J&EST.

Otago Witness, Issue 2860, 6 January 1909, Page 62

J&EST.

LA-BIBS' CHAMPIONSHIP..

A rather g'ufjty wind prevailed at the Balmacewen Links on December 29. and rendered golfing eandiitic-ns not so favourable as on Monday. Th« second round of the- Ladies' Championship of Otago arid the Medal Handicap were played ocneurwently. Play started at 9.30. Miss Mill was obliged to withdraw. This young lady on. Monday was uMortunate enough to twisb her a.nkle, but oontinu*jd to play, with, the - result that she » laid up. Miss Mill, it will be remembered, got into the semi-finals • in- September. Her form en Monday morning showed' good promise, and she has- many • 6ympa«fch leers. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP' OF OTAGO. - Two round of 18 hole* caen (medal pJay). . The winner will hold th«^ Challenge Cup for one year. Winner and' runner-up will receive trophies. Concurrently with above a handicap event will be played, for which- a trophy -will so to the player returning the lowest met score in each round. No competitor in this event to receive more< than one trophy. Mrs Fergus, the winner of the Champion-

ship', played* a «teady and a reliable but aflid -not evince that brilliant form which obaßaeterised Jter play in. the first round, especially in "fche second haif. Mrs Fergus's score on that occasion (88) ensured hex coming off -th* victor providdTig hex score in tiie second round was at all creditable. Striking an .average, Mns "Fergus's scope for ithe --two rounds -would stand at 93, and that of Mrs Allan a* 95. Mrs M'Ga-rthy ■was unfortunate enough to be disqualified on Monday to her teeing hjer ball by inadvertence outside tibe disc. TJiis, of course, -spoiled all her chances as far as the 1 Championship concerned. *Mflß M'GaTthy's fioore was: Tirst round, 95; second round, 110; — total, 205. -Miss Hattray 4iad the mishap to twist her .ankle. Mrs Sa-rgocd aud Miss Scott played golf, -and, considering the conditions under ■which -fihe «eoond -rormd was played the results are by no means disappojntin'g. Following are the- best results: —

MEDAL HANDICAP. Mis Allan led for this event, with a net score of 79, but could Siot be declared the -winner owing to her being the runnerup in the Championship. The Medal Handicap was therefore won by Miss Holmes, with a net score of 81, from a handicap of 22. "Mrs F-ergus, "Mrs Butterworth, Miss Scott, and Miss Graham were also prominent for gocd golf. The best scores were: — \ Gross. Hep. Ket. Miss Holmes 103 22 81 ; Mrs Sargood 99 10 $9 Mrs Fergus 98 8 90 ■ Mrs Butterworth .... 104 M S0 Miss Scott » 99 .8 91 i Mi= s Graham 109 16 93. ■Miss FotEeriaghain ..101 6 95 Mrs "Wjsrd 106 11 »5 Mrs M-Uarthy .... 110 13 97 Mrs iiackie 109 12 "97 I Mi £ s K. Eaitray .... 104 7 97 j BOGET FOURSOMES. . ! A sterling periorsnanee by Mrs 'Todd and 3irs Allan was the salient feature of the Bogey Foursomes played in the afternoon. Tho wind fell after lunch, and ■whether or not the -wind t was retponsible : for -the poor play in the morning or not, ! form improved Tery considerably in the- ] afternoon. The- winners T&nisiied "all j bguaie "on Bogey. she "best -cards •handed ■ in were : — j A . Hep.' Score.' ! Airs Todd and 31r3 Allan ..6 all square Mrs Fergus send Mis 3 G-reen 7 4 'down. Miss Graham and 3i:ss Scott 9 5 down. -Miss K. Kattiay and Miss Williams • 8 5 down. j Mrs Mackie snd Mrs -Ward*. 9 6 down. Mrs Bowie and Migs Douglass 17 7 down. The trophies were awarded informally to the winners last evening Ijy Mies Hat tray, captain of the Ladiee' Golf Olub. This concludes the ladies' events.

round. [rs Fergus .. .. -88 [rs .Allan .. .. 98 [rs- Sxrgocd .. .. -94 iies ; Bco*t Liag '-Fot&eringluttu 97 [iss H. Battaray .. 98 [rs JButterworth „ 101 Lrs Waid .. .. „ 100 [xs Mackie -». ». 98 [iss Holmes .. -.* 108 Lias GraJiam .. « 108 Lrs trilray .. .. 103 round. 98 sa 39 «9 101 104 104 106 109 103 109 110 Total. , 166 isa 193 195 198 202 205 206 207 211 217 -218