Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-18
IN QUALIFYING ROUND
Fall Tourney of the Columbia
Golf Club.
MIST TURNS INTO RAIN
Days Sport Begins Ahead Of Schedule
Time.
FRANCIS AND WEAVER OPEN
Bogie for the Course Made 72 by
Reimbursement Of the Holes T.
Weather Conditions Bad.
FRANCIS AND WEAVER OPEN

The annual fall tournament Of the Column
bia Golf Club was started this morning.
The entry list broke the clubs record as
to numbers: the number Of first-class play
ers engaged eclipsing that of any previous
affair of its kind in the District, and at the
start the weather conditions were all that
could be desired. Later, however. it was
different. Nearly twenty-five of the visit
ing and local entries are in the first flight
of the golfers Of the country. and the con-
tests in the matches should be close and
exciting.
Heretofore DIR. Lee Harlan, the king pin
of local golfers, has had easy times cap
turing several OF the trophies at the c!uo
spring and tall Journeys. but from lnolca-
lions ne will nave the battle or MS solnns
career to triumph over the group he WILL
have TO meet in the next TWO days
Professional Waters had everything IN
ship-snape order Tor the players, ana
bird s-eye view of the course from the coy
club house presented a beautiful picture
The greens are simply perfect, and the
dew mat cluiig inc grass was Dut
Slight lInpeuI..ent TO the speed OF the pail
in putting. Mar. Waters suggested wee
bit OF oiu Scotch' 10 several or the play
ers be ore starting cut, and then lmasihe
you re IN Inc ola country. he went over
the entire course Inns morning and In many
of the greens cut out ana transferred the
holes.
The talent was bckward reporting at
the clubhouse, not more tnan a nall
dozen being on Eand al 10 COCK. AS the
round of eighteen hoes does not take up
over two hours many OF the hrst-c1asS
players will not start out until late III lhe
afternoon. Heavy logs neid over the row
lands OF the cuu1se dill cay ana d s.ll,
breeze from the northeast swept for"aTu
q mist that wdS typ4ca. IL the great ScGich
game. At nom t..e mist deVeaooeo into
me lain, making II u,sas &c e'~.e TX INC
players
Francis and Weaver Open.
The opening of the days sport began
early, the first pair getting of at lV:1o' al
though the schedule called for the opening
at IL o'clock The pairs went on In regular
order for about an hour, and then dwindlsd
down so that but fifteen couples had driven
off from the home tee at l o clock
Thomas Francis. Columbia, and g. II.
Weaver. Columbia, had the honor of open
ing the tourney, botn getting away from
the home tee with beautiful drives over the
formidable looking bunker on me Initial
hole The former turned in card GAZING
for 119 strokes, while the latter did il in
113 Mr.. Francis has volunteered TO take
charge of the score board ana Will De
busy man for the rest OF the week.
DR.. c. d. Haas, Hampton Golf Club ana
Mr. Eugene Carusi were the second pair OIL,
the former getting an even hundred, while
the latter did the round in 93. Mr.. Carusi
was off in his drawing and approaching.
but saved himself with almost phenomenal
putting.
Out of the first fifteen couples to drive off
the home tee but one was topped. and then
the ball stopped short of the bunker with a
good lie. :.
Mr. Oden Horstmann. the ex-capta1n OF
the Chevy Chase team. telegraphed to Mr.
Louis Weaver that he would be over from
Philadelphia for the tourney. and is pared
with the latter in today's qualifying round.
Mr. Horstmann is entered from the Ph1la-
delphia Country Club. The pair went out
late this afternoon.
The readjustment of the holes has made
the boyle for the course II, and the indica-
tons at noon were that the player doing
the round in 80 would about capture the
qualifying cup, the rain and wind had
slowed up the links about eight strokes.
Scores Turned In.
Following are the scores turned in up to
8 o'clock this afternoon:
M. E. Danforth, Columbia. 103; E. g..
Davis, frankfort Country Club. 81: f. T.
Buckius, frankfort Country Club, 108; F..
BPyle. Columbia, 1O5: D. M. Hastings.
Columbia ILL., Geo. L. Cutler, Beechhaven
Country Club. 9S; w. G, Eynon, Columbia,
100; E. H. Duff. Columbia, 80; J. Mcbride
Sterrett, Chevy Chase. 100: ]. T. Hough,
Columbia. 1902: 8. L. Heap Chevy Chase,
1O9; Geo. Lewis Columbia. 100: A. Davis,
jr, Columbia, 80: c. H. Birdsall Columbia,
1903; ]. M. Thurston Columbia. 109