Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-19
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
MISS BEATRICE MILLS PLAYS WELL
IN NEWPORT TOURNAMENT.
MATCH PLAY AT BAR HARBoR.
Notes About Taylor and yarden, the
Great Championship Caddie.o

oECat nump1OAS-"te C0d0Ie.0
Golf competitions at Newport this
summer have brought some promising
women players to the front Promi-
nent among these is Miss Beatrice Mills
who won the women's handicap, limit
ed to seventeen strokes, with a card
which read, 97-4-93 Among the
other competitors were Mrs. John ia
cob Aston, Mrs. Royal Phelps Carroll,
Miss Anna Sands. Miss Gladys Mills,
Miss Gladly Brooks, Miss Madaline God
dard Miss Terry. Miss Busk. Mrs. Ma
thaniel Thayer, Mrs. H H Hunnewen,
Jr., and Miss Louis Potter.
This afternoon the regular weekly
handicap for gentlemen members and
season subscribers will be played for in
two classes. Among those expected to
take part are a number OF strong play
ers.
At Bar Harbor the women's handi-
cap for the Draper cup continued, re-
sulting in a victory for Miss Willing,
who beat Miss Hinkle by / UP, while
Miss McLane downed Miss Robinson in
an extra hole match. The final round
is slated for to-day.
Women also competed at Montclair
for the Governors cup, Miss Coleman
winning with a net score of 121. There
were a number of other contestants,
but the closest play of the day was be-
tween Miss Pickman and Miss Cooper,
who tied for second place
LONG. BRANCH, August IA. H.
Taylor, the golf champion, is spending
the week at Pleasure Bay. When seen
there to-day he said that he had set
tied his American arrangements since
he arrived
When l came to this country" he
said, 81 had no fixed determination ex-
cept to play in the open championship
IN chicago, and to arrange certain bus
mess matters with my partner, G. H.
Cam, who came from Pittsburg to meet
me. We have discussed and settled our
affairs, and shall continue our business
or manufacturing clubs, having arrang-
ed, since | arrived, TO increase our ia
cilities to meet the demands, which
have grown far beyond our present
manufacturing capacity. We have not
yet decided where to locate our fac
tory, but shall do so Immediately and
have full force at work under our
personal supervision in about two
months.
so FAR as am concerned, personal
ly, | expected to return to England af
Ter the Chicago tournament, and this
l shall still do, although probably to
remain only week or two. If / can
arrange matters there satisfactorily, as
| anticipate | can do without difficulty.
| shall return to this country for at
least a year"
In the afternoon Taylor played at
the Seabright Golf Club links against
the best ball of Cam and Mr.. John
Larkin, winning by up. He did the
course in 73 as follows:
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POLAND SPRINGS, Me-. August IS.
Vardon was beaten up and / to play
In 36-hole match to-day by the best
ball OF the professionals, Arthur H.
Fem and Alexander Findlay. The
two had held the record of the links.
at n, until Vardon cut it to 70 on Mon
task set out for the English profession
ais to beat their combined forces. 1t
proved to be one of the most remarka-
BILE matches Of the year. Vardon lost
some short puts by trimming the holes.
He made some beautiful plays. howev-
er, especially when he made the fifth
hole in two, which was tremendously
applauded by an immense gallery"
The day opened threateningly and play
was deferred a half hour, when the
prospect of rain vanished, although the
sky was overcast the entire day The
best playing of the day came early.
Fem put up a strong game and, in
fact, all day he showed himself able TO
cope with his man were he to play
constantly instead of devoting his time
to teaching. The first four holes were
halved and the two rs won each of
the next three, halving the next two.
In the second nine the score constantly
fluctuated, the average play being very
equal. The forenoon play left the
Twins" up, but by varying fortune
sometimes down, Vardon finally
brought their lead to up, giving them
the match at that.
Had Vardon played the two evenly
he would have been up. Vardon did
not have on his card. He made
twenty-five As, two IS, and one g The
course is now 1900 yards and in superb
condition. Fem was in fine fettle in
the morning, while Findlay was at his
best in the afternoon. At the Mansion
hole, 400 yards. he carried the green
in two drives. Vardon was marvell-
ously accurate and long on his tee
shots, but on the green the others were
able to hold their own. AS as illus
tration of the wonderful evenness of the