New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
GOLF.
GARDEN CITY PLAYERS SWARM THE
CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE.
FINAL PRACTICE FOR To-MoRRow's QUAIL
FY1NG RoUND-PREsIDENT THOMAS
ARRIVES FROM BOSTON

The scenes at the Garden City links yesterday
were prophetic of the hustle and activity that will
attend to-morrows championship. Throughout the
day the course crowded with players, and
though no detailed kept It was COM
paratively easy TO estimate the probabilities OF
to-morrow's qualifying round. Travis gave 1t as
his opinion that anything better than 1874 would be
good enough TO gain place among the qualifying
thirty-two. This means two 92s. In view OF the
fact that 81 is the best thus far. that esti
mate seems rather low. Probably anything better
than 1874 will be included in the qualified division.
Travis himself did SIS in the forenoon. In the
afternoon he played with Devereaux Emmet, but
this time he had card to give out.
It more a day of detail study than of low
scores. Few Of the visitors attempted anything
more than a practice round and only or two
kept any record OF their dongs One thing
forcfbly demonstrated, and that is that whoever
wins the championship must be -eminently a
long driver. The Garden City course is than
5000 yards long. and almost every hole the
from the tee is from 115 to 145 yards On the
fourteenth hole the road which the line OF
play measures exactly 145 yards. Probably not one
in fifty will attempt to carry It Monday the
safer plan being to play short and go over on the
second shot.
made things rather unpleasant in the afternoon
The Hampstead plains are fat floor at
Garden City, and the wind swept across them
with tremendous force. If the same wind is pres
drivers. Devereaux Emmet who is superintend-
Ing the gang of workmen putting the finish
Ing touches to the course, said that some OF the
work now in hand VIII depend good deal on the
weather For instance, at the twelfth hole he will
move the back so as make a carry OF 146
yards. provided there is no wind but If the wind
holds there will be only the ordinary carry An
other change decided upon by Mr. Emmet
yesterday. AT the eleventh green he will put in q
crescent shaped ditch. which VIII the double
to fhaf
green from the twelfth tee, thereby stealing by
the road. and also of providing capital trap for
an approach.
OF the results turned In by the cracks, Lock
woods score of SO the best of the day. This
is Cnly stroke worse than the card returned by
Flndlay s Douglas on Thursday and indicates
that Lockwood will play a prominent part in the
doings Of the week. H R. Johnson, Chicago Golf
Club holder Of the Southern Cross championship,
WIS on tire links with William Waller, OF on
wentsa. by whom G was beaten up and to
play. Stuart Stickney Of St. Louis, who made an
SO earlier the week. did not do we'll yesterday,
scoring only 50. John Moorehead jr.. of Pittsburg
did co. and John Reid jr., the intercollegiate ex-
champion. did 81. Later in the afternoon Reid
made another good round with Percy Pyne, the
present intercollegiate champion, and the two
broke after Pyne had been down at the
fifteenth hole. Pyne made the last three holes
cevery in 4, and 3, respectively. Sidney Maddox,
of Crescent. had E. A Darbcy. of the Atlantic
City Country Club. partner. Maddox came in
with go and Darbey with 90.
The present champion. Herbert Hartman. made
the round in low figures. but had nothing to say
about his score. Tying. of Morris County. recorded
Q1 and r. A. Rainey, of Cleveland an SO. Of the
other players the links of the promi-
nent were McCawley, of Philadelphia; Davis, of
Lakewood; Stillman, of Newport Lynch of Lake
wood ana Bohlen. Of Philadelphia
President w. b. Thomas arrived from Boston
late in the afternoon and will be present through
out the week to decide disputed questions and
Superintend the details Of the tournament. Others
OF the Executive Committee present r. B.
Kerr, secretary and Samuel Y. Hebner, treasurer.
Beach and this city 30 accommodate the crowds.