The Washington times., 1901-11-01
FALL TOURNAMENT OPENS
Forty Entries for the Chevy Chase
Golf Contests.
George c. Lnffcrty Makes Best Score
of the Day, Covering Course Twice
With I64 Sbots-Weathcr ana
Croc, TufuyorabIc to Good work.


of the Day, Covering Course Twice
With 1G4 Shots-Wenther ana
Green UnfuyorabIc TO Good " ork.
The annual fall golf tournament of the
Chevy Chase Club began at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, with mere than forty
entries. This was probably one oil inc
largest number of starters in the history
of golf in the District Of Columbia, al
though several withdrew and were un-
| able to play The course was in pet
ter condition than it has ever been al
| though the greens. On acC>;Int of the dry
| weather, were lumpy making putting
somewhat difficult.
1t was hard to make an iron shot on ac-
! count of hardness, and many shots were
| consequently lost.
The gallery was large in the afternoon
as the weather cleared, but the heaVy
| skies in the morning kept many spectd-
| tors away 1t is expected that the inter
| est will grow as the tournament progress
es, and it is thought that Saturday VIII
see more reorle on the links than nave
ever been seen there before.
| Appearances strongly indicate that the
/ game is taking great hold upon the peo-
pie OF washington. Ali Of those inter
ested In the gaE.c are welcomed as visit
ors and they are promised some good
| golf on the last day. In addition to gof
there will be a hunt on Saturday, the first
! run of the hounds of the season OF the
| Chevy Chase Club.
Yesterday morning the weather was not
| altogether favorable to tire game, put
was typical of English ard Scottish INKS
| The game was played under the ordinary
grr7,t In, tha ma
| of the sport. 1t was very foggy until
noon. when the mist lifted. and the sun
dried the damp grass. The ground was
very hard, owing to the scarcity of rain
during the past month
The scarcity of water at Chevy Chase
has made it impossible for the club to
make such improvements on the course
as would be desirable.
George c. LGfferty. Chevy Chase Club,
won the qualification prize, cut glass
decanter, with a score of 16i. The score
by holes is as follows:
out ................4 4-4S
In ...... ........... 4 . 4-a9
Total, SO.
Second eighteen:
2pt {" ...........s I 5 ! a-is -
Total. So; grand total, 164.
Mr.. Lafertys game from the tee and
through the green was almost perfect,
but he fell down on his puts. If he had
holed some short puts he would have
made rs on his morning round. In the
afternoon he fell down on the eighth and
fifteenth holes, making the former in
and the latter in G. where bogie was
and respectively. This would have made
his score 20 for the afternoon. equaling
bogie. The game is one of uncertainties,
and his score, under the conditions of the
course, is considered exceedingly good.
DR.. L. /. Harlan made the best score
in the rnorning-H-Hhi his score of 81
in the afternoon was due to his poor
showing en- tho first nine holes. which
was 46 His total was but one hole less
than that of Mr. Laffcrty.
OF the out-of-town players, C. G. Dixon.
of Philadelphia, fell down in the morning
round, making 9S but in the afternoon
made the second best score of So. He
tee.
Samuel Dalzell, of the Edgewood Golf
Club. of Pittsburg. son of Representative
John Dalzell Of Pennsylvania, showed up
surprisingly well, making the third best
score in the morning-S3-and making a
very good round in the afternoon of IS.
His total was l6s the third best score.
w. c. Carnegie, of Pittsburg, playing
from st. Andrews Club, New York. tied
Mr.. Dalzell with 16s, having the same
score of 81 for both morning and after
noon.
Marven Thompson. of Chevy Chase. sur
prised his friends by turning in the fifth
best score of the day. although he has
shown up well heretofore.
w. S. Brooke, of Sandy Spring Club,
Laurel. Md. turned in the sixth best
score ia His driving and putting We're
exceedingly good The following are the
scores of the contestants:
George c. Laferty. Chevy Chase. 81
morning, So evening, 16i.
1. l. Harlan, Columbia, si-S4, 165.
S. DalzeIl, Edgewood, Pa. s3-s5, i6S.
w. c. Carnegie, ST. Andrews, ". Y,
NJ Thompson. Chevy Chase. S7-S6. 17s.
w. S. Brooke. Sandy Spring. sS-Ss. ia.
II. o. Horstmann, Chevy Chase, SS-S5,
L. Weaver. Columbia, S4-s2, 176.
w. S. Horton, Columbia g0-Ss 17s
II. Wylie. Chevy Chase, 92-S7 I79.
c. G. Dixon, huntington Valley. Phila-
delphia, 96-S3, 179.
DR. W. NJ. Gray Chevy Chase. 90-9l. IsI.
A. p. Knapp. Baltimore Country Club,
J, c Davidson, Columbia. s9-97, 1856.
]. w. Mckinley, Columbia. 95-9l, lS6.
These in the chief event have qualified
for the club cup. The following sixteen
have qualified for the consolation cup:
E. p. Brooke, Sandy Spring. 1S7.
L. D. CaFusi, Columbia, lSf.
w. r Hit Chevy Chase. 1S7.
r. l.. Small, Hampton Roads, 1S7.
w. J. Boa rdman. Chevy Chase l91.
De f. Lyon. Chevy Chase. 19l.
Col. i. l.. Denny. Chevy Chase, 1893.
j. r. Keenon. Columbia. 49,.
r. G. Hayden, Chevy Chase 1875.
j. NJ. Biddle, Chevy Chase 200.
w. G. Peter, Chevy Chase. 2m.
Philip Mauro. Chevy Chase, 202.
w. r. Mattingly Columbia. POS.
q. A. Weaver, Columbia, 206.
Rev Dr. ]. NJ. Sterrett, 207.
r. II. Brooke, Marion Cricket Club,
Philadelphia. 200.
The drawings in the principal event to-
day, for the club cup. were made after
the play last night as follows: Lafferty
against Mckinley; Carnegie against Dav-
idson: Thompson against Duvull; Wylie
against Dixon; w. s. Horton against L.
Weaver; Horstmann against Brooke; DR..
Gray against Dalzeil; Knapp against l..
/. Harlan.
The following are the drawings for the
consolation cup: Il. +. Brooke against
X. Ii. Brooke Hitt against @. A. Weav-
er; Sterrctt against Mauro; Denny
against Biddle; Hayden against keenan,:
Peter against Lyon; Mattingly against
Small; Bradmore against Carusi.
The rogue tournament for ladies will
begin at Chevy Chase Club this afternoon
for members of the club only. Two hand
some umbrellas will be given as prizes
The tourney will last today and tomor-
row, and has already excited consider
condition and considerable enjoyment is
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