Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-26
GOLF re TOURNAMENT
Progress Of Competitions on the Chevy
Chase Links.
PERFECT g0(BBDITIoNS FOR PLAYERS
ua1Qt
Jenkins, EF,!o'rrhest, Hit and L. Harlan
,.4Arpng Leaders.
Elk G Ill ENT ONTEST s

The second days play of the annual golf
tournament given under the auspices of the
| Chevy Chase Golf Club began at 1920
| o'clock this morning on the beautiful links
| OF That organization. The weather was
almost perfect~for= fine golf, the heavy dew
! on the grass being but slight handicap
10 the earlier starters. There was no wind
worth mentioning and a cloudy sky re-
moved the only .aisagreeable feature, the
effects OF the hot SUM-. ..,- .,.s...-..-:
A noticeable feature of golf Journeys this
fall has been large galleries, but 1t was al
most entirely absent this morning. the on
lockers being made up for the most part of
payers officials Of the club. newspaper
men and caddies. Early morning play fails
to attract the lovers of the exhilarating
sport, the ladies especially giving their
presence to the game afternoons, unless
field
This mornings play was a continuation
OF the contest forZthe governors cup and
consolation prize, and also of the trying
out process. This afternoon the contrac-
ton began. Sixteen couples fought it out
Tor supremacy this morning. Eight couples
remained in the field this afternoon To-
moro" this contraction will be continued
Cntll solitary pair will contest for the
premier honors Of the tournament in both
events.
The Pairs Made Yesterday.
AT the conclusion Of yesterday after
Moons play Of the qualification and conso-
latton rounds the contestants were paired
OH as foliowa:, Jenkins and Carpenter,
Denny and Thompson. Britton and Horst
man. Cartaugh and Parks, Hit and w.
Harlan. L. Harlan and Maddox. Mccain
mon and Goodwin, Forrest and Wylie,
Barry and Reed. Hayden and Woodward,
Gray and Edison, Arnold and Chaplin. Mol
nd Mot rD1xy
Lyon and Aldrich and Smith and Westcott.
A Red Letter Day.
In the matter of scoring yesterday can
be classed as. a red letter day in the his
tory Of the Chevy Chase Club, as never
before have such low figures been recorded
as result of the players trying over the
almost perfect course. Willie Tucker has
been working like a Trojan for several
weeks past on greens, sand pits and bunk
ers, with the result that he now views with
professional satisfaction the results of his
endeavors.
]. W. Mckinley Of the Columbia Golf
Club and - M6iier. jr.. of Lakewood. N. j.
were the first to step to the tee this morn
ing. and their drives were made when the
hands on the big clock in the club room
registered 1920. Pair after pair followed in
regular time allowance order, until the en-
tire sixteen pairs had started on the jour-
ney around the links
Following the FavOrftes.
The greatest interest conferred around the
playing ofaT.' GoUenkins of Baltimore, Dr.
L. L. Harlan of, the Columbia Golf Club
and H. MitFerrest of Philadelphia This
group followed each other. and their drives
from the initial tee were watched with the
closest attention and interest A drive is
not the most difficult stroke of the game
but 1t is undoubtedly the showiest, and for
a a,nfo h.,
from the gallery. IL.
Jenkins, and his opponent were the first
OF the group To tea-off, and the Balti-
MOI m3re an securedi poor start, slicing the
DR.: Harlan followed with a magnificent
drive, almost TO the first bunker. and For
rest did equally as well.
This trio has been selected - the close
followers of, the game to furnish the pre-
mier golfer of the tournament
Mr. jenkins: play yesterday showed him
u be IN unusually fine form. his drives, ap-
proaches and puts being made with remark
able precision A continuation Of yester-
days form will probably land him winner
OF the tourney, as prime condition Is every
thing IN hlgh-class golf play.
Keeping Up Their Good Work.
Jenkins. Forrest and HIT kept up their
good play this morning Jenkins beat Car
penter. Philadelphia, up and to play;
Forrest beat Wylie. Chevy Chase. up and
to play. and Hit beat w. L. Harlan, Co
lumbia- up and. L to play. Other scores
in the governors cup play were as fol-
lows: McCapmon, Chevy Chase. beat
Goodwin. Crescent up and to play;
Thompson, Chevy Chase, beat Denny, Chevy
Chase, up; t1orstmann, Chevy Chase beat
Britton Columbia. 5 up and to play
These scores were also recorded: Wood
ward, Columbia, beat Hayden, Chevy Chase
up and 2 to play: Gray, Chevy Chase
beat Edison Columbia, up and to play:
Arnold, Columbia, beat Chaplin, Chevy
Chase, 2 up and to play; Mattingly, Co.
lumbia, beat Parker, Chevy Chase, up
and to play; 9ldrich. Onwensia, beat Lyon,
Chevy Chase. up and to play; R. Smith,
Elkridge. beat Westeott, Chevy Chase. s
up and 6 to play; Mckinley, Columbia, beat
Millen, Lakewood. up and 2 to play
Lee, Harlan, Columbia, beat Maddox,
Crescent, up to play; Reed Columbia,
beat Barry. Chevy Chase. up; Carbaugh.
Chevy Chase. beat Parks, Columbia, 1 up,
10 holes.
Final Scores Yesterday.
The final half of yesterdays play was not
finished until nearly 8 o'clock In the even
ing, the thirty-two contestants being sep
arated into two classes. the first sixteen
for the governors cup, as follows T. c.
Jenkins. Baltimore Golf Club, 1853; L. l..
Harlan, Columbia Golf Club, 1T; H. M
Forrest, Philadelphia C. c., $50; W. F.
Hit, c. G. G., ISL; F. $; Denny, c. c. c.,
u.
1872; F. o. Horstmann, c. c. c., 1873; Horace
Wylie, c. C. c.. 1873; NJ. H Goodwin. Cres-
cent Athletic Club, 1888; H. c. Carbaugh. G.
c. c.. 100; o. McCammon, C. c. c., 80: W
s. Harlan. Columbia Club, 1911; S. Mad
dock Crescent Athletic Club, 191: A. Rrit.
ton, Columbia Club, 1911; F. K. Parks. 1a6.
Morvin Thompson. G. c. c., 1876.
Those who qualified for the consolation
cup were F:sC: -Aidrich, Onwensia club.
Chicago, 1919; A. Parker, c. c. c., 1873: VIM
Gray, c. C!!Css,s21D; A. s. Mattingly Colum.
2o1: }. Moller.H >. Lakewood. N. j.. 2os:
Columbia. 2OSs 3: J. Edison, IT,. CoIumbia
300; F. E. nChapin.' c. c. c., 212: A n
Lyon, c. C. c., 2l2iS H. W. Reed. Columbia.
215: H. H. WsstRott c.. c., c., 216; D. c.
Barry, COLUMBIA, s III,
Extra Event Tomorrow.
In additisR atoi the sem-fnaIs and finals
to be played Tomorrow, there is to be an
extra event classed as the handicap stroke
competition. fora eighteen holes. The con-
testants inf this event can begin play at
1890 in the, morning. but must have the
scores In. not LATER than 5 o'clock in the
evening. Sbeald9tha- weather prove favor
able this extra. event will probably be the
largest evestRed Shy the Chevy Chase Club.