New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-20
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WOMEN HOLD THEIR TOURNAMENT At
BALTUSROL IN SPITE OF THE STORM
FINAL. MATCHES TOMORROW.


When a woman decides she wants something she
usually gets It, which Is true in golf as it is In
| most other things Yesterday the Greens Commit
tee Of The Batusrol Golf Club rose from breakfast.
| looked out at the rain rubbed It's hands and said:
| mo tournament to-day my dears." and promptly
departed for New-York. Half an hour LATER stage
! load Of Morris County women drove up in the pet-
! ing storm prepared TO finish out ;he contest or he
| drowned In the attempt. With them were haf-a-
! dozen others. equally smojhored in sweaters ana
golhrg capcs and equally determined TO carry out
I the play They were met by the smiling and obse-
quious steward. who Informed them that the tour
nament had 0ecn postponed.
! "Tournamcnt postponed, Nonsense, It's no such
thing" and a score Of pretty feet went down in
unison.
The women gathered in the clubho Use and held
an INDIGNATION meeting; then the telephone was
seized and Delinquent players were informed that
the tournament would 20 on. Messengers were sent
for absent competitors; the matches were started
and AZ II crown their efforts. the rain stopped
and the sun came on; as warm and smiling as ON
a summers day. When it all over and the last
pair In. this same stage carried away a happy
ard triumphant crowd Of girls, whose cheers for
Morris County and their own success could he
heard long after the wheels had ratified down the
driveway.
1t was the continuation Of the women's tourna-
ment which opened 50 pleasantly on Tuesday and.
though feminine persistoncy almost carried 1t
These will take place tomorrow. one IS in the
seml-nnal round for the PatronesSes' cup, in which
the competitors Mrs William Shipper Of Nor
ris County, and Mrs. w j. Berg. Of Nutley. Mrs.
Berg arrived at the clubhouse in the early morn
ing before the others had put in appearance;
told OF the pOstpOnement. and Immediately left
for her hom'. Efforts to reach her proved unsuc-
cossful and in these circumstances It was impossi-
Bile to allow Mrs. Shipper to win by default. The
match viii. therefor. be played tomorrow morn
ing. The other pair in the semi-hnals. Mrs. II. b.
Ashmore and Miss Won Boskcrck. both of Batusrol,
We're on hand and their match WAS held, Mrs. Ash
winning by { up and to go. In the consola-
tion division Miss Alice Post Of Morris County,
dofduitod for disappearance. giving the match
to Mrs. II. =. Phipps. also Of Morris County. Miss
GLADYS Robinson, Of Wee Burn won from Miss
c. G. Willis. another Morris County player, leaving
Miss Robinson and Mrs. Phpps to meet in the
finals in the afternoon Miss Robinson continued
her clever game Of the forenoon and won by up.
She was awarded the Consolation Cup, a handsome
piece of silver.
All these matches at nine holes. over the
woman's course. the first six and the last three Of
the holes constituting a round
a mixed foursome contest at eighteen holes was
also held in the afternoon. hut. as in The Other
affair those who failed TO appear will be allowed 10
play on Friday For this reason no award OF prizes
could be mad. II is doubtful, however II ths top
and Mrs. Shipper made card Of 50. which estab-
fishes The Baltnsrol record for mixed fSursome
pettors. having his partner Mrs. Frank NJ. Free
man of the Fairfield County Golf club. Douglas
was his best. the Of los indicates.
Tomorrow there Is to he a putting and approach
Ing competition and long driving contest in add
lion TO the unfinished matches. and tea will he
served in the clubhouse. Yesterday there was
informal reception in the afternoon. a which many
well-knOWn people were present Some Of those
who watched the play were Mrs Louis i. Bayard,
Mrs J. Walter Wood, ir Mrs. w. Feowes Morgan,
Miss McAllistor Ransom H. Thomas George Kip,
Miss KnOwlton. Mrs j. A. Stewart. jr.. the Misses
Enos and the Misses Nyse
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