New Britain herald., 1920-07-30
State Amateurs Are Taken into Camp By Britishers Who Play a Wonderful
 Game at Shuttle Meadow.


 shuttle Meadow Country club links yesterday. Vardon and Ray exhibited sterling golf, far better than their morning round and. unfortuna tci, . much better ihan that furnished by their ifternoon opponents. Roger hoNos of shuttle Meadow. state Champion. and Parker seetey Of Bridgeport. runner-up in the state championship. They had the pair of local amateurs three down on the turn and in the home nins took the l4th. ha;ving tho 18th. thereby winning the match four up and three 10 go, al- tough 1t was finished out of courtesy to the 750 people who followed the play. \ circus shot by Ray on the 10th ciinchcd the Eame beyond all doubt. if any had existed. The phleg- matic Britisher had poked a long drive from tho tee and approached with nashic- niblck. His ball hit the pin and dropped into tb" hnie TOT a marvellous two. IrrespectNe or this shot, however. the golhhg had been steady and straight on the part of inc pIryers from the other side white novey and SeeIey. if the truth must be told. seemed rather afflicted with stage fright and played ragged golf throughout the match, 1ovey's playing in particular being a disap- pointment 10 those who know him. The local pair had a shade on the putting all the way through. though Nardon. several times, made mar velous shots on the green.
 Ray. who was taking the chances for the British pair, lost out several times during the first nine but his partner was there with the more con servativo game and furnished the IL. aw. however. things broke we'll for the big Englishman and his round was the best that has been seen at the links in many moon. He appeared dis turbcd by tho eagcrness of the gal lery and. several times, made re- quests that the fairways be cleared ahead of him and to the side. Much better golf was the rule in the after noon. as far as the exhibition players were concerned.
 Taking it all in all. it was won dcrful day for golf. the fairways and greens were perfect and the fars saw an exhibition such as is seldom ac- corded hereabouts. There were dis appointed ones amongst the noviccs in tho gallery but they were not fla miIiar with the game as it is often played. and tt Hooked so easy for the
 
 in gaining their long shots. take no time iu considering them, and get so straight.
 Play by Holes.
 On the long first hole Ray was off with the longest drive. as usual. dur ing the day. His partner was more consistent. He took four to five for each of tho other players. The medium second was hstlved in all fours. Seeley. playing long and straight golf. combined with a good putt. won tho third with a four. tho other players taking five apiece. On the fourth hole, Ray drove in the lead. made an approach and two puts, taking four. Nardon missed short putt. going down in five. Fovey picked up after m approach into tn 2 brook long of tho green. He was al- lowed a five. Seeley spoiled a good drive and approach with three butts, taking a five. The Englishmen led. ono up.
 Over the water on the fifth. there were three good drives. appr<.4-n. annE 25o wards. with Rsy shakd. Wardon approaehcd and then hoiad a 20-foot nut for 9 thrse. Ray approach to the rocEs to the left of the green and bounced back. luckily, short "f the green. He took a five. Huvoy missed a 30-foot putt for a three talk ing four. Seeley was over on his ap- proach and came back dead in the third, running down the putt for n four. Score: vardon and Ray two up.
 All were on the green with mashies in the sixth excepting Hovey, who went into the brook. Vardon took two butts for a three, Ray took thrce, Sceley ran away over on his putt and missed coming back. taking a four Hovey got four after the brook penalty of a stroke.
 On the seventh both vardon and Ray played well. tho former missing a four-foot putt for a four. taking a i've. Ray took a four. Hovey was in the rough on hts second. getting a perfect out to the edge of the green and taking n i've. Seeiey got badly in the rough. a fair out and hit a tree on his third. He wns allowed a six.
 The long eighth was played in three fvcs and six Seeley picking up after getting into trouble. vardon was over on his third shot, Ray drove 260 yards. brassied near to the green. mashied up and hit the edge Of the trap, the ball bouncing, with a queer kick, to abou. four feet from the cup. He missed tho putt. taking a i've. HoveN got a drive to the edge of the rough. was we'll out, made fine mashie and missed a six-foot putt for a four. taking five.
 On the ninth all took three. Var don was short and in the trap. was out and within three feet of the pin from where he went down. Hovey drove to three feet from tho pin.