New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
HERRESHOFF STILL
A POWER ON LINKS
defeats Barnes in Final Round
of Tournament on National
Golf Course.
HILTON AGAIN IS BEATEN
Enclewood Player Triumphs
over Former Champion in
Match Carried to an
Extra Hole.
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southampton, Long Island, Sept IA
fred IIerreshoff. of Garden City, proved
that he still had few shots left in his
hog by winning the invitation tournament
which ended to-day on the course of the
National Golf Links of America. In the
final round Herreshoff defeated f. NJ.
Barnes. Of Englewood, by a score of up
and to play. thereby making his tri-
umph complete as on the first day Her
reshoff won the low score medal
In the semi-fnal round Barnes unex-
pectedly removed Harold II. Hilton, for
mer champion Of Great Britain and
America. the contest being carried to an
extra hole. I'm the meantime Herreshon
and Robert c. Watson, of Westbrook.
had a fairly interesting match. though
the first nared always had command OF
the situation, turning for home up and
finally winning by a 8 and margin.
The gallery. probably numbering a thou
sand people, was easily the largest as well
as the most representative yet seen at
this golfers retreat. Men of wealth and
influence i'm the financial and legal world
were conspicuous. and one we'll informed
Individual estimated that easily s5oOOo 900
was represented in the fashionable com
pany Weather conditions were ideal. and
the blue waters Of Peconic Bay never
looked more attractive
OF course, the real thrill came I'm the
elimination of Hilton at the hands of
Barnes. The way Hilton started out
made it appear as II Barnes would not
last long, as the Briton reeled off several
holes in par figures. He won four in
row At the first Barnes required three 10
reach the green, while on the second he
failed 10 carry the Sahara bunker from
the tee.
Going to No. 9, Barnes pulled his drive
and then played into a pit. Hilton won
the Redan in to 4 and should have won
the next as we'll when his opponent lost
shot in bunker. Hilton, however, re-
qured three puts. so that it was a halve
in g. The short sixth was beautifully
played By both, though the Englewood
man was a trife lucky In carrying the
rampant by only an inch. The ball ran
toward the hole, stopping four feet from
the cup. Hilton. playing the odd from
a distance Of ten feet. missed going down
by hairs breadth. so that Barnes get
ting down his put, won the hole in to g.
That holing Of a put for ? on
Bdrnss's part proved the beginning Of a
complete change i'm the aspect Of the
match. At the seventh Hilton was
bunkered from the tee, and 10 the eighth
hls second shot found a trap. Barnes
Won both these, thereby becoming only
down. With careful play he might have
won the ninth, as his opponent slipped
when driving, so that the ball was pulled
away to the rough. The hole was halved
in poor T.
Hilton became bunkered on his second
shot going TO the tenth. and Barnes. tax
ing advantage Of the others misfortune,
won the hole and squared the match, the
strokes reading 4 10 8. Although this
holding level the erstwhile champion Of
Two countries proved new sensation
ms nerve He drove and approached
nawlessly TO the eleventh. which he won
IN to o, thereby becoming up. Hilton
hdd chance to get halve, but missed
short put. HiltOn's second to the
twelfth was over the green, and Barnes
Won In % ..
Going 10 the sixteenth. the match stood
ieNel but the gallery was treated to
sensational stroke when Barnes. after
oens stymied. squeezed his ball past
hitons and winning the hole in 20 ),
became I up again. As Hilton won the
seventeenth the match was carried TO the
nome green, a halve In resulting. To
INC extra hole Hilton had the longer
urI'e' but his second went over the green
70 pit Barnes was off the green in
. out ran the next to within four feet
OF the cup lie holed after Hilton had
missed longer try.
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