THE LADIES' HIP MEETING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2581, 2 September 1903, Page 7 (Supplement)

THE LADIES' HIP MEETING.

over the hills anc southern sides a at, irregular dist the most part the difficulties The second hoi yards distant i: summit," wind starting tee. '" name lor strikii the beginning of hole has been c (of a diameter c flat, lawn-like 9J yards. "Putting striking the ba indulged in wl "green" has been are frequently n from the green distance lying 1 and "Sunny Bra "The Crater" ( nine" (344 yard Windmill" \se\-e (330 yards), the between holes < holes -out, inolu< first tee, to "I total distance of holes of the ] "Sheep Yards" yards. In an < every stroke_ co test, and tfce j with the small e the winner. Bu strokes were n< was by "holes." successive hole (drives or put When the final instance, 6 up that the players the game, a« on and there were so that a sure ' the leader.

(vailed for the opening impionship Golf Meetreek, on the Miramar a and a light breeze, phere, were conditions rs out in the very best were in excellent condie extremely wet weaivailed daring the prehere is much "casual ie holes, making the a much more difficult ise toe the case. One It of the wet weather, the Ruahine ("the thirthis was overcome by to on« of the earlier om "The Summit" (the links, vu wholy deling morning, and one >r*ise of all visiting south rose a very le Kaikouras, a mass es, with the clear blue iy, calm and peaceful, . The pioturesqueness dded to by the bright sweaters of the Wele reds of the Christpen skirts of the Auckas given to the gathermy of small boys, who »r the places ac "cadlation oi tlbe general not be "up" in golf be familiwr with the eh are among the most colony, a little digresconcerning first prinaipionship tournament; jhteen holes is used, and eof nearly three miles

over the hills and dales on the eastern and southern sides of Miramar. The hole 3 are eui irregular distances, and bear names for the most part peculiarly appropriate to the difficulties their approaches present. The second hole, "Sunny Braes," is 176 yards distant from the first hole, "Ihe summit," which is 268 yards from the starting tee. "Teeing" is the technical name tor striking or driving the ball at the beginning of each game and after each hole has been entered. Around each hole (oi a diameter of three inches) there is a flat, lawn-like space of some seven square yards. "Putting" or the gentle art of striKing bhe ball into the hole, is only indulged in when this clear space, or "green" has been reached. As many strokes are frequently needed to "putt" or "hole" from the green as to cover the great distance lying between "Coate's Fancy" and "Sunny Braes ' <2>±2 yards) or between "The Crater" (twelfth hole) and "Ruahine" (344 yards), or even between "The Windmill" (seventeen tlh hole) and "Home" (360 yards), the longest stretch of country between holes on the links. The nine holes out, including the distance from the first tee, to "Burnham Water" cover a total distance of 2136 yards, and the nine holes of the home journey, from the "Sheep Yards" to "Home," some 2149 yards. In an ordinary or match game every stroke counts throughout the contest, and tihe player who reaches home with the smallest aggregate of strokes is the winner. But in the tournament the strokes were not aggregated. The score was by "holes," the player reaching each successive hole in the fewest strokes (drives or putts) securing the score. When the final score appears — say, for instance, 6 up and 4 to play — it means that the players retired at that stage of the game, as one was leading by 6 holes and there were only 4 more holes to go, so that a sure win haa been secured by the leader.