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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21290, 9 October 1934, Page 15

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SHAW WINS OPEN FOR SIXTH TIME SILK HEADS THE AMATEURS J. MORTLAND EQUALS COURSE RECORD (PMSS ASSOCIATION TILEOEAM.) WANGANUI, October 8. In perfect golfing weather, the New Zealand open championship was decided to-day in favour of A. J. Shaw, the professional, who won the title for the sixth time. The Jellicoe Cup for the best round by any competitor in the open was won by a young Taihape amateur, J. Mortland, with a card of 70, equalling the course record, and B. Silk topped the list of amateurs, thereby winning the Bledisloe Cup. Shaw's long game was of his usual brilliant type; but he had a lot of bad luck with his putts, which lipped the hole time and time again. He started steadily in the morning with a row of foul's over the first seven holes, and then produced a birdie three at the eighth. He was out in 36. At French Pass he was in a bunker, and took one over par. He struck trouble at the seventeenth, where his iron second was in between the bunkers short of the green. He chipped over the bunker 12 feet from the pin, and then took three putts, missing a two-footer. In the afternoon he again went out in 36 and home in 37. He got a very bad lie at the thirteenth at the end of a drive, and two approach shots to the green cost him the hole in five, one over par. At Encampment he lipped the hole with a twelve-foot putt, and was down in five, making him even fours for the journey. A regulation three at French Pass followed, and at Bunker's Hill (440 yards) he was on the green against the wind wilh a nice iron second, going down in four. The last two were done in bogey fours, after just missing putts for threes. His card read:— Out: 35443454 4—30 In: 34355 3 44 4—37 Made Few Errors Playing straight down the fairway?, N. Bell ma:ie few errors. He finished his afternoon round in 74, which included a six at Bunker's Hill. Before that he was going exceptionally well, being two under fours at the fourteenth. Another professional, C. C. Clements (Harewood), who finished third on the list, returned two good cards of 72 to-day. On each occasion he was out in 37 and home in 35. He was in only two bunkers all day. The young Wanganui player, B. M. Silk, who has shown a return to torm, came fourth in the open, and top oi the amateur list. In every department of the game he played bcautiiul shots. His morning round was marred by a six at the first hole, where he got in a bunker with his second an I failed to get out. He put hi his best, card, a 72, for the last round, which read:

Out: 444534 4 3 4—35 In: 35344454 5—37

Supremacy among the amateurs lay between Silk and Hornabrook, but although the latter went out in the best figures he did poorly over the second hall' of the last round. J. J. Black came home in good figures (35) this afternoon, finishing with a birdie three at the last hole, when he sank a 30ft putt. The Auckland pioti.ssional, E. J. Moss, who was defending his title in the open, had a good card of 72 in the morning, to which he added 74 in the afternoon. His long game was all that could be desired, but his putting was weak. T. Horton. who had been playing very consistently, came to grief at the ninth hole in the morning round, when he got in a bunker. He took three to get out, and carried an eight. This afternoon his round was only moderately good. A Fine K'jund A. Guy, of Manawatu, came well into the picture when he played an almost faultless morning round of 71. He started off with a birdie four, and at the fourteenth notched an eagle three. He was under par figures for three other holes of the round. In the afternoon he again played steadily for a 75. Mortland's round of 70 was almost a 69. His ball sat on the lip of the last hole for a bogey four, and the hole cost him five. He was playing excellent golf, judging the distances to a nicety, while putting had no terrors for him. His card read:—

Out: 4 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 5—36 In: 352 44 3 4 4 5—34

The Otago amateur, A. G. Sime, played consistent golf for the most part, but in the morning he took three putts on the first green, which was heavy with dew, and he put two balls out of bounds at the ninth. He was out in 41 and home in 37, and in the afternoon out in 37 and home in 38. His tee shots were good all the way, but he found some of the greens tricky.

V. "Howarth, winner of the Wanganui provincial championship, got his figures down to 74 in the third round, but in the afternoon the fast greens caused him to fali into errors. He took four sixes, bad putting being chiefly responsible. The Waipukurau amateur, W. Kuru. provided an early surprise when ho came in from hi* morning round with a 71. With a bit more luck he would have been into the sixties. His 33 out was the best of the day for that part of the course. In the afternoon, however, Kuru came to grief early when he took a seven, at the third hole. He had three attempts to get up the slope at Dress Circle. The young Masterton professional, G. Watt, produced good golf in the morning round, placing him second on the list, but he crashed in the afternoon. In the morning he narrowly missed three eagle threes on the way out, but he contented himself with four birdies over the first nine holes. He got his first six of the tournament at the eighteenth, where he played loosely all the way. His morning card read: Out: 45343344 4—34 The Eltham player, H. Dale, played with a few errors, which spoilt an otherwise good card. He failed on the short holes in the morning, being one over par at all except the tenth. In the afternoon he came in in 35.

The leading players in the open championship, with their aggregates for the four rounds were as follows: — *A. J. Shaw .. .. .. 288 *N. Bell .. .. ..293 *C. C Clements .. ..294 B. M. Silk .. .. ..296 J. P. Hornbrook .. ..299 *E. J. Moss .. .. .. 299 T. H. Horton .. .. .. 301 J. L. Black .. .. ..302 A. E. Guy .. ..302 J. P. Mortland .. .. 303 A. G. Sime .. ..304 *J. D. Mcintosh .. ..304 ♦George Watt .. ..304 *N. H. Fuller .. .. 305 "Professional. BEST AMATEUR ROUNDS B. M. Silk .. 76 73 75 72 29C J. P. Hornabrook 76 74 75 74 299 T. H. Horton .. 73 73 78 77 301 J. L. Black .. 76 76 78 72 302 A. Guy .. 78 78 71 75 302 J. Mortland .. 75 82 70 76 303 A. G. Sime .. 78 73 78 75 304 H. Dale .. 80 80 74 72 306 C. J. Ward .. 80 76 75 75 306 H. A. Black .. 72 76 84 76 308 F. Huggins .. 81 78 77 73 308 L MacEwan .. 79 74 79 77 309 A. Barns-Graham 75 79 75 80 309 F. Quin .. 84 74 78 74 310 L. Cathro .. 77 81 80 73 311 Kapi Tareha .. 79 77 72 83 311 J. Scouler .. 83 80 72 78 303 A. Eskstedt .. 76 83 75 79 313 W. Home .. 75 80 77 81 313 J. Goss .. 81 74 79 81 315 D. Pharazyn .. 77 76 81 81 315 K. Ross .. 77 81 81 77 316 J. Hape .. 81-79 78 78 316 L. Quin .. 81 76 81 78 316 V. Haworth .. 84 78 74 80 316 W. Kuru .. 77 85 71 83 316 E. L. Bartleet .. 76 82 82 77 317 E. Abbott .. 83 78 79 78 318 J. Jeffries .. 82 78 79 79 318 D. Collins .. 78 78 83 79 318 I. Saunders .. 77 79 81 83 320 J. Bidwill .. 80 85 78 78 321 A. Fullerton-Smith 73 87 81 80 321 M. Moore .. 73 83 79 81 321 H. Davies .. 85 76 83 78 322 H. Brinsden .. 78 83 79 82 322 11. Wills .. 81 79 85 78 323 F. Hutchison .. 79 82 79 83 323 K. Glendining .. 81 82 80 82 325 Rann Wagg .. 82 81 81 02 323 P. Whitcombe .. 76 85 83 82 326 J. Wilson .. 81 80 79 86 326 J. B. Wilson .. 77 79 81 89 326 A. Warren .. 85 80 78 84 327 L. Trent .. 81 83 81 83 3'V, F. Fryer .. 85 79 80 84 328 T. Morpeth .. 84 80 90 77 331 L. Wilson . . 82 81 85 88 338 S. Powdrell .. 82 78 89 89 338 BEST PROFESSIONAL ROUNDS A. Shaw .. 73 71 73 71 288 N. Bell .. 74 72 75 72 293 C. Clements .. 73 77 72 72 294 E. J. Moss .. 74 80 71 74 299 J. Mcintosh .. 80 78 72 74 304 Geo. Watt .. 74 74 73 83 304 N. Fuller .. 80 75 73 77 305 W. Campbell .. 79 74 74 78 305 T. Galloway .. 77 75 77 78 307 11. A. Blair .. 78 74 78 78 308 A. Murray .. 80 79 80 71 310 .1. A. Clements .. 79 79 78 75 311 J. Galloway .. 81 77 77 76 311 J. Lambie .. 80 82 74 76 312 E. Douglas .. 78 77 83 75 313 J Weir .. 83 80 80 75 318 G. Ritchie .. 81 83 77 78 319 F. Branch .. 80 81 83 76 319 J. Forrest .. 79 79 80 82 320 B. Stratmore .. 81 76 85 83 325 J. Campbell .. 79 83 85 80 327 .1. Mowat .. 82 83 81 81 327 R. Butters .. 84 81 82 82 329 A. Branch .. 80 85 87 82 333 James Watt .. 80 81 85 85 334 The first 32 amateurs will play off for the amateur title, and the first 16 professionals for the professional title.

COMMENT ON THE PLAY HKINSDKN AM) WAGG FAIL TO QUALIFY isrecui. tu tub rimss.i October 8. A. J. Shaw, the unattached Wellington prcf.ssional, proved to-day that he is in a class by himself in New Zealand, by winning the open championship on the Belmcnt links for the sixth time in the last nine years. The weather conditions were again ideal lor the third and fourth rounds of the open championship. Heavy dew in the morning made the greens nicely holding, and a light northwesterly wind was the only handicap to play. Piaying a round with Imlay Saunders, Shaw covered the course in 73 this morning. He started off with seven fours, and then got a three at the eight (369 yards), but crashed again at the ninth. He again f<;und Iho bunker here and a five went down on his card giving him 3C for the outward journey. Saunders had six fours on his card going out, but failure to function with his putter gave him fives at the first and second holes and a six at the seventh, his run out taking 40. Shaw started off strongly on the run home with 3 4 3 3; but as in the first and second rounds he started to make mistakes over the second stage of the journey. A pushed out drive off the fourteenth tee cost him five for the hole, and he placed his tee shot at the short fifteenth in the bunker to the right, the hole costing him four, one over bogey. A faulty second at the sixteenth caused a five to go down on his card; but worse was to come at the seventeenth, where he pushed his drive out into the rough. Luckily he landed his second between the two bunkers, was too strong with his chip, short with his putt, and missed a two-foot putt—a disastrous six. A bogey four at the home hole gave him 37 for the home run, and 73 for the round. Kest Round of Day The best round of the day was done by J. P. JMortlnnd, the youthful Taihape amateur, who registered a brilliant 70 this morning. He went out in even fours, with a five at the second and ninth holes, a birdie three at the fourth (354 yards), and a birdie four at the seventh (395 yards). Compensated for this, he played like a machine to come home in 34 with a birdie two] at the twelfth (135 yards), a birdie four at the fourteenth (456 yards), and a birdie four at the sixteenth (400 yards). His card read:— Out: 45433444 5—36 In: 35244344 5—34 This proved the best round in the open championship, and earned for the Taihape player the Earl Jellicoe Cup. Some Good Shooting: A. E. Guy, the Manawatu amateur, struck his best form in the third round to cover the course in 71—37 out, and 34 home. He was one under fours to the seventh, but then took fives at the eighth and ninth. He played perfect golf on the run home, being two under fours at the fifteenth. He got a birdie four at the eleventh, an eagle three at the fourteenth (4. r )6 yards), and a birdie four at the sixteenth, his only lapse being at the home hole, which cost him five. His figures were: Out: 44443*45 5—37 In: 44343344 5—31 Another amateur who showed his worth in the third round was W. T. Kuru (Waipukurau), who went out in three under fours. He had threes at the second (351 yards), the fourth (354 yards), the fifth (154 yards), and the seventh (395 yards). The only blemish on a brilliant out journey was a five at the sixth. He was not so steady coming home, which cost him 38, with fives at the eleventh, fourteenth, and sixteenth. His card aead: Out: 43433534 4—33 In: 45345454 4—38 A.' Murray, a former English professional, struck form in the fourth round to record a 71. He went out in 37; but did a brilliant home run of "4, with a two at the twelfth and threes at the tenth and fifteenth. His figures were: Out: 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5—37 i In: 3524 43 5 4 4—34

Shaw Increases His Lead Starting off with an eagle three at the first (426 yards), this afternoon, Shaw played machine-like golf to record a 71 in the fourth round. He took even fours for the first nine, and was two under four's at the twelfth. He had to be content with five's at the thirteenth and fourteenth, but then took himself in hand and reeled off the last four holes in 3, 4, 4, 4. His 71 in the fourth round gave him an aggregate of 288, four strokes over the record which he established when he won the open at Palmerston North in 1930 His aggregate was good enough to take the championship by five strokes. The Runner-up The honour of being runner-up went to N. Bell, the North Shore professional, who did rounds of 74, 7-, 75, and 72, giving him an aggregate of 293. Bell played very steadily throughout. Third place went to C. C Clements, the Harewood professional, who did two brilliant rounds of 72 to-day, making his aggregate 294. The Leading Amateur The leading amateur was Bryan Silk of Wanganui, who covered the course to-day in 75 and 72, which made his aggregate 296, eight strokes behind the winner's score. This made the Wanganui colt the first winner of the Lord Bledisloe Cup, which goes to the amateur who does best in the open championship. Others who did well in the fourth round this afternoon were J. L. Black (Hutt) 72, H. P. Dale (Eltham) 72, F. W. Huggins (Nelson) 73, L. Cathro (Seafield) 73, A. E. Guy (Manawatu) 75, A. G. Sime (Otago) 76. and C. J. Ward (Christchurch) 75. The second best amateur was J. P. Hornabrook (Masterton), who to-day did steady rounds of 75 and 74, giving him an aggregate of 299, three strokes more than Silk. J. C. Bidwill, A. Ful-larton-Smith, and Max Moore tied for thirty-second place in the qualifying rounds for the amateur championship, and Bidwill got the place by doing the best fourth round. That the going was hard was proved by such able players as H. D. Brinsden (Titirangi), Rana Wagg (Hutt), P. G. Whitcombe (Wellington), and A. H. Warren (Wairarapa) all failing to qualify for the amateur championship.

BELMONT LINKS, WANGANUI

The following are the details of the score card:— Yds Par Yds Par Belmont 430 5 Slope 170 3 Balgownie 349 4 Long Tom 462 5 j Dress C'cle 275 4 Terawhiti 139 3 Exodus 357 4 Alma 417 4 Kea View 158 3 Encampm't 450 5 Redan 40.9 4 French Pass 212 3 Outlook 395 5 Bunkers 11. 410 4 Quarries 380 4 Cab. Tree 400 4 Lands End 360 4 Home 390 4 3113 37 3050 36 Totals: Yards, 6163. Par, 73. AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR FOURSOMES VICTORIAN PLAYERS WIN (Received October 9, 12.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, October 8. A Victorian pair, A. W. Jackson and M. J. Ryan, to-day won the amateur foursomes golf championship of Australia with 151. T. McKay and C. Ruwald, with 152, were second. P. Sydney Jones and H. Morrison with 154 were third. Other scores were:—R. H. Bettington and G. Thompson 155; E. Apperlcy and H. Hattersley 155; H. Cutler and W. Dobson 158. J. Ferrier and H. Williams were well down the list with 163. Ferrier had an injured thumb. N.S.W. RETAINS SHIELD INTER-STATE PROFESSIONAL MATCHES (Received October 9, 12.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, October 8. The inter-state professional golf matches for the Vicars Shield, resulted in New South Wales retaining the shield. Queensland beat Victoria by 3 matches to 2, and then in the play-off, New South Wales beat Queensland by 3 matches to 2. SARAZEN AND KIRKWOOD IN SYDNEY NEW ZEALAND COURSES PRAISED (Received October 8, 10.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, October 8. Gene Sarazen and J. H, Kirkwood were entertained at lunch by the Millions Club to-day, and later had their first practice at the Rose Bay links with Howard and Popplewell. Sarazen, in an interview, said the New Zealand courses were a great surprise, being well-grassed and laid out.

HANMER SPRINGS CLUB The October medal match was played by the Hanmer Springs Golf Club during the week-end. The winner of the senior grade was D. Stark, with 69 net, and Miss Cora Burns won the junior grade with 65. Cards were returned as follows: — SENIORS Gross. Hep. Net. D. Stark ..87 IS" 69 D. M. Lewis .. 77 4 73 13. W. Carter .. 81 V 74 A. Reid -.83 7 70 Miss E. Parsons .. 8G 8 *8 L. Anderson .. 94 14 80 Mrs J. W. R. Ross .. 94 13 83 R. O. Loughlin .. 99 16 83 D. Stavcrt ..99 H 88 JUNIOR Gross. Hep. Net. Miss C. Burns .. 95 30 65 T. Menzies ..89 20 69 B. Eradshaw ..99 30 69 L. Lapthorne .. 96 21 75 Miss T. A. Penney .. 101 26 /o G Gavin •• 113 21 83 The lady members of the club played competitions with the following results: — CANADIAN FOURSOME Gross. Hep. Net. Mrs C. Mayne and Miss E. Parsons .. 61 11 50 Miss J. Sutherland and Miss F. Murray ..70 19 51 Miss M. Eaton and Miss M. Melbom 68 17 51 Miss W. Henshaw and Miss D. Richards 73 20 53 Mrs A. H. Tovey and Miss C. Wilson ..82 23 59 Mrs W. Hanmer Atkinson and Miss R. Buchanan ..82 23 59 STROKE HANDICAP. NINE HOLES Gross. Hep. Net. Miss C. Burns .. 47 17 30 Mrs W. Hanmer Atkinson ..51 17 34 Mrs A. H. Tovey .. 54 18 36 Miss F. Croft ..62 19 43 Mfss C. Wilson ..63 20 43 Miss R. Buchanan .. 73 23 50

AKAROA CLUB The results of the championship games as as follows: SENIOR Ladies:—Miss B. Jacobson beat Miss C. Lewthwaite, Miss M. Jacobson beat Mrs H. W. Oliver, Miss E. Jacobson a bye. Men:—J. McKay beat W. B. Ramsay, W. M. McClure beat L. Narbey. JUNIOR Semi-finals:—Miss M. Armstrong beat Mrs J. McKay, Mrs W. B. Ramsay beat Miss Nancy Wright. Men:—W. Oliver beat J. Narbey, O. Giddens beat J. Wright. CHRISTCHURCH CLUB The following will represent the Christchurch Club in the match against the combined North Canterbury clubs, to be played at Shirley on October 14: —C. Holdsworth, A. R. Blank, R. T. Tosswill, E. M. Macfarlane, R. G. Arnould, P. H. N. Freeth, E. J. Pumphrey, M. H. Godby, L. A. Dougall, R. W. Morgan, C. A. Seymour, D. H. Butcher, P. R. Godby, M. W. Simes, I. M. Godby, R. S. Beadel, W. H. Cowper, K. J. Walker, G. N. Francis, Sir Cyril Ward (captain). Reserves: G. P. Parkinson. F. G. Bristed, W, D. Wood, S. N. B. Wynne, A. L. Cropp, H. J. Gosset, B. C. Whitcombe. Any of those chosen who cannot play are asked to advise the secretary at once. Play will begin at 9.15 a.m. MAYFIELD CLUB The following are the best aggregates for the president's trophy:— MEN Net Total. Joseph Murdoch 72 73 69 214 F. Tasker, jun. .. 65 73 79 217 L. R. Harrison .. 72 72 74 218 F. R. Morrow ..67 76 75 218 WOMEN Mrs G. A. Baxter 37 40 29 106 Miss B. Morrow .. 43 33 31 107 Miss M. Howden 43 43 30 116 Miss M. Corbett .. 40 40 38 118 Mrs Turner ..43 39 36 118 Mrs G. B. Murdoch ..43 37 38 118 TEMPLETON LADIES' CLUB The final of the club championship was played over 36 holes at the weekend. Mrs A. C. McKillop beat Mrs R. Lewis 4 and 3. In the morning round Mrs McKillop, who went round in 89 to Mrs Lewises 94, established a lead of 4 up. Both were driving welt but Mrs McKillop's fairway work was superior, though Mrs Lewis sank some long putts to maintain her position, and at the twenty-seventh Mrs McKillop was still 3 up. Mrs Lewis won the twenty-eighth and "Genesis" with a 6, Mrs McKillop's third being down the bank to the right of the green, and her fourth failing to come up. "Matlock Bank" was halved in fours. At the thirtieth "Acheron," both had good drives and seconds. Mrs Lewis placed an excellent third on the green. Her opponent failed with her third and fourth and Mrs Lewis won the hole in a bogey 5, reducing the difference to one. Mrs McKillop played two very good shots at "Kowhais" to be through the

green, but Mrs Lewis's drive was a poor one and she had to play her second from under a tree. Mrs McKillop won the hole in 5 and was again 2 up. The thirty-second hole, "Arcadia," was won in 5 by Mrs McKillop—3 up. At "Midway," both had excellent drives, but Mrs Lewis's second was poor. Mrs McKillop played a beautiful spoon shot pin-high for 2 to Mrs Lewis s 3, and won the hole and the match 4 and 3. The L.G.U. medal played on Saturday resulted in a win for Mrs K. Lewis in the senior division with a score of 95-13-82. In the junior division three players tied, each reducing her handicap by 2 strokes and a playoff will be necessary. The best scores were:— Gross. Hep. Net. Mrs J. Eadie .. 105 30 75 Miss A. Marshall .. 103 33 75 Miss G. Drummond 111 36 75 Miss E. James .. 99 23 76 Miss J. Wright .. 103 26 77 Mrs R. Humphreys 101 22 79 Mrs W. Toomey .. 104 25 79 Mrs F. Barritt .. 110 31 79 Mrs R. Humphreys and Mrs F. Barritt tied for Miss Hart's consolation trophy, and in the play-off, Mrs Humphreys won. The mid-week closing day competition, a Canadion foursome, was won by Mrs R. Lewis and Mrs W. Toomey with an excellent score of 93-14-79. The best scores were:— Gross. Hep. Net. Mrs R. Lewis and Mrs W. Toomey ..93 14 79 Miss J. Wright and Miss N. Ryan .. 105 23 G: Mrs I. Macintyre and Mrs S. Priestnall 103 14 . CO Miss N. Middleton and Mrs P. Anderson 105 16 89 A four-ball bogey was played at th» week-end, the winners being Mrs W. Smith and Miss J, Wright, with a very good score of 6 up. The best cards read:— Mrs W. Smith and Miss J. Wright .. .. oup Mrs R. Humphreys and Mrs S. Priestnall .. all squar« Miss L. Johnstone and Mrs J. Eadie .. .. 2 down Miss D. Musgrave and Miss I G. Parr .. .. 5 down ! Mrs W. Toomey and Mrs A. Donaldson .. 6 down CHRISTCHURCH LADIES' CLUB | The following is the draw for the Ladies' Golf Union medal match, to be plaved at Shirley to-morrow:— Mrs'E. M.Hunt v. Mrs A. McKillop: Miss K. Johnston v. Mrs D. Butcher; Miss R. Cracroft Wilson v. Miss D. Fleetwood; Mrs K. Gresson v. Miss Loughnan; Miss White-Parsons v. Mrs M. Bethell; Miss Beadel v. Mrs M. H. Godbv; Miss Chrystall v. Miss Fleming; 'Mrs A. E. Barker v. Miss E. Fleetwood: Mrs N. Tingey v. Mrs W. Nicholls; Mrs G. van Asch v. Miss P. Norton; Mrs J. S. Middleton v. Mrs J. H. Stringer; Miss Anderson v. Miss L. Gates; Miss G. Browne v. Mrs M. Louisson; Mrs S. P. Godfrey v. Miss Wilkin; Mrs R. Francis v. Miss E. Nutt; Mrs L. B. Scott v. Mrs E. J. Sampson; Miss B.Webb v.MrsC. Bonnington; Mrs J. F. Duncan v. Mrs E. C. Frater; Mrs S. Foster v. Mrs G. Fleetwood; Miss M. Hall v. Mrs F. A. Brittan; Miss Cameron Smith v. Mrs F. W. Freeman; Mrs G. Norton Francis v. Miss R. Wynn-Williams; Mrs W. Murphy v. Mrs G. Colbeck; Mrs P. A. Ardagh v. Mrs H. H. Wauchop; Miss K. Harrison v. Miss B. Gresson; Miss R. Gerard v. Miss N. Enrich!; Miss M. Enright v. Mrs J. H. Macdonald; Mrs R. Macdonald v. Miss N. Frater; Mrs F. Grant v. scorer. Miss A. Cooper was the winner ia the C grade match played yesterday.