Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-29
WOMEN GOLFERS.
Miss HOyt, the Champion. Won the
Qualifying Round.

Miss HOyt, the Champion. Won the
Qualifying Round.
There was a great gathering Of expert
women golfers at the links of the SHINE
cock Hills Golf Club on Long Island yes
terday, where the qualifying round was
played of the womens fifth annual cham
pionship. under the auspices Of the United
States Golf Association.
Miss Beatrix Hoyt, who has taken the
gold medal each year. beginning with 1895.
for the best score in the qualifying round,
again won this honor. She won both the
medal and the championship in 1893, 1897
and 1898, but, after winning the medal
last year, she was beaten out In the nrst
round at match play by Mrs Caleb F. Fox.
who, by the way, has qualified this year,
and If they should both win their matches
today they will meet each other again
Thursday in the second round OF the match
play. That Miss Hoyt got the gold medal
Is by no means guarantee that Sne Will
win out at match play.
According to the luck Of the draw there
are some very good matches IN store Tor
today, as Miss Griscom plays Mrs. Manice
Miss Underhill meets Miss Rogers, Miss
Hoyt meets Miss Parrish, who Is no mean
opponent: Mrs. Fox meets Miss Living
ston and Miss Hecker meets Miss Wick
ham.
The following qualified for the champion
ship:
Miss Beatrix Hoyt, Shinnecock. "a; Miss
Frances c. Griscom. Merton Cricket, SO:
Miss Margaret Curtis. Essex County, i01 !:
Miss F. e. Wickham. Shinnecock. 1O4; Miss
III. c. Parrish, Shinnecock, 100; Miss Caro-
line Livingston, Westbrook, 1O6; Miss Gene
We've Hecker, Woburn. 106; Mrs. Toulmin,
Merton Cricket, 107; Mrs. N. P. Rogers.
Hillside Tennis and Golf, 1903; Miss Eunice
Terry, Ardsley. 10S; Mrs. Edward Manice,
Pittsfield. 100; Mrs Caleb F. Fox, Hunt
ington Valley. 100; Mrs. A. Dewitt Coch-
~.s@
Essex County. no: Miss Ruth Underhill.
Nassau Country Club, no; Miss Grace
Keys, Concord, Ill.
The other scores follow:
Miss Bessie Howe. Pittsburg, Ill; Miss
NJ. Harrison. Misquamicut, III; Miss NJ.
Chauncey. Dyker Meadow III; Miss G.
Marvin. Albany Country Club. 112: Miss c..
Barnes. Lenox. 1l2; Mrs. NJ. c. Work, At
lanttc City, 112; Miss Lucy Heron, Cincin-
natl, 113: Miss Sophie Starr, Huntington
Valley, 113; Miss e. B. Burt, Philadelphia
Country Club, 113; Mrs. c. R. Brown, Shin
, neeock, l1s - Mrs; w: Curtis Essex county:
Club, 114 Miss e. Burnett, Misquamicut,
ia; Mrs. F. c. Thatcher. Brooklawn. Ia;
Mrs. William shippen Morris county. us;
Miss J: Russell, shinnecock. 115: Miss L.
Maxwell, Nassau county. 116; Mrs. w. ].
Berg. Yountakah, 116: Miss E. Groesbeek,
Cincinnati, III; Miss Bessie Anthony Ev-
anstown, 1T; Miss F. suydam, Dyker
county. 119: Miss J. s. Clark. shinnecock.
40: Miss May Barrow. Ardsley. 11e; Miss
M. Wilson. Onwentsia 119; Miss g. Chaun-
e es Dyker Mead ,sS: 49, Mrs R; l. Car
Maidstone Golf Club 121: Miss Marion
Morse. Kansas City. 121: Miss NJ. ]. God
dard. Newport; re-: Miss E. Collins. St.
Miss NJ. N. Reilly. Philadelphia c. c.. 1924:
Miss c. Willis. Morris county. 1874; Miss M.
g. Eddy. Nassau county. 125; Mrs. 8. Bet
tie, Merton Cricket 1885, Miss E. Goff. Point
It'd n. T
ley. 1873: Mrs. H. st. John Smith, Tuxedo,
1876; Miss NJ. P. Lippincott. Huntington, 1886;
Mrs. 8. c. Price. Philadelphia C. c.. 1873;
Miss g.. Richardson. Nassau county, AL
The drawings for the first championship
round resulted:
Miss F. E. Wickham and Miss Genevieve
Hecker. Miss Eunice Terry and Miss H. g.
Curtis Mrs N Pendleton Rogers and Miss
Ruth Underhill. Mrs. Edward A. Manice
and Miss Frances G. Griscom, Miss Bea-
trfx Hoyt and Miss c. H. Parrish Mrs
Caleb F. Fox and Miss Caroline Living
ston. Miss Margaret Curtis and Mrs A.
Dewitt Cochrane Mrs. H Toulmin and
Miss Grace Keyes.
VardOn Equals a Record.
Harry Vardon played the best ball with
James Douglas and George o. Thatcher
on the Kebo Valley links. on Mt Desert,
yesterday. defeating them in 36-hole
match. up to play. Douglas is the
clubs professional teacher. Thatcher one
of the clubs best local players. In the
morning round of Is holes vardon defeated
the best ball of Douglas and Thatcher, 6 I'D
to play.
In the afternoon Douglas and Thatcher
braced up and surprised the spectators by
an exceedingly creditable performance Var
don lost the ball once in the first afternoon
round and twice in the second round max
Ing his score for the rounds problematical
In the morning round he equaled the clubs
9-hole record. Summary of Vardon's play: