New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
GOLF.
TRAVIS LEADS A RECORD BREAKING
FIELD AT AKEWOOD-DOUGLAS
FAILS TO QUALIFY.

Lakewood N j. Nov IS (SpecaD.-Ar records
were broken the Lakewood links to-day. when
ninetyseven golfers the pick of forty clubs. began
the qualifying round of the annual Thanksgiving
tournament Travis. the national champion; Doug
las the champion of the Metropolitan Golf Associa-
ton; Hamilton of Baltusrol Brokaw. of Princeton:
McCawley of Philadelphia; Robbins, Of St An
drews and a score lesser notables were included
In the field. 1t the most representative gather
ing Of going amateurs that has been seen outside
national championship. Boston. Pittsburs' Mil
waukee, Philadelphia and Washington were some
of the more distant points included in the entry
list. while every prominent links near Ne"-fork
had representatives on the list.
Walter ]. Travis, Who for four successive seasons
has been first in the opening round, again showed
his superiority at the stroke game by winning the
cup for the best score with four points to spare.
Travis's card So, which, while not a record
breaker: showed mastery command of links rem
dered hard and bleak by freezing wind Under
the conditions which prevailed the score represents
almost faultless golf Jasper Lynch. who holds the
Lakewood record at 10 Travs's partner during
the round, and that he able 10 do no better
than % indicates the strength OF the champion
game -
A new man appeared In second place. George C.
Low of the Berkeley Golf Club, of Toms River
Low followed Travis with an So He played IN hne
even style his strongest suit being MS snort aP
proaches which he executed cleverly- But the
rise OF this star was coupled with the oisdp-
naarance Of an old one for Findlay s. Douglas,
who won the tournament here last spflhS pS' pce'
ing Travis in the finals completely outclassed
and failed TO qualify for the cup His exact po-
sition was In twenty-frst place. where ne ueG az
i0i with his clubmate. Hooper. and r. r PEters ot
Washington. Douglass failure 10 make the ifs ntSt
division removes Of the interesting possloln-
d,cted d "a" meeting With Travis whom he has not
faced in more than six months ana pos poSsct9 or,ipv
fin the local golf world In the second division his
capture OF the cup seems certain: sr-,,,,,a+a %
George r. Brokaw Princeton underg rstutase tas
and a brother Of Irving Brokaw, OF the Westches1
ter Golf club came third at 81 lie was }p I9,p"eT
stanford and Jasper Lynch. secretary of the Lake
wood club. VINO tied for fourth pace & econ corse Since
the last tournament was held here IN & tIe sptsJ pdJ
and HUNDRED drea an6 sTb Ths distance has been dis
tributed the second fifth seyenth sh1 nviIii
norton who has resumed charge OF the greens nad
every thing in spick and span order, anu al pre
pared for the play to-day the ho'eS 'e'p do io''"S
.o5 s,s aas 40. s2s 40 500 4es 52:a
Holes 50 80 25 2si $40 a25 4oo-2ai4
As the first big competition OF the Lakewoodi
polng season the tournament attracted hosts, oi
holiday visitors from the big hotels ana suraoulu sH
ing country side and sy the the foPer
Who stil runs down from Boston whenever these these
10 ,ha etarting tee and smngly referred to his
inh "a the coolest snap he had ever had AS IT was
n hf peeson to feel proud of result Seventeen
players gained places In me nIsa & Rbhins Of St
Andrews. and suydam. Of Lakewood PetGre ore me he
rawn I match play, two rounds in which are to
he decided each day until the winner is defiaisG Hi
ine score and for third division JOG. at which
figure there is also Tie among & SIX 1bn,ept rounds
The tournament will continue until saturGay; farions
when in addition to three cups Tor tne Vailobs al b
S,,eions a handicap prize will be onered 10 the
player making the lowest net ct s5n IN n an theH Who
nUaufied for the first cup to-day are as foio"s;