New-York tribune., 1901-09-19
GOLF.
rrNDLAY s DOUGLAS MAKES NEW
RECORD FOR TUXEDO OVEN
LENGTHENED COURSE.

FindIsv : Douglas, fresh from his bid FOR The
ma tionaI championship last week at Atiauc OltS'
carried off the honors yesterday at Iu1eoo III the
opening round of the Tuxedo Golf Clubs invitation
tournament over longer course than iast year
he mt Travis's record al that time completely out
of sight, winning the gold medal Tor the lowest
score the qualifying thirty-six hole rout'd @I 10"
strokes That makes record for the double round,
and as each half done consistently IN 40, a
new eighteenhole also established Charles
B. Macdonald, who played with Douglas was louu
in praise of the latter's work. and said he never
saw finer amateur golf played anywhere. 1t was a
grand exhibition, the highest figure or his card
being G. made on the fourth hole 800 yards, in the
afternoon due short approach. But this was
discounted a little later by 2 on the short Alps
hole 10 yards, the green being blind one. IN
his long game Douglas never showed to better
advantage, and his short work was beautifully
steady.
The field excellent one. DevereauX Emmett
came after Douglas in the days results. with 15s'
playing of the best games he has shown for
many day Then followed w. c. Carnegie the.
young Pittsburg golfer who has been playing at
Manchester. near Boston. all summer. with l64 and
Charles B. Macdonald. the former Westerner now
Tuxedo resident in fourth place. with 1885, James
A. Stiman w. D. VanderpooI, the former Prince
ton golfer; F. O. Horstman. of Washington; Price
Collier and Grenville Kane among the other
good men who got places in the first set
The Tuxedo course. used yesterday for the
first time in a big tournament. is $50 yards longer
than it was last year The length of the eighteen
holes then, when Travis made his record breaking
of 56 strokes for thirtysix holes in the quai-
flying round. 400 yards. 1t is now 9,255 yards,
the increased distance being gained by lengthening
of the short holes, one of the most notable
changes being the elimination of the Heavenly
Twins hole. near the Ramapo River. in the hollow
below the clubhouse. The two tall trees guarding
been cut down and an unin terrupted stretch of
smooth turf marks their former locality From
golfns standpoint the course is materially I'M
proved, for the long game receives greater en-, en-,
me e o4sie s ndydna ION hoes With bogie for
each. may be from the following table;
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The first nine holes are 2.62o yards long with 20
for bose and the in holes s3 yards with Al S for
ResH1 in rhs the morning Owing to the early
and the turf was vet al day long ,., ,t, -
superby par golf he played. Macdonald did Is
cut under bogie during the day but it was
equalled by Oliver Perrin. young player from
The play of the day consisted of a thirty-siX
eligible to compete for the presidents cup. given
by Person Hamilton and and the & second so sXseed dsed
by Charles f. Hoffman for those who fail to
nittce has postponed all play today in respect to
the memory of President Mckinley. The mrs! and
morrow morrow Walker Breese smith of the soif
large Contingent OF the Tuxedo cottagers visited
the club adding animation to the finish of the
days play. An open wood fire in the little club
house was delight and comfort to the golfers
after being chilled through by tho evening
breezes sweeping over the Ramapo hills
The playing of Douglas and Macdonald made
an interesting match to watch and small gallery
followed them on each of their rounds despite
the disagreeable conditions. Each has been
champion of the United States, Macdonald win
ming in 1895 at Newport and Douglas In 1885 at
Morris County. The latter remained true 10 his
every other player well supplied with the new
rubber-fed ball which caused such sensation In
the championship at Atlantic CITY Macdonald
used II, yet Douglas constantly outdreve him. and
his success shows how thoroughly he stands in
class by himself