Evening star., 1901-10-09
GOLF AT BALTUSROL
Pleasant Weather and Bright Sun
shine for the Players,
Mt EREST In TODAY'S CONTESTS
The Sixteen Who Qualified Yester-
day Lead Off.
BIG GALLERIES FOLLOW

NEW YORK. October 9.-Bright Sunshine
and summer-like breezes and a large gal
lsry greeted the contestants in the wom-
ems national golf tournament on the links
Of the Baltusrol Golf Club this morning.
The sixteen winners Of yesterdays quail
flying round were all on hand early for the
contest, but the first pair did not drive off
until 10 o'clock. The match which carried
the largest gallery that of Miss Mar
garet Curtis and Miss Pauline Mackay.
Miss Curtis drove the finest ball of the
morning from the opening tee. carrying
nearly to the bunker. 800 yards away.
Another gallery went out after Mrs. f.
A. ManiCe and Miss Louisa E. Wells Mrs.
ManiCe also drove beautiful ball. The
other pairs. with some delay in starting.
went after them Some of the players were
palpably nervous. and Miss Emily Lockwood
and Miss Harriet Curtis both drove ont of
bounds. Either Mrs. Manice OF Miss Mar
garet Curtis, it is expected, will represent
Boston in the finals.
Interest in Miss Hecker.
Miss Hecker was the last to play out and
attracted a large gallery, as she is expected
20 represent the metropolitan district. About
100 people went out after Miss Hecker, who
played against Miss Fargo of Seabright and
who drove a beautiful long ball, getting
we'll away over the bunker on her second.
When all the pairs on the championship
had started the sixteen who qualified for
the consolation cup offered by the United
States Golf Association went out in order.
These matches include many excellent
players, who just failed in getting into the
championship.
There will be a consolation handicap this
afternoon for those who failed even to get
into the second sixteen. for a cup offered by
the Baltusrol Golf Club.
Miss Curtis Beats Miss Mackay.
Miss Margaret Curtis beat Miss Mackay
by . up. Miss Curtis Outdrove Miss Mac
kay all the way. but she dubbed some of
her approach shots. and at time it
looked as if she would make a very poor
round. Coming in she did not make mis-
take. and won handily.
Miss Margaret Curtis:
Out.-..-.........-.... 5 ) 4-52
ln---.-.-....-...-.-.. 4 > 8 Is > ) > 4-f4-96
Miss Mackay:
Out.................. s 4 s 4 ) s I-55
In-.-.-..-.........-- 6 5+6-1Ol
Mrs. Manice beat Miss Wells by up and
8 to play. Score:
Mrs. Manice.
Out -..........5 6 3 As
In ......--..-.4 8 5 -19-6i
Out -..---.----6 s ) 4 SO
In -..-..-.---.4 6 . -20-7o
Mass, by 1 up, after playing 20 holes II
was very close match throughout and it
was either wOman's game up to the last
green, where Miss Lockwood lost a putt
for a half by a couple of inches. The
score.
Miss HERON
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Out-...........7 5-12-115
Miss Lockwood
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Out---.--...--- 6-13-116
Mrs. Rogers Beats Miss Curti...
Mrs. II. Pendleton Rogers of the Home
Club beat Miss Harriet P. Curtis by 1 up,
but neither of them turned in a card. Miss
Genevieve Hecker of the Essex County. N.
j.. Golf Club wen her match with Miss
Grace Fargo of Seabright, n. j., by up
and to play.
Miss Hscker-
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Miss Fargo
Gn'-,.------------- o. 74a5 80
Miss Mollie Adams of wonaston Mass
beat Miss Fannie King McLane of BaIti-
more by up and to play
Miss G. NJ. Bishop of Brooklawn Conn.,
peat Miss Elizabeth harrington of the YES
per Country Club, Lowell, Mass. by up
and to play.
Miss Anthony Defeats Miss Oliver
Miss Bessie Anthony, the champion for
the last two years of the Western Women's
Golf Association. defeated Miss Marion
Oliver of Albany by 5 up and 4 to play
The latter was the long driving champion
OF 1889 and her long game Is just as strong
today as IT was then, but she could not
lead the western girl at ALL either from
the tee or through the green
They were nip and tuck all the way until
within approaching distance Of the poles
when Miss Anthony showed superiority
She also putted better and apparently hal
recovered from the nervousness which
characterized her play yesterday
Miss Anthony OF Chicago:
O0t----.---.-.-...--.--.-. 8 - So t9
In-----.-- 5 6 6-24
Miss Oliver. Baltusrol:
Out ut----.-.--.-...-..-..-.. 6674 4S54
ln.----...... .......----...--............. 5 ga