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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
MILES DEFEATS PETIT.
ODDS TOO GREtT AGAINST AMERICA's
COURT TESNIS CHAMPION

Informal Opening of the Tuxedo Tenni.
and Racquet Club Slgnaliacd by Dash
ing Exhibition Nntch--Niew oft New
House aud Details OF Its Equipment
The new Tennis aud Racquet Club OF Tuxedo
was Informally opened yesterday under cir
cumstunccs 40 auspic.ous that the success OF
this latest addition to the amusements OF the
Park colony Ia assured. Appropriate attrac-
lions wero provided for the special occasion.
and Dame Nature favored the junction with an
ideal winter day. which proved Irresistible for
the many dcvotees OF skating. hockey and
golf anon; the cottaRcrs. Tho main club
house became the VI cca OF members and
guests around the noon hour. and its cosey
loun-ing rooms were thrOnGed by represen-
tative gathering Of clubdom. including nearly
all those named In THE Sun Yesterday morn
ms. and large number OF the gentler sex.
The star feature OF the afternoon was tho
exhibition match between tho court tennis
celebrities. J.. H. Miles amateur champion OF
ENGLAND. and Tom Petit. professional cham
pion of America. While HE rivals were getting
ready, visitors inspecte the now building with
marked interest md pronounced II perfect In
conception Many finishing touches are
needed. hut sufficient has been accomplished
to indicate that the structure when fully
equipped will be one OF the finest OF its kind In
the world.
The house stands in q picturesque valley
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TING.
Prospect of Early Sport on tho Park Lakes
in Greater New York.

Prospect of Early Sport ON tho Park Lakes
in Greater New York.
The sudden drop in the temperature yester
day morning giving promise OF skating
OH the Park lakes in a few days. had q
decided effect on tho trade In skates at
the various sporting goods houses In
this city. In one establishment prospect
I've ustomcrs were encouraged by the
report that Van Cortlandt Lake would be In
condition for the sport to-day. Later in
quirles showed that the announcement was
premature There IL now good solid Ice all
over tho lake. but though II Ia possible that
day skaters tomorrow. the chances are that
the public will no, be allowed the boon Of gld-
Ing over the smooth surface OF Ice until Tues
dav.
Central Park is ns usual much behindhand.
There Is thin coating Of leo on all the ponds.
OF exit, meb cold weather viii be- necessary
hclor" they will fcol justified In allowing the
mhlic on the lake Those who have FURNISHED
UP Their blades and arc anxious TO- take ad-
~ the following places near enough to New
York to make trip desirable: Hoboken Sink.
Surrrlss Lake. Cold Spring; Orange Lake.
Newhurgh: summit Lake, Central Valley
Lake. Muntclair.
The half mile interscholnstic skating race at
"a" C'ermont Avenue Ice Skating Hing. Brook
Hn. Yesterday morning. brought out eleven
hal! wnv-mark. made such good use OF his
hnnhlcRp that lie Won summary;
Harold Sec, Public School II. Brooklyn. 90
yard. hrst; Frederick HcTresehon. Brooklyn Latin,
%" Mu', IN" o.,dtn MlntoI, Poly. Prep.
minute 90 80 seconds.
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No Fighting Mt tho Pelican A.c.

Owing to n dispute In weight and the small
crowd present at the Pelican A. c. last night,
johnny Reagan, matchmaker and man
agcr OF the club. declared all the bouts
on The main bout OF the evening
was to have been twenty round affair
between Tom DroderIck Of Yonkers and
Jack TiGhs OF Scranton. Tho men we're sched-
ucd to box twenty rounds at 1873 rounds. but
Frederick was one pound over weight. Tigho
thereupon claimed his forfeit OF $50 which Brod-
ericE had posted with Reagan. The men finally
agreed to go on, hut when they saw the small
CROWD present and consulted Reagan; they de
G.ared everything on. Next Saturday night
Harry Forbes Of Chicago meets Young Slmis-
poundA
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Only Two Rounds mt tho Uercui-s Athletic
Gibbs show.

Twelve hundred spectators who braved tho
chilly atmosphere OF tn" Hercules Athletic
Clubhouse in brooklyn last nIGht Were re-
warled W It'll very little Sighting. The two pre-.
lminary bouts were % the biN-hanc order and
each ended summary with tho first round.
while. what was 10 hav" been tho main attrac-
ton, was cut out altogether.
Tim CaaGhnn ~ Philadelphia. who ravo
Terry Mciovern one " the hardest bat es OF
burn also Of tn" Quaker city, in a ,tM"rtr.yc
was expected. rs both ARE clever men, hut
poor punch"rs, When The weighing in
ceremony too; place FairhUrn tiuprl tho
bcam al l27 POUNDS. md Tim ,cclin"i t. 60 on
u substitute the cub decided to cal the went
oil and 'o admit tn" holders Of "uurUnS to the
next show on Jan, 4, when Naity Matthew
VII he plt'ei against either Young MahunCy
or Kid McPartlani.
Johnny Hines and Young Hines were tho first
pn!r TO 20 on. II was hammer ana tongI affair
and Johnny wnlloned hl4 nRmaeak. an over
the ring. At the end Of the first round Young
Hlncs was 30 exhausted that rho rcf-rnr
STOPPED tho contest and awarded the decision
to Jrhnny.
York and Henry Lntz o. brooklyn. Sullivan
Went at his man, 10 bulldog, fashion aud rot
LutZ took his punishment bravcly until with n
ten seconds OF the end OF tho round
when Eddie landed terrific r;ght-handrr
l.utz was carried 70 his corner and medical aid
was required 10 bring him 10. He had :hur-
ouGhy recovered before tho announce nlent
closing the show was made.
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Sport on the leo.

The second night OF tho gymkhana sports on
Ice at Clermont avenue, brooklyn. last night
attracted another throng OF spectators. There
was an interesting programme run Off. the
feature, Of which was tho lercely contested
oone-mile skating race, l.eltoy See again
figure on scratch and seemed winner when
he ieil and was out OF It, saruney winning
nealn WITH See second and Swan third. The
Iaughable feature OF the night was tho foot
raee on ice In walking shoes. Summary;
Potato Ract-won by Harry p. Mcdonald, Hefiey
school; Charles u. smith. Pratt Institute seco Id,
William Blosso.u. Clormont $. O., third. Time
5l seconds
Combination Rsce-one lap forward. one lap back
ward and one lap acullinR, sGratch-Won Gy Nc.
Donald; william II STANLEY. pawnee A. O., second;
Obstacle Rare-Won by Harry a. Nevins Hee,ev
School; .ith second; Stanley third. Time-i
minute 3: - seconds,
Tw Lap Foot Ia e in walking shoes. acratch-won
by Mcdonald; stanley. second; Smith. third. Time
l minute. 10 20 seconds.
Egg, Spoon and UmbgClla Race, scritch-Won by
Neyins smith. second; ". W, swan, New York 4. O.,
third. Tine, AZ 20 seconds. ~
ono Mile Handicap Skating RAce-Won by A. Y.
sAronsy. Now Yorf A. q, 100 yards lie Roy See.
New York A, c., scratch. second; W. W. swan New
York A. o.. 100 yards. third. Time. minutes.
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RdC:SG.
Mint sauce wins n Hard. Fought Race by
Head.

NEW ORrEA~e Dec. 3O-The New Orleans
Hnn!icap worth 81 900 to the winner, drew u
large crowd this afternoon and proved 70 Re
one Of tho hardest ought race, ever run over
tho local trncE. ~ ono time IN tho stretch nine
horses were running hca CHl head an /; was
10 70 | and take your choice. Some OF the
fastest runners Iuartored here made NJ the
lie! AMI - general was ths play that the
fayor!te, inn Mint Sauce went To- the post
nj 10 !. In the last ll,ty yards
the iayorte and Andes drew out ~ the line.
and n a Tins cong ansh Mint Sau'" won by n
scrut head. Right on top Of the two leaders
was Moo strongly ridden by Tony Hamilton,
anil as COOL "a to | TO show. Mint Sauces
victory was no; tho only one credited 70 j. W,
key a stable He stared J. T.. cine In sin
urong selling rgcr, and lacking him down
from = 10 " to 2 to ., won a piic ~ money.
Tr!nGl,2a. in the twD-ycar.o.l han leap ca me
from lcl3'ud. aad In q driving finish lcat out
tho !lghtw lighted Tom Gilmore,
Stccplrchnse jockey Pierce was ruled on for
re to- criminal ruling a tho jumper Fred
PcrNins. and 81. Lorenzo, owned by j. II.
Jones. was barred from nj! privileges FOR in
ant-0ut riding owner lonrs and Jockey 81
ln ,E TT" r"in"'t.d Im m;, wGrs mixed up
F.r-t Race selling, three. ycar.nis, and upwarl;
G,s AID * "s :, n,, io' i'Ss.h,
hrrs ~, u an! 10 L. Won, Nhllet. WI W. udtf-
stia".v, itl TO- place, second. -Ius.ot, % Dom
IA h hind. Time. l:6t
S.,uIh y Cr--iipudirtp; wovcar.o is: nNc Anl
ono.hait. lru's-TrAdita. lId N aJoyut, 3 20 ;
an, IN :. won. Tom Gilmore, 1903 llan"-l, - ~ !!
ilr Iia 70. .'.'ui' Galt ~" IL tWeldrrs,r,nJ',
third. : me- ross.
ihrl %A,- .ei.t,,.,, ,lr.o .ycr,o'C. fiH furious
T. Clu", IuI Ne fpgutl. go g and to ., Won:
Brown Val, lCJ waldo, " 10 COR WAGE second;
Ipuo Pi'e. 81" h'lMuH, tEiri. T M l;II%,
FuiIr ltHyt#ihr Vow bri"alH llandi Rp: three.
year Us n"d lpw&i. 'ovcu furlNrrs mp. NJ mt
Sau :" = ne, ~, t. alm . 70 :? wn', Amd%s'
IuN Ol'amntun. MIA, TIM" ;?Si
Fft'' I'nCe- Sol M three year ulds and UNIV ri
'lovon-sIstccntA. hilcs-Iupa Tan. ~ Tai Crl,
= u and . t. !. Won Klnd Ge Queen. ~ ~. ben.
10 ! 'or place. roud, Joe Doughty. ~ tDomt'
IL. a., third lime, 100.
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Doc" Payne Easily Defeated.

Doc" Payne Of Cleveland. Kid McCoy's SPAR
ring partner, and who has met several good
men in the ring. made wrr;chcd showing
against Tommy West OF Boston at the Green
wood A; G. last night. The mill wus sche l.
The prospect Of hot strulgI, At.
tracted o packed house. Payne, fowcyrr.
di not do wei and West found no trouble in
whIIing the West"rner In two rounds
Phyn"'s performance surprised even West who
expected hard game. PAYNE was not In urEod
ou'; but would surely havO been put to slocp
hau the hlIalr continued.
Behind Payne werr Lee Allcrd. Dick Moore
and Jam Jqdg'. West's handlors were Mutty
Matthews. Pete Burkc aud Tommy Moran.
hI i was fully an inch taller than his r'yai
iin sailed in and swung tho lott missing
hy nearly a loot. He seemed scarai,
rush him away West had 10 br NJ tho heel
OF ms lett gove against Paynes lace. When
ne Got more confidence Payne let the right 10
heross and caught West sUnly on tho
ear When Payne began to too tho scratch
ior inc second round he snemel 10
LH bcwidcred, Alter West had ia6bed
nun few times on tho mouth. he could lot
, Was LINES Inc Tho last punch Payne received
IWsr"l MN helpless and the referee, Eddie
pnugherty. interiered, He sent Payne " his
corner and gave the fight to West
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PHI pwyer Buys n Handspring Colt.

LEXINGTON, Dec, 3O-phIl ]. pwyer has
bought ~ James i. Clay tho brown wcan z
colt by Handspring. dam Mond uIt. by Fall
set'o; second dam imp, rlnyinG Fields. hy Ad-
vrntug"r, J, j., nolrh. Jr.. has sold to A. !.
Stremcr OF Sacramento tho eight ysnr-o old
marc DovY Nontrose. by Duke OF Montrose,
dam French,e ahy b. imp Billet She Ia with
ioa to Pirate Of Ponzance. 1t was announced
to-day that bon Iioisdny had been retired to
the stud anil viii b" raced no more,
The dispute over the dates for selling
thorough Hrrl yoar.'nGS in juno continues.
The kentucky reederS Col +. +. Clay. Milton
Young aud others, who intend 10 cell on the
dry rn"eding tn" OreninC Of tho meeting at
Sh",rshead hny. sag they will 10 on regard
less 81 what others may do.
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Tho annual dinner Of tho Scawanhaka-
C0rInthian Yacht Club will be held next Satur-
day evening at Sherry's. A notable feature
will be tho presentation to the club by W.
Could Brokaw'of II silver model OF the [. S, &.
Gloucester. formerly the yacht Corsair, az she
appeared in action in tho battle OF Santiago
Her rart In the fight will be described by an
eyewitness, md the original sigma ilagS which
an" displayed to communicate Commander
Maln"rghtS memorable message 10 Admiral
sampson VIII he loaned for the occasion. The
committee IN charge Of the dinner consists Of
Herbert IT, Sntt"rlre. Chairman: Frank y
Hastings and Walter n. Owen
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scha"fer Confirms the Hcl . t Tint He WIN
Go TO pnrIN NrNL snrinp.


\ letter from Jacob Schscfcr t. a friend in this
city confirms the report that the "Wisaru" has
h.EEcd u contract q play billiards in a Partisan
academy next spring, Whether this puts an
end T. The Tropoecd New York Academy" is not
definitely known. From what could he learned
$cior|aN II wuuld seem that the Ir ,prictprs Of a
local liIllat room simply made deaf with Schne.
Ter To advertise their cstAlli' hmCnt and thai icing
accomplished they do not care Whether Srhnc'er
Plays IN ChlcnEn New York or Paris il ssii
th,E nave contract with him but from their
t"lL Yesterday they do not propose To 90 to law
l'T Tie purpose OF restraining SChHe or rnn nm.
lr&fnE IN i'Hr% The wharf iSacknowleIrrd
70 Hy tie marvel o. tho age IN the Nav Of billinrIs
uN'h"ia!lS sh"r' ~, icing n wunderin business
ma ma,'Sts II Is thought g rs lciHp made a eats,
paw hF per- 'nS who say they have his best inter
e''N NJ heart Atil lie returns t. this Cltv thc
vie state OF affairs viii probably not lc known
g. SlnSS2n apd Day Yesterday issued their lnvi.
tW.'hN I'r the dinner ~ lie held al the Waldorf.
o. "lh hrNl wednesday night in honor o! tho
H,M'.I 'hH IN NE recent amateur tnllrnament
.hr ~ ,>SpN-llHlN 'uI, which was won by F.rdi.
nHnl l,"rgcnnuTg al the licdcrkrAnz ilub' ia
S snN, "W,L't w " MlHtpw ri u broadway silver
sshc m' "nl " ATTRACTING much attention. For
i've PERSONS wv ~o'N' u''S-
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Gross. Heap. y
Basketball Notoa.

The Warlows OF MILESTONE would Ike %
arrange games with teams averaging ltJ
pounds. Address Edward Fowler Whitcstulrr,
n. Y.
Tho crack Ave OF the Seventeenth Separate
Company OF Flushing administered a crush
Ing defeat to the Bedford A, O. team in r..,
armory ut Flushing last night. The so,li"r-'
scored 20 points to , IN tho half, The souttr.4
game was even faster in the last half. and here
was not duh moment in the play 30 far Ms the
starting Of the game the Flushing men on-
Iected 10 the Bedtords playing Cam rrOn atieI-
ING that he had used unusually rough ta"t q
~ a contest at Flushing last wnter Clmwpn
did not inlay. The final score was; Srycn-
tcenth Separate Company, "a Bed!urds. t.
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Odds aud Ends of Sport.

Reader. New York-No dotos hive bean
arrnnscI FOR the New York Interscholastlc
hockey ch0mpirnshp
r. NJ" Eoston-lho intcr-clty games will
Long Island In'erschoIastic Associations.
tn" AdTiu football team OF Harlem Inns de-
clHcn 70 l!Gy indoor games this winter. and
WnuIl ~ 70 arrange games with nrst-class
tehiI ~ 'rlNG suitable guarantee and az rag
ing l5.2nunds, Address CAPT. George HELM
lem. $50? Amsterdam avenue
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ON pPNy ~ FhO,T.
wins the Triangular League Contest From
Cornell and Brown.

The first triangular chess league tourna-
ment was finished at the Manhattan Chess
Club yesterday afternoon. when the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania won. with Cornell second
and Brown last An Informal meeting was
held during the afternoon and IL was decided
TO ask Columbia. Harvard. Yale and Princeton
for representation on the American team to
MAY oxford and Cambridge next spring by
cable, and to suggest an interleague college
match In order 10 secure the best possible team
for that contest. Tho games yesterday re-
suited as follows:
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.s RwC1 s. p" m gSr had hs to Psy .Ten hG 70
The first extra hole was haived il four, Thu.
after icing within foot OF the cup for tho
next hole on his second. Powers won out IN 5
to4. The match play summarizes:
First Eight-Kimh.li beat Davis by 2 up and 10
play; Walthex beat hallout by up and to plays
and simmons unfinished.
e'p psy ss.n.s Ss. s' %sS %. md
play; P,wers beat Burr. up t2o hoes; DALEY beat
Third EishsHPOpo bs., s.sinh.u.er. By default.
pie heat Msrrs S5 default, r.a boat cApp 0'
TaSrth fil aug 5 Ssa RsaSe b, up and
sto play; Holder beat Merrill, BY dcfanlt Wilson
beat Hopkins, by up: Ferris beat Hooper. by
Fitth Etght.,Rol.ton beat Dots.r by up and =
play; Noon, Jr., beat PAr,ons. by dofault Rider
eeM Waterbury. by mp and 8 to play.
There were ten pairs to finish in the mixed
wood Country Club, ths Arst Of a series OF sIml.
lar contests to be held on this links. open to tho
prizes were won by two ApawamIs players.
Mrs: J: H. Alexandra and Paul Bonner. with
was returned BY Mrs. T. Robbins wa'Esr and
made By MIS- Miss @soa and nv " 'ls
ST.. AUGUSTINE. Dec 80 In the New Years
coast sei LINKS III. aerno oSna CLAYTON ' Dx"S
q the h. Huntingdon Valley Country Cub and T:
7
first prize, with the net score OF ~. Dix IN
was handicapped ut two and Walker ~
ten. Thefe were twenty-five competitors.
northern golfers are fast, gathering on
Southern. links, especially since the latest
touch OF cold weather Among those
OF more or less pET2,mninenee now here
men M,o Of the N Mount Pleasant Il
last winter; Il, C. Watson. ST.. New York: J, i.
Greayes Manhattan Club: ". Clayton. Unit
yersity OF Pennsylvania Rolf team: Curw!n
S!oddart, IT., Philadeelphia. and Major J. f.
McLain. PittsburC. The players here will com:
pete for another cup on Monday on the links Of
the st. Augustine Golf Club.
GLENcovE. Dec. 30--A bitter cold wind
swept over thu hills OF the Nassau Country
Club course to-day. and although a falr-Siz"i
field started put most Of the venture.omo
ones were glad TO return to the warmth OF ths
clubhouse before going fur However,. arvcu
players went the eighteen holes, In the Dusty
cup competition II; l., Pratt, with the lowe,
gross figure. ,w9n the DONORS 2f the, day VIII =
honors Howard Maxwell who failed 10 make
point to-day, wins the December Busby .
with four points to his credit. To.day's ear I.
"ere'
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The record OF the tourney follows.
The individual SCORES are:
HOtEE
Canadian CoiieFians Defeated by tho All
Now York Team.

The All New York Hook y team defeated the
players from Montreal. representing McGill
University. at the st. Nicholas rink last night
10 goals To .. The game was a fast one
and the scoring was fast from the start. The
All New York team was imposed OF the best
players OF the New York Athletic Club. ST.
Nicholas Skating Club and the Hockey Club OF
New York. At the start the New Workers be-
gan the attack, but the Canadians defended
their goal well. For nearly ten minutes neither
eide scored. Then Barron. who was playing
remarkably good gam got the puck in the m i'd
die OF he rink. He carried 1t we'll into the Ca
madam territory and passed II neatly to Howard
who shot the first lioal OF the game. Barron
was the assistant In making the next goal
scored He carried the puck IN md passed
II To PHILLIPS who shot the goal, THIS second
goal took about three MINUTES to make. How
ard MAJ . the third goaI unasssird. lie took
the puck US near rs he dared TO the goal and
then made a long shot which got by Wilson
The first goal for McGIll was made by II How
ard unassisted, Barron scored for the New
T3rke,s ani M"ntGomery scored for MoGill;
In the he ' second 6aii Brannen made the nr..
but the New Workers started In TO rush
things md scored Ave times In success
ertrc length OF the ruck and scored. Then
barron tried hut failed and Phillips dnshinc
posts Howard made the next goal on a rass
from PHILLIP ara hon Howard scored upaided.
Bran4en broke the monotony BY getting the
puck from scrmmnge and scoring for
McGill. Then the New Workers scored again
Howard, shooting goal on a pass from Fem
goal goal for McG n. team s work "a The
New York team was very good indeed and
o'popnell y, goal stopped several dim
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MASTERS AT VIENNA.
Maroczy Still Lends and schiechtor IL
Second In Big Chess Tourney.

VIENNA. Dec 2a.-The eighth round OF tho
Eationa! Masters chess tournament, which
was played In this city to-day. resulted IA fol-
lows: Schlechtcr and Drody. Albn and Kortc
md Marco and Alapin drew. Wolf beat
schwarz. Maroczy beat Zinkl and Popc beat
Prock. Tho adjourned games resulted as iol-
lows: Alapin beat Schwarz. Marco beat Popiel,
Maroczy beat Albin. and Schlechtcr and
Popiel kortc and Alapln drew.
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Tho record Of the tournament follows.

Appended L. the pairing Tor tho ninth round,
which Is scheduled to be played to-day:
Brody va. Popei Maroczy VS. s'hlechter. schwarz
va. Zinkl. Kortc vs. Wolf Alapn vs. Albiu and Pruck
W.. Marco.
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The Expression of Contcntmcnt

worn by BUN roader may be traced to two
thngs-frst. 70. tho fact that he rcaos 'hH
paper; secoDd, to the prosperity he rnJoys
through association with reputable advertisers
who use its columns.--ddS.
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GOLF In COLD WEATHER.
FoRTY-sIx PLAYERS IN THE LAKE
WOOD OPEN TOURNEY

Mniioub, n Garden City Boy, Leads tn.
Field In the Preliminary Round-Dayi.,
tho Home Crack, Ia Second-Mixed -Four.
somes mt the Country Club-Other Events.
LAKEWOOD. Dec. 30.-A cold wave had IL.
grip on this town to-day. but this did not
check the srior OF tho players who turned out
for the preliminary round In the New Year
open tournament at the Golf club. for forty.
six left the first tee and forty returned cards.
Under the conditions each eight to finish qualI-
fled for cur at match play. 80 that Ave ITS
were left Ia for the afternoon rounds and lor
the play to- morrow A might have been OK.
pected, the golnng was not very regular and
there were many unexpected rtversals N
form. The ground was as hard a. asphalt
pavement ind frosted with traces OF snow, 90
that the ball had to be picked up very acru.
rately to gain a distance. and the putting
greens. which had been swept clean were a.
fast as glare ice On the slightest tap the ball
would spin over the green "a fast as a rocket
from the fuse. These conditions. however.
and tho cold weather. did not bother the
golfers 40 much as the biting north wind
which compelled them to tie up their faces in
handRcrchiefs or to pull their caps down over
the ears.
In spite OF the heaviest Of sweaters and sim.
liar ncumbrances the cold win could not no
utterly guarded against and there was a rush
TO the clubhouse az soon as bach pair hoei
out. Tho scene within the clubhouse was gay
and holiday-like the walls being hung with
Christ mas greens and holly and huge fires OF
logs burning In the old fashioned open fire.
places.
Until the last division finished In the medal
play round 1t looked as though the honors for
the lowest score would BIO gained by Davis ths
conqueror OF Douglas at Atlantic City. with 50,
but this prediction was upset when Mallou'
came In with o3. He is a siSteen-yoar Old boy
from Garden City. who played the round in
style nearly good enough for a midsummer
tournament. The high score In the tIr-t eight
was los. Those who finished in this set with
Mallout and Davis were: Wa.hew an old
scratch man at this club. who has been doing
| miss ionary work in the cause OF the "Eoyul
and Ancient" In farawav Texas: Tarpin. wno
played vary steadily: Lynch. simmons Kim.
dim amateur champion and runner-up las:
year. The scores In full for the first eight
follow:
| N MAllouf. Garden city
12 n ....................s Sast 80 .,
W. II. Davis Lakewood and buffalo
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31

NetefseNHowHrd prAtslsy. crescsnt a; 9. I'm.
ilornfcck New York A. g. Timer-Howarl Walton.
naval Militia; score-Ml Now York. 10; Mcdill. 9.
Howard. Il Barron /; Montgomery. .; Brannsn. 2,
Trihey I.
An exhibition game was played at the Rink
IN the morning. the cOntestiue teams being
from FIomiret School and De La Sale Insti-
tute Neither team scored.