New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-07
MAC SMITH Wins
OPEN GOLF TITLE
WITH fine SCORE
Outstrips Closest Rival by
Nine Strokes at
ScarsdaIe.
PLAY REAL TREAT
FOR BIG GALLERY
Total of Victor in Metropolitan
Tourney a Record One
HObenS a Star.

Exit Alec; enter Mac That tells
the story Of the ninth metropolitan
open championship tournament, finished
on the. links Of the Scarsdale Golf and
Country Club yesterday, for although
Alec Smith, last years title holder.
failed 70 show, his youngest brother,
Macdonald, came to the fore with
winning total Of 276, outstripping his
closest rival, Will Mscfsrlsne, of Bal
timore, by the wide margin OF nine
strokes.
It was n golf treat rarely offered,
either here or abroad, and little won
der the large gallery Of men and WON
en- riveted their attention on the move
ments of the leaders. In a way the
winners performance can be clsssed az
a worlds record, for il eclipses by a
stroke the best mark ever made in
seventy-two holes of medal play com
petition.
In 1911 Harry Vsrdon won the Ger
man open championship with 279 and
J. II. Taylor and Edward Ray tied az
the same figure the year following.
These are the best performances on
record.
At the beginning Of the day il looked
as il Jack Hutchinson might give
Smith a good run for the title. for he
( was only one stroke in the rear, but a
/ 70, on top of which he placed a ~, put
/ him out of the running so far as the
/ championship was concerned. Then
/ Macfarlane, through a fine 10 in the
afternoon, was able 10 head the Allie
gheny man by a single stroke, and i
tells the story Of the winning Of the
second and third positions.
BY winning the championship Smith
captured a gold medal and purse OF
$3.50 Macfsrlsne's share was 500 and
Hutchinson got S75. Other prizes were
as follows: Fourth, Jack Hobens, In
glewood, 293, $50: fifth and sixth, Jack
Bowling. Scarsdale, and James Maiden,
Nassau, 294, s35 each. seventh, Louis
Teller, Canoe Brook, 295, $50. and
eighth. Robert Andrew, New Haven,
296, $40.
Three special prizes we're offered,
Smith winning $40 for his IS in the
morning and Maiden $40 for his SO in
/ the afternoon. They divided the $40
prize for their 14l each for the thirty
six holes. On the first day these prizes
were gathered in by Macdonald Smith
I for his 68 of the afternoon and his 1877
/ for the day.. and he shared the $40
prize for the best morning score with
Hutchinson. each having 50.
When Smith handed in a 6S for his
early effort yesterday it made those
who were content to stay around the
/ clubhouse gasp. Thus il happened that
when the youthful Oakmont profcs-
sional and his partner, Jack Hobens,
started out in the afternoon the gallery
was vastly increased.
! On his early rounds Smith ran down
puts from all corners OF the green, but
| in the afternoon they would not drop.
which accounts for nearly all OF the
extra strokes. On both the eleventh
and twelfth holes his tee shots went
/ out of bounds because of his failure 20
allow for a stiff east wind that blew
over the course.
! However, there were fine examples
Of the professionals art at other places.
| For instance, Mac Smiths superb APP
proach at the thirteenth gave him
great chance for 3. but he was unable
I to negotiate downhill putt Of yard
and had TO take 4.
/ Probably the most spectacular work
/ of the round occurred on the seven
| teenth. where both Hobens and Smith
! figured. The hole is a matter Of ass
I yards, and is Of the elbow variety.
! After the QTlFC IL - HtNtoodts loi Nhc
average golfer to play out beyond some
trees before pitching TO the green. Be
cause of this circuitous route a par
is allowed. Smith elected to play over
/ the trees in an attempt TO get to the
green, and succeeded finely. Hobens:
| who was a few feet to the left OF
Smith, preferred to try slice around
/ the back of the clump with a spoon.
On both occasions the shots were sue
/ cessful, and gave each one an oppor-
| tunity TO get 4.
As the gallery trudged around the
pond toward the clubhouse 10 gee the
| finish of the round one man was heard
to remark: 81 tell you it's worth walk.
ing all over the course to see pair OF
shots like those. This is the first time
I have been here. and If had known
how much there was 10 be learned n
/ tournament of this kind, where the
/ teachers of the game are themselves
contestants, would not have missed
round"
Macdonald Smiths full 72-hole card
/ is as follows: