New-York tribune., 1919-06-10
Mrs. Gavin
Leads Women
Over Link S
Present Champion Displays
Excellent Game in Spite
of Weather Conditions

Mrs. William A. Gavin, playing from
the South Shore Country Club, led the
neld by a comfortable margin in the
qualifying round of the women's cham.
plonsnlp tournament Of the Metropoli
"a, Ian colt Association over the links Of
'he Arcola Country Club yesterday. In
spite of the muddy condition Of the
course and the fact that she was forced
20 play through the rain, the present
Title holder turned in the fine score
of 81.
II appeared at first that the clever
Engnshwoman would get around in the
oos' when she showed 43 for the out
"ard journey, but trouble on the way
oacK forced her TO take 48 for that
"Trip. bad lie Of the tee on the
twelfth hole prevented her from get
ting less than a. 7, while on the six
teenth another added to her good
score. He card follows:
fH...:: H'f' 8 ss7s ! : s-4s-., ia
Mrs. Philip Stevenson, of Piping
Rock, who appears to be the dark
horse in the tourney, finished second
TO the former Baltusrol player. She
went around in 95, taking At out and
4S in.
This score, which came in toward
the end of the round, supplanted both
MISS Marion Hollins, of Westbrook. and
Miss Beatrice Lounsbery, of Bedford,
who appeared to be tied for second
place with 97s each. Mrs. Stevenson.s
card follows:
1nt fn:..:: -: : ! s s s 5-t5--.s Ill
Only six players went around under
three figures. In addition to the first
four, Mrs. A. S. Rossin, of the Cen
tury Club, and Mrs Leila C. Stockton,
OF Raritan Valley, got in that class
with 9Ss. Scores ran so high that
card of 109 qualified in the CHAMPION
ship division.
The pairings in the championship
division for the first round day fol-
lows: Mrs. Thomson VS.. Mrs. Thomas:
Miss Hollins VS.. Miss Miller; Mrs.
Nash VS.. Mrs. Heckscher; Mrs. Moore
VS.. Mrs. Stevenson; Mrs. Shoaf VS.. Miss
Lounsbery; Mrs. Alexandra VS.. Mrs.
Gavin; Miss Sherwood vs.. Mrs. Morrow.
and Mrs. Rossin vs.. MRS Stockton.
The summary:
Gavin, North Shore. 43, 48-sl. Mrs. rs P ?.
Stevenson Piping Rock Al, 4s-s5. Miss
y uoI1in ul9Im1nsbeTy w. Bedf9rd 49, 4s-s7: Miss
= Rossin, Century, so. 4S-9S; Mrs L. c.
STOCKTON. Rartan Valley. so. 4s-9S; Mrs
I; itld H. AleXandre Piping Rock, 50, 4s-lo2
Mrs. s. p Nash. Baltusro 5s. 4s-lo4;
Mrs j A. Moore, Sleepy Hollow. 81. 5S-
~; Miss Violet Miller, Baltusrol. So. 5l-
IVA, Mrs G. NJ. Heckscher, Piping Rock
Manoy, Sc. 5O-Io6; Mrs T. 'iG.''7rh'5 II. Thomas l-
Hackensack, So. 54-1o7; Mrs G. X Nor
row. Engineers, SO, 56-l09
Second Division--Mrs j. e Davis. Pin
ing Rock, So. 54--1o9; Miss d. Manice
Cherry Valley, 81, 52--1Os Mrs F. b.
ryan, Montclair So, 53-111; Mrs. Lang
Molly Conroy. Fox Hills. Sc. sill: Miss
Henrietta Finckel Glen Ridge. 81. 5S-l12:
Mrs +. Hucknall. Forest Hills, Sc. 66-l12;
Miss y Kate Bowman, Plaindeld, 60, 53-
-; Mrs, q. 5. Mott. Piping Rock. So 81
IlI9i MISS sE T. Robeson. knoilwood. So,
Baltusrol IS. 56-114 a. " Mrs r.. e courtjani H'ake;
8 tn Glen Ridse. 56, 5s-1l4; Mrs w
H. cane, Hackensack, So 5S-l14
Other. Scores-Mrs w. S. Bird Sleenv
Hollow. So 57--lI6: Mrs NJ +, Chad-
yick v Powelton, 81, s2-l1s; Mrs. G. D. !
lsoscheD, I SC n, fipng Rock. 55.. 61-l16; Mrs
Mrs c W Breck, Siwanoy, IS, 5s-i17 |
Nrs' l =. Z. koemple, Glen Ridge. 64, Sd
"a Mrs. Claude Smith. Hackensack, 81.
lily Miss G.. Farelly, Englewood So
i2-I1s Miss Julia Bredt. Essex Cor,ntv ~
IS. e4--119; Mrs f. e. Donahne MANI,
lar. 81, $40.