New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-04
GOLF.
vARDON DEFEATS HARTMAN ANDi
DOUGLAS. THE AMERICAN CRACKS.

DOUGLAS. THE AMERICAN CRACKS.
Atlantic, City. y J.. April (speciaD.-one Of the
greatest eoSfng crowds that have ever gathered on
an American links was present to-day on the
picturesque of the Atlantic City Country
Club The clubhouse like hive OF bees, swarm
ing with buzzing eager enthusiastic humanity and
all talking OF Harry Nardon the most famous gofer
who has ever visited these shores The crowd had
more cause discuss him and his golf at the con-
ciusion of the long thrty-sX hole match. for he
defeated the amateur cracks OF America, Herbert
NJ HarrI IAN ,and Findlay S. Douglas. by 9 up and
6 TO play
Eyer sincee.the- match was arranged II has been
TAXED % as comparing in this country with the
game Vardon had in England with j. E. Laidley
and Leslie Bs1Ifot'r-Melve. brilliant stars OF
Great Britain An ateur talent won In that case by
. nm and TO play The history of to-day shows
evidently that America's best not yet equal to
Englands best and the field of golf is evidently not
fully conquered by American opponents. Hartman
is Americas amateur champion and Douglas
Scotch bred held the same honor last year. JudS-
sng from the game to-day the tables should be
reversed for Hartman miserably off his game
and disappointed his goodnatured friends
Douglas carried thesburden ofthe work. and Vardon
raid him a tribute after the, fray by saying that
with opportunity TO practise, Douglas would make
a grand golfer.
The match vardons against the best ball Of
the amateurs and IN suchsa match IL is reasonable
to look for close game among we'll mated con-
testants. II was looked for, but the figures show
hcw far II fell below anticipated standard.
While Vardon won the match at the twsenty-eighth
hole by and to play, he also led by eight holes
at the end of entire thirtysix. His two rounds
were done in Il and 70 respectively i156 for the
Double round Douglas did So and 81. 175 in all
nineteen strokes worse than his celebrated oppo-
nent Hartman ran up into the high figures OF
% and 3d. total of 1S6 for the whole. The best
hall 81 andtS respectively, 161 for thirty
six holes or eleven than Vardon playing
alone The latter was the only man TO cut under
80 and he did IT on both rounds. Wardon's repu-
tation as a golfer OF merciless accuracy IN the
game was given another striking illustration, for
his II in the morning was within one point or his
record breaker on the' previous day.
Although the heavy defeat Of the amateurs was
a sad blow for those who have been disposed to pat
American golf on the'back every one acknowledged
that II had been a grand exhibition. The club
grounds never entertained such a throng as poured
over them to-day. The larder was practically ex-
hausted and those who came late to luncheon
found bareback crackers on the tables In lieu or
bread The golf bacillus took possession OF all,
and kept the vast crowd Of men and women on the
lump from II o'clock in the morning until at
night Between one thousand and fifteen hundred
persons saw the game. and they marched like the
phalanx of an army behind the famous triumvirate
of competitors from the time the first drive was
made until balls fell into the thrty-sxth hole
Nearly every golfer Of prominence in the Metro
poltan and Philadelphia golf associations was
present.
The game began promptly. Hartman winning
the honor He drove good ball Douglas fol-
tee and outdrove the amateurs by five yards Har-
riman lost his chance for the green by rolling
under rail fence. Douglas and Vardon ran over
the green. and. playing four. Vardon had an up
hill put Of ten feet, while Douglas dead. To
the surprise Of all, the foreign champion up
two three inches beyond the hole. and the ball
then quietly fell back into the cavity. II played
IT for that" said vardon afterward Douglas took
four, and the two holes were Aalved in the
same figures. Playing the fourth. 1s2 yards, Var
don topped his iron approach bis first mistake,
and Douglas took The hole in a perfect three.
First blood for the amateurs!,, roared an en-
stand long, for he made the tbs longest hole
green in four driving with strong west wind in
his face The amateurs caught up to him in five.
halve. he and Douglas hoiing out in seven to six
hole 255 yards in three but his ead of one Was
wiped Out hy ia. Hartman, who made the next hole.
few brilliant holes; all took four for the eighth,
and Vardon won the NINTH finishing 1 up at the
Tardon drove within fifteen feet of the tenth
hole, ls9 yards, and roar of applause up
when he ran down two the frst time it has
another hole on the twelfth but Hartman reduced
Inc s e no t Is holes On the next and in
Douglas fell into bunker. only get another bad
short in approaching. The latter did no better on
the home hole and Douglas missed a noble effort
was out with lead Of four in Vard6ns favor and
Ing around the heart that it Was ali OVER but f fhe
shouting. The scores were:
ve-don:
H IN ::.:::::::::::::5 sss-77
Bss: ball
2 IN :::.:.::.:...:tt S-s.
Douglas:
f 2s' :::: ::::::::::: Ass
Hartman:
% H1' .:::.::::::3 $50.
Eardon was not successful on the first hole
when the second round began he in the
horniag a Tor ms pan would not roll back in and
Erglishman won the next hole. however. and