The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-09
MISS MACKAY'S RECORD GOLF.
TITLE HOLDER LEADS IN WO-
MEMS QUALIFYING ROUND.
hest score NJ Brae Burn Beats h Course
ind Equals Championship Figures
Seventeen B~OstOnlans. six New Workers
u Four M%esternerS qualify.

NeNenteeu kBDNtDnlmue, NNK NeW VTkrHb
n Four WesternerS qualify.
BORON, Oct. s.-"Miss Maokay Is the sort OF
a champion to have" said tho home crowd
after the qualifying round to-day at the Brne
Burn Country club for the woman's national
golf sham ionship. when there Is an Occa-
sion TO do a fine performance, Miss Mackay IL
right on the spot"
There was relief IA well as satisfaction In
the eNclamatiOns. for the champion Of 1903
had not been doing well in the prelIminar
trials. averaging over 100 In fact, anu In the
presence OF so many fine players from outside
links there were fears among the BOstoIlans
that she might not reveal the right champion
ship stun in the pinch. The fears were
groundless. for Miss MaClay led the Held
with 81, the record of the course for her sex
Miss OsgoOd came second at no. HlsO a Nindl-
cation OF public form. as in June she won the
chAmpiO nship Of the Women's Eastern Golf
Association, A Bostonian was also third.
ISIS N. W. Phelps. at no. Then came the
reliable Philad elphia player. Mrs. Fox. with
81, perhaps the most remarkable score OF the
day. when II is considered that she took q for
the first three holes going out. New England
claimed the succeeding three places. with
Miss Adams. 03: Miss Harriet Curtis, W., and
Miss Phipps, o..
where are the Westerners?" asked every
body, as the sta nding on the list began to
be noted. Alack. it was a dreary day for
the gallant band who had made the long
journey 10 play. IT, is said that the stopping
over for the Canadian match was the last
straw TO make them oVer-golfed. and GER
tainly Miss Derring. Miss Warren and Miss
EveretS did not play within many strokes
Of their game. Mrs. q. W. Roope Of Denver
lid Oe, and made the best showing for the
West. Then came the unexpected in the
prominence OF Miss Myra Helmar, a school
girl, who scored Os. The score was a barren
one for the West. for Miss Hclrnar had TO
return to Chicago tonight and will forfeit
her match.
Miss Phepse. the only Canadian entered.
qualified nicely with 81. Miss +. C.. Griscom
did 90, a good second to Mrs. Fox. and OF
the FIVE Philadelphians TO start four qualified.
but Miss Ayers only got in on the playon.
No less than six of the eight New Workers
to start gained a place in the coveted divi-
sion. Miss GeorgisDna Bishop led them
with 90. Miss Julia r.. Mix, second in the
Metropolitan Golf Association set. made o..
In all Of the thirty-two to qualify. seven
teen are Bostonisns. six New Workers, four
from the West and one from Canada.
Miss Ayers, Mas Stults and Miss Allen
tied at IO5 for the last two places. The first
two got 6s on the first hole. but Miss Allen.
who also lost on the play-oT to qualify last
year, needed I. Yet she was tn only one to
carry the brook and got close to the green on
No dsy could have been better for golnnG.
for there was just chill enough to stimulate
the en- ergies and not a breath Of wind stir
ring, Boston gave, a loyal. support 70 the
tournament and the .OnloOkers about the
first tee were impartial in applaudinR every
few made good opening drives the teNy
to err usually pullinS 4 maple faIinT nke
for the pulled balls. Mrs. Dening went
past il, while Miss Anita Phipps. 70 nnse, her
; W. FeIpwee Morgan made a poor drive and
> was ina sand, trap, on her second, taknE
o. and had three IS on her homeward journey,
yet the inferno ed late holes we're so good that
+. Mis-, Morgan finished well in with lo2.
|, order. II resembles B~altusroI in SOME as
: cents and downhil plays. and also in the back
were true and not too fast-the sort one
| could take 2 strong. nEm stroke on whssn
women was a par score. IL was:
; St"."":.""" stssStl SIS,
Both Miss Semple of st. Louis, and Mrs
E Barlow Of Philadelphia had the seventh hole
, OF l65 yards in ?. the only twos OF the day Nus
2 Stills holed a mashie shot on the home greer
t for a S, 10 the Joy OF the gallery. The shot
= saved two strokes, probably, ana realS
e won for her the right to keep on ao-GSs
n the cruel bogey before the start, yet the play
revealed that IT. was not too severe Tor mos
o under II, going out. Miss Mackay took a pu'
100 many on the ffth green. but otherTis'
the out holes we're marvellously good, tie
straight direction on the shots with Woo
and good approaches from all sorts Of dis
tances were telling factors her one
1 coming in, was on the j?5 yard hole. hel
card was:
Miss Pauline Mackay. CHAMPION
: Gpt.""","" sS5SSS SO
Miss Mackay tied the best score ever mad
s in the championship, qualifying round Mis-
J, score at Morris county last year. which !
shorter and not so exacting as Brae Burn
Sd%. 3 PsS% n P fne s1yF Poorly Miss sG NJ, w ?N Phe Gp
missed her drive on the second ana PAD an
other on the ninth; 6H iin she I'm mace fots 1P Of SoSSUemp
, The cards for the two were:
Miss =. c. Osgood-
: Out fS':.*.s"H,.s :tst:::S% &
5 9fS H',: A.: "; sst3s.s Is,
Remarkable, indeed was the card wit
which Mrs; Fox led the Phiiadelphians an
f 70 *. t sRe ffSubRbed her drive on the tenth an
A., later got into trouble with an iron. holm
5 out DtnG in g. to = pr sexfn ana but : Mrs IL 'f Fox on tn \
next six holes beat DOGGY by Two strokes
The card:
Gq'i'~.: f:s:s:: Sd
I Miss Adams lost her chance to tie Mr..
3 BETTER tee shot would have earned a pa
: or a !. Miss Harriet Curtis had an 8 o.
= sbe came home in a brilliant -. UnGertai
! : rafting was Miss Phipps's fault, her halve
s The two best cards for the, West revea
IL that Mrs. Roope had a great en- ance but 10
9 faiiin q down coming home. while Miss Helms
10 a1tsrnated between very good and very poo
. hoiea' The cards of the two were:
Mrs. G. W. Roope, Denver
) Gp'''~':s 1859: So,
" Miss Nyra Helmar. Chicago
n EqS".,:..s ssst$5s4 IS,
1 Az for the other westerners 70 qualify
: after going out in ~ Miss Semple needle
2 ~ for the I'M holes, while Mrs. Franc AndeT
q son had some bad holes. but the others wer
Z good enough 70 make her dangerous, at ma &c
8 play. Miss Bishop and Miss Mix had LIT
: trouble through the fair green, but neithel
7 vas On her putting game. The latter wen
out in "a. and for a time was hailed as the lo
score winner, but she came home in SO. Mr.
E +. sanford was far from steady on IN
. long game and could not keep her eye. o
lie he hall, but her approach shots were Ofte
49, remarkably good. Miss Hurry. Mrs. fatel
m son and Mrs. Lenerts did all they could hop
"a for after bad starts in Qualifytng. andatmatc
~. play they will do better. Tor me rates cannt
rs have another such unlucky day in store fC
~ ~ III 49,, in tha racar