Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
Beginning Of Golf Tourna-
ment This Morning.
VISITING PLAYER s
HANDSOME CUPS IN THE DIFFER
EMIT CLUB EVENTS.
Qualifying Round Played-Results on
First Eighteen Holes
The Scores.

The annual spring golf tournament OF the
Chevy Chase Club opened this morning
under the most favorable conditions the
weather being almost perfect for the game
while the entry list comprised the best
players of the District and also many
cracks from out-of-town organizations. The
only imperfection in the weather was
stiff breeze from the northwest that swept
over the course in frequent gusts and af-
fected the driving in many instances.
In past seasons the entry lists of the
Chevy Chase Club, both for the spring and
fall Journeys, have mounted into the hun
dreds, but in the last two events of the
local organization the total of players en-
tered have dwinded down until those par
tcipating can be considered very good
players. and all have chance for the
prizes. Heretofore many have gone over
the course out of sheer love of the sport.
and unless a remarkable reversal of form
resulted and a consequent splendid card
no figures were handed in.
Mr.. Findlay Douglas, the crack golfer
from the metropolitan district, was fully
expected to be participant In this springs
tourney, but after he had given promises
to be present he again defaulted- But In
his place the chief attraction of the
tournament is Mr.. E. NJ Byers of the Allie
gheny club who skillfully defeated
champion 1raVerS at chicago last 1all IN
the play for the championship Of the United
States. Mr.. Byers is In excellent form this
spring, and the chances are that the gen.
tleman who defeats him will walk away
with the first prize.
Another frst-class player Is Mr. w. C.
Carnegie, who is playing under the st.
Andrews colors. AS Mr.. Carnegie is in
splendid form and at the top of his stroke
many of the experts this morning have
picked him to beat out the Allegheny gol-
fer. Mr. Carnegie is no stranger here.
having worked up to the semi-flnals a
year ago
At the different tournaments of the Chevy
Chase Club there have been formidable
lists of out-of-town golfers. but it is doubt
full whether there has been so many really
good players from foreign organizations as
are participating in the present event.
In addition to the two gentlemen mentioned
above are Mr. H. Morse Of Apawanis D.
b. Martin and R. ]. Baldwin of Brandy
wine. c. D. Haas and E. o. Cooke of
Hampton Roads. ]. B. c. Tappan of Mas
Sau. y. Woodward of Marine and Field,
r. c. Watson, jr.. of Westbrook, ]. Moller,
Jr., Of Lakewood. j. L. Bernard of Balti-
more. ]. p. Paret of Flushing. ]. L. Taylor
of Dyker Meadow. and A. e. Lard, who
comes all the way from st. Joseph Mo
OF the local clubs Columbia has eighteen
entries. Washington, three, and Chevy
Chase. twelve.
Today's Play.
Today's play is the qualifying round of
thirty-six holes. the players being divided
after the cards are all in. into two classes.
the first sixteen playing for the presidents
cup and the second sixteen for the con-
ISOLATION cup. Owing to the narrow field
of contestants there will be but one or
two left outside the breastworks.
Two handsome silver cups will reward the
best scores today. The first will go to the
pest gross score. and the second to the
best net score. In the latter class will
come those who will be benefited by liberal
handicaps and the result Is always in
doubt until the green committees figure
out the net scores
The green committee will have nrettv
problem on its hands tonight, the pairing
on or the players for match play, which be-
gins tomorrow, always being considered a
ticklish job.
askance at Messrs. Haas and Cooke who
nail from Virginia. the feat of Mr.
Small in capturing three cups two years
ago will never be forgotten In that tour
nament Mr.. Small made such a poor score
the first day that he had his name entered
as Mr.. Large" But it was only on the
hrst day that he was ashamed of his cog
nomen. as he got going good thereafter
and had his arms full of cups at the finish.
The present tournament will run three
days and wind up Saturday with handi-
cap match. in which it is expected over a
hundred players will participate The club
gives away eight handsome trophies two
today. the presidents cup and runners up
cup for the first sixteen the consolation
ana runners-up prize for the second six
teen and the chief prize and second prize
Tor the handicap. These handsome tro-
piles were placed on a table in the large
reception hall of the club and presented a
beautiful sight. all the players and visitors
INDUCING in close inspection before going
upstairs to dress or out to the lawn
Inc gallery this morning was small, but
when the second round started this after
noon there were many women handsomely
eowned on the lawns, while the different
prominent pairs were followed over the
course by many enthusiastic golfers.
Morning Scores.
Tie playing started promptly on schedule
TINE. 10 O'Clock. this morning Mr. D. &
Martin of Brandywine and Mr. V. Kauff-
mann Chevy Chase. being the first away
After them at regular intervals went the
other pairs, and in about a half hour the
course from the club house lawn took on a
Very animated appearance
eohe or the most notable things in con-
necton with the tourney is the small num-
Der OF players participating who hail from
Baltimore. Heretofore 1t has been the
regular order of things to have all the way
from half to a dozen Baltimoreans in
the tournaments, but when the present
event started this morning there were only
two mailing from the city of oysters and
terrapin The disastrous defeat of the
Baltimore players some weeks back nv the
Washington golfers doubtless acted as a
wet blanket on the aspirations of the Mary
landers.
AT noon the first pairs began coming in
and by O'Clock Clerk Ashenden had many
figures on the big blackboard. 1t was no.
tced that the scores as a rule ran to large
figures, the strong northwest wind MAX
ing many of the players take an extra
stroke on almost every hole
Following are the scores on the first
round of eighteen holes:
ID Il. Martin. Observation-Disclosures. g6
v hauhmann Observation-Disclosures. ~
~ u cooke. .--.-....................... 80
j. Is &. 1appan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
w NJ tray OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
r. u. tarusi--- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
w u. refer. Observation-Disclosures. So
w. " behhett.........-.- Observation-Disclosures. 81
~ helth-. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
=. L. MarlOtt.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 30