The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-26
GOLD MEDAL FOR HOLLTNS.
YOUNG WEsTBROoK GOLFER LEADS
BIG FIELD AT SHINNECOCR.
He Play. the rhirty.sl. Holes in 100, rrnvi

He Plays tho Thirty-si1 Holes in 100, Travis
Following with 163-Then Come Five
Members of tho Home Club-Courso in
Fine Condition and Good Golf Exhibited.
SOUTHAMPTON. July 25,-More players than
last year and better average in scores were In
brief the result OF the preliminary round. ut
80 holes, medal play. OF the annual golf tourna-
ment at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club to-day.
Last year the best score was 160. made by
Harry Hollins. Jr.. and the average OF the first
sixteen was 175. To-day the lowest score was
$50. made again by young IIollins. and tho
average was 172 Last year 1Sl was high
score. while to-day the top score was III.
1t was from the weather point dreary day
Mist and rain were factors against the early
starters. and although the rainfall ceased by
noon the atmosphere was gray and murky and
high wind baffled the drives In tho after
noon. There was. however. a crowd about
the clubhouse to watch the players start and
finish. In which the women were, OF course,
prominent In rough storm suits and mack
intoshes quite a number OF the young women
and matrons followed tn ir favorites. especially
the Hollins. Jr.. and Terry. Jr. match. and
they applauded the good puts as zealously as
though the sun were shining. Harry g. Trevor
took personal charge Of the starting. while
George c. Clark. Sr. had charge of the scoring
uas ro,n h.toro d. ios. -, 40 oiah,v trnr
,l,voro nod toad IN mr. er,, nair 49,, ,ro, II
n WAN 40 r. u Eir,haii ny" erat
drove a long ball. but kimball was short. As
q rule the driving was very good, for our ANA
tours. like their contemporaries in Great Brit
ain, are now to be depended on from the tee.
Perhaps the worst drive was made by Harry
Hollns. Jr. who fooled badly and then hit
the windmill on his second shot The hole cost
10th unuin. 7. a,d Nv C,,.,ia u,aSa,ha ,ta,s
ho,a ~ 4 ~ ,,,o ,,orni,a ''''''''
49, ..a.li,I ,
In ,hn ,.nina fnS w.. ri la ~
aoId ,ri,h 20 49, peansioi, ~, T. Wv
neIu WIZ. WIN -, 20 anu houerlcs lerry or. came
ST. mr.. va" "o,s- .n'' Nv WV" .. So'
roer the pss es bns oat @ sr@a
reputation for cunpv lies md fine foir prenns
were all that could he wished ., Thn nnt,ine
line the bail followed say. hso " tSs S S
OF putters. Long shots safely holed out were
the rule rather than the exception. The dis
tanoes in yards were played as follows:
out.....2al 277 PAS 22S lH2 3os 367 s5t 4sp-2.714
In ''.''tla ISL 2o3 1863 1884 $40 $50 PA 2l2-2.o'0
r, -
In the afternoon uo,,ins r. sbowod h,s en-
premacy clearly be made the thirteenth hole
in 4 and made another 80, which won for him
IN, gold modol with 100 Travis UNA second
nv, ,m, N40N"' WIN Nv avs was Secoht
with lO3, requiring an 10 Tor his second
round There were two IS on his cord, the
frat cnused nv milling his drive In q,
~ ,m., rN'.ns "'' uiNe ia u
more to get out. and tho second made
w ~ WI III iu'.."E' 'r'' Win lo''
might nave been better. but Tor poor work on
the seventh hole in the afternoon, when he
foozled his drivo and olso tonnad Mic s,nonl
80 nv, nt, nv vs. |o'oN t''S eIeoiiu
hhot' me n''eehth hoIe on this round also
CLARK Ir hoeon tho nftarnoon rornd with
q ,'a =. 49,, Wv louhu win
- que 10 putting ms second shot, and his prom
ll"tc" was greatly que 70 MS grand work on
the last lew NOES. ne VIII be dangerous at the
inhScn pay. later IN 'he tournament. Lynch
had FOR the l62-yard hole in the
AFTERNOON, and with Larocque SURPRISED
cey played sterling good game, three
strokes better than ne ga last year.
Young, Winston. the schoolhoy CHAMPION.
showed consistent golf. Hitchcock, Jr.
also nid very well, bit he will hardly he
,lI,,IlneHt IN 'he ihalcI pay, US ne seems 70
ne PEST ht IN, media game. MurdOck. Jr 5, 81.
III hnIshinG me AFTERNOON. was the best score
DAY Ihauncey 81, following % in starting
out; was next TO II IN merit
Inc most retlarkahie piaY OF the day was
Il Snr"rn # oiIor t si i'"stei. VINO hau
Irr cory finished vim - Tu1 on ih ,nn,h
h"e in the ffiitorGno,2Gp made a in an astonjsh.
sn tb, driver for ths ftnrt bf yos Im4 Wheh