The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-05
CRACK GOLFERS EASY DAY
mn STILL ~ THE RACE ron THE
dM4TEIR CHANPIONSHIP.
Thltty.two start In the Match Play Rounds.
hut Many of tho Competitions Are One
sided -- EN-Chnmpions Macdonald and
Douglas Meet with Weak Opposition.

sided - EH-Chnmpious Macdonald and
douglas Meet with Weak Opposition.
LAKE. FoEEsT. ILL.,. July AFTER the burden
anI worry of tho long day OF medal play In the
uunliryInG rounds. things went fhr more
EmonthIy Mt the Onwentsia Golf Club to-day.
yh.n tho match play rounds Of the amateur
championship were started. Thirty-twO men
vrrr eligible. and in way. the days play was
s.much OF A wedding out process as the stroke
Iay on Monday. There we're many to fall by
tho waysidc but all OF tho first rank are left in.
The morning round brought In Douglas. W. b.
Smith, and Hartman. each 10 up on their
orroneuts, whilo Macdonald was and Reid
j.. ,tp. This was great tribute to the
form Of the winners. but their games
thereafter lost all merit from the COM
petItve point. and tho minor lights had
10 nut up the entertainment. The
losers in the morning rounds with these golfing
giants were game to the last, for instead Of
giving up and Offering TO keep on at odds FOR
awager on each hole as two OF the amateurs
did In the last championship Mt Prcstwck. the
uulrr dogs kept up the show .. battle to tho
hitter end. The experience may have been
highly satisfactory to them. but the winners
anl the gallery would have been content II
tharo had been golnng Tim Hurst about to
count ont the weights who received no chance
after the morning play
nc sport DcRun win lHe play OIL DelWttn
the seven who had tied at 1877. the best four to
be eligible for the match play. They set ont
from tho first tee in teeming rain that had
lasted over night Some OF the division objected
to this system. although ii has been In vogue
since the start at United States Grand Army
meetings but the protestants were overrued
by the officials. The set was made up Of How
ard A. Colby. Essex; Nicholas Longworth, Gin
cinnati Arden NJ Robbins St Andrews: Har-
~ n -t.. NIL.
II Mortimer Billings. Ardsley. and W. c. Carne-
gle. Allegheny Country. All had . at the first
green. the boyle figure. except two OF the NJ. g.
mon. who consequently dropped out They
were Billings. who found the bunker from the
tee. and Colby. who sliced his drives into long
grass and, in spite OF a brilliant recovery. was
unable to get safo in less than u. On the
second green. Robbins and Carnegie beat boeie
stroke. and were in the cup In 3. the other
three needing nvcs and keeping on to the next
green. where Smith was safe in q. Waller taking
aad l.ongworth =. Mrs. Waller had boon
awaiting the result in the clubhouse with eager
expectation and she was delighted to hear that
her husband had won his spurs. moment
later her Joy was turned to woe. for she found
her husband had to cope with Douglas.
The play brought out proof Of the zeal for
the game in the West in the eagerness with
which the women and men walked the links
after tnclr 1aNOTleS. reEaruIeSS OF the RAIN ana
the sloppy turf. Mackintoshes were in order
but not a few simply raised umbrellas over
their red coats and trudRed along in gay de-
fancs OF the storm. The golfers. as a rule.
carried umbrellas. but otherwise they wore the
usual thin summer outing trousers and shirts
They had no fear OF colds. for in spite OF the
down"omr. the weather was unpleasanty
W IN bath towels and blanE cts to keep them dry
as possible. and the cadde boys were much
drtA .lug hnt hair mi wv 1 ltn
that struck the holiday throng, unfaml liar with
the game as queer state Of things: H. Gum
faii. stripped his club bag bare to use the nae.
ip25h he had wrapped abCut his cherished
wsttihS,' The rain lasted until nearly the
close q the mornng play az Then came spell
In the morning the crowd had been divided
] hs feW all he Peo 5RH Mss tRs
SetTeen HoabHEf IT. ana MSG9bwey the
u bacE and fS he handes The club ii ike an
adept He halls from the denyew Coli and
there was Considerable local feeling In the the
and he Carried ing Tor HoaSrd %hom he
naEsT q sOSs and the
usual rope was carried back of the players
was an intermittent Independence Day cele-
hration on throughout the day about the club
more formal jolies at nisRt Alter the COM SG.
Iaring of notes the following was the situation
a. III" end OF the morning:
Red. r., up with Beekwith Robbins up with
SeS Irs' up with A. D. smith LynSn and
rEaH' up W With H. tumH in HnSb.rd. mp
sfaH 1yRf Smith, Up Ttn Sah' MG Ibh3ie o
ltrd. Jr ! upwith Mctawlcy; Macdonald, y up with
. p' W Sn nR s aad I' Psrb1hf Nj
square Toler, up on Harold C. Smith,
TIL" disparity in many Of the scores led up to
So K thinks that It is still the lest possi-
TO have a similar method abroad received such
tcar' attention at the club session preceding
" kqEdom pa ss' o p %t MI?
barry rounds, to weed out the dead wood said
Entirely satisfy everybody. which is what most
bf the golfers say about it.. Under, the mixed
ay IN bss men
developing the sustained skill OF the bsst men
.oon in tho race. while in time they will in turn
forge 10 the front"
Anew man who has developed IN the South, II,
sarai Abilities. payng With the proper %s snap sna
but he could not hold , the scotch ChicaG99an
longer. the match the better chance sterling
Lood form has, TO win ont here and abroad
and Fosan must twill s be counted @H on az aS
TOR. Macdonald's play gave great pleasure to
the local element, Tor he is as popular at On.
wentsia as at the Wheaton links. lie is un.
doubtedly golfng stronger than at Morris
County last year. and he seems in better condi-
ton physically. In fact. Macdonald is trained
piled TO the eX-champion sticks in his crop
Judging from a Joke he made to-day to Pres
dent Thomas, and he seems determined tc
show that his days of power on the links are
Tar from over
,In'he morning Macdonald. with y for sixteen
holes, received a Cnaur" To break douglas
record Of 80 made last week. but he found the
bunker on his second for the seventeenth
taking e to hole out and he finished in 81 III
won tho match by II up and Il to play The
cards were:
Mad maid. .......5 . Z SO
M H. r1"yS e . (. . ! "a
kHrEncy. ... .,...G i { an
Macd maid. .,.,,, . 2.-ll,
k'lrhlpy