Evening star., 1915-12-26
Elaborate Programs
Feature Year in Coli

successful years dyring the twelve
months just ending. the players being
blessed with exceptionally good wealth
er as a general rule and all Of the loca
clubs furnishing rather elaborate pro-
grams.
Following its usu;l habit. Chevy
Chase opened the season with its an
nual spring invitation tournament
which was one of the best of the year
TOP honors went to L. r. Jackson, Bar.
timore Country Club, who won the first
Hirht> with Walter r. Tuckerman Of
Chevy Chase as runner-up. The three
sixteens went to Gen. E. M. Weaver OF
Chevy Chase; e. L. Bartlett. Baltimore
County Club. and E. D. Nelson, Balti-
more Country Club, respectively, Wniie
Samuel Dalzell, Chevy Chase; II. =. In
gals, Tedesco: John w Childress
Chevy Chase. and w. N. Sawyer, Bal
timore Country Club, were the respec'
tive winners of the four consolations
Allan Lard won the qualification round
prize.
Lard also won the qualification prize
in the next tourney on the local pro-
gram when he beat out good nein IN
the Washington Country CIup even.
and later defeated John II. Clapp. also
of Chevy Chase. in the finals of the first
sixteen. Otis H Wood. Columbia: Will
liam O. Gilbert. Columbia, and G. "
Woodman, Washington Country cup
were the other winners in the main
event, the consultations going to Jonn
Howard P. Cobey, Co1umbia; William
A. Knowles, Washington Country CLUB,
and Samuel Harris of Bannockburn
respectively.
Probably the best match of the year
developed in the final round for the
the Chevy Chase course between two OF
its members, w. S. Reyburn and Wal
ter r. Tuckerman. The match was al
thirty-six holes and at the end OF the
morning round the former was leaq.
ing up. and things looked very bright
for him. but Tuckerman, aided by an
exceptional rally which lasted long
enough for him to win seven consecu-
tive holes. overcame this lead and ne
too, had 3ho1e advantage. At this
stage Reyburn pulled himself together
and by some exceptional golf managed
to finally win out, / up.
The first fall event was played over
the Columbia course. when teams rep
resenting clubs in the Middle Atlantic
Golf Association met to decide the
team championship of the association
the Columbia team George p. James
captain; John C. Davidson, Donald
Woodward, Lee L. Harlan and Alpheus
Winter) taking top honors by defeat
captain; Samuel Dalzel1, F. H. Ellis
Wolcott Tuckerman and Reeve Lewis)
in the finals. The Washington Coun-
try Club team. made up of G. E. Truett
James E. McClenihan. L. B. T. John
son. John H. Clapp and s. L. Mosby
won the consolation prize, with Ban
nOckburn as the runner-up. In this
event Samuel DalzelPs 73 was the best
mark made over the Columbia course
for the year.
The veteran, Walter J. Travis Of Gar
den City. captured everything in sight
in Columbia's fall event. which. ended
the local season. when he not only won
out in the qualification round, but also
in the finals of the first sixteen. beat
ing G. B. Buxton of Huntington VAL
ley. William Wallace of Hermitage
won the second sixteen. C. H. Williams
of Aronimink the third. E. L. Bartlett
OF the Baltimore Country Club the
home organization the fifth. while
Henri de Sibour. Chevy Chase: AL
bert r. Mackenzie. Columbia: Judge
NJ. Peck. Country Club of Virginia
Robinson White. Columbia, and H. S
Clarke. .Bannockburn, were the respec-
tive winners of the consultations.
Samuel Dalzell and Miss Louise
Barney are the 1915 champions of the
Chevy Chase Club, the former getting
his title by winning the F. Oden Horst
mann Memorial event which is at 72
holes medal play. and the latter spring
when She beat Mrs. Fleming New5old
in the final round. The other two i'm.
portant anual events held by the clut
those for the presidents and Siamese
cups-were won by Samuel Dalzell and
Walter Tuckerman. respectively.
The other clubs also held many closed
events at intervals. but they were more
in the nature of impromptu AFFAIRS. an6
were not considered Of enough i'm.
portance to be recorded here.