New Britain herald., 1929-07-10
ROBBIE GRANT LEADS IN
 ONE-DAY STATE TOURNEY
Goodwin Park Golfer Tops Record-Breakng Field at Shuttle Meadow-G. H. Gamble Ties Amateur Rec ord for Course With 69-Wnner Hits Par for 36 Holes and Mark of 142-Total of 125 Balls Are Lost at Water Hazard-Makes First in Two.
BY JIGGER

Yesterday. Robbie Grant joined IF other golfers at Shuttle Meadow in the second one-day, state tourna- ment and scored 142 for 36 holes to take first place. In the morning round he shot a sparkling 34-36-10 and after lunch played 3734-72. The day previous he had re- linquished his title of public coulse champion of New England but yes terday his game was hot.
 With so many of the best players in Connecticut present, it was eX- pected that the amateur record for the course would be broken but the best that could be done was to tie it. G. H. Gamble, president Of Race Brook. took that honor with his 69 in the morning.
 Charles c. Clare of New Haven, who played in the [. s, open recent ly. matched Grants 70. w. J. Sweeney of Shuttle Meadow and w. k. Reid of Pennington, state cham pion. shot 71s on their first rounds.
 The best low gross scores for 2G holes were as follows: R. M. Grant 142; W. J, Sweeney. 145; Sam Smart, 147; C. C. Clare, 149, and c. H. Gam ble, 151
 Grant and J. s. McGill of Good win Park tied at 13S for low net followed by Sweeney and C. W. Will son of Shuttle Meadow and G, S. Jennings of Brooklawn with l39. Ted Hart's net was 40 and Howard g. Humphrey of the local club led Sam Smart of Hartford and C. w. Davis with Al.
 Val Flood had his course groomed to perfect condition. The greens were smooth and fast while the fair ways induced a long run to wood and iron shots. But he had counter balanced these conditions by crafty cutting of the holes and by placing tee markers way back. The Old Master played nurse maid to MT. Par end made the course as near to championship caliber as space pei mitted.
 Pins were set far to the front or way back on the greens and, to add to the mental hazard of the water hole. Flood opened his pet tee in the woods at the end of the skating pond. That change alone cost many IS, 9s and even a few lis. And 1"5 balls sank out of reach in the water, while so were lost in the woods when players hooked their drives to get across the hazard.
 F.. D. Chubb of Highland got off to sensational start by holing out a brassie shot on the first green for an eagle two and following it with a birdie three on the second. That beginning would have been more useful 10 Grant than 10 Mir. Chubb. In the afternoon Bill Sweeney made hole-in- one on the 154-yard sixth which was the first time an ace has been made in one day l tournament.
 The entry list was by far the lars- est Of any in the history of the Connecticut Golf association. which is a tribute to Shuttle Meadow. Not the least factor in the popularity of the club is the part played by l. Fish, steward. Flood Fish and Shuttle Meadow are names closely linked by hundreds of state golfers and stand for all the features that make the royal game what it is. To play golf and eat at Shuttle Mea- dow is considered well worth long trin even if one wins no prizes. Twenty five local golfers entered and most of them gave good a"- count of themselves. Among tho5a breaking so were Bill Sweeney. Ted Hart, Charlie Davis. "Keck" Park CT and w. H. Booth.
 From nine o'clock in the morning until nine in the evening the battln on par continued. Bob Pryde was posting the winners as the night mail flashed across the sky He found he had IS ties for low net for 1S holes. While he was arranging for the draw. Rod Chamberlain was finishing his round by the scanty light of the new moon His net of 6S for his last IS holes played in the twilight added another name in the hat. But he didn't win the draw. Bill Sweeney and Pete Wilson took home all the silverware that was awarded to local players.