The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-11

Aleck Smith Makes New Rec ord ~ the
Public Links.

A new record of go. earned by Aleck Smith.
was the feature Of the play at the Van Cort-
landt Park links yesterday, where there was
a muster OF professionals to get line on the
course In advance of the open competition
to be held on Thursday and Friday seventy
two holes OF medal play are to be nesotiatea'
the start to be made on Thursday morning
at o o'clock. The tournament committee'
W. H. Beers, Charles Kirchner. John G. O'Con-
nell, W. r. Moon and d. II. Thomas, met
Yesterday and announced the prizes would
be six in number. of $3.50. 500. $50. $40. $50
and $40. In addition there will be special
prize Of a26 to the maker of the best thirty
six holes each day
There were about 400 followers Of the nota-
BILE four ball match yesterday In when the
new record was made. Aleck Smith ana
Stewart Gardner were opposed TO VIII Anu
erson, the open champion, and Herbert
Strong, a new arrival from Cambridge. Eng
land. where he was employed by the Cog
Magog Golf Club and held the professional
mark for the eighteen hole course OF ~
Strong Ia not acclimated and was not up 10
his game by a long shot and whilc he halved
with Anderson on eleven holes. Strong ala
not win In a single instance HIS totai Was sts
best ball on. every, green for MS team ,,
Smith and Gardner won out by up ,d ana
xo to 1 psy for T tSe pa Ge on Se
holes. each time with a 8. and he halved with
Smith Smith ont on ten holes. two Of them being in IS.
Hlos long ball salu from the tee followed up by
the most brilliant and consistent play with
the mashie and putter made ths r ,rb se and
eleventh holes. respectively Of 800 ana 81
yards. ne ran down puts for 3, and ne haa
a 2 on the 1875 yard seventh hole. His rec
2 fs,.:::::: :.:::.. :s,...::ss $50
According to the n G. official Al me e soIss
bsns 's si! spu yards Charles Thom held The
professional record Of y. made three ,1 YEATS
Until this sprnE w snsrse r. bSn
kered now than when Thorn made his score
but as set of the turf is now in mnoh Detteh
condition. The best ball score lor 'he ii'a'ch
was:
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dudes half dozen young home6re s1.Ipd pro y
George Low made 49, Ais; Tom Anderson
ST., 81. H-si. and Horace Rawlns. 80, 1872.
|, of st Paul's school Garden City. were
starters in the Greater Boston lnterscho!astio
Assnry CUB sNf Broofns b@nnns auaasd
with so. but lost in the. second round 70 rem
rhe,qn Brfgs by snd and nam D. H. Wde
\
OF Lowell High School met In the thirty
six hole final Hylan down IN the m @ns y
7eHle4 Richard Kmball. Brooklinc High.
beat A. Sweeney, Andover. for the consoia-
| ton cup by up In thirty-seven holes'
| The fnallsts for the first cup at the Great
| Island Golf Club tournament on Saturday
| we're w J Travis and A. q. Lockwood. each
| of whom had made a 90 during the, tourna l.
| mcnt They we're all square at the eigh,,
| teenth. Travis winning on the twenty-secoho
| hole.
Handicaps have been issued by the Western
| Golf Association, H. J. rweedic compiling
| the ratings the list showing 0lo players rated
| al Is or under. Those with the lowest ratings
| follow
Walter Egan. 2: u. L, Sawyer. 8; Kenneth Edwards;
Walter Fairbanks G.. B. Macdonnld. Haymona
Russell Mason Y, Phelps. r. +. Mundy. Louis y
James. r.. F.. Hunter, s; j; Fouls and bruce p,
| Smith 4: r. Z. Daniels. r. Hoagland, p r rel-
ericks o. W. Potter. Jr.. W p Scha,z. W. b. Smith.
| Alden Swif, and j. d. Townc. s.