Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-11
H1eH-cLAss WOMEN GOLFERS.
Close Matches In National Champion
ship Opening Play.

Close finishes marked the first round
matches in the women's national golf cham
pienshfp continued yesterday on the links
of the Morris County Golf Club. With one
or two exceptions the favorites won. They
included Miss Georgianna Bishop of Brook
lawn, the national champion: Mrs. Charles
7. Stout of Apawamis. the metropolitan
champion, and Miss Margaret Curtis OF Bos-
ton.
The days play resulted in the defeat of
the two western players, Mrs. Charles L.
Dering of Midlothian and Mrs. Vernon j.
Hall of Evanston. Neither has been play
ing her game since coming east. so that
their speedy finish" occasioned no great
surprise.
Every one looked for a keen match be-
tween Miss Bishop and Miss Louise Van
derhoef of New York city. The latter lost
whatever chances she might have had of
defeating the title holder by Indifferent play
at the very outset. Aside from the fourth
hole, which she won in 8, Miss Nanderhoef
played loosely till the ninth. when she made
the green in =. thanks to a beautiful brassey
shot. The hole hers in to D. leaving
her down at the turn
Miss Bishop took the tenth and eleventh
holes, and soon the champion stood doWnie
s. but the Ardsley player took the next two
holes. All Miss Bishop needed was hole
more. however. and this she secured by get
ting 3 the StXteenthISreen, leaving ner
a winner by up and 10 play.
Mrs. Stout at one stage of her match
looked like loser, and her opponent was
Miss M. w. Phelps of Brae Burn. regarded
as one of the strongest of the Boston set.
She found herself down at the turn hay-
ing taken 80 to go out.
Favored by the ragged play of Miss Phelps,
it wasn't long before Mrs. Stout had the
match square and she finally won on the
sixteenth green by up and to play. In
an interesting match Miss M. Curtis defeat
ed Mrs. r. H. Barlow by up and to play.
But for poor putting on couple OF greens
Miss Curtis might have gone out in 80. but
as 1t was her card showed Il to the turn.
only a stroke more than the mems DOGGY.
Mrs. Barlow had gone out In capital 40.
yet was down.
Following Is the summary of the first
round championship matches:
Championship-First round-Niss Grace Reyes
Concord beat Miss c. f. Morrill,, Brae Barn, by 5
up and to play; Miss Eunee Terry, Ardsley, beat
play Miss Oliver, Chevy Chase. beat Mrs v j.
Hail. Evanston. by up and to play; MISS
Adams, Brookline. beat Miss +. G. Griscom, Me-
lon, by up and to play; Mrs. c. T. Stout, Apa-
wants beat Miss NJ. w. Phelps. Brookline, by 3
! up and to play; Miss j. Mix, Baitusrol beat Miss
X. C. Harley, Fall River. by up % holes); Miss
n. Curtis. Essex County, beat Mrs r. Barrow s,
ford. Essex County IN. j.. beat Miss f. Alien,
Oakley. by 1 up 90 holcsl; Miss q. Bishop. Brook
lawn, beat MssL yanderhoef; Ardsley. by up
Miss f. Ayres. Riverton. beat Mrs S. F. Iefferts,
Engieweod BY up pam, and to Play Mrs. > C.
aid, St. Davids. by up; Mrs. c. F. Fox. Hunting
don Valley, beat Hiss L. A. Wells. Brookne. by 8
up and to play; Miss p. Mackay. Brookline. beat
Miss C. s. Porter Brookline by 8 up and 5 to
play: Miss North Westchester. beat Miss Dutton.
Brookline, by up 10 holes).