New-York tribune. [volume], August 08, 1897, Page 10, Image 32

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FINE WORK OX THE LINKS.
AMERICAN GOLF PLATERS WHO AUK
AT THE FRONT.
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?VINCI TTNQ, KEENE, BTEWART ??!?
OTHER LEADINO PLATERA
Tl ush Rolf has been played In this country
f ?r ;;. >i th in a di ad . it la only within the
last two years thai it has begun to come into
; ; dar -? rue But ? ? rapi Ils i- the national
of S? Hand now Insinuating Itself thai s
?8 la almost a houi (hold te ? B
elty. The club maker la thriving mightily, for
? Inglng . f l rast - and ill
s?.?is an l niblicks mean? an expensive outlay In
the In plein? ntfl of tte? gol fer'a trade.
The game ha I en accepted "tt thla side of
iter v.nh all the enthusiasm that Ameri?
cana are accustomed i" accord to a popular
. ? r n ? "it. in the East, especially, it counts
? -? iy th.- thousands Al? ne tie? Hud
on Btaten Island, over in (?lew-Jersey,
up ili? Bound and aerosa on Long Island tte?
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gam" has become universal, and ther?? If scarce?
ly a country club worthy the name which has
not hastened to Join the ranks. Some idea of
the subtle charm lurking in golf may be gath?
ered from the fact that ten years ago the St.
Andrews Club was the only one that possessed
a course In this country, while to-day Over two
thousand organizations are devoted to the game.
The summer resorts at.? beginning to advertise
it as on?? of their chief attractions, and in tho
mountains and at the seashore other forms of
re.r, atlon have largely given way before its
fascination. The extent to which the craze has
bei u carried is shown by the feet the! one firm
In this city alone imported G,?,???) dozen balls
last season, and it will probably double that
figure this year.
Although It has mede such giant strides, some
years must elapse before American players can
hop.? to vie with their Caledonian rivals at the
royal and ancient game. Golf pre-eminently
requires tl?.? judgment, skill and force which
only Incessent practice een give, end here, as a
ml??. Ami ricen players fail. But t?tere are a
number who are rapidly coming to the fore.
Tl?.? recent Bhlnne. ock tournament brought out
som.? capitel play, and SS the season advances
the showing will be. om.? more and more credit
abb?. Tyng, who won tirst place at Shinnecock,
has especially distinguished himself as an
amateur of brilliant qualities, and he is among
the strongest candidates for the National cham?
pion hip. His form is thoroughly chara? t'fistic,
s.:.iom aggressive, bui ? ossi asini a force and
contnl. nee that stamp him at once as a master
Of the play. His vi? tory ut BhtniMCOCk was the
fifth that h?? lias wo.i in tournament play this
season.
Foxhall Keene, of the R.xkaway Hunt Club,
is a new coiner in golfing contests, but he has
apparently set out to make as brilliant a reputa?
tion in them as be has done in other sports to
which he has given liis attenion. Th?? Shinne
COCk tournament marked his debut In open meet?
ings, but judged by his success in it, he should
be iat:k?il with the Lading exponents of the
panie in this part of the country'? He reached
the final round against a field of nearly seventy
competitors, and was only defeated by Tyng
??ft> r a < los?? contest. Though lacking the finish
of a seasoned player, he has a clever and force?
ful styl?? that amply makes up for any lack of
form. His approach shots are marvellous in
their BCCUraV y, while his driving, thouach vari?
able, is of ?? sort that betokens an unusual apti?
tude for the game. His sudden rise from ob?
scurity to prominence as a golfer makes him
a central figure on the links just now, and his
future play will be watched with the dosest
interest.
\V. c. Stewart Is another crack whose proml
nen<?e in recent tourneys has been noteworthy.
Stewart has but recently come to this country
JAHC5 RARKV
C/.PTAIM OPTH6 RICH
-MOflD COVlNTy C0L.F-CLV8
SUME GOLF PLAYERS OF PROMINENCE.