New-York tribune., 1900-04-11
GOLF.
vARDoN's FAULTLEss GAME TOO MUCH
FOR WILLIE" DUNN.

AMERICAN Ex-CHAMP1ON BEATEN By SEW hN'
TEEN UP AT scARsDALE-How THE
MATCH WAS FOUGHT
Harry vardon the English golf champion, sus-
taned his splendid reputation the links OF the
Scarsdale Golf Club yesterday by defeating Willie
Dunn the American ex-champon. by score OF
II up. vardons total for the thirty-six holes gives
a striking idea of the calbre OF his game -Four
rounds made. during which Vardon smashed
both the nine and eighteen hole records, ending
with brilliant total of 16o
Ten days ago at Old Point Comfort Vardon met
Dunn and beat him lS up Consequently there was
not much excitement over yesterdays result ana
the betting usual at such times was almost en-
tirely absent. However 1t was not 80 puch the
result as the pleasure Of seeing Vardon himseiI
that drew the crowds man who can commaho
$3.50 for an afternoons exhibition is worth going 10
see whether It is golf or checkers and there were
certainly plenty to witness the Englishmans game
Yesterday. The club had made abundant prepara-
tions for entertaining visitors and the two tnou-
sand people who made the journey to Hartsonie
found nothing to mar their pleasure Inc 'nAn"e
ment of a big crowd in the open air Is sornethhs oi
a task under the most favorable conditions, ana
the committee yesterday deserves credit Tor the ao
mira BILE way in which the work was done
Vardon has been called modern soihhs ma
chine but the term only partially oescrioee '
splendid accuracy OF his strokes. Again and again
he used his driver through the green. picking the
hall as cleany from the rough ground as though
from a parlor floor His direction left aosoiuteiy
nothing to be desired. with the single exoepuoh oI
a badly sliced brassie on the third hoie Oh the
second round where he landed among some rocks
In only one department did Dunn find MS arihor
luerable and that in putting. In fact. II
was upon the green's that the home man was aole
occa asionally to do some telling work. and he mace
the advantage count for every possible point Dunn
was not his best. He was erratc ana orhhaht
by turns but the erratic times came at the most
unfortunate periods and left the final outcome
merely question OF time
If Vardon anticipated genial day than
that ipon which he made his first bow at Laurence
Harbor he was disappointed To be sure the
ground IN better condition but the weather
was cold and raw, and TO the surprise of the e1
pectant throng a furry of snowfakes settled
down upon the course in the early forenoon. Later
however the sun came out brightly, and by after
noon large crowd of golfers from this city were
present to the finals. The morning special from
New-York brought in a number of well known golI
men among whom were H. Il. Holtns ex-presloent
of the METROPOLITAN Golf Association; Oliver w
Bird, of Meadow Brook; n. c. Reynal, of Knoll
wood; John R. Chadwick, of Richmond County Dr.
Carl Martin of Fairfield; Malcolm Graham. of
Ardsley and j. 3. c. Toppen. of Nassau. The
course which is perhaps less known than 1t de-
serves to be- is capital of nine holes. not
far from Hartsdaie. The distances are well ar
ranged and calculated to bring out good golf The
lengths of the various holes. in yards. are First
355: second 967; third 419; fourth 412; hfth 193
SIXTH 279 seventh 219: eighth, 2s3 ninth 17o total
2697. The bogie is thrty-nine and the previous
professional record 40, held by c. Fox, the
local professional.
Vardon had the honor at the Inst tee, and began
by opening up his shoulders with lS9-yard drive
He chose iron for his second and landed on the
green. Dunn miscalcuiated his approach badly and
took TO go down. Vardon winning the hole In
stroke less. The drive for the second is from
high tee over water. Both cleared the hazard
nicely. and on the green Dunn ran down fifteen
foot put having the hole In and eiciting spirited
applause from the spectators The third hole is
he JOvPaSr m he
difeulty in landing his second an IRON Just Hhort
but fTufitIess attempt to 60 down Dunn "gobeied"
on. his fifth in attempting to haye, and the Eng
made e ne ne75 hoe: soPpi1g lis lis dTvs
e out 9 on fs hs fa but only
yards to the good yardon meanwhile had M been
, On the green IN 2 He was out , in as to DHnns 4
retrieve his error Dunn played the nth 1873 yards,
faultlessly. He was within a few feet of the cup
While i0' ran m R for
half and took I thus reducing his lead to 2 up,
long put on the next hole for J. but the jumped
vardon playing rather poorly. The seventh went
to the Engishman in 9, stroke under boge, which
holes y@ron TO oo decided m age
a ghh be ama men Were 'onf on he eGn in bn
yard9n took three puts to down after having
| the ninth is from the brow of hin, the green
being just beyond brook in slight depression
Both drove the green from the tee. distance of
| the day by sending down a thrty,foot put Vardon
nd e * for 5e e hole but r s ea e
| first journey OF the course. and with Vardon with
| only one hole in the lead It looked though the
Englishman would not find it all beer and skittles
after all. But any hope the spectators had of see
| ing a struggle was promptly killed by Vardon.
The latter opened the second trip in vicious style,
and won the first hole. to g. Then he laid Dunn
| a stymie on the second hole and took that also,
| which made him up. The long 400-yard twelfth
hole he got in 4, one under bogie, while the thr
| teenth was his at to Z.
This the beginning of the for Dunn. Var
don apparently was warming up TO the match and
stroke after stroke was made with the most fault
less precision. His putting, which up to this time
had been mediocre, took new turn and Dunn
| outclassed at every point. On the fourteenth
| Nardon was up, and though Dunn had good
chance to halve the next, he failed take IL and
| was beaten there also. From that time until the
end the match was hopelessly lost the American.
| Vardon made d clean sweep Of the second trip,
taking every hole with the exception of the last,
| and when the stop for luncheon was made he was
sup.
The cards in this half were follows:
Vardon ................-5 : Z $40
Dunn ..................e 2-42
Vsrdon .................H 3 q
Dunn ..........-.......0 g 4-51-03