New Britain herald., 1919-06-28
HOVEY'S GOLFING IS
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Shuttle Meadow Club Player
 Contender for HOnOrS
LEADS SHELBY BY g HOLES
Golf Enthusiasts Accompany Con- tenders Around COurSe-COnnecti- cut Championships Will Be Decided Later This Afternoon.

Roger H. Hovey of the Shuttle Meadow Golf club led W. Parker Seeley by 9 up, in the first round of the 36-hole match for the champion ship of Connecticut at the Shuttle Meadow Golf club links this morning. The day was an ideal one for golfing, the bright sunshine which followed the recent rains, brought cheer to the players and the course was in eX- cellent condition, A good sized gal lery accompanied the championship contenders over the course this morn ing, and a record gallery was looked for this afternoon.
 Hovey Leads Parker.
 The result of the first IS holes is as follows:
 Hovey, Out-5, 4, 6, 4, 4, 4. 5, G. g. A. In-4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4-36, v.
 Seeley, Out-6, f, 5, 5, 5, 3, 6, 6, g. 43; In-5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5,-43, S6.
 The contenders for the title are both former holders of the cham
 pionshib. Mr. Hovey won the honor in 1910 and MT. Seeley in 1913.
 Morning Scores.
 The first round of the beaten eights were played this morning and resulted as follows: A. P. Chase lost to w. J. Sweeney, 10 up; H. Lock- hart lost to c. G. Waldo, 10-S; E. D. Butler lost to F. H. Jarvis, 6-5; H. c. Goddar<2nd o. E. Swift won the other two places by default. The first three events were the first rounds of a 36-hole match. In the first round for the various sixteen classes resulted as follows: Third sixteen, N. Clouthier lost to Fl,1 ing class events were decided this morning over the 1S-hOle course and resulted as follows: Godfrey Brinley defeated Everett Japp, 3-2; John Hubbard won from c. c. Elwell, 6-5; H. S. White won from E. B. Morris, Az; and c F. Bennett lost to Howard Seymour, 3-2
 Hovcy Downs SchOficId. Roger H. Hovey, the sterling per former of the Shuttle Meadow Golf club, earned the right to contest for the state title against A. Parker See lev of the Brooklawn Golf club of Bridgeport yesterday afternoon when he downed F. L. Schofeld of the Woodway club of Litchfield. The pair met in a 36-hole match semi-fnal and in the forenoon had a spirited match , which resulted in an even break at S4. In the afternoon in a driving raln- storm Hovey came home a winner, 3-2, after giving a brilliant exhibition
 of golf comeback At the turn Scho- field led 2 up. Here HoVey got down , to business and won the 10th hole. The 11th hole was halved and from the 18th to 18th Hovey won, giving him the match.
 Other Results Yesterday. The results in the semi-inals in va
 rious classes yesterday were as fol- lows.
 Semi Final Rounds. A. P. Chase, Norwich, beat George
 B. Carhart, Greenwich, and 2. w. J. Sweeney, Shuttle Meadow, beat J w. Stine, Naugatuck, 1 up. Second Sixteen. w. D. Macdonald, WOodway, beat Willard C. Hyatt, Highland, 8 and |. Robert Abbott, Brooklawn, beat H. A. DeWing, Shuttle Meadow, and g. Third Sixteen. N. l.. Cloutier, Sequin, beat w. w Pratt, Hartford, up. Percy Boutwell, Shuttle Meadow. beat R. H. Hartz, Sequin, l up, 19 holes.
 Fourth Sixteen. Godfrey Brinley, Sequin, beat P E. Stanley, shuttle Meadow, 4 and 3. Everett Japp, Weatogue, beat G. P. Hart, Shuttle Meadow, and 2 Fifth Sixteen. C. c. Elwell IT,, New Haven, beat c. H. Baldwin, Shuttle Meadow, 1 up, 20 holes.
 John T. l.. Hubbard, Brooklawn, beat H. c. House. Pennington, and 8.
 Sixth Sixteen. Howard s. White, Waterbury, heat