New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-03
MISS HYDE IN VAN
OVER NASSAU LINKS
Leads Fields in Testing Round
for Metropolitan Title with
a Brilliant 81.
SETS RECORD FOR COURSE
Miss Bishop and Miss Hollins
Play Strong Golf and Finish
Second and Third in
Big Field.

Records went by the board yesterday.
when the qualifying round for the wom-
ems metropolitan golf championship was
run off over the links Of the Nassau
Country Club. The entry list. of sixty
three players. was the largest In the his
tory of the association. as was the field
Of hfty-seven starters.
Miss Lillian g. Hyde. entered this year
from WestbrOok. won the medal with 4
score of 81. declared to be the best round
ever made over the links by a woman.
Nearly a decade ago Mrs. Caleb L. Fox.
Of Philadelphia. made an so at Nassau,
but the course was considerably easier
than at present.
Miss Georgianna NJ Bishop. the nation
al champion in 1904 and holder Of the mot
Topolitan title in 1897 and 1905, finished
second to Miss Hyde. with an IS. Then
came Miss Marion Hollins, OF Westbrook
runner-up last year. with o.. Mrs. Victor
NJ Earle, the present title holder. IS
abroad. and consequently did not take
part.
Miss Hyde's usual long game was in
evidence again yesterday, and about the
only department in which she might have
improved was in direction. a visit 10 the
long grass at the second cost her 7. while
at the sixth the story was repeated. How
ever, she went out in a. At the 3g1-yard
thirteenth she was hole high In 2. but
the lie was I'm the rough, 50 that she
needed three more before she could get
down
4 spectacular feature was her At the
fifteenth hole. a matter Of nearly 10
Yards. Her second shot landed on the
edge Of the green and she ran down D.
foot put. She had at each OF the short
holes. the eighth over the pond, the "cir-
Gus" or tenth, and the fourteenth. Her
card follows.
out o. ....:. SS $685. : z s --tsti-ss
Miss Hyde's partner ia the qualifying
round was Miss Bishop. and whlIe the
former national champion was not 50
long of the tee she kept on the line con
slstently and required few extra puts
on the greens She was out IN a., the
best Of the day. and came home In 80
Miss llolllns. who is considered oy
many 10 De OF championship timber, was
out in 81. being tribe weak IN her
short game She stcudled down on the
easier Inward Journey although "a WISH
or two 10 the traps made her iake -.
Most Of the competitors were pleased
with the condition OF the course when
together with the fine weather ana the
blk neld. made the competition and the
conditions surrounding u more interest
ing than usual. 1900
Mrs. ~ H. Paterson. president OF the
Womans Metropolitan Golf Association.
declared that the big entry JUSTIFIED the
selection OF Nassau by the association
as the scene OF It's championship tourna-
ment Several clubs were represented
for tho FIRST time. including lhWoi N.
Piping Rock and Fairview. while the del
egatiOn from some Of the others was
unusually strong.
I'm View Of the fact that the draw for
tho first match play round to-day bring g
together Miss H0liins and Miss Hyde
one fayorite Is bound 90 be eliminated
Tho draw follows.
Mrs Paterson ~. Miss Bishop. Mrs.
Faith VS. Mrs Calm. Mrs. Swift IS. Mrs.
Eeudigs. Mrs. ROssin VS.. Mrs Geddes,
Miss Rollins VS. Miss Hyde. Mrs. Ben
Iamin ~. Mrs Harter. Mrs Chllvers vs..
Mrs whitney and Mrs. Herzog rs. Mrs
Blumcuthal
The scores we're az follows
nIfs NpfnNGITTp DIVISION