New-York tribune., 1896-10-08
NEW.JERSEY NEWS.
WOMEN on THE GOLF LINKS.
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AT NOR
RISTOWN PRODUCTIVE OF
GOOD PLAY
MISS HoYT CONTINUES HER EXCELLENT WORN
OF TUESDAY - SEVERAL INTERESTING
MATCHES WITH CLOSE SCORES

MATCHES WITH CLOSE SCORES
THE WINNERS.
The women's Championship Golf Tournament at
Morristown was continued yesterday In the pres
ence OF almost as many spectators as had assem-
bled on the opening day. According u INV ''
tions OF the competition. the field OF players Ia"
narrowed down TO the eight VINO mace '"e ''
scores on Tuesday. arrangement "'hc". as o'''
golfer remarked was strictly the survvai OF th'
1ttcst There was the more interest III the "i'''"
play games between the different pairs because
that form of co ntest has been used pciore III
women's tournaments
II was lust II O'Clock when the players started on
their morning round. The closest Struggle Oh 'he
doy had been expected between Miss Anna SANDS
Of Newport and Mrs. William Shippen, OF MOTIFS
town and the result proved that this presumption
was correct. At the end Of the morning hait Mrs
Shipper was two up. BY strokes the TWO players
were exactly even. each scoring % Tor 'he hine
holes. but the advantage In holes was on the side
Of the Morristown competitor. Her work on the
green's much better than that OF MIS-" Sahus'
In the afternoon. however, matters were ehtitey
reversed Miss Sands played capitaily MAKING hcr
well-known driving powers tell and approaching
with more than her usua! Judgment ana cau'ioh
She not only succeeded In overcoming h'i oPpo
nent's lead Of holes. but scored an addi'ionai
one for herself. thereby finishing, one up ana
winning the match.
cock Hills. won her game from Miss McI'anc OF
Baltimore. without the slightest trouble She
played as brilliantly and steadily as on the hrst
day making the morning round In forty-hihe' H'
the end of this half she had lead Of nve holes'
which she increased to eight I'm the afternoon her
score at the finish thus eight mp. SIX 10 play.
Miss G. l.. Oliver. Of Albany. defeated MISS r. T.
GriscOm OF Philadelphia ny precisely the same
score. The first hole in the morning was haiVeo'
and Il was apparent thereafter that MISS ttlscoW
had no chance. Miss Oliver winning every one OF
the remaining eight
In the afternoon Miss Griscom played h'tl'
better but could not do more than halve the ilrst
three holes which put an end to the match py
leaving Miss Oliver still eight up, win onIy SiN
10 play Mrs. Arthur Turnure. OF Shinnecock INNS,
succecded In defeating Mss Helen shelton OF
Morristown three up. Mrs. Turnures work was
steady and superior throughout to that or h"r OPP
ponont. She increased her lead gradually IN thr
course OF the match All the players followed wnit
has come TO be the general match play custom oi
not keeping an exact record OF their strokes 'oti-
scaucntly their cards I'm places only approx
n,te and cannot bc given In detail.
To-day Miss Hoyt will meet Miss Sands. ana
Mrs Turnure viii play against Miss ohver; mess
Miss Ioyt should fall long distance oehind the
form she has shown thus fer. she stahds an IN eN- =
coler' chance Of winning tn. tournament n'Sc
are the summaries Of yesterdays play: 49,
Miss Sands beat Mrs. Shippen. one up; MISS hoyt
beat Miss McIanc eight up six to play MISS ''l-
Yer beat Miss tiriscom. eight up. SIX 10 play N'S
Turnure beat Miss Shelton. three up. two 10 play.