The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-10
WOMEN'S GOLF CONTESTS
THE SURYIYORS IN THE CHAM
PIONSHIP NJ.

Miss Margaret Curtis and Mrs. X. A.
Mantce Looked Upon the Most
Likely Players to Last Out tho Week.
Pntrings for the Championship To-
day-The Consolation Match.
New York, Oct. 9.--The women's ma
tional golf tournament, which was be-
gun on the links of the Baltusrol GOLF
club at Short Hills, N. j., yesterday,
was continued to-day, and the number
of contestants who are striving for ma
tional honors has been reduced to eight
Match play at eighteen holes was the
rule to-day and the contestants VIII
continue at this style of play until the
issue shall have been decided next Sat
urday.
Now that the field of over eighty
players has been reduced to four pairs
Miss Margaret Curtis, of the Essex
Country club, Manchester, Mass, and
Mrs. e. A. Manice, of the Lenox, Mass,
Golf club are looked upon as the most
likely players to last out the week ana
meet in the final round on Saturday,
Miss Curtis is playing splendidly ana
as usual her long game Is perfect. On
the putting greens she Is rather weak,
but her long game helps her wonder
fullyA On the other hand, Mrs. Nance
is always reliable and her general play
so far in this tournament has been so
steady that she is just trif1e more or a
fayorite than is Miss Curtis.
Next to these two plays the players
in most favor are Miss Bessie Antho-
ny, of Chicago, the western champlon'
Miss Genevieve Heeker, of the Essex
County. New Jersey, Country club, ana
Miss Lucy Heron, of Cincinnati. In
the order as named they represent the
hest game so far played, and when to-
norrow's matches shall have been de-
cided four of these favorites should pc
the survivors
The weather to-day was most favora-
BILE and the players were followed over
the links by large enthusiastic galleries
of men and women golfers. the closest
match of the day was that petWeeh
Miss Lucy Heron and MISS N. a.
lockwood. of Lexington, Mass. THESE
two were tied on the home green ana
had to play two extra. holes. Iney
halyed the nineteenth, but because OF
moor put Miss Lockwood lost the tWen-
tieth hole and the match ana SO hilsseu
the cup by couple of inches.
Miss Margaret Curtis, of Manchester
Macs won her match with Miss Pau
Inc Mackey. Of the Oakley Country
c,,,h Massa achusetts, by two up. Going
o,,+ Miss Curtis at all times outdrove
ha, onnonent. but some of her approach
shots were very badly played anu ior
a time it looked as If she Woulu iiiahe
q very poor showing. Coming III, now
ever. Miss Curtis improved anu saVo
an almost faultless exhibition, not a
mistake being recorded against ner
during the play for the last nine noles'
Mrs Manice, playing steadily, had no
d,ficlllty in defeating Miss Louise A.
wells. of Brookline, Mass, winning oy
six up and five to play.
Miss Geuevieve Hecker, the metropoi-
itan champion, easily defeated her op-
ponant Miss Grace Fargo, of Seabrlght'
N r.. by four up and two to play
Mrs N. Pendleton Rogers, or Bal
+orsro, won from Miss Harriet T. cur
tic of Manchester, Mass, by one up
h,,t since neither of them turned IN
40 ,ds inst how they played Is uncer-
tain.
Miss Mollie Adams, OF Wollaston'
Mass. tied the record score OF 30 iiiaue
nv Miss Margaret Curtis carrier IN .he
dav. She won her match with MISS
Fannie King McLane, of Baltimore. py
three up and two to play, but she play
cd out the bye-holes in an endeaVor TO
beat Miss Curtis score.
THE only other match In the champl-
opsbin class was that between MISS G.
M Risbop. of Brooklawn, Conn, ana
Miss Elizabeth harrington, of the Ves-
nor Country club. Lowell Mass, Whlch
ryas von bv Miss Bishop by four up
I'D three to play. Neither Of these
players turned in card
Tn the contest for the consolation cup
the match between the two Phlladei-
nhians. Mrs w. M. Gorham ana MISS
FRANCES T.. Grlscom, who won the
cbampionship last year, attracted the
greatest amount of interest. 1t was
close match all the way and the ex-
cbsmnior was beaten by one up at the
finish
During the dLteIliooh tiiN iiioJ0i-t' -
the players took part in handicap,
which was won by Mrs. George Fran
cis. of Brookline, Mass, who made
gross score of 1O4 and with an allow
ance of fifteen strokes had net score
of 49,
Tomorrow the pairing for the cham-
pionship will be as follows:
Miss Margaret Curtis VS.. Miss Bessie
Anthony.
Mrs. N. p. Rogers VS.. Miss Lucy Her
ron.
Mrs. E. A. Manice vs.. Miss Mollie
Adams.
Miss G. M. Bishop VS.. Miss Genevieve
Hecker.
For the consolation cup the pairs will
be.
Mrs. w. F. Morgan VS.. Miss E. Hurl-
burt
Miss Elsie Cassatt VS. Miss e. M.
Goffe.
Mrs. w. M. Gorham vs, Miss Ethel
Burnett.
Miss G. r. Fox VS.. Miss r. S. Porter.
Following are the results of to-day's
play for the championship and consola-
tion cup:
Championship.
Miss Margaret Curtis beat Miss Pau-
line Mackey by two up.
Miss B. Anthony beat Miss M. l.. OH
yer by five up and four to play.
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