The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-10
GOLF TOURNAMENT
WON BY DIR. HARLAN
Defeats HOrstmann by One
Up at Chevy Chase.
LARGE GALLERY PRESENT
E. M. Dyer Wins From John c. David
son in Special Eighteen-Hole Match.
Lafferty Wins Handicap.

The largest gallery ever, present at a
golf match on the Chevy Chase links
journeyed to that picturesque course
yesterday to see the semi-finals and
finals of the annual spring tournament
of the Chevy Chase Club. The hun
dreds of persons who made the trip
were well repaid by seeing the clever
est and closet golf playing seen on local
links for some time. 1t was ideal golf
weather. and the players were on their
mettle.
The tournament began Thursday and
continued through Friday and ended yes
terday. Most Of the preliminaries were
played the first two days, and yester-
day there remained only the deciding
semi finals and finals to be played off
The playing yesterday began at 10 o'clock
in the morning and lasted until about 2
O'Clock. In that time the Chevy Chase
Club Match, the Consolation Match, the
Handicap Stroke Competition, and the
match play of eighteen holes, for the
second eight of the first off, were all de-
cided.
Harlan Wins Club Cup.
In the match for the Chevy Chase
Club cup, which has been incorrectly
termed the Presidents cup match, the
best playing of the day was exhibited
This match was for a handsome trophy
put up by the club and not by the
president of the club, who usually offers
one at the spring tournament. DR..
Harlan and Mr.. Horstmann were the
final contestants for the trophy, and
battle royal it was. They both played
in excellent form, neither man having
an advantage. At the eighteenth hole
had been played Dr. Harlan, of the Co
lumbia Club. won with l up.
This was the match of the day. and
the players were watched by a large
gallery. Harlan played a steady,
faultless game, while Horstmann's
playing was equally good. In the semi
finals Harlan defeated Baldwin, up
and to play, and Horstmann defeated
Moller, up and to play.
Dr.. Harlan was awarded the handsome
first prize trophy, while Horstmann
captured the second prize.
Dyer Defeats Davidson.
A great deal of interest was also man
ifested in the match play OF eighteen
holes for the second eight of the first
off j. c. Davidson beat F. O. Tyler
up and TO play. and E. NJ. Dyer beat
Ormsby McCammon up and to play
in the semi finals. Davidson and Dyer
faced each other in the final, and after
a weIl-played match Dyer won with 4
up and to play. The handsome first
prize cup In this match was awarded to
Mr.. Dyer with Mr. Davidson carrying
of second honors.
The semi-fnals for the Consolation
cup we're Interesting. Tappan beat Sum
ner up and / to play; Duvall beat Hay
den / up. In the final Tappan beat Du-
vail up. Tappan was awarded the sill
yer cup and DuvaH received the second
prize.
Lafferty Wins Handicap in Bogie.
The Handicap Stroke Competition fur
nished d surprise for the gallery. Two
cuus were offered in this match, one
for the best gross score, and another
for the best net score. G. c. Lafferty.
with a handicap OF three strokes, won
both cups. The bogie for the Chevy
Chase course is 70. Lafferty completed
the course with the gross score OF IS.
and as that was lowest he won the first
prize. When his handicap of three
strokes was deducted from his gross
score it was found ~ was the best net
score
While DR.. Harban's playing attracted
a great deal of attention. notwithstand-
ing that he was worried by the over
anxious and curious gallery, the per
Torrance of Mr.. Lafferty came as a re-
freshing surprise. There are not many
golfers in Washington who can duplicate
Mr.. IafTeNty's work. DR.. Harlan on Fri
day completed the course in "a. but that
IS considered something extraordinary.
Connie Mack is doing with Pickering
what he did with Davis Shreck, MUIR
phy. Powers, Seybold, and FultZ. He is
making a ball player of him. If Mack