New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-09
GOLFERS SCORE WELL.
Smith Returns II IN Practice ON
HoUyzCood LINKS.

Amateur and professional SotLc1s 6eN@cASN -
force on the links of the Hollywood Golf Club
yesterday They were there for final practice
rounds for the second annual open championship
tournament of the Metropolitan Golf Association.
which begins at Hollywood this morning. The
course is rather short, as 1S-hole circuits go
these days. covering a playing length Of 500
yards. For the fourth hole the tee has been put
back, adding thirty yards TO the length Here
are the distances OF the holes as they will be
played in the championship:
out s9s ss ss2 5s5 Egg Egg 81 81 s sSS 81
Alec Smith, OF the Nassau Country Club, the
Metropolitan Coli Association open champion,
played in his usual good form. In the morning
he had TO be content with a IS in a three-ball
match with Ben Nichols. Of New York, and Her
bert Strong, OF Apawamis. Nichols made a %
and defeated both the others. Strong got "a.
In the afternoon Smith reversed the order, de-
feating Nichols by up and to play. The
latter had "A and Strong u. Smith went out in
35 and home In SO for Il, the best Of the day.
His card ran as follows
On Out ........:..::.:.:::.:::44 s Ss$sss tan
Jerome d. Travers, OF Montclair. the Metropol-
itan Golf Association amateur champion, with
John Young, the Hollywood professional, for a
pdfC0eFs uaO q Capital iIldICA tLAS AlOALlA46I
playing against Dave Hunter, OF Essex County.
and Tom Anderson. of Montclair Neither side
gave anything away going out, the first nine
holes being haved. The best balls were s.
Hunter broke the deadlock by bringing off a
twenty-foot put for a at the tenth. Tra0ers
go: 3s at the thirteenth. fourteenth and fifteenth
holes, and his side won by UP and 10 play
with a best ball of Il, as against "a for the
opposing pair. Travers had an individual score
of as, Hunter % and Young 80 The visitors
were entire strangers 20 the links. The best
ball card Of this match was as follows:
Travers and Young
f Spf .:::::::::: :::::::::sstSsss9S s SIS
Hunter and AEdeTSon--
out fs .::::::::::::::::s ss2$SSS SSs SO
In the afternoon the same match contin-
ued Travers and his partner had best pan
OF 80 going out and were one under fours at the
thirteenth, where they stood up. a thunder
storm put end TO further play.
Walter ]. Travis the Garden City amateur.
and George Low. OF BaItusrol played together
against John f. Stanley. jr.. the Deal amateur,
and Willie Norton. Travis and Low finished
up. after capital match. AT one stage Shanley
and Norton were UP. Travis had an individual
score Of 70 and Norton a.
Martin O'Loughlin. the hOmebred professional.
representing the Plainield Country Club showed
that when 1t comes TO playing the game he is
right in the same class with the best or the
Scots He followed a 80 in the morning with a
~ in the afternoon This score was made in a
four-ball match, where Horace Rawlins. OF
Wykagyl and OLOughlin defeated Jack Hutch
inson, St. Andrews and Willie Gaudin, OF POugh-
keepsie by up and 2 20 play. Earlier in the
day RawIns made 7S and Hutchinson "A. Jack
HObens, OF Englewood. played with George
Thompson, OF ROseYille. and the former got q.
The day before he went round in 90. or within
stroke OF the competitive record for the links
made by Isaac Nackie. of Fox Hills.
Low and Norton defeated Arthur McAieenan,
the Hollywood amateur. and Mackie 2 up in
capital match. They all reached the edge OF the
twelfth green over both bunkers on their second
shots, and every man got HIS 4. The hole is 434
yards. The home hole is another which faVOrS
the long players. Il is 234 yards yet on his sec
ond round O'Ioughlin overdrove the green He
was driving long ball yesterday as any one
on the course. Chris Crosby. another hoIneored,
from the South Orange Field Club, made capt.
tai 10
An added feature 10 already attractive pro-
gramme Is a special match which has been ar
ranged for Saturday morning between the two
veterans Young and Anderson Both admit
that they will never see fifty again. Mr. Me-
Aleenan has guaranteed purse OF 500. and the
match promises TO furnish considerable sport.
The father of the four times open champion de-
clares he will fool lot OF them before he gets
through"
Young and Gaudin will be the first pair TO
start this morning. This is a change from the
origina! announcement, which called for Young
and Stanley but the latter finds it will be Inc
possible for him TO remain.
The course Is well EUnxeFed, with a liberal