The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-02

5. H. Boardman ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In the women's handicap Mrs. X. O..
Brown played from scratch and the 9TH
g. O'COnnOr 1 u O1Ot-6. Miss M
O.Connor i i 2 2-i2. Mrs. ]. j.
crooks 2 2-l5. Miss Mullins / 1
/ / Ia / . - Mrs. Breeder : 1zls II :
This afternoon Lieutenant T. g. Rob
erts, scratch, and g. HeazeltOn. handicap
2. will play the final rounds ~ the mems
handicap. and Mrs. r.. Gilman Brnvir
scratch. and Mrs. Breeden handicap ff
will play the final round OF the women's
handicap. The Fortnightly handicap set
Tor to-day. Will not take place but there
preaching. "P
The women's perpetual championsbi,
trophy, now held by the Nassau Counfrv
Club; of which Miss Ruth UnderhiH h. a
member, was presented To the T-nlfaI
States Golf Association by Robert COX.
a member OF the British Parliament frnr,
Edinburgh. He died recently and the In
ventory OF his estate has been filed IN
y. midlothian, the net value being nearly
The famous TroOn and Prestwick links
In Scotland are so near each other that
player who belongs 10 both the clubs
may play over 36-hole course. or "a as
posed TO make arrangements between the
Meadow Brook Club and the Garden civ
GolI CIuo, whose links adioin each other
on Hampstead Plains. whereby the Nom
bers OF each club may play over a 3s-h0Ie
course. Most OF the Meadow RrooIr
course. which was laid out about SIX
years ago, Is on tract Of 400 acres b.
longing to the Stewart estate which also
owns the course OF the Garden CITY Club
and the land between the two links The
Meadow Brook course IL 2S73 yards long
and the Garden City 1S-hOle links have n
playing length OF $3.50 yards m nine new
long holes were laid out. the two links
taken together would give n B-h0Ie
course. The Hampstead Plains are
naturally exceedingly suitable Tor FUif.
and the proposed 36-hole course would
prove great attraction for golfers
Records over II would be highly prizsd
and would fix the standard 81 PLAYERS
game. Herbert Hartman. the amateur
champion OF the United States. Is a mem
Der OF both clubs and I'm favor ~ the
project, which presents no difficulties. rs
the turf all over the Hampstead Plains
holds ball up well: water Is aIreadv
piped 10 all the greens Of the Garden CITY
links. and the additional nine holes neceJ-
sary could be easily laid out
The tournament for the wOmen's cham
pionship OF the year. held on the links 20
the Philadelphia Country club al Ra,a
was so important that II might fairly be
called n national event. Seventy-eirht
apart as Philadelphia. Chicago. PETS
burg, Baltimore. Cincinnati. Newpor. and
Albany; Golf Is game emineutiy
great demands on physical strength IN
calls for care. precision. good temper
nerve and tenacity. or course. as I'M other
pnlSicdl exercises ana sports the best
male player will always beat the best
woman golfer. but there u no reason why
a woman should not play an excellent
short game. and that Is very important
part OF any golf competition Miss Ruth
Underhill owes her championship mainly
10 her accurate short game for Mrs
Caleb r. Fox (whO defeated the famous
Miss BeatriN HOyt. three times cham
pionl. drove farther and did better
brassie work. but Miss UnderhiITs short
putting was careful and accurate. Sew
eral times Miss Underhill halved holes
that should have been won by Mrs T0N.
and at the seventeenth hole her opponent
missed two puts. and lost the hole. the
match and the championship.