New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-12
GOLF.
MISS WETMORE WINS GOLD MEDAL IN
OPENING ROUND OF wOMEN'S NET
ROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIP.

Among the whns and bents of Scotland there
may be bonnie lass who play golf better,
but certainly there is none prettier more lis
some than the maids and matroBs who tripped
gayly the Morris County links yesterday in
the womens metropolitan championship. Thirty
two fair golfers took part In the qualifying round
at medal play, and the contest royalty fought
and royalty Miss Maude X. Wetmore. OF the
Morris County Golf Club. captured first place. and
with 1t the gold medal offered for that achieve
ment. while Miss Beatrix Hoyt, with whom she
was paired and who for three successive years
held the championship of the United States was
second. Miss Wetmores score was 102 and Miss
Hoyt's 1O3
1t was a gala scene that greeted the visitors 10
the grounds The contestants in their natty golf
ing suits the throngs of gayly dressed spectators
and the brilliant summer foliage of the links all
combined to make scene of life and color wen
worth the journey to The arrangements Tor
the comfort and pleasure of the competitors were
admirably planned and nothing that could add to
the of the tournament was overlooked.
Yielding the desire to make the contest as sim
pie possible, the committee will allow but one
round of eighteen holes to be played each day until
Friday. when the tournament will end with the
finals for the championship. George Kip took
charge of the duties at the first tee. and consdera-
bic credit is due him for the smoothness with
which the somewhat trying work of pairing the
contestants was done. The handling of two dozen
excited women links is easy task. but
the club had its corps of aids hand to assist in
looking after their welfare and the days pro-
gramme passed off without hitch. The grounds
in the pink of condition for the struggle, and
nothing but praise heard from those who
played them. AS arranged for the tournament
yesterday they measured 500 yards follows:
Out .... 2as 175 pa $40 $40 1903 400 $50 433-2s3s
In ......25s AIS 442 545 38s 165 1913 4os 3s3-3131
Promptly 10 o'clock the first pair started on
their long journey of IS holes. and short inter
walls during the rest of the morning succeeding
pairs faced the tee. According to the programme
was tied TO he round
eighteen holes. and following the plan adopted in
the National championships, the best sixteen be-
came eligible for the succeeding rounds at match
play. In other words the day was exciting
struggle for sixteen places which would entitle
places for the cup. and no masculine struggle was
AS compared with the National championship at
Philadelphia last October the scores may not have
ris County and Philadelphia are two different links
Miss Hoyt made the best card at Philadelphia,
lo3. Miss wetmore did not appear at Philadelphia,
but her game yesterday shows that she has i9 h
came near beating Miss Hoyt at ArdsIey for the
ha' og 5 sSs HAS sn e0Se herr Of a
glance and is playing from Morris County, ana,
af sn 59 SAY bride she Ras that In happy Faculty.
rare among women of playing as serenely after
bad hole as when she has gone down r,a par ne
strength and earnestness that augur well for sub
S Psby she lacks the
but powerful swing. of Miss Hoyt but she gets
Her putting rot 50 strong as when she faced ICED
miss 9y at gs 1@ hf HAD the Wo ben
matched at the stroke instead se OF T at b4
b6 3 aRd HdG to G Miss Tfo and Miss '
So and had Miss , and M1sf have 6n
UP and to go. These comparisons are made
merely to show the relative strength Of the most
cept in the most general way, indicate the ultimate
There are W number of factors to be econed
with in the subsequent rounds, Most Of the com
Peors seasoned paye5s hXs 81 wnTm as eua
Miss Hoyt Miss Underhill. Mrs. A De Witt CoGh-
Of AF sH Wo s Of coun a9d
Miss Marion oliver of Baltusrol Miss Fargo. OF
Sc like ts ssnSa ED the
is over while Miss Cienevieve Hecker. who made
her he e s6t 3Pfhh ph hs Wee as
one of the best of the younger golfers OF the conn
showng or for besides Miss Wetmore it e the
Misc w Miss ESa 5rsa aG Miss
G. Wills all OF whom are veteran golfers, with
perfect be dFa% er the e st viii
bring the competitors together as foows Oliver and
Miss Fargo, Miss Kip and Miss Ws tde Miss dHs
aRH Mrs Mrs e'fr M ass aad aSa
P Rogers. Mrs w J. Berg and Miss Hoyt Mss MISS
Chauncey and Miss Willis. Miss Huriout ana MISS
Consolation sixteen-aIiss Shipper and Mrs. 4. D.
De Bary and Miss Charles Miss Wallace and Miss
Bryce Mrs A. e. snylie and Miss Ro6ns9n, MIS-;
and Miss Graham. Miss Swords and Miss L.
The cards of yesterdays play follow:
Miss Maud X witmore Morris County:
Out ......: ::::::::.s 8 8 3 SS21os
Miss Beatrix Hoyt, shnnecock Hills;
Out :.:::::::ss 3 S-si-nos
Miss Fargo, seabrght:
q out .::::::::::::::::5 sssssss 81