GOLF.

Otago Witness, Issue 2685, 30 August 1905, Page 53

GOLF.

LADIES' GOLF TOURNAMENT. NAPIER, August 22. Tlie New Zealand Ladies' Golf Championship touaiiani'enfc was continued to-day. The morning was occupied, 1 n Stroke Handicap Maloli for <a> cup p: a^ft.'jj*-. by Mrs Gr. P. Donnolly. Miss Campbe.. won v.ith a handicap oi 5, h&r net score being 98, In the afternoon the- fourth round of the Chamipicnsliip Match was played. Some really good play was witnessed. A capital game b&twewi Miss Rutledg,ei and Mrs Saunders was very oven, the two ladies being all squaro a.t the eighteeiiith hefte. An extra hole was played, Miss Rut-ledge winning. Another clomj game was the ono between Miss Stevenson and Mis'? Scctt, the former winning by 1 up at the eighteenth hole. Miss Irewis, pla-ying hex usual fine gaoiie, beat Mi&s Wilson by 5 up and 3 to play, and Mrs W. E. Bidwill played a -wonderfully good game aigainst Miss James, whose form iii the previous rounds had b&en very good. Mrs Bidwiil won, 5 up with 4 to play. The gervaral impression, is that the final for iho 'Championsiliip will be played between Miss Low i 3 (holder) and Mrs Bidwiil. lie following s-re the scores: — Fourth Round. — Miss Hutledge beat Mrs Saundc-rs, 1 up a.t the nin^ieentli hole; Mits Stovenrcai beat Miss Scott, 1 up at the eighteenth hole; Miss Lewis beat Miss "Wilson, 5 up and 5 to pl<»y; Mrs W. E. Bidwell beat Miss James. 5 m 1 all< l 4 to P' 0T - August 22. Tha New Zealand. Ladies' Godf Chaanpign.'

ship was continued to-day. In the afterao^ «-v Boh-cy match was played. There was ke«n play, and the golf displayed was of really a higii order. The wmucr was Mrs G. N. Johnston <Hntt>, who, with a handicap of 6, tied ivith Bogey. Mrs W. E. Bidwill (Wairarapa), with a handicap of 2, was a close second, being only 1 down on Bcgey. Miss Scott (Ot&go), from scratch, was 6 clown; Miss Gould (North Otago, with a handicap of 2, was 7 down. The fo; lowing is the lesutt of the morning's play for tua championship: — Third Round.— Mrs Saunders beat Miss Syrcos, 3 -up and 2to play ; Miss Riitledge beat Miss .Brandon, 5 tip and 3 to play; Miss Stevenson beat Mrs W. L. Cotter, 1 up nineteenth hole: Miss Scott beat Miss N. Rutledge, 1 up twentieth hole; Miss Lewis beat Mis 3 Hewilins, 4up3 to play ; Miss Wilson beat Miss Brandon, 7 up 5 to play; Mrs Bidwill beat Mrs Blorrrfieid, 4 up 2 to play; Miss Jame3 beat Miss 'Torrance, 8 up 7 to play. A<ugust 24. In Ihe semi-final for the Ladies' GolE Chami,ions l hip. Miss Steven"oii (Nev/ Plymouth) beat Miss Rutkdge (Gisborne, 6 up and 4 to play, and Miss Lewis (Auckland) btat Mrs Bidwill (Wairarapa), 4 up and 3 to play. The final will be played to-morrow aftei-Loon. This aftpTuo*i!i a Stroke Handicap Match wa.s played 1 The leading scores were : — Miss. D. Monckton (handicap 18), 96; Miss Brandon (13), 38; Miss E. C. Pierce (9), 97; Miss F. Bidwell (16), 98; Miss L. Brandon (14), 09; Miss Scott, Dunedm (3), 102. In cpiinectiop with the above match waj an inter-club contest, the positions at the finish being as follows: — Auckland' No. 1 — Miss Lewis, Mrs Bloornfield, Miss E. Pearse, Miss Gorrie, G37; Wellington — Miss Harcourt Miss James, Mrs Collins, Miss I/. Braixton. 445, WaiTarajia — Mrs- Bidivill, Mrs Tweed, Miss Ha.uimy, Mis 3D. Monckton, 456; Auckland No. 2 — Miss W. L. Cotter, Miss M L. Cotter, Mdss Banckland, Mdss Torlance, 412; XapicT — Miss Hewlmgs, Miss Balfoair, Mrs K. Tareh'a, Miss Cato, Mrs K. Tareha, 484; Gisborne — Miss Rutledge, Miss N. Kutledge, Miss Sweet, Mrs H. A. King, 457 ; Cliristchuroh — Miss Wilson, Miss Campbell, Miss Syni'cs, Mi^s Harloy, 4SO; Hastings — M_is3 Bep.tson, Miss C. Williams, Miss K. Braithwaite, Miss Filzroy, 507; Napier No. 2— Miss Hindnnairali, Miss Fanning, Miss Kennedy, Miss Bernett, 523. August 25. The ladies' golf ., championship tournament was concluded to-day. There was a large rurnber of spectators to witness the final for the championship, which was played by Miss Lewis (Auckland), the present champion, and Miss Stevenson (New Plymouth). A splendid game, in which some capital play was shown on both hides, resulted in a victory for Miss Stevenson by one up at the eighteenth hole A driving competition, for which there were 89 entries, was held, Mis-s Campbell (Christcliuroh^ winning with a drive of 145 Miss Gould (North Otago) was second with 144 yards, and Miss Hannay (Wairarapa) third with 142 yards. There were 49 entries! for the approaching and putting competition. In the first round 12' tied for first place. In the second round the number was reduced to six, and in the final Mrs Bidwill (Wairarapa^ proved fictoricus, with Miss Harcourt (Wei lingtoi^ second.