The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-27
WHICH WILL BE CIIAMpION9
THE BIG GOLF TOURNAMENT ron
WOMEN NARROUS DOWN TO A PAIR.

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MisS n. 4. Sargent. tho Lucky survivorA-s
Miss GrIscom Wakes n strong Bid -splcndid
PiaJ by Mra. Hooper In tho Handicap.
MANCHESTER, Mass, Aug. 2G.-Miss Bsatri1
Hoyt OF the Shinnccock Hills Golf Club and Miss
n. G. Sargent Of the Essex County Club Will
play to morrow for the woman's golf champion.
ship Of the United States. The expected hnp-
pcncd to-day when Miss Hoyt beat Miss Clara
L%ongworth OF the Cincinnati Golf Club O up
and 4 TO play, anu Miss Sargent beat Miss +. Z.
Grlscom of tho Merton Cricket Club, Philadel-
phia, 3 up and = to play.
The weather conditions wsrc perfect for the
morning play, there being Just enough OF o
fcccy haze to temper the suns glare, and some
record. breaking scores were expected. In this
the players and the spectators were disappoint-
ed, for Miss Hoyt's first round was made in 81
and Miss Sargent'S Appropriated 81. The final
match tomorrow will be full OF interest, for
while Miss Hoyt is looked upon as n winner, tho
hopes OF the Essex County Club are with Miss
Sargent. and she will be by far the strongest
player Miss Hoyt has met in the present tournu-
ment. Should the champion fail, the Essex
County Club will celebrate tomorrow night.
The most interesting match Of the day was
that between Miss Sargent and Miss Griscom.
or the 800 or more spectators who watched th0
driving off at the first tee probably half werd
most interested in tho Sargcnt.ur iscom match,
ohu VI Nv oJhcI ilhll u hlhJOTlIy lDllOWCu mlbI
Hoyt and her opponent, the remainder going
from one match to the other. Miss Sargent was
the first TO drive OF, making a long, clean stroke
which crossed the brook. Miss Griscom folA
lowed in good form, and by better
putting won the hole in 5. At tho second
hole Miss Griscom's drive was better directed
and won the hole in the same number. Tbs
third was Miss Sargcnt's on fine putting. 40
the fourth hole Miss Sargent pulled her ball
| put pf hounds md Nisp .r,srn,p ,p Tho b,,o L.,
8. At the fifth Miss Griscon made a pretty
long drive across the road. Miss Sargent sliced.
but got into n good lie. Miss Griscom lost n
stroke on her brasscy shot, but made it up on
the green, and won the hole. which made her q
up. At tho sixth both drove well, bu,
Miss Griscom made q better approach and
won the hole. 1t began to look dark
for Miss Sargent, but she is u player OF remark-
aole pluck. and her friends knew that she wac
not playing anything Ike her game. tho
gent fooled her brasscy shot. Miss Griscom
made a poor approach, aud tho hole was hslved-
Miss Sargent Logan to get into her game at the
eighth hole. Both drove across the brook and
into . sand bank, but got out well. Miss Sar-
hole. At the ninth both drove Wen, Miss Girls.
com foozled her brassey shot, and afterwsrd
IL. Miss Sargent's approach was one Of tho
p~rettiesi OF tue gay, going well up TO the hole.
gan TO tel on Miss Griscom. Coming toward
thN a. +l4Sb pIlbtOlH hIlCtu neT MI,
which rolled into the sand bunker guarding the
third hole. After two Intellectual attempts 10
get II out with a mashie, Miss Griscom gave up
the hole. On the eleventh Miss Griscom wen5
over The green on hor approach shot. and MISS
SarGeLt won tue hole. making the match all
even. AT the twelfth hole Miss Sargent made q
ane drive, but Miss Griscom sliced and
She played u out and thirty yards toward tho
hole by a well-directed mhshie shot. Her brassey
S Ssik W snd low Sou n5 eae o Sgnkey Mi sst s ',5Hsf a b P}1s95S
Ground me bunker and won the hole. Thu
drives TO the thirteenth hole were nearly even.
hole was haived. On the fourteenth Miss Sar-
gent pulled nor drive. out Miss Griscom went
well acrosO the road. The hole was won by
Miss Sargent. who was then 2 up. At the six
tecnth Miss Sargent. made a good drive, but
Miss Griscom pulled hers against the wall.
from which 4 bounded out into a good lie
Both went well over the brook and the bunker.
Miss Sargent won the hole and took the match
by 3 up and 2 to play.
,o n Miss y 1lss h n;y se mS hSf ,M With Miss LonSwSrt
hole in & and the second in 4, The long hole, 400
yards. was ha!yed in {. Miss Hoyt won the
hole. Miss Longworth made a fine drive and
approach at the sixth hole. and won it in 4. Sie
ossF the the ssvs" ban 5Es% M asa H 1Ss By eiFh aP' p ass
halved in 8 by good play. On the
n mn bo,, both 9th. H dsGse nv q Miss ITs beau, FL 4 N Hss
LongWorth taking one M stroke more. On ,Ie
second round Miss Hoyt got we'll over the brook
and took the tenth hole. Miss L~ongworth's
yards and her brsssy shot put her Town 10 the
green. she won ine hole in 1, one OF the pr ;tiest
holes OF the day. Miss Hoyt won the long twelfth
AIDED tie thirteenth in 5. At the fourteenth
she was dormy s and playing well. Miss Long
worth got into the bunker on her brnssey shot.
by g up and A TO play. The scores:
Miss lioyt-