New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-27
WOMEN PLAY GOOD GOLF
Keen Contest for Gross HonorS
Over PIainfield Links.
MISS WHITNEY WINS TIE
Mrs. Dumont Gets Medal Handi-
cap-Advertising Men Out
at HOLLYWOOD.

A medal play handicap. followed by an
approaching and putting competition, at
tracted women golfers of the metropolitan
district 10 the links Of the Plainfeld Coun-
try Club Yesterday. Mrs. NJ d. Dumont'
a rapidly improving player OF the nome
club. won the net prize, with card OF
l0;-25-sl The gross trophy. presented oS
the Womens Metropolitan Golf Assocla-
ton. was won by Miss Eleanor whitney
Of Morris County. after a play-on WIN
Miss 3. Stratton. Of Crawford
Mrs Dunont's success was especlaiy
gratifying 10 herself and friends. as ms Is
her first competitive season. In fact' II
was only recently that she began TO take
lessons from Marty O'Loushlin' the Pam
Geld professional Mrs. Dumont drives
long hall and also puts well. She gave an
illustration Of this at the 465-yard hfth
hole where she reached the green in three
shots. and then ran down the put for a =.
Until this season Mrs. Dumont has con-
fined her efforts almost exclusively 10 lawn
tennis.
struooIe for Gross Honors Keen.
The struggle for gross honors was keener
Than usual. II had beer expected that
Miss Georgianna NJ. Bishop. the scratch
rlaver would get around in low figures;
also Mrs \. p. Rogers. OF Bsltusrol. MISS
Bishop was trife off her game taxing
100 for the round, the same score that Mrs'
Rogers returned The last named woman
saws the Plainfeld course. covering as II
does playing length of a trihe more IMAM
6sno wards is a "cnCh." and should ne
made BY good women players in ~ or even
less Somehow or other they don't.
In The mean time Miss Stratton. who had
Miss z NJ. Hitler. OF Crawford, for
mariner. went out in As, with an at inc
Hfth hole She also got bunkered al 'he
tenth and took a there, and, despite an
other 8 at the thirteenth, where she oroVo
out Of bounds. Miss Stratton came nome
IN 81 Miss Hitler took 1o5 for the 1uI
round. and many strokes might nave oeeh
,sysd with any luck on the green's sew
oral Of her puts stopping on the lip OF the
cun Miss STATIONS card was as folloWs'
Out '......''....ss 5 45i-os
Miss Whitney had an s on her card
going out al the troublesome nl'h Hoie,
Tven so the Morris County girl reached
the turn IN ~. 'O1iluS poNn 49,
nev took So She had a at the snort
home hole though she had a chance LOT
2. The card read as follows
Out ........".s 3 s See
The committee. Mrs F. f. Donohue. Of
Nontclair. and Mrs. II. Reeve Stockton OF
the home club told Miss Whitney ana
NUss Stratton that they might settle their
deadlock in a six-hoie play-of, suseeS-
,ior that met with favor. as neither girl
cared 10 make another full round. lhey
hogan AZ the thirteenth tee. and gong 10
tho home hole Miss Stratton led by stroke
NI,ss Whitney drove the green, whlle the
other overplayed to the road. From oau
lie Miss Stratton scarcely moved the pan
on her first niblick shot, but got hlceY
ON With the next Miss Whitney then gave
her rival life" by taking three puts so
mt thew halved in 8 Each took 81 lot
the six holes.
Settled at Extra Hole.
They decided 10 play on until one OF tne
other should gain an advantage at hoIe'
and Miss whitney settled matters at the
6rst. where the Crawford golfer topped her
drive 10 the bunker. The other got long
taU and Won I'm 10 T.
Nearly all the women remained Tor the
APPROACHING and putting competition Each
contestant approached from three dls-
tauces. the longest one being from the
eighteenth tee TO the home green, 10
wards Mrs. W. j. Faith, Of Wykagyl, one
Of the first TO try. won with score OF
Q Mrs Stockton. Mrs. J. 5. Irving OF
Scarsdale: Mrs Donohue and Miss STRAIT
ton tied for second prize with scores
of 70. on tho pay-off Mrs. Stockton won.
This is the last one-day tournament on
the schedule. although it has practically
been decided 90 run of another week after
next at Englewood. The exact date has
not yet been determined
The scores in Yesterdays handicap were
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