The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-06-27
GOLF AT
NORRIS co.
Third Round Of Invitation Tour.
nament Started This Morning

Tied for Second Place-Stiff Gale
flinders Low Scores.
A bright beautiful day with rip
ping west wind screeohing across the
links dawned for the opening of the
Invitation Tournament at the Morris
County Golf Club yesterday morning.
Not since the United States cham
pionship meet held at the club in Sep
tember of 1897 and won by Findley s.
Douglass with a score of 76 have So
many prominent golfers assembled
on the local links.
EARLY in the week many players
were in town and morning and after
noon the course was the scene of
many close practice matches. On
Wednesday morning Walter J. Travis
completed the eighteen holes in 76
strokes and in the afternoon he went
the same distance in IA. This is the
record for the links but since the
United States Championship the
course has been considerably shorten
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ed AMI the positions of holes Nos. II
and 18 changed to the mushroom
property
Promptly at nine o'clock, Starter
Robley started the first pair and it
was long after IL o'clock before the
last pair had drove off.
In the preliminary round, Travis
and Bayard tied at 63 strokes. The
excitement was intense at the finish
which was viewed by many specta-
tors. Upon being asked his opinion
as to the condition of the greens, Mr..
Travis said to Chronicle reporter,
"The course is in the pink of condi-
tion and one of the best, in fact, that
l have played upon this season..
The First Sixteen.
L. B. Garretson, Morris County and
Out, 5 3 5 4 $40
In, 5557 4 4-41-S1
w. j. Travis, Garden City
Out, 4545 8 4 5-41
In, 1857 Ga 4 3 2-42-SS
i L. P. Bayard, Jr., Baltusrol-
Out, 444 A 4 6 4 $50
In, 46 g "A 4-44-83
9. L.. Tappin, Westhro 40. 41-S3 !;
Morgan Smith, Morris County, "A,
39-83; A. W. Rossiter, Oakland, Al,
43.-S4. L. Fl. Conklin, Princeton,
AZ, 43-S5; r. W. Chandler, Baltusrol,
A, 43-97; F. o. Reinhardt, Prince
ton, 80, Asst; j. Chadwick, Jr.
Powelton, AZ, 45-S7 f. A. Marcel
lus, Yountakah, 43, 44--S7; G. T.
Brokaw. Princeton, AZ, Ass; F.. D.
Lapham, Apawamis, AZ, 46-8S; Ste
phen P Nash, Columbia, 46, 42-S8 !;
Jasper Lynch, Lakewood, Al, Ass; /;
Harold Wilcox, Montclair, 43, 45-SS.
The Second Sixteen-R. P. Fiske,
Harbor Hill, 46, 43-S9; F. j. j. de
Raismes. Baltusrol. Al, 49-S9 ;
J. s. Slosson, Columbia, A, 45-S9 !;
J. A. Tying, Morris County, "A, 45-S9 !;
Roy de Raismes, Batlusrol, 43, 46-S9 I;
W. D. Vanderpool, Morris County,
"A, 45-S9; F. NJ Bacon. Jr., Morris
County, Al, 49-90; S. F. Sloane, Prince
ton, Al, 50-91; E. B. Schley, Somer-
set Hills, 45, 46-91; Paul Wilcox,
Montolair, 49, 46-91; j. G. Bates,
Morris County, AZ, 45-92; T. D.
Hooper, Nassau, 81, 41-9s; P.sH. B.
Frelinghcysen, Morris County, 46,
46-92; J. M. Byers, Yale, 45, 47-92 =;
f. @. Jennings, Garden City, 45, 47-92 ;
G. H. Bowley Jersey City AZ, 46-93.
Did Not Qualify-J.S. Aborn, Mont
clair, 4S, 46-94; B. H. Pelzer. Jr.,
Jersey City, 49, 45-94; W, R. Thurs
ton, Apawamis, so, 44-94; Grinnell
Willis, Morris County, as, 1874 !;
F. O. Reynolds, Essex County, 49,
45-94; j. H. Tobin, Harbor Hill, 40,
46-95; Marmaduke Tilden, Morris
County, 81, 44-95; @. A. Gould,
Essex County, 49, 49-95; Hugh
Toler, Baltusrol, 49, 47-95; H. Y.
Brewer, Essex County, 45, 5O-95; @.
B. Storrs, Essex County, 81, 1876;
T. T. Reid, Montcalir, 40, 4S-97 I;
L. Daniels, Montclair, AZ, 50-97 !;
W. G. Marsh, Morris County, 40, 52-97 /;
H. o. Bates, Jr., Morris County, As,
1877; A. D. Compton. Westchester,
40, 4S-97; A. D. B. Pratt, Princeton,
46, 52,-9S; Austin Colgate. Essex
County. 90, 1873; r. B. Graham,
Somerset Hills. 40, 49-9S; G. NJ.
Gill, Essex County, AZ, 500; S. M.
Smith, Morris County, so, 49-99; !;
F.W. Stephens. Montclair, 90, 50-100; /;
S. W. Lockhart, Powelton, 40, 51-100 |;
C.S. Kellogg, Essex County, 81, 49-10O; !;
s. H. Plum. I'd, Morris County, SO,
47-100; E. F. Sanford, Essex. County,
4S, 52-100; A. Wright Post Somerset
Hills, 50 5000; r. H. Williams,
Morris County, 80, 50-100; W. F.
Morgan, Baltusrol, 54, 49-103; @. H.
Hamilton, Nassau, 90, 51-103; H. G.
Cortis, Essex County, SO, 51-104.
No Card-L H. Graham, Baltusrol; {;
M. B. Metcalf, Essex County.
G. G. Frelinghuysen' Cup-First
Round-Bayard beat Nash, by up
and to play; Brokaw beat Chad
wick, by 6 up and to play; Reinhart
beat Marcellus, by up and to play !;
Travis heat Gambler, by up and 4 to
play Lapham beat Lynch by up and
3 to play Smith beat Garretson, by
8 up and 2 to play; Tappan beat
Harold Wilcox, by up and to play /;
Conklin beat Rossiter, by up (22
holes)
Ransom H. Thomas Cup First
Round-Bacon beat Schley, by 5 up
and to play; Bowley heat Boles, by
up and 4 to play; Sloane beat Frel-
inghuysen, by l up; Vanderpool
beat Paul Wilcox, by 8 up and to
play f. J. J. de Raismes, Baltusrol,
beat Byers, by up and to play (;
Roy de Raismes beat Slosson, by