New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-11
ENGLISH GOLFERS HERE.
Orford-Cambridge Society Practise
on Myopia Links.
STILL SHOW EFFECTS OF THE SEA
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUxE.l

Boston, Aug 1O.-After ten days of ocean travel
and with their sea legs the team of the Oxford
and Cambridge Golfng Society Went TO the Myopia
Hunt Club. at Hamilton, this afternoon. where to-
morrow it plays the team of the Intercollegiate
Golf Association.
The visitors all under thirty years Of age
with the exception of Mr. Low who is some two
years older. and while only Mr. Allison is an
vigor Of schoolboys they shook hands with the
Americans. The youth of the varsity
somewhat of a surprise. Their age would average
about twenty-five, while the college who play
with them tomorrow will Only average twenty
years. In height the American collegians are
celed by the Englishmen. Ransom, Beverage.
Bayne Day and Allison nearly six feet
high. The visitors appeared be in good training
and carried themselves well.
The eleven cleared their luggage. and then went
TO their hotel for luncheon with committeeman,
going later in the day 10 Myopa.
In the party John L Low. Cambridge; T. NJ.
Hunter, Oxford ]. A. T. Bramston, Oxford; n. F.
Hunter, Cambridge; H. G. B. Ellis, Oxford: H. W.
Beveridge. Oxford; P ". Llathart Cambridge;
D. F. Ransome, Cambridge; G. D. Barne, oxford;
c. H. Allison. Oxford and c. N Day, Oxford.
The visitors reached Myopia at 4:3O o'clock and
began series of matches They had their
legs on and showed it often by stumbling as they
walked. Their play erratic. but often
brilliant that the outlook for to-morrow's match is
dubious. In the match fought a finish,
however, between an intercollegiate player and
one Of the team, the American
The Englishmen and all. delighted
with the course, which they pronounced a good
test Of the game and in excellent turf
: G. D. Barne and A. G. Lockwood played together;
R. R. Freeman of Woaston4 set off next in
threesome with Messrs Day and Llathart. A. L.
Ripley, Of Oakley, had match with Beveridge;
Allison. Ransome and Bramston had a threesome
and then fine foursome in which T. Mans
field Hunter and y. S. Campbell OF Yale played
Norman Hunter and John L. Low. This disposed
or ten OF the Englishmen. the odd man, H. q. B.
Ems. going out with Frank Q. Reinhart of
Princeton.
Mansfield Hunter made record never before &C
yard sixth hole he carried the brook. 22O yards
from the tee, the drive being Of fully 235 yards,
and he holed in g.
Norman Hunter. with 4 drive. iron shot and a
IZ-foot put, made the 1896 yard seventh hole in
3. Campbell outdrove the party from the eleventh
tee, but In the other instances he outdriven.
He and Norman Hunter were down at the turn,
but the match all square at the end Lock-
wood finished up on Barne, who proved long
driver, but. possibly from the effects of the
voyage, could not keep in the course. Ripley beat
Beveridge l up. Allison driving badly. the
interest in this foursOme centrng in the contest
between Ransom and Bramston, the former finish
up over Leathart and up over Day. Leathart
made the high of 81.
The Reinhart and Ellis match began with three
| halved holes, but the last lost 10 Reinhart
! through styme. Then the Princeton
| four straight, each in a par l. The eighth
halyed in an Indifferent 6, and Ellis won the ninth
in TO 3. Keeping on in good style. Reinhart won
| out by up and TO play, and he also the
| two bye holes, the match ending the sixteenth
| on account of darkness. The card