New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-10
WOMEN GOLFERS IN TIE.
COURSE RECORD BROKEN.
Mss Bishop and Miss Curtis Lead
IN National Tournament.

nv, 44+h an,ua1 xyornen's championship OF
the United States Golf Association began yeSte,
day on the links of the Morris County con CiuD,
At the conclusion of the eighteen-hole nieu@-
play qualifying round, Miss Georgianna oi9AoP,
Of Brooklawn the national champion. ana
nrsa Margaret Curtis of the Essex County
club. Massachusetts tied for the low score rleu"i
with 81.
According to the conditions, the first thirty
two qualified to continue at match play On
succeeding days, and when the last cara hau
been returned yesterday four players were tieu
for the last three places at 104. OF the orlgllai
sixty-nine entries all three started. me
absentees being Miss Helen Bishop, of BROOK
lawn, and Miss Marie Bryce and Miss Elsa
Hurlbut of Morris County.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the first pair MRS: n.
B. Clark, of Apawams, and Miss x van
Ostrand, of WATERFOWL, N Y, drove on ron ~
the United States Golf Association; d I;
Heebner w. Fellowes Morgan ana Danel
Chauncey conducted the proceedings.
The uncertainties of golf were demonstrated
at an early hour, when Miss Bishop, one or the
first to start returned her 81. This broke the
women's record for the course by stroke, anu
came as a surprise to the gallery, as Miss Bishop
was supposed to be off her game. Inc natohdl
champion went out in AZ and home IN 40 assoc
from a couple of approaches, trlne green
shy" Miss Bishop made no mistakes The SIX
teenth hole is 1913 yards with the rallroao tracks
guarding the green. The BrooklaWn girl sot
home with her brasSie In ana holed out III
a par 4.
Inst as Miss Bishor finished Miss Margaret
Curtis started The latter heard of the cham
pion's low score. but. nothing daunted Went 10
work to do even better. she started hau-
spiciously by taking for the first hole. put
! made amends by holing her put for 3 at the
234-vard third hole Good work from there to
] the turn left her with a 10 for the out"fIiu
| Journey and things looked fayorapie Wneh sne
| got a at the 225-yard tenth down the hill
| Standing on the eighteenth tee ali MISS Curti
| needed was a to win the gold medal. II Is
| 1872 yards across the famous punch BOWL ana
| fIa tee
! practically the entire distance. Miss Curtis nit
| q beauty a drive that man would be proud Of
| clear across the basin to lie hole nlSh, OUT
| considerably to the right It looked absolutely
/ sure that she would get 4. The approach
| made the green and after laying her approach
! nut practically dead she missed the wee one
| AS the matter stands now, Miss Bishop ana
| Miss Curtis will have to play off for hrst ana
| second prizes in the qualifying round
| Mrs Charles T. Stout. of Apawamts. champion
1 nf the Metropolitan Golf Association was not IN
| a. low scoring vein. Her long game was good
| enough but Indifferent approaching and putting
/ marred her card. which totaed ST. Be
| fore starting out Mrs Stout said that = IL she
| wanted TO do to qualify but few -tnousht
| she would be so far down the list
| Aside from the two leading scores, the work
| of Miss Anita Phipps. of Springfield Miss Mar
| iorfe Phelps of Brae Burn; Miss Louise F. Van
, derhoef of Ardsey: Miss Louisa A Wells, of
Rrookiine and Mrs H. Fitzgerald. of st. IIavid's
| was mertorious Miss Phipps had two 45s. for
an even 80. while Miss Phelps took 81 Miss
Vanderhoef Miss Wells and Mrs Fitzgerald
did o.
In addition to the first championship named
! to-day there will be consolation eighteen-hole
medal play handicap. open to all who failed to
! qualify. The scores follow: