New-York tribune., 1899-07-27
CURTIS DEFEATS HOLLINS.
SURPRISES AT THE sHINNEcocK GOLF
TOURNAMENT
RoDBRIcK TERRY JR.. sUCcUMBs TO DANIEL
CIAUNcEY-PoURING RAIN IN THE MORN
ING FOLLOWED BY SUNSHINE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
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Southampton. Long Island. July B.-The nrst
and second rounds OF the annual tournament OF
the shnnecock Hills Golf Club went well to-day
except for n little hitch in starting and tomorrow
the second and third rounds for the Presidents
Cup and the third round in the others VIII be
played while the foursomes will occupy the after
noon. The weather to-day was an absolute re-
production OF that prevailing yesterday. heavy
rain In the morning. followed by brilliant sunshine
In the afternoon The rain was so bad. In fact,
that O'Clock. when the first pairs were sched-
uled to start the executive committee took the
unprecedented course Of postponing the match
play rounds until p. m The golfers. however
protested vigorously and after seeing six or eight
girls start for lS-hole round the committee
weakened and recalled the postponing order. 1t
was however so late that several Of the pairs
in the Presidents Cup division had left the club
house
In the afternoon the golfng girls who put to
shame the Executive Committee in the morning
were reinforced by large feminine contingent.
who with more regard for their compilations. curls
and gay summer clothes had waited for the sun
shine TO appear at tho club Prominent among
them Mrs. James L. Breeze. the Misses Iseln.
Mrs Henry G. Trevor. the Misses Hollns. Goddard
and Livingston Miss Barnes, Miss Edgar, Mrs. a.
b. Cafin. Mrs. b. Aymar Sands. Mrs Oliver Har-
riman jr.: Miss Wycoff, Mrs. Atterbury and the
Misses Schlenelln.
MISS BEATRIX HOYT SPECTATOR.
Miss Beatrlx Hoyt. the peerless three time winner
of the women's championship. interested
and critical spectator. and befell the man
whose form not typical Of st. Andrews. Those
who remember Miss Hoyt she looked three years
ago, when she first burst upon the golhng world.
remarked to-day on the extreme youthfulness OF
her appearance.
The morning rounds were run OF. and resulted
about class predicted that they would, but
there two sensations sprung In the after
nc.n which upset the calculations even more than
di1 Harriman's win at Chicago The Hollins
Curtis match was not played in the morning but
Immediately after luncheon the two started off.
Hollins had been regarded easy winner both
on form and his play yesterday. When the news
came In that Curtis had won by one up there was
amazement. The second surprise was the defeat Of
Roderick Terry tr.. the ex-intercollegiate cham
pon. who played such stiff game at Chicago
against Hartman, BY Daniel Chauncey the Dyker
Meadow crack. who had previously not been con
sldered in Terry's class. The figures were up.
Tomorrow the second and third rounds for the
Presidents Cup will be played and the foursomes
will be run off also. The best match of the day
will be that OF Walter J. Travis and James F.
Curtis and it looks as though the winner would
have a clear road TO the Presidents Cup. While
Curtis to-day beat Hons. who had been looked
upon the winner, the game ne and HoIlins
played was so poor that the majority Of those
who saw 1t favor the imperturbable Travis
The morning matches may be disposed of briefly,
the only feature redeeming them from absolute
monotony being the fine play Of Travis coming
Watson. whom he had already beaten three times
of four meetings this year the last time az
the Oakland tourney. having him down with D
to go, Travis ! up at the turn His beauti-
ful 81 was far too much for Watson to Withstand.
and he won by 4 up and TO go.
HOLLINS AND CURTIS START.
When Hollns and Curtis started in the after
noon each nervous and played as though II
was his first experience in a big match. The first
hole was haved in a poor g. Hollins won the
second hole in 4 TO 8. and Curtis the next
two in the same figures. A brilliant at the
fifth hole squared the match for Hollins. ana by
winning the next one he went to the lead The
ninth. Holllns at the ninth failing 10 carry over
the railroad embankment on his drive, after the
ex-HarvaTd man had pulled into the rough and
Gusts l up. Turning for home. the tenth
was halved Holins squared the match at the
eleventh making superb on the 2l yard hole
The next three holes halved In 3, ). ..
Curtis became | up by winning the fifteenth. and
the next two holes were haVed leaving Curtis l
up with to go. Each pressed In an enort 70
drive the green this the deciding hole. but both
were short the hillside. Holns played on 10
the green stopping about thirty feet short OF the
hole. Curtis overran even more. He laid the
next dead. however, and Hollins had to go down
or lose the match. He tried hard for II. and the
ball trimmed the cup, but as Curtis sent down his
put the best he could do was n halve, which gave
Curtis the match by / up. The cards were;