GOLF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14145, 21 August 1909, Page 9

GOLF.

championship fixtures. August 18 to 24: Ladies'* New Zealand Championship Meeting (at Palme.rston North). September 13 to 13: Amateur and Open New '.' Zealand Championship Meeting (at Auckland)'. >'

AUCKLAND CLUB'S CHAMPIONSHIP.

The final of the Auckland Golf Club's championship will bo played at Cornwall Park links to-day between J. Burns and P. Upton. An interesting match is anticipated. The mixed foursome- set on tho season's programme for decision to-day will not be played until after the. New Zealand championship meeting, the probable date being September 25. Tho final match in the Ernest Bloomfield competition will be played on September 11. The programmes for the New Zealand golf championship meeting are now in tho hands of tho secretary of tho Auckland Golf Club, Mr. W. W. Bruce, and may bo had on application. WAITEMATA CLUB'S TOURNAMENT. Tho following is the draw for the foursomes match to be played on the Waitemata links to-day: —Wyatt and Leckie play Cooke and Blackburn, Kallonder and Warner play Johns and Ward, Atkinson and Goudie play Clouston and J. C. Macky, Lo Sieur and Bouillon play Storey and Philson, Hall and Brown play McNeil and Howell;. Guinness and Carter play Smythe and Brabant, Howden and Laird play Nettleton and Hudson. The conditions are: 18 holes, stroke play, handicap. AUCKLAND LADIES' CLUB. The competition for Mrs. John Field's" prize was commenced on Monday by members of the Auckland Ladies' Golf Club at Cornwall Park links. The result of the first round was: Miss Staplcdon, 71 not, 1; Mrs. Bell, 77 net, 2; and Miss Upton, 84 net, 3. The following is the draw for the secondround to be played on Monday next:—Miss G. Buller v. Miss S. Payton, Miss J. Draper v. Miss Shuttleworth, Miss V. Duthic .v. Miss S. Greig, Miss N. Upton v. Miss A Gumming, Mrs. Bell v. Miss M. Towle, Miss McLean v. Miss A. Stevenson, Miss M. Browning v. Miss E. Gorrie, Miss R. Greig v. Miss C. Thorpe, Miss S. Henderson v. Mrs. T. Ball, Miss Frater v. Mrs. G. Bloomfield, Miss I. Clark v. Miss A. Stapledon, Miss K. Clark v. Miss R. Gorrie, and Miss E. Commons Miss D. Benjamin. LADIES' TOURNAMENT. , CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS. [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Paimerston North, Friday. There was again delightful weather for the ladies' golf championship to-day, 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 (ladies) of 89, the previous best being 92. The Ladies' Golf Union par for the green is 82, so that Mi's. Williams' handicap of seven in the Ladies' Golf Union list could exactly match the difference. The following are the results of the first round, played yesterday:—Miss Cowper (Wanganui) beat Miss Kettle (Greymouth, 8 up and 7 to play; Mrs. Mellsop (Manawatu) beat Mrs. Goode (Wanganui), 4 up and 3 to play; Miss Braithwaite (Hastings) beat Miss Rattray (Dunedin), 3up and 2.t0 play; Miss Standish (New Plymouth) beat Miss Hartgill (Dannevirke), 1 up; Miss L. Brandon (Wellington) beat Mrs. Abraham (Manawatu), 9 up and 7 to play; Miss Stephenson (New Plymouth) beat Miss Alison (Waitemata), 5 up and 4to play; Miss Beatson (Hastings) beat Mrs. Holmes (Wellington), 5 up and 3 to play; Miss Mill 1 (Otago) beat Miss D. Hindmarsh (Napier),i 5 up and 4 to play; l Miss G. Gorrie (Auckland) beat Miss E. Bell (Wellington), at the 19th hole Miss Cracroft Wilson (Christehurch) beat Mrs. Duncan (Wellington) by default; Mrs. Moßao (Manawatu) beat Mrs. Von ,' Zeblitz (Wellington), 6 up and 5 to play; Miss B. Wood (Christchurch) beat Mrs. Bidwell (Wairarapa), 1 up; Miss Snodgrass (Westport) beat ) Mrs.' J. P. Innes (Manawatu), 4 up and 3 to play;! Mrs. Bevan (Otaki) boat Mrs. tL. Seiferfc (Manawatu), 4 up and 3 to play; Mrs. Enreeth (Wellington) beat Miss B. Hindmarsh (Napier) at the, 19th hole; g Miss Hamlin .(Napier) beat Miss Kimbley (Timaru), 5 up and 4 to play; Mrs. Guy Williams (Masterton) beat Miss B. Kettle (Greymouth);' 6 up and 5 to play.

v - ■-■--_ SECOND BOUND. : ',i,\\;V. The following are the results of the second round, played to-day:—Mrs. Hannay beat Miss Gorrie; Miss Symes beat Miss Eulton; Miss Christie won by default from ■ Miss Mendelsohn Miss Cowper beat Miss Martin Miss Braithwaite beat Mrs. Mellsopj' Miss Brandon beat ; Miss' Standish; ''Miss Stephenson beat Miss Mill;' Miss Beatson. beat Miss Gorrie; Miss Wilson beat l Mrs. Mcßae; \ Miss Wood beat Miss Snodgrass; Mrs. Bevan beat Mrs. Freeth; Miss Hamlin beat Mrs. Acheson; Mrs. Williams :?beat Miss Campbell; Miss Humphreys beat Mrs. Sharp; Mrs. Turnbull beat Miss Tan'sley; Miss Gould beat Miss Gray. The result of the play to-day leaves the following to meet each other in the third round to-morrow:— Miss Hannay plays Miss- Symes; * Miss Christie plays Miss Cowper; Miss Braithwaite plays Miss Brandon; Miss Stephenson plays Miss Beatson; Miss Wilson plays Miss Wood; _ Mrs. Bevan plays Miss Hamlin;* Miss Williams plays. Miss Humphreys Mrs. Turnbull plays Miss Gould. HANDICAP MATCHES. ':■'' The handicap finishes' drew a very large field, and the winners proved to be a local pair with a 12 handicap, while two Napier girls came second. A ball moved on the last putting-green, and counted a stroke against them. The first 20 scores " were : 8.3 follows:—Mrs. Mcßae and Miss Hartgill, 97—11—86; Misses B. and D. Hindmarsh, - 104—17—87; Misses L. Brandon and E." Bell, 101—13—£8; Misses N. Brandon ;nd H. Cowper, 107—18—69; Mrs. Blomfigld and Mrs. Lewis, 111—21—90 Misses HarrJin and Newbold, 108—18—90; Misses Gould: and Christie, 9—90 Misses . Campbell and, A. Humphreys, 104—14— Mrs. Holmes and- Mrs. Turnbull, 106—14—92 ;■- Mrs. Acheson and Miss Slack,* 1071592; Miss Hannay and Mrs. Bidwill, 101—9—92; Mrs. Oswin and Mrs. Abraham, 114—22'— 92; Miss Bates and Mrs. Wilson, 118—25—93; Misses Monro and O'Brien, 116—23—93 j| Miss Abraham and Mrs. Moore, 118—25—93; Misses Tolhurst and E. Stafford, 119—25— 94: Misses M. Simpson and Stafford, 119 24—95; Mrs. A. Russel and Mrs. Good, 121—— Misses Alison and Cameron, 118-22-96; Mrs. Williams and Mrs. O'Rorke, 113—16—87. ,' " . VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. (Received August 21, 1 a.m.) \ Melbourne, August 20. V The Hon. M. Scott has won the golf championship of Victoria. . The golfhouse of the Brisbane Golf, Club was destroyed by fire last week, {•Together with a large quantity of golfers' material, in the shape of clothes, clubs, etc. Some Hunter's Hill players who happened to beup north at the time- lost some of their belongings. ,-, ■ ?;. >£■;** The entries /or the Australasian open and amateur meeting to bo held at Sandringham, commencing on September 6, closed on Monday last. ~.,,. . '