The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10
COLTS PREE-F0R-ALL RACE
NOTES ON TIRE OPEN CHAMPIoNsHIP
At BALTIMORE


The One Tourna ment of tho Year in Which
Professionals and Amateurs Rank on
Even Terms-How the Comp clifton Has
Come Up with the Growth of the Game.
In comparison with the open cham pionship
OF Great Britain. which was inaugurated in
1850. our open cham pion ship 10 thing Of yes
terday. for 1t was not started until 1905. 1t Is
as old, however. as any OF our cham pionships.
for that year was the first In which the United
States Coli Association was placed In control
OF the golf tournaments. In this open event
professionals and amateurs meet. for the
nonce on even terms. the only difference boz
tween them being that made by good or bad
golf. This years open championship will be
at the Baltimore Country Club on Thursday
and Friday. Sept. II and Is. Tho entries indi-
cate that the golf will be Of a high order. and.
with the players aud those who go on to fol-
low the matches. the Monumental City" will
be crowded with golfers for the two days OF
the contest.
Our first open cham pionship. held In those
early golflng days OF pleasant memory. was at
Newport. on Oct. 4. OF our first record year.
The course then was OF nine holes. with play
Ing length Of about 2 800 yards, and only thirty
six holes were played. The play was on FRI
day. the three earlier days OF the meeting hay
ing been devoted to the amateu r cham pionship.
In which Charles b. Macdonald won his title by
defeating Charles E. Sands. II was a bleak
fall day with a high wind. There were eleven
starters. and the issue was supposed TO rest be-
tween Willie Dunn. tho informal cham pion OF
'O4. Willie Campbell, James Fouls. and w. f.
Davis. then as now the Newport professional
The Newport shop furnished the winner sure
enough, but not in Davis. for the victor was his
assistant. Horace Rawlins, a STRIPPING Just out
from England. who used 10 rise on his toes at
the back swing and throw tho full weight OF his
body into the I'm pact In making tee shots. His
score was 81. 80. 173; Dunn's It's. FOULS s 1 TO-
and A. W. Smiths 17B. The latter. who has
the United Kingdom lat Muirield In vi. and
fortnight ago played promin In the tour
At hsas che smith op
way ' WI sa ezra t 2S oss s ss said the
y. s. g. A. as the Canadian hblsd out on the
dear e. ,S SST S5siSlns e. Smith SniSs1y
1Gannot accept anything but the medal"
e IN The STYLE
then had been somewhat Of an enigma to the
committee. but this frank declaration cleared
i sna e. had q Ss s
Campbell: the hero Of hundred memorable;
Willie Dark, IT,. 10 the p9esedns Fg June ne net
%n9 5 In 'paS h a Wins
as partner, and. aking the first round In 50.
Campbell led ,hs stripping by strok. at the
ever. Campbell was bunkered ON his second
shot. and. playing with the impetuosity that
tons and chan pionships IN sco,lana, Shsre It
was byword that he could never win at this
form OF the esme, Campbell took four strokes
corded. This bad hole spoiled Uampbeifs
condition, there was a very general regret at
his poor luck.
Hills on July Is. Ts Joe Lloyd. who divides
his time between Manchester. Mass, and Pau.
iaSor 70 the deiiSh, 81 The dscaso de es
ton. Foulis, who had disappointed them at
kswR1s 49, Fsyns Nd. siGHs sa f.
TSSd Vas sd fSr Place Nth VIZ
prise Of he searnsment o. anissinS in nc fourth
eaddle and g now . regular PRO" II. j.
Whishhn;% WIG had won The amateur sham-
h 70 e
Smith made the best showing. with 1853. beat.
ing Whighem stroke.
Club. whom twenty:six PROFESSIONALS and ten
Ba s ss 1;s sss 1ssIa s0 Fo Sf
1os Whighep. at 172. led all the amateurs.
e SnfHII0s ssd ns ed pay Il: va; sH;H
where his father. Tom Anderson. is green
fsld Tlth e, while Foalis was So: Hosre 80 and
on the second round. but Lloyd made a fault.
less lea r. Yet h. he only beat Anderson stroke.
Of the green. Lloyd needing the ORTHODOX. two.
e. .sssaIsss S S Ply sSs
aa as Reae az Am SsFs
greet e; fern on ths f,rss day sna led tas Geld
bert Ieeds. the amateur e was th n With 1S5.
Fred Herd was 100. but on the second day.
aided BY record round Of IS. he finished ten
Anderson third with 500; Leeds. with s47.
CO % sHss.nt fs with shcv TnS
in this tournament was By far the best ever
opsn e event Hsrd hs In eas
entered from the Washington Park Club. Of
ofhsssG T nSt Sens RE- 81: own in tho
West with FOULS. Turpe and the others out
Snyes ns or Of the fS
brought out Alexander Smith from Carnoussie.
Myopia event was his fret public appearance.
and two or three Of the Washington Park msn
were on. ready to back their good thing; On
had nsmothered" Herd, and In laying their
on Smith against the field. not considering
Herd az all. although they could have had 40
lucky star was in the ascendant and he won
out most easily from his olqbmate. It was
sation, fer, even while paving out their Smith
gratu lntivns on the victory Of their clubs rep
resentatlye and ieiGn, delight far from
sincere, Herd is q brother Of Sandy" Herd.
one Of the greatest golfers In Great Britain.
In future years the open championship will
be held In the early spring and the amateur
event In the fall. for It 10 believed that more
professionally will enter II the event is played
before the beginning OF their busy season.
This year. on account Of the reluotanee OF the
different elubs under the old condition OF Of.
fairs, the dates were not fixed at thu annual
m ~ n IN IIntfah Aaa