WOMEN’S GOLF TOURNAMENT

Southland Times, Issue 23947, 13 October 1939, Page 11

WOMEN’S GOLF TOURNAMENT

MISS SMITH REACHES SEMI-FINALS

MISS HENDERSON BEATS MISS BUCHANAN

(Special to The Times)

CHRISTCHURCH, October 12. Miss Claire Smith (Invercargill) is one of the four players who will play in the semi-finals tomorrow morning of the open tournament being held at Shirley by the Christchurch Ladies’ Golf Club. The final will be played in the afternoon. Light rain fell this morning when the second day’s play was begun, but conditions improved in the afternoon. The surprise of the days play was the defeat of Miss Helen Buchanan, the Christchurch Club’s champion, by Miss Lulu Henderson (Invercargill). The results were as follows, the players being from Christchurch unless otherwise stated: — FIRST ROUND Miss C. Smith (Invercargill) beat Mrs E. J. Pumphrey, 2 and 1. Mrs H. J. Topliss (Nelson) beat Mrs E. C. Chartres, 2 up. Miss Lulu Henderson (Invercargill) beat Miss H. Buchanan, 3 and 1. Miss N. Morrish (Rangiora) beat Mrs E. Rudkin, 2 and 1. Miss B. Morrow (Ashburton) beat Miss K. Rutherford, 5 and 4. Miss Z. Hudson beat Mrs D. S. McLean, 4 and 3. Miss E. Nutt beat Miss E. WhiteParsons, 3 and 2. Miss C. Holmes (Rakaia) beat Mrs G. E. F. Kingscot, 1 up. SECOND ROUND Miss Smith beat Mrs Topliss, 5 and 4. Miss Morrish beat Miss Henderson, 4 and 3.

Miss Hudson beat Miss Morrow, 1 up. Miss Holmes beat Miss Nutt, 9 and 7. In the semi-finals tomorrow morning Miss Smith will meet Miss Morrish and Miss Hudson will meet Miss Holmes.

QUEEN’S PARK LADIES’ CLUB The following is the draw for a match to be played at Queen’s Park at 9 a.m. tomorrow: —Miss Melville v Miss Deegan; Miss G. McKenzie v. Miss A. Crowe; Miss V. Holdsworth _v. Miss Crosbie; Miss I. Morton v. Miss. Jones; Miss M. Barlow v. Miss L. Curtis; Miss Turner v. Miss F. Hinchey; Miss Winton v. Miss McCalman; Miss K. Crowe v. Miss M. Shand.

QUEEN’S PARK CLUB The draw for the October medal handicap to be played at Queen’s Park tomorrow js as follows:—D. W. Cochrane v. E. B. Hughes; G. E. Glennie v. H. W. Norris; G. A. Patterson v. R. T. Barnett; F. J. Perham v. J. J. White; S. A. Glennie v. L. G. Algie; W. F. Poff v. T. J. Gosling; H. Edginton v. E. H. Ball; J. C. R. Fleming v. T. Smith; I. W. Campbell v. L. E. Raines; W. E. Halder v J. D. Low; J. F. Miller v. P. E. Rice; R. Anderson v. G. M. Buchanan, O. G. Gilmour v. G. R. Milward; S. Blomfield v. N. H. Webb; R. G. Scandrett v. L. Poff; A. L. Walker v. R. Kidd; W. Cleine v. E. Kirk; F. W, Tunnicliffe v. A. Branks; D. W. Reed v. A. E. McGrath; D. W. Robinson v. E. Jenkins; W. A. H. Jackson v. G. M. Thom; J. M. Daly v. W. Gellatly; E. R. Barnett v. A. R. Cullen; T. S. McMillan v. A. Cox; L. H. Latimer v. E. H. Bray; T. J. Banks v. S. Jewiss; D. W. Stalker v. R. Gimblett; H. P. Belsham v. T. Cagney; M. J. Glubb v. C. Barrett; L. B. Smith v. J. A. Allen; U. R. Smith v. S. G. Little; L. Barclay v. H. M. Rout; P. Wild v. J. Boyd; J. Wren v. H. C. Hurrell; A. Wilson v. G. A. Hughes; C. P. Winders v. F. G. Henry; C. W. Routledge v. G. H. Corbet; L. R. McDermott v. D. Richardson; J. H. Ingram v. J. A. Williams; I Hardy v. F. J. Taylor; J. Milne v. R. Frampton; J. Breen v. G. Millar; D. Nesbitt v. E. Batchelor; F. Low v. A. V. Crombie; J. G. Imlay v. H. P. Armour; T. J. Dwyer v. C. G. Gray; G. Westerby v. A. Trim; N. E. Shaw v. P. Frampton; A. H. Hamilton v M. J. Branks; R. H. Parker v. T. W. McLean; M. Lyons v. H. A. Prebble; J. Dawson v. E. L. Robinson.

INVERCARGILL CLUB

The first round of the Invercargill Golf Club’s championships and an unofficial bogey handicap for those who failed to qualify will be played at Otatara tomorrow afternoon. The championship players are to leave No. 1 tee in pairs and the rest are to leave No. 11 tee in fours. The draw is as follows:— No. 1 Tee.—H. W. Rogers v. J. R. Woods; J. D. Strettell v. A. G. Seddon; H. A. Wikes v. N. Earl; A. H. Broad v. H. W. Smith; F. O. Rice v. C. C. Anderson; R. C. Abernethy v. W. Buchan; I. R. Muirson v. D. Kennedy; A. R. Macnee v. A. E. Smith; F. O. Hartley v. H. Ritchie; A. G. Stubbs v. A. H. J. Wyatt, G. W. Scott v. A. J. Kingsland; R. C. Cook v. D. Perrin; C. Trim v. A. W. Broad. No. 11 Tee. —D. F. Lindsay v. G. Robertson; G. R. Hanan v. L. W. Wilson; J. S. Dick v. S. A. Bell; J. A. Thom v. H. C. Smith; G. S. Thorpe v. A. J. Skjellerup; H. T. Thompson v. E. E. Broad; B. Mehaffey v. L. Connolly; B. W. Hewat v. J. A. Doig; G. J. McHarg v. L. H. Robinson; M. H. Mitchel v. G. L. Sadd; M. O’Dowda v. J. C. Prain; W. D. Palmer v. C. W. Francis; A. T. Walsh v. R. M. Strang; A. Owen-John-ston v. C. Campbell; J. R. E. Sutton v. K. H. Allen; E. H. Smith v. R. U. Macaulay; R. G. Stark v. H. Murphy; J. N. Armstrong v. G. C. Cruickshank; A. K. Chernside v. C. V. Holder; T. A. Quirk v. R. Ferris; J. T. Graham v. D. T. Davies; A. R. Bolton v. C. M. Davis; J. Strang v. H. L. Moody; R. D. Jenkins v. C. A. Flaus; T. N. Rhodes v. D. H. Dyer; E. Bohan v. C. E. Just.