New-York tribune., 1901-06-22
.Bye holes not played.

Just before these two reached the clubhouse Miss
Hecker and Mrs. Ashmore mounted the first
10 the vast majority of women who attempt strokes
they cannot master. She has short swing. three
ing in ease yet clearly in control of her club
raCy and direction II is a sacrifice OF distance 10
direction, and the result against player of Miss
Hecker's calbre indicates It's worth: Miss Hecker
showed a beautifully easy swing. full 70 the ex-
treme though never suggestive OF the eontor- o9is
zionist. There was tremendous power IN her Ions
game, obtained without apparent effort On the
skes ns eS'f IL ali the more surprising that on course
like Nassau, of the longest in the country, she
tion is to be found in her careless approaching,
which i@nvariaoiy @ re Ike most vomnesr
players she too mpetuous Instead OF cluch-
ing the lead gained by superb drivipg and brassey
work she was Ill Judged on her shorter strokes.
and thus allowed her opp Opponent bsrI to naive many
Mrs Ashrnore was deliberate. and the denbera-
Toward the last Miss Hecker seemed TO realize
this for she recovered herself in time 10 save the
nTfSH The first irSn hoe % was Raved in boeie On The
second Miss Hecksr set away terrnS d dTYe rive Ns Tae
forced to acknowledge defeat by to H. The third
The next hole is known as the mounds" from its
peculiar Alps-like bunkers Mrs Ashmore had a., ar
10 6 on the ffth Miss Hecker missed short put
foF Facns ni the h sixth both sliced into the rough
Miss Hecker falling to get out on her second, out,
as her opponent lost stroke IN appr0aeh'ie' 'Ne
The seventh 1s1 wards. has punch bowl green.
but was down on her second while Mrs. Ashmore.
who had made the edge Of the eHbankment again
lost n stroke in approaching and again the hole
was halved. on the eighth Miss Hecker chose the
doubtful expedient of using a brassie, and the ball
landed in the bunker. Mrs AShmore pElyeu more
cautiously. using iron. and landing short. Her
third was over, but the hole. which should have
been hers. was hslved because she failed TO bring
of short put. The thing happened on the
ninth hole. and the two turned for home with the
score Rll even
on the tenth both PLAYED their seconds shor+
Miss Hecker the bunker on her third.
while Mrs. Ashmore sclaffed. the ball lust grazing
the COP and bounding In playing her ap-
proach Mrs Ashmcre overran. and. as Mrs Hecker
trimmed the Gun on hair styInle Tor o. the hole
On the short 100 yard eleventh hole Mrs. Ash
more with the wind behind her drove into the
bunker Miss Hsckar dead on her second and
won in 3 to g. making her ! up. Coming 10 the
twelfth Miss Hecker carried the bunker. while
Mrs Ashmore, cautious. as usual. played short.
Roth were on the green in 3. bur Miss Hecker was
weak on her aDDroaCh put. and Mrs AShmore won,
3 to G. again tieIng the score
Miss Hecker's drive for the thirteenth larded In
the bunker guarding tho third green. but she was
we'll out on her second. Two weak approaches.
however. gave the hole To Mrs. Ashmore to 8.
Mrs Ashmore I uD. the first time she
had had the lead. Another fiubbed iron short and
more weak approaching lost Miss Hecker the four
Then came the long 4s0-yard fifteenth hole. and
here Miss HeciSer's driving and brassie work be-
gan 10 tell After slicing into the rough she laid
her approach dead. and won. to 6. Both played
and though Miss Hecker failed to recover as ef
fectuaIIy as Mrs Ashm0"e, who was hole high on
her third she laid her fourth dead and won. 10 6.
This tied the score.
The seventeenth Is $50 wards and crosses q pond
Roth were over their drives and hnlved in
cautjous 4 Then tho home hole. With its sen
sational 25-vard put hv Miss Hecker and the match
was over Miss Hecker winning. l up The cards