Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-21
PLAYED FIRST ROUND
Second Day Of the Chevy
Chase Golf Tourney.
WIND BLOWING A GALE
DIR. GRAY DEFEATS oRMsBY Nc
CANNON.
Putting Was Matter Of Guesswork,
Drives Were Cut Down and Calcutta
lions Were Set at Naught.

The wind was blowing a gale this MORN
ing when play was resumed on the second
day of the Chevy Chase Clubs annual fall
golf tournament, and high-class work was
out of the question. The heavy rain of last
night softened the course and filled the pits
with water. The high wind that came with
daylight swept dead leaves on to the beau
tiful green's, making putting a matter of
guesswork, and drove back the drives with
such force as to make the players feel
lucky If the little white ball covered dis
lance of fifty or seventy-ive yards. In the
entire eighteen holes of the Chevy Chase
course there were but three this morning
that were not affected by the gale. These
were the third. fourth and fourteenth. On
the other fifteen the drives were made into
the teeth of the gale.
Just how fierce the wind blew can be
gathered from the fact that a big majority
of the drives on the second hole fell fully
twenty feet inside the first bunker, the
ha card that is generally cleared by hum
bred feet more. Had this wind been
blowing yesterday for the qualification
round it is doubtful whether any scores
under so would have been turned in. Elimi-
nate the wind and today's weather would
have been almost ideal The sunshine de-
veloped a picture of great beauty. the
bright green of the course having back
the neighboring trees.
Today's Program.
Today's program included the first and
second rounds of match play for the two
sixteens. Last evening the green commit
tee went over the scores, and as a result
the players were paired off follows:
First siXteeE-L. l.. Harlan vs.. A. Br1tton,
o. McCammon VS.. w. NJ. Gray, w. M. Nc
Cawley VS. H. Wylie, w. S. Harlan VS.. q.
c. Lafferty, o. Perrin VS.. i. w. Weaver,
j. c. Davidson VS.. J. w. Lockett, S. Dali
zell VS.. G.. r. Dunlop, F. o. Horstmann VS..
j. w. Mckinley.
Consolation class-W S. Brooke VS.. w. F.
Hit. j. II. Clapp VS.. U. S. Simpkins, A. ).
Mattingly VS.. c. Harrison, w. Tuckerman
Hayden, II. T. Harding VS.. H. NJ. Hall, l.
W. Glazebrook VS.. Geo. Weaver, e. T.
Brooke VS.. M Thompson.
The play this morning was started prompt
ly at 10 o'clock, MeSSrS. DalZe1 and Dunlop
being the first couple to get under way.
Thereafter, at regular intervals the other
pairs teed off. and soon the beautiful green
course was a scene of animation as the
players proceeded from hole to hole. The
progress of Messrs. DalZell and Dunlop was
watched with unusual interest by the other
players. 1t was quickly seen that trouble
was to be encountered on almost every
side.
Mr. DalzeI sent his initial drive high in
the air, which would have been good for at
least 100 yarQS ordinarily, Dut the pail could
be seen stopping in midair and then coming
sweeping back so that it dropped not more
than forty feet on the far side of the
bunker. This drive was a tip for all the
onlookers, and the players mentally resolv-
ed to drive low if such a thing were pos
sibe
Mr. F. O. Horstmann was the object of
considerable gossip this morning, as the
weather conditions were very much to his
liking it was said, and should the gale
continue he will probably have an easy
time winning both his matches. He has the
knack of driving close to the ground with
such tremendous force that the ball
reaches remarkable distances, and In on
setting the winds power, guides his ap-
proaches with the accuracy of sailor
handling ship at sea.
Strong physiques were an important rae
tor in the accuracy obtained in approach
ing and putting. AS the players breasted
the gale in the open fields it required nearly
all their strength to make Roadway, and as
a result many showed signs of distress
when they arrived at the club house after
the first round.
AS is well known to all followers of the
sport the pairing for match play is done by
pla cirg together the first and ninth lowest
scores the second and tenth. the third and
eleventh, and so on until all the sixteen are
paired. This eliminates all chance of ia
voritism and luck plays an important part,
but 1t is questionable whether body of
experts after a weeks work could have
lined up the two groups to better advan-
tage for close play than those that went
out for the first round this morning. There
might have been one or two "sure things"
but not more.
The going was so slow for the players
that it was 1870 before the first couple
holed out on the home green.
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