New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-05
GOLF.
PHILADELPHIA WOMEN BEATEN ON
MORRIS COUNTY LINKS.
QUAKER CITY GOLFERS oU1PLAYED BY SCORE
OF % TO miss HELEN SHELTON
MAXEa NEW RECORD

QUAKER CITY GOLFERS oUTPLAYED BY SCORE
OF 2s TO miss HELEN SHELTON
MAKES NEW RECORD.
Few matches IN which women have participated
have attracted more attention among golf players
than the meeting between the Morris County and
Philadelphia teams. which took place on the Nor
ris County links yesterday. Six OF the ATTEST
women golfer. in Morristown met similar num-
her from the Quaker City. and IN the end the Nor
ris County team by n score or % 20 T. Inc
result was as gratifying 10 the memners OF thc
Morris County Club as II was surprising 10 the
visitors. for in tho previous match between the
two teams which took place in Philadelphia last
spring, the Morris County women were defeated
by score of 40 to 0. Matches of this sort are
something OF a novelty in this country, but the
success Of these two will probably result In con-
siderable number next season. One or the inter-
esting features connected with yesterdays contest
was the tremendous advance in style and knowl-
edge of the game displayed by those who took
part over that which characterized golf playing by
women q year ago Miss Hoyt is no longer the
only one whose game entities her TO rank with
English women in this respect. for the last twelve
months have apparently developed host OF capt.
tal golfers among women and the coming wom-
ems championship at Ardsley next week should
lie productive Of OF tire best golf this country
has ever seen. Many OF the Philadelphia women
had never been over the Morris County course
previous 10 yesterday. but the way IN which they
surmounted Its difficulties would have done credit
to many Of their masculine rivals. Miss Griscom,
who led the team. fourth in the womens Ma
tional championship at Manchester by the Sea last
season. and. though still in her teens. she wields
q driver as gracefully and handles her clubs with
as much freedom as good many older players.
Miss Griscom was paired with Mrs William Ship
pcn who. though not the Morris County cham
plon Is considered Of the strongest golfers
which that club possesses. Last week Miss Girls
com MADE the course In practice gamo in l06 but
yesterday Mrs Shipper went around in 1N and
beat her by up.
At the ninth hole Mrs. Shipper had gained lead
Of 3 I'D a combination Of clever driving and
some exceedingly pretty work the green's Miss
Griscom took the next three holes. making the
score even but lost the thirteenth by getting into
the bunker. Facing the fourteenth which crosses
tho railroad track both made excellent drives but
Mrs. Shipper had the best Of the lies advantage
which she lost by a short iron shot. Miss Griscom
played her second-a brassey-with splendid effect.
sending tho ball we'll the track. She missed
short put for a half however, and lost the hole by
Q to Z. Again on the fifteenth. she failed 10 get
down an easy put, and Mrs. Shipper this also.
leaving the ecore dorme in Mrs Shippers favor.
Miss Grscom won tho next. which crosses the
punchbowi. in 4. n capital performance; the seven
teenth halved in s. and the last went 10 Mrs.
6hippen at TO T. giving the latter the match. The