New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12
British and Canadian Sewn
Wins on Wilmington
Clubs Links.
MARGIN OF ONLY ONE MATCH
Miss Dodd, Great Britain,
Title Holder, Beats Miss Curt,
the National Champion,
in Opening Match.
by Telegraph 10 The Tribun.

N''' w. LA sextet A
British and Canadian women golfer. d..
feated a like combination Of Amsr,..
women in an international team ma,c,
by a score Of to g. over the link, =,
the Wilmington Country Club TODAY
Considering the closeness OF the s,rp,
gle. 1t was a matter OF regret that Ma,
Fanny Osgood. OF Brookl.ne, the Mas,,.
chusetts champion. was not on the Am,
lean team. Not BENG invited Originally
Miss Osgood refused to take a hand vh.,
asked at the eleventh hour to-day. HIM
ever. Miss Kate Harley substituted ara
won her match.
Miss Muriel Dodd, champion OF Cr.,
Britain, led off for the visitors aga!rr
Miss Margaret Curtis. the Essex County
player, who has held the national M,
for the last two years. Miss Curtis Is mo-
in anything like her best form. and II 81.
hopes TO make a good showing in IA.
national championship tournament her,
next week she will have 10 show suddt,
improvement
Miss Dodd practically won the mate.
when she captured the first three hos
The English champion got into less trog
BILE than Miss Curtis. who sliced seve1
drives. OF the tee the American chan.
pion generally had the longer ball. thogs,
Miss Dodds direction counted NOR. Il
the end. At the third hole Miss Curtis
sliced her second shot, out OF bounds
and. losing there, became down. One o.
the few bad mistakes she made fubt4.
approach, cost the foreign visitor Il.
fourth hole.
Indifferent putting was responsible 7.
Miss Dodd throwing away two more hole
| on the outward Journey, but at that Oh:
turned for home up. having gone out (
IS. to the others g. Coming back MIS-
Dodd played more steadily, and the matt,
ended on the fifteenth green.
The match between Miss Gladys Raw
enscroft and Miss Lillian B. Hyde provs
a more spectacular as well as nterestv
one Miss Ravenscroft. who won tas
British title last year. is famous at hons
az driver, while here Miss Hyde 81
noted for getting distance from the ts
| The course was heavy to-day as the r.
suit Of an early drilling rain yet tef
were times when both golfers drove CO
s,derably more than two hundred yars
First one and then the other would nav
10 play the odd.
A piece OF hard luck at the SIXTEEN
hole came near costing Miss Ravense"
the match. Her second shot lanoed N
bunker. and in playing out the bal r
bounded. hitting her on the arm AZ
nenaltv for that is loss OF the mole.
Miss HYDE had already played ana W.
not on the green. Miss Ravenseror' m's
have won the hole had II no; oseh io'
accident. That placed her down. 80 '
&, became necessary 10 win the last "
holes 10 win the match by the naH0'
margin of 1 up. To the home noie
tIvde drove 10 a trap. and took TWO sa'-
IN get clear OF the sand. The son v"
creditable. both getting round IN I"
the following card shows:
Miss Rsvenscroft
! Miss Hyde: -
out ........o
MISS Isl Na'e"s ',.g es55 1871
Miss Hyde: as 1911
Miss Mabel Harrison. the irish cn'
n,on. proved too steady for MIS-
BARLOW. OF Merton. while MISS ""
pooley. who represents the Ficto''S'
Q club. always had the advantage '"
Miss Marion Hollins, the Meu0p0"
champion. The last named was sen'
10 off her game and has planned 70 j"
nractice round tomorrow WIN
Nichols. the local professional ID
hone OF getting in better form
Roth Miss Georgianna NJ. BishOn
BROOKLYN. and Miss Harriet Cuf~ w.,
their matches on the home green
R,shon defeating Miss Florence h'
Of Canada. and Miss Curtis down'ns
= Scott also Of Hamilton. MISS h""
going in at moments notlee' ~
steadily. defeating Miss VI. Chf'"'
a wide margin. =, al
Robert c. Watson. president ., I'll
United States Golf Association pu'
appearance In time to give the ahaA
necessary official stamp OF app,
Tbere were numerous other New 'O
ers in the gallery. including james y
HYDE and McKim Hollins' VINO WOW
their sisters lose.
The results follow: