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.[1]

1913 Alfred Hutton Memorial Challenge Cup
VenueBertand's School of Arms
LocationLondon, Great Britain
Dates26-27 November 1913
Competitors36 from 3 nations

Entrants

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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

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Elimination round

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Pool 1

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Rank Name Affiliation Lost matches Notes
1   Alice Walker (GBR) Tassart 0 Q
2   Jean Colmer (GBR) Queen Alexandra House Gymnasium 1 Q
3   C. van Doorn (NED) Salle de Vos (The Hague) 2
4   White (GBR) Royal Free Hospital L.F.C. 3
5   Marston (GBR) Academy of Dramatic Art 4

Pool 2

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Rank Name Affiliation Lost matches Notes
1   Esther Bekkers-Lopes Cardozo (NED) Salle Giandomenici 1 Q, after barrage
  D. Cheetham (GBR) Salle Bertrand 1 Q, after barrage
3   Sebag-Montefiore (GBR) Salle Alibert 1
4   Stratford (GBR) Ealing Gymnasium 3
5   Ince (GBR) Academy of Dramatic Art 4

Pool 3

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Rank Name Affiliation Lost matches Notes
1   A. M. Cunningham (GBR) Salle Bertrand 0 Q
  Millicent Hall (GBR) Salle Alibert 0 Q
3   Balance (GBR) Tassart 2
4   Ionides (GBR) Queen Alexandra House Gymnasium 3
  Torrey (USA) Mimiague 3
6   Exton (GBR) Acadamy of Dramatic Art 5

Pool 4

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Rank Name Affiliation Lost matches Notes
1   Rosamund Johnstone (GBR) Salle Bertrand 0 Q
2   Charlotte Walker (GBR) Tassart 1 Q
3   Virgoe-Buckland (GBR) Mimiague 2
4   Julia Beelaerts van Blokland (NED) Salle de Vos (The Hague) 3
5   Stark (GBR) Gravé 4
6   Hurter (GBR) Salle Bertrand 5

Pool 5

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Rank Name Affiliation Lost matches Notes
1   Julia Johnstone (GBR) Salle Bertrand 0 Q
2   Spielmann (GBR) Tassart 1 Q
3   A. van den Bergh (NED) Salle de Vos (The Hague) 2
4   E. Richmond (GBR) Queen Alexandra House Gymnasium 3
5   Collins (GBR) Salle Bertrand 4
  Davis (GBR) Ladies' Cercle d'Escrime 4

Pool 6

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Rank Name Affiliation Lost matches Notes
1   Edwardes (GBR) Mimiague 0 Q
2   D. Johnston (GBR) Salle Bertrand 1 Q
3   C. de Benest (GBR) Salle Bertrand 3
  Van den Bergh (NED) Salle de Vos (The Hague) 3
  Gray (GBR) Ladies' Cercle d'Escrime 3
6   Allan (GBR) Academy of Dramatic Art 5

Semi-finals

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Pool 1

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Rank Name Affiliation Lost matches Notes
1   Charlotte Walker (GBR) Tassart 0 Q
2   Jean Colmer (GBR) Queen Alexandra House Gymnasium 2 Q
3   Julia Johnstone (GBR) Salle Bertrand 3 Q, 3rd after barrage
4   Esther Bekkers-Lopes Cardozo (NED) Salle Giandomenici 3 4th after barrage
5   Millicent Hall (GBR) Salle Alibert 3 5th after barrage
6   D. Johnston (GBR) Salle Bertrand 4

Pool 2

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Rank Name Affiliation Lost matches Notes
1   D. Cheetham (GBR) Salle Bertrand 0 Q
2   Alice Walker (GBR) Tassart 2 Q
  Edwardes (GBR) Mimiague 2 Q
4   Rosamund Johnstone (GBR) Salle Bertrand 3
  Spielmann (GBR) Tassart 3
5   A. M. Cunningham (GBR) Salle Bertrand 5

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.

Rank Name Affiliation Lost matches Notes
1   Alice Walker (GBR) Tassart 1 1st place after barrage
2   Jean Colmer (GBR) Queen Alexandra House Gymnasium 1 2nd place after barrage
3   D. Cheetham (GBR) Salle Bertrand 2
4   Julia Johnstone (GBR) Salle Bertrand 3
5   Charlotte Walker (GBR) Tassart 4
  Edwardes (GBR) Mimiague 4
Best foreigner

The Dutch Esther Bekkers-Lopes Cardozo was the best foreigner and won the "strangers cup".[2][3]

Reference full results[1]

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "The Alfred Hutton Memorial Challenge Cup". Les Armes (in French). 14 December 1913. p. 503-504. Retrieved 21 September 2022 – via calameo.com.
  2. "Een Hollandsch succes". Provinciale Geldersche en Nijmeegsche courant (in Dutch). 3 December 1913. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. "Een Hollandsch overwinning te Londen". Tilburgsche courant (in Dutch). 14 December 1913. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Delpher.