The sun., 1896-10-09
GOLFERS DISAPPOINTED.
MISS SANDS FAILs TO PLAT ON THE
MORRISTOHS LISks.
Ready for the Fray-Mrp. Arthur Tur-
nure Defeats Miss Ouver-Mins Heyt
and Mrs. Turnure TO Play In the Final.

Scheduled to Meet Miss Hcyts VINO was
Ready for the Fray-Mr Arthur Tur-
uure Defeats Miss Ouver-Mtas Hoyt
nnd Mrs. Turnure TO Play In the Final.
While the weather was slightly cool and not
very inviting yesterday morning at the links OF
the Morris County Golf Club. 1t did not keep
the admirers of the game from witness
ing the semi-tinAls OF the women's champion
ship competition. The crowd began to gather
An hour or moro before the time for starting
the morning round. Miss Beatrix Hoyt the
youthful Shinnecock golfer, arrived on the
morning train from Summit, looking rs bright
and cheerful as though 1t WAS her wedding day
instead of an occasion when she was
required TO meet a most formidable opponent on
the links. Mrs Arther Turnure and Miss Cora
oliver were also on hand in good time, bat there
seemed to be no tldinRs of Miss Anna Sands.
1t was known that she had taken tho
train on the evening before for this
city and when 1t was discovered that
che had not arrived the morning
express the spectators began to feel uneasy, as
they regarded her meeting with Miss Hoyt as
the most important OF the cham 2ionship COM
petition. II was felt that she was the only one
who who stood in the way Of Miss Hoyts win
ming the championship, as the latter had DEM
onstrated the fact on last Saturday that she
was the superior OF Mrs. Turnure by defeating
her In tho scratch women tournatnent NJ
Shinnecock Hills.
IL was q bitter disappointment when tho tels-
gram was received stating that Miss Sands had
withdrawn and would not compete with Miss
Hoyt. The latter, OF course. won by default.
but there was really no satisfaction In
that The spectators wanted to see spirited
golf and it I put uaH, them ,horogGh'y out Sns
e tesV. ' It Was her greatest desire to meet Mis-,
sands and have the question OF supremacy
ter which Of them qualified for the fnal. 1t was
then proposed that Miss Hoyt play friendly
pen, whom Miss Anna Sands had beaten out the
day before; but as it would add no special credi:
TO either OF them. while it might possibly have
com parison. the project was abandoned after
playing two holes. The women waited until
they we're T,snt ey ins SGy tbs
cock Hills Golf Club and Miss Cora Oliver ofthe
Albany Golf Club.
OF the green, committee. The pair were not
followed by the gallery" who were rnpet OF
at the first tee. preparatory TO the regular start
OF the only playrrs competing for the champion
ship. Mrs. Arthur 1urnure led OIL with a fair
deal rG iY6 yarts @ distant. Miss Oliver sliced her
bali and got q bad lie. She made poor Ap-
proach and lost another shot in scttius reaT tho
aud down in Ave- winning the nrst hole BY two
strokes
made a beautiful drive to the top OF the hill
while Miss divers drive fell short and landed
h eide of the o e hs Srow Bo i3
good approach shots, but in hol!nS out Mrs.
Turnure proved the victor. The next hole
Blasted Hopes. 351 yards Is n drive over tho
railroad track and two fences. Both made
beautttul drives and their brassey shots were
was driven into a tree. Her opponents play
WAS perfect, and she was down in i've;
The fourth hole was halved in ak. Both drove
NiSSt better n,
was or the green in two. Mrs. Turnure got
there in three. The putting was slightly in the
Miss Oliver fell short OF the fence, but was on
the green in two. Mrs. Turnure cleared the
quite hant!ly in five. She also won the Punch
Bowl 1913 yards, reaching the side OF the hill on
her drive and the edge OF the green in TWO. she
Playing for the seventh hole, Mrs. Turuure
drove into the bunker. while Miss Oliver cleared
Il by fully twenty yards. Her approach shot
brnight her TO within a short distance OF the
edge OF the green. and she ho.ed ont IN two
put. The eighth hole Wa. lost to Miss Oliver by
poor approach shots. Her drive was perfec
poo- drive. but got past the end OF the bunker
or her braSsey shot. and was down IN i've. Mrs
Turnuse made drive o, aeoa; l2O yards under
YARDS. while Miss Oliver cleared the bunker md
the fence and landed w!th.a sixty feet OF tAee
green. She won the hole n nVe, the nrst round
end ng with Mrs Turnure twoup:
The afternoon round was full OF interest, aud
tag round. The women broke even on the play,
each winning three holes. The other three
Slice. u beF beAyF ss Sf III M F:s
u.l a straight drive and was on the green in
two aud down in four. The next two holes.
However. were handily WOE oy Miss Oliver. She
topped her ball on the drive and got down in the
Punch Bowl. but easily extricated herself with
and holed out in five. She won on the Other
hole by her opponent driving into a tree ana
then getting rattled on her putting. The fourth
avI hOla W haIyel
and the second in seven.
Mrs. Turnure was only one up. at this stage OF
the game and there were only four more holes
drove ell for the sixth hole and on the second
green She Eol-d out hRldly in two more.
which once more gave the lead 10 her by TWO
Miss divers favor. as Mrs. TurRure drove into
the bunker. while Miss Oliver cleared it
BY fully thirty yards. ,o7l1 She wa was on the
The iEhth hole was halvcd. Miss Oliver drove
into the bunker and Mr.. Turnure sliced her
some tempe over her misfortune and threw
her driver down on the ground with considera-
very wide while sue nverdrove the green on her
third. II tooS two strokes OF the lofting iron
to free Miss Oliver tr3n the SuHker: s: =, AFTER r.
Miss Turuure was still one up when they
started 10 pIaY for the last hoIe. The SHINE
good lie while Miss Oiiver drove into the stone
bunker and .Ost two strokes in getting clear.
Even at thai. sac SUN EAh cuAhCe; hTs'
Turnpre was On the green in three. and II re-
quired two more tO hole out. beating Miss Oliver
by two strokes on tue hole and two up on the
game.
It was an interesting contest from start 10
finish and leaves the tnAl TO be played tod ay
betwee the two ShlunecOck Club mates. Miss
Hoyt and Mrs. TurnGTe. The score BY strokes
follows:
Mrs Arthur Turnur-. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club:
2fSg'...... ......,.::,t s,S 3 4tsS 5--3399-,os 5-39
Mas Cora Oliver. Albany Golf Club:
oas..............,.... 7 ~ S--33-,o.