GOLF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14721, 1 July 1911, Page 10

GOLF.

'ff i '%'• V" i'i "" M ~ V' AUCKLAND CLUB MATCHES. f Mic'clli-morn Park links should be % i scene of two keen parties to-day, when t-W r final match's in the, A and' B grades of tlia/i - captain's prize tourney of -the Auckland 6ol{| Club will bo played. _ . 1 The finalist# in (ho A grade • are the pre.,.: 3 sent Auckland Club chain J. C. Burns, j who plays from scratch, and; rfio Waitemat&f . Club champion, A. M. How den, whose 3 handicap is six- • Howden was also ' for., iinerly 7 champion "'of tho Otigo and Wanga.® j- iiiii Clubs. Burns had been shaping some-® what unsteadily a lew weeks back, hut now,' 1 appears to bo coming on jo his game again, r and is playing gocd,; consistent golf, ; How-';-; i den is noted as a good match player, and I iins put out such dougditf opponent as Col- ' , bcok, (Jillios, and Dargwillc in the present tourney. He is ,in uucli excellent form that . t'no handicapping committee has, reduced his - handicap to four ibr subsequent oompeti-1 - tions. In ft recent bogey, competition, > playing on six hauiiiiap, he finished first,*| f with three uu on th/j "Colonel." An ex* 1 tremely keen and interesting contest be- > tween those two placers is anticipated, and » it seems a pity the?© should bo other competitions set down to bo played concurrently, , as tho following of iho match should boi. quite an education to the great majority . of golfers. The match will start at on® ;. > p.m. ! "In the B grade W. W. Braoo (handicap . 16) and A. Kinder (hiKidicap 30) play off. f 3 Bruce is a player of some yearn' standing,.. y nndi his expcrifuco and steadiness should < I stand him in good stead. In the semi-final i % ho beat A. Cairick, a popular fancy for tho f event, by tho ample miVgin of five up and;, J four to play.> . Kinder .has been tie dark 1 hc-rio of * the 1 competition his big handicap • appearing to weigh heaviiy with his oppon- - ents. Ho las shown vastly improved form I this year. ?The result is still an open ques-, ' tion, and 'both players will go out with con- ; i fidenee. 'Jxic match will commence at two ' P 'Concurrently with the- above matches, the- second round for ("he E. BloomfieldJ ' bowl will bo nlaved. T.fc#» player handing ; in the two best cards of three modal rounds ; holds tho bowl for. ths sesjson, and they winner for any two seaaov.if, becomes the . ! owner. , In addition, tho ; dinner of each ' round receives a trophy. • Handicaps are ! I limited to 20. : and post entries will bo re-; 1 ceived. D. Hay and J. J. Kingston, who ' .tied for first place in the first round, will 1 play off ooncurrcntly with ■felio round to ba ' played, to-day. • > I . 'V.; \ r maungakiekib club. a; ! TliO first round of tho inen'e captain's' prisi match of the Maungakiokio Golf Club I will bo played to-day, the competitors being , drawn as follows:—Dr. Hark© .and Marrirjcr, Cooke and Tayte, O'Halloran and • Morris, Gardner and Peacock, O'Loughlin. . and Gulliver, Ridings and Birmey; . byes, . jjfav and Hull. ■ .'■ ' •. , I Tho first round of the ladies' captains [ prize match, will: bo started ■on Wednesday next and continued, during tho week, except Saturday. Tho round must bo com- \ ' pie ted before . July 12. Tho following • I players have been - drawn to play' off in. tho first round:— Binaey v. Misa J Fowlds, Miss Fowlds v. Mrs. Owen, Miss I Frater v. Miss Yonge, Miss Hellaby v. Miss R, Young. Mrs. Hardy v. Miss Macklow. Mrs. Briffault v. ' Mise Kirker, Mra. • Ridings v. Miss A. Walker, Miss Gorrie v. Mips Murray, Miss Douglas v. . Miss M. Walker, Miss Scott v. Miss Gordon, Misrt ■ K. Souter v. Miss Horrocks, Miss Barstow [ v. Mrs. Ferguson, Miss Y. Souter v. Mies ; Rhodes, Mrs. Ball v. Mrs. Lynch; byes,' '' Miss Niccoll and Miss Steele. ; . WAITEMATA CLUB.The members of the Waitemata Golf ' Club 1 will play the'final round of the Lamij me- ' morial in conjunction with the third monthly 1 medal handicap to-day. ' 1 WAITEMATA LADIES' CLUB. : | The match played on Wednesday between, ' somo members of the Maungakiekio and Waitemata Ladies' (Swia resulted in a win. for the latter. Following is a list of matches : played:^Miss Souter (M.) beat Miss J Gudgeon (W.), four up and three to play < Miss Macklow (M.) beat Mis Oraigmill (W.), • ono • up; Miss F. Duder (>V.) beat Mrs... Ferguson (M.), two up and one to play: Miss Bray (W.) beat ■ Miss 'Gordon (if.),' four : up and two to play ; Mies Newell (W.) beat • Miss Baxstow (if.), one up; Miss Kirkc:?' and Miss G. Graham were all square; : Mrs. > Martin (W.) beat Mrs. Hardy (M.),. three* ■ up-. ■ - - . . "> GREAT LADY GOLFER. Miss 0. Leitch, the young Silloth golfer, accomplished a brilliant performance ,at Portrush in the 18; holes stroke oompetiticn which always precedes the beginning of the ladies' championship. The course had been, i specially rearranged for .the meeting, and ; shortened from 6200 yds to 5546yd5, but Mies Leitch's winning return of ; 7v is as good a feat as lias ever been achieved by a lady golfer. During the greater part of the da;r Miss Mather, a semi-finalist, in the championship at St. Andrew's throe years 1 ago, looked like the winner with a card o£ . 78. Without milking any serious mistakes Miss Dorothy Campbell •■was'.; driving so in- V differently _ that she required 87 for the round. Miss Ravensexoft, the winner :of the J stroke competition at Westward Ho! last.' year, was one of tho three players who tied/ for third place with 81. The other,two were Miss Grant Suttie, tho present champion, and SI iss E. Steel, a Yorkshire player. Play ing off tho ties for third, fourth, and . fifft places later in the day, over seven hole, >; - Miss Grant Suttio won with a score of 3), Miss Ravenscroft and Miss Steel tying wii* ; ; ■ 31. ■ . i : The final round for tho championship •©£ ; tho Chiistchurch Golf Club, nlayod atohir-r ley, was won by H. E. Wright, :,wtf tie- " feated C. K. Sams, ono up. • ; - '( ' • ■ The game of golf continues to /pread,;,giving the lie to a distinguished /writer,' who says that its popularity is due to fashion, and - will turn ' out ./to Vf be':, ephemeral. Tho Field - has recei : *l a* copy.; j of tho niles translated with , admirable;! accuracy into Swedish; snd a corespondent tells of a - match recently play" between Sweden and Denmark. international j matches have been among 1 the .atest events ! in the history of golf at Ho'i®- The in- ,j ference is that the game. )&s developed rapidly in 1 Scandinavia.; / 01d-fasl>JonetV -j golfers will regret that deve%ment has leci ■ j to the formation of a Sefldinavian Golf , Union to organise and g<?ern play. But > without special knowledge of all the cir-;• cumstances it is ■ impossyle to " deny " that the gamo may in forei" parts need tho k'i control of: a central auhoritv, unnecceßary ■ in Great Britain., '{ " v , ' t Next year's ladies' iiampionship will be 1 held at Turnberrj-, ti the West of Soot- . land.' j i ■ r. The Rime of go? is making inuoh progress 'in/New Plymouth, according to a pri-i - vale 10/ter rcceitfd yesterday. Tho ]Sga- : mo Club, whipi has had a full memberi ship m some yars, is now considering^the •. > queihon of oxt'wUngr the nino holes course - to 1j holes. Tho Tarahau Club, formed V [ last/scaf.on, Jas now a membership of 67. j The' are extending their course to 18 holes.