The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-09
AYBYWOMEN
-FOUR ARE TIED ron LOW SCORE
IN CHAMPIONsHIP.
mrs. Edward 4. Manice. Miss Lucy Herrsu.
Mn Margaret Curtis and Mis- Adams
Each Make e7--stss Frances e. 0rss-
cen PAN 90 Qualify for Match Pay.

CEN Fafis 70 quarry Tor Match RAY.
Mrs. Edward A. Manice Of Lnnox. Miss
lacy Heron Of Cincinnati. Miss Margaret
Curtis OF Essex County and Miss Mollie
Adams Of the wollaston. Mass. Golf Club.
we're tied at 81 STROKES for the lowest gross
soorc In the qualifying round Of the women's
natonsl golf championship Mt the Baltusrol
Golf Club links yesterday. A remarkable
roverssl Of form wa noted In the case Of
tho champion. Miss Frances c. Griscom
Of Philadelphia. who failed 10 qualify In
M firrt sixteen, the qualifying score this
year being io<. while Miss Griscom could do
no better than i01. Miss Beatrix Hoyt.
winner Of the gold medal for every year
since 1900. and champion In 100. 1897 and
ises. did no, play this year, not being In the
form which she has shown. She was a
quiet looker-on. although Abe easily might
have qualified. OF the sixteen In match
play ten are from New England. -four from
the Metropolitan district and the others
nom the West and South.
Yesterdays medal play SCORES In the
qualifying round demonstrates that tho
quality OF golf played by the women In
this country is improving cvery year. The
scoring was considered high by many.
N ~ DDkty vi THO CDuFtt ~ Oill 90 anu
par play would take half a stroke a holo
from that. but the Baltusrol course is long
and narrow In places and absolute accuracy
IL necessary TO secure a very low score.
Then. too. the H~hinneoock course. on which
tho championship was played las, year.
IL about tho came length, and while tho
highest Of the qualifying scores Yesterday
was io4 at shinneoook a core OF Ill qualified.
Tho scores indicate that a larger numter
Of women golfers ars reaching the class In
which Mis- Hoyt in past years stood su-
prone.
Mrs. Manicc's performance was not equal
20 her best gane although her recorded
score Of 81 would indicate this. She made
the first hole In absolutely perfect golf,
three strokes under DOGGY, playing three
full shots 70 the green and running down
a put for a =. which is two strokes under
boRcy. The hole is $50 yards and a par 5.
Here II was that Miss Griscom. after reach
ing the edge Of the green IN } made the hole
In ! and started with q heavy handicap.
Miss Margaret Curtis. another Of the
leaders. IL a strong favoritc for the cham
pionship. she Is the longer, driver Of all
tho women. and even In the driving com
petition. where a constant tendency to
press IL manifested. she won with a drive
Of moro than ~ yards. Her long game
found Tho course admirably suited TO H.,
and but for one missed put che might be
wearing the gold medal to-day.
Miss Lucy Heron. the third Of tho %
contingent. has becn a competitor siucs
1880. when she was beaten 10y Mis- Sar-
gent AT k-~ex County Ia the match play
She has simply worked her way TO the
front. much a. did Miss Giiscom. Mis-
Adams. the fourth TO tie for the gold medal.
-as one Of the surprises Of the tourna-
uIsnt TO most of the players, although rhe
has been looked upon by tho Boston gulfcr~
for soine time a. one OF the most proni--
ing la that district. II H. noticeable that
ali Of these four players have the round
three-qunrter- swing which has hsen 30
successfully used by Mis- Hoyt. and there
seems to h, little TO choo-s bct ween them.
The setting forward Of the tess for the
championship did hot very materially
affect the play. except where a bunker was
TO - driven. The holes. distances and
bogey scOre. which will be usofu. a. a basis
for comparisons, are