New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-06

Of the tournament played. and finished with total
of S5.
David Bell. Of Carnoustie, the professional at
Midlothian. gained third place IN the champion
ship, with total Of 82s strokes Bell the $50
in cash and the gold medal presented by golf
supply house for the American engaged golfer who
finished next to vardon and Taylor. Laurence
Auchterlonie. Of Glenvisw, formerly one Of the
best amateurs at 81. Andrews, Scotland, was
fourth, with BOT strokes. Fifth place fell to willie"
Smith whose total S2S.
George Low of Dyker Meadow, who recently
with 'Ton' Hutchinson as partner defeated Var
don In 'rbest balP' match IL up 10 to play was
sixth, with a total Of 8s1- TON" Hutchinson. of
Shinnecock Hills was seventh, with total Of S33,
and Harry Turpie, Of Edgewater was the eighth
man-last prize w1nner-w4th q score OF S34
Several amateurs started, but only a few con-
Guided the seventy-two holes OF play Charles B.
Macdonald, former amateur champion Of the
United States. played through to the end, and
captured the United States Golf Associations
trophy with a Of $50,
It was the most truly contested tournament that
has been held in America, from the standpoint of
consistent golf
Vardou. with Characteristic rnodesty. refused TO
discuss hts victory. Taylor first TO grasp the
hand OF the tall Isle OF Jersey man, and there
was so much genuine feeling IN hts words, Harry
you deserved to WIN" that the great throng Of
people friugtng the home green became impressed
with Tay1or's craftsmanship
What can say about my defeatT' asked Tay-
Ior Nothing save that Harry deserved his vic
tory. I VIII not say a word about the game I put
I'd have three wins and tie To my credit IN
the British championship. while Vardon has three
wins to his. To-day's victory may make him feel
better. This cannot well be called a worlds cham
pioushIp because there many players abroad
who might have been contestants. But it IS a big
thing for David Bell who finished at the head of
the American engaged professionals"
weather conditions for two days Of the open
championship could not have been improved upon
wind blew across the links each day. and this made
golf difficult during the last round to Taylor
and Vardon. Vardon seems 10 have played bit
more consistently than his rival.
Laurence Auchterlonie summed up the criticisms
Of his countrymen when he said that the work
through the green Of the two men did not vary
enough at any time to separate them into two
classes. But given green's like those to which they
had been accustomed in the old country, and Var
don might have no shade the better Of the argu-
rnent in the short game The Wheaton course re-
ouired strength we'll skill, continued the st.
Andrews player and Vardon therefore showed up
q little better.
All the interest in the first round OF play centred
in the two foreigners. When Taylor turned in a
76 to Vardon's 79 the critics predicted that Vardon
would let himself out This he did in the second
round. and made IS to Taylors So having one
stroke the advantage. vardon's concluding rounds
in 76 and 50 to Taylors 70 and rs showed the close
ness of the race 1t until the last hole
had been played by Vardon-and he putted so in
differently on the eighteenth green that some
feared a tie would resut-that the gallery dared
cheer the Isle of Jersey the victor. The
medal scores Of the three winners the tourney
follow: