The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-03
ON THE WHEATON LINKS;
PROFESSIONALS ~ PRACTICE ROUNDS
ron THE OPEN CHAM BIOHSHTP.
yardon Makes a IS and a 70-TayIor Beats
Tom Hutchinson and ". u. Way, scoring .
SS-AuchterIonIe Also Records n 7S-ship'
non nnh IIIIInhn nIcAk INcn-GOAslp,

y 80 N'Ht ~ - A'AA'hFH
broken on tho links Of the Chicago Golf Club
to-day there were never 30 many scores under
81 played over the course, The galaxy
Of professional golfers Of national and inter-
national reputo were responsible for IL, and
IL took half n dozen strokes under the
DOGGY Of the course 70 elicit even mild com
mont. Harry vardon's arrival during the
forenoon created n ripple Of excitement and
when he started In his foursome soon after
the biggest gallery" Of the day followed him.
Vnrdon's work was up 10 the high ~eTpecta-
lions of the spectators, rs he Registered n Is In
his Initial round, one stroke above hs best
figures for the course, which were made during
his match with Willie Smith here In July, VAR
don Is certainly a favorite In the betting even
figures being placed on him In many INSTANCES
against tho field. Several wagers were made
az even money against any two other pro-
fessionals that we're named. quite a sum being
placed at even figures that Vardon would beat
both Taylor and Willie Smith.
President c.. b Macdonald Of the Chicago
Golf Club said this evening that he believed
Nardon would be ten strokes ahead Of any Of
tho other competitors. with Taylor probably
second NardOn Il certainly playing brilliantly,
as bis 70 to-day should have been a a or better.
~ he took 0 Tor two holes through absolute
carclcs-ncas, All the leading professionals
are now here and practising for tho open
tournament,
Tho chief professional contests played to-
day were;
fInrrv vardon and Willie Norton Of SeabrIght
defeated Alec Fiudlay of Boston and George
Low Of DyRer Meadow by ! W and to play.
Nardon made a Is, Norton. was so and Low
and Findlqy - each. During the afternoon
David Fouls OF Wheaton and Ernest Way OF
Edgeworth defeated Jack Park, Essex County
and James Hutchison Of philadelphia by 3 up
mud . IN IlQX Fouls mnHo tlp hest EfDTp- 10
stuart Gardiner Of LcuOX defeated Alec
Campbell Of Brookline by / w, the scores
oV Jana IS FEo'uuIHis Of Wheaton and Jack Park Of
Essex County defeated DAVID Hunter ~ Bal
tuNrol and ". II. WAY Of Detroit by 2 NJ and to
play. Fouls made an 81 Park. 81, Way. 80, and
j. il, TAYLOR. the worlds champion, defeated
Tom lIutchinson,. the well-luown Shinrccock
HtllS. professional, by &. up and 3 to play, and
Tayior's score was Is and he missed three
Tom Hutchinson defeated Willie Thompson
OF Philadelphia. by 2 IN and I to play. Hutch
i%nioh's score was u, Thompson taking So
Reid of Atlantic ,Ci'y PLAYED a tour-9al four
some against h. McAndrew and jack Harrison,
the well-known DAYTON, expert. the former
team winning by 4 NJ and 2 TO play. Auchter-
OF the day.
Reid and Bob White Of Cincinnati, the former
team winning by Q up and 8 to play, Harrison
putting up a particularly strong game. -,
McAndrews and Harrison HtterwIrd played
single for nine holes. the latter winning by 1 up,
after making the Journey IN S7-nnn golf, con-
sideriug the wind and Notwithstanding the fact
that he had received a telegram while playing
announcing that his only brother was at The
point If death.
Turpic Of Edgrwater finished all square In n four
some against Willie Smith Of Midlothian. the
open champion Of the United states, and David
Boil 81 Midlothian, the quartet finishing within
John ShIpren Of the Marine and Field Club,
the only colorcd professional entered. created
a good deal ut interest among the visitors. In
a match with Val Fitzjohu. Columbus. Shipper
finished all square, each taking 50.
GLrS RIp7r. oct The Glen Ridge Golf
Club last night at It's annual meeting decided
70 change the present short .l5-hOlc course
10 n long 0-holc course. Then thesc d.
THeIG SroncS %G pIo S,G't % / io' s me- nam r. r TgaraSSbb.,
F. \ Brisioi, Kirk Brown. Dr.. " h hroGshton,
f.. F. Slayback and J.. q, Newell The direc-
tors will organize on Saturday night,
There are clghty-six entrants for the open
tournament Of the 81. Andrews Golf Club.
i MI round HdN AT thirty-six holes. " c. CS4rn"gic,
one Of the amateurs entered for the open cham
uinnHhip, has been practising at ST. Andrews
has decided not t. e1 West The nold win
include Walter J. Travis. NJ. NJ Michael Mat
URN Ballou. joseph chadwick. Gilman =. Tiffany,
7. ". Mru2i-s, John Reid, Jr., Patrick Grant.
c. r. stout, ". r.. tlill. stuart GILLESPIE. c B.
Van BrUut, &. ;. Ransom. A. VI. Robbins, and
Sherman Day.
An invitational tournament for women will
start to-day at the Ard-lcy Cluhs t. continue
until saturday. The entries close NJ the tee
this morning and II Is expected that troro viii
be about forty start r. The PhilaiclpLil
and Boston players have been invited. az well
as the Metropolitan contingent.
The scmi-anuunl scratch medal play competi-
ton M eighteen holes for the Murosini CUP
viii be hold on sturdy AZ Van Cortlandt
Park. The competition l. open 70 all anna
tnIrs. Entries should b. made with Val Flood.
The professional iIfchargc u tn" links. at any
time before saturday.
In the final round Of the semi-aunual women's
championship Of the liarbgI tlii COLI Club
ham. BY S w and 4 10 play.
\ field small in number but high in Golnns
merit llaNcd Yesterday for the annual cham
| uiouship of tie Wc-tbrook Coli Club, The
trophy, a gold medal, ha- bern PLAYED for each
year since 1890. IL that year, and again in
| Jr. who could not play this year rs he l. al
Harvard. IN 1871 the winner wa Louis Liv-
i%ng,tou. Jr.. who also won yesterday. His
% .'. .......... ...S tS5Sss?s-ii
= "".".".. 5$$:5si S-s3-,7,
The other scores wore: r. c, Watson. Jr, 1872
T. : Knapp. is. W. l.. Gunther, iss {. l.
Tappiu, W. +. Wood and J. p. Knapp did not
return cards.
MoNrc1AIR. oct. 2.-The women's team Of
the Morris County Golf Club added another
game 10 It's long li-t OF victories this afternoon
by defeating the women Of tn MontClair Golf
Club on their own link. The scOroS:
Morris County-MISs Kip. :; Miss Hurlbut, 0: Mrs
W. Shipper, y: Mrs Fellows Morgan, O; Miss VII,
IFS, o.. Miss March :. Tpia s. -.
Nurtclair~M Mrs Hickman o, Mrs Daniels. o; Mr.,
! !. : Porter. %. Miss Van Lenncp, J: Mrs. Harrison,
!: Miss Marvin, o. Muulcialr. !
lawn Tennis Gossip.
The nnal match In the handicap singles Of the
West Side Tennis clubs fan tournament was played
at the club grounds yesterday afternoon - D
| bowen, the winner, was formerly a California player
and he got In iglt q, % '~Itrpfr' On The handicap
pcrS. Instead ~ getting ODD, from tragin yeStet
| day. he should have hrsn giving them. The score
Handicap Singles Final round \ u Bower
lowe 80 beat Calhoun Cfaein lowe half 3Ol. o-l
%, al.
CHRISTENSEN zEzEAGznERNznzE1szz1A
nC0LDS SEAL
M AMERICAS BEST
*NcHAMPAGNED
The ' SsoParAN |
AMERICAN %ESH