New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-08-17
TRAVIS WINS AT Elk WANOk
nj TAKES PRESIDENTS CUP IN THE
OPEN TOURNAMENT AND MEDAL
FOR BEST GROSS SCORE.
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Manchester Vt. Aug. 16-Walter J. Travis
,ron first honors in the open tournament for the
erst President Isham Cup the Ekwanok
country Club links here to-day by defeating G
2 Cory, Of Boston. ito up and to play. in the
email thirty-six hole match. The contest was
s,sappointment 10 those who anticipated hard
egbt Cory was way below the form he showed
against Reinhart yesterday. and il was evident
- the end of the morning round that he had no
sbow against Inc ex-champion- Travis was
mn al this point Cory. however put up
Granger game in the afternoon, and only al
lowed the score TO be increased 10y three holes.
6nishing 10 UP and to play.
The day was ideal for golf and large galleries
so1oVed the Travis-Cory match. Travis was at
she top Of his game. treating the spectators
20 many fine shots. He won the best gross
score prize in the all day open handicap. with
= from field composed of such men as Doug
,os Nallouf and Renhart Douglas returned
= y MalIouf who won the medal for the
hest gross score in the qualifying round, tied
p II Jennings for the best net score prize with
70 both playing from scratch. There were over
fftv starters in this event.
When the contestants for first honors started
out this morning a hard match was expected.
Fo- the first nine holes these expectations We're
f,lelled Cory lead the ex-champion up to the
sixth. and il was all even at the eighth. Then
the Florida champion went TO pieces He
-opped his drive the ninth and went into the
lang grass on his next shot he failed get
ant and lost the hole in > TO = On the tenth
no vent into the bunker on his approach and
took two 70 get out. This made Travis up.
Cory was in the air for the rest Of the round.
end ONLY came down long enough TO halve the
fifteenth and seventeenth holes in l. Meanwhile
travis was going at a terrific pace, getting
10 in
IN &c. getting "a for the round Travis played
q magnificent long game approaching very &C
,ura+eIv. Both men We're erratic in putting.
Tho cards for the morning round follow
TRAVIS:
ofsa'.::.:::::::::.s 5 Sd
Cory:
S Gs::::::::::::.s SE$-ss
In the afternoon Cory again started out well,
winning the first hole. but after that he fell be
hind and did not win another hole until Travis
cor INFO trouble in the ninth. He was then
Sorroie q Travis took the next hole and the
match. 10 up and TO play The round was
completed for the medal score. Travis got ~ to
Cory's 50. Their afternoon cards were:
Travis:
G fs:::::::::::.s 5l7s
Cory:
9gss',...-,::::::::.s $3.50: g
The matches for the other trophies were IN
marked contrast to the principal contest of the
d. for they were uniformly hard struggles
for supremacy, and were all contested TO the
last stroke One of the best Of these was the
match for the Governors Cup. IN which PAU
Waterman the Vermont State champion, won
The trophy by defeating DR.. Durham one up
in tbe thirty-six holes He won on the eigh-
tenth green of the last round by running down
q thirty-foot put
The summary of the days play follows:
The summaries:
Fsru President 1sha;n Cup tanai oundl.waiter J.
-raTIs Garden city, c B Cory. Woliaston, 10
I'D and s play. r---,.
Governors Cup final roundl-Paul Waterman Ensie-
heat Dr.. Durham, Dyker MEADOW up;
Consolation Cup Cfnai roundup 7 Whiting oaheS'
Harry R sweny, Albany Up 20 hores' rLuo,ok