The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
MRS. GAVIN IN
VAN ON LINKS
Leads in Qualifying Round
for Metropolitan Golf
Title With 81.
RAIN BOTHERS PLAYERS
Keeps Scores at Arcola High
Only Five Contestants Get
Under 100.

Rain cast a shadow over the contest
ants In the qualifying round OF tho
Women's Metropolitan Golf Association
Championship tournament at the Arcola
Country Club yesterday. Nearly eighty
golfers made the circuit in figures con-
siderably higher than would ordina rily
have been returned. The weather, how
ever, didn't affect Mrs. W. A Gavin, now
representing South Shore, to any great
extent. The winner of the title In 1917
made the round in 81, four strokes bet
ter than did Mrs. Philip Stevenson of
Piping Rock.
Only four other women managed to
get under 100. The quartet included
Miss Marion Rollins OF Westbrook, for
mer Metropolitan champion. who had
81, 46-97; Miss Beatrice Lounsbery,
the youthful Bedford golfer with 40,
4S--97; Mrs. A. S. Rossin of Century
and Mrs. L. c. Stockton OF Raritan Val
ley, both of whom returned cards of
10. 4S-9s.
Several OF the golfers, who can usually
De counted on to get close to the leaders.
couldn't get started at all yesterday and
as result had to be content with some
other than the championship division.
For instance. Mrs. William Chilvers for
mer Dunwoodie title holder. had SO, So
112. Mrs. Chilvers was unfortunate
enough to lose her purse between the
club house and the trolley car, and this
upset her TO such an extent that she
took 10 for the first hole and 9 for the
next.
Mrs. Hucknan on Game.
Mrs. Thomas Hucknall. winner of the
Red Cross tournament under the as
sociation's auspices last year, was an
other who fell by the wayside. She
needed Sc each way. while Mrs J. E
Davis OF Piping Rock, runnerup to Mrs.
Gavin in 1917. had SIS, 54-109 In
cidentally three women with 100 tied
FOR the last place in the championship
division, Mrs. G.. X Morrow OF En-
gneers being the lucky one to remain
there. Miss Dorothy Manice of Cherry
Valley. daughter of Mrs. +. A Manice.
who held the metropolitan champion
ship in 1902, 1908 and 1904. was the
other player to finish with 100.
Mrs. Gavin started on her round while
II was raining hard and as by that time
water covered a good many OF the
green's il was natural that her putting
should not be up to standard. Her
drives were good as usual and She
played all her iron shots well. She
supplemented at the fourth. with
q bird" 3 at the next and following
this with a fine 4. The first nine
holes were made in AZ and coming
home two rs brought the total to As.
Her card follows:
Out ........... ia
In ........... 6 3 ) 6 5 6-ts-91
Covetous eyes were cast on the beau
tlful prizes, which are on exhibition
at the clubhouse. Most of the awards
are useful ones, including lamps. silver
ware and so forth.
Conditions call for the first round OF
match play this morning in all divisions,
with one round each day thereafter.
There will also be a DOGGY handicap
tomorrow afternoon. Only two of the
low scorers are brought together in the
draw-Mrs. Rossin and Mrs. Stockton
The draw follows:
Mrs. Shoaf vs.. Miss Lounsbery, Mrs
Alexandra VS., Mrs. Gavin. Miss Sher-
wood VS.. Mrs. Morrow. Mrs Rossin VS.
Mrs. Stockton, Mrs. Thomson VS.. Mrs
Thomas, Miss Hollins VS.. Miss Miller
Mrs. Nash VS.. Mrs. Heckscher and Mrs
Moore VS.. Mrs. Stevenson. the scores
follow: