Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
COLUMBIA CLUBS GOLF
TOURNAMENT IS ON
Fine Weather and Perfect Course
Greet Districts Crack Players
on Opening Day.
EVENTS WILL STRETCH
OVER THREE DAYS
West emu Moses Have Honor Of
Driving Off First-Former
Is Defeated.

Weather of the made-to-order y.riety
was on tap this morning for the OPEN
ing Of the annual spring golf tourney of
the Columbia Country Club at the beau
tiful course on the Brightwood road
The list of entries is large and the best
golfers of the District are participants
therein The course is in splendid con-
dition and should the perfect weather
continue several record-breaking scores
will be turned in.
The tourney will run through three
days. covering the thirty-Six holes of the
qualification round today: the hrst and
second round of match play, with conso-
lat1ons. tomorrow, and the semi-finals,
finals and big handicap for Saturday.
Handsome Prizes.
The club has provided an unusually hand
some array Of prizes for the winners in
the different groups. including solid silver
cups and trays and other usual articles
with silver trimmings, thirteen In ALL Ed
Eynon selected the prizes and was con-
graduated on the good taste displayed
There was considerable speculation and
small wagers made on the winners of the
qualifications, Eddie Brooke of Bannock-
burn. Ed. Eynon of the home club and
<AAoh I>dIO VI SHeNS CUaSe Oe10G the "a
vornes OF the experts and wise men, Sam
uel Dalzell Of the Chevy Chase Club also
had following, but no line could be Sc
cured on LIEF Han SAM as he hasn't
been PLAYING regularly of late.
1t seems novel to let players like Leo
and Walter Harlan. Arthur Mattingly.
J. w. Mckinley and Louis Weaver out
or the predictions. but these once nota BILE
stars are far from their best game just
now. although wonderfully strong in
matches The successful golfer must
make daily grind of the sport to keep
up with the procession, and these vet
Grams refuse to do this, as they enjoy
golf too much.
is an old local golfer. and was given a
cordial reception when he came down to
the initial tee. Mr.. Woodward generally
makes 1t a business point to be in
Washington during the Columbia Club S
tourney.
Oden Horstmann and Walter Tucker
man are absent from the tourney on ac-
count of illness. They are two Of Chevy
Chases best players, and their absence
was much regretted.
morning business engagements being the
cause. but thereafter the players were
tardy getting away from the initial tee
and 1t was near the noon hour when the
final couple started out.
EX-Commissioner II. l.. West and w
H. Moses had the honor Of opening the
tournament, the pair driving off about
o'clock. Both players put up a fair
article Of golf, the latter beating the
former by one stroke, 90 to o. Their
cards were:
West
Grt. ''. ...::: : $685.? Es-a,
Moses
S IN. ..:.... :, 8 3 Esi-,c
The usual large group was around the
home tee at 10 o'clock. and the drives for
the start were interesting to look at
and freely commented on. The wind from
the northwest was quite strong and car
ried the balls in several instances off
the course on account of Slices The
treacherous bunker midway In the first
hole had no terrors for the players, every
man getting over 1t safely or slicins and
pulling out Of trouble at either end,
Hough Is In Form.
The club veteran, J. F. Hough, created
hearty laugh and a chorus of congratu-
lations as he sliced the ball jus. enough
to miss the bunker by about a foot The
old boy is at the top Of his game just
now and playing as well as, if not better
than. he did ten years ago.
Tom Francis is once more acting as
clerk for the tourney, and the annual
events could hardly be pulled off without
him. The job Is thank.ess one, but
Tom has the interests of the club at
heart and is always ready to lend a help
ing hand.
Scores Of First Round.
Following are the scores for the first
round OF qualification play:
H. L. West. Columbia, 81.
W. H. Moses, Columbia. So
II. p. Moran, Crescent A. c., 1O7
c. H. Weaver, Columbia, 1O4.
G. w. Simpson, Columbia, o.
e. s. NARROW, Columbia, 95.
J. NJ. Stoddard, Columbia, a.
q. A. Weaver. Columbia. o.
II. \. ellis. Columbia, lO1.
W. z. Crasby. Columbia, 100