New-York tribune., 1911-10-15
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/ Miss Curtis now shares with Mrs. G. T
stout the homer OF having won the cham
/ III, nship title twice. and the other one t'
exceed this record is Miss Beatrix Hoyt
who won ii three times But Miss Curtis
/ haa had the signal distinction OF not only
having won the title twice but also Of nav
, irg been the runner-up on two other Occa
sions. not TO mention having been in the
seml-fnals the last time the championship
vas played at Baltusrcl. IA 1891, when she
was beaten by Miss Lucy Heron.
/ wi.hstanding that Miss Hoyt won th'
/ title three times. sne was beaten by Miss
/ Curtis back IN 1909, at Shianecock Hills ir
q match that went twenty holes At tha
I time Miss IIoyt was IN the height Of her
powers on the In s. while Miss Curtis was
just beginning 20 achieve national COLLINS
IA me though she played In the champion
ship for the Grst time back In 1897. al the
Essex County club. Manchester. Mass
That year there were only eight qualihers
and II fell % Miss Curtis's lot 10 meet Miss
HCyt in the first round. AT a time when the
, latter was fairly invincible.
From 1870 TO 1873 Miss Curtis was looked
Upon as a most likely champion. and two OF
three times she started a favorite for the
title but after her failure TO win I'm 1900
when she was runner-up to Miss Frances
Griscom. and again in 1906. when she was
runner-up 10 Miss Pauline Mackay. IL was
the general impression that she would neve'
be champion ln those days Il was chiefly
her short approaches and putting that
worked her downfall. just "a Miss Hyde 8
putting Is he weakness But IN the last
few wears Miss Curtis not only has i'm
proved her putting wonderfully. but she
has developed a resourcefuness Of play
that quite astonished Miss Campbell who
followed the pair IN the final. Miss Curtis
has beaten, at one time or another. such
PLAYERS as Miss Hoyt Miss Mackay. Miss
Bessie Anthony. Miss Campbell Mrs. Stout,
Mrs. Barlow and Miss Phipps.
Interest in the days play at Baltusrol
did not cease with the final round Of the
championship. After that was over. with
subsequent discussions at the luncheon ia
bic, attention was directed to the handi-
cap mixed ioresOmas. which brought the
1911 women's championship TO a close.
II was now an opportunity for the men
10 have a hand IN the fun. Not only was
there a majority Of the leading women
BOlAHi = tl LIlls country anu ldUdld FD-
tered for the foursomes. but the men who
we're their partners included many OF the
leading male golfers OF the metropolitan
district. and some who came from as dis
tant a point as Boston Just 10 compete in
this event. Miss Myra Helmer of Chicago.
for instance, had as partner Walter ;.
| Wait. OF the Brae Burn Country Club
Miss Lillian hyde Notwithstanding that
she had played in the final round OF the
| Championship. went out with her brother.
James Il. Hyde They made a formidable
| combination but did not carry of the
gross prize Their score OF 81 was a stroke
worse than that returned by Miss Anita
Phipps and c. J. Sullivan. Miss Dorothy
Campbell still the British and Canadian
champion. had as partner w Feowes
Morgan. jr., son Of the treasurer Of the
United States Golf Association. The best
they could do was IS gross. Mrs. r. II.
Barlow and Flndlay s Douglas. rated at
scratch, had 10 be content with 49, Mrs.
z. H. Filter and Oswald Kirkby made a
strong combination. They handed in a
card OF q. The best net was g. made BY
Miss f.. c. Nesbit. Of Canada, with ID. W.
Cranberry as partner
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