New-York tribune., 1912-08-30
SETS RECORD ON LINKS
Loving Lowers Mark for Van
Cortlandt Course.
BEATS PATTERSON EASILY
Pairs with Gould in Semi Final
Round of New York Golf
Clubs Tourney.

All records for the public links at Van
Cortlandt Park were broken yesterday
in the course OF the second and third
rounds II match play of the annual
tournament Of the New York Golf club.
when Elmer " Loving Of the home
organization. returned card Of sc This
+ four strokes better than the amateur
record. equaled on Wednesday by ". y.
Patterson. president OF the Scottish
American Golf club and is two strokes
under the professional mark made few
Years ago by Gil Nichols OF Wilmington,
the former metropolitan open champion.
LovinG's opponent when lie made his
record Was l.. /. I.arkin. and the margin
Of I.arkins defeat was seven W and SIX
To- play. Loving had previously elm
mated Patterson 10y i've up and four 10
play. In the course OF his record round
Loving had three threcs going out ana
four of them on the inward nine holes.
lie made each trir In -. There was only
one five on his card. that being at the
twelfth which Is A. yards long. where
be needed an extra put. on tho inward
Journey he had four thrces and sim
nav number of fours. There was a whole
lot Of talk about the clubhouse follow
ing LovinEs achievement, In view OF the
fact that there were many who declared
that the medallist would not only win tho
chief cup hut would b. heard " in other
tournaments In the near future.
His record card IS as follows:
in 2p' - '...,.....t ! : : 3-55-se
L.arku had as his opponent in the
morning f. *. FIaugh. of Forest Hill.
and found It necessary 10 go to the TWEEN
ty-nrst hole 10 decide the match, which
he did By holing a -V-foot put. Patterson
might have given Loving hard match
in the morning If he had been little
steadier on the greens.
As the result of the match play yHs-
terday d. T.. Healey. an unattached play
er. will oppose J. A. Boot. OF the home
organization. IN the semi-final round this
morning. while in the other match ". \
Purcell. OF the New York COLI Club. who
put out = VI. Gould. OF New York aul
North Jersey. by only up, viil oppose
Loving.
The beaten cisnt OF yesterday morning
played the first round for the consolation
cup in the afternoon. completing the
semi-fnal and final rounds to-day.
Tho summary follows:
FRS, division second ro.aal--Taeoao.s
Werner. tta,h"d. beat 7, d. BrenE... Se%
bea. 4. O. Rlce, Newspaper club & ur ana "
90 play. g y. B-o-k,r. unattached beat D"I.
\ Boot. New YORK colt. beat 4. ii. iinrrisoi.
New York Golf up aEi io p.aN. 81
Now YORK Guif, Up ana TO pay. " \
Sco'tish-American. : Up and . 20 play J.. ".
Loy.ns. New York Golf bsat W. d Pst'.rs"h
Scottisn-Amcrican. up aud 20 play p l.
InrIin. New York COLI best !. h tlalf'
Fores: M I 70 ~ hOcs'.
Third [ouTa-Htaiey 9eat %erIeT; m W S,rs SHa
beat Could. J up. Loving beat L-ridn. uP
Consolation cup mFst roundl--Rics b"at
Treugel. ? Up and ! TO play: Harrison b.tt
carr. up and 10 play. HabeT beat hends''
! uD. Patterson beat Flaugh. " ard : -
play.
4 delegation Of golfers we'll known here
are starting to-day In a tournament over
the links OF the Norfolk Downs Country
club. near Norfolk. Conn. Among those
on hand are Howard Gee. % Canoe Brook,
and c. 4. Spofford. OF Apawsmis There
will be an eighteen-hole qualifying round
this morning. with the top eight eCnins
the right 10 continue at match play this
afternoon. Semi-nnal and tinal rounds
will bring the tournament proper 10
close tomorrow. but there will be team
competition on Monday
As f. customary. there probably will b"
about four teams from neighDoring dis
tricts. and according 10 the conditions.
the teams, each 10 be composed Of six
players, will qualify In the morning, the
two sextets with the lowest aggregate
totals 10 meet AZ match play that after
noon. The Norfolk course is short.
nine-holc circuit. with a succession 81
blind holes Par Is 80, but az the fairway
is extremely narrow IN places II re
quires good golf TO get around IN III" !
TO1I-.g rneutioDCd.