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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19735, 27 September 1929, Page 16

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LOCAL CLUB FIXTURES.

MMatehurofc Club—September 29th: Inter•lub tram nmti h- - against Kangiora, »t JUnglora. ami »t|rsiin»S I.y tt»-: at Ofcarteris Bay. Saturday. October ">th: I)«nni»ton Cup, llrkt round. ■fcundmls Clnb —Oi-tuber Oth: Medal Uandi•BP. ■arswood Clnb —Saturday, September CBth: Miaed four l.all i.<ik<w handicap. October oth: Club championship and Godhy Cup. semi-flnul. Mafley Club —Saturday, September 28 th: Consolation medal handicap. Xeasluy Club—Saturday. September 28 th: Lindsay RufisWl «'»(>. first r.<u»d. Saturday. October sth: Lindsay Kusholl Cup, second round. Blehmund Hill Club—Saturday, September jKth: Canadian ;.r-■-n:. «. Saturday, October sth: Closing day. mixed fourlomei medal handiiaii. Ljtteltnn Club —September 28th: luter-rhib team matcb against the Christcliurrh • 'lub, at Charter-it 1'.,.;. Ortober tith: Medal handi-itp. fc*fiKioru riii)'- S«*pt'Mnf>cr 29tb • Tntcr-club I*am uiM h aguhist tiie Chrisuhurch Club, at Kaiigioitt. 4mb«rley Club —Saturday. September 2Bth: Four-ball bogey handicap. Saturday, October sth: Medal match. Ashhurton Club—Saturday. September 28tli: Mixed foursomes Saturday. October 3th: ChampiKTihhipd, homi fin.ils. LADIES* CLUBS. j flkrlsMmreh Indies' Club—Thursday, Sep- | tetnber -Mi. to Thursday, October :Jril: New Zealand Ladies' Championship Meeting Wagley Ladies' Club—Friday, October 4th: I, OX", medal match. Avondale Ladies' Club -Saturday. September 2Slh: Foursome hoirey handicap. Saturday. October sth: Uocey handicap, ■arewood Ladies' Club —Saturday, September 28th: Mixed four-ball bozey handicap. Thursday, October 10th: Ij.l'i.U: medal handicap. Richmond Hill I.adie»' Club—Saturday, October sth: Closing day, mixed foursomes medal hnmlifiip. Bnngiora Lndw-s' Club —Saturday. October 3th: Ti.O.U. nud club medaln. lfethven Ladies' Club —Saturday, September 2«th- 1j.0.U. meitn! handicap nnd senior and Junior convolution match o *. NOTES OF THE DAY. (By "Jigger.") The TjO.TT. medal handicap of the Xftgley Ladies' Ctyb has bc«n postponed till Friday, October 4th. The draw (• to remain us already published. In tho stroke foursomes match played by the HagW Ladies' Club, for prizes given by Minn Thomson, Miss Morton and Miss Guthrio won first prize and Mrs H. R. Sellers and Miss Stewart, won the socond. H. R. Blair, popular professional at Hhirley, was unable to attend the men's championship meeting at Wauga■ul, on account of the clashing of tho dates of tho men'a and ladies' meetings. Ho is busy at. Shirley acting as ■tarter for tho Indict, and generally supervising tho play. The final of the liagley Ladies' Championship between Mrs A. G. McClatchie and Miss G. Cotton, played over 36 holes, was won by Mrs McClatchie. By superior approaching and putting Mrs McClatchie was 6 up at tho end of tho morning's play, finally winning by 4 up and 2. Tho Dominion Cup, a Canadian four■ohhi bogey handicap, played at Shirley on Dominion Day, was won by K. J. Walker and J. A. Oliver, with the good card of 3 up on the scratch score bogey of the oourse. D. Reese and E. J. Cordner were 2 up and P. 11. Brown and F. 8. Avent and R. C. Abernethy and N. H. Skinner were 1 np, which was good scoring in the •vent. Aubrey Boomer seems to make a kali it of going round courses in fantastic figures. It will be recalled that in the French Professional Golfers' Assoc :ition Championship he completed thi St. Cloud course in 61, and in Augu t he returned a 63 over the Evan course when winning *the 36-hole professional tournament with a total of ISO. Ji. A- Dougall holed his tee shot at the 180 yd 15th hole at Shirley on Dominion Day, while playing in the morning bogey handicap. Most golfers are quito pleased when they are fortunate enough to perform this feat, but Mr Dougall, already being a member (in good standing) of the Hole-in-one Club, expressed tho hope that it was not going to become a habit with him. There was a good attendance of his clubmates present at the clubhouse to assist him in •elebrating the event. Th® new pavilion for the use of tho fillesmere Golf Club was opened last Saturday in the presence of a large attendance of members and well-wishers. Mr David Taylor, the president, and Mr E. J. Cowan, chairman of tho Ellesoiere Domain Board, both made appropriate speeches—after which MiSs Cowan unlocked the th* pavilion open. 11. Br Blair and J. A. Clements, the Christchurch professionals, played an exhibition match, Blair establishing a course record for the nine holes, or 35. Tho first round of the men's open •hampionship and- concurrently the first qualifying round of the amateur tini professional championships will be J»layed it Wanganui this morning, folowed 1 v the second rounds this afternoon. The final round of these events will b< played on Saturday afternoon in con auction with which round the O'Rork 3 Vase (inter-club) teams' natch will also bo decided. Play will continue to the final of the amateur championship on Saturday, October sth. All the leading golfers of the Dominion are entered with the exception of Dr. Ross, of Dunedin, H. B. Lusk. of Auck'and, and H. R. Blair, tli® Shirley professional. Christchurch has about ten of its best golfers in the field, several of whom, it is hoped, will be heard from during -the progress of the meeting. E. M. MacftfMane, own champion in. 1925, is probably the hope of the side, but Blank, aVsswill, Seymour, Pumphrev, and Latrrence may all be counted on to do their utmost to gain honours for Christchurch. K. C. Ward, of the Avondale Club, is Slaying in his first championship, and . A. anil C. C. Clements will do their best in the open and the professional •vents. Th* final of the Richmond Hill Club •hampionship was played over 36 holes during last week-end, and resulted in a great battle. The finalists were J. R. Bruges and R. H. T. Hamilton. The j latter got a great start, and played good golf to become 6 up at the end of the first 18 holes. He won the first hole after luncheon, but got out of touch somewhat from there on, and Bruges began to improve and won five of the next eipht holes, to be 2'down at the 27th hole. At the 33rd hole he was 3 down with 3 to play. Then \ bo won the next three holes, getting an eagle 2 at the SSth and thev were all square at the 36th. Brnsre* won the 87th and the championship by holeing •ut ia a good bogey 4. '

J The final of the junior championship, also over 36 holes, was also well played between D. O. H. Richardson and R. D. M. Bassett. Richardson was 1 up at the 36th hole, and both players did scores that many seniors would be proud of, especially when produced in i the final of a championship. As has been previously predicted, the play in the New Zealand Ladies' Championship meeting, which is now in progress ;<t Shirley, should be of an extremely high order. All the best play-1 ers of the Dominion are competing, and i with the course in its present excellent ! condition, low scoring and close, inter- j esting matches are sure to result. The j Christchurch Ladies' Club have nine entrants in the championship, including Miss f'. Parsons, of Amberley, and Miss 11. Rutherford, of Hawarden. Miss D. Chrystall, the present champion, will bo defending her title on her own course, and is a likely winner, as is Miss O. Kay, of Dunedin, who, though youthful, is a most capable and deter- \ mined player, and almost as familiar with the Shirley course as are the local players. While Miss Chrystall and Miss Kay seem to have the best chanc:s there are several ex-champions and potential champions in the field, anyone of whom may upset these calculations. The first round of match play in the championship will be played this morning. The punishment for most forms of golfing error seldom amounts to as much as a whole stroke, but a socketed approach often means the loss of two strokes. Moreover, there is no kind of a mistake which leaves the victim with such a feeling of utter helplessness. Once a player haß socketed two or three shots iu succession he begins | to be afraid to hit the ball at all. And as always occurs in such cases, the more he is afraid of the shot, the worse he becomes. Socketing can be caused by three errors, but many authorities among them C. A. Whitcombe, think that under-clubbing —trying to get a little farther with any particular iron c ub than one can comfortably manage—is the most common. This fault is apt to cause anyone who is trying to force a shot to unconsciously stand a litLle further away from the ball than normally, hence the oft-repeated advice, stand up closer to your ball to avoid socketing it. The better advice is to always over-club yourself and avoid ' the fault altogether. A player who is inclined to raise hims?lf up on his toes, is apt. to be sufficiently out of balance i so that his body is thrown forward as he conies down with his club to strike the ball, and the answer here is acquire the proper pivot so that you may hi; har I and yet shift your weight from left to right and back again, us'ng the heels as the principal basis of the stance. I The third source of this disaster is I the tendency that some players have to throw the club-head forward at the start of the down swing. Instead of starting the club down with a distinct pull of the left hand, they try to sta t the dull down with the right hand. If vou think about it you will easily see that at the top of the swing the right hand' is not in position to bring the dub down along the path wliich it travelled in in the up swing. This brings the clubhead on the ball from the outside of the line and swinging more or less across it. C. A. Whitcombe says that the remedy is to concentrate the attention on beginning the down swing with a pull of the left hand only, and that if players will learn to take tha club back properly, there will be no chance of going wrong on the down swing, and they will have no occasion to worry over the particular form of error that is causing the socket. The whole secret is that in the back swing you must keep the left arm fairly straight and moving out, and up along with the clubhead. The right arm at the same time must be kept well into the body. If you will stick faithfully to these instructions regarding the way in whitfh the club is taken back, there should be no fear of socketing. AT WANGANUI. STEADY RAIN PALLING. [THE PBBBB Special Service.] WANGANUI, September 26. The talk among golfers to-night is not about, " Who will win the Open for even a questioning as to "Who will qualify!" but "What will the weathor Ibe to-morrowf" Fine days, permitting 1 the maximum of practice, this afternoon gave way to rain, which is still ! coming steadily, and shows little signs !of clearing. Difficult as the Belmont course admittedly is, it will become even more difficult as the rain continues. All golfers pay tribute to the course. Very few have broken 80 for the round. "It requires only one poor stroke," said a golfer to-day, "to make the score run past that. If the player does not keep straight on the fairways,

he will find the penalties certain and exacting." N. Bell (Hamilton), A. J. Shaw (Napier) S. M. Mcintosh, E. M. Macfarlane (Christchurch)j J. L. Black, T. Horton (Masterton), R. C. Butters, 11. P. Dale, L. Quin, A. G. Sime, A. D. S. Duncan, F. C. Rutter (a recent arrival from South Africa), E. S. Douglas and J. Moss are all said to be in good form. Sloan Morpeth is just feeling his way and getting the lie of things; he ranks high among those considered to have a good chance in the Open. W. H. Keeling holed a 349 yds hole in 2 yesterday. Wanganui hopes are centred in J. Goss, who will have the advantage of playing on his home links. This advantage was good enough to give him the Amateur Championship in 1923. He way be well up in the Open list this time. Those with the best chances in the Open seem to be A. J. Shaw, E. J. Moss, J. Mcintosh, and E. S. Douglas, of the professionals, and Sloan Morpeth, T. H. Horton, J. L. Black, and A. D. S. Duncan of the amateurs. CHEVIOT CLUB. The championships of the Cheviot Club have been decided, the winners being: j Ladiei, Dr. Irwin; runner-up. Mrs F. D. Childs; men's, T. Henshaw; runner-np, C. A. Mowat. A flag competition was won by Mrs R. G. | Archer and A. Gillanders. I . The lady members held a sealed hole competition at the links on Wednesday. Mrs Oeeson won the senior competition, and Miss I O'Boyle the junior. To-morrow is the closing day, and a special programme has been arranged. It includes mixed foursomes, putting, and driving competitions, and the presentation of trophies. RUSSLEY LADIES' CLUB. Misa A. Lawlor defeated Mrs McClatchie in the final of the championship at Russley by 5 up and 4, over 36 holes. In the final of the junior challenge cup coniDetition, Mias B. Hobbe defeated Mr« H. R. Sellers. 2 np and 1. The monthly bogey matoh will bo played on Thursday, Octobr 10th, plavers to chooee their own partners. There will be a stroke match for non-handicao players on Saturay, October 19th. Partners will be drawn. HAREWOOD LADIES' CLUB. Testerday a match was played with iron cluhs nn'v. aid Miss Betty Beadel earned a handicsn of 38. and also won the mateh. The best enrds were:— Groa*. Hdcp. Net. Mis* Beadel ..lis 36 76 Mrs TVaser .. 114 85 79 Mr* Skinner . . 103 23 80 l>nrinK the -reek Mrs Geddes, who began to play prolf —lv this section, rednced her handlran trr- 18 to S3, lira Page earned • handicap of 34.

N.Z. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. INTER-ISLAND MATCH. The thirty-third ladies' New Zealand golf championship meeting opened at the Shirley Links yesterday morning. The weather was fine, with overcast sky in the forenoon, but, in the afternoon, a cold south-west wind made playing conditions less pleasant. The links were in perfect order and the arrangements for the tournament —carried out by officials of the Christchurch Ladies' Golf Club—Mrs H. S. Lawrence (captain), Miss Maberley Beadel (honorary secretary), Miss D. Chrystall (honorary treasurer), and Mrs Kingscote, Mrs Kitto, Miss Wilkin, Miss Anderson, and Miss B. Cotterill (members of the committee) were complete in every detail. Under the direction of Miss. Hazel Elmslie, the junior members of the Christchurch Ladies' Golf Club acted as caddies for the visitors. Th 9 annual match, North Island versus South Island; resulted in a draw, each team winning four games and losing tour. The championship foursome was won by Miss Payton and Miss Kay, with a score of 83, Mrs Dodgshun and Mrs McCarthy being second, with 85. The handicap medal foursome was won by Mrs R. C. Symes and Airs WattsKyan, with Mrs H. Richards and Miss White-Parsons second. The following are the details of the Inter-Island match: Inter-Island Teams Matcb. North Island. South Island. Miss Culling ... 0 Miss Chrystall 1 Miss Payton ... 0 Mrs Dodgshun 1 Mrs Weston ... 0 Miss Kay ... 1 Miss Gaisford 1 Mrs McCarthy 0 Mrs Collinson 1 Miss Stevens 0 Mrs Williams 1 Miss Acheson 0 Mrs Foreman 0 Miss Beadel ... 1 Miss Snodgrass 1 Miss Pringle... 0 4 4 NOTES ON THE MATCHES. Miss Culling v- Miss Chrystall. Miss D. Chrystall, of Christchurch, the present holder of the New Zealand Championship, and Miss E. Culling, of Auckland, had a grim tussle, the issue being in doubt till the 18th green. Starting from the first tee with good drives, Miss Culling landed perilously near tho trees on the right with her second shot and was on the green in 3 to her opponent's 2. Miss Chrystall took three putts, halving the hole. The second and third were also halved each in bogey. At Land's End the Shirley player lost her ball after a long second shot and gave her opponent the hole. Playing telow form, she lost the fifth hole, which Miss Culling took in bogey and pressed her advantage by stymieing Miss Chrystall at Mairehau, which she won in bogey 5. Miss Chrystall had her revenge at Nor'-West, where she laid the Auckland player a dead stymie, which, however, she negotiated with the mashie. Miss Chrystall missed a short putt and tho ho'e was halved m five. Miss Chrvs'a!l won the next two holes, making her one down at the turn. Holing a long putt at Upshot, Miss Chrystall won the h de in five and squared the match. At O'Rorke's both found the bunker to tho right of the green with their second shots, Miss Chrystall winning the hole in five, to her opponent's six. The Pinss was halved; the Shirley player missing a fair!y easy putt. At Old Nick Miss Culling's tee shot lay about 18 inches from the hole and she squared the match with a birdie two. The 14th was won bv the Aucklander. Miss Chrystall playing her second shot, badly and finding the creek, but after driving to the left at Fartnest South she put her mashie shot within two feet of the pin and went out in three, while Miss Culling, after a good drive, took four. Miss Chrystall won the Pagoda in five, Miss Culling missing a fairly easy putt. Nothing daunted, Miss Culling renewed the attack and won th« lfth in bogey. Still all square, the players drove into the wind from the 18th tee. Miss Culling was bunkered with her second shot, while Miss Chrystall put her mashie shot within two vards of the pin. She holed the nutt, winning the hole in three and the match, 1 up. Miss Payton v. Mrs Dodgshun. j Mrs Dodgshun, of Dunedin, proved ' herself once more a redoubtable opponent, disposing of so sterling a player as Miss Muriel Payton, 7 up and 5 to go. The match began sensationally. On the first green Mrs Dodgshun was stymied, and using her putter firmly, she drove Miss Payton's ball away, and her own ball dropped into the hole, giving her a half in 5. Miss Payton won Briggs's in 5, Muggeridge's was halved in 3, and the 4th and sth were both won by the Balmacewan champion, in bogeys 5 and 4 respectively. The 6th and 7th were halved, and Mrs Dodgshun won Terra Nova in 4. At the short 9th hole, Miss Payton found the difficult bunker on the left of the green, and gave up the hole, making her 3 down at the turn. Thence onward, Mrs Dodgshun made no mistakes. She won the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th holes, each in bogey, and the match ended on the green at Old Nick. Mrs Weston v. Miss Kay. Miss Kay, doing a round of 78, beat Mrs Weston (Heretaunga) 3 up and 2. The Ist hole was halved in 5 and 3 putts on the green at the 2nd cost Miss Kay the hole, but she evened the score at Muegeridge's and won Land's End bogey 5 with 4 perfect shots, while Mrs Weston, having sliced her drive into the fence, made a good recovery, and holed out in 5. Miss Kay then forged ahead, winning the sth and 6th each in 5, Mrs Weston losing her ball in the rough. from a sliced drive at the 6th. Both had good drives at the 7th, but Mrs Weston fluffed her second shot, and Miss Kay won the hole on 4. • The Bth was halved in 4. At Crossways both put their tee shots on the green, and Mrs Weston holed a beautiful putt, winning the hole in 2 to 3, and reducing the Dunedin player's lead to 3 up. Upshot was halved in 5, and at O'Rorke's both players were on the green in 2; Mrs Weston holed out in 4, only to see her doughty opponent sink a long putt for a birdie 3. The Pines was the blot on Miss Kay's admirable card. Her second shot found the sandy bunker on the left, and the hole cost her 6 to Mrs Weston's 4. Playing pluckily, Mrs Weston won Otd Nick in 3, while Miss Kay, whose tee shot landed on the bunker to the right, took 4. At Shirley both players drove long balls; Miss Kay was short with her second, but holed her approach shot for 3, another birdie. At Farthest South, Miss Kay hooked her drive into the rough, whiie Mrs Weston was on the green, and with two putts took the hole in 3. At Pagoda Mrs Weston was short of the ditch with her second, and Miss Kay won the hole in 5, and the mateh, 3 up and 2. j vi« Gaisford v. Mrs McCarthy. Mrs McCarthy, the well-known Dunedin player, and Miss Bessie Gaisford fought out a hard battle, the Balmacewan player holding her youthful opponent until the 17th green, wher| the match ended. Miss Gaisford winning 2 up. Mrs McCarthy started in great style with ft good drive from the first

tee and a long second shot that overran the green. She made a good return and holed a long putt, doing a birdie 4 to Miss Gaisford's bogey 5. At the second hole Miss Gaisford sliced her drive, but making a good recoveryhalved the hole in 5, Mrs McCarthy approaching badly after a good drive. Muggeridge's was halved in 3, and at Land's End (400 yards) Miss Gaisford ran across the green with her second shot, but missed a chance of a win by taking three putts, thus halving in 5. At Farthest North both players had good drives. Mrs McCarthy was on the green in 2 and holed a l°-feet putt, winning the hole in birdie 3 to Miss Gaisford's bogey 4. Both played the sixth hole badly, Miss Gaisford winning it in 6 to Mrs M_cCarthv's 7. Nor'-West was halved in bogey" 4's. At Terra Nova each had a good drive, but the Dunedin player found the creek with her second, and after taking a penalty stroke, holed out in 6. Miss Gaisford threw away a chance of a win by inaccurate play on and near the green. After a good drive and long second shot, which placed her near the green, she succeeded onlv in halving the hole. At the short ninth hole Mrs McCarthy reached the green with her tee-shot, while Miss Gaisford struck the rough to the right and gave up the hole, making Airs McCarthy 2up at the turn. Coming home," Miss Gaisford won Upshot in 5 to her opponent's 6. At O'Rorke's, after good drives, both players landed in the bunker to the right of the green. Mrs McCarthy cut out on to the green, but Miss Gaisford found another bunker after which she holed a long putt, winning the hole, after many vicissitudes, in 5 and squaring the game. The twelfth was halved in bogey 4 and Old Nick was won by Miss Gaisford in 3to 4. At Shirley Mrs McCarthy was on the green in 2 and took two putts, but Miss Gaisford bunkered her second shot, and failing to get out in her third, took 6 for the hole, and the mateh was again square. " Miss Gaisford won the short loth in 3, and the Pagoda was halved in 6. At the 17th both players had good drives and both landed in the bunker to the right of the green with their second shots. Miss Gaisford took two to get out, but ran up a beautiful approach putt and went out in 6, her opponent being on the green in 3, but taking three putts. Miss Gaisford did the last hole in 4 to her opponent's 5, winning the match, 2 up. Mrs Collinson v. Miss Steven3. Mrs Collinson (Manawatu) strengthened the North Island's chances of victory by beating Miss Stevens 4 up and 3. The first hole was halved in 5; Mrs Collin.on won the 2nd and 3rd, each in bogey, but missed a short putt on the 4th green, and halved the hole in six. Continuing to press her opponent, she won Farthest North and Mairehau, the latter with a birdie four. The 7th and Bth were halved and at Crossways, Miss Stevens had her first win, Mrs Collinson taking three putts, | making her 3 up at the turn. The bu k--1 ers worried Miss Stevens al; the lOch and she lost the hole, but halved the 11th, only to lose the 12th. At Old ; Nick, both players found the bunker I to the left with their tee shots, and the hole was halved in four. Miss i Stevens laid her opponent a dead stymie lat the 14th, and won the hole, but I though she did the 15th in three, sho ! was unable to stave off defeat, as Mrs Collinson halved the hole, thereby wini ning the match. airs Guy Williams v. Miss Acheson. The most interesting match of the ' day was that between Mrs Guy Williams (Masterton) and Miss Acheson (Nelson), the ex-champion winning, 3 up and 1, and showing, repeatedly, that though she is not, this year, competing in the championship, she has lost little of her former skill and accuracy. Play opened with two good drives from the Ist tee, and the hole was halved in 5. Then with a good drive, an excellent approach, and one putt, Mrs Williams took the 2nd in 3, 1 under bogey. The 3rd was halved in 3, and Mrs Williams won the 4th with 5 to her opponent's 6. Then Mrs Williams had another flash of brilliance. At the sth hole (340 yards) both players were on the green in 2, and Mrs Williams sank a long putt for 3 (bogey 4). At Mairehau, Miss Acheson was to the left of the green with her 3rd, and Mrs Williams was short, the hole being halved in 6. At Nor'-West Miss Acheson, from a good drive, was on the farther side of the green in 2, and putted out in 2. But it was not good enough. From a poor drive the former champion put her 2nd shot within three feel of the pin, and holed the putt—the 3rd birdie io 7 holes. At the Bth, after good drives, both players, probably unwisely, played short, and Mi3s Acheson won the hole in 5, and followed up her success by winning Crossways in 3—a beautiful tee shot and 2 putts —while Mrs Williams, having over-run the green with her tee-shot, had a temporary lapse, and took 5 to hole out, making her opponent 2 down at the turn. Mrs Williams increased her lead by winning Upshot in 5 to her opponent's 6, and the 11th was halved in 5, Mrs Williams driving into the rough on the left. Then Miss Acheson's turn came. She won The Pines in 4, Old Nick in 3, Mrs Williams over-running the green and taking 5, and Shirley in 5, making the match all square. At the short 15th, the Nelson champion missed her drive, and her opponent, driving on to the green, won the hole in 3. At the Pagoda, Mrs Williams over-ran the green with her 3rd, but Miss Acheson played short, and Mrs Williams won with 5, making her dormie 2. Mrs Williams rounded off a good performance by winning the 17th in 4, the 4th hole at which she had beaten bogey. Mrs Foreman v. Miss Beadel. Miss Maberley Beadel, champion of the Christchurch Golf Club, had an easy victory over Mrs Foreman, of Miramar. The Shirley player won the first seven holes, the first in 4, one below bogey, and the next three each in bogey. Mrs Foreman won the Bth in 5, but Miss Beadel responded by winning Crossway, making her 7up at the turn. The 10th was halved in 6, and Miss Beadel, with a bogey 4 at O'Eorke's, won the hole and the match. Miss Snodgrass v. Miss Pringle. With the score 4 to 3 in favour of the South Island, the result of the match, Miss Snodgrass versus Miss Pringle (Timaru), was awaited with interest and anxiety. Miss Snodgrass, who has had a very successful season at Rotorua this year, came in the winner 3 and 2, thus making the inter-Island match fpr 1929 a tie. Both players began rather poorly, the Ist hole being halved in 6. Miss Snodgrass took the 2nd and 3rd in 4 and 3 respectively. Both crashed at Land's End, Miss Snodgrass's second shot landing bv the fence, necessitating her standing in the roadway to play it. The hole was halved in 8. The sth was won by the northern player with bogey 4 to her opponent's 5, and 6th, 7th, and Bth were halved in 6, 5, and 5 respectively. At the 9th Miss Snodgrass was on the green with her tee shot, while Miss Pringle was bunkered, but recovering well, she holed out in 4, Miss Snodgrass missing an easy win by taking three putts. Miss Pringle, 3 down at the turn, halved the 10th, won O'Eorke's in a well-played 4, and the Pines in 5, Miss Snodgrass finding the bunker with her drive and taking 6 for the hole. Miss Snodgrass won the 13th in 3, and Shirley in 4, eventually winning the match, 3 and 2.

The fallowing cards were handed in in the championship foursome match:— Miss Payton and Miss Kay .. as Mrs Dodgshun and Mrs McCarthy .. 85 Mrs Guy Williams and Miss B. Gaisford 88 Mrs H. Richards and Miss White-Parsonß 88 Miss Chrystall and Miss Culling .. 89 Mrs Godby and Mrs Kingscota 90 Mrs Foreman and Miss Hanson .. 90 Mrs Symes and Mrs Watts-Ryan .. 90 Mi3s B. Cotterill and Miss Rathbona .. 90 Mrs Pumphrey and Miss Cracroft Wilson 91 Mrs J. Fraser and Miss Pharazyn .. 91 Mrs R. L. Wilson and Mrs J. C. Finlay 92 Mrs Gresson and Miss Acheson .. 92 Miss Loughnan and Miss B. Kiver .. 92 Miss Upham and Mrs C. D. 'Richmond .. 93 Mrs O. Burns and Miss Haggitt ~ 94 Mrs Kerr and Miss Pringle .. 94 Miss Snodgrass and Miss Petrie «» 95 Miss Dyer and MiBS B. Rutherford .. 95 Miss E. Bell and Miss J. Webßter .. 95 Mrs Slee and Mrs A. A. Wilson .. 96 Miss M. Stevens and Miss O. Stevens .. 96 Mrs Pair and Mrs McMillan . . .. 98 Mrs E. H. Clark and Miss V. Fleming 98 Mrs Tucker and Mrs Instone .. 99 Mrs Seddon and Mrs Rattray „. 99 Mrs McClatchie and Miss West .. 99 Mrs Preston and Miss Jarvis ~ 99 Mrs Harman and Miss Stewart .. 100 Miss Moore and Miss Richardson .. 101 Miss Lawlor and Mrs Grange .. 101 Miss Baxter and Miss R. Robertson .. 102 Mrs McKillop and Miss Newton . . 104 Mrs K. Macdonald and Miss Morrlsh .. 104 Mrs Robieson and Mrs Prater . . 100 Miss Anstey and Mrs Sheldon . . 106 Mrs J. Harris and Miss R. Macfarlane 107 Mrs la Trobe Hill and Miss H. Cotterill 108 The following are tlie best scores in the handicap foursomes medal match:

The first round of the Championship will be played this morning, beginning at 9 o'clock, at;d will be followed by the Coronation Medal match. Owing to the fact that three entrants have scratched for the Coronation Medal match to-day, the draw has been slightly amended. The following is the amended draw:— 9.45 —Mrß O. Mills v. Miss Rutherford. 9.s2—Mrs Pumphrey v. Miss Cotterill. 9.56 —Miss Beadel v. Miss M. Stevens. 10.0—Miss Barrett v. Miss Acheson. 10.4—Mrs R. I* Wilson v. Mrs Godby. 10.8—Miss Chrystall v. Mrs Dodgshun. 10.12—Miss Pharazyn v. Mrs J. Preston. 10.16—Miss Cracroft Wilson v. Miss Culling. 10.20—Mrs Collinson v. M ! ss Snodgrass. 10.30—Mrs J C. Finlay v. Mrs La Trobe Hill. 10.34—Miss Loughnan v. Mrs Wooding. 10.38—Mi's A. A. Wilson v. Miss Kiver. 10.42 —Miss Harkness v. Mrs O. H. Burns. 10.46—Mrs Symes v. Miss White-Parsons. 10.50—Mrs Peacock v. Mrs Gregory. 10.54—Mrs Jarvis v. Mrs McClatchie. 10.58—Mrs Tucker v. Miss Lucas. 11.2—Mrs Orbell v. Mrs J. Harris. 11.6 —Mrs Davidson v. Miss Lawlor. 11.10—Miss Brunton v. Mrs Seddon. * 11.14—Mrs Robertson v. Mrs Dyer. 11.18—Mrs R. Macdonald v. Miss R. Macfarlane. 11.22—Mrs Horner v. Mrs Cracroft Wilson. 11.26—Mrs Instone v. Miss Fleming. 11.30—MisB E. West v. Mrs Sheldon. 11.34—Mrs Frater v. Miss M. Newton. I.3B—Miss Morrish v. Mrs McKillop. ll.42—Miss Haggitt v. Miss Webster. 11.46—Mrs A. Feast v. Mrs M. Bruce. 11.50—Miss B. Cotterill v. Mrs J. McMillan. 11.54—Miss H. Nolan v. Mrs Ayers. 11.58—Mrs W. Robieson t. Mrs K. D. Richmond. 12.2—Mrs E H Clark ▼ Mrs A Fair 12.6—Mrs Watts-Ryan v. Mrs Rattray. 12.10—Miss E. Atkinson v. Miss M. Moore. Miss M. Payton v. Miss McCormick. Mrs McCarthy v. Mrs .Kerr. Miss Rathbone v. Mrs Fraser. Miss Petrie v. Miss Richardson. Miss E. Bell v. Miss Kay. Mrs Slee v. Mrs Foreman. Miss Pringle v. Miss M. Moore. Miss G. Upham v. Mrs Richards. Mrs Guy Williams v. Miss E. Hanson. Miss Gaisford v. Mrs Kingscote. Mis O. Stevens v. Mrs Weston. HAGLEY CLUB. For the consolation match to-morrow players are to arrange their own partners or scorers, and also their own starting times. The Denniston Memorial Cup match, the usual closing day event, will be played on October sth. FRENCH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, j (UKITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY EUCTBIO TMJSGBAPH—COPTBIOHT.) PARIS, September 25. In the French open golf championship, playod over 72 holes, Archie Compaton and Aubrey Boomer tied with 283. They will play off to-morrow. —Australian Press Association.

Gross. Hdcp. Net. Mrs Symeg and Mrs Watts Ryan 90 ID 75 Mrs H. Richards and Miss White-Parsons 38 10 78 Mrs E. H. Clark and Miss V. Fleming 98 19 79 Miss Loughnan and Miss B. Kiver . . 92 13 79 'Mrs R. Li. Wilson and . Mrs J. C. Finlay 92 IS 80 Miss Upham and Mrs C. D. Richmnod 93 13 SO Mrs Godby and Mrs Kingscote 90 10 80 Mrs Burns and Miss Haggitt 94 14 80 Mrs Fair and Mrs McMillan 98 17 81 Mrs Pumphrey and Mibs Cracroft Wilson 91 10 81 Miss Payton and Miss Kay 93 2 81 Miss B. Cotterill and Miss Rathbone . . 90 9 81 Mrs Harman and Miss Stewart . . 100 18 82 Mrs Foreman and Miss Hanson 90 8 82 Miss Dyer and Miss B. Rutherford 95 18 82 MrB Gresson and Miss Acheson 92 9 88 Mrs Gay Williams and Miss B. Gaisford 88 5 83 Mrs Dodgshun and Mrs 83 McCarthy 85 S Miss E. Bell and Miss J. Webster 95 18 83 Mrs McClatchie and Miss West 99 16 84 Miss Baxter and Miss R. Robertson 102 18 84 Mrs J. Fraser and Miss Pharazyn 91 7 84 Mrs Tucker and Mrs Instone . . 99 14 85 Mrs Seddon and Mrs Rattray 99 14 85 Mrs Slee and Mrs A. A. Wilson 96 11 85 Mrs McKillop and Miss Newton 104 19 85 Mrs Kerr and Miss Pringle 94 8 86 Miss Snodgrass and Miss Potrie 95 9 86 Miss Anstey and Mrs Sheldon 104 18 86 Mrs K. Maedonald and Mis3 Morrish 104 18 86 Mrs Robieson and Mrs Frr.ter 108 19 87 Mrs Preston and Miss Jarvis 99 12 87 Miss Chrystall and Miss Culling 89 2 87 Miss Lawlor and Mrs Grange 101 14 87 Miss M. Stevens and Miss O. Stevens 96 7 89 Mrs J. Harris and Miss R. Macfarlane 107 17 90 Miss Moor 1 and Miss Richardson 101 9 92 Mrs La Trobe Hill and Miss H. Cotterill 108 16 92