Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-10-11
WITH THE GOLFERS.
Tasker and Miller Cup Winners at
Walpole-First Round for the Fall
Cup PLAYED Monday and Tuesday.

asker and Miller Cup Winners at
Walpole-First Round for the Fall
Cup Played Monday and Tuesday.
The representatives of Wantastiquet
Golf club came out of the tournament
on the Homestead clubs links in Wal
pole, N. H., Saturday with flying
colors. Twenty-seven holes were
played, and silver cups were given
for the best nine hole score, picking
from the three rounds of nine holes.
and the second score, and for the two
highest gross scores. John e. Tasker
of Brattleboro won the first prize for
the score for nine holes with a record
of 80. Clarence NJ. Miller of Brattle-
boro and William A. Hall Of Bellows
Falls, who is a member of the Ardslev,
N. Y. club, were tied for the second
best score for nine holes with Al each.
but Mr.. Miller was awarded the cup,
Mr.. Hall taking the prize for the best
gross score for three rounds. 142.
Mr.. Miller was tied for second place
for best gross score with 144. c. H.
Thompson and Leslie Edwards, the
other Brattleboro players. had good
scores, 149 and 1853 respectively, while
Tasker's gross score was 1874. Tasker
played his last round of nine holes in
the remarkably low score of As. On
the short hole, 1856 yards. he drove TO
the green with cleek and ran down
a long put, getting a two. There was
also a tournament for ladies in which
Mrs. H. H. Crosby and Miss Maud
Essex competed. The former was
only two strokes behind the second cup
winner. Players were present from
ha
clubs, the Homestead club and clubs
in Bellows Falls and Rutland. The
Brattleboro contingent went to Wal
pole by tally-ho. The party included
Mrs. Crosby. Miss Essex. Miss Hines,
Miss Harrington. Miss Gordon, Miss
Crowell, Col. Miles. and Messrs. Tas-
ker, Thompson, Miller and Edwards.
The party left Brattleboro early in
the morning and on reaching Walpole
went at once to the club house of the
Homestead club where lunch was
served, and they were entertained
delightfully."- throughout the dav.
The Wantastiquet Golf clubs fall
cup and the cup for the runner up
are now on exhibition in Randall &
Clapp's window. The first rounds for
the cups were PLAYED Monday and
Tuesday. Howard Wellman (5) beat
c. NJ. Miller (scratch) 4 up and to
! play; w. E. Hubbard (10) beat H. c.
Rice Q0) up and to play;
James F. Hooker (1S) beat John
E. Tasker (scratch) 6 up and 5 to
play; Charles F. Bingham co. beat
Robert c. Bacon (11) up and to
play; HAYES Bigelow (10) beat Dr.
Louis Petite q0) up and to play
! c. H. Thompson drew the bye and will
| go into the second round without a
preliminary contest, being paired
against Bigelow, while Wellman will
meet Hooker and Bingham will play
against Hubbard The PLAYING in
the second round is scheduled for
tomorrow.
The match play, handicap, for the
ladies' cup. presented bv the club. be-
gan Wednesday afternoon. Twelve
holes were played. The conditions as
to ownership are the same as those
governing the Wantastiquet cup.
Miss Edna Burnett drew the bve. and
will go into the second round without
contest. Mrs. H. II. Crosby won 2
ND and one to plav from Miss Essex;
| Miss Florence Pratt defeated Miss
Amy Jones one up. and Mrs. Gatty
beat Miss Florence Clark one up.
The second round in this contest is
scheduled for Oct. 16