Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

Chevy Chase Yesterday.
Mrs. Polhemus said, as she embraced
Miss Harley
Thanks. very much" was Miss Har-
ley's reply. But don't feel badly because
beat you, for one cannot always win"
The analysis of the play shows that
Miss Harley was perfect on the long
game and more than brilliant In putting.
of the greens. On the other hand Mrs.
Polhemus was off on her long game and
by no means as steady as usual in putt
ing.
my stars." Miss Oliver remarked at
one hole. IF Mrs. Polhemus had only
given all those chances to me yesterday
/ certainly should have won.''
Bright Spots in Sullen Skies.
There were but two bright glimpses
in the sullen skies of Ill luck for Mrs
Polhemus. She won the eighth cleverly
and was then but down. but she
followed this by poor play on the short
ninth hole. Then Mrs. Polhemus won
the tenth and again was but down.
Miss Harley added to a better long game
a wonderful streak of putting and she
won the next three holes and the match
On the 365-yard twelfth hole. for instance
which is a par 4, the Titianesque Fall
River girl ran down a 20-foot putt for
3.
Miss Harley has twice before been
semi-finalist and it was due to her to
drives and full shots through the green;
a grand full or half iron shot and she
puts, using gooseneck putter, as
though queen held the club. Miss Har-
ley was in the hard end Of the draw. In
the first round she beat Miss Townsend. q
dol
the three strongest feminine players in
the United States fell before her PROV
ess-Miss Molly b. Adams, Miss Mar
garet Curtis. then the titleholder. and
Mrs. c. F. Fox.
Mrs. Polhemus began with a topped
drive and Miss Harley had a winning 4.
They halved the next three in SIS, the
last on the short hole poor play by both.
as it is only of 145 yards. From the fifth
tee Mrs. Polhemus topped and was In the
gully. Miss Harley having an easy win in
g. On this hole Friday. the distance being
80 yards. Mrs. Polhemus had putt for
4. Without disparaging Miss Harley s
game. the difference between Mrs. Pol
hemus' game on the two days was clearly
revealed in this hole, for she took for it.
She was then up. On the eighth, Mrs.
Polhemus had the best of the short game
and she raised the hopes of her friends
by win in ) to 6.
Overcarries the Green.
Playing the ninth hole. 141 yards, Mrs.
Polhemus was too strong from the tee
and she overcarried the green SO that 4
was the best she could do. Miss Harley.
however used a midiron and gained the
green. holing in 3.
Miss Harley was in the bunker with her
second on the tenth and in the rough back
,,Io
Mrs. Polhemus had overplayed her second,
but through the chapter of accidents re-
corded against Miss Harley the 5 she
gained was good enough to win the hole.
Now the match became a procession with
Miss Harley marching in front of the
band. Both were on the twelfth green In
3. when Miss Harley calmly made herself
up by holing ten-foot putt for a 4.
The thirteenth saw the two on in with
Mrs Polhemus away. Her putt for j
missed. but trimmed. which was of no
consequence, for Miss Harley ran down a
twenty-foot putt for 3. The match ended
in the thirteenth green. where Mrs Pol
Harley was nicely on in and won In 4.
This made her up with to play. The
cards:
Miss Harley. Fall River
Out. A 5 5 5 6 4 8 6 ga
In ....................... 8 3
Mrs T. H. Polhemus. Richmond County
Out NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5 5 5 5 Z 5 40
In Observation-Disclosures. 5 5 5
Two Boston girls fought out the final
for the consolation cup. the gift of w. ].
Boardman. The winner was Miss Eliza
beth Porter. who beat Miss Eleanor Allen
by up and to play. Their cards:
Miss Elizabeth Porter, Boston
Out ..................... 5 5 6 5 "a 4as
In 1 4
Miss Eleanor Allen, Boston
Out Observation-Disclosures. . 5 6 5 H4G
In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 5 4557
Foursome Results in Tie.
The mixed foursome. with thirty entries,
was played in the rain. but not woman
or man faltered. The pairs to start in
Guided Miss Oliver and Ormsby Mccain
mon. Chevy Chase; Miss A. Phipps,
Springfield. and Cleland Davis: Miss r.
c. Griscom Philadelphia. and c. l.. Nc
Cawley; Miss Elizabeth Porter Boston,
and w. P. Smith; Mrs. o. McCammon.
Chevy Chase. and S. Dalzell: Mr.. and Mrs.
C. l.. Frailey. Chevy Chase: Miss N. B.
Adams. Boston. and Allan Lard: Miss
Townsend. Philadelphia. and Horace
Wylie Miss E. w. Allen. Boston, and
Morgan Thompson; Miss E. G. Hood,
Philadelphia, and j. r. Darling; Mrs. E.
T. Perkins. Chicago. and Reeve Levin:
Miss Caverly Chevy Chase, and DR.. Paris
Brengle; Miss Grace Semple. St. Louis,
and H. de Sibour; Miss NJ. w. Phelps.
Boston. and w X. Tuckerman: Miss NJ
McClain, Chevy Chase. and w. E. Clark
Miss F. s. Osgood. Boston. and J. W.
Mckinley; Mrs. G. H. Converse, Boston,
and j. c. Davidson: Mrs. H. st. John
Smith. Portland. and DIR. l.. W. Glaze
brook; Miss H. Curtis. Boston. and Frank
lin Ellis: Miss NJ. Curtis. Boston. and
Wolcott Tuckerman: Miss Grace B. Keys,
Concord Mass. and j. E. wilkins.
The result was tie between Miss NJ.
w. Phelps and w. r. Tuckerman and
Miss Porter and w. P. Smith, at seventy
nine strokes. 1t will be played on today.