New-York tribune., 1900-04-19
COLE.
THE INTERSCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP
STARTS AT GARDEN CITY.
HARRY HOLIINS OF CUTTERS, MAKES
BEST SCORE AND WINS GOLD MEDAL
GOOD GOLF IN DRIZzLING RAIN.

The Interscholastic Golf Association comprising
more than dozen preparatory schools In this part
of the country began Its second annual champion
ship at Garden City yesterday. The affair hao
double interest first because 1t showed the kind OF
golf schoolboys have learned to play In the last
two wears and again because 1t was the first for
NAL competition course where the Natloha
amateur championship is TO be held In July Both
the golf and the course were satisfactory thoush
the drzzlng rain came near making mess vi
them for the time being
II was the sort weather that attended the last
tournament St Andrews. year ago, and all
the competitors complained loudly of the slowness
Of the greens The old first and the old eighteenth
holes were used, but otherwise the course was the
same that the amateur championship will be played
on in July For that reason as well as for the
sake Of illustrating the kind OF game the school-
boys showed yesterday it will be interesting 70
| note the following distances and bogie scores:
FIRST HALF.
Ts2s: H9ls: e75 ,2S ss sss aeS 2es sa5 ~ az
Boyle - sEcoSSD HALF
Ha3s Hs4: s5s 5s 30. 5s ad g sds sa: 81
As study in educational golf the work Of the
majority of the contestants was gratifying These
future champions have a way of handling their
| clubs which shows they have been well taught,
and with experience will take leading place
/ in some of the larger tournaments by ana by. for
| instance Harry Hoins of Cutters. won the prize
| Boyle Is only 7e. and with wet greens and muddy
| tees the performance is admirable. In fact, Hol-
| Inns euualled the boyle going out and except
| for three skies the homeward sprint he might
| we'll have done the on the homeward journey
Seven schools represented in the contest, but
| Cutler had by far the biggest and strongest show
| ing and in the qualifying round her players got the
| first three places. This round was decided In the
| forenoon at eighteen holes, medal play, and the
first sixteen became eligible for the afternoon
| round match play After Hollins, j. G. Douglas
| brought in the best of SS. and then came
| winston who Is the present holder of the cham
| pionship. There was a tie for the last two places
in the qualifying round between NJ. L. Smith. of St
| Paul's, Concord, and II. r. Sedgwick and
| Holmes both of Cutler. In the playon Holmes
| was defeated and disqualified.
| Medal play is not always convincing test o.
| merit for Murphy of the st. PAU Doys, "lS
| did no better than 100 in the morning medal Iound
| made 81 In his afternoon match with NJ. L. smith
which equalled Holinss earlier record as well a.
| the boge of the first nine holes. He beat SmItf
up and TO play and to-day ne Will nave as M
| opponent N Mallouf. of Garden city Holiln
showed that his forenoon record was no SKY
rocket burst of speed by defeating Wyle, OF Blak'
School, by up and 6 to play, while winston wpl
luck of the draw" Hollins and Winston Will NEE
before the finals both are in the same nan.
| To-day's matches in the second round VIII prime
the boys together follows: Murphy and Maii0ui
Douglas and Seeey Hollns and Reinhart, and HUI
J and Winston. The scores of the sixteen VINO guam
fed are given below in full. the others being sum
| married.: