The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-11
SURPRISES IN WOMEN'S GOLF.
MISS MACKAY, TIE CHAMPION,
BEATEN By MRS. MORGAN.
Losing Player weak on Putting Greens.
where h Usually 10 strong -Miss
CurtIs's Victory Over Miss Osg0Od
Marks Downfall OF Another Champion.

MARKS Downfall OF Another champion.
BosToN. Oct. IO.-fhere we're many sur
prises at the women's golf championship
on the Brae Burn links to-day. the most
amazing being the defeat Of Miss Pauline
Mackay. the titleholder. by Mrs. W. Fellows
Morgan by 2 and 1. and OF Miss +. c. 0sgood.
champion OF the Women's Eastern Golf Assoc
citation by Miss Harriet l.. Curtis by 8 and Q.
Mrs. Morgan. whose daughter Ii q de0utante
OF last season In New York and who has a
son In college. Ii a very good player when
on her game. The surprise over her victory
was accentuated by Mrs. MOrgan's absence
recently from tournaments about New York.
Miss Mackay was weak on what Is usually
her strong suit, the play on the putting greens.
One cause may have been that a heavy rain
over night made the green's slow. which IL
not the sort Of turf for Miss Mackay's croquet
style Of hitting the ball. On fast greens
Miss Mackay is a wonder at hollnR out. but
she was not so deadly In this match.
The surprise in Miss Curtis's victory was
only that Miss Osgood did not last longer.
but she seemed overgolfed. Miss Bishop.
Miss Mix and Mrs. Lefterts were put out, the
former carrying the match to the home green.
so that Mrs. Morgan Is the only New Yorker
to survive. She is a member OF the Baltusrol
Golf Club. and has lately strengthened out
her long game under George Lows advice.
Three Philadelphians survive. Miss Griscom.
Mrs. r. II. Barlow and Miss Florence Ayers.
who after Miss Harler had been dormy 3.
won out on the twentieth hole. Other sur
.~vivors are Miss Anita Phipps Of Springfield
and three Bostoniahs, Miss Mollie Adams.
Miss Curtis and Mrs. Batchelder.
Rain until after breakfast time and sue
ceeding fog kept away all but the inveterate
golhng set and there was the highest gallery
Of the week. Those who stayed away missed
an exciting and pleasant day, for the sun
frightened the course before the starting
1 Arfpaa De- Sho ffHoa NJ Nfaw1aa and AiaR
Maokay had reached the seventeenth green
the news OF their close struggle spread and
the entire gallery followed this match to its
finish, which was on the seventeenth green.
There was not a sound of applause at the
finish. although many Of the Boston contin-
gent bore looks of incredibly.
This Is as 1t should be, said Mrs. Leferts.
for it is not a final, and Miss Mackay might
misconstrue any applause by New Workers.
while the Bostonians refrained probably
from a similar idea" Mrs. Morgan shook
hands heartily with her defeated opponent,
and said: I'm sorry. honestly sorry, that
l won"
Mrs. Morgan got the first hole in 5. and
the lead. but q remarkable 4 on the second
by Miss Mackay squared the match In short
order. The next change was at the fourth.
which Miss Mackay took in a DOGGY Eve, Mrs.
Morgan needing Z. On the short hole which
followed Miss Mackay bungled her drive
4 ana required y. SO tUhI hTH. NlOTEdh II ~
match squared again with a 4. The clrcum-
stances were reversed on the next green.
Miss Mackay getting a par 5, while Mrs.
Morgan had all sorts Of trouble and needed
{. They halved the seventh in Z. neither
being to the green with her drives.
There was still nothing in the situation
to alarm the Bostonians. for they have seen
Miss Mackay finish triumphantly in so many
matches in which she began slowly that they
simply said: Wait until Pauline gets going"
Mrs. Morgan evened the match on the
eighth by a Z Both were on the green with
the drives and irons very pretty %ork-as the
second shot Is TO the top OF the knoll and
was the beginning Of an almost successive
series of similar putting exhibitions. which
The ninth was an indifferent halve in 9, each
taking to the green. The tenth was the next
INSTANCE OF Miss Mackay taking three puts
Mrs. Morgan becoming l up by a win in!.
This was the first time that Mrs. Morgan
had been up since she took the first hole, and
from that time to the end Of the match the
BaltusrOl pla yer alwa VS. held the advanta ge,
having more than an even break OF the luck.
alike. but Mrs. Morgan had to play the odd
and sliced. just enough. TO land in the sand
trap, beside the twelfth tee whereas Miss
down the course. Mrs. Morgan was We'll
out. but her fourth went into the trap guard
get out Of this trouble. landing. Just short
Of the green, a stroke worse than Miss MAckay.
f waT th S1 Bosom Sn ~ sirI until IN iPp Mfs! Morgan Nor r Su putting ing
straight for the hole. overran and laid a
stimy which Miss Mackay failed TO negotiate.
The result was a halve In 7. which Mrs. Nor
gan was well "a tished in getting.
A fine long drive from the twelfth left Mrs.
Morgan in a position where she thought it
worth taking the chance Of reaching the
plateau green. II was a little too ambitious
a =" foot from the top OF the sand and stone
embankment, rolling down in the hazard.
Once more Mrs; Morgan proved her contempt
ten feet Of the hole, going down in two more
for 9 5 whereas Miss Mackay playing more
took three puts. losing the hole.
Even now the Boston. enthusiasts had not
he suspicion OF q th ssI thai Tbt theIT %SsyG M
Mackay 10 be most dangerous when apDar-
emily getting the worst Of q match. but some
Of this confidence was shaken when they
saw Mrs. Morgan drive out a terrific ball
from the thirteenth tee, and put, her iron on
for the champion 70 reach the same station.
Making no mistakes. Mrs. Morgan got down
a I. TO S for Miss Mackay, and was 9 up,
only three strokesi" This question is being
; asked as a catch by Boston golfers, tonight.
the story Of the fourteenth green. II was
/, an occurrence unprecedented IN golf matches.
The hole is Of s72 yards. and both were on IL
and ran up to seven feet from the hole. leaving
a stimy for Mrs. Morgan. Playing the
E,TeiiS Mfs for Mp The RoI re but The bail struck Mss
= Nackay' and rolled il TO within a few inches
U OF the hole, and when the two balls stopped
rolling IL was apparent that Mrs. Morgan
had stimied herself a second time. Again
she putted, again her ball struck Miss Mackayis
and this time knocked 10 into the hole.
II was regarded as an omen Of victory by
the Boston girls friends, being the first piece
OF luck that had come her way Such IL did
not prove, however. for Mrs. Morgan stole a
. half at the fifteenth by running down a long
put and thus was ? up with ; 10 GO. Miss
Nackay won the sixteenth with a splendi id
4 to g. and the match went 70 Mrs. Morgan
D on the short seventeenth, where Miss Mackay
failed TO carry the bunker and lost two strokes
pounding the ball over the obstruction. The
cards:
{ Mrs. Morgan:
Out. ....-..-.,S 6-R .
in"..........5 40S -4J-Ol
Miss Mackay:
n"".......o I S -E-sS
Miss Bishop had somewhat the better OF
Mrs, Batchelder on the long game and fire.
Y onently led her a stroke to the greens. but
then the Boston matrOn was most eminently
In command Of the situation. She putted
with such deadly accuracy as to finally cas-,
something OF a spell on Miss Bishop, who
I watched with panic stricken eyes whenever
Mrs. BatChelder took out her Dutter. The
one hole on which Miss Bishop made one oil
e her old time puts was the seventh. where
Z she ran down a long one for a ,. She waS
/. .tVu Ona dnUn hOWpNar hut she had this