New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
GOLF.
MISS HoYT BEATEN Ply MISS HECKER AT
MORRIS COUNTY.
FORMER CHAMPION LOSES BRILLIANT MATCE
BY ONE UP-MIss UNDERH1LL WINS
FROM MISS HURLBUT.

politan district now rests between Miss Genevieve
Hecker OF the Wee Burn Golf Club, and Miss
Ruth Underhil Of the Nassau Country Club. Yes
terday Miss Hecker defeated Miss Beatrt1 Hoyt.
the former champion of the United States, by the
margin Of up. while Miss Underhill won
from Miss Hurlbut. of Morris County. by similar
So intense the interest of the spec
tators that the drenchng downpour did not
drive them from the links. All the contestants
were wet to the skin, but they played on with
masculine disregard of the weather, and In spite
of muddy tees and sodden greens the scores Will
compare favorably with anything done this week.
The conditions in the morning were anything but
pleasant. The air was sticky and uncomfortaole
and the greens slow and dead, as result of
the previous nights storm. Nevertheless there
fair sized gallery present when the matches
started. and the opening plays were generously
applauded. Most of the onoolers chose the match
between Miss Hoyt and Miss Hecker as likely to
be the most interesting. and it was a hattertns
crowd that followed the two women as they set
out Miss Hoyt had little the best Of her OPP
ponent on the drives for the first hole, but both
were well to the green In 2. There Miss Hoyt
down put for g. Miss Hecker missing
short to have.
Facing the second both failed to clear the ravine,
but Miss Hecker had the choice of positions. and
got up nicely with her mashie. Miss Hoyt taking
two to accomplish the same result. Miss Hecker
was out In to her opponents I. which tied
the score. The third hole was halved In s. Com
Ing to the next, which crosses the railroad track,
Miss Hecker missed her drive and fell short but
on her second she managed to get to the fair
green Miss Hoyt not particularly strong in
her short game, but managed go down in
mediocre 7. which beat Miss Hecker a stroke, and
gave her lead of l up. Again on the fifth tee.
Miss Hecker missed her drive, sending the ball
out of bounds. She allowed another
without penalty, and this time she brought it off
nicely. Miss Hoyt generously allowed her to lose
distance only this second trial. which is
trary to the rules yet the courtesy availed moth
ing for Miss Hecker who beaten, 5 TO I.
On the sixth tee Miss Hoyt missed her footing
and dubbed her drive Miss Hecker taking the hole
at 5 to 6. The storm which had been threatening
broke as the two women finished this hole. but
both kept on, though drenched to the skin. Facing
the seventh hole in the pelting rain Miss Hoyt
made a sizzling tee shot following it up with
equally good brassey. and won in a par T. Now
they went down the hfll to the eighth, where Miss
Hoyt holed out IN g. winning her opponents
failure to hole a twelve-nch put. Going to the
ninth Miss Hoyt had the best of the drives though
Miss Hecker outpayed her through the green.
Miss Hoyt bungled into the bunker her third
and took two more to get out. This gave Miss
Hecker the opportunity for which she looking.
and the Wee Burn player won at to 9. At this
point, therefore. Miss Hoyt was up-a comfort
able lead, which was considered indicative OF ulti
mate victory.
Turning for home again Miss Hecker had the
better of the drives and after making a fine ap-
proach holed out in and Won. This eleventh
was halved in and the twelfth in 7. Going
way, but on the green she trimmed the cup and
another halved hole the result. Facing the
fourteenth both did we'll from the tee Miss Heoker
having the choice position. Taking iron Miss
Hoyt tried to clear the railroad track, but the ball
fell in nasty hanging line the near side OF the
embankment. Miss Hecker also chose iron and
kewfe G Ps but changing to "a b,TaSsey she
inches of the hole. Miss Hoyt tried her mashle and
pitched to the edge of the green. but as Miss
Hecker went down her next, she lost the hole.
This bit of luck put Miss Heoker even terms
with the ex-champiOn, and the same good fortune
followed her to the end. Going to the ffteenth
Miss Hoyt missed her mashe approach and was
bunkered while Miss Hecker was on the green in
two and won at 5 to 8. making her VI. the rain
had ceased by this time, but the air heavy and
the green's slow.
On the sixteenth Miss Hoyt made q capital drivs.
and with short mashe shot reached the green,
where she down short put for 5. Miss
Hecker who meanwhile had reached the green on
her second. full iron shot, trimmed the cup and
lost the hole, to 8. 1t was a crucial moment.
With the score tic Miss Heyt topped her drive
from the seventeenth into the bunker. while Miss
HeCker made pretty drive well up the course.
This settled that hole and made Miss Hecker
TO her usual plucky tactics, played with sort OF
heartless energy and the hole was finally halved
n Z. The cards: