GOLF TOURNAMENT.

Evening Star, Issue 13145, 29 December 1908, Page 4

GOLF TOURNAMENT.

OTAGO CHAMPIONSHIPS. MBS FERGUS WINS LADIES’ EVENT. The second round of the Ladies’ Championship of Otago was played this morning on the Balmacewen Links in dull weather. The showers of the previous day and early this morning hod made the greens heavy, and as a result of more or less unfavorable golf conditions the scores of this round were not so* good as those put up yesterday morning in the first round. Mrs Fergus hod enough of a lead in the first round to enable her to score a comfortable victory with a second round of 38, which was the second best card handed in for this round. The best was Mrs Allan’s 92, which brought her up into second place. Mrs Todd, who hao occupied second place in the first round with 91, encountered bad luck this morning, and did not complete tlie round. Alias Mill, who in the last New Zealand Championships _ showed form good enough to take her into the semi-finals, did not play in the second round this morning, having had the misfortune to sprain her ankle yesterday.afternoon, after having done 97 m the first round of the championship. The following were the ten best aggregates. Mrs M'Garthy’s score is included, but as she had teed off outside the discs for the first hole in the first round, though this was done in pure inadvertence and no advantage was gained thereby, the Committee disqualified her, having no option under the rules. Mrs Fergus now holds the challenge cup for one year:— LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP OP OTAGO.

Umcurreritly with the second wu/nd r medal handicap was played, and this whs won by Miss Holmes, who (like Mks A. AliJl, the winner pf the First Medal Handicap yesterday) had a big handicap. Tlie lowest net score was secured by Mrs Allan, but as that player had already secured a trophy as runner-up in the championship, the trophy for the handicap goes, under the conditions of the event, to Miss Holmes, wliooe net score of 81 wag next best to Mrs Allan’s. Tlie following were the best cards handed in:

iliis afternoon a Ladies’ Foursome Bogey Handicap was in progress as we wont to press. Yesterday afternoon a Ladies’ Bogey Handicap was played, the winner being Mrs Sargood. The following were the bout cards handed in : LADIES’ BOGEY HANDICAP.

the morning a )»gey handicap will bo played, and in the afternoon the first round of tlie Otago Amateur Championship.

First Second Player. Hound. Round. Tl. Mrs Fergus ... ... ... 88 93 186 Mrs Allan ... 98 92 190 Mrs Sargood ... 94 99 195 Miss . Scott ... 96 99 195 Miss Fotheringbam ... 97 101 198 Miss K. Rattray ... 98 104 202 Mrs M'Carthy ... ... 95 110 205 Mrs Buttcrvrorth ... 101 104 205 Mrs Ward ... ... ... 100 106 206 Mrs Mackie ■ ... ... 98 109 207

MEDAL HANDICAP. Player. Mrs Allan „. ... Gross. Handicap. Net. ... 92 13 70 Miss Holmes- ... ... 103 22 81 Mrs Sargood ... 99 ia 89 Mrs BntterwortU ... 104 14 90 Mrs Fergus ... 98 8 90 Miss Scott ... 99 8 91

Mns Hep, Store. Sargood 8 till square Miss Graham 12 2 down Mrs Allan 10 2 down Miss Scott ... . 6 3 down Miss K. Rattray 5 3 down Mias MRl ... . 8 4 down Mrs Fergus . 6 5 down Mrs Butterworth 11 5 down Mias Fotheringham 4 5 down Mias D. Williams 9 6 down Mife Batchelor 13 6 down To -morrow the men’s events »gin. In