The Washington herald., 1908-09-06

The struggle for the open golf cham
pieaship was close ard desperate. the
tide finally golng 20 a man who had en-
tered little into the calculations Of the
wise ones
The open title has been played for /
I fourteen times. on three Of which more |
rhsn one man had the low card At the 4
{ end Of the regulation journey; and I
strange 10 say, 0Iyopia once before vas /
1 the scene OF this interesting conclusion
I II uptI close 10 the finish Of the play I
/ Of round. the race between Mcleod and
smith was OF q kind 20 Try the strongest
nerves. and both men gave many evi-
/ dences Of the frightfuI strain they were
UNDERGOING. During the second day the
course was thronged with people. most
OF whom were following the matches n
which The two main contenders were en-
gaged. and the excitement and enthUsi-
asu auonE the spectators was on pay
with the feelings Of large gathering
during The closing innings OF an impor-
|tant contest IN baseball. only their ex-
hilaration was more contained
The tournament viii unquesJionably be
recorded as one Of the hardest in the
history Of the event. on account or the
many natural difficulties Of the course
and the unfortunate weather conditions
that prevaEed during most OF The play
Mcleod. ths new champion, is a good
man. and qualified in every way 70 up
hold the honor he has achieved. His
NOR work at Van Cortlandt Park
p few davs after his great vicrc-E vas
merely the natural let-up after a great
p strain. Willie Smith must have been pos
sessed Of a fairly good opinion OF MS
own game 20 have joCrneyed al the way
! f-or7 the CITY OF Mexico 70 engage n
! a competition al golf against t-e - =
{ men in this country. and the result OF
his efforts has shown that his personal
estimate OF his skill was not far wrong
Robinson Beaten.
I some idea OF the character Of the going
z and the really excellent work Of the VIII
= ner and those who pushed him. may be
! gained from the fact that Robinson oi
: A,ls-+3o -5t-. was more than half a stroke
! / q hole behind the lenders "Rob5ie's game
this year has been hrst-class. not only al
home. but abroad Two rounds stand 70
his credit this season. On the seashore
course. in 6S each. and recently on Z
= 7-arer he rounded the links ten co1secU-
live tines in 80 strokes, OF an average Of
- = n each start The counting machine
r found $50 on his card at Myopia, g
2 strokes behind the winners score. and
Z vet his play was satisfactory 70 himself
his losses all coming from being blown on
4 the course and into unseen difficulties
= No hazard has ever been invented in gol
r 10 compare with the annoying influence o
= high winds. and old Boress has much L
IS answer for 10 those(who opposed him a
7 8IyoPia
i me advent Of Willie Smith, professiona
p 10 the Mexico Country Club. ana opeI
J. CHAMPION Of Mexico. into the game in n
g. states after several years absence, nat
ie ,lraIlv turns ones attention 70 the pros
ie ress the sport is making n the southern
q republic- From the information at hand
which IS uaeager at the best the game
le not as popular among our ease-loFin
10 neighbors as in countries where the bloc
> flows stronger: but. nevertheless, in ceE
= tain sections Of Mexico, the gallant senor
80 and dark-eyed senoras have taken strong
e " TO the ancient pastiule. and with n
u assistance Of some outlanders Of Anglo
Saxon parentsge. made al least one HON
= for the game that viii bear conpariso
= = with almost any similar place in h
- world
Leading Golf Club.
IS The Mexico Country Club IS the lead
e. ing golf organization in the land {
n AIanana- but there are several others {
= lesser importance scattered through n
~ country Few people fl this country hav
II any idea Of the magnificent proportion
I'D Of this latest haudiwork Of the Mexica
Sc golfer The club Is situated at a COZ
-ie venIznt distance from the capital on
stretch Of ground that IS not only bea1
tiful but OF absorbing historic interes
The links cover the field vherson "
fought the important battle Of fCherubUsc
and the straight shots of Uncle Sam
boys on that interesting occasion. 7
: doubt engen6er z fighting spirit OF en-
- laticn among the golfer descendants
- those who could. If living, testify 20 the
good direction Willie Smith Tapp'
the course, and Willie knows a thing
two about golf Fairgrounds. The hou
Is a pslatial pile containing every mode
} convenience known 70 the most bls
clubman- Indeed no country club in I
United States may Be said TO excel IN
around advantages the complete layo
! for golf now ready for the enjoyment
Mexican players
Two hundred and ffty thousand dolla
was the original sum raised for buildir
K but several other stray dollars have be
expended in the enterprise The spre