The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-30
FAIR ONES ON FAIR GREEN
PLAY IN THE wOMEN,s OPEN COLE
CHAMPIONSHIP AT SHIN
NEC0CK
SOCIETY WAS OUT IN FORCE
Many of the Matches Were Followed
With Interest by Good-Sized
Galleries of On
lockers.

10 uoy at nnatcn play III the woman 5
open golf championship, was begun this
morning upon the links of the Shine
cock Hills oGlf clu, under the most ia
Vorable circumstances. The sun was
warm and bright, while there was re-
freshlng breeze from the ocean sweepins
over the links which were in the best Of
condition. all the putting greens and fair
greens having been cut shortly after
daylight The first pair to get started
was Miss Harriet Curtis, of Boston, and
MISS Eunice Terry, Ardsley After haIv-
ing the first hole in 6, Miss Terry won
the second, and Miss Curtis the third
The fourth was halved, and then Miss
Terry won the next three holes in rapid
succession, Miss Curtis hanging on the
rim of the cup for a half at the seventh
hole.
The match between Mrs Pendleton
Rogers. Plainfeld, N. j., and Miss Ruth,
Underhill, Nassau Country club. was very
close and interesting for the first seven
holes Mrs Rogers was leading by one
up. when they drove out for the eighth
hole. The third couple to get under way
were Miss Genevieve Hecker, Wee Burn
Golf club, of Norton Conn, and Miss
f. E. Wickham, Shinnecock Miss Heck
er was three up at the second hole Miss
Francis Grisoom, Philadelphia, and Mrs
Il. A. Mannice, Lenox, were the fourth
pair, and at the seventh hole Miss Girls
com led by four up. Miss Beatrix Hoyt,
Shinnecock, had her club mate Miss c.
c. Parrish, as an opponent, and at the
seventh hole she had the match we'll In
hand, as she then led by five up. This
hest Miss Parrish al la 70 do
to halve two holes. Mrs. Caleb Fox.
Huntington, Valley Country club, Phila-
delphia, who put Miss Hoyt out last year
in the first round, had Miss Caroline Liv-
ingston Westbrook as an opponent on this
occasion, and she found her no easy per-
son 10 beat, as she only led by two at
the seventh hole.
Miss NJ. Curtfss, Essex County, Boston,
had Mrs. Dewitt Cochran we'll In hand
at the seventh hole, as she then led by
five up. Mrs. H. Toulmin, Merton Crick-
ct, Philadelphia, and Miss Grace Keyes,
Concord, Mass, were all even at the
seventh hole, the first, second and fourth
holes being halved, Miss Reyes winning
the third and seventh and Mrs. Toulmin
fifth and sixth.
Miss Underhil, who won the champion
ship last year, was beaten by Mrs. Rog-
ers, one up.
The surprise in the first round Of match
play today in the woman's national cham
pionship was the defeat of the champion,
Miss Ruth Sunderhin, of the Nassau
county club, who was beaten by Mrs.
Pendleton Rogers, Of the Hillside Tennis
and Golf club, of Plainfeld, n. j. 1t was
most interesting match and was only
lost through misput on the home gar
den.
The match was witnessed by a large and
enthusiastic gallery Of society people, who
are deeply interested in the championship.
A good-sized gallery followed the match
between Miss Beatrix Hoyt and Miss G.
H. Parish, but it was so one-sided that
all interest was lost when it was seen
that Miss Hoyt was bound to win with
ease, so her followers went off to look
at other matches, which were being close
ly contested.
A match which attracted considerable
attention was the contest between Miss
Frances Driscom, Philadelphia, and Mrs.
E. A. Mannice, Lenox. 1t was watched
by one of the galleries of the day, and
finally won at the sixteenth green by Miss
Griscom, who will be the opponent Of
Mrs. Rogers tomorrow, the lady who van
pushed Miss Underhill.
The match between Mrs Claude F. Fox
and Miss Livingston, the Westbrook
champion, was watched with interest, as
Mrs Fox is the lady who put Miss Fox
out last year, and her victory over Miss
Livingston meant she would be the oppo-
nent of Miss Hoyt in the morning.
Miss M. Curtis, of Boston, had no diff
Guilty in disposing of Mrs. A. Dewitt
Cochran Ardsley, but the match between
Miss G. Reyes, Concord, Mass, and Mrs.
H. Toulmin Merton Cricket club, Phila-
delphia, was very close and interesting,
the former winning by / up. The first
round at match play between the third
and fourth eights was also played, and
there was a consolation handicap for all
those who did not qualify for the cham
pionship. The winner of the handicap
was. Miss q. w. COTE, Point Judith
Country club, with a score OF 103-1S-S5.
Summary:
Miss Ruth Underhill Nassau Country
club, was beaten by Mrs. N. Pendleton
Rogers, Hillside Tennis and Golf club.
championship was as follows:
Miss Genevieve Hecker, Wee Burn, beat
Miss f. e. Wickham, Shinnecock, up
and to play.
Miss Unice Terry, Ardsley, beat Miss
Harrie Curtis, Essex county, up and
Mrs, N. P. Rogers, Hillside Tennis and
Golf club, beat Miss Ruth UnderhiIl,
Nassau Country club, 1 up.
Miss Francis Griscom, Merton Cricket
club Philadelphia, beat Mrs. E. Manice,
Pittsfeld, 8 up and to play.
Miss Beatrix Hoyt. Shinnecock, beat
Miss c. H. Parrish, Shinnecook, I up and
Mrs. Caleb F. Fox. Huntington Valley