New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-19
GOLF CUP FOR MISS FORD.
SHE COVERS THE sEvEN-HoLE COURSE
TWICE IN "A AND WINS.
MRS H. p. PHIPrs WITH 70. HER NEAREST CON-
PETIToR-THE CUP. BY VIRTUE OF THREE
VICTORIES rs THE PROPERTY OF


Yesterday afternoon saw the most important
women's golf tournament OF the fall at the MOTIFS
County Club Great interest was felt In the des,
tiny OF Miss Nina Howland's handsome cup ana
when Miss Ford. by placing third victory 10 ner
credit obtained permanent possession or the trophy
every one seemed well satisfied with the result ana
proud of the clubs woman champion
The game was called at 2:30 and Miss Ford was
the starter and she was in her best FORM during
the first half of seven holes, she drove with pre-
cison and putted accurately for all the holes save
the sixth or Setting Sun There shot or TWO
missed added to her score. In the next driVe.oh
her ball flew far. but stopped when 1t had ra''ei
had lie Despite these two mishaps. the rouho was
made In thirty-seven. This is only one stroke over
her record for the holes. In the next nan
she made the first hole in three. feat wh'ch re-
ouires a long true drive. a clever approach ana a
sure put. At the third hole she lost a sho' Wy
hitting a Her first drive for the nfth uroppeu
the ball just the turf bunker, and IL WAS III
40 awkward a position that the shot which e&'r'-
catad IL was necessarily short. On the green sne
missed a rather easy put. Her work. ho"eV.,'
was so even for both rounds that she finished win
another thirty seven thereby covering the fourteen
holes in seventy-four. This is the pest "oH'a..
score that has been recorded for this course Inc
Improvement in Mis-. Ford's play may be seen
from the fact that when she won the cup io' '''
first time year ago nnety-sx was her score III
the spring contest she had dropped OF '"e''o
strokes and went around In eighty-four' "nio "
Yesterdays game she succeeded In lowering tn' ny
ten moro points.
SHE WON SECOND PLACE
Mrs. II. p. Phipps. who was second VIII" 20
played good golf most OF the time, but one OF wv
places we're fatal to her chances she s'ar'eu W
doing the first hole In g. oriy TO lose 'he a'
vantage by using for the second the res' ,e oa
the round was even and strong On me MN ~ he
in the second half she pulled her BAL, IN ,"e
drive so that II curved sharply ana weht 1n'i a
short distance. In coming TO the nome h hP bail st
we'll given drive unfortunately landed the Dali az
the foot Of the white fence hazard ana sns was
obliged to use two mashe shots 10 chop IL out =,
There was a tie for third place between MISS "a
Shelton and Mrs. William Shipper. The latter me,
with trouble al the outset, and did not play as wei
as she has at other times, although some OF ner
drives were good Miss Shelton's strength seems
10 be chiefly in her putting. She holed her pan
after sending Il eight feet along the green
on at least two occasions in the second round. ,
At the close OF the game g. G. Kip. VINO had
managed the tournament. presented the cup 70
has had any claim upon ii. she having won II three
times auccessvely
large number OF people were at the ma ten. ana
most OF them stayed for tea afterward in the ciup
house which had been a-tiscally decorated with
chrysan themums and other plants.
THE SCORES