Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
GOLF TOURNEY ENDED
H0rstmann Wins the Chew
Chase Cup.
TALCOTT'S NET SCORE BEST
Dr. Harlan Captures the Consolation
Prize.
ALSO MAKES BEST GROSS SCORE
Animated Scene on the Club House
Lawn, When the Prizes Were
Distributed
NET SCORE BEST
lLS0 MAKES BEST GROSS SCORE

Inc spring golf tournament Of the Chevy
Chase Club, one of the most succeSsft,I in
the history of the club, came TO n close
last evening with many enthusiastic golfers
from all parts of the country IN attendance
TO watch the finals in the matches So
ciety turned out to do honor TO those golf
ers who had survived the earlier rounds Of
the events and during the finishes the tables
located on the lawn Immediately in front of
the home green were crowded with ladies'. 3
VINO gave their full share Of praise to the
Victors. In fact many of them were direct
~ interested. as relatives were engaged in
the contests. and the receptions given the
winning and losing contestants were as
enthusiastic as those which their fellow
golfers extended Immediately after the
eighteenth hole had been entered and the
contests won.
Watching DR.. Harlan.
MANY or the golfers We're intent upon
seeing the finish between DR.. Lee Harlan
and Small in the finals for the consolation
cup. This interest was shown because of
the fact that it was the first time that pr
Haroan had not been in the finish with the
leaders Tor the club cup, and as he was In
1or the consolation prize many were of the
opinion that he would surely win IT, DR..
Harpan put up fine game throughout his
tory with a score of up and ; to play he
was warmly congratulated on ali sides {
In the handicap he also carried off two
prizes, one for the lowest gross score az
well as the second lowest net score in the
same event
The match that was watched during the
afternoon by the gallery was that between
Morven Thompson, the winner of the Pres
ldents cup of some weeks ago, and F. o. +
Horstmann, Chevy Chase, who is without
doubt one of the best golfers on the local !
course. Throughout this contest the score
ana playing was nip and tuck for the adj 1
vantage. and at the eighteenth hole the
score stood all even and. the members OF |
the gallery watched with eagerness the |
drives that the contestants made from the
nineteenth tee. Horstmann led Off but his /
drive went wild and fell off the green To
the right and about 200 feet from the hole .
at the finish. When Thonpson's turn came
he gave the ball a magnificent drive.
Horstmann pulled out of the grass and |
made for the hole with ease on his next /
shot and Thompson made a bad put at the |
finish when he had the chance of having |
the hole, He failed and the matca was
lost to Horstmann by T up. Then it was
that the winner received the round of con-
on his victory. 3
In the finals between the defeated eight
for the club cup w. NJ. Gray defeated J.
DeMoss by / up in nineteen holes of play.
For the defeated eight competition for those
who tried to land in the division of the
winners for the consolation cup w. II.
Duff was the winner over ]. r. Bagby Of
Roads by up and to play.
Awarding the Prizes.
After the matches Orrnsby McCammon.
the captain of the green's of the Chevy
Chase Club, came upon The lawn with the
prizes to be awarded to the winners In the
competitions. II. o. Horstmann was de-
clared the winner of the club cup, which is
a handsome silver ornament. To Mr. Me-
offered for the leader II the qualification
round held in the beginning of the present
tournament. To Morven Thompson
the handsome silver platter as the
prize for the runner-up in the final for the
club cup. DIR. Lee Harlan got another
beautiful silver pitcher as the consolation
prize. To E. NJ. Talcott of the Washington
Golf Club was awarded the silver bowl for
winning the final In the competition of the
players who formed the third sixteen. DR..
w NJ. Gray was awarded the silver flask for
winning the final in the competition of the
defeated eight for the club cup. But of all
the prizes no one was prouder of what he
had won than was L. H. Lotus, the seere-
tary of the Siamese legation, who carried
away the final in the competition of the
fourth sixteen, which consisted of the
sweepstake Of $3.50 gold piece.
The Horstmann-Tholnpso Match.
In the match between Horstmann and
Morven Thompson the latter did good work
Ing the first half. Both got splendid drives
from the first tee, and Thompson won the
drst hole In 3. which is one under par. at
which figure his opponent managed TO get
into the hole. AT the second hole Thomp-
son also managed to get in at par of T.
while Horstmann, who did not seem to be
putting as well as in his other matches, got
in the hole on 5. Both halved the third hole
In par golf of 4. while they followed at the
fourth hole by halving again in 4. which Is
one over par golf At the fifth hole Thomp-
son was wild and did not reach the hole un.
til he had made six strokes. Horstmann
made the hole in par golf OF 8. Again at
the sixth hole Horstmann kept creeping
made the hole in to Thompson's 5, which
was below par golf Horstmann beat
to the seventh hole by to 5. At the eighth
both halved in 8. or one below par, after
son made squirt at the ninth hole and
to land in on his third stroke.
while his opponent took four At this hole
three was par.
Thus they made the turn after both had
made forty strokes, and the gallery plainly
saw that the contestants were determined
to fight 1t out to finish on the way to the
nome green Thompson was fighting away
for victory for dear life, while Horstmann
seemed determined to win. AS they would
1rfye from each tee the feeling was the best
N the world for the match was all Chevy
Chase and the hope for victory was merely
! personal matter Thompson won the
tenth hole In 8, which is one less than par.
and his opponent went into 1t in 4. Thus
Thompson was up. Horstmann could not
turn the tables at the next hole and Thomp-
son won In par. On the twelfth, tiir-
teenth, fourteenth and fifteenth holes they
nalved In g. 4, and 8. respectively. When
they arrived at the sixteenth hole Thomp-
ION lost Horstmann making il in 8. or par
golf, to his opponents 4. Horstmann car
led of the honors at the seventeenth hole.
making 1t In par golf of 5. while Thompson
,ot In on s. Then. with all even. they stood
lp0n the nineteenth tee and made their
1orstmann went wild. but regained the adj
,antage and won In 3 to Thompson,s 4.
making the result OF the match his victory
" up.
The score was:
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