New-York tribune., 1909-05-26

MISS BISHOP In VAN
LEADS WOMEN GOLFERS.
Title Holder Makes LO10 Score IN
Medal Play at Nassau.

With a capita1 score of 90 Miss Georgianna NJ
Bishop of BrOoklawn, the title holder led the le"
in the 1S-hoe medal play qualifying rouhd oI 'I0
tenth annual championship tournament OF 'lle
Wome1's MetropoIitan Golf Association, on the
links Of the Nassau Country Club. yesterday Asle
from this bright exception, however, the genera
run of cards leaned decidedly toward the hlsh soe'
a rather surprising fact, because Nassau never aP-
peared more attractive Aryhow, only three others
beside the eader-Mss Julia r. Mix and Miss Ellz-
abeth Hurry, of EnglswOOd and Mrs NJ u FaIeI-
SON. of BaItUsroI-managed to get around under pVV-
When the last card had been returned 1t was
found that Mrs. E, F. Sanford, of the Essex Coun-
" Country Club and Mrs. F. A. Faith. OF Scars
dale, had tied with Of 0 for elghth-the IasC
place-in the championship division. On the play
off Mrs. Sanford won with a at the hrst hole.
Mrs. Sanford has figured prominently In natlohal
and metropolitan tournaments for number OF
years, while Mrs Faith is comparatively new at
the competitive game
To start the tournament Miss Bishop and Mrs
Charles L. Tiffany, president Of the association.
were the first away. and during the outward jour
new the champion gave indication of returning
anything out of the ordinary With little luck on
the greens Miss Bishop might easily have saved
three or four strokes going out but as 1t was she
reached the halfway point in 49. none too good
but from there on her mistakes few and far
between
Always driving long bail. Miss Bishop gained
an advantage on the last few holes, which proved
stumbling blocks to good many. In fact ma
take unnecessary chances, so that where the carry
was difficult they generally played short With
favorable wind Miss Bishop got close to the 20
yard seventeenth hole her second shot ana
brought off a capital 4. She also safely negotiated
the wide hazard guarding the home green, and
with a there came home in Il. Her card read as
follows:
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Metropolitan records reveal only two better
ouaIifying scores one was 1902 when Miss
Elizabeth Goffe made an S5 the Essex County
course which was then short. and the other was
in 1906, when Mrs. c. T. Stout returned an S. at
BaltusroI When this championship was last played
at Nassau 1901, Mrs Stout, then Miss Genevleve
Heclxer led the field with S5-
While Miss Mix. Miss Hurry and Mrs T. H
Polhemus the Richmond County woman who
reached the final round of the national tournament
at Chevy Chase last fall failed to get going at
the top Of their game they at least managed 10
qualify and after all, that the chief object
Mrs Paterson saved herself by deadly putting.
always her forte, while Mrs. l. ". Callan. run
ner-up TO Miss Bishop last year, showed lack OF
practice Considering the fact that sho had played
little or no golf for the las, years. Mrs H r.
Whitney OF the home club, did well qualify so
handily with a score of 105. Mrs A D. Aldrich
of Dyker Meadow. also played steadily returning
l04-
The luck OF the draw has been rather severe on
the favorites as in upper half those old rivals,
Miss Mix and Miss Hurry, have been bracketed
for the nrst round On the lower side Miss Bishop
and Mrs PoIheuus paired The draw IS as
follows:
Miss Mix vs. Miss Hurry. Mrs Sanford VS. Mrs.
Whitney Mrs. Paterson vs.. Mrs. Aldrich. Miss
Bishop vs.. Mrs. Polhemus.
The draw for the second division is:
Miss Irving Us. Mrs. Calan Mrs Frayne vs.
Mrs Faith. Miss Harrison Us. Miss Schwarzwalder'
Mrs Tiffany, a bye
The scores were follows:
FIRST EIGHT -,