New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-10
WESTERN GOLFERS OUT
-FOUR NEW YORKERS LEFT.
NrS. For Beaten IN the Women's
National Cham pionship.

West Newton Mass, Oct. 9.-The women's
national golf championship will remain in the
East for another year. All the Western aspir-
ants for the title were put out to-day IN the
first round at match play on the links OF the
Brae Burn Golf Club. The sixteen survivors
are made up Of nine from the Boston district.
which includes Springfield and Fall River four
from New York and three from Philadelphia.
Among the winners to-day were Miss Pauline
Mackay. of Boston, the present champion, and
Miss Georgiana Bishop of Bridgeport. Conn.
and Miss Frances c. Griscom. of Philadelphia.
both former champions.
The players from the New York district who
have still fighting chance are Miss Julia
Mix and Mrs, s F. Lefferts. of Englewood; Mrs.
W. Fellowes Morgan. of Baltusrol and Miss
GeOrgiana Bishop. of Bridgeport.
OF the sixteen matches played to-day only one
furnished a surprise. Mrs. Caleb Fox, of Phila-
delphia, one of the veteran players, was de-
feated by Mrs. s. F. Lefferts OF Englewood
N. J.. by a score of up. L to play. The Phila-
delphia expert had off day. and was unable
to play her usual strong game
A sOutherly breeze, which swept over the
course at the start of play. attained nearly
hurricane proportions before the day over.
With the wind almost dead ahead it was a diff
cult matter TO negotiate the first nine holes.
The gale pinned the skirts of the players close
around them and proved troublesome at nearly
all stages In spite OF this Miss Bishop played
the outward Journey in ~ strokes-remarkabl
golf Miss Adams in 43. and Miss Griscom in
40 a number of others went out under 80.
While majority of the matches were decided
on the fourteenth. fifteenth or sixteenth green
two of them went over the eighteenth and one
reached the twentieth for a decision. The last
named contest, which was between Miss Anita
. oil nd A Wells
of Boston. was one of the features Of the day.
Miss Phipps led at the turn by two up but Miss
Wells caught her on the thirteenth green and
won the fourteenth and fifteenth holes. The
Springfield player the seventeenth hole
however, and squared the match at the eigh-
teenth by n magnificent second shot OF $50 yards
to the green. In going to the extra hole Miss
Phlpps drove 100 yards straight into the wind
but could get nothing better than half. Miss
Wells lost the twentieth hole and the match by
pulling her drive into the woods and following
The other extra hole contest was between Miss
Elizabeth s. Porter. of the Country Club Boston,
ana Miss Elizabeth Hurry, or Enslewood. \. j.
The players were all square at the turn. and the
contest was close all the way home. Miss Hurry
missed a four-foOt put on the home green which
would have given her the match. and then pulled
Porter won without difficulty. The summary
follows:
- WoHen's national championship FIRST round)-siss
Sranees g Sriscom Meri9n philadelphia defeated Mrs
Miss F. Porter. Country Club. Boston defeated Miss
r. hurry EnEieWood, y. J., up 90 holes).
Miss Mary y. Adams. Woaston. Boston, defeated Mrs
O. G. button. Oakley Boston up TO play.
Mrs S F. Ieferts. Englewood. y. j.. defeated Mrs
Caleb F. Fox Huntington Valley Philadelphia 2 UP and
l 70 play. - -
Miss Julia Mix Erglewood " j. defeated Miss Grace
simple. st Louis up and to play.
Mrs r II. Barlow, Merton. Philadelphia defeated Mrs
f6Elh READ lexington Boston, and to play
Mrs p W Batchelder Oakley, Boston defeated Miss
Myra Helmer. Midlothian. Chicago. by default.
Miss Georgana Bishop. Brooklawn, Bridgeport Conn
defeated Miss Mary c. Dutton, Oakley Boston, Up and
Miss Frances C Osgood Country Club Boston. d.
feated Miss Grace Stultz. Oakley. Boston, up and 70
Miss Harriet 6. Curtis Country Club Boston defeated
Ars O. II Roope, Denver. and 10 play
Mrs. W. Felloves Morgan BaltusroI. y J. Debated
MIS- W F Andersen. Hinsdale Chicago. up and 4 to
Miss Pauline Mackay. Oakley Boston defeated Mr..
alexander MctIreEor Oakley, Boston up 10 play
Miss Florence y. Ayres. Riverton PhIadelphia de-
3 10 play. ~ $3.50
Miss Catherine c Harley. Fall River defeated Miss
Emily Lockwood. Country Club Boston. up and 10
Miss Anita Phpps Springfield defeated Miss Louisa A
Wells Country Club, Boston. up go holesl.
MISS marjorie W Phelps, Brae Burn Boston. defeated
play. - ~ ~
The drawings for the second round tomorrow
are IS follows: Miss Grscom and Miss Porter
Miss Adams and Mrs. Lefferts Miss Mix and
Mrs. Barlow, Mrs. Batchelder and Miss Bishop
Miss OssOod and Miss Curtis. Mrs Morgan and
Miss Mackay, Miss Ayres and Miss Harley Miss
Phipps and Miss Phelps.