GOLF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13030, 22 November 1905, Page 7

GOLF.

THE LADIES' AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. In dealing with the final of the ladies' Australian championship, a Melbourne writer says: Miss house, the only English player in tho match, started her last; round with an advantage of nine strokes over . Miss Lewis, and the contrast between tho two ladies was most marked, Miss Backhouse be-. | ing .short and slight in figure, Miss Lewis tall and athletic. Nine was a great handicap to give a player of such' reputation as Miss Backhouse, but Miss Lewis never lost heart. She played singularly steady and even golf all the way, and no hole in the round cost her more than six strokes. This is golf of a high character, and nerve as well. She was out in 46, equalling Miss Backhouse's "out" score of the previous day, and her only mistake of any consequence in coining home was at the sixteenth hole, where, being well placed on the green in three shots, she took three more to hole out.' Though Miss Backhouse was again a bit weak on the greens, she was amazingly good with the wooden clubs. She has so long a swing that it looks awkward, but the ball travels straight and true, and the crowd of : enthusiasts who watched the little lady driving so splendidly, whether from the tee or j lying in the open, would often have wished j to express their admiration with a cheer had the etiquette of the game permitted it. In tho whole round she only made one bad stroke with the wooden clubs. Miss Backhouse was out in 47. and did the round in 100, winning tho championship by three strokes from Miss Lewis, who is. entitled to honour, if nothing - more, for. her game finish. Their cards for (he round were as follows: —

Miss Backhouse ... 6,7,5,6.4,3—4 8,4,6,6,5,6,6.7,5-53-100 Miss Lewis .... ... 6,6,5,6.4,4,6.6,3—46 6.5.6.5.4.5.6.6.5—48—94 Miss Lewis* is the second best round for a lady in competition over Sandringhani link.-i. There was 110 feeling amongst tho Australinns that the standard of their golf had been lowered by a Homo player coming in and winning tho Australasian championship at the first attempt. They knew her by imputation as a good player; had heard from Adelaide that it was customary for hoi' to do several rounds of the links in practice without making a singlo -mistake, and wero ready to congratulate her cordially upon her success. The best, cards, apart from those which decided the match, were as follows: — Miss F. Ay res ... 4,6,5,6,5,6,7,5.3—47 6.6.6.5.4.4.6.7.6—50--Miss May Uc-ll ... 5,7,6.7,6,6,7,5.4—53 7,5,7,5,3,4,3,7,0—46—99 Miss Murphy ... 3,6,6.6,5,4,8,6,3—47 7.5.6.6.5.5.6.8.7—55—102 Miss Trevor Jones 5,7,5,5,4,4,7.5,3—45 6.5.7.7.7.5.5.9.8—69.-104 The long tournament comes i-va close today, Yesterday's score's sire:-— LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP.

Three rounds. J Sui.ko piny. *" 1M. 2».«1. * 3rd. Told. Mi»« jr. - Rack house (SiA.) "• 106 " . 33 " 100 290 Hid* IS. II. Lewis (iWC.) 102'/106 04 .303 Miss r. Avrc (S.A.) ... 107 / 101. 97 . .303. Mis# C. Murphy (Vic.) ... Ill 101 10,', 314 Mi<s Trev. .loties (X.S.W.) 113 00 101 316 Mis.-. M. Itoll (Vk'.) , ' 107 113' 99 318 Miss K. Un'lciRh (Vic.) ... 113 103 103 310 Miss KcUlluelf (Vic.) ... 113 100 99 .331 Mrs. C.. Fa if bairn (Vic.) 109 104 110 337, Mm. F. jr. Bbiiffla«8 (Vic.) 104 103 113 33) Miss 1,. :SI)pAv (Vic.) ... 116 103 106 323 Miss Nea Wort (N'.S.W.)... 106 131 106 353 Mis* K. Calvert (Vic.) ... 116 100 110 3.34 Miss Caird (X.S.W.) ... 123 106 114 ._>« Miss Kuan (N.S.W.) ... 133 118 10?, M Miss r;.-ifefgi, (Vic.) ... 120 lib 116 351 Miv» Cap® (X.S.W.) ... 131 134 3,9 3.4