Evening journal., 1913-10-14

Miss Marion Hollins. the metropoli-
+. tan champion. that eighty-six would
not be bettered the medal for the
,Qnaiifying round of the National
Womens Golf Championship was won
yesterday over at Wilmington County
Club with a score of eighty-eight
Strokes. Miss Gladys Ravenscroft, of
Brombroueh, England. holder of the
rBritish Vomens golf title, in 1872,
Harriet Curtis of Essex county Man
kchesler, Mass. and Miss Muriel Dodd.
fEf Moreton. England, tied for second
place at ninety-one. Miss Dodd is the
! present holder Of both the British
land Canadian championships Miss
.Curtis was American title holder In
1906. and RUNNER up a year later 10
nher sister. Miss Margaret Curtis, in
whose keeping the title has been for
Z ite last two years.
= Not in many championships have
the women experienced conditions
more against low scoring In the med
al round II was q day for the long
Edriver and the player who could keep
&straight Although a rain shower be-
sfore play began favored those who
Ncould make long carry straightness
Hlrcm the tee was more desirable than
Elength il II meant even occasional
Hwildness. for a high wind played havoc
with a slice or a putt
Miss Ravenscrott owed her success
ato the fact. that she followed the old
NElosan OF the links. far and sure
kNether did she give away a great
4deal on the short game until she had
&arrived at the fifteenth sixteenth and
#seventeentb green's. On each of
.these. however. she took three puts.
MTuftro t,,fohf he cnfI rh tync for-
Ntunate in having the breaks with
~her. as iulit this number of times her
Nbell bumped from the side OF the
flair way. fhen il might have gone off
s&into the, rough
9ereas in Winter GArb.
.sHad ithe strength of the Wild been
~ n ONLY disturbing factor it would
~ m been bad enough. but in add-
TO endeavoring TO lift the Off
IS rtent. score boards and all NOV
property into the middle OF the
II field Boreas ragged along clothed
# winter garb. Wilmington might !
II have been supposed 10 be with /
q n the Arctic cline. But If once IN 1
"a while a shivering official would 4
y arrow one hand 10 grab stack Of
& fcore cards that threatened 10 fol-
COW the scampering leaves, the while /
making a clutch at his cap with the
bother. what Of the women? Solomon
.rn all his glory would have buried
4his head in a bunker at the first /
Hglance of that kaleidoscope scene
q II II did nothing else the weather .
Ncertainiy made for originality of
Eraiment among the women. There
Twas the English champion. Miss
4Dodd. in an azure skirt and sweater
&of paler hue. and Miss Mabel Harri-
Nson, the Irish girl and three times
champion of her country. dressed In
"a tailor-made tweed costume of
tstill deeper .blne Both were bare
Nbeaded, tlHir truant golden tresses
Nsteaming/in the wind Then there
twere S0eaters. gaudy things from
Mthe Gecided self colors. such as a
H0rdfiant yellow OF scarlet or mauve
4or blue, fading away into the softer
Il shades Of orange or salmon. Autumn
Etints by comparison looked mere
Hdahbs on the face of nature
n The English end Canadian women
1could be told az a glance by their
Ntwecd skirts and husinesslike golfing
Nshoes. these latter heavy with nails
&and tassel tongued Besides there
Evere those cosey mack nav coats
Athat savcf SO often OF the back /
Nvcods. and tell 1t not in Gath-one
Ediarhanous skirt Whew. but Il did
elook coldl The temperature seemed
80 fall about ten degrees when its
&ovner went past
4Mss Dodd Attracts Attention.
x As holder OF two biz titles Miss
@nodd attracted great deal OF atten-
4 ion. So grlish she looked to carry
tsach honors as the British and Can
T5dian championships But she can
aplay golf as II TO the manner born.
There Is no time wasted In TRYING
put her clubs. She just trips along
o her ball. selects the club and with
brief address it is away upon its
y mission.
She is as spry IN the use Of hel
Emashie or niblick as IN the use Of he
0uiiver and brassie. Miss Dodd hal
NtVo rs on her card going out and on
hcomine in The latter was at tn
Eseventeenth, & and represented ahou
4the only really bad hole all the wa
Narcund. She was IN the rough wit
fher second shot and then got trappe,
fIhe mistake probably cost her
chance TO tie for the medal. as TN
Ehole is par T. Miss Dodd's other z
&vere at the sixth and eighth hole.
NThe eighth was the hardest on IN
&course today Here she require
kfour shots to get TO the green an
Ethen took three puts. AT the sixtl
bshe was tri1e short with her ap
Fproach. Playing well into the winl
xon the sloping green the wind tool
kher ball and ran il away down hill
Miss Dodd had these figures:
kout . 53545 5-45
Sm ...... 6 6 z 3-46-9.
Miss Dodd Miss Harrison and Miss
kRavenscroft all seem to have a kin
f1red taste In clubs. Spliced wooder
Eclubs are the favorites. and on the
Egreen goose necked putting cieekf
Hare used Miss Dodd plays her long
Eapproach puts very well.
Miss Harriet Curtis Card.
In her round Miss Harriet Curtis
nao many fine holes, notably the third
Eoi $50 yards. which she made in 4
TIE par is given as a s. The eighth
knole was also a bad one for her. as
Esne took eight strokes to get down
EHer figures we're:
kout .6s 6s445saez
Nln 1890. 4776545 3-46-a1
American PLAYERS held most of TN,
Epositions Of merit After reachin,
the turn in 81 strokes Miss K. q Har
Eley Of Fall River, who held the ma
3tional title in 1908. made the secon
Anime holes in 43. the best for thi
khalf of the course She fnishe
3fourth, at "a. Then came Miss Fam
x 4. 0eQood If Rrookl{no al OK. Ma