GOLF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15407, 16 September 1913, Page 9

GOLF.

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP.

NORTH ISLAND'S EASY WIN.

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. ~ Nailer. Monday. at too ladies' golf championship meeting, after the fourth heat of the championship was decided to-day. fl . u extra bogey match was played, with the following results (the figures between parentheses being the handicaps):-Mrs. Collins (9), all square; Mrs. Izard (12), all M ™- Miss Wilkin (13), 1 down; Miss Hamlin (7). 1 down; Miss G. Bernau (11), 2 down; Miss A. Mil) (16), 2 down; Miss Callendar (15), 1 down; Mrs. Harper (11), 3 down; Miss Duthie (17), 3 down; Miss Bicknell (11) 4 down. Miss Crosse (8), 4 down; Mrs. Logan Mii", C n w V MBS Cotler (U ». « down; ton list ? , ( f dni " 6 iV- a4, A i down : Mißs TurMb,. K, k IV M,M Stewart (14), 5 down; AWhiL MD r^ lel J i ls) ' 5 down . Miss S 5 J«"wt ■? m l ' s „ down ; Miss Wheeler (14), Poster 1 if"« ?° lm « <W. 5 down; Miss 6 1 (V 8 i, own: Mrs Maitland (10), r down Mrs. Murray (11), 6 down- Mrs 7 Coas ii lß) ' 0 down; Miss E. Baird (11)' M l w n; ,-^ ,8 7 l \ Balrd (12). 7 down Miss Miller 117), 7 down; Miss . Upton (9) 7 ri ; ,^ ,Ba , M , Moore (18) 7 Sown, Miss d >ooio ,15), 7 down; Miss Hayward (17), 7 l.v Th 'v t<?r ;! sla , nd mot( L h ™ won easily by the North Island, the South failing to "" a ,f, lnElc ' ? a ' no , 'fie detailed results w «ra--~Misa Collins beat Mrs Orbell. 3 up Run -f° slaS;5 laS; Mrß ?. il3 >"'ams beat Miss Rutherford. 2 up; Miss Pearse beat Miss ,°' r V '?« » nd ,° to 4 *; Miss Brandon boat Mrs McCarthy, 3 up and l to play; Mrs Slack boat Miss Anderson. 3 up and 1 to Play; Miss Burns beat Mrs. Handyside, imf S ncl ll ° R laT; , Mi6s .:.orrie 1 ": *,„„ Mill, 3 up and 2 to play; Mrs Bidwill beat Mrs Cox, 5 up and 3 10 p.ay; Miss Sylvia Abraham beat Miss C Williams. I up and ■i to play ' H iU» 8 .. i« mo l niD *'<", P la l Mr * Guy Williams (Mastcnon; beat Mis. Brandon (Wellington) I .UP £° d V° P lay: ,¥ ra S^ l * iManawaui) beat Mis* ( Abraham iManawalui, I up, Miss tol.ni Wellington] beat Mrs Orbclf (North i™ ,M. 6 , iir and '' lonljj: Miss J Robieson iMasterton) beat Miss Hamlin (Napier). Tomorrow Mrs Williams p « T , Mr* black, and Miss Collins meets Miss Rubtosou

NOTES ON THE PLAY

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Nai-ler, Monday

thei mau.h between Mrs. Guy t\ uiiaino ana Miss i.uvy uranjon ui mure interesting man iho scoi-o wouia aonj:e iins. »v 11liauu was i-ityins iftuin ..oil, Qel . outward round ueiUe, 41, one unjei Miss ii.'iuuun, tins il, out stoou 3 Down a. me turn ihe eicvcn'.li Mrs rt uiiams won in 6 to i At th« nei hoie .-he got a oca..i!.ul drive away. Miss Brandon dulled her drive, and had the baa lu..a ... m. nci a- u.e ,ne hole was played out. 41ri. Williams winning in sto 7. The thirteenth »aw the tiiu oi .he game, Mrs ft miaou winning it in 6, and took the match, b up ana 6 to go The Collins-Crbell match had a big following Miss Coiims, who was playing below her previous day » form, tooa 45. Mrs. Orbell took 48 The match finished at the thirteenth, Miss Collins winning. Mrs Slack and Miss Siubel Abraham had a splendid match. Whan nine holes had been played the score was all square. Miss. Abraham won the tenth and eleventh in a and 6 She lost the next in 6to 6, and the next four holes were halved in 6's A 5 at the seventeenth, and Miss Abraham was 1 up and 2 to go She missed her drive, and sol into tie sand bunker, but played a perfect shot out, running through the green with a perfect approach. Mrs. Slack, however, made no mistakes, only taking 3, and once more the match yas square Mrs Slack won the eighteenth in 4, and the match. 1 up. This is Mrs. Slack's third win . on the 18th

Miss Robison and Miss Hamlin (Napier) had a great struggle No fewer than 11 holes were halved, and the match was dtHded on tho eighteenth green, 1 up in Misb Robison'b favour.

The North Island had a very hollow victory over the South, winning every match. Unfortunately many of the best Sonthorn players were absent. This is the first year this event has been decided by match play, and it was generally voted a trjeai. improvement on the old system of medal round. Mrs Orbell played Miss Collins, and put up a much better fight; Miss Collins won, 3 up and 1 to play NEW ZEALAND LADIES' UNION. [BY TELEGRAPH. PRESS ASSOCIATION. J Napier, Monday. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Ladies' Golf Union was held to-night. Miss Rattray was reelected president, and Mrs Mtlleop re-elected secretary. It was decided to hold the next year's championship tournament in Dunedin, comencing on October 10. WANGANUI TOURNAMENT. [by telegraph.—own correspondent.! "Wangantti, Monday. The Wanganui golf championship meeting was continued to-day. In the semi-finals of the senior championship W. Ralph (Auckland) defeated Harold 1 up on the 19th, and Lewis beat Duncan 2 up and 1 to play. In the final Ralph beat Lewis 1 up, winning the championship. MAUNGAKIEKIE LADIES' CLUB. The following is the draw for the medal handicap to be played to-morrow: Miss Scott plays Miss Milne, Miss Crowther'plays Miss Holmes, Miss P. Metcalfe plays Miss Martin, Miss N. MaoCormick plays Miss Gordon, Miss Morton plays Miss Bayiey, Miss Guttieridge plays miss K. Pouhy, Mrs, Hard? plays Miss Steele, Miss A. Fouhy plays Miss Hunter, Mies Cooke plays Miss M MacCormick, Mrs Lynch plays Miss Young, Miss Macfarlane plays Mrs. Ball. Miss Wilson plays Miss Petno, Miss I. Walker a bye. WAIHI CLUB GAMES. [BY TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Waihi, Monday. Mixed foursomes wore played on the Waihi Golf Club's links on Saturday afternoon for trophies presented by Mr W. 8. Buscb. Miss N. Babor and A. J. Walker won with a net score of 65 strokes for 12 holes, Mrs. Noakoa and J. Banks finishing second with 68. In the men's championship, the following games have been played :— First Round: A. T. Kenrick beat 8. Bishop, 6 up and 6 to play; S. Morpeth beat G. Waymouth, 8 up and 6 to play; W M. Jackson beat T. Baber, 3 up and 2 to play; T. Morpeth beat E Banks, 6 up and 6 to play. In the second round, S. Morpeth beat A. Kenrick, 4 up and 2 to play; T. Morpeth beat W. M. Jackson, 6 up and i to play.

HAMILTON MEDAL PLAY.

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Hamiltoj. Monday,

The monthly medal competition resulted: — C F. Bond, 89—8—81; A J Shepherd, 100— 17-83: W. H. Wesley.' 107—22—85: CapLain Garland, 107-22—85; H. J Dodson, 108—22—86; G. McLeod. 118—30—88.

TE AROHA CLUB.

[BY. TEI^GRAPn. own CORKESFONDENT.]

Tb Ahoha, Monday. The following were the scoros in connection with Mr. J W. Hall's trophy, concluded at Te Aroha on Saturday:—J P. Somers, 97— 26—71; G Simpson, 94—12— R N Morpeth, 99—13—86; R 8. Hanna, 102—16—86; W. W Main gey, 101— 87; A. F. Burton, 1092089. There were 14 competitors. The remainder did not return their cards. The approaching and putting competition (ladies mly), for Messrs Redgrave and Kirby's trophy also took pla<-o during the week The conditions were: Three balls to be holed out, ono from 60yds, one from 46yds, and one from 30yds. The results were as follows: Miss D. Edwards holed out in 9 strokes, Mrs McGlashan 10, Mies Clayton 10, Mrs. Montgomery 11, Mrs. Kenny 11, Mrs. Lamb 11, Miss Bossons 12.

THE IRISH CHAMPIONSHIP.

SIXTY-YEARS-OLD WINNER.

London, September 9. The Irish open golf championship has been won by A. C. Palmer, who is 60 years of ago, and did not begin to play until he was 40 The writer of a special article in the Times says that it costs £100 a year to play golf in Britain.