New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
GOLF.
MATCH PLAY BEGINS IN GARDEN CITY
CHAMPIONSHIP

MATCH PLAY BEGINS IN GAfNlf]4N I'll
CHAMPIONSHIP
Thirty-two golfers, the pick of Mondays well
sorted field, began the tch play rounds at Gar
den City yesterday. There dminution in
the enthusiasm. Rather, the crowd showed keener
interest than the previous day. Around the
tented village that has sprung up like circus In
a country town gathered scores of interested
sightseers, among whom were noticed many OF
the players who had started hopefully on Mon
day. but who relegated to place behind
the ropes.
The scene was an attractive one characteristic
or gatherings OF this kind bright and striking
costumes lending plenty of color. But the wind.
which in the morning merely gentle zephyr
ofrsettng the discomforts Of what promised TO be
a hot day. increased to half gale In the after
noon, and added considerably to the difficulties of
play
Garden City is a good course There Is none
better. but Garden City laid out by long
driver for long drivers. and the man who can't
carry 125 yards from the tee had better stay
at home With the wind against you the bunkers
seem miles away and yesterdays gale brought
many good to grief.
But championship golf is a test of every quality,
and the man who combines them all Is the one who
deserves the cup. Bitter complaints were heard
from the disappointed aspirants that the links Is
all on the side of the long drives. and that the
who fails TO carry the bunkers is unfairly penazed
by not being allowed TO play short Among the
leaders however. there is nothing but praise. Men
whose opinions deserve consideration believe the
course be the best in the country. with host of
| good points, only few drawbacks and certain to
evolve the best player in the land before the week
| is out
| Certainly those who beaten yesterday had
| only their own lack of skill blame. There
no congestion and little unpleasant delay The Off
GERS of the United States Golf Association, aided
| by corps of assistants, hand to facilitate
| the contests, and the crowds kept well in
!
! round at match play and each couple covered
thrty-six holes. RigdOn. the clubs professional.
had the rollers going daybreak, and in spite of
the hard usage they have received the greens
in fine shape. The course itself runs as follows:
FIRST HALF.
@G''' g. s, = 525'5:
SECOND HALF.
HG,es s IS IL Il a T. 55o T. "a a i p @ a Il 4 IS ios T2'2'
Par ............ s 3 20
The first incident of the morning the play
off of the five sided tie which had occurred the pre-
vous evening for the last four places. Here dis
| appointment lay in store for the Down East
| contingent. j. c. Thorr prominent in last sea
| sons championship and regarded one of the
best golfers Of the Boston district, was defeated
| by his companions and is out of the tourna-
ment altogether, Thorp topped his drive in the
| play-on landing in the bunker and needing two to
get out The ether four to gain the coveted places
| were c. Tiffany Richardson, T. S. Beckwith
| Quincy A Shaw and r. "A Ra'nsy.
With this decided the real doings Of the day be-
| gan. First TO leave the tee were a. L. Norris, of
| Dyker Meadow and A. c. Lockwood, Of Boston.
| They off a little before 10 o'clock. Follow
| ing them R. c. Watson. jr ard Walter ].
| Travis. the most prominent figures in Mondays
| qualifying play. OF course, they had the gal
| lery, for the match promised to be the only ex-
citing one Of the day, and a number of bets were
made at even money just before The two started.
| Watson beat Travis in the open tournament at
Lakewood this spring. but Travis defeated Watson
| in the Metropolitan championship. and three
| strokes better in Mondays medal play. Notwith-
| standing this. the match rather sided In
| the forenoon, Travis gaining lead of up. but
in the afternoon Watson let himself out that
| Travis won finally only by up and 1 to play.
Starting out, they halved the first hole in ga
| poor beginning. Going for the second, both drove
| the green. Travis who was away ran up his
| approach put to within a few inches of the cup
| and hoed out his next inning in 3 to / The
next hole was halved In T. one under bogie. On
| the long 5O2-yard fourth hole Watson made par
and Won thus squaring the match. The next
Two otes F were t haIVSo IN eac1i pom men en- payis
ful. studious form A ten-fOot put gave Travis
| the seventh in to o. making him again up. On
| the hazard and needed two to get out. On his
| brassey he equally unfortunate the ball get
ting into the hazard which guards the green, He
| ninth Travis played IN perfect form and scored
Coming in Travis got the tenth. eleventh, twelfth
and thirteenth. They halved the next and then
| watson stole a hole. but Travis had gained de
! cided lead, and at the eighteenth the latter was
up. After a brief interval they off for the
second nalf, and here Travis steadily lost ground
| until the end Four holes the outward Journey
! to the Westbrook man, who at the turn
| only down; Coming in it was nip and tuck all
! the way; Travis got the tenth; the next three
! were hRIvcd; then each took a hole. and the
sia teenth and seventeenth were halved Travis won
+ by up and TO go.
| showing in the medal round put out by Beck
! with, Cleveland player; but more surprising
sdr was the defeat Of Percy Ryne I'd; the inter inter
| seeley, the Wee Burn golfer, lost to John Reid
! jr., Of St Andrews while Robertson, of Yale
! play. Norris, the Dyker Meadow crack was beat
| en- by Lockwood, of Boston, Robbins lost to Stuart
| of Princeton and Reginald Brooks to Findlay
| Douglas. ByeTs of Yale, won from Allan Ken
! naday, Hons from Tiffany Richardson and Har-
| riman from Louis Livingston Though the interest
we'll sustained the fact that IL was merely the
! first round detracted somewhat from the enthusi-
!
To-day. however, with only sixteen surviving;
| every match will mean keen and spirited play, and
! the links likely to be thrqnged with holiday
visitors. The of some of the more important
| matches follow: