GOLF.

Otago Witness, Issue 2374, 31 August 1899, Page 24

GOLF.

THE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. (Fj&oh Our Own CoBBEBroNDENT.| WELLINGTON, August 22. I The Championship m.eeting was continued ' to-day in fine weather, a. fairly strong northerly wind helping the'playefer on the out■ward course. Two rounds of the New Zea- : land Championship were played, and were productive of some interesting and excellent i golf. The game -has evidently obtained a firm hold in this colony, and, judging from the keen interest taken in the present tournament, it has evidently come to stay. The arrangements again worked with perfect smoothness, reflecting great credit on the committee, the hon. secretary (Mr Watkins), and the hon. treasurer (Mr Hodson). One of the first games of the day was that between Arthur Duncan and E. Wilder. It was remarkable for excellent golf from beginning to end, and •was quite a treat to watcn. Duncan's magnificent long driving and approaching were difficult to cope with, but Wilder also approached beautifully, and his putting was, on the whole, superior to that of his opponent's. At the. first hole Duncan, with a fine drive and a tremendous brassy shot, lay deep in two, and almost went out in three. At the fifth thole the players were all square, Wilder making a pretty approach from the sand bunker that guards the green. The sixth hole was won by Wilder, who went out in four, this putting him one up. At the seventh hole Duncan made a splendid drive against the wind, and with a fine second got on the green, again narrowly missing a three — all square at the eighth hole. Both players made fine shots on to the green, but Wilder again ■beat his opponent in putting, and thus regained his lead of one up. The ninth hole was halved, Wilder making a remarkably fine recoyery from the ditch. Duncan's drive and approach were excellent; but his putting lost Ihim the hole. Driving to the tenth holo .Wilder -got into the sand on the face of brae. Both' got into the crake with their «econd, but Duncan' gained the hole with a well-played three, his opponent being four. This made the players even once more at the eleventh hole. Duncan missed his drive, but recovered with a magnificent cleek approach. Wilder, slicing into the rushes on the right, 'had some difficulty in reaching the green, and so lost the hole. Duncau was now one up. At the twelfth hole Wilder wa6 blocked by the stile after playing his second, and Duncan got a lead of two up. Up > to this point it seemed anybody's game. Driving from the summit, Duncan got a long shot against the ■wind, Wilder a fair drive and a splendid brassy second. Duncan took his cleek, and also made a fine shot, both balls lying close to the green within a yard of each other. "Duncan, however, made the better short approach, and won the hole in five, this making him three up and five to play. The four;teenth hole was halved in four, Wilder recovering from a somewhat erratic approach. The fifteenth hole was also won by Duncan, iand this gave him the match, which was congested from beginning to end in a keen and ijportsmanlike manner. The two Prydes '■{champion and ex-champion) fought a dingjdong battle, which was only finished at the twentieth hole, David Pryde beating his brother, the present champion, by one hole. The first three holes were beautifully played ,by W. Pryde (4, 3, 5), his iron play being a ' -treat to watch. After that the play was not «o good further on in the game. The eleventh and twelfth holes were won by W. Pryde, "this making him four up and six to play. (From this point out, however, D. Pryde played a stubborn game, and his brother tir- ' ing somewhat fell away. With excellent golf, D. Pryde made the score all square at the eighteenth hole. The nineteenth was halved, and it was not till the twentieth that the champion succumbed. He has not been in good health lately, and so is out of practice. In the third round it was expeoted that there would bo a close match between D. Prydo ;md Harrold, and the majority of tho spectators followed these players round. Tlio play, however, was hardly uft to champ-

ionship form. Harrold was completely off | his game, and when Pryde did make a mistake, the Wanganui representative to take advantage of it. Towards the close of the game, however. Pryde was playing in fine style, and eventually he won by four up and three to play. What was perhaps the biggest up-hill fight of the day was made by Kenneth Duncan against J. B. Kyd, of Auckland. Towards the end of the game Duncan was four down and four 'to play, but he won five holes in succession, finally beating his opponent at the nineteenth hole, with an excel-lently-played four. L. Tripp', who in tho morning had played an excellent game against Kitto, was in the third' round defeated by Porston, the Timaru representative, who did some marvellous scoring, his card showing no fewer than three three's and a one. The surprise of the meeting was, however, the defeat of A. Todd, the present champion of the Wellington Club, by Higginson, one of | the younger players in the same club. Higginson played very consistently all through, doing the 16 holes in 80. Todd, on the other hand, was often in serious trouble. On present form it looks as if the championship would be fought out between Arthur Duncan ; and W. Pryde, and the chances seem more in | ; favour of the former, though in golf, as in ( cricket, the unexpected often happens. The 1 following are the results of to-day's play: — , ; NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. j I Second Round. ' James Holmes beat A. Todd, 7 up and 5 to Piny- ! 1 L. Tripp beat C. Kitto, 1 up. \ D. Pryde beat W. Pryde, lup at the 20th hole. G. Todd beat Dr Purdy, 7 up and 6 to play. Perston beat Harman, 6 up and 5 to play. Harrold beat Palmer, 7 up and 5 to play. ! K. Duncan beat C. B. Howdeu, 4up and 2 to play. Leitch beat Turner, 7 up and 5 to play. Arthur Duncan beat Wilder, 4 up and 3 to i play. I W. B. Lees beat C. J. Still, sup and 4to [ play- '■ Winslow beat Tapper, 2 up. Colbeck beat J. B. Scott, 2 up. J. B. Kyd beat Dr Brown, 4 up and 3 to play. Kenata beat Mason, 2 up. Higginson (a bye) against Dr Martin (re- j tired). Wheeler (a bye) against Gollan (absent). ( Third Round. K. Duncan (Wellington) beat J. B. Kyd (Auckland), 1 up at tho 19th hole. D. Pryde (Wellington) beat J. Harrold (Wanganui), 4 up and 3 to play. N. Perston (Timaru) beat L. Tripp (Wellington), 6 up and 4 to play. S. Holmes (North Otago; beat E. T. Wheeler (Dunedin), 1 up. W. Higgi'ison (Wellington) beat Geo. Todd (Wellington), 4 up and 2 to play. G Winslow (Auckland) beat V/. Co 1 beck (Auckland), 2 up and 1 to play. IT. Duncan (Wellington) beat F. Leitch (Dunedin), 5 up and 4 to play. W. B. Leea (Wellington) beat Tuahine Ecnata (Hastings), 5 up and 4 to play. August 23. A very Ftrong northerly wind blew across the links to-day and interfered considerably with the 'play. " Otherwise it was a fine sunny day, and the two rounds of the Open CLfiDipionship were got off in good time. Hi 3 . Excellency the Governor, who is patron of ! tho Wellington Golf Club, visited the links ' during the day, and was an interested spectator '■ of some of the play. He has agreed to pieI seat the prizes after the finish of the New ZeaI land championship on Saturday. The scoring in the Open Championship to-day was by ' strokes, and the winner of the event proved to be Mr Arthur Duncan, who, considering the very strong wind, made two excellent rounds 'of 92 each. Mr Duncan is undoubtedly in the first rank of golfers, and his win was a very popular one. The feature of his game | was his magnificent driving, and his splendid brassy and iron shots. His driving was both long and straight, and the distance he invariably obtained against the wind was tho envy of every golfer on the links. His putting, on the other hand, was weak, and but for this he would have returned two excellent scores, notwithstanding the strong wind. As an instance of this it may be mentioned that at the fifteenth hole, which is some 490y&i

long, he was on the edge of the green with three long shots, yet it took him seven to hoe. Again at the fourteenth hole he drove magnificently on to the green, yet took four to hole out. His detailed scores are as follows : — First round: 6, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 7, 5, 6, 4, 7, 4, 6, 6. Second round: 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, "4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 7, 6, 6, 5. Mr Harrold, of "Wanganui, ■ the runrier-up, was 13 behind Mr Duncan, his first score of 94- being a capital one, considering the fact that he does not" know the links as well as the local players. Mr D. Pryde did best in his second round, and his 96 included one three, four fours, and six fives. The following were the scores returned in the Open Championship. — Arthur Duncan, 92 and 92, total 184 ; J. Harrold, 94 and 103, total 197; D. Prydc, 102 and 96, total 198; P. F. Perston, 102 and 97, total 199; G-. Winslow, 99 and 103, total 202; W. B. Lees, 99 and 104, total 203; E. Wilder, 100 and 105, total 205; D. B. Howden, 102 and 106, total 208; L. Tripp, 104 and 107, total 211 ; W. B. Colbeck, 106 and 106, total 112; E. A. Carr, 107 and 108, total 215; J. B. Scott, 112 and 106, total 218; A. Tapper, 115 and 109, total 224; G. M'Ewan, 121 and 118, total 239. August 24. To-day, in perfect golfing weather, another round of the i\ew Zealand Golf Championship and the Handicap Medal Match were played, xne handicap was won by Mr J. Duncan, a brother of the winner of the Open Championship, with a net score of 66, Mr G. M'Ewan, of Dunedin, being second, with one less. Mr Arthur Duncan again distinguished himself by making the best round of 89 for the 18 holes. In the championship the best match of the day was between Arthur Duncan, of Wellington, and G. Winslow, of Auckland. The Auckland man stuck to his opponent till the second last hole, when he was 4 down. Duncan got two up at the start, playing an excellent 5 and a very pretty 4 at the first and second hole 3. Tho second hoje was halved in 6, and the third was won by Winslow, tlibugh both men played indigerent golf. The fifth hole was badly played by Dunpan. He .was bunkered twice, and eventually picked up his ball, thus giving the hole to his opponent — all square. Winslow was in trouble at the sixth hole, and Duncan, with a snlendid drive against the wind, went out in 4, and resumed his lead of one up. At the seventh hole both players ma^o fine drives and excellent approaches, Winslow running up low, and somewhat luckily. Duncan, with a capital long put went down in 3, anu was 2 up. At the " sheepyards hole, however, he got in the ditch, and Wins=low>again secured the honour. Both players drove to the ninth green, and Duncan, with a splendid long putt, almost got the hole in 2. It was halved in 3. Winslow missed his drive at the crater, and also made a poor second, but Duncan drove straight and hicrh into the crater, an«.i went down in 3, so that he was again 2- up. At the eleventh hole Duncan secured another magnificent drive, and Winslow foozling give his opponent 3 for the hole as they lay on the green. "Duncan got in another excellent drive at the twelfth hole, Winslow remarking " It's rather heart* rendering to drive a<?ainst a shot like that." Winslow got into trouble on tho right, and both approached this rather tricky hole rather badly after their second shots. Duncan, however, got down in 6. so that he was now 4 up and 6 to play. Winslow won the thirteenth hole in 5, and the next was halved in 4. Duncan 3 up and 4 to nlay. This was tho crucirl point of the match. At the fifteenth hole »\ inslow led oil with an excellent drive, and Duncan, taking his short spoon, played finely a lone shot in safety between the two ditches. Winslow then got a long brasfey 'shot, and Duncan, scui playing with great judgment, took his deck, and from ii rather poor lie made a fine shot just short of the last ditch. Winslow, with his brassy, approached off tho line, and shot to the right; anu Duncan, out of a bad lie, got on the edge of the green with his iron. Winslow recovcreu his lost ground with a very pretty approach. Both players putted badly, Winslow thua missing his opportunity, and the hole was halved. At the sixteenth hole Duncan again out-drove his opponent, and the latter, foozling badly, lost the hole and the matoh, alter au excellently contested game.

D. Pryde rather easily disposed of Kenneth Duncan. .n.iter the first hole b.e played good | golf, his shots on the green being particularly deadly. He did some excellent holes in tho ! 13 played, doing 9 of the holes after the first in 36, an average of 4. He won sof the 13 holes by fine putting, doing "the lawn" and " the crater " each in 3. Perston also disposed of Higginson somewhat easily. His score also was a very hot one, 39 for the first 9 and 62 for the 15 plavod, the detailed score being's— *, 4— 4, ; 3— 4, "5— 3, 4—3, 4—5, 4—4, 6. J. Holmes defeated W. Lees after a close game, the play in which, however, was hardly up to championship form. A mixed foursome match is arranged for ! Saturday, and his Excellency tho Governor has 'intimated his intention of competing. Following are the details of to-day's play : NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. Fourth Bound Arthur Duncan beat G-. Winslow, 4 up and 2 to play. N. F. Perston beat W. Higginson, 5 up and 3 to play. D. Pryde beat K. Duncan, 6 up and 5 to play. J. Holmes beat W. Lees, 2 up and 1 to play. HANDICAP MEDAL MATCH. Gross. Hp. Net. J. Duncan .. .« „96 10 —86 George M'Lean .. ..99 12 — 87 G. W. Palmer „ ..97 8 — 89 W. B. Lees . . .. - 94 4— 90 Tuahine Renata .„ ..97 6— Dl W. E. Darling „ ..103 11 — 92 J. Harold 92 owe 1 — 93 W. B. Colbeck .„ ..101 8 — 93 Dr Brown 105 11 — 94 A- Duncan ~t .. ..89 owe 5— 94 Dr Brown . m .. ..105 11 — 94 J. Saunders ... .. .. 102 7 — 95 W. Higginson . . . . 103 8— 95 George Todd . . . . . . 9G 96 W. B. Harman . . . . 105 9— 96 A. Tapper 106 10 — 96 D. B. Howdea 100 4 — 96 E. Wilder .. .. .. 96 owe 1— 97 H. Stronach" .* .» ..109 12 — 97 K. Duncan 105 8 — 97 Malcdlm Ross .. ..109 11 — 98 F. Leitch 103 10 — 98 M. Mason .. .„ .. 110 12 — 98 Hon. F. Arkwright .*. 113 15 — 98 E. Turner 110 -12 — 98 E. S. Pearce .. .. ' ..109 ' 10 — 99 R. A. Carr .^ .* ... 107 . 8— 99 August 25. Tho Golf Championship meeting was continued to-day. A northerly breeze and a cold rain made things a little unpleasant, but the weather matters little to enthusiastic golfers, and the two events of the day were ;ot oft successfully. The interest, of course, cntred chiefly in the semi-final of the New Zealand Championship, in which Mr Perston iefeated Mr D. Pryde, and Mr Arthur Dun.aa had an easy victory over Mr Jas. Holmes, of Oamaru. Tho match between Perston and Pryde was an interesting one, and although the latter was somewhat off his game,, he made a good fight of it; .indeed, the' issue was in doubt till the 13th hole was played, though by that timo Perston had a, good lead of 4 up. He also managed to win the 13th hole, this making him 5 up, and four to play. He played a sound steady game, which was not remarkable for any special brilliancy. Early in the tournament he was mentioned as a probable winner, and the prophesy is so far justified by his appearance in the final round. Ho will, however, have to play a marvellously good game to beat Arthur Duncan on his present form. Though the match between Duncan and Holmes was a foregone conclusion, the spectators were hardly prepared for such a splendid exhibition of the game a3 was given by Lhc' young Wellingtonian. It was, without doubt, the finest performance ever witnessed on the Wellington links, the score consisting of 9 fours and 2 fives, or a total of 46 for the first 11 holes. This score is all the more creditable seeing that a cold wind was blowing, and rain was falling during the whole of the round. Duncan made a poor diive from the first hole, but got a long fcocond. Ho approached within 6ft of the hoe, and went down in four. At the second hole he got a fair drive, and a long iron phot on to the green. His third went over the hole, aiid pa»|j it about 3f t4t 4 and *jain he gpt

I down in 4. At the third hole he made at splendid drive over the ditch, which is so often a pitfall to the unwary golfer. Ha reached the green with his second, but took and putted it out in 5. At the fourth holehe made a good drive, and- with his. cleek laid his second within. 6ft of the hole — a magnificent shot. He missed getting a 3 only by a!° quarter of an inch. At the sth hole he drove- | near the green, but foozled his approach. He, t however, managed to lie dead^with a good" putt, and added another 4 to his card. ■ The" monotonous excellence of his play was re--peated at the 6th hole, when, with his iron, 1 he reached the edge of the green, putted withI in a foot of the hole, and went down in ♦. i At. the " sheepyards "— r a short hole — ha reached the edge of the green with a good iron | shot. His approach putt hit a nob on the' green, which turned the ball off the line, but he got a 2ft putt, and scored another 4. At the 9th hole he made a long putt drive, got' i on the green with his iron, lay dead with his first putt, and went down in 4. At the "crater," owing to his olnb being wet, the drive did not carry the hill, but he made a very I pretty approach over the rise. His putt raii over the hole about 7ft. With his fourth he lay dead, and went down in 5. From the 11th tee he made a splendid long drive against: the wind with his iron. He approaohed to thti left, off the green, then made a beautiful third over the side of the hill, and lay dead, onca more going down in 4. He was then Bup an«J 7 to play, co the game, so far the most bril» liant of the tournament, terminated. The otheq event of the day was the* "Bogey" Handicap, which was won by Malcolm Ross (hand£«i cap 8) by 1 vp — a very good score consider^ iner the state of the weather. The following is the result" of the day's play: — NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. Semi-Final Round. Arthur Duncan (Wellington) beat Jamea Holmes (North Otago), 8 up and 7 to play. N. Perston (Timaru) beat D. Pryde (Wellington), 5 up and 4 to "play. "' Bogey " Handicap Match. — Malcolm Boss, 1 up; W. B. Darling, all square;. J.. Harrold, .all square ; G. Winslow, all square ; G. W. Palmer, 1 down ; J. E. Scott, - 1 down ; Wardrop, -2 down ; J. W. Kirkly, 2 down ; E. O'Borke, 3 down;, H. Stronach, 3 down; J. Duncan, t down ; W. Lees, 4 down ; J., B. Kyd, 4 down ;. D. Pryde, 4 down; E. S. Pearce, 5 down; L> Tripp, down. ' -' t August 27. J In wretched weather, cold 'and rainy, tho final round of the golf championship of New Zealand was fought out on Saturday afternoon between Mr Arthur Duncan, of . Wel» lington, and Mr N. F. Perston, of Timaru, tha former winning by 5 up and 4 to play. A small, but enthusiastic, crowd of spectator* amongst whom was his Excellency t"he Go-* vernor, followed the playere round thelink^ and took a keen interest in the game. Messrs L. Tript) and J. Webster acted as scorers ,and umpires, and Mr Wilder as referee: • Duncan won the honour and drove short of the ditch, the ball splashing in the water that lay on the flat and rolling on to" a- good lie. Perston's drive was shorter and slightly sliced, the ball dropping into occasional water, from which it was lilted and dropped without a, penalty stroke. Duncan made a . splendid brassy second, which fell into a ditch far up the field, and Perston, with a poor second and third, found the same ditch, and, foozling this approach, got into" the same ditch a second time. Duncan thus won the hole easily »oing down in 6, which, against the wind a*nd with tho nenalty stroke for the ditch, was a good performance. At the second hole Duncan drove out of line down the wind into rough country, and Perston, after a • good drive, got close to the green with an equally good second. Duncan had to play two' more on the green, and Perston goingout in 4 won the hole— all square. Both players made good drives against the wind' from the third tee, but Perston's second was slightly topped, while Duncan got in a long brassy shot. Per* ston' approached too far, and his putting being somewhat weak he played 2 on the green and gave up the hole. Both urives from th'a fourth lee were good, Perston's being the better of the two. Duncan's second played with his iron, went finely right on to -the greffe. Pewiou'a esojMKi km also » r©«3

one, Imtslightly off the green, and in rougher grass. Both went short (Jf the hole with their third. They lay dead with their fourth, and then agreed to halve. Duncan had a let off at the next hole, for Perston should have won it if he had been putting in anything like his true form. Playing down to the Kaikour* hole both players made good-drives, and Perston, with his brassy, from a cuppy lie, sent & beautiful long, low skimming shot up to the green, which drew forth the applause of the spectators. Duncan's second was a poor shot, and on the green Perston had again all the advantage, but threw it away by bad putting, and the hole was halved. Pereton should certainly have won both these holes, and had he done so it would have put him one up at this stage of the game. At the seventh hole the players had the wind behind them', and the rain had practically ceased. | Tho spectators prepared for an exhibition of long driving, and, they were not disappointed, for Duncan, putting every ounce into his i stroke, almost drove the green. Perston also got in a good drive, but did not get quite the •same length. The hole was halved. At the " sheepyards " Duncan drove into the ditch to the left of the green with his fron, and Perston went short to the right, but recovered with a fine approach. Duncan also approached prettily, but the penalty stroke f<3r the ditch made him one more than his opponent. The hole seemed a certainty for Perston, but again he failed to gauge the strength of the green, and the hole was halved. Duncan considerably overdrove the ninth hole, which is 179 yards from the tee, and Perston, with a fine drive, got level with the green. Perstonj -with his second, was two yards from the • hole, and Duncan, lying farther away, overran the hole by six yards, but Perston again putting badly, only halved instead of winning the hole, Duncan, for the third time, generously not requiring his opponent to put down his last short putt. Driving to " the crater," on the finest hole on any links in New Zealand, Duncan drove a long ball, allowing a little for the cross wind, but the hit was apparently a little sliced, for the ball did not come in. Perston did not clear the hill, but lay well on a greasy slope near a yawning bunker. His second was short, which gave Duncan the advantage, and he won the hole, Perston returning his generosity in the matter of not asking him to put down a short putt. Duncan was now 2 up. At the eleventh hole Duncan drove a fine ball over the fence and-the adjacent hummocks, but Perston made a poor shot, short of the fence, with his iron. He went to the right of the green, and Duncan went just over it with his second. Perston made a fine short approach, and Duncan also got on the green with his third. The result seemed a certainty, but once more Perston threw away his chance, and by bad putting let his opponent win, thus giving him a lead of 3 up. Duncan's drive to"the summit" was a splendid shot, the ball going straight as v. die and striking the top of the hillock, making an indentation in the soft earth, and rolling back about three feet. On a dry day vieh a drive would have had a run that would •aye taken it almost up to the green. Per•ton took the ground with his drive, and did ".ot get much distance, and his second, though 'ong, was too much to the right of the line. This put him at a disadvantage, and he lost ' 'io hole, giving Duncan a lead of 4 up. From " the summit" Duncan, with a fine drive, got over the hummocks, and Perston did likewise, but spoiled his second. Duncan's approach with his second was a very pretty one, and was deservedly applauded. Perston also (with his third) made a pretty approach. There was water lying on the green, but Duncan, with his putting cleek, ran over it and lay dead, winning the hole in 4. Perston'e putt for a half, as usual, going past the hole. Perston did not hole out. Five up and five to play. Duncan drove a long ball past the fourteenth hole to the right, and Perston made a' splendiu low drive, which was applauded, near the green. Duncan -was not up with his approach, but Perston played a vpry pretty approach, which ran up dead, and called forth renewed applause. Duncan got his third nicely on the srreen; and was down in 4. Perston missed his putt, and so the hole was halved and the championship won by Duncan by 5 up and 4 to play. Both players were heartily congratulated, and the onlookers gave them each three cheers, after which the golfers and their friends returned to the club house, where his Excellency the Governor, amid enthusiastic applause, presented the very handsome prizes to the successful competitors in the tournament. The feature of Mr Duncan's game was, as usual, his magnificent long driving, which has all through the tournament been a revelation to most of the visitinp golfers. His play through the green was also of a high class order, while his nutting had considerably improved. Mr Perston also is a fino driver, though in this match there were several shots that he did not get "..properly, and his putting /was all through too strong. He .altogether failed to gauge the strength of the Teens, and had it not been for this the congest would have been a much closer one, i'jough Mr Duncan is undoubtedly the better • T olfer, and well deserved his victory. Altogether the 'meeting has been a great success, and the visitors seem to have thoroughly enjoyed themselves. His Excellency, in presenting the prizes, referred to the hold that golf is obtaining in New Zealand, and said he hoped during his stay in New Zealand to be present at several similar meetings in other towns of the colony. At the instance of Mr Wilder, three cheers were (riven for the ladies of the Wellington Club, who had so sumptuously entertained the players at luncheon during the past- six days: and. at the call of Mr_ Martin (captain of the clri). a similar compliment was paid to his Excellency the Governor. August 28. The first round of the Ladies' Golf Championship (three rounds of eighteen holes to count as aggregate) was played off on the links at the Hutt racecourse to-day. The links, on the whole, were in a very good condition, and presented few difficulties, while the greens were in capital order. A cold south-west wind was blowing, and militated against good golf, as the scores testify. The following are the scores: — Miss Scott (Dunedin), ]I>B. Mrs A. Pearse (Hutt), #JB. Mrs Collins (Wellington), 108. Miss Rattray (Dunedin), 109. Mrs Ogston (Dunedin), 110. Mrs Still (Manawatu), 111. Mrs Cleghorn (Blenheim), 112. Miss Sydney Johnston (Manawau), 112. Mrs A. Toad (Dunedin), 112. •Miss Cowlishaw (Christchurch), 114. Mrs G. Toda (Wellington), 115. Mrs Lees (Wellington), 117. Mrs Stilling (Dunedin), 118. Mrs Climie (Hutt), 120. Miss Rutherford (Manawatu), 120. Miss Gibson (Dunedin), 121. Mrs M'Rae (Manawatu), 124. Mrs Russell (Manawatu), 124. Miss Burnett (Hutt), 125. •Miss Haste (Hntt), 125. ,Mis 3 Wilson (Manawatu), 125. Mr ,M t Xuiabull (Wellington), 123.

Mrs L. Abrahnm (Manawatu), 129. Miss. Hill (Christchurch), 130. Tha secdhd round will be played to-morrow. .WELLINGTON, August 24. At a meeting of delegates representing the various golf clubs it was decided to form a New Zealand Golf Council, the constitution and rules of which were agreed upon. It was also decided that the next championship meeting be held on the Otago Golf Club's links. The following were the scores in the match between the Otago and Christchurch Ladies' Golf Clubs, played at Christchurch : Otago. Christchurch. Miss Rattray 0 Miss Cowlishaw. ... 3 Mrs Ogston 0 Mrs Verr.on 4 Mrs Stilling 2 Mrß Boyle 0 Miss Scott 5 Miss Hill 0 Mrs Fergus lr Mrs Wigram 0 Miss Gibson 0 Miss E. Ahiger.. .. 1 18 8 OTAGO LADIES' GOLF CLUB. A match between the Christchurch Ladies' Golf Club and the Otago Ladies' Golf Club took place on the 23rd on the Hagley Park links, and resulted in a win for the Otago players by 10 holes. The Otago Ladies' Golf Club also played a match against the Timaru Ladies' Golf Club on the 21st,' and defeated the latter club by five holes.