The sun., 1900-10-05
VARDON In THE LEAD.
BUr ONLY A STROKE AHEAD or TAf-
LOR AT THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHiP'
BcII Of the midlothian club leads the heh-
dent Profcssionais-Ihe Former ho'ders OF
the American Title Not Prominent Hesnits
at ST. Andrews, Ardsley and Hot springs

links this afternoon, Harry Nhuoh ieu 'NV
field, being ono stroke ahead OF his keehes'
rival. j. H. Taylor. another Englshman' Wihlo
scotland the home OF the Royal and Ancient
Rarne had TO be satisfied with place. DAVID
Bell OF tho Midlothian Country Club, Chlcago'
finishing third. four strokes behind layIor
figures
Promptly at o'clock In the morning score
tary Rage Kerr OF the U. S. q. A. despatched
Alex Taylor Of Exmoor and his partner Patrick
Corcoran OF Buffalo. on the first round OF the
seyenty-two.hole contest, which Is TO decide
the championship Of the United states prlma-
rlly, but incidentally that Of the world.
IL was a grand morning hardly breath OF
mir blo,rinr acros. the golf grounds while the
ann ,yas inst warm enough not TO be uncom-
Portable until tho afternoon. The course was
In fine condition, according to the vast ma
Jorlty Of tho professionals. few oil those
who in their good practice rounds could nov
speak too highly Of II blamed az ono time mo
fair green when they failed 10 negotiate hang
ing or cuppy lie. and tho putting green Wheh
their balls did not reach the cup on the schen-
uled stroke during their rounds. bpt the 'r'-
notcher5 had nothing but praise Tor 'he
course
President ". r. Thomas ~ Boston, Nice-Pres-
Ident Hobart c. Chatneld-Taylor of OnTent@n'
Secretary r. Bagc Kerr Of New York and Treas
urer Samuel Y Hesbner Of Philadelphia we're
the officers OF the United states Golf Associa-
tion who were at the tee bright and early 10
handle the details Of the big event,
For an open tournament, It was the biggest
society affair ever noticed on Western gou
course. Handsome equiIaRes with their
rretty occupants drove up to the clubhouse all
day and added e. the critical galleries following
n the wake Of Vurdon. Taylor and other favor
ties. Several equestriennes In genuine western
fashion followed some particular match Keep
ing within the rough and enough In the rear
not 10 disturb the players. President Thomas
said that conservative estimate ~ the NUM-
Der Of spectators would be 1900 and that there
would be probably double that figure to wit
ne.s the final play. lie also said
that the crowd was tho largest
IN attendance at any tournaments
since the inception Of the ~ I. ms.
G. A., with the probable exception of the final
at Onwentsia last year. fiye am1leurs ana
ffty-hve professionals started ana = @ Dut y, tlFee
co9testants Withdrawing after the frat round.
owing to unsatisfactory scores. ,
OF. course. layHr. the World ohatInplon, an
ire of attraction. and as they were each paired
with keen player, the exUectant spectators
had aple oGE1r,,nny 70 %at:h 'ns svog TUrE @ Si
OF. his partner being Tom, Hutchins0n q
saia"fGfGsH sadn af3er viii ' wniS Smith Of MdothiaN
the open champion Of the United states, as
his running mate; IL was easy to see that
crowd started out ep ,masse when, The Ameri-
can and former British champion left tho fret
s dr d bsa4 a4I asd foaseTs aoa HR Which
fas fashion H'f1 looked ANYTHING bgt Beau Rrqmmel
with a screaming drive that elected applause
from tho onlookers. Hutchinson topped mis-
erabiv, but then they both set out TO do Colonel
Bogey" In the most approved style. Tsylors
appearance contradicts the statement that he
" When the fcld was well under way the course
was punctuated with Groupe Of anxious spec
tators. who watched and criticised the different
B3Ys p9 the b,S %9yPs HG, 9sRsd
arst fiHG Hi'' Fopnd was q:'' finished taylor bad
H. Tse aGn besS sSSn Both mem agreed TSd
that their poorest work was on the greens, as
RcE seemed 70 hPve lost thG knack % dHsns
Wa as ~ not aided To- by lis work in the initial
clubs, his hrassey going to the second hole,
getting nearly 200 yards, distance never gn-
comlt,srd ON this course before under similar
Playing tho sixteenth short hole with
horseshoe green, llutChinson topped his mashle
into tho bunker guarding the hole and Taylor,
tho cop about thirty yards away and rolled
INTO the trap This wa; hlS most seTioqs , 1 mis-
seemed 70 play a sympathetic game, initiating
poor shots and duplcatlus good ones.
In the Wgnnms 6nd Earda ga 5s si a0f playing rgan
70 use Ills own expression, he miss tho globe |
tLtog ogcthrr. Certainly he had tilteen-nch put !
10 negotiate and he struck s" lightly and badly |
that The ball did not move pcrceptbly. This
HhOt would have driven 'duler' 10 drink |
and many member OF the gallery Will In fu- |
gafl.lItllOu the thought Wlsu |
they TOP put that they once saw Nardon |
lIirt with ia" bal! IN the same 1ame way When |
ut the twenty seventh hole. Taylor and Nardon
Tie cIqHd that surrounded, the bulletin |
board could scarcely be restrained when the an |
uuuncrmynt was made that ther" was only
stroke difference between the scores u Taylor |
and NaIdon. Dave Boll Of Midlothian. who |
finished third, was formerly a Vcll-kuOwn |
amaJeur at Carnoustc, Scotland. Willie smiths |
nome green Then came the short and tho |
long of II, Alec Campbell Of Boston, Who looks
Cos, bro Nuc,, and stewart Gardner ot Lenoy |
elongated a. a siTaIle, and thIn a. clothes:
Ane But apRedTaPGe' zee ore ore dsSGP'tye in gSt
ceptou TO the rule Gcordte Low, the sturdy
pyker Meadow professional, wound w the
leading hall dozen Win Smith, tho Ameri- |
cQn champion. had to be content with seventh
place, and Laurie AuChteroHie, the Glen
view pro" whom Taylor magnanlinouSly
touted a. a possible winner, was next, stroke
behind smith
In the amateur play which. by the way
wa, confined entirely 10 We,ternerS, Hugo
Il. John-toao Of the Chicago COLI Club made
the best score, l72, with Charles Is. Macdonald
OF chicago second IN i7d
The rumorcd match between Nardon and
Taylor here on Saturday, which Vardon says he
declined 10 LAY because the Nurse Of 1850 offered
{. B Ma, Donald says that no match WAS pro-
vas 0cred dc for f such 1S Contest @ fho score
Harry Nardon, Canton, England
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