New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-16
GOLF.
MISS UNDERHILL BEATEN on THE ARDS
LEY LINKS.

CHAMPION LOSES TO MRS. II. b AsHhoRE' OF
BALTUsRoL By rP-MIss TERRY
OBLIGED TO DEFAULT.
The NAV at Ardsley yesterday. II demonstrating
nothing else proves the typical golhng woman 70
he creature with small regard for wind and ram,
for. though the links were wet and slushy ana the
air raw and uncomfortable, the players went
through their matches as serenely as IL the ooy
were the most favored time in midsummer Inc
worst part Of II that Tuesdays snow had iell
the green slow and soggy. and there was little en-
couragement for low scores. light rain leil ~
III. forenoon and what few spectators there were
were glad 10 take comfort in the heaviest wraps
Aside from the weather conditions, however the
tournament was attractive. and the interest Keen
and we'll sustained.
Miss T-nderbill was beaten by Mrs. n. B. Ash
more of Bsltusrol, bat II hardly be SAID 1hat
the result was unexpected. Miss UnderhilI mas no.
beer In coed form Of late. and her opening ropnu
on Monday, when she was beaten by MISS Terry
for the gold medal, presaged her ultimate oe'cat
before the close Of the week Mrs. Ashmore won
by 2 up after a rather mediocre match IN "nieh
neither player showed the form that was expected
but a great deal can be laid to the links, whicn
were In anything but At condition Tor such CON-
test The tees, too were slippery, and both women
found II hard to keep their feet n driving
Starting out each was cr .ho first green In but
Mrs Ashmore down a lively fifteen loot put
and won at 3 to s. Miss Undernlll hsu the eocu
fortune to lay her opponent stymie on the second
green and so got the hole The third was diVided
in a poor s. Facing the next MISS UnderhH
missed her footing on the tee and landed IN Ne
bunker but she was out nicely with ner mash'e
and as Mrs Ashmore weak on her long game
the hole was ultimately halved. on the SKIN
| hole the score was even, though Mrs Ashmore had
nj the better OF the argument by reason Of her
| greater accuracy on the greens The seventh was
| baIved in s. Mrs Ashmore missing a wee put to
win in g. but the latter got the eigntn at 10 w
which made her / up. The champion evened
matters on the ninth. however so that turning
for home the score again tied
| Tb. fog which had hung over the course all the
| rorning had by this time grown so thick that 1t
vas difficult to follow the balls. Miss Underhil
drove hers out OF sight in going from the tenth
| tee and IL required almost the time limit OF ave
Mrs Ashmore was a stroke ahead in reaching the
| fwo she won at 10 S. The champion got the next
however. playing perfect drive ana tollowlng ~
with splendid iron sh2ts %n'cn H th twiSb
While the next was divided In 8. The fourteenth
| was won by Mrs Ashmore who reached the greer
in and ho!ed out on perfect nfteen 1907 put
a lie with 10 60 Miss Underhill foozed badly
! on the next which Mrs Ashmore won; to s. In
spite Of some rather wsak Pg aSay
drive twenty yards longer tFan her opponents
but instead OF making the ost OF this advan;
was paying the odd when they reached the green
She aoled a capital put for half, however, whlch
left Mrs. Ashnore dormie one Playing me nome
but in spite OF this III fortune they were both on
/ The green in s. Mrs. Ashmore was dead on her
next and as Miss Underhll twice oyerpIayed the
cup. she lifted giving the match 10 MIS- Ash'hofe
| rNyo In he