Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-04
GOLF ON SOGGY GREENS
Continuance Of the Amateur Championship
Tournament,
Enthusiasm Prevails I'm Spite Of Dis
comfort while the Experts
show Their Skill.

ONWENTSIA CLUB GOLF COURSE
Lake Forest, H., July To-day the real
work Of determining the amateur golf
championship of the United States COM
Tenced at Onwentsia. AT 800 o'clock the
seven contestants who qualified at 49, at
yesterdays medal plays started over the
course to play of their tie, and at 1880 a m
Secretary Kerr called the first pair for the
first round of eighteen holes of the match
play. 1t was golf under difficulties cold
driving rain fell all yesterday afternoon
and through the night. and when the golf
ers toed OF today it was still raining fitfully
winch, with west wind, made golfing, ex-
cept to the most devoted lover of the game
more of duty than a pleasure The
greens were sosgy. while the lower grounds
were almost marshes. rendering low scores
almost out of the question. Notwithstand-
ing, quite a number of enthusiasts were
present when play commenced, among them
a IaIr sprinkiing OF women. Respondent in
tneir crimson fob Jackets. and even the
shelter OF the club house yeranda was de-
serted when the celebrities toed off.
Teed of Ties.
At $50 H. c. Smith, William Waller.
Nicholas Longworth, H A Colby. H. M
Billings. A NJ. Robbins and w. c. Car
negie, jr., the seven tied contestants, toed
on TO determine on the four who would be
fortunate enough to qualify. They were
followed by large crowd, who watched
the play closely and encouraged the be-
draggled players as they drove and putted
for the honor of contesting in the match
play. Only three holes were necessary TO
determine the players fate. Carnegie. Wal
Ter, Smith. Longworth and Robbins all
cleared the first bunker nicely and made
the hole in five Billings. the Ardsley Club
expert, was unfortunate. his ball going into
me bottom of the bunker cop. much to his
disgust, and after taking three shots and
faliing to clear the cop he withdrew.
Colby also withdrew, after taking five
shots, and failing to make the hole.
carnegie and Robbins made the second
noie In three by some pretty golf the other
three making it in five This qualified Car
negie and Robbins.
Longworth, Smith and Waller drove for
the third hole. Smith and Waller were tbe
winners, Smith making it In six and Waller
In seven Longworth trimmed the hole on
his seventh shot.
Championship Match Begins
AT 1875 am w. J. Travis of the Oakland
Golf Club and A H Smith of the Hunting
ton Valley Golf Club teed in the match
play for the championship. Travis made
eeautl1ul opening drive, sending his ball
Ear over the bunker, up the slope beyond.
Smith was equally successful his drive be-
ing even longer than his opponents Four
minutes after Jasper Lynch of the Lake
wood Club and c. A. Lima wearer of Phila-
delpnia toed off, followed a few minutes
later by John Reid, jr.. the intercollegiate
champion, and T. Sterling Bockwith of the
SLeNeiaho Goif Club Every four minutes
the players were started from the home
.eelng grounds until the whole list of thir-
ty-tWo euailfiers were away. As the day
aurahceo the rain ceased, although the
clouds remained threatening, and the pros
poets Tor good golf improved
Inc Tour who, qualified in the mornings
pay Were matched as follows with the
piayers who drew byes last nigyht: w @.
oarnesle, 1r., with c. NJ. Hartman. William
", a.ler with ffndley S. Douglass. Harold
". smith, Jr-, with H. p. Toiler and A M
Robbins with r. Sykes a. A'
Nine Holes i'm Thirty-Eixht.
{. 3. Mcdonald, who won the gold r,a5o1
IN yesterdays Qualifying play had an easy
time with Stuart tSickney of the ST T.ouis
country Club. and incidentally PLAYED some
extremely fine golf He went over the first
M. noIes IN % winning every hole except
the first which Stickney took in four a,,6
the sixth, which was halyed.