New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-15
f)NHLYN Wins GOLF CUP
BEATS Baxter for Chief Prize on
sss Fox Hills Links.
TsaVERS 0UTPLAYS WHITE
Eerreshoff Plays Strong Game
and Leads Field in the
Handicap.

a. clrh. won his first open golf tourna-
-, hv defeating George G. Baxter. the
-, promising OF the BroobIyn-Forest
- amateurs, in the final round over the
- Hills links. at Clifton. Staten Island.
s..os,srasy. Conkiyn won by up and to
riey.
.he decisive tilt for the beaten eight cup
= tho first division between Jerome d
r-arrrs. Of Montclair. and Gardner w
-.tre. Of Oakland. the boy who recently
-en tire interscholastic title. Travers du-
-sested his Garden City victory over
| Vrsus winning by 2 1 and , margin.
| There was also an eighteeu-hole medal
/ ,zv handicap. which attracted more than
l sya hundred and fifty amateurs, and Fred
~s7srrsshofr the far driving westbrook
| S-sct. had the distinction Of winning the
| sesess score prize with a fine -. Gardner
1 rslife john NcAleenan and s. s. Rottone
/ ~ the home club figured IN a triple tie at
p for the net score prize. Herreshoff also
J had 4 = net, but he contented himself
with taking the GROSS score trophy Walter
:. Travis. the metropolitan champion, and
Ffndlsy s. Douglas. CT Nassau. were other
-,-cninent contestants, Douglas getting a
. and Travis a =.
Hard fought extra hole matches marked
sl,e DAYS sport. and one Of the most thrilling
srqs the sefni-final round clash between
I1aklyn and s D. Bowers. the man WHO
eliminated Travers the day before Conk-
,5n began well, and taking advantage of
Jagged putting on the part OF the Brooklawn
rateran. the Dunwoo6ie man won four OFT
OF the first six holes With this comfort
sble advantage Of Up. Il did rot seem as if
l,s stood IN any danger. but the uncertain
ties Of the game were straightwsy illus
trstaI when Bowers suddenly found him
self and with 3 succession Of holes in par
Figures won seven straight holes off the reel.
.-s-Now 10. Bowers in turn looked like
-=sEe winner. Yet Conklyn. thanks 10 time
~ brace. squared the match at the seven
-s1Hfh green, and a. the home hole was
=lelved they had To proceed to the nine
.,tr5n nth. Here Bowers was robbed of the
match b. having his opponent lay him a
-stznlie. and then Conklyn oUtplayed the
B1ooklaEn man by winning the twentieth
boie in PAR T.
In the other half Of the seu1i-final round
Baxter always had the upper hand over
J.. s. Hamilton. Of Englewood. and son by
: un and : To play. Hamilton was off his
ioRE game, which get him into frequent
.-iIhuble.
In The decisive match Conklyn played the
bsst golf Of his career during the outward
/. laies. reaching the turn in IS and gaining
81 sdvgntase Of up at that point. Baxter
Hung On camely thereafter. but never sue
.,geeded in getting within striking distance.
.Jn making MS brilliant - Herreshofr. who
lad =. T. Allen. ono Of the best Of the Fox
sIHs set for a partner. went out in the
EXCEPTIONALLY fine figures of q, which in
-tluded at the ninth hole. where he
znlsssd his second shot. a : At The elev-
trjh marked Herreshoff's only lapse on the
-tomerar5 journey. unless his / at the
Fkort sixteenth he excepted. This was due
\ his failure to hole short put. Allen
ras also In his best form. going around in
+ Iferreshofs card read as follows:
F-el l4err4shofT. westbrook:
or . ~ s-ss-7s
THE summary follows:
FIRST sixteen tseni-firaI round)-George C. !
psrte~ T-rool.l~1-F-orest Park. heat l. A Ham
Ht,r. EnglaEood. 5 ID and : 10 play ". = ]
rouklrr. DBnwoodie. beat 3 D Bowers, BOOK |
Fjgsl r6und-Conkivn beat Baxter. Up and : !
zeetsr e-eht first sixteen: seni-fnal round |
e n white. Oakland beat A F hammer- rex |
fHis I up IA holes. J. D. TTavers, Montcialr' |
bar J. NaethLng. EnsleU-ood, 2 up
Fizal rsrina-T'ravers beat White, UP and } I
sse5rd -fzteen tseni-flnaI round)-w- E. |
Hem FOX Hills beat E A OConnor- Baltusrol, 1
: ~ ana ~ play: Or. II. Carpenter, Manhattan |
coli brat ". : Leeds. Fox Hiils' ), UP and /
.z-fnsl r7uaa-Hsin beat Carpente-. up.
8ssten eight ts=eoni sixteen; semi roulo'
C = r. CLARK DuuwooSie beat w J. Nc |
Cc-uf-la DrEer Meadow. 4 up and ia play; /
~fsa7es PfesHr. Fox Hills. heat Gilbert Adams l
f-x Fills un and = to play.
y Final found-Presby beat Clark, up and . /
---r3li-a sixteen ,serni-Hnsl round1-E. n Posey,
20 hoesl. Q. u. Rowe. Duuwoode. beat " A .
II HOLLYWOOD > Up and : 10 play.
Final round ROME beat Fcsey. > UP and : 10 /
Fss-en e5ea- ,thlrs sixteen: semi-final- round) |
-. II. Fosso1. FOX Hills. beat p . Polnler'
fouth CrarEc Field / up IA holcsa; J. z. Faber,
iaE Hills. heat A O. BruinieT, Richmond /
County, = un and I n play.
TIi3s3 1erad-Ross0n beat Faber. up and ) II
Pa
Fourh sixteen Csenai-flnat round)-J. 3. C,stlin.
hr'rbfrn-f7T-st Park. heat z G Is. RieS,
slflo--- . I'D snd 4 - rlay: \ = Jonnson,
! s7sasis. heat Charles Mctihee' Fox Hills, . up
Fr.si round-Johnson beat Catlin, up and l
: rP7at=u elsht. fourth sixteen semi final round,
y tor-rr.. Fox Hills. heat J. = Moore
Snarslale. Hp and 3 10 riay. John DC Aleenan;
: 4irsI rosrra-cortr=ll teat sIcAIcensn. = Up
Jft.f sixteen ,seu1s-ffrsl round,-Fadz John
=. Nanfc.air- bent = Keller, Searsdaie, q UP
a. io play Donald cam. New York Golf.
tsst z. Robertson. Toronto up
:. l'1sI rod'd-Csrr heat Johnson, up and
Sigtl sixteen ,serri-nnsl roJnd1-p. PeteTizin.'
To- FiHs teat g. = smith. jr Flushing. UP
i J t' risr. r. Vaiser. Richmond County. |
s'at ? " Daiutor. Richmond county. I'D and
Final roans-walzar beat reterk in > up and