The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-28
MISS H0YT WINS AGAIN
AND RETAINS THE WOMAN's GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP CLEYERLY.
Mise Sargent Makes a brilliant stand FOR tho
FIRST Round-Tho Holder Thon Draws Away
nnd Takes the Match by d Up and 4 TO Play
Miss nioyt and y. II. Betts win the Foursomes.

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First Round-Tho Holder Thon Draws Away
aud Takes the Match b., d Up and 4 TO Play
Miss 1loyt and y. II. Betts Nvint the Foursomes.
MANCHESTER, Mass, Aug. 27.-Miss Bcatrix
Hoyt OF tho shinnecock Hills Golf Club is tho
champion woman golfor OF the United States,
and tho Shinnocock Hills Golf Club will hold tho
handsome Cox trophy for another year. Miss
Hoyt defeated Miss N. @. Sargent OF the Essex
County Club In the finals OF the championship
tournament at tho Essex county links to-day,
5 up and 1 to play. The tournament has boon
the most successful in the history OF the United
States Golf Association, and tho finals brought
against the champion an antagonist who was in
every way worthy OF her stool. Fully 800 pco-
pie followed tho players on the decisive match,
and the first round was n most exciting one.
being all even at tho eighth hole, Miss Hoyt
ending tho round l up.
In the tournament Just ended tho record of
the links was broken by Miss lioyt, who did tho
eighteen holes In OF, and Mrs. II. c. Hooper
made the fourth hole Of 210 yards in two
strokes, both of which records arc likely to stand
for some time. The rain of tho opening day. in
which twenty-ciRht women went their medal
play rounds, affected their subsequent play
somewhat, and colds were fashionable at the
club TO-DAY.
When the competitors In the finals met this
morning the weather was almost perfect for
goling. There was little wind, tho air was
fresh and cool. and the sky was covered with
light clouds. which prevented uncomfortable
heat. The attendance at the clubhouse was tho
largest Of the week. and there were nearly u
thousand persons at the starting teo when the
round opened.
Both players were heartily applauded as they
stepped to tho tee. Miss Sargent won the toss
and took the frat drive. She went well over tho
brook q hundred yards, and was followed by Miss
Hoyt, who went a few yards beyond. Both made
good brassey drives over the bank, and Miss
Sargent's third stroke was straight toward the
hole. Miss Hoyt pulled the ball slightly. and it
lodged behind a rock. but n lne lofting shot put
her on tho green. Miss Sargent's approach went
wide. ana she lost one on tho green, 80 tue hole
was halved.
AT tho second hole Miss Sargent failed to get
over the hazard. Miss Hoyt went well up tho
hill, Tut tho bal. rolled down. and WIS stymifd
by a small tree. She drove the bal against tho
tree on tho next stroke and went behind n bank,
but her third stroke put her we'll on the green.
Miss Sargent made q beautiful second stroke,
but was not as we'll on tho green, and Miss Hoyt
won the hole with two puts. Both drove well,
and with good bras soy shots went around the
bunker. They got on the green in 3 ami haivel
the hole. 400 yards, in 9.
hlSj tiOyt QroVe on well at inc fOurtn, out the
ball rolled out OF bounds. Her second ball went
we'll up and she was over the bunker to tho hole
in 4, but Miss Sargent made a beautiful long
put and won tho hole, making the match all
even. Miss Sargent topped her drive at the fifth
hole and did not get to the road. which Miss
Hoyt went over on her drive.
Miss Hoyt won the hole by a well-directed
hrassey shot over the bunker: There were TWO
good drives at the sixth hole, but Miss Sargent's
! hull want infn N hnI liz m ihn EptsDnl q II rnEn
Miss Hoyt got up to the green on her second.
and with two puts won the hole, Miss Sargent
losing one on her approach. Miss Hoyt was
Both drove Off well at the seventh, Miss IIoyt's
tiful brassoy drive OF 10 yards up the hill.
Miss Hoyt's ball siimmet the brook, but went
well oyer. Miss Sargent made g pretty
of the green. It was Miss s~argent's hole on
hole Miss Sargent drove woli over the road and
up hill, but hsr ball rolled down. Miss Hoyt
drove into the bank at the foot of the hill. Sho
played ut beautifully with a prassey. but Miss
ssrsent,s bail vent further. With a good ap,
hole, and the match was all even again.
At the ninth they drove about even and their
second st.okes laid the balls aide by side; Bob
on tho third stroke, but Miss IEoyt's was in a
better lie. Miss Sargent drove into the bunker
s 4PS psSEea ws oas On IN "iiiiee 's sr Mis' S Miss 3 Sa a ame
missed a short put and the hole was Miss Hoyt's,
ltNNlIlR ntT L w Az III Gnu OF INC nTSL TbuNu.
S'nrt!ng around Ht;nin both went over the
brook and n sdc good bras-ey shots, but Miss
HOyt made a better approach and won the hole,
making her 2 up. At the eleventh hole both
drove we'll. Miss hoy. getting a longer carry.
Both were down on the green on their third
strokes. Miss Hoyt punted out and won the
hole in 4; 8 up.
At the twelfth hole both made good drives
and Miss Sargent q good hrasscy shot. but her
third went into the bunker. and on playing out
the ball dropped in the sand on the other side Of
the bunker. Both had two puts, but Miss Hoyt
had one stroke advantage on the approach and
took the hole, IN tking her 1 up.
Miss Hoyt pulled the ball on tho drive at tho
Short.lnIrternth hole and nearly sent 1t into tho
woods. Miss SarSent's drive had good dire.
ton. but sLe made u put which failed to hole
out, her ball striking the edge OF the cup and
coming out. The hole was halvcd.
On the fourteenth, with Miss Hoyt 1 UP
and 5 TO play, the drives placed the balls sidt
by side across tho road. Both Went over the
bunker on The next stroke, but Miss Hoyt made
better puts. Miss Sargent going past, and Mis-:
Hoyt won the hole, taking tho match by ) VI
and 1 10 play. The score:
Miss Hoyt-
First ..."...."..."7 8 9 4 8 8 o-5t
Miss Sargent
First i...""."""..7 . Q o So
Tho tournament closed this afternoon with
handicap mixed foursomes competition in which
thirty.Cne couples competed. The SCORES OF ~
winners were as follows: