Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
IDEAL GOlFING CONDITIONS
MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.
Qualifying Round at 16 Holes, Medal
Play, Begun on the Chevy Chase
Club Course.

Clu0 course.
Under ideal golfing conditions the golf
tournament for the championship OF the
middle Atlantic states began today upon
the course of the Chevy Chase Club.
The play OF the day was in the quail
flying round. at eighteen holes. medal
play; best sixteen scores to qualify for
the championship: second sixteen to
qualify for club cup; third sixteen to
qualify for players cup: fourth sixteen
to qualify for the club cup: low score
prize for best in round; team trophy for
teams of five.
Alex. Britten. chairman OF the greens
committee. was at the club early. and
did much to get the golfers started
shortly after their arrival at the course
Course in Fine Condition.
The green's were in fine condition at
the beginning of play. and many were
the compliments passed to the local golf
ers by the visitors to the good work Of
Professional Douglass and his assistants
in having the course in such excellent
condition.
H. B. Davidson and Rev. DR.. J. NJ.
their appearance upon the course They
came shortly before o'clock, and by II
O'Clock had been followed by over sixty
other players.
Before the greater portion OF the golf
ers had driven from the first tee Mr.
Davidson and DR.. Sterrett had gone over
the course. The scores are as follows:
Davidson
1 H'', ,,:.: : IS "a 49,,
Sterrett-
H ln' ':::::::.: s sssssi335 "a
Others who followed shortly after were
Of Columbia; E. E. Mitchell Wilmington,
and Norman Thompson. Chevy Chase;
Ormsby McCamnon. Chevy Chase. and J.
w. Frick. Baltimore Country Club. who
same organization: A. s. Mattingly, CO.
lumbia. took the place Of r. Weir Of VIII
mington in his match with F. Oden Horst
man of Chevy Chase; E. p. Brook OF
Bannockburn and Walcott Tuckerman.
Chevy Chase. and Or. L. L. Harlan, Co.
Col. Henry May and H. Hood. and John
L. Newbold and S. P. Knut. all of Chevy
Chase paired this morning and started in
on the play Of the day.
Throughout the morning there was
much good-natured speculation among
the golfers gathered about the first tee
while waiting to drive off as to the posi-
BILE winner of the championship. Some
were of the opinion that Horstman would
come strong. while others thought that
DIR. Harlan was the man ito watch dur
ing the tournament" Others were d.
vided as to the chances Of several Of the
visitors.
Cards Turned In.
Cards turned in by o'clock were as
follows:
Wolcott Tuckerman. Chevy Chase
1 2ut- ,, :.:. : : ssss - Es9-77
E. P. Brooks. Bannockburn-
n in: ,.::: ! : 5ssss g EEt-.s
0. McCammon. Chevy Chase
Ont Int 1.- ..::::::: ! ss:ssss $3.50
Later scores follow:
J. McTrippe. Baltimore Country Club
"a: Allan Lard. Chevy Chase. So; Morven
Thompson. Chevy Chase. So: NJ. E. DAN
forth, Columbia. So: Hugo CHARTERS
Chevy Chase. So; Reeve Lewis. Chevy
Chase. 81: H. NJ. Taylor. Wilmington
Chase. SO: E. B. Eynon. Columbia. 81: e
l.. Bartlett, jr.. Baltimore Country Club,
IS; F. A. Savage. Baltimore Country Club
81: r. E. Meeker. Baltimore Country
Club; 9s; G; A: Weaver, Columbia, 90:
May. Chevy Chase "a: w M GRAY. Chevy
Chase. "a: H. w Scovill, Chevy Chase. ~.
H. Oliphant. Chevy Chase. ~: c. c. Van
Leer. Bannockburn Golf Club. 81: John L.
Newbold: Chevy Chase. 81: H.. T Dixon.
burn. ab: B. F. Downey. Chevy Chase. NJ;
S. P. knut Chevy Chase. 81: A. Nc
George. Wilmington. 90: F. dec Faust.
Chevy Chase. %: F. l; Heap. Chevy
A. Y Bradley. Chevy Chase. Ia: r s
Garrett Wilmington. 1Oe: H. Hood. Chevy
Chase, 100: Benjamin Nields. Wilmington,
112.
The Pairings.
The pairings were announced yester-
day as follows:
H. B. Davidson. Chevy Chase; J. Mob Sterrett.
Chevy Chase.
c. H. Weaver. Columbia: g. L. Thornton, Co.
umbia.
E. E. Mitchell. Wilmington: N. Thompson.
Chevy Chase.
o. McCammon. Chevy Chase: n. 7. Ellco.t,
". NJ Cary. jr.. Baltimore: r. o. Hosssman.
R; p. pa,zell. Chevy Chase: J. ". Prick.
E. P Brooke. Bannockburn: ". Tuckermann.
Allan Lard. Chevy Chase: E. L. Bartlett, r..
Baltimore Country Club.
H. Wylie Chevy Chase; J. c. Davidson. Colum-
E. B. Eynon. ,r.. Columbia: h. NJ. Taylor.
Wilmington.
j. McTrippe Baltimore Country Club: Reeve
Lewis. Columbia
E. =. Nelson Baltimore Country Club; A. s. |
Mattingly. Chevy Chase.
Hugo Gharteris. Chevy Chase: ". G. Jones' IT,,
Wilmington.
Samuel Dalzel Chevy Chase: L. L. Harlan. |
Columbia.
]. II Hiss. Baltimore Country Club; e. N. Tai |
colt. Chew Chase.
w F. Ham Chevy Chase; T. NJ Brown, VIII. |
C. A. Weaver Columbia: r. A. Savage, Balti. |
more Country Club.
G. F. Downey. Chevy Chase; A. C. Gray, VII |
G. L. Cutler. Wilmington Fl. Y. Sandford. Co. |
lumbia
Wilmington. c
!" Saith Baltimore Country Club. A. r I