GOLF.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16564, 30 May 1914, Page 12

GOLF.

FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. PARIS, May 28. In the final of the golf championship, Ouimet (America) boat Topping (Eng« land), 4 up and 3 to play. Ouimet outclassed Topping. He drove a long ball throughout, but his approaches and putting were sometimes faulty.

MEN VERSUS WOMEN. Two very interesting matches were played at Shirley on Thursday between some of the men and women players of the Christchurch Club. Singles were played, in the morning and four ball matches in the afternoon. The games were on a handicap basis, the stronger sex giving away short handicaps in most cases, and each playing "from their own tees. Victory went to the men in each instance. They won by ten games to four in the singles and five games to three hi the four ball matches. Detailed results are as follow:

Singles—Miss Wood 6, Humphreys 1 5 Miss Fisher and Harley halved match; Miss Lee 1, Rhodes 0; Miss Humphreys 1, Milton 0; Mrs Freeth and C. Wood halved match; Miss P. Anderson 1, Donald 0; Mrs Donald 0, Beadel 1; Miss Svmons 0, Jameson 1; Miss Chrystall 1, Gibb 0; Mrs Symons 1, Loughnan 0; Mrs Wigram 0. Swann 1; Mrs Hall 0, Cane 1; Miss Wilding 0, Rutherford 1; Mrs Bristead 0, E. Millton 1; Miss Chapman 0, Todhunter 1; Miss Helmore 0, Matson 1; Miss D. Humphreys 0, Le Cren 1; Miss G. Moore 0, Louisson 1; Mrs Gow 0, Smith 1.

Four ball—Misses Wood and Fisher halved with Humphreys and Harley; 1 Misses Lee and Humphreys 1, Rhodes and Millton 0; Mrs Freeth and Miss P. Anderson 1, C. Wood and Donald 0 j Mrs Donald and Miss Symons halved with Beadel and Jameson; Misses Chrystall and Mrs Symons 1, Gibb and P.u. Wood 0; Mrs Wigram arid Mrs Hall 0, Swann and Cane 1; Miss Wilding and Mrs Bristead 0, Rutherford and Erio Millton 1: Misses Chapman and Helmore 0, Todhunter and Matson 1; Misses D. Humphreys and G. Moore 0, Le Cren and Louisson 1; Miss Wilkin [ and Mrs Hewlett 0, Smith and Bowlter I 1I . ■ RICHMOND HILL CLUB. The ladies of the Richmond Hill Golf Club played the second bogey match of the season on Thursday. Tho following were the best scores:—Mrs White-Parsons, 2 down; Mrs Fisher, 2 down; Mrs Stevens, 4 down; Mrs Lawrence, 4 down. In. the play-off for the monthly medals Mrs Fisher beat Miss Pender. CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. The Christchurch Golf Club will play th» Wardrop cleek mixed foursome match this afternoon. The following players will journey to Dunedin to contest the Hosldng Campbell Challenge Shield, tho Hanmer Shield and the Orbell Cup:—Messrs B. B. Wood, H. B. Wright, H. R. Brittan, B. C. Rutherford, W. A. Humphreys, E. Maofarlane, C H. Hewlett and S. K. Sleigh. The matohoa will be played on June 4 and 5.

On June 3 the club will play Ashburtoi at Ohristchurch, and a team will leave or June 2 to play against Timaru, at Timaru