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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19275, 12 September 1924, Page 9

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NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. : AN OFF LAY. _ (Per Uritt-d Press Association.) " v-'1 AUCKLAND. September l ’!!.--'-’- To-day was off day in the New ZeklaiiJ-'-golf championship tournament, and the'oiily event played at Middlemore was a stroke - handicap for amateurs. This waa won bv - W. Geddee (Auckland) after playing off-■ a tie with T. A. Goulding (Auckland). The-; 1 best cards were; — W. Geddes 89 14 .75 r T. A. Goulding 80 Sr’ TO' 1 J. Quin 79 2 . TB. -;; A D. G. Duncan 73 plusS -'W ov ‘-‘ 3. L. Pctley 78 2 76 P. Trice 83 6 79 The play-off on a tie in the first strdlte 1 b handican between H. P. Dale (Eltbam) and. rE. L. Bart'ett (Auckland) resulted in a win 7 for the former by two strokes over sis holes, , aftep a round of 18 holes had proved in- , decisive. To-morrow the semi-finals of the amateur ~, championship will be played, L. Quin (Eltham) meeting G. F. Gunson (Auckland) " ;b and H. B. Lusk (Auckland) playing J. -Goss (Wanganui, the defender of the title). The (Inal of the professional championship between E. J. Moss (Auckland) and J. MTbtosh (Hutt) will be played over 36 boles, . Considerable interest is being taken in the 1 test match between the ladies and the men to be played at Middlemore during the com r ing week-end. The following will form the ladies’ team; Mies Eva Brown (Napier), Mrs Slack (Thames), Miss Payton (Auckland). Mrs Blythe (Hamilton), Miss Aycheson (Nelson), Miss Snodgrass (Rotorua), Mias Jervis (Hutt), Mrs Wagg (Hutt), and Miss Bell (Welling- ' .ton). The eight players who competed in the third round of the amateur championship have been asked to play for the men, and' another will be selected. The ladies will play • from their own tees, and will play against l the men on the relative handicaps, the ladies having one additional stroke owing to theirpar being 78 and the men’s bogey 77. - : ■.= TOURNAMENT AT WANGANUI. (Per United Paces Association.) WANGANUI, September 11. ' Tire ladies’ golf tournament -was continued to-day in fine weather. The following are the result® of the second round of the championship : —Mrs Grace (Wanganui) bait Miss , Brandon (Wellington) by a putt; Mies OfheU r ' (Oama.ru) beat Miss Cook (Dunedin) 3 (ujd t; Mrs Collinson (Palmerston North) bwb Miss GambriU (W-eUingtonl, 3 end 1; Bell (Wellington) beat Miss Lucas XHetepn), 4 a"d 2. . .A>, Second Medal Handicap.—Sonioni' Mfaß-’*'' 1 -- Brewster, 95—16—79. Juniors! Mid» Mont- f ”. gomery Moore, 108 —30—78. a.iy:,.*; Best gross eoore. Mias GambriU, M. Pour Ball.—Mrs Hunter and Mrs WooL’ :y lame, 4 up. Putting, Mias Brandon."