\EW ZEALAND LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP

Otago Witness, Issue 2848, 14 October 1908, Page 62

\EW ZEALAND LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP

The Second Round. The New Zealand Ladies' Golf Championshipionship was continued at the Balinacewen Links on the 6th in inclement weather. The wind was high enough to spoil the best golf, and the greens were heavy. The game between Miss Campbell (Christchurch champion) and Miss Standish (New Plymouth champion) proved interesting. The players displayed form .and judgment. They finished all square, and, playing another hole, tho Chrisrtehurch competitor / won the match: — Mrs Buoklcy <Oam*ru) beat Miss C. Kettle (ChristchuTcht 3 up and 2 to play. * Mice Roberts (Otago) beat Mrs Mefleop (M«nawatu), 7 up and 6 to play. ' Miss Revell (Timo.ru) beat Mrs Saxgocd (Otago), 3 up and 2 to play. Mrs Allan (Otago) beaifr Mrs Maekie. (C'ca.go|, 1 up. Mies Mill (Otago) beat Mis M. Beewick (Oama.rn), 8 up and 7 to play. Mies Gould (Otago) beat Mis Fergus (Otago), 4- up and, 3 to. play. Mies Campbell (Christohurch) beat Mies Staadiefli (New Plymouth) at tho nineteenth hole. Mies Christie (Oamaru) beat Mrs Mafcheson, 7 up and 2 to play. BOGEY HANDICAP. In ma.ny cases the play in the Bogey Handicap, which came off in the afternoon, was most creditable. The handicap was won by Miss K. Rabtray, who finished all equaxe with " Bogey " from a handicap of 6. Four players tied for the position of runner-up.

The Third Round. The third round of th© Championship, which was played on Wednesday, was picductiv© of remarkably interesting matches, with exiting finishes. In no case did .any player haw everything her own way, and seldom have the links been tho I scene of contests keener or fought out with more feporring determination. Excellent form was shpwn by Mrs Buckley (Oamaru) and by Miss Roberta (Otago), and this match was a good on-e in every sense of the word. Both ladies proved themselves strong drivers. Mies Roberta's play was commendably steady. This lady wps lup a& the turn, and 2 up at tfce eleventh hole. Her putting was the beet feature of her play, while in this respect her opponent did net seem to be quite up to her usual form. Mrs Buckley's commencemenii was. a littlo -weak, but after a hole or «o she seemed to pick up the swing of. tha game, rallied strongly, end from that oii steadily improved. Miss Robert* got into difficulties twice or thrice, which Mi ns Buckley managed to avoid, the latter winning the match, by 5 up and 1 to play. Perhaps th« most exciting match of tlie day was that' played between Mis- Mill amd Mi» Gould

(Otago). Both are considered to be among \ the- best lady golfers the province posses&ec, - and Miss Gould's performance on Tuesday eeemed to prophesy that would be in the final. Play all round was close, but towards the end Miss Mill gained on her opponent, and at the seventeenth hole was 1 up. Miss MiU lost this advantage by driving her tee shot into the rushes, and after three attempts she gave up the hole, making the score "all square." Play^ at *ho nineteenth hole was nothing remarkable, and it was halved in 7. The contestants got on to the twentietHi green in 3 eaoh, the balls rolling to opposite cornere.. Miss Mai, with a fine shot, holed out* in 4, and her opponent made a gallant attempt to halve, bufc holed out in 5. In the match between 'Mies Campbell (Christchurch) and Miss Christie (Oamaru) the former took the lead at the beginning. At the fifteenth hole Miss Christie made the score "all square." The latter could not clear the rushes with her tee shot for the seventeenth hole. Miss Campbell drove into tbe hedge, but, dropping a second baH, she lifted it almost to the lip of the fcple. The putting in this match* was accurate, and the golf generally exceptionally good. Miss Christie took the last hole in a fine 3, and won. Results: — -Mrs Buckley (Oamaru) beat Miss Roberta (Otago), 3. up anoM to play. OMLiss Revelf (Timaru) tieat Mrs Allen (Otago),- 2 up. -Mis& Mill (Otago) coat Miss Gould (Otago) at tohe twentieth hole.'"Mies Christie (Oamaru) beat Miss bell (Christchurdb), 1 up. * THE DONNELLY CUB. Some -good golf was «tXso irt eridence in the competition for the cup presented by Mrs G. P. Donnelly, of Napier. The oup is to be held for 12 months by the winner, and is a trophy that carries with •it a good deal of distinction. The wind increased somewhat in the afternoon, but the greens played ' better. The oup was won by Mrs M'Carthy (St. Clair) with a net/ score of 78 from a handicap of 20. 34iss L. Brandon (Wellington) and Mrs Ward (Otago) tied for tihe position of runner-up wKh a creditable score of 83. The cards handed in gave results as follows: —

TIES. The Medal Handicap (Mooday) tie was played off on Wednesday, and resulted : — Mrs Turnbull — handicap 18, net score 97; Miss Fotheringham (St. Clair)— handicap 9, net score 101. The Semi-fixais. Ideal weather favoured play and players at the Balmacewen Links on Thursday, when h. good deal of interest was centred in the semi-finals.' Miss Mill, whose fine play has commanded admiration, entered t'.ie lists for the credit of Otago : and this lady was the only one representing the home club in the semi-finals. Oamaru had iv.'o representatives left in (Mrs Buckley and Miss Christie), and Timaru was represented by that very steady and experienced golfer Miss Revell. It was only to be expected that the match between Mus Christie (Oamaru) and Miss Mill (Ota^o) should be extremely close, and, considering rhe effort it cost both ladies to get into the semi-finals on Wednesday, their form was watched closely and critically, a:id those who did the watching were amply repaid for the trouble. Taken stroke by stroke, ihe play showed gocd judgment. and waa fairly even till' about the sixth bole. Miss Christie then drew ahead, hut Mies Mill, in no way disconcerted by, the tact, played on , steadily and -well. The Oamaru competitor was 3 up at the tenth hole, after which she showed signs of hav--ng exhausted her powers, and Miss Mill, olaying a cool game, took the lead by up. Going to the Gorge both players vere short in the approach, but Mis 3 Christie made a brilliant recovery, and 'aid her ball within about a foot of thehok;. -»liss Mill overran badly with her third Attempt, and failed to hole out with ler fourth.. The hole was won by Mias Christie, making the score "all square." The •>aateh became more interesting as it neared :is conclusion. Both players drove badly for the sixteenth hole, but Mis 3 Christie recovered herself with her second v shot, which jmt the ball on the edge of the green. Miss Mill was unfortunate in her second shot, and still more co with her third, which went into the rushes. Of course, rhe lost the hole, and Miss Christie be(ame 1 up. There were only two more holes to play, and it seemed that unless favoured with phenomenal luck Otago's rhanoes for ths final were hopeless. The next hole (the seventeenth) was halved. From the tee Miss Christie drove her ball just into the rushes, and Miss Mill's pros■pects seemed momentarily brighter. However, she drove her ball into the ditch. Miss Christie from a bad lie made a bad approach, and after a brief but eventful chapter of accidents the hole was halved in 5. Thare was little to choose betweon the drives for the last hole, end both players landed the balls neatly on the green, making splendid shots. The match f«*s settled on the last green itself. Misa Christie was 1 up, and M»a Mill, by making all square, might have turned tne balance in an extra hole. Miss Mill did r-er best, but the hole was halved, leaving tho Oamaru player in for the final. There have been a good many ups ar.d «owns in the form and luck of the best players in the championship matches this year, and it .was evident that Mrs Buckley (Oamaru) was not in such good golfing Celtic as on the previous day. She liad

! to meet one of the best golfers of New Zealand in Miss Revell (Timaru). This match was not so interesting as the other. Miss Revell took the lead almost immediately, and steadily increased it. At the Gorge Mies Revell was 5 up, and further play was abandoned. i Results: — Miss Christie (Oamaru) beat Miss Mill (Otago), 1 up. Miss Revell (Timaru'i beat Mrs Buckley (Oamaru), 5 up and 3 to play. TEAMS MATCH. Teams matches make a distinct appeal to popularity, because there is ample scope for good golf, and towns, shires, provinces, and even countries (sometimes) may be pitted against each other, instead of the individual. Otago entered four teams, Christchurch one, Oamaru one, and St. Clair one. The match was won by Otago No. 1 learn, with a score of 380, Otago No. 2 coming second with 403. The teams and the reulte were as follow: — j

Oama,ru: Mrs Ward 85, Mrs Beswiek 104, Mias Hewat 107, Miss Buckley 109: total, 415. Christchurch; Miss Campbell 96, 3tiiss C. Kettle 106, Miss Wood 107, Mrs Cowlishaw 117;— total 426. St. Clair: Miss Fotheringham 96, Mrs j Gilray 107, Mrs M'Carthy 109, Mks Lethbridge 121;— total 433. Qsago No. 4: Mrs Oldham 105, Mrs Turnbull 106, Mks Denniston 108, Miss Ewen 320;— total, 439. Otago No. 3: Mrs Sargcod 100, Mrs Allen 110, Mrs Stilling, 113; Miss Graham 119; — total, 442. WON BY MISS CHRISTIE. j Th© finish -of the Ladies' Amateur Championship of New Zealand suffered rather from an anti-climax. The semi-finals played on Thursday were distinguished by some capital golf, and one exciting match, played in glorious weather : whereas on Friday morning was eomewhat dismal. Tho golf was nothing" out of the way, and tlhe game from start to finish was disappointingly one-sided. Tbe two ladies who shared tho honour of contesting the final were Mies Chrjjstffr ■ (Oamarii) -and Miss RereH (Ttraartf). Ifc was thought by. some that Miss R-evell, by reason of her experience, in addition to her well-deserved reputation as a golfer, would stand an excellent chance of coming off tho victor. Miss Christie , played the^'mare dashing game of the two, -' and took v the lead from tlhe start. She won the first hole in 6 to Miss Revell's 7, and the next in 5—6.5 — 6. After this both players got into difficulties, but Miss Revell asserted herself for the first time by winning the third hole. Miss Christie won the fourth hole, and holing' on the next green ih 4, made her 6oore 3 up. Miss Christie played brilliantly going to the sixth hole, and her opponent, apparently recovering her form, the holo was halved in 5. The Oamaru competitor gained a lead of 4 up at the seventh hole, which she won in 6. Play j then became a little more even, and tbo I eighth, ninth, and tenth holes ware all j halved in 5. Miss Christie Jost the eleventh ' hole, Miss Revell holing out in 6 to the ' Oatnaru player's 7, making Mies Christie ' 3 up. Both players drove well to Andereton'6, and there was little to chose be- | twecn their approach shots, which were • both excellent. They got on to the green .' in 2, and Miss Christio holed cut in 4 |to Miss Revell's five. Misa Revell made ! a fine drive for the swamp hole, but Mies j Christie missed her's, and barely overtook ! her opponent with her eeoond. Miss Revell then cent her ball into the rush^, but Mies , Christie made a nice approach with her ! third shot. She won the hole, thus making i her a "dormy" 5. In driving to Bishopscourt Miss Christie topped her ball, which ■ went into a bad place among the rushes. ' There' was force and direction behind Miaa Revell's drive, which placed her ball close by the stake on the hdDside. Mies Christie kept too much down hill, and, in fact, I showed eigns of following the example of j some of the best player 3, who, during this I championship, have broken down in this I identical place. Mias Revell won the hole easily in 4. Disaster awaited both at the gorge. Miss Christie drove into the ditch, ' and Miss Rerell landed her shot a little 1 ahead of her opponent, and on rhe edge of j the dsto'i amid the ruahee. Both playera had to drop another ball, and lost a 6hot. Miss Revell put her next shot well on to tho green, while Miss Christie was short, and her next attempt overran and barely j escaped the ditch behind the green. Here j the display of putting was extremely poor. | Mies Revell won the hole in 6 to her | opponent's 7. Mies Christie, who wae " dormy " 3. spoilt her drive for the sixteenth hole. Miss Revell was almost equally unfortunate in her first and second ehote, and Misa Christie, placing her third shot almost to the lip of the hole, put the result beyond question. Tha Oamaru player won tho hole easily in 4, and the Larlt^' Amateur Championship of New Zealand by ! 4 up and 2 to play. TEES. During- the afternoon the tie^ not already played off were disposed of. That between Miss L. Brandon (Wellington) and Mrs Ward (Otago) resulted in a win for ths former with a net score of 84 from a handicap of 9. In the Bogey Handicap, played on Tuesday afternoon, Miss Fotheringham (St. Olair). Mm Cowlishaw (ChrUrchuroh). Miss Gorrie (Auckland), and Miss Lethbridge (Otago) tied for the eooond place, and this was yesterday afternoon won by Mrs Cowlishaw (Christ church) with a 6core of 3 down DRIVING COMPETITIONS. The driving competition held dm ing the afternoon was won by Mrs Buckley (Oamaru), with a distance of 128 yds 6in.

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APPROACHING. The approaching competition was won by Miss Gould (Otago), with 9, Mrs M'Carthy (St. Clair) poming second with j 8. The best scores wore: — Miss Gould, 9; Mrs M'Carthy, 8; Miss Scott, 7; Miss } MiU, 6; Miss Kettle, 6; Mrs Handyside, j 6V Miss Fbtheringham, S; Miss Brandon, o. FOURSOMES. The iadies' amateur championship meeting terminated on Saturday with th-a Ladies' and Combined Foursomes, played in the morning and afternoon respective-ly. The Ladies' Foursomes were won by Miss Graham and Mies L. Brandon, with 1 up. The following were the best scores : — t| Bdcp. , Score.

: son 14 1+ down ! Mr John Robert;?. C.M.G., after a brief address, distributed the trophies. Miss Christie (Oaina.ru), winner of the championship, was accorded musical honours, and eaoh prize-winner came in for a bsaity round of applause. Cheers for the captain, tbe secretary, and the ladies generally ' concluded the proceedings.

THE NEXT CHAMPIONSHIP. At a meeting of ths New Zealand Branch of tho Ladies' Golf Union on Friday it was decided that the Ladies' amateur championship of New Zealand for 1909 should be held at the Manawatu Golf Club links, Palm-erston North. Tho office-baarers elected for the ensuing year are: — President. Mks K. Rattray; vice-presidents — Mrs Hope Lewis, Mi&s Duncan, Mra Wigram. and Mrs Butterv/orth : hen. secretary and treasurer, Mrs Mellsop. In the cour=e of the pioc-?eding3 the annual report of the secretary of the Ladie>' Golf Union was read by Mrs Meilsop, the Rist of which is as follows: — Nelson, Greymouth. Hck'itika, Westport, Blenh-eim. Ashburton, Invercargill. St. Clair, Nga Motu, Masterton, Otaki, Poverty Bay. Cambridge, and Hamilton Clubs had been supplied with copse* of the regulations drawn up by the sub-corn nuttco in 1907. together with explanations as to tho object, of (he union. Grovmouth, Bokitika. St. Clair. Nua Motu. Ma-tcrton. Poverty Bay, and Cambritlffo had since joined, but Nelson and Ashburton had refuser! to join yet. on the ground rhat their ftamtarcl of play was not auffic-i-entlv li'gh. Some of the rules notably 13 and the latter part of 12, had not Wen attended to. Pome clubs still retailed a local bogey. If the L.G.U. p3r \va*= conquered too stiff a stroke evcrv oiher hole should ba an ample allowance fcr any club. Model pliects to facilitate the k-?;r>inj? of handicaps had been distributed to ehibs. tog-ether with a ropy of Mis* Peai>on'e model *h-e<rt and letter, and ihoe, if properly k-ept and posted, wero a great help. Some lecently-joined clubs had <"xpre«scd appreciation of the new handicapping system The Manawatu open toumalrnent on the ladies' eide used the L.G.TJ. system of haruiicappin? with success. The Handir.ap Committee had to facf tlv fpH tliat so lar there were no New Zealand playera

to rank with the Miss Hazlets, Miss Campbells, and Miss Tittertons, of Great Britain. Consequently, the best players in. this tournament received 8, proved! a correct estimate of their form. It had to be remembered that the par was what a champion English player would take for the course, and that this formed the common basis of the handicapping. Last year the L.G.U. competitions were allowed to lapse. As the New Zealand branch paid only a two-guinea subscription, there was not enough to go round. Fifteen, however, had been sent out to be competed for by clubs possessing qualified players. Owing to the conditions under which the Coronation medals had been played for. the competitions were not so satisfactory- Mrs Melleop had communicated with Miss Pearson as to the possibility of varying the conditions so as to allow more players a chance of oompetinjr. Owing to several New Zealand golfers beinar in England last May the branch was able to be represented at the annual conference of the English Union. She would suggest that in appointing delegates to England, nominations be received from all clubs possessed of any member , who would be in England at the time of the conference willing to act, and that theofficials of the union then vote in the usual , way for a proportionate numbear to represent both - islands. ,In cases where new clubs had ioined the union a temoorarv par had been ©ent to play to, tai Miss Pearson could be communicated with, and for that . lady's information it -was necessary that « description -of each hole and its hazards bo furnished. It would be as well for all clubs to furnish the secretary of the L.G.U. with the exact length of th« holes as now played, and a description of the holes, hazards, character -of th« u-roim-cl. etc.. m order that a correct adjustment of pars might be made for the coming season.

jliss /Graham and Miss 1.. Bran-don 10 1 up Mr? Ferg-us and Mrs Ward 7 2 down Mre Cox and Mrs Turnbull 14- 2 down Miss Christie and Miss Beswick 6^3 down Miss Scott and Miss Sise . 11 3 down Mrs Buttcrworth and Mies Mill 1* 3 down Miss Gould and Miss Campbell ♦ 5 down Miss K. Rattray and Mis Maekie 7 5 down Mise Revell and Mrs Allan 7 5 down Miss Srandish and Miss Holmes 13 5 down Miss C. Williams and Mise A. Mill 18 5 down The high wind which prevailed in the afternoon greatly interfered with the play. The Combined Foursomes w^re won by Mrs SaTgocd and Mr J. A. Burt, with 4 down. The cards handed in showed:-* HSdep. Score. Mrs Sargood and J. A. Burt 7 4 down Mrs Allan and B. J. Smith 5 6 down Miss Gould and Ci W. Rattray 4- 6 down Mrs M'lntosh and E. Smith 7 7 down Mies L. Hewat and C- Holdsworth : 11 7 down Mies Grjaiani _ and H. B. Rowlands 11 7 down. Miss Goi-rie and A. I. Forbes 24 7 down Mies Campbell and G. H. MaeEwnn '.: 2 8 down •Mies- Fotheringhair. and J. Forbes 3 8 down Miss H. Hewat and T. Btvdon« . ... ... 11 8 down Mrs Rattray and H. S. Fenwick 11 8 down Mrs Ward and R. P. Ward 7 8 down Mb Warburton and R. J. Smith 8 9 down Mrs Todd and J. O. Kettle 5 9 down. Miss Christie, and G. M. MacLean 4- 9 down Mts M'Caithy and W. D. M'Carthy 11 9 down Mis* Holmes and H. J. Reeves 15 9 down Miss Brodrick and A. H. Fisher 5 10 down Mrs Butterworth and H. D. Stronach 7 10 down Mrs Cox and T. A. Hunter 10 10 down Miss Theomin and W. J. Wratt 14 10 down.' Mi« 3L. Brandon and J. K. Ritchie 5 11 down Miss Eeswickand J. R. Park 6 11 down Miss Scott and C. G. Scokm 3 11 down Miss Kettle and F. L. Bids 8 11 down Mrs Stronach and P. Y. Wales 12 11 down Mi?<» D. Williams and J. A. Ccok 9 12 down Mrs Gilray and D. Samne-1 13 12 down Miss N. Law and H. B Law 16 12 down Mrs Mackie and F. Leiteh 8 13 down Mies Revell an>d H. Salmon 2 13 down Mi«s Wnrvl arvrl J T? Pater-

Mrs Fergus (Otago came 125 yds. Results: — second with Mrs Buckley (Qamaru) ... Mrs Fergus (Otago) Miss K. Rattray (Otago) ... Miss Scott (Otago) Mrs Beswiek (North Otago) Mrs Toctd (Otago) Miss Roberts (Otago) Mrs M'Oarthy (St. Clair)' ... Mrs Butterworth. (Otago) ... Mrs Cox (Timaru) Mrs Gilray (Otago) Miss Standish (New Plymouth) Miss Graham (Otago) ,~ „. Miss R«vell (Timaru) .-.^ . Mrs Allan (Otago) ... .~- ... Mrs Handyside (Invercargill) Yds. Ft. In. 128 0 6 125 0 0 121 2 6 121 2 0 120 1 5 119 2 0 111 0 10 110 2 10 HO 2 7 109 1 0 108 0 9 107 0 4 105 0 8 104 0 9 103 2 1 100 0 0

VI4UU i>U. i. Seoaa. Miss W. Scott j.- *.» . a -. 91 Miss Gould ... .'. , 94Miss K. Rattray 95 Mrs Fergua ... .„ w ... 100 . Total ...• v.s 380 Otago No. 2. A Mrs ~G. Todd „ ... 98 Mrs Mackie - ... 98 Miss D. Williams 103 Miss Mill 104Total 403

Hp. Mrs M'Carthy (St. Clair) ... 20 Miss L. Brandon (Wellington)"- 9 Mrs Ward (OUtgo) 11 Miss Douglas (Oiago) 25 Mrs Reynolds (Otago) „. ... 25 Mrs Todd (Otago) 12 Mra AJJen (Otago) 13 Miss Wood (Otago) 22 Miss Lstlibridge (Otago) ..( 21 Mia?' N. Campbell .{Chrietchnrch) * Miss W. Scott (Otago) ... 8 yiM Holmes (Qt«gp> ... ... 22c Mrs «argood (Otag-o) 12 Mrs Handyeide (rn-Per<:»rgiU) 8< Mre Cox (Tunaru) 22 Mrs Mackie (Otago) 12 M«s Berwick (North Otago)... 10 M*s TurnbulU(ota«o) • > .:..-..-. 15 <, Mies Dennkton (Oiago) ... 17 Miss C. Williams (Otago) ... 25 Mies Fothericgham (St. Clarr) 6 Mrs M'lixfecsh (Inrercargill) ... 13 Score. 78 83 83 8* 89 90 90 SO 93 94 94 94 9596 96 97 100 100 ,' 100 100 104 123