Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21

The fall tournament of the Columbia Golf
Club came to a close yesterday afternoon
with only fair golf being played in some
instances, but with plenty of enthusiasm
on all sides. To quote one of the enthus-
asts, 1T took lover of the ancient and
royal game to get out and kick the mud
but if the grandfathers of the game, who
builded SO long ago in bonny Scotland, had
been there to see so many of those sons
of the game at play upon the links of the
Columbia club yesterday afternoon in the
finals they would doubt have been
pleased.
True enough, the rain did not come down
in torrents, but several times during the
afternoon when the different matches were
at their most interesting points the clouds
would lower and the rain would come down
fast enough to cause the scant gallery that
followed the match between DR.. l.. l.. Har-
ban and A S. Mattngly to go at once to
the club house in search of umbrellas.
The matches of the afternoon were to
decide the finals in the four sixteens and
three consultations as well as the general
play in the handicap against par.
The Harban-Mattingly Match.
In the play in the first sixteen the interest
of the golfers seemed conferred. In this
match DR.. L. L. Harlan and A. s. Mat
tingly, both of the Columbia club, fought
it out. and in the end, when Harlan had
/,
said his opponent played better game
than he did and that was the reason he
lost. The result was up and 3 to play.
In the drive from the first tee DR.. Harlan,
in spite of the strong northeast wind that
was blowing a small gale over the soft
greens, landed his ball well upon the green,
while his opponent did not do nearly so
we'll Dr. Harlan on his second shot got
within twelve feet of the hole. and on his
next shot narrowly missed going into the
opening. He made it in four, which is par,
while Mr.. Mattingly took five strokes,
In the play to reach the second hole
both of the golfers did good work, but the
wet condition of the ground was apparent
and when DR.. Harlan had a splendid
chance to make the hole in four strokes
the ball on the put struck an object and
glanced aside. The hole was then halved
In five strokes or one over par.
In the race for the third hole Mattingly
lost by two, DR.. Harlan gaining the hole
in four strokes or par, while Mattingly, who
landed the ball in the bunker and in pull
ing it out caused it to go wild and land
behind a stump, took six strokes.
The fourth fifth and six holes were
halved in five, four and four strokes re-
spectively, the first being one-half over
par and the two others one over par.
At the seventh tee Mattingly drove well
In ten feet of the hole. DR.. Harlan had
not driven well and in his second approach
shot came within eight feet Of the hole.
He made the opening on the next stroke
Mattingly missed the third stroke and en-
tered the hole on the fourth.
Driving from the eighth tee the wet
weather seemed to have got in its work
with the balls, for both of the golfers drove
into the bunkers. Mattingly was luckier
than DR.. Harlan and managed to get out
and upon the green in four strokes. He
made the hole in five strokes while DIR.
Harlan took six or one and one-half over
par. For the tenth hole both drove badly
and the putting was worse, but they man
aged to half it in four strokes. The eleventh
was halved in four or par golf.
For the twelfth hole Mattngly's third
shot was off the green to the left and his
approach to the hole landed and stopped
in a rough spot. Harlan did much better
and gained the hole the fifth strelle.
Mattingly took six.
Mattinsly in the Face fCr the thir tesuth