The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-13
GREAT GOLF ON WET LINKS.
WOMEN DEFY RAIN IN NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP. '
Miss vanderhon Beats Miss Carpenter.
Last Years Runner.up. After Beang
Four D0wn--Miss Dod's Conaueref
Defeats Miss Weiis-The Days Score.


Last Years Runner.up, After BEING
Four D0wn--Miss Dod's Conauerer
Defeats Miss weiis-The Days Score.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. i2.-In rain and gale
sixteen Of the best women golfers fought
out the second round to-day Of the national
cha mpionshtp on the links Of the Merton
Cricket Club Three to survive the ordeal
are Now York entries. Women always are
more chummy at match play than men, and
they are also more hopeful. and on account
OF this do or die spirit the outcome OF con-
test may never be predicted until the very
last stroke. There Is no such thing as a for
lorn hope in their battles. nor OF the white
feather, These plucky attributes carried
Miss Vanderhon through with success when
four down at the turn. and won for Mrs. San
ford her second match on an extra hole
Miss GeoreiHnna Bishop. the third survivor
for the Women's Metropolitan Golf Associa-
tion. did not have such hard ga me to win.
There was more moisture In Miss Higginss
eyes when Miss Griscom beat her than from
the rain and there were other losers who
felt quite as bad Finery vanished In the
downfall and the contestants had the rough
and ready appearance OF q football team.
Heavy sweaters over cloth skirts and any
old thing for a head covering was the rule.
Miss Griscom, In loose three-quarter coat
Of rubber. with rubber Southwestern hat
and rubber boots might have faced water
spout without fear OF a wettInR. She could
swing freely In the garb. too. and never drove
a longer ball The way Miss Griscom sped
the ball away on the full shots caused many
to pick her out as the winner. for she did not
have any such long 60 me when she won In
1000 at Shinnecock Hills.
Miss vanderhoff put out Miss Carpenter
in the championship Of 1902. and with the
latter up at the turn 1t was any odds that
NhA ..ttl hat hnrr n ~ m
To that point. bar the fifth. which she won
In 4. Miss vanderhofr had not hole in DOGGY.
Miss Carpenter had four OF the nine in DOGGY.
and this meant much on such sogSy turf.
where the ball would stop dead on the carry
and had to be banged with main strength
in putting.
Miss Vanderbilt went out in so and Miss
Carpenter in &C. The Chicago girl half
topped from the tenth tee and Miss ~ vande ho
lay dead for I'VE on the next n. gIeisn put put
Miss yanderhofi did not hit the ball sauarely
from the twelfth tee, but thereafter MADE mo no
ss s ' 1d opped to
get out, the Ardsley, player won in sif.
The wind that had come a. up after the rain ain
next green, for with both or! in three. she ran
down a twenty foot put and won In four
to take Up q, penalty stroke. and the hole
ley girl had at last climbed up the long hill
with her Chicago rival.
two, a topped brassey, on the fifteenth and
70 make II easy for Miss yanderhof to win
dormie two. Miss Vanderhofl was 10 the long
s seven; H' While Miss Ssrpen.sr drove
zee shots for the home hole. but topped With nth
match in to g., Miss Carpsner's long try
for a five trimmed the cup. The card:
Mis- VanderhoT. a Q 80 $50
Miss Carpenter ..,.s S s o 5 T. k--46
Ms MIs: o Esnss'sst :s:sss: 5a-ss
Miss Mackey. who beat Miss bod. went out
In 50 and beat Miss Wells handuy. s and ,.
Miss Ayres. o sGboolgirl at her frst touTna-
ment. surprised her friends by Beating Miss
Porter easily. and Mrs. Sanford, after being
all even with Mre. Fox on the home green,
won the extra hole In to ..
Miss Margaret Curtis went out In foIty.six
in winning from Miss Lockwood, and Miss
the Boston woman champion. Miss Bishop
Grlscom's long game kept Miss Higgins
pressing throughout, and after being { up
at the turn, the Philadelphia won out BY
aud l.. Miss Griscom went out in 10. The
full card: