New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-23
GOLF.
vARDON DEFEATS FINDLEY IN A CLOSE
MATCH
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IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNEl
Palm Beach, Fla, Feb. 22-In match which
was one Of the best exhibitions Of golf ever seen
in this country, Harry Vardon to-day defeated Al
exander Findley in their thirtysix hole match here
by only one up. I never played a better match"
said Vardon TT the best match I ever played
said Ffndley. "One of the very best I ever saw
said VIII Smith. who caddied for yardon. Don't
think better match was ever played in this coun-
try said George Low and Arthur H. Fem.
Findley's knowledge Of the course and his being
accustomed to the strong winds from the west
such swept the links to-day aided him, and Var
don had to put up his very best game 10 win The
course is for the part good turf but the pres
ence OF cumps Of cocoanut palms makes accuracy
necessary. The sanded clay greens were in excel
lent shape. There was little to choose in the play
OF the men, and Findley had bit the worst of the
luck his ball landing behind trees several times,
To make up for this he holed several ten yard puts
from the turf off Of the green.
Palm Beach's guests turned in a body. and
the crowd in the morning and afternoon varied
from so TO 800 people. Amateurs from New-York
Boston and Chicago clubs, knowing good golf when
they saw it. watched every stroke Of the profess
SIGNALS
At no time Vardon more than two holes
ahead or Findley one. The morning contest was
nip and tuck throughout, and the men were all
even at the ninth and eighteenth holes The feat
ure Of the morning was Vardons second shot go
Ing to the seventh hole where, after drive Of 81
yards with the wind he sent an iron shot straight
TWO yards from the hole on the clay green.
Nardon began the afternoon round by lining out
a 2o-yard drive from the tee with the wind. An
approach 10 twelve yards from the green was fol-
lowed by a twelve-yard put do w Fiudley requr-
Ing four Accurate work halved the next in four
Along the narrow course. flushed by pines TO the
left and q sandy stretch the right the men
played for the hole Findley went down with
tWe1ve"yard put from the edge Of the green taking
the hole in 81 Another eight-yard put gave him
the next hole in the same figures. Then Vardon
made the punch bowl" 14T yards. in two hoing
long put. Again even, the next two were haIved
IN -FOUR and i've. NardOn took the rwenCy-sfXLh
and twenty seventh in - and 81. Finuey rim
ming half-yard put on the first for half and
ond.
FindIey cut down this lead TO one up at the
within three yards Of the hole and going down in
TO for NardOu, who trimmed tOur-foot put.
The next three were halved in pretty golf The
men were again all even at the thirty-SecOnd hole
but at the next Ffndey encountered trouble and
again the Brtton was one ahead. The next hole
went to each in five.
Both used wood going to the thirty-ffth hole
los yards-and Ffndley getting the better approach.
holed IN FOUR, Nardon Tipping the cup for a half
All was then even, with 20. The excite
naent Of the crowd intense. FindIey sliced
from the tee into a bad lie in the sandy turf.
out snort with his braSsle. F1ndey's brassfe sec
Ond landed him near tree. and. playing his mid
iron, he landed in clump Of bushes This settled
the match, as VardOn the like hole high
with his brassie. Vardon took the hole in 5 to
and the match by single hole. The score follows: