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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18186, 24 September 1924, Page 13

GOLF.

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. SEMI-FINALS TO-DAY. (rfcZSS ASSOCIATION TELEGEAJ4.) HAMILTON". September 2?,. At the iNc-w Zealand Ladies' Golf Championship Meeting to-day, the outstanding feature was the play of Miss Kay, of Whangarei, who is only sixteen years old. The fourth round of the championship resulted: — Miss Snodgrass (Rotorua) beat Mrs Guy Williams (Wellington), 1 up. Mrs Peake (Cambridge) "beat Mrs Blvthe (Hamilton). 1 up. Miss M. Payton (Auckland) beat Mrs Slack (Cambridge), S and 6. Miss K:iv (Whangarei) beat Mu>s Gambrill (Wellington). J - and 3 - The semi-finals will be played tomorrow.

The teams' match was won by Wellington A with a score of 367, Shirley (Christchureh) being second with 381. The Donnollv Cup (handicap medal round) was won by Mrs Halligan (Te Aroha) with a. score of 7~), Miss Macfarlanc ('Auckland) being second with 78.

A DAY OF SURPRISES

(SPECIAL TO ''the miss.') AUCKLAND, September S3. Play in the New Zealand Ladies' Golf Championship at Hamilton to-day was again productive of surprises, tho most noticeable being the elimination of Mrs Guy Williams, who was beaten by Miss Snodgrass, of Kotorua, by one up. Mrs Williams still seemed to have a chance at tho seventeenth, but made a weak rnashic shot, and gave her opponent a half iu sixes. Miss Snodgrass seemed to be in difficulties through making her second at tho eighteenth too forceful, but she laid Mrs Williams a stymie and took tho hole and the game. Miss Snodgrass has never before advanced so near as now to championship honours, but her piny in the present tournament has been consistently good and steady. Miss Kay again attracted a crowd this morning, and it is probablo _ no game has aroused so much interest since Kirkwood phiycd for tho New Zealand title at Hamilton. Miss Kay got a beautiful three at the second, which is quite a long hole. She played nerveless and steady golf. She was three up at the turn'for home, and added to her collection the scalp of another firstrat o player by winning comfortably in tho afternoon.

A .notable feature is that nil the players left m xhc semi-finals come from the North this year, representing Rotorua, Auckland, Cambridge, and Whangarci.

GOLF UNION VASE,

(srECIAL TO "THI TZESS-")' AUCKLAND, September 23. A handicap match for the Ladies' Golf L'nion Vase was one of tho evcnt3 at the New Zealand Ladies' Golf Tournament at Hamilton yesterday. Tho event was won by Mrs Guy with a net score of 70. The scores were:—

Miss King won the special prize open, to pl.'iycrs with handicaps of 20 or over. iTer score was 10-1 —20—St.

KAIAPOI CLUB. In the final game of tho ladies' championship for tho Conlan cup, Miss M. Stark, last year's champion, beat Miss M. Purdio by 2 up. Playing off for the final of the mixed foursome championship for the Leithcad cup, Miss A. A. Lynskey and L. Wilson beat Miss Einaldi and S. Kinaldi. Next Saturday is the closing day, when tho usual series of competitions will be held. HAWKE'S BAY TOURNAMENT. (rBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAU.) XAPIEK, September 23. Tho Ha-wko's Bay championship golf tournament wag opened to-day on tho Wai-c----hiki links, when tho following- qualified for tho championship:— J. F. Parker, Ka.pi Tarena, IP. C. Frver, N. H. Bull, M. K. M. Turnbull, G. M. Dodgshun, J. Lowrv, L. Balfour, C. Riddcll, H. G. Davies, 11. Mam. S. Kopata, K. Keiha, S. PowdrsU, H. K. Trout-beck, and K. W, Dalglcish. Match play commences to-morrow.

Mrs Guv Gross. Hucp. 06 20 .Net. 76 Mrs Clark96 17 79 Mrs W. Parsons.. 0(3 17 70 Mrs Bannister .. 04 14 SO Mrs Puinphrcy .. Mrs Gardner Sij 93 12 SI 81 Mrs Dargavillc .. 09 17 82 Miss Ward 04 11 83 Miss .Spiers Miss "Wheeler 00 05 7 12 83 83 Mrs Slack 8.1 '2 So Mrs G. Williams 86 ' ;> 83 Miss West .08 14. 84 Mrs Hally 06 12 84 Mrs Hay 05 11 84 Miss Upton Miss Kay 06 oi. 12 10 84 84 Miss Bristed 04 0 85 Mrs Dodgsliun .. Miss Brandon 07 01 12 6 85 . So ; Miss Bloomficld.. 103 IS So Miss S. Payton .. 06 1086 Mrs Collinson .. 02 6 86 Mrs Ilalligau .. 00 12 87 Miss M. Pay ton.. 01 4 87 Miss E. Mackay.. 104 - 16 88 Mrs Busli 104 16 8S Miss E. Brown .. 02 o 80 Mrs Orbcll 04 ;; 01 Miss Carter 08 7 01 . Miss Cooper ... Miss Orbcll 09 04 S 01 01 Miss Snodgrass .. Mrs Bray 07 100 5 7 02 93