Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20
MISS GR1sCOM WON AGAIN.
Champion Golfer Continues Her
Steady Play at BaltusrOl.


| from Boston, by up and l to play.
Miss Curtis lost yesterday by much Of the
| same weakness that caused her defeat II
| August in the Shinnecock tournament in
ability to approach and put with tolerablt
accuracy. In driving she invariably had the
| advantage from fifteen to forty yards
| There, however, her superiority ended. Hell
| brassie work was good when not married
| by topped shots. three of these occurring
| in succession after her better drive to the
| first hole. which gave it to the champion
| in 6 to 8.
| Miss Griscom's long game was not quite
| SO good as on the previous day in her match
with Miss Hoyt. In approaching and put
| ting she was as steady as a rock. From
| five to ten feet Miss Griscom was absolute
| ly deadly, while the sixth hole she won In
| a twenty-foot put, and halved the seventh
| from a ten-foot put in a clever exhibition
of nerve. With put to win the hole, Miss
Griscom accidentally touched her ball while
addressing it, moving it slightly. She then
had the next to halve, and ran the ball
| down handsomely.
The champion was bunkered on the ninth
hole, and lost, but finished l up al the turn.
She won the next two, but the BoStonian
| reduced the lead to ! on the fifteenth green.
The next was halved, and when Miss Girls
com Won the seventeenth in 3 to the match
was over. The scores were:
Miss Frances c. Grscom, Merton
fn m' .,..:.:::. 1888 8 8 80 81 81
Miss Margaret Curtis, Essex county. Mass
f 2ut: ::,::.:::.: ) ; 8 ES9-lo2
Bye-hole not played out.
One of the days surprises was furnished
by Miss Georgana Bishop, the young cham
pion of the Brooklawn Club Bridgeport,
Conn. Miss Bishop has been playing win
ming golf ever since the start of the tourna-
ment, and she shook up the critics a bit
by turning down Mrs. E. A. Manice of
Lenox by 4 up and to play. The latter
was l up on the ninth green, but Miss
Bishop won steadily after that.
Another surprise was furnished in the
Consolation cup SERIES when Miss E,sa
Hurlbut. one of the strongest Morris county
golfers, administered a crushing defeat to
Mrs. n. Pendleton Rogers. Miss Hurlbut
won by s up and Z to play. The Morris
county women came out strong for the In
consolableS cup, the two victors being Miss
Marie e. Bryce and Miss Anna E. Kip.
Miss Bryce, in her game with Miss Heron,
made the excellent record of As for the out
going nine holes.
Fad Accident to Trotters.
The fourth days racing at Springdale
Park. Holyoke, Mass. yesterday was again
marked by number of accidents that as
sumed threatening aspects at first, but the
Usual horseman luck prevailed and nothing
very serious resulted. In the third heat Of
the 221 pacing class a smashup occurred
that involved three drivers, horses and sulk-
les. and 1t was nothing short of a miracle
that all lives were saved. At the turn near
the eighth pole Maud A. broke, and War
rem B., attempting to snatch the pole,
crushed the pole horse, Maud A, to the
ground, and Lady Pierson and Kittie
Wilkes piled up In the order named F. l..
Chickerng, driver of Kittie Wilkes was
lying under his kicking mare. Murt Fulton.
driver of Lady Pierson, saw him in that
perilCus place, and, although stunned and
hurt himself, he limped over and dragged
no ,n danger
Jordan Defeats Rarker.
The first game won in the Barker-J ordan
championship checker match, which has
been going on for five days at Boston, fell
to Richard Jordan yesterday afternoon. The
opening was from the double corner Bar
ker adopting line of defense that has
already appeared in Jordan's published
play. He slipped up on his nineteenth move,
Jordan selling his advantage. and after
wholesale exchanges came out man ahead
ami win. The evening game was
drawn.
j. Rcin and Maher Ride Winners.
The Horsham two-year-old race was won
by Lord William Beresfords chestnut colt
YaE at the second day of the Sandown
Park England. autumn meeting yesterday.
j. Reiff rode the winning horse.
The Hook Plate of $50 sOVereigns was
Won by c. S. Newton's bay gelding Garter
Knight, ridden by Danny Maher.
Miss Casts Riding Stopped.
A man who said he was a deputy sheriff
stopped Miss Marguerite CASTS record
breaking bicycle ride at Valley Stream, l..
l., yesterday by forcing her to leave the
track when she had finished 2,625 miles.
The man said he acting under instruc-
items from the district attorneys office.
Miss Cast made no attempt to dispute his
authority and gave up her design of COM
plotting 1900 miles.
The law of the state makes it unlawful
for any person to continue in a race or
contest of endurance more than twelve
hours in each twenty-four.
Victory for Georgetown Freshmen.
Ar interesting game of foot ball was
played yesterday afternoon on the George
town field between the Western High School
team and the freshmen eleven Of the uni
versty. the latter winning by the score of G
to o. The feature of the game was a re-
markable run of IS yards by Cox of the
freshmen. This was the first game of the
freshmen, and they are anxious to receive
challenges from other teams weighing their
average of 140.
Compass Whist Mt Marlborough Club.
An interesting round Of compass whist
was played last evening at the rooms of the
Marlborough Whist Club on G street near
14th. The rooms were crowded with play
ers, many representatives of the different
whist clubs of the city being present Bold
dashing play carried off the tricks last
night, the backward ones generally being
the sufferers to the extent of two three and
sometimes four tricks The top score east
and west, 1856, was made by Messrs Lundy
and Brown, while Miss Schmidt and Mr.
Willard scored 163, the best figures for
north and south.
Rase Ball Notes.
Henry Chadwick of New York, the
father of base BALL." is visiting relatives in
Washington and shaking hands with old
friends He is hale and hearty and re-
tains his comprehensive grasp upon all
points relating to the national game.
Frank Bancroft. business manager of the
Cincinnati base ball club, is in Washingt ton
ahead of the "Ramblers' company, which
appears at the Lyceum next week. Frank
is great believer in this city as a base
| ball winner.
Base ball politics should begin boiling
| next week. With the post-season series of
| games concluded, the prominent players Of
| the two big teams will have time to talk
| and do business with the projectors Of the
| new association.