Evening star., 1901-10-10
Only Four Pairs Now in Woman's
Golf Tourney.
HOW THE CONTESTS ARE ARRANGED
Weather Conditions at Batusrol
Continue Favorable.
THE CORES TODAY

NEW YORK, October 1O.-The woman
golfers at the BaItusroI Golf Clubs links
have been singularly favored by delightful
weather for their national championship
tournament. Early today a heavy mist
hung over the entire course, but long before
play was resumed this melted away under
the rays of the sun.
Play today for the championship and
consolation cups was confined to eighteen
holes match play. The pairing for cham
pionship honors was as follows:
Miss Margaret Curtis, Essex county
Mass, and Miss Bessie Anthony, Glenview,
III.
Mrs n. Pendleton Rogers. Baltusrol. and
Miss Lucy Heron. Cincinnati.
Mrs. E. A Manice, Lenox. Mass, and
Miss VI. Adams Wollaston, Mass.
Miss G. VI. Bishop, Brooklawn. Conn. and
Miss Genevieve Hecker of Essex county
y. J.
Consolation Cup Pairs.
For the consolation cup the pairs were:
Mrs.W. F. Morgan, Baltusrol, and Miss E.
Hurlburt, Morris county, n. ].
Miss Elsie Cassatt. Philadelphia, and Miss
E. NJ. Goffe. Orange, N. ].
Mrs W. II. Graham, Philadelphia, and
Miss Ethel Burnett. Cincinnati.
Mrs. c. F. Fox, Huntington Valley, and
Miss f Sporter. Oakley, Mass.
Miss Curtis and Miss Anthony were the
first to start, and Miss Curtis had the hon
ors. Her clubs were carried by Miss Girls
com
Miss,-Anthony's was better, and she got
burst of applause from the gallery, which
was crowded around the first tee.
Mrs. Rogers and Miss Heron followed,
Mrs. Rogers having the honor Each
schlaffed a little, but the drives were each
$50 yards. we'll down the center of the
course.
Mrs Manice, with Mr. Manice carrying
her clubs, was the next to play, and she
drove a screamer, the longest ball of the
morning.
Miss Adams did nearly as well, though
her swing seemed IabOred and stiff COM
pared with the full, free swing of Mrs.
Mance.
Miss Hecker. with her beautiful. grace
ful swing, drove 165 yards, but with a lit
tie slice.
Mrs Bishop. who is very powerful, uses
but half stroke in all her shots, but she
had practically as long ball.
4 Very Close Game.
Miss Curtis and Miss Anthony played
very close game. finishing even up on the
home hole. They played extra hole,
which Miss Curtis won in five to the west
ern champions seven. Neither played up
TO her form and their work was certainly
not up to the standard of merit of which
both are capable. Miss Curtis, who is al
ways good on the long game. missed some
drives, and Miss Anthony, whose work on
the putting greens is usually reliable, was
off in several shots.
Her short game was better than her oppo
nents, however. and when they had holed
out the sixteenth green, the Chicago
girl, was one up They halved the seven
teenth hole in fives, which left Miss An
theny forrnie. Both made long drives for
the eighteenth and were on the green in
tlrgaS AQtlOnV a fOur-fOOt
par and Miss Curtis won the hole in four
to five. This halved the match and the
ira hole went to Miss Curtis in five to sew
en-, Miss Anthony having lost distance by
sicfng her drive into the long grass. Fol-
lowing the cards:
Miss Bessie Anthony, Glenville, Ill:
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