New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-08
vARDoN IN RARE FORM.
LOWERS THE RECORD MADE BY JOHN
REID, JR.. OVER THE NEw-HAvEN
COURSE BY FOUR HOLES
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sew-Haven Conn, April Harry Vardon Is
again the hero of the hour This afternoon he not
only defeated E. NJ. Boyers and c. Hitchcock
Yale's strongest pair by up and to play. but
ne aNo lowered the record for the by four
strokes, completing the eighteen holes in II. The
open champion completely retrieved the honor lost
yesterday, and clearly vtndcated his right to the
title in the eyes OF New-Havens enthusiasts.
His game in both morning and afternoon
much improved, for he perfectly accurate with
his irons and his driving was superb In the
morning round his putting was ragged, and he lost
several strokes by poor work on the green's but
IN the afternoon lie seemed TO have completely
mastered them, and he down long puts with
telling accuracy. But his driving phenomenal
In the thirty-six times he faced the not once
did he carry less than $50 yards and his average
was nearly hundred
THE MORNING ROUND
j. P Myers and A. T. Dwight played in the morn
ing round and fell easy victims by the of
up and to play Dwight was very erratic but
brilliant at times. and Myers played a consistent
game. going out in ~ and coming in In the same
figures. The first hole halved in g. all three
putting poorly. The second went TO Dwight in
by long put after a poor drive and fair second
and Myers the third. making the champion
down. Vacdon made the yards in 4,
nearly reaching the green on his second. The next
two were halyed in par figures but Vardon
me tPng seven mole In perfect thus squar;
the champion won the home hole in by laying
Starting the second round. the first five holes
halyed In bogie figures Inc next $50 yards went
a, nalf and by taking the sixteenth in the cham
The bye holes were played out the first being being
halved and the home hole won by Myers. which
follows:
Varion:
G IN .. ..:::::::::::.ss -7s
Best bali myers and Dwight
21' ::::..:::.ss Ef-ss
At O'clock play began again. The strong wind
which mad blown during the early match had sub;
scoring A gallery of more than three hundred
were grouped around the tee when the players
third stroke, but all holed long puts and a half
resulted Playing the second twenty-five yards
mastery recovery effected a half on the four.
the conventional two more.
DETAILS OF THE PLAY
long, straight drive and a superb brassey
placed him under the bunker guarding the green
on the long hole, and by going down in five he
added another hole to his credit He also won the
next in 3, Hitchcock failing bring off a ten
foot put for the half. The next was halved and
Vardon won the next by driving fully two hum
dred and twenty yards and laying the ball on
the green with his iron three hundred and eighty
The short hole was halyed, but on the home hole
Nardon made mis- hrst mistake. He short
mis- second. and on his approach overran. his bail
rolling down the terrace behind the green; He
needed Tor the hoIe, and so lost, Hitchcock
made perfect /.
Vardon made his second mistake on the tenth
hole his drive being off TO the right and finding
poor lie in old road Playing out with his nib
lick the champion short. and his approach
slightly overran, he needed hole out. The next
went to Byers long put, in 3. the champion
taking the regulation J. The twelfth 1Ss yards
was halved in 8, Yardon pitching his second to
within six inches of the hole after he had driven
off TO the left, and Hitchcock running down a ten
foot put; Fardon won the next two holes by per
feet work In and respectively, and the match by
up and to play. The bye holes were pIayed out
and the champion by superb playing three
the other being haIYed.
The holes and distances follows:
I'd Sd 4th 9Th 9th Tth
80 81 lss 400 1876 81 $50 1ss S56-2 4O7 Yards