New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10
SHE IS A CHAMPION AT GOLF.
MRS CHARLES S. BROWN WINS THE
TITLE BY GOOD PLAY.
IN THE FIRST woMEN's NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
sur DEFEATS HER CLOSEST COMPETITOR
BY TWO STROKES, AFTER GET


TING BAD START.
,...- gloomy weather conditions greeted the
onannr Of the first womens gof championship
...u,e,, ~ the United States yesterday morning.
The links Of the Meadowbrook HUNT Oiuo "."'
westbury Long Island where the 'ompeu''o" w
held were covered with a thick mist uui''e ''
earlv hours and the turf was damp anu s e'.
foreshadowing to the anxious players 'he p ooa
q, more bad lies than good ones. About IL coen
.ou,o,ar after the fourteen contestants were al
uer started on their first round. the fog began "
uft and gradually cleared away Inc seooi'u .
IN consequence. far more en)oyapie anu 49,
for good scores although the ground reina'eu "e
for time. so,arl,
Mrs Thomas Hitchcock jr.. was the only deiau''
, ,,.ver and the fourteen who appeared were
started in pairs in the following order: MIS- ~ "
Homer and Mrs. W. r. Thomas; MIS- "i'''
Shipper and Miss y. c. Sargent; Mrs - .. p, 49,
and Miss Marie Harrison; Miss A ho"ia"'
and Mrs W F. Morgan: Mrs. A. g. Iurhuie an"
Mrs Devereaux Emmet: Miss Anna Sands ana MISE
Nav bird. Miss Louise Fled and Miss Helen Shei-
ton.
MRS. c. S. BROWN THE WINNER.
r,s tournament was won by Mrs. c. s BROWN
-,,oss name was given out by mistake in the eh'r!
list as Mrs L. B. Barnes. She Is recognize as o.'
Of the best women golfers at Shinnecock Hlis anu
has won many competitions on the links there uu'i"e
her summers residence at southampton
Mrs Rrown's game started rather inausplciousy'
for she made a weak drive and got into the long
bunker which guards the first green Eleven sho'S
had been used when her ball finally cropped ih'o
the hoe The second hole is A short one put the
drive from the must carry the ball over Drooh
with sloping banks. or the difficuitles ehcou'eie
are numerous Mrs Brown cleared the water safey
and was out in four. To gain the third hoie' winch
a pretty long she used nine strokes Du' 'he heN'
two were made in four and five. The sNth hole ID
so situated that the tracks of the Long Island RAJ
oh mi
be crossed and Mrs. Brown, by a high ioftng drive
.urnounted the obstacle. Fourteen strokes for the
eighth hole the one serious defect IN her iiis'
round The track was In the way again. anu
niece OF ploughed land and rail fence presented
,nrther barriers On her second round. Mrs Brown
80 tho brook hole in three and her play was
.uoh,lv better all along than In the previous cir
cu,t For the home hole she made fine drive ana
iofted up the hillside near the green without ios,s
a stroke Her approach shot came just 10 the euse
of the green and she gained little purs' OF APP
nause by putting from there-about fifteen fee'-
into the hole.
SHE WAS A GOOD SECOND.
Miss ~ c. Sargent. OF the Essex County Country
Club. OF Massachusetts. was a close second TO the
winner She drives with strong fuH s"hs' anu
her play with the brassy is particularly sooa
feature Of her golf Her eight for the long ana
hazardous eighth hole was remarkably creoitao'e
and was repeated by only other contestant MISS
Marie Harrison. ,.
Mrs w B. Thomas OF the same club, was thiro
and Mrs William Shippen Of Morristown; lo9r IN
The latters approach snols were "ei-JNNe ~
putting usually clever - .. ..os. hx
One Of the longest drives Of the day was mace o!
Miss Harrison. Her scorer c. W Barnes paceu ~
on and reckoned it as 12S yards MISS harIso o.,
Shnnecock Hills. but met with such oaa au.A 80
terday at the third and sixth holes that hef scoie
Miss Anna Sands. although she is powerfu
driver and lofter did not DO wei on .ne ,b sx
"a seventh hole7 To these may be attributed her
finishing in n lower place than most Vi 'ne st
tors anticipated. . o,o ,,,o fol-
Among the interested group OF pc o awaited the
result near the clubhouse were Mr. and MIS-. III sJ
hsl Kssns MI and Mrs 4a Kes1Ssnapw MIS- B
Thomas Hoops Mrs Thomas A HGnfss evens
. n cotie5et ! e Beresford William shipper, G
w Barnes, Perry Tiffany, Mr. and Mrs q. W. % br ,a
Miss Sands Mrs II. V: r. Kennedy; Harry, rage
Miss Beechman Miss Wilder. Mrs Kinsey Magoun
and Theodore A. Havemeyer
INELIGIBLE TO THE CONTEST.
Mrs Devereaux Emmett was found ineligible TO
compete because not a member Of the United states
(.o,r Association The scores OF the contestants are
r1ven In full below. The prizes were the handsome
silver pitcher given by W. H. Sands and X d. WIN
shrop a gold medal and silver medal. The scores
Mrs Charles S. Brown shinnecock Hills Cub;
i!sss 5 5gi 4 s s-ss
Mis-. n C Sargent Essex County Country Club
$685. s's ss 80
Mrs W B. Thomas Essex County Country Club
isssiss $40 sis s s-5s
Mrs William Shipper. Morris County Coli Club
1855 II Ii Ills
Miss Marie Harrison shnnecock Hills Golf cub