Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-28
Travis Wins Chief Honors and Es-
tablishes New Record.
TIE LONGWOOD TENNIS TOURNEY
George Wrenn Defeats Raymond
Little in an Uphill Game.
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jr., and Daniel Chauncey were the respect
i've prize winners in the three silver cup
competitions that have occupied the chief
attention of the golfers on the Shinnecock
Hills New York; Golf Club links since
Tuesday morning.
The victory of Travis was not at all I'M
expected. but he added SO many remarkable
features to his triumphal round to make
the victory more memorable than had been
looked for. Although he had against him
one of the strongest golfers Of the younger
set, Roderick Terry, jr., he defeated the lat
ter by so high a score almost to single
the new American champion out as in
class by himself
All of the final rounds were thirty-six
holes, and Travis won by IL up and IL to
play. making the sensational record of "A
strokes for the eighteen holes in the morn
ing round, and almost repeating 1t in the
afternoon. when he did 16. His total of $50
for thirty-six holes puts the former record
of 16O made by Harry Hollins in the tour
nament last year, completely out. Travis
won the chief cup. given by President
Samuel L. Parrish, who watched most Of
the game with the keenest interest, and
heartily congratulated the victor on the
best amateur golf ever seen on the Shinne-
cock hills.
The other matches were finished in more
considerable figures. Young Hollins took the
Peconic cup by the slim margin of . holes,
after lively tussle with Devereux En-
NETT, one Of the veteran Garden City golf
ers. Daniel Chauncey, captain of the Dyker
Meadow team. won the Consolation cup in
up and ; to play over G. Owen Winston,
jr., who has just completed his school days
at the Cutler School. and, with Hollins,
will enter Harvard in September
A. De Witt Cochrane added to the sensa-
tions by making the seventeenth hole. PA
yards. in /. although the measurement as
noted on the score card is questioned.
made best ball record of "A against Rob-
ert c. Watson. this being the best of the
numerous impromptu games of the day
Travis and Terry started out moderately
by haiV1ng the first three holes. Then, as
though having secured a line on the former
ale golfers strength. the champion let him
self out like young thoroughbred racer.
and did not stop until he had won four
yards. he made in 2. from a six foot put 1t
has been done in two before during the
Week out a more nSational two was to
follow Terry lost by miserable approac CHI
ing, topping several shots and falling into
the sandy rutS of the road. Both PLAYED
the ninth hole miserably, halving it in Z.
but Travis finished the turn 4 up. He
played the tenth badly, giving ii up after
four strokes, with Terry dead to the hole in
J. 1t was Appropriated at six, liberal al
iowance. but the fact that 1t was not PLAYED
out was universally regretted when the low
score at the end of the round was dIscoy-
cred.
Two halved holes in DOGGY fours fol-
lowed. and then Travis raced away from
Terry again, rolling up five holes in fast
succession. The fourteenth 3S4 wards was
made in >. from lucky forty-foot nut
but a still more providential hole was the
sixteenth, go yards, which he made in
TWO from a seventy-yard approach. The
seventeenth was won in three from a
twelve-foot put. and Travis finished the
first half. eight holes in the lead
On the seventh green in the afternoon
round the game came to an end. but all
the round was played out. Travis beating
his record of the morning for the first nine
holes by three strokes
Harry Hollins, after running up the big
lead of seven holes in his morning round
with d. Emmett. had all that he could do
to pull out victory in the afternoon The
first nine holes in the morning ran along
evenly enough, the young golfer leading
by one. On the incoming holes he ad-
vanced more rapidly. playing under DOGGY
and making race horse squirt after leav-
ing the thirt zenith green. Hollins was then
up but he won all of the next five holes
his approaching and putting being admir-
able.
Beginning the afternoon round Emmett
showed from the start that his opponents
high lead had not weakened his nerve in
the least and he played a typical bulldog
game. The lead of seven was reduced to
four on the ninth green, and then Emmett
made a brilliant run, winning the tenth.
i1i yards, in four from a fifteen-foot put
golf II was Hollins turn to look anxious,
for his lead had dwindled to one but he
held his own and made a glorious three on
the fourteenth hole. 3S4 yards. He was
only one ahead, however on the seven
teenth green: but Emmett played the last
one poorly and Hollins finished with the
narrow margin of 2 up.
Daniel Chauncey was too strong from the
start for his young opponent. G. owen
Winston. tr., although the latter gave the
victor a stiff fight. Chauncey led by 3 at
the conclusion of the morning round. and
by steady advances won the game by 5 up
and 3 to play.
A ladies' putting match for two prizes
given by Peter Marie was won by Miss J.
Clark in 30 strokes, Mrs. George c. Clark
second with 81 The others We're Mrs John
T. Terry. 81: Mrs H. G. Trevor. SO: Mrs
Porter. 33: Mrs. CULVER. 81: Mrs. Arthur
b. Claffin. 36.
The tournament closes today. with 30
hole handicap. for which there are over
sixty entries.