The sun., 1900-10-06
vARDON OPEN CHAMPION:
TURNS THE TABLES on TAYLOR IN
RS @. A. TOURNAHEST AT CHTCAdo'
II. Led the English Title-Holdsr by Two
strokes-Dayid BELL In Third Place-Low
and Hutobin.on the Only Eastern Player'
A. ahar. the Money Results on Other LINKS

atroks.-Dayid hell On Third Place-bow
and Hutcbinson the Only Eastern rIAye''
% Share the Money Results on other i'hSs'
crua.oo. Oct. B-HnrTy'Vrdon OF Canton
Fnatand won the open golf chHnplohanp
of tte United States at the Chicago con |lup
links this Afternoon, finishing Two sIoN'N
ahead Of his nearest opponent II. layior'
Of the Mid Surrey Golf Club Of England ai'er
taxing sts strokes for the seventy-two holes
and ten strokes ahead OF David Ben OF uhe
Midlothtan Country Club Of Chicago VINO
won the first place az orded to resident pro
fcsxioosl In addition % winning the open
oham pApnship vaTdon receives ftO ohereu
hx a.. rntt,d States Golf Association and
nfty~doIlAr gold medal. while the balance
of the ssco prtse money Is divided among the
n.,t s.x.n The contestants who get within
the money With their SCORES for the seventy
two holos were:
Harry y.rdon, England. SiS; J. H. Taylor
England. slb, $3.50. David Bell. Mldlo'h'en country
cuuh Chicago. S2S Si25; Lawrence AuchIerlone'
GI,nyi.v, sI7 800. VIII Smith. Midlothian Coun'
Try Cub sas, $50; George Low, Dyber Meadow ool,
40, Tom Hutchinson. Shlnneoock HIS SSo' 900
and Henry Turple, Edgevanr Golf club ChI'Hgo'
Su. sis.
Many rood Mon Of national gol1ng reputa-
tiop found shs numerous hazards on the course
too often. and altar making an uphill nght
thcy had 30 be satisfied TO take their places
among the -also ran class Such glorious
weather a that which ushered in the second
and fnL days play has rarely been seen IN
the West In October, and with a grand day'
excellent course and gallery that was AZ
large as It was critical the players felt on edge
70 make their best efforts toward reaching the
goal Of thcdr ambition.
The Z. 8 q. A.officials we're on hand promptly
TO send OF the ffty six starters, who were
scheduled 70 tee Oh at intervals OF four minutes
a pair They were despatched so regularly
BIZ Secretary Kerr and Treasurer Heehnor
that the time only varied two minutes In the
two hours neoessary TO get them away Presi-
dant Thomas was simply overjoyed with the
splendid manner In which the details we're
handed, AZ everything went OF Ike olockwork
A gallery OF qGoO divided its attention be-
tween Taylor and Yardon- a gallery as
has Dever gathered on an AmetiicaTh e,t,ii,aT
sa sas wv Sl,h Il. aad Of Z" str stroke ON the initial
day's play, Vsrdon had no sure thing" and
6s .r on mfdS a5H a' PARDON Rs ga did, hor how
evar, and at the end Of the morning round ne
had a lead Of four strokes. During the ater-
margin BY which he lost the chanrignship
Taylor took his defeat very gracefully ana
said ....., n,. v,c+orv q, course
the difference between US was small, but then
ID was enough 20 win. | don't think his victory
carries the worlds championship with IT, as
there are many good men In the old country.
who mil ght beat either OF US IA world 3 cham
pionship, The taIk about III feeling between
tardon and myself Is buncOmbe. There IL no
truth In it. OF course matches have been
spoken OF between us here, and have been told
aSSHs b spT dGn dd not Sas to tRG s ooaa
10 the miserable shekels from such source
came 10 help out the little business am engaged
In with Mr.. Cam and that was all am gong
home next week ~ have done what promised.
played in the open event and lost squaely. Inc
course was a splendid one, like old st. Andrews
and haven't a complaint TO make about any
Vardon took his victory as a matter Of course.
pier OF the two. and the nineteenth hole" was
the busiest section OF the clubhouse for several
hours after the result while Nardons friends
Daytd Bell who finished first of the resident
pros, Is the partner oi Willie Smith OF Nlldo-
THAN. now an eI-open champion. Bell was was
nousie links In Sootland-also VIII Smith ;
home green His victory carried with It gold
medal and $50, offered by an Eastern sporting
by the Z. s. q. A. Laurence Auchterlonie Of
he Glenvisw Golf Club, another WesteTner,
In this country for year He Is an athleucally-
built man OF 3s years, Of the physique that the
Cbarles B. Macdonald Of the Chicago Golf
Club won the cup offered by the {. : q. A.
defeating his nearest competitor and club
mate, hugo X. tombstone by four strokes.
VIII Smith, and Tom Hutchinson Of Shinne-
cock. will plav thirty-sIN hole match here
tomorrow for 500 side
outside OF the brilliant play of Vardon and
Taylor, the only incident which broke the
routine work was VIII smiths play on the
tenth tee He drove into the pond and as he
thought his ball was lost dropped and played
another When he reached the other side Oi
the wet" his first bail had foatet tu the shore
and he PLAYED 10 ~ his second shot. Ignoring
his second tee shot The L = e. 4 committee
ruled against him. and a, a result he was pe-
nalized a stroke.
Jack Park was disqualified for lifting his
ball out of a bunker. Tho summary.