New-York tribune., 1907-04-20
GOLF TN A SNOW STORM.
TRAITS IN RARE FORM.
TraCers AIsO U'inS. and Viii Meet
His old RiraI To-day.

Those old rivals Walter J. Travis and Jerome
.. TTavers will meet to-day in the final round
for the chief cup In the annual invitation tourna-
rneut OF the Garden CITY Golf club. Both these
favorites their matches in impressive style
yesterday Travis smothering in turn Harold Sands
and Charles B. Macdonald. while the metropolitan
champion had things all his own way at the
peuse of Arden NJ Robbins and Marshall Whit
latch the gold medalist. in the qualifying round.
It was a day long 10 DO remembered by PLAYERS
and spectators alike. When they gathered FOR the
morning round the snow was falling thick and
fast and the mercury was down near the freezing
point Hands were numb with cold before half
round had been completed, hut the tournament
went on and some there were who said they en-
toyed the sport
Travis furnished the sensation of the day in his
match with Sands. The latter has been playing
Ike champion in the South but he failed utterly
TO show anything like his true form against the
Garden city wizard on the tee Sands invariably
got the longer ball. but there mis- advantage ceased
The failure to hole wee put on the first green
was practically the only mistake that Travis made
:. , on the second green. and thereafter the human
machine reeled off hole after hole in par figures.
the fact that he needed four shos 70 reach the
green. strong cross wind prevailing;
His % out was exceptional under the conditions
match was his n few moments later when he won
the tenth hole in par 1. Sands said a1terward
that the vastly different conditions than those he
had been accustomed 20 at Aiken threw him COM
pletely OF his game
while Travis was settling the aspirations Of
The latter began by making mistakes at the first
they allowed the MentCIaIr pL1yeI 20 50 sur S'l
lead In fact Robbins never Won n. hole unit.
Travers stood up. having gone out in "a 70 q
for the ST. Andrews veteran. The only other mole
which Travers lost the eleventh
\ few hours later Trayers and his clubmate. Whit
ter began auspicousiy winning the first hole in !
and halving the second after nursing q short put.
pion struck merry pace. winning seven straight
holes lie went out IN 40 anu Iu[hgI qi & loI nouns %
ter for Travers to finish the match on the twelfth
Against Macdonald Travis did not play quite
fast as IN the earlier hours ba{ Tor a., IhaS Ile
donald failed TO approach his usual form
The mtsR Between eT James H. Rhett and W. r
Smms. Dyker Meadow pair, who met IN the
sTai OCCASIONS just as Rhett would be in the
2et Of putting lsmGn Togd fo "42onE me Ead dcfESs tS
match at his mercy and didn't MIND the yellow
In addition to the final rounds to-day In the
various divisions, there will b. an lS-hoie medal
the latter All the finals will be thirty-siX holes.
This is regarded as an advantage for Travis who
years. The summary follows;
Garden city cup tsecond rouad>-J D. Trayers. Mont
10 riay: Marshall whtatch NIoatciair. beat + 5.
aTg GuygSr CIV Beat Harod a. sands AKen up and
10 play; Charles B. Macdonald Garden City. beat Jasper
= sa f aai "a Sea. Wbitlateh Up
Hsmpstead cup, for nrst beaten eisht rst roGndlIS
default q. NJ Hail. Garden city. beat Oswald kirkoy,
EnElewOCd. up and 20 play; J. NJ Rhett. Dyker
Meadow beat A. ". riIlinghast Philadelphia, Up and
I 10 play: W. r. Simons. pykeT Meadow. beat Oscar
Woodward. EnEIeWood. and = 20 play
Semi final round-Bowers beat Hall, up and 10
play; Hhett beat SiTnoIs. 3 and TO play.
Presidents cup tsecond round,-Niax Behr, Morris
County. beat Chadwick SAWYER Midland and 20
play; James G. Patterson. FoNhills. beat NJ T. Smith.
Morris County. up no hoesl: Robert Weir Wilmington.
beat G. r Watson Essex County by default: James L.
Taylor Dyker Meadow beat G A spoffori. Garden city.
1 up 10 play.
Seminal round-Behr beat Patterson. Up and
play; Taylor beat Weir.
club Cup Second roundlC' L TapPin. WesthEook beat
J. r. Turner, Wykagyl and 1 70 play; James A.
Stilman. Garden City. beat G. 5. Lee. Garden city. by
default y. w. Anthony. Deal beat w. T. : Hart. Apa-
wants q up and to play: g. r. Watson. Garden city.
beat r l. Rhett. Dyker Meadow, 3 up and play.
Semi final round-Tappin beat Stlman by default:
Watson beat Anthony. up and 10 play.
Consolation cup for second beaten eight: first rOun)
J. ID. Foot. Apawamis beat r. R. jennings Garden city.
4 up and 3 to play; w l.. Hicks. Nassau. beat T. A.
Hamilton, EnglewOod by default: W. u. Vanderpocl.
Morris county, beat II. L. Hubbel Nassau. by default:
g. West Tointer. Richmond County. Wills. Nor
r5 county, and play.
Semi final rOund-Iiicxs > : %
Nanderpool beat Tainter. UP and 5 play.