The sun., 1896-10-08
WoMnN COLE MATCH PROGRESSES.
Minis Sands and Miss IEoyt Play Well ON tho
Morris County Links.

Morris County Links.
While w. II. Sands was gaining glory at the
St. Andrews Golf Club yesterday, his sister
was making her mark in the women's cham
pionrhp 1t clear. cool day at the Inks
OF the Morris County Golf Club but there was
so much golhng business to occupy the atten-
ton OF the onlookers that 10 one paid the
slightest attention to the chill in the air The
fact that the Morris County Golf Club had two
competitors in the race for the cup, and they
were more than anxious to have that beautiful
trophy ornament their club house for the next
year 20 come. their entire attention was devoted
to roofing" for their representatives, to use
political terms.
Mrs. William Sheppen was their trump card.
Shcis the champion woman golfer OF the club.
and they certainly expected to win out with her,
ard when she held Miss Anna Sands by two up.
at the end Of the first round. they felt positive
that ii was all but the shouting. But &c
WAS a case OF shouting too carly.
Interest in the to,tu oi ms pair OF golfers
golfer at Newport and Mrs. ShiDpen is the
champion OF the home links, holding the com.
petiIlve record tor the course at As. At the end
of the first round. as has been told. Mrs. Ship
pen led by two holes, lead si.e increased To
At this juncture Miss Sands came very
fast to the fore and she won the next
one up nj the seventeenth hole, and she seemed
easy winner. Here. however, Miss Sands
made a poor uNlNe, ana a. MIS- SnlpICn lOlIOWett
n long drive BY an eAquite short game the latter
won the hole IN four, making the match all
even. An extra hole wns l,;ay cd. which Miss
sands won by four to five. The cards for tho
last ten holes, including the extra one, were:
Ms. MIS- sGlpy san e 5-SS SS
The summary for the round showed that Misa
Sands beat Mrs snippen ia ho!es) BY one up;
Mis- EIoyt beat Miss A.cLane, eight up and Ave
w and six to play; Mrs. Iurnure beat Miss
Shelton, three up.
The best scores in the morning were: Miss
Hoyt. ~; Miss shelton, 30. and Miss Z. Oliver,
6l. Inc above results snow that the atlcrnOOn's
play wrought n Chalge ON the spirit OF tn" scene.
except III The case OF Miss hoyt. who was un-
dtuntcd 10 the END. She drives and plays tho
short game with the assurance OF - SawncS"
from II. Andrews or MusseburEh. She was ive
up against Miss McLans in the morning, and
started OF. thus ending the match. BY Winning
The strength ui Nl's u!iveT's game was in her
putting. Miss Griscom drove in her usual
Oilv"r's dashins stylc could not be dentcd. Mrs.
Turnure ard Miss shelton had perhaps the most
cock Hills player hua,ly won. by 50 doing.
nlack. ali tn home paNerS we're turned down.
Hereafter The Morris County folks must grow
enthusiastic over thr cuuIbats OF the pretty
Miss Iioyt i fnnc.rl by all the experts for
Winning hon,rs. for she ha- all the elasticity Of
mere g'r!houl and. l"~iGcs, a splenlid etylc at
The game. For two Summers Miss Hoyt has
been Il regular player on tie red course mt Shin
necork litIs, and she has learned every point
about the tee sHota and the play through tho
gree IL. lief form Is in' NJ ~ III lAt HIit"'t
golt. hut She atoucs FOR this by the careless
energy and dash Of sweet sixteen" Miss
sands. on the n1her hand, l. by far a more in-
ishrd player aud undoubtedly the most certain
nud rehAhlr performer On points tho two seem
about evenly matched, and which "lli win to-
Gar Is n Vuc-,IU
To-day the play starts At II O'Clock, when, TO
settle the srm finals, NiFt iioy Wi p!ny Mss
SANDS, ma Miss Oliver u meet Mr.. lurnure.
Robert Cos. tho scotch urmhrr Of Parlia-
nleut who has donated the iilr emblem, The
: i 900 vase. which ,a to represent the clam
lnunship porprtuHliY, - "a purtcd to-day nm the
Nritauur. II" viii at once 20 10 Murri-tp"u, u,
ana n reception will br given IT, his honor on
Friday night at the Morris Couuty Golf Club.
Il. a. Il1,rmeyrr, lru-ra"nt of tie United
Sra'~s Guir Association, VIII also be on The
rguTsg tO-laE.