New Britain herald., 1926-07-26
MISS CIRCUIT NEAR
MAKING RECORD
Within Two Strokes Of Golf
Mark at Eastern Point

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Eastern Point, Conn, July 26. Lp)
Coming within two strokes of the
course record for women, Miss
Mauren circuit, of Englewood, n. j.,
metropolitan and New Jersey cham
pion, today turned In the lowest
score of the first eighty to finish
in the qualifying round of the
eighth annual women's invitation
golf tournament for the Griswold
trophy, on the Shenecossett country
CLUB course.
Leads Miss Collett
Miss Circuits So for the IS holes
was seven better than the card
turned in by Miss Glenna Collect,
of Providence, r. l., national wo-
mems champion and holder Of the
course record.
Miss Collett has been medalist at
five of the Journeys and won the
event in 1920, 1928, 1924 and 1925.
Second low of the forenoon finish
crs was Miss Bernice Wall, Oshkosh,
Wis, Wisconsin champion. Her score
v,,s a otbars TURNING I, hotter
corde Than Misc CoIIett vyoro N1rs
I Casr,a, Cbicaeo forner,,,
Illinois champion and Miss Marie
Jenny, New York city. former met
ronoiit,, obor,nio,, OK. Mic. t1o1on
p,ysor Portland Maine Elor;d.
oI,ar,nior N,rs n u Tooreo Iocust
yolIer !. ana Nrs n G Hurd
phiIadolnbia farmer British limited
cta+os and canadian chamnion Sc,
and Mrs CourtIand smith Glen
ride N 7 81. Mira e y Smith,
orc c.1en ro,,a T, rs
Mice collatt "a rds-.
ont ga 95a 675 Is
sac 55e 55a-.9 50
Mice Orcutt cards
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n Xxx 659 454- AZ 90.
plovers finishing during the fore
noon dnscribod tbe course as "slov -
rrorght about nv recent rains which
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Mr., ~ ~ +' 800 Il foo bot While there
,,.as Gentle braoze NOT strong
I.ouo,, - dieturh tbo niavers
Nv. ., Who t,,,s,ed IN +be host
ao,,nato for tbo +ronbv
@ ,,S;at, n.o. WIN 1ost wear nv Miss
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Co'let' ny "''i''i'le ..oa.o.aion
previous .ooN pc. ia 49,, r ,aau A
oil the lirs' t'opns l 80, e.
new one Is ilol 'ei"s pi@S
In audl''o.i u 'ile champ ,' -,
81 there VIII oe ~ ''A'eei''' -
a preliminary 10 'le l'ldJVl 90. :
tWo-pall ioul sSoii. m'.9 - nisaa ,,.it,
terday' with MISS Cotle.' p''i GU ~
Miss Bernice wall OIL Ehs'e" oo", Az
j. Wisconsin state chs''ii t'lo,''
against Miss Helen Paysoh, rol',
land, Maine, Florida Champion anu
Miss MaTen circuit, New lorh Guy
Metropolitan and New dorsey cia''l,
pion. Miss Collett and Miss wan
defeated their opponents one up
Mrs. f. c. Let's, of Chlcago' one
of the stars from the midwest was
called home suddenly and could not
start. The other prominent women
plavers entered, however, drove OIL
around 10 O'Clock.
Miss Collects drive from the first
tee at 1908 was one of the Longest
of the morning starters, carrying
more than zoo yards. 1t landed IN
The shrubbery to the left of the fsir-
way, however. and her second shot
went in a sand trap in front of the
green. Out with her third, she hau
4 fine run-up shot and was down in
DOGGY five.
Miss Collett was paired with Miss
Wall who shot the first hole in par
t.. A small gallery followed the
and Miss Wall. Miss Or
,utt a latter starter drove straight
,ut for 240 yards. Her mashie shot
'arried her TO the green and She was
Town in two puts for a par four.
Less than a third of the entries
lad teed off by noon. Pairs left the
irst tee at five minute intervals.
Miss Dorothy Smith, Metropolitan
unior champion, turned in the low.