The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-15
GOLF TOURNAMENT
 AT COUNTRY CLUB semi-Finals Played Off at Afternoon Meet With
 Close Scores.
INTERESTING MATCHES
Final and Handicap Events
 This Morning.

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 The semi-flnals in the women's golf tournament were played off yesterday afternoon at the Country club grounds under almost ideal weather conditions. and proved the closest and most inter- esting matches played there for long time. To-day the finals will be played off, the matches com laencing at 10 o'clock.
 The closest match was that between Miss Elizabeth Chamberlain of the New Haven Country club and Miss Ethel s. Check of the Essex Country club, the local player winning out up. The re- suit was surprise to those on the links who knew of Miss Checks repu- tation as a player and who had little hope that Miss Chamberlain would be able to defeat her.
 The most interesting match of the afternoon was that between Miss Helen Darlington of this city and Miss Pau line Mackay of the Oakley club. Bos- ton Miss Mackay was formerly na- tional champion and was in good form. She was at the club in the morning to meet Mrs. H. Q. Trowbridge in the pre- liminaries, but the bout went to her by default and the morning was spent in practising putting on the local links Miss Darlington spent the morning in hey match with Mrs, William K. shep- ard of thls city, whom she defeated 1 up and was rather tired in the after nocn. The afternoon match ended in favor of Miss Mackay with a score of 2 up. to go.
 In the semi-finals Mrs G, F. Roupe, ohe of the leading members of the Commonwealth Golf club of Boston, won from Mrs. S. F. Lefferts of Engle- wood. who has figured in several na- tional meets, with up, to go. Miss c. Shreve of Boston defeated Miss FL sic Trowbridge of this city with 2 up.
 The matches were in two eights, those entered in the first eight in the semi finals being Mrs. Lefferts, Mrs Roope, Miss Darlington and Miss Mackay. Those in the second eight, Miss Cham berlain. Miss Check. Miss Shreve and Miss Trowbridge.
 To-day Mrs. Roope will play Miss Mackay in the one section and Miss Chamberlain will play Miss Shreve in the others.
 The tournament is one continued from November IS, 1906, when heavy snows pus an end to the matches after the eights had been chosen.
 At the time the tournament started there were entries from the principal clubs of Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York, and several players of national reputation were, in the lists,
 The cups which were put up as prizes included a large handsome silver cup, seven inches high and nine inches across: a handsome silver cup smaller and broader. The first and second prizes for the second eight are two high vases.
 A handicap race will start this morn ing immediately after the regular matches start The handicap event is only for those who did not qualify in the semi finals. The prize for the han dicap is a valuable open work basket. Tho summary so, far:
 First eight preliminary round-Mrs. L. F. L,efferts of Englewood won from Mrs. E. F, Sanford of the Essex Coun- try club, 3 up, to go.
 Mrs. Roope of Boston won from Mrs. Roger White of this city by default
 Miss Helen Darlington of this city won from Mrs. Wm. K. Shepard of this city, i up.
 Miss Pauline Mackay of Oakley club won from Mrs. H. Q. Trowbridge of this city by default. The results in the serni-finals of the first eight
 Mrs. Roope won from Mrs. Lefferts, 5 up, to go.
 Miss Mackay won from Miss Car rington, up, to go.
 The results in the first round of the second eight:
 Miss Chamberlain of New Haven won from Miss Mary J. Blackie of Alston by default.
 Miss Ethel S. Check of Essex county won from Mrs. Horace Connor of the 1 Apawamus club by default Miss Carmelito Shreve of Boston won from Mrs, L. IA. Gallon of Englewood. 1 5 up. to go.
 Miss Elsie Trowbridge of this city won from Miss Kate Van Astrand ot Jefferson Country club by default. In the seml-tinals:
 Miss Chamberlain defeated Miss Check. up.
 Miss Shreve defeated Miss Trow-