New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-28
GOLF.
WomeH to Sho7c Their Skill for No
tioHaI Cup.

IRE vo-en's national sol, championship. which
Begins tomorrow az the Chicago Coli Club. - ths
first e-er held ~ a Western elub. In the eight
years that the Robert Cox trophy has been IN
competition no tournament has been held outside
the Eastern circuit and none but Eastern women
have held the cUp. n spite Of the pressure
brought To bear upon the United States Golf As
ISOLATION for the selection Of another Eastern
course. II felt that The claims OF western
golfers demanded recognition. and against strong
opposition rom the metropolitan contingent u
was decided that Chicago should have the award
As result not single entry has been made from
this district. and the East a whole will send
only thirteen players. The officers OF the United
States Golf Association. while frankly cha Srfned
az this sAOwing express the opinion that Tire
game n the West needs the stimulus which
tournament % this kind viii bring and although
admitting that the field is not thoroughly repre-
sentative. they say that the tournament viii be
as Interesting as any in the past The most dis
appointing feature IS the absence OF Mrs Charles
1. Stout. who won the championship IN Boston
last year. and Mrs r. A Nance. the present
metropolitan champion. The entries number
sixty-aye. % whom Miss Bessie Anthony. for four
successive years the champion Of the Western
Golf Association. is perhaps the most prOminsut-
II Hiss Anthony can repeat the game played
against Ms stout in the Last championship. wher
the Western girl lost after being al even at the
sixteenth hole. she Will undoubtedly take the cup
Opposed % her viii be some able Eastern
erA Miss Louisa a. Wells. runner up last year Is
r.
reached the semi-fnaI round: Mrs. r. II. Barlow.
one OF the strongest players IN Philadelphia: Miss
Osgood- who won the championship OF thu
WOulen's Golf Association OF Boston this year.
and Miss GeOrg1ana Bishop who has been prom
tnent tn several national tournaments and who
has had the advantage OF practice some OF the
best links abroad within recent months. Mss
Frances Griseou. OF Philadelphia a former cham
Pton, viii also accompany the Eastern delegation.
and as the Chicago should suit her game Il
sla y ra nv
There seems to be doubt that the standard OF
wOmen's golf is higher than ard that a larger
number OF players are approaching II. II il no
longer true. as in the days OF Beatrix Hoyt. that
the champion is in a class by herself" The gen
eral level OF excellence has risen TO such a point
that II Mrs. Stout enter 1t Is at al
certain that she would retain her title Sfss HOyt
for number Of years practically the only
woman IN the country who could be relied upon &C
cover links under one hundred strokes. and
result she won the three earliest Championships
years. when Hiss Ruth Uuderh..l and Miss Gris-
RaIrrfsroI fb{-e-~ 49, -L,--l3 80 t,.-s 49,,
half dozen women VINO could be classed with the
champion This equality IN class was again no
ticeabe at last years championship. in Broosiue.
btv bss Be- raf-1d gror, sixrssS 10 tbiTIvsfsl
there were only fourteen strokes between the high
year. IN spite Of the apparent leaning toward Miss
Antnony there are dozen or hfteen women who
can be named as likely 70 qualify. ald several Of
Caleb F. Fox. Miss Louise A Wells Miss Fannie
Carpenter. Mrs. Herrick. Miss Nobel Higgins. Miss
Frances Griscom Mrs. r II Barlow Miss Z. L.
Biddle. Miss Carrie Neeley and The Misses spence.
The Misses Spence are English players. who will
enter from the Merton Cricket Club. OF Philadel-
phia. and from recent exhibitions considered
able golfers.
To reduce the field still further II may BE- vent
ured as approximate result that Miss Anthony,
Mrs. Fox. Miss Wells and Mrs. Barlow NAV end
themselves IN the seDl-nnal round. provided tho
luck q the draw does not make them earlier op-
ponents.
The championship IS 70 be played under the old
fashioned con 1ittous which include eighteen
hole qualifying round in which the best thirtytTO
viii continue at match play for the cup The quail
/ flying round was abandoned by the United States
Golf Association in its mems cham pOnship. but ~
was thought best not to carry the experiment fur
Their, and the womens championship was arranged
as before Incidentally Il may be said that this
round Will be restored 20 the men another year.
The Chicago course Is better test OF golf than
was the BroOkline links last season. and the work
Q. the contestants VIII Be watched with more in
tsrest. The course has playing length OF 500
yards The hazards consist OF trap and cap bunk
ers. mostly artificial The par score IS "a and the
boyle 81 The professional record is IS. made BY
Harry VardOn In 800, and the amateur record u
made by H Chandler Egan. the intercole giats