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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 592, 21 August 1909, Page 6

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THE LADIES , CHAMPIONSHIPS. (By TelenraDh.-Prese Association.) . '■'•■■■■ Palmerston, August 20. Tncre was again delightful weather for the Ladies Golf Championship, and the links were in admirable order, so much so that Mrs. Guy Williams, ex-champion, who is in excellent form, put up a links record, for ladies, of 89.. The previous best was 92, and the Ladies' Golf Union par for the green is 82, so ,that Mrs. ■Williams's handicap of seven in tho Ladies' Golf Union list could' exactly matoh tho difference. : The result of the play to-day leav«e tho following to meet each other in the third round to-morrow: — ■'"...'.■' ' ' ."■ Miss Hannay plays Miss Syines; Miss Christie plays Miss CowperjMiss Brathwaite plays Miss Brandon; HissStephenson plays Missßeatson.; Miss Wilson plays Miss Wood; Mrs. Bovdn plays Miss Hamlin; Mrs. Williams plays Miss Humphreys; Mrs. Turnbull plays Miss Gould. , i ...--: Tho.Handicap Matches. V-. •■■• The handicap finishes draw a very large field, and the winners proved,to be a local pair with

a twelve handicap, while two Napier girls' came ' second.'. A , ' ball moved on the' last- puttin" • srcen, m? d S Ol " 11611 a stroke against them', 'hbw- ] evcr. : Ihe first twenty, scores.were as follow.-— 'j Mrs. MTtae. and Miss. Hartgill, 57—11—86. v ', ; Miss ,B. and D. Hindmarsh, 104—17—87. Misses L. Brandon and E. Boll,' , 101^-13—88. N. Brandon and H. Cowper,' 107—18— ;, Mrs. BlomfieW and Mrs. Lewis, ail— v> ', Misses Hamlin and Newbold, 108—18—90. ' : Misses Gould and Christie, 99-9-90.', '• • :-': t ■ Misses Campbell and A. •Humphreys;. 104—ii ' —90. . •-;.•■ > .- ■ '■;■ .'■•..J.'v. ■ ■'. ; , ' -.'■- ■' J ■ Mrs. Holmes and MrsLTurnbuU. 1 • Mrs.: -Acheson , and ''Mies' "Slack, 107—15—921 •".' ' . Miss Hannay and Mrs/ Bidwill; 101—9—92. '• ' Mrs.. Oswjn.a'nd Mrs. Abraham,-114—22—92.; ■ .'. . Missr.Bates- and- Mrs. Wilson; -118—25—93. •■■,, - Misses'. Monro and .O'Brien; UGrr23—93. .■-'■■. i 1 Miss Abraham and. Mrs.; Moore, 118r-25—93.v :' . Misses Tolhurst and E. Stafford, 119—25—91. ; ' Misses; M. Simpon and Stafford,-119—24—95. , Mrs. : A. Russell and Mrs. Good,: 121—25—96. Misses Alison l and Cameron, 118—,22—96. , Mrs. Williams and.Mrs. O'Eorke,. 113-16-97. : "..-' Championship Games. : • . In.the second ronndof theladies , golf championship to-day, the- following were the resulte :— Mrs. Hannay beat Miss Gorrie. ' Miss Syines beat Mies Pulton.. '■> ■ Mibsi .Christie. won by. default-, from' Miss Mendelson."■.'... .' . ■.-' . ■ :•,;,.'.'•,:..,;'.,';.,;. . .Miss Cowper,beat Miss Martin.-'•'.•,.•■ V .'•■'■' 'Miss Braithwaite beat..Mrs., Mellsop... ...,.' Miss Brandon beat Miss Standish.S .-, t '. Miss Stephenson beat Miss 'Mill!,.'. •:.'■. Miss Beatsbri beat Miss Gorrie.' ■■•■•■■ Miss Wilsonbeat Mrs.. MTJae. ;, - .■'"•'.■;. iMiss Wood, beat Miss Snodgvass, , 'j Mrs. -Bevan beat Mrs.i Freeth. ■ ■ ",': . Miss Hamlin beat Mrs. Acheson. . Mrs. Williams beat Miss .Campbell.. ''■ "■' . Miss Humphreys .beat Mrs! Sharp. ■ .•* , .Mrs. Turnbnll'beat Miss Tansley.: '. '■■: ' Miss Gould beat Miss Gray.. ■