Evening journal., 1902-11-15
LAST DAY OF
TOURNAMENT
Big Gallery Followed the Golfers at
the Wilmington Country Club
This Morning

Ono Of the most beautiful spots
around the city is that of the Whining
ton Country Club, where the golf tour
nament is now in progress. There some
Of the best amateurs Of the country are
trying to add fresh laurels to their al
ready enviable reputation.
The beautiful clubhouse Is situated
upon the eide of a hill which ovcriooks
sthe golf course. embracing about fifty
acres of well-kopt ground covered with
grass.
II Is a beautiful picture 10 lcolx from
the broad piazzas of the house out
across the rolling green OF the links,
dotted by gaily dressed golfers, follow
ed by their caddies in brieht-hued
sweaters
Playing Starts
The semi-nnal round started this
morning The weather after II o'clock
was all that could be desired. The
morning was very foggy and the mist
held on so long that the start Of tho
semi-ilnals was delayed. The players.
however, made up for this delay after
once getting started and by III o'clock
four holes of both the Wilmington Cup
and Consolation Cup had been played.
The going was not of the best The
dew was very heavy and this had two
effects on matches. One of these was
that IL prevented many Of the women
from following the players. although
quite a gallery stationed itself at the
fourteenth hole from which nearly the
entire course can be seen.
Outside of preventing the gallery fol.
lowing the matches, the dew also in.
teriered with the playing. The worn
casts were bad, as they have beer
every morning, and frequently ther,
were MO runs to the balls. Early II
the morning the expert players said +
the course was done in SO in the morn
ing It would be going It in bogey. fol
that figure should be bogey in view O
| conditions.
Where Interest Centered
Naturally the interest In the semi
finals centered IN the match betweel
( o. u. Mitchell, of the Wilmington
, Country Club. and Herman Wendell, q
! st. David's Golf Club. In starting on
E Mr.. Mitchell exhibited the magniflcen
I form he displayed in his match yestei
r day afternoon, when he defeated r. {
Watson, Jr., Of the Wetbrook Clul
When the fourth hole was reached thi
morning, Mr.. Mitchell had the advan
o tage. he being two up.
Mr.. Mitchell took the first hole il
four, and halved the second in foir. tn
. Wilmingtonian also carried the thir
and halved the fourth, thus mallinl
him two up when they started dow
along the hedge
Playing Rapid
The playing was very rapid. and a
moon nine holes had been played I'm al
the matches w. G. Jackson, Of tn
! Wilmington Country Club, and II. K
Gamer, of the Myopia Club, of Boston
were the first 10 reach the nin.h greer
AT the fourth hole Mr.. Jackson wa
four up. but after leaving there Ma
, Gamer pulled up with the result at Ga
ninth he was only one down.
An interesting match was that be
tween II. p. Dixon. of the Spring Have
Golf Club, and w. G.. Pennypacl1er, Z
the Wilmington Country Club. M
! Dixon won the fourth, sixth and fift
y holes. and Mr.. Pennypacker carried Oh
n second. fifth and eighth The othc
y were halyed. therefore at the turn
Y was even up.
u at the ninth hole Mr. Mitchell wa
u holding his own against Mr. Wendell
ID The score was still two up in favs
Of Mr. Mitchell. and he had gone IL
y first nine holes in 43, and Mr. Wendoal
~ score was 45. Mr.. Mitchell, at u
i ninth, was playing steady, and unle.
le he should encounter hard luck on q
ie maxt nine, should win and take pa
in the final this afternoon.
%. ]. Baldwin, of the Brandywil
Club, in his match with Clayton Dixo
"a OF the Spring Haven Club, in the WI
IS mington cup was not playing in y
y form he had displayed during the tou
~ nament At the turn Mr. Dixon va
/" FIVE up having won the first, thir
? fourth. fifth, sixth and eighth hole
b Mr. Baldwin carried the second al
= halved the seventh and ninth.
N Yesterdays Scores
p The defeat of a golfer Of nation
K reputation at the hands Of a play
lr whose prowess is practically unlnov
le beyond the confines Of his home clu
was the feature of yesterdays play
the continuation of the open tourn
ment Of the Wilmington Country Gu
re <F%"n TT G"nTC