New-York tribune., 1902-10-31
GOLF.
BOSTON WOMEN WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS
BEAT NEw-YORKERS 81 TO Is.


The women's team from Boston won the tri-
city golf championship BaltusroI yesterday by
defeating the New-YOrk team. 81 holes IS The
victory entities them to the Clement a. Csriscom
cup for the ensuing year. Ia is the first appear
ance OF Boston team in these contests. and their
entry seems likely infuse more snap into inter-
city golf in future. Up this year the only COM
petitors nave been the New-York and Philadelphia.
women. and the continued Victories of the former
have rather detracted from the interest With
Boston as prominent factor the meetings promises
TO become notable feature of each years play
There fifteen on a side yesterday
and. though the Boston players had undergone a.
trying time with Philadelphia Wednesday owing
10 the high winds, they seemed none the for
H. Rather, their previous days experience with
the course added confidence 10 their strokes and
made than more formidable opponents. The wind
had died out 70 a large extent and the weather
perfect Another large gallery. composed Of driving
parties from Summit. MOrrstown and the Oranges.
was there TO the play and. while sympathies
were naturally with the home team. the visitors did
not lack encouragement.
Miss Genevieve Hecker the national champion.
headed the New-Ycrkers. and Miss Louisa \. Wells.
the BOstosnans The two played opponents
calling the finals in the recent championship at
Erookline. where Miss Hecker After winning
the first hole from Miss Wells, Miss Heeker could
missed her dri,,e on nc Fo',rt -. 49, , -, q
but she won both the NTH and sixth and made the
turn Tor nome up. ON the return journey Miss
Wells forced things and succeeded in finishing unIy
down. Mrs. r. y Mamie the BaltusrOl woman
champion. paired with Miss Margaret Curtis.
or Boston; whose brilliant work at the Essex
CouItS ullHS til Ntthcnester MADE her one OF the
the tnird pair on Mrs. Mdnice took the lead az
sixteenth hole
Miss Georgianns Bishop. whose invitation
to appear on the New-York team was a III recos-
milton of her capital work the BroOklavn links
in Bridgeport met Miss MoIle =. ADAMS OF Ros-
ton Miss Bishop opened by taking the first hole
OF the altered ones. in 10 3 Following this
with the second she established lead that seemed
70 lntuSc new c0hidcnce TO per game. she lost
the third but took the next and still up. The
halved in good j. Miss Bishop got the next two
and made the turn up. Coming in. the latter took
the tenth; eleventh and twelfth in succession, and
finished the round up. The cards
Miss Bishop Nsw-Yor>.
2s' fH ............. -............. Sc.
Miss Adams. Boston:
G9' IN ....::....... ..::::...... ssa-ros
The surprise Of the day came in the defeat of
Miss Ruth Cnderhl. Of Nassau by Miss Harriet
national championship of 1899. was beaten by 10 NJ
IA result that did much 10 offset the good work OF
weak in putting, and lost heavily as result
hOmeward trip her anxiety to close up the gap pre-
vented an Improvement.
Miss Oliver, the Albany girl, who has Identified
herself with the Baltusrol CUP was up on MISS
NJ. W. Phelps, after a lead OF up at the ninth
hole. Mrs. H 4. Ashmore played against Miss
Ehzsoeth Porter: or % Boston g ana ,i a9oGH Hor S,
ford, captain of the Essex County Club. OF Orange:
as well as its champion lost 70 MISS OsSood Si ~ "
after the latter had been UP az the turn N.Y.
G. COllingswOOd and Miss Wetmore were Rotn
the other New-Yorkers were beaten. At the end
OF the first nine holes an analys OF the play
showed the score % u q in Boston 5 favor. whicn
Offered 20 the New-York women "A fair hope tor
success. II the second nine that the visitors
did the most telling work In individual matches
Boston won eight and New York seven. The sum
mary follows: