The age-herald., 1899-07-23
ENCLAND'S CHAMPION
 GOLF. PLAYER

London, June 12.-All London is telling the work of the latest little girl golf cham pion, Mary Elizabeth Linzee Hezlet the little Irish lass who, fresh from Ulster, came over to Newcastle and easily defeated the hitherto champions.
 Little Girl Hazlet," as Lord Rosebery called her, gave previous hint of her abili- ity by winning a stroke competition with a score of 94. She also won the Irish cham pionship; but no attention was paid to her when she entered for the ladies open cham pionship of Great Britain, for no one sup posed she would do anything.
 Among her opponents was Miss Maglll, another Irish golfer who is noted for her nerve in trying situations. Then there was Miss bod, who made that wonderful stroke last year. And besides there was Miss Carr, the girl whose strength was pro nounced wind proof" meaning that she could loft as well against a noxthwester as in calm.
 But Miss Hezlet outstripped them all. Not only did she play with remarkable skill, but when in several rounds mistor- tune placed her in the rear in the early part of the competition she summoned her nerve, and by courageous play made up the loss and qualified.
 Miss Hezet won the first round without exertion, and saved the second round from monotony by her daShing golf. Miss Carr was her opponent At the start the latter secured a lead. Miss Hezlet soon reached her adversary, and both were on even terms after several halved holes at the be ginning of the home journey.
 Every stroke of the Celtic girl was a dls- play of accuracy, and at the fifteenth hoie t1. fad f1Ata third round The third round was played to the accompaniment of rain and both- ersome wind from the northwest. But the elements did not hinder Miss Hezlet s cieN- CT work in the least. She qualified for the fourth and fifth with plenty to spare
 Miss bod was the opponent of the Elmer aid Isle golfer in the semi-tinals. She made a nlucky effort, and for a time the issue was in doubt But approaching the finish of the round Miss Hezlet rallied and care frl1v calculating every stroke, romped Tn a candidate for the finals.
 If was A great match in the decisive round Against Miss Hezlet was pitted Miss Magill. The first half was all III favor Miss Magill, who turned for home w1th two holes to spare At this critical moment the young girl was not dismayed one Dit Playing deterlninedly she gradually crept up toward her opponent. The twelfth, tnir- teeath and fourteenth holes were hers ar ter an admirable exhibition of hrst water golf The undaunted marvel halved the fifteenth took the sixteenth, and halylns the seventeenth. was the possessor of the ladies open championship. tz
 Many of the spectators present compared the playing of Miss Hezlet with that ef Beatrix Hoyt, the American champienF Miss Hoyt is nineteen and has been lady champion four years. Miss Hezlet is seV- enteen and has won the championship for the first time. In career the two girls are much alike
 Little Miss Hezlet began her golf work at lthe age of eleven. Her family were all golfers and she has learned from them the best methods They took turns in teaching her; so she borrowed nerve from the Hez- let boys and perseverance from the Hezlet women. She first distinguished herself by her clever lofting in the teeth of a gale. She