New-York tribune., 1901-07-07
GOLF. .
.~nFRsoN. OPEN CHAMPION OF THE
United STATES. BEATEN
Al wESTBROOK
rrr,.RT GARDNER WINS FIRST MONEY IN
rsrIP URNAMENT-AMATEUR PRIZE
FOR LOUIS LIVINGSTON, JR

,,1-uie'' Anderson. open golf champion Of the
r-,,ted States. was beaten at the Westbrook Golf
c,ub,s open tournament ct Islip yesterday. and
mar, Gardner the Garden City professional. took
- utnners purse of 500 with a total score of l57.
,,serson finished fourth. after tie with the two
e,estbrook amateurs. Watson and Livingston.
No. since the open championship Shinnecock
ry,Is FIVE years ago has there been meeting be-
,.sn amateurs and professionals metropoli
-, course The recent championship at Myopia,
,ue theoretically open to both classes. was prac-
,,,sIy vaueless as a basis Of comparison from
.,a fact that A. G.. Lockwood, of Boston, was the
snlv amateur TO finish. Yesterday there were hf-
,sen amateur starters including Louis Livingston.
a, p c Watson. jr., II. B. Hollins. jr., and e S.
Knapp There considerable disappointment
., Dougias's failure TO appear, for the meeting be-
,ueen the metropolitan champion and the national
champion had been generally anticipated. With
This exception the tournament represented n gath
ering of amateurs and professionals unparalleled
IN this country. Anderson. who has not played in
,,blic since his sensational victory at Myopia.
uhere he defeated "Aleck' Smith after a seventy
tuo hole tie for the championship of the United
c,a,es came all the way from Pittsheld Mass. to
rake part "Alcclt' Findlay. Of Boston. who was
.gn the money at Myopia another starter, as
was also Bernard Nichols. who twice defeated
yardon n the latters visit 70 this country. In the
New-York contingent Jack Park an old
csnoustfe man. who is with the Essex County
Country Club. of Orange Peter Eagan. of Bell
,or.. Isaac Mackie of Fox Hills: Stuart Gardner.
~ Garden City; Willie Davis. Of Apawamis;
slack" Vickery of Richmond Hii; Joseph Doebe,
of Fairfield. and Robert Dow. of Powelton
Threatening weather In the forenoon kept a good
many from the links. but later the skies cleared
and the gallery augmented by some of the
fashionable folk from the nearby country places
The course adjoirs the grounds of the South Side
sportsmen's Club, portion of il running through
the private estate OF W. Bayard Cutting ana
over the old Loriard racetrack so that the gath
hrflii
While only nine holes. the links is acknowledged
ana the overnight rains had put II in the pink OF
condition The record for amateurs is l6 held by
Harry Hollins tr.. a record that none Of the anna
feurs eQualled yesterday, though Gardner made il
on his morning round. The distances of the vari-
Gus holes, arranged for the tournament, were:
out-4sO. 3oo $50 49, $50 $50 sI5, 315 44O-2.975.
Four times around the course. or thrty-six holes
medal play. placed the competition on par with
money for the professionals S275. divided into
five purses. of which the first man got 500. the
second SO, the third $50, the fourth $50 and the
fifth $50 Gardner led the field IN the forenoon
round with q of 70. while Anderson finished
three strokes behind him. In the afternoon Ander-
son went 10 pieces his short game. and did
better than Sc. making his total for the day lG5.
and r. c. Watson. and the three played off al nine
holes to settle the disposition of fourth and fifth
money. Anderson won. with IS. 10 Livingston's 40
and Watson's Al. Livingston received the value or
his purse in silver plate.
The scores in the Play off were: