son Thompson, Herbert NJ. Hartman and w. c.
Carnegie. ]. F. Curtis and Walter Fairbanks,
H. p. Toler and H. c. Smith.
A REMARKABLE SCORE.
To Walter Fairbanks. OF the Overland Park
Golf Club Of Denver, and veteran Of St
Andrews Golf Club OF Scotland. and J. T.
Curtis, of the Essex County Golf Club Of Boz
ton belong the honor Of making one OF the
y1nost remarkable scores of the day. The two
played forty holes before their struggle was
ended In favor of Mr.. Fairbanks They were
all square at the eighteenth and thrty-sixth
holes Then for four holes the two struggled.
,1alving the thirty seventh thirty-eighth and
thirty ninth holes in six. four and
spectively the Westerner finally winning the
fortieth in four amid the enthusiastic applause
of the spectators II looked all up with Curtis
on the thirty seventh he drove his ball
souarely into the sand at the base Of the
bunker but he lofted out beautifully with his
Yibick and succeeded in halving the hole On
the thirty-seventh, Fairbanks was equally UNI
fortunate slicing his ball and driving II into
the weeds just across the water hazard, but here
Curtis approached poorly. and again the hole
was halved
Other remarkable scores were made. Lynch
and Lineaweaver were all square on the 36th.
Itneaweaver winning in the 31th by dropping
Lynch stymie on long approach when Lynch
was apparently certain OF winning. his ball
being within Is inches OF the hole.
H H. Cummings OF the Swannanoa Country
club OF Asheyille, ~. c., and ID. r. Forgan, the
OnWentsia captain, decided their match on the
26th hole Forgan winning.
one Of the surprises OF the day was the de-
cisive defeat OF William McCawley, Of the
Merton Cricket Club, OF Philadelphia, at the
hands of William Holabird. Jr.. Of the Glenview
Club Of Chicago. a n-year-od boy. Nc
CswIey won the Ravenoaks Cup at Onwentsia
last wear and was expected to win to-day
match Notwithstanding TIE good form displayed
OF late by his young opponent Holablrd how
ever played beautiful golf after the nrst nine
holes He was two down at the ninth but was
Sour m at the 18th, and finished the match in
the afternoon with six up and five TO play.
Holabird's playing was commented on MS
driving and putting being wonderfully accurate