1913 Alfred Hutton Memorial Challenge Cup

The 1913 Alfred Hutton Memorial Challenge Cup was a women's international fencing competition held at the Bertand's School of Arms in London, the United Kingdom, from 26 to 27 November 1913. A total of 36 fencers from three nations (the United Kingdon, the Netherlands and the United States) competed against each other.

Entrants
A total of 36 fencers entered for the competition. 30 fencers from the United Kingdom, 5 from the Netherlands and one from the United States. Among the British fencers did not participated: Gladys Daniell the champion of 1911-12 and C. E. Martin Edmunds who won the fencing competition in Ghent.

Results
Elimination round
Pool 1
RankNameAffiliationLost matchesNotes1 Tassart 0 Q2  Queen Alexandra House Gymnasium 1 Q3  Salle de Vos (The Hague) 24  Royal Free Hospital L.F.C. 35  Academy of Dramatic Art 4

Pool 2
RankNameAffiliationLost matchesNotes1 Salle Giandomenici 1 Q, after barrage  Salle Bertrand 1 Q, after barrage3  Salle Alibert 1 4  Ealing Gymnasium 3 5  Academy of Dramatic Art 4 

Pool 3
RankNameAffiliationLost matchesNotes1  Salle Bertrand 0 Q  Salle Alibert 0 Q3  Tassart 2 4  Queen Alexandra House Gymnasium 3   Mimiague 3 6  Acadamy of Dramatic Art 5 

Pool 4
RankNameAffiliationLost matchesNotes1  Salle Bertrand 0 Q2  Tassart 1 Q3  Mimiague 2 4  Salle de Vos (The Hague) 3 5  Gravé 4 6  Salle Bertrand 5 

Pool 5
RankNameAffiliationLost matchesNotes1  Salle Bertrand 0 Q2  Tassart 1 Q3  Salle de Vos (The Hague) 2 4  Queen Alexandra House Gymnasium 3 5  Salle Bertrand 4   Ladies' Cercle d'Escrime 4 

Pool 6
RankNameAffiliationLost matchesNotes1  Mimiague 0 Q2  Salle Bertrand 1 Q3  Salle Bertrand 3   Salle de Vos (The Hague) 3   Ladies' Cercle d'Escrime 3 6  Academy of Dramatic Art 5 

Semi-finals
Pool 1
RankNameAffiliationLost matchesNotes1  Tassart 0 Q2  Queen Alexandra House Gymnasium 2 Q3  Salle Bertrand 3 Q, 3rd after barrage4 Salle Giandomenici 3 4th after barrage5  Salle Alibert 3 5th after barrage6  Salle Bertrand 4 

Pool 2
RankNameAffiliationLost matchesNotes1  Salle Bertrand 0 Q2 Tassart 2 Q  Mimiague 2 Q4  Salle Bertrand 3   Tassart 3 5  Salle Bertrand 5 

Final
The final was held in the evening. Alice Walker was not in her best, and lost her firts match against Jean Colmer with 5-3. However, she won against all the other opponents and so the final classification.
RankNameAffiliationLost matchesNotes1 Tassart 1 1st place after barrage2  Queen Alexandra House Gymnasium 1 2nd place after barrage3  Salle Bertrand 2 4  Salle Bertrand 3 5  Tassart 4   Mimiague 4 

Best foreigner
The Dutch Esther Bekkers-Lopes Cardozo was the best foreigner and won the "strangers cup".

Reference full results

Related pages
1911 England–Holland women's fencing competitions

References

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