New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-23
Brooklawn Entry the Best
Among Veterans in Play
at Apawamis.

c. Gilbert Waldo, Of Brooklawn, is
the best senior golfer of 1916. He
won his crown by making a score Of
81 s3-l67. while playing as mem
Der Of the first division In the seniors
tourney at the Apawamis Club on
Tuesday and Wednesday, but whether
he could keep II was not determined
until the last veteran of the second
battalion had holed out yesterday af-
ternoon. One member OF the second
group, Z. j. Hasse. Of the Philadel-
phia Country Club. succeeded in
threatening Mr. Waldo's supremacy,
but his score Of s3-16s was just
a stroke short Of victory. Il earned
for him the prize for the best thirty
six-hole gross score made on the last
two days, and left Mr. Waldo in IN
disputed possession OF the highest
honor OF all.
I'd Corps Veteran.
Il remained for a veteran OF the I'd
Corps 20 turn in the best net score Of
the entire tourney, although all it won
for him was the Class ID prize. Dr..
Carlos F. Macdonald, the noted alienist,
who entered from Tuxedo, handed in a
card Of 1873 Still, the better half Of
which was the 94-26-6s, made yester-
day afternoon. Class D is for the real
veterans. those who have passed the
age OF seventy; and DR.. Macdonald,
who is seventy-one. led By a generous
margin He was driving exceptionally
well yesterday. and his shots from the
tee almost belied his age.
There was keen competition for all
Of the. prizes IN the various classes
Yesterday In Class A (hfty-hve 20
tifty-nine years. Mr.. Hasse was the
nominal leader, but his acquisition OF
the gross prize made IL necessary for
him 20 resign his claims TO the lesser
honor. c. s. Mcclellan, whose score
was 19e-5O-149 gladly stepped into
the vacant shoes. Gage L Tarbell,
who plays his golf at Garden City, won
the Class B prize sixty 70 sixty-tour
years. with a score Of 1SS-36-l52;
and in Class c (siXty-fve 10 sixty-nine
years. DR. W. s. Washington, OF For
es- Hill. finished on top with the com
paratively high total Of 19l-36-l55.
The story of Dr. MacDonald's triumph
in Glass D already has been told.
One Score Pleases.
One score that pleased every one yes
terday was James A. Tyngs 81. 1t came
too late 70 give him a chance 10 retain
the high honors which he won year
ago. when he was the best golfer in the
tourney, but it gained for him the prize
for the best gross score made yester-
day. The net prize for yesterday 5
round was captured by c. G. Stone, Of
Siwanoy-l92 -40-l52.
As an SO was the best gross score
made on either OF the last two days,
that total became the winning score in
the kickers' handicap, and brought
about the usual tie. There were five in
the tie-W. P. Foss, Ardsley; Darwin
P. Kingsley, Sleepy Hollow; James A.
Tying. National; Z. J. Hasse, Philadel-
phia Country; T. P. Anderson, silva
nov; Z. c. FELTON,, Merton, and ". H
Patterson, Merton.
Another Merton senior, J. +: Fame
stock, won the trophy for the best net
score on Thursday, when his score was
94-22-72, and W. +. Iruesdell took
the gross prize for the same day. ms
score being So. The ownership Of these
two prizes could not be determined
until yesterdays play was over, for had
either Mr. FahnestOck or Mr.. Truesdell
won something else yesterday the
Thursday prizes would have gone to
those next in line. As it was, neither
of the two even approached his Thurs
day score.
Tie in Putting Contest.
Last but not least, the tie which
resulted in the putting competition on
/ Thursday was played off yesterday and
was won by Frank brey. the hard
working and extraordinarily efficient
7 chairman Of the tournament committee.
Mr. Fahnestock was second, and as
/ the two-prize rule did not apply 70 the
/ putting competition, was the only man
/ in the tourney who took home two