New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
ATLANTIC CITY GOLF.
NEW YORK PLAYERS LOSE.
Brokazc, Robbins and Tappin Beaten
at Match Play.
IBv relegraph 10 The Tribune.

Atlantic City. May 4-The New York golfers
fell by the wayside in the match play rounds
in the open tournament on the links OF the
Country Club of Atlantic City to-day. George
T. Brokaw, of Garden City. finished down to
A. W. Tilhnghast Of Philadelphia. Charles L.
Tappin. also Of Garden City, was unable to hold
F. Odon HOrstman. and Arden M. Robbins, of
ST. Andrews. lost to Howard w. Perrin, Of Phil
adelphia in match which was carried to the
nineteenth green.
The Robbins-Perrn match came as the sur
prise of the morning, the result being all the
more unexpected after the lead gained by the
New Yorker in the early stages. Robbins stood
3 up at the turn. advantage he maintained
until the twelfth green. where he took three
puts. 1t looked all over with Perrin after they
had halved the sixteenth hole in f. as he was
then down, with only to play.
The last two holes are both more than four
hundred yards. but Perrin them in As On
several occasions Robbins missed golden Oppor-
tunities by missing wee punts and his last Of
fence occurred when playing the extra hole
After the Philadelphia had made his all
Robbins had to do to hole a two-footer,
which he failed to bring off. and Perrin was
voted pretty lucky, although every one admit
ted he had finished like champion
The Brokaw- -Tillinghast match was won and
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losing the first and third holes and showing
much less steadiness than in the morning. when
ne defeated Abbott Collins, of Philadelphia 6 up
and to play At the turn Tillinghast stood j
up but he lost the next three holes in rapid
succession After pulling his drive from the
twelfth tee he used poor judgment in playing out
of the trouble. Those in the gallerv were free
to predict then almost certain victory for the
New Yorker
BrOkaw struck bad streak, however, topping
his drive from the thirteenth tee and taking
three puts on the next green This made him
two down, and Tillinghast only had to let his
opponent beat himself, which he did by pulling
his drive into the trap from the next tee TIL
hnghast won by up and to play
Tillnghast, in his first round match against
L. A. Hamilton, of Englewood. brought off
brace of 2s. going out at the fourth and sixth
holes, $50 and 200 yards. respectively.
George A. Crump. another Philadelphian, will
meet Perrin in the semi-fnal round tomorrow
morning, while the other semi-fnalsts are
eighteen-hole medal play handicap. The
summary Of to-day's play follows:
Governor's Cup Carst rOgndl-G A. Cr1mg PhladelPhia
beat T. M Brown Wilmington. up; J: E. smith vii
Harrison PhIladeRhia I beat & F Briggs @ Wi%ington
Arden N. Robbins; St Andrews: up G9 hoes); A W
Tood up and PIay George BrokaW Garden City
beat Abbott Collins. Philadelphia, up and TO play;
Charles l. Tappin. Garden city beat F. s Davis Frank
beat H. l. Meaeham. Philadelphia. up and to play
Second round-CTump beat Smith, up; Perrin beat
Harrison 09 holes) Tillinghast beat BrOkaw. up
and play; Horsman beat Tappn, up and to play
Cup Cbeaten eIght Brown beat Hamil. up
Robbins beat Briggs, up and = TO play;
Collins beat Hamilton. up; Meacham beat Davis. up
and TO play.
Presidents Cup first round)E. NJ Jones; Philadelphia
beat Endcott Atlantic City by default; G. Lind
say Philadelphia, II. ]. stiles Merchantville. up
F. s. sherman Atlantic city. beat F. w Bennett Atlantic
city by default J. f. Porter AIegheny G c. beat A. r
city beat Robert Weir Wilmington up and TO play
H. Wendle St Davd's. beat c. NJ Steward. Wilmington
up and TO play sidney Maddox Crescent A. c. beat
Iippincott, Atlantic City. and TO jay;
Lynch Lakewood beat H W. Brown. Philadelphia.
10 holes.
Sherman beat Porter. and 70 play; Wendle beat
McShea. by 20 holes: Maddox beat Lynch 10
holes
Presidents Gun beaten egh-Stiles beat Endicott. by
default; A T. smith beat Bennett. and TO play;
Wier beat Steward. up Brown beat Lippincot up d.