New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-22
GOLF.
HITCHCOCK AND LIVINGSTON To MEET
IN FINAL ROUND FOR WEST
BROOK CUP.

Charles Hitchcock, jr.. the Yale golf champion.
ana Louis Livingston, jr., Of the Westbrook club,
VIII meet to-day in the thirty-six hole final round
for the Westbrook Cup. The annual invitation
tournament Of the club will be finished on the
long nine hole links. near Islip Long Island. and
as an additional feature there will be an eighteen
hole handicap for silver cup given by John Glib
The presence Of Livingston in the final round for
the chief trophy the surprise OF the day
yesterday when the serni-inal rounds played
Livingston about three years ago held the cham
plonship Of his home club but he has had little
time this season to give TO the links and although
MS playing at Tuxedo last week gave evidence OF
the strong game he is now capable Of few OF the
spectators expected 70 see him triumph over Wat
son. who has been keeping in good practice all
summer. and only few days ago made a new
amateur record for the AIyopia links near Boston
Livingston had his work cut out for him. and
only Won by a narrow margin on the nineteenth
green He started out well, and was far in the
lead on the third green. Watson then came to.
on the green's, and took two in succession making
honors even at the fifth hole Then each got one
Livingston lost the seventh by wretched play
through the fair green going into two bunkers.
AFTER seven shots he picked up. Watson won the
nole 35 yards in boyle 4 The latter the
eighth in the same figure. Livingston missing a
put TO have, and the ninth being holed out in for
each Watson had the lead OF one at the turn OF
the game
Livingston tied the match on the eleventh green
Then three holes were halved in par golf, and a
twenty-five foot put by Livingston gave him the
fifteenth hole IN TO 5. He still had the lead Of
one when both were on the home green. Each
missed put 10 win, Watson, however. getting the
impossible 10 make. Watson the hole IN to Z.
hole poorly, going into the second bunker when
barely twenty-five feet back Of il and that cost
him the hole and the match as Livingston won It
perfectly in 8 The scores were:
Louis Livingston. jr. weztb-ook:
p R1' ,:::..:...SS EsI-ss
r C. Watson. IT.. westbrook;
Out ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8 @43
ODD hoIes-Livingston 5; watson. :
Charles Hitchcock. IT.. beat the Pittsburg golfer
w. I. Carnegie, by up and 10 play.
The latter sent the further ball from the tee
nearly every time and Hitchcock although oc-
approaches and putting Hitchcock finished up
the eleventh where he was badly bunkered but he
made up for it by running down a thirty foot put
Tor a J on the next,
The game ended or, the fifteenth green The
scores were, the bye holes not being played out:
Charles Hitchcock IT.. Yale:
N G1' .. ,.-.-......SS S..
". c. Carnegie, P1ttsburg:
n Out . ,...,......:.s 81
George E Watson. Of the home club. won the
A R. Fish, Of the Dyker Meadow Club, by up
and the scores were;
George Watson westbrool:
3 n .. ,,,...........4 ttst $50
A R Fish, Dyker Meadow:
N . .::::::.s sssss 49,.
The summaries are:
I Wes62oo up Beat watson + 1ng'9n
90 holes; Charles Hitchcock jr, Yale beat " G Car
brook. beat 4. R Fish Dyker Meadow up and 5 to