Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-14
JERSEY WOMAN
Wins GOLF GAME
Mrs. Stockton, of PIainfield,
Victor in Match for Wom-
ans Championship.

WILMINGTON, Del, Oct IA
Match play in the woman's national
golf championship started here to-
day. A large gallery followed the
golfers. The wind had dried the turf
and another day is expected to put
the course in condition for low
scoring.
Miss Marion Hollins, West brook
Club, the youthful Metropolitan title
holder, quite outclaSsed Mrs. Frank
H. Elder, of the Overlook Club,
winning by UP and 5 to go. The
wind again bothered the players
greatly
Miss Florence L. Harvey. OF
Canada, beat Miss Frances D. Scott,
of Canada, UP and 3 to go.
Mrs. A. L. Calm, of New York,
beat Miss Bertha Stratton. New York,
l UP.
Mrs. H. H. Stockton. Plainfeld, n.
J., beat Miss X. c. Harley, Fall
River, up. This was the first de-
cided surprise of the day Mrs. E. n.
Filter, Philadelphia, beat Miss Louise
Elkins, Pittsburgh, 2 up The latter
was down at the turn, three holes
being the greatest difference at any
point.
A gale of wind was responsible for
the high scores in the qualifying
round of the women's national golf
championship at the Wilmington
Country Club yesterday Even so.
Miss Gladys Ravenscroft, the former
British champion, returned card of
IS, three strokes better than Miss
Muriel Dodd, the English title
holder, and Miss Harriet Curtis, of
Essex county.
all 20 0t1a1f-
fed, except Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow, Of
Merton, the Eastern champion, who
got into a tie at 112. one of the worst
scores she ever returned in tourna-
ment. On the play-off Mns. Barlow
lost.
So strong was the wind that at
times 1t became next to impossible to
keep the balls on the course. Miss
Ravenscroft got away to fine start,
making the first hole In and the sec
ond in 8. Her only slips going out
were rs at the third and seventh, but
at that the Bromborough entrant
reached the turn in Az Coming back
the worst she had were 6s at the six
teenth and seventeenth holes. Her
card:
Out .....4 3 Tt S 8 7 4-42
In ......4 8 8 6 5 6 6 5-4s IS
Miss Margaret Curtis, of Essex
County, had difficulty at three holes,
the third, eighth and sixteenth, each
of which was made in s. This ex-
plains why she did not get better
than 9S for the round.
Miss Marion Hollins, of Westbrook,
the metropolitan champion, went
around in 90, stroke better than
Miss Lillian B. Hyde.
After taking 81 to go out, Miss Kate
In Y.1a ne To hn rIr
in 43 for a "a, a stroke better than
sets champion.
Miss Harriet Curtis got a fine 4 at
the 4s0-yard third hole and ended the
round with a good 8. Her card;
Out .....6 3 4 8 6 4 s 5-45
In ......5 ( II 6 5 4 S S-4s-s1
Miss Dodd had nothing worse than
rs, but as there were three of them
on her card they prevented the Brit
ish champion from getting below So
She got around as follows:
Out .....5 3 54 5 5-46
In ......5 A 8 s 6 8 7 s-46-sl
Miss Margaret Curtis's card was;
In .....5 s s 5 7 6 $ 5 S-50-sS
The first match round will be played
today and those who failed to qualify
among the first 32 will have a chance
to play for a consolation prize, The
scores:
Out In. I'll
Miss q. Ravenscroft. Brom-
borough, England. ............ ~ 40 IS
Miss Muriei Dodd. Moreton.
Miss Harriet Curtis. Essex Co.. 45 40 81
Miss Kate Harley. Fall River. 81 43 "a
Miss f. c. Osgood. Country Club 40 40 rs
Miss Marion Hoiiins, Westbrock- 40 ~ %
Miss Mildred caverly. Philadel-