Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-21

two strong on her pitch up with the
mashie, and Mrs. Barlow had an easy
win in 3 to 5. A 200-yard drive marked
Miss Curtis tee work on the 51O-yard
fifth hole. She used iron for her second
to be short of the ditch and was nicely
on the green with the mashie. work a
man might envy. Mrs Barlow used the
driver and two brassy shots to reach
the green. Miss Curtis trimmed for and
won in to g..
All Square Again.
Now all square, but with three long
holes in order, the friends of Miss Cur
tbs expected her to forge to the front.
She had nothing the better of the drives
for the sixth hole Miss Curtis had
sclaffed her tee shot. yet her ball went
as far as Mrs. Barlow's drive. Miss
Curtis sliced her approach to the rough
off the green and Mrs. Barlow beat her
green and won the hole in to s.
On the seventh tee Mrs. Barlow
sclaffed and the ball was only over the
ditch. but Miss Curtis had a screamer
from the tee. She was on the edge Of
the green in and won in to 6.
Again 200 yard drive marked Miss
Curtis tee work, but this time from the
eight tee Mrs. Boulow had the longer ball
by ten yards. Both had five brassey
shots, but Miss Curtis had the best direc-
green, but Mrs. Barlow had sliced and as
| a penalty she had to pitch over the cop
bunker with the mastie, playing the shot
very well. Miss Curtis took three puts
and Mds. Barlow won in ) to +. This gave
the lead to her and as they halved the
ninth she had the champion down at the
turn. Mrs. Barlow was out in 43 and Miss
Curtis in As. After their seconds to the
tenth Mrs. Barlow was in the rough. but
hole high and Miss Curtis on the green.
Miss Curtis missed a pitt yet won in
5 to g.
Mrs. Barlow had fine drive from the
eleventh tee, but Miss Curtis topped into
the cop bunker This cost her a stroke,
into the rough they were all square as to
penalties. 1t was now a bout at approach
ing and putting. Miss Curtis won the hole
in to g. Mrs. Barlow pulled her drive in
to trouble from the twelfth tee and Miss
Curtis sliced into the rough, but not in a
bad lie She won in > to and was up
Mrs. Fox a Winner.
Alrs. Caleb Fox. because of her fine
scoring yesterday, was looked upon as
an exceedingly strong rival of Miss Har-
riet Curtis for their share in the morn
ing honors, and she started right In by
capturing the first hole in to i. AT
that Miss Curtis made one of the pref
test shots imaginable when, after put
ting her second against the bunker, she
pitched it over. a distance of more than
fifty yards. to within six feet or so Of
the cup. She failed to run it down for
half in 4. Both were on the second
green, side by side. with two sweet shots.
and because Mrs. Fox missed her second
putt by an inch the hole went to Miss
Curtis in to 5.
Such sturdy tee shot did Miss Curtis
get to the third that she used an iron for
her second. uphill and against the wind,
the hole being 344 yards. Her iron was
sliced and well to the right of the green,
whereas Mrs. Fox was on with d brassy
second. When Miss Curtis topped what
she intended for masl1ie pitch and the
ball went across the green it looked like
| sure win for the Philadelphian. but she
took three puts. while Miss Curtis holed
d ten footer for a half in 5. They divided
the short hole in pretty 3s. where each
got down difficult putt for the third
stroke.
Distance counts on the next hole. 80
yards. and both had it on the drive. Miss
Curtis following with an equally good
brassey, which gave her an easy three to
the green. Mrs. Fox, on the contrary.
turned on her brassey and topped it into
the grass. The ditch made a long carry.
out OF the rough, but she essayed it with
a spoon. missed bringing the shot off by
hair and was in the brook. which cost i
stroke. She nearly holed the approach
and had to get half. as Miss Curtis made
no mistakes and got 5. sterling putt
by Mrs. Fox on the next green Won the
hole in to and squared the match.
After two shots to the seventh. Miss
Curtis had the better prospects, but she
hurt them by schlaf1ng her approach.
After that each made pretty approach
puts for the half in ..
Halves at the next two holes. the fea-
ture of which was a tenfoot putt for a
3 by Mrs. Fox on the ninth green. left
them even at the turn. each out in II. A
stymie laid by Mrs. Fox at the tenth won
her the hole and the lead. She increased
it to up at the eleventh. which Miss
Curtis began poorly with drive topped
into the cross bunker. She made a good
recovery. but had succession of errors
the remainder of the way and took Z. She
came back strongly at the twelfth. how
ever. winning it in : to q. Mrs. Fox putt
ing her second into trap. Few girls
could have played along the rough to the
thirteenth and reach II IN 3. with an iron
shot as the last as did Miss Curtis and
she topped II off with good putt for
half, Mrs. Fox getting s by perfect play.