BRILLIANT PLAY BY MISS HELEAN

Southland Times, Issue 23953, 20 October 1939, Page 11

BRILLIANT PLAY BY MISS HELEAN

MISS SMITH DEFEATED AT WELLINGTON (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 19. Playing as brilliant golf as has been seen in New Zealand since the British women’s team’s visit in 1935, Miss Patricia Helean (Hastings) won the Wellington women’s provincial championship this afternoon by defeating Miss Claire Smith, the. 23-year-old Invercargill champion, by 4 and 3 in the final. Out in 37 to her opponent’s 40, the Hastings player was 2 up at the turn. She drew to 3 up with 4 to 5 at the eleventh and 4 up with a birdie 4 at the twelfth. Miss Smith won the thirteenth in 5 to 6, but Miss Helean drew to 4 up again by sinking a 12-foot putt for a 3 on the fourteenth green. Miss Smith had the advantage off the fifteenth tee, but Miss Helean took the championship by sinking a 10-foot putt for the half in 3’s. Miss Helean took 24 for the six holes played on the homeward journey to 27 by Miss Smith. The semi-finals resulted: Miss Helean beat Miss P. Bell (Wanganui), 2 and 1; Miss Smith beat Miss M. Jefferd (Hastings) at the nineteenth.

Whitaker (owe 15, 2-6), Shaw ana Mrs Young (owe 15), R. C. Gibb and Miss M Farmer (owe 30), McGorhck ana Miss Hamilton (owe 15), Phillips and Miss Harper (scr), Bates and Mrs Hawkins (owe 3-6), D Lindsay and Miss J. Farmer (owe 30), Hodgson and partner, Sleeman and Miss Galt (owe 15, 4-6), George and Miss R. Wilson (owe 30, 4-6), Stewart and Miss S. Horsburgh (scr), Shand and Miss Taylor (owe 15, 2-6), McLean and Miss M. Lindsay (owe 30, 2-6), Coupe and partner.

WAIAU ASSOCIATION

The following is the draw for the first round of the Waiau Tennis Association’s competition, home team mentioned first:— A GRADE October 28.—Pahia v. Clifden; Excelsior v. Orawia; Papatotara v. Te Tua. November 4.—Te Tua v. Excelsior, Clifden v. Papatotara; Orawia v. Pahia. , _ , November 11.—Excelsior v. Papatotara; Pahia v. Te Tua; Clifden v. Orawia. _,. . November 18.—Papatotara v. Pahia, Excelsior v. Clifden; Te Tua v. Orawia. November 25.—Orawia v. Papatotara; Pahia v. Excelsior; Clifden v. Te Tua. B GRADE October 28.—Pukemaori v. Papatotara; Orawia v. Excelsior; Clifden a bye. _ November 4.—Papatotara v. Orawia; Clifden v. Pukemaori; Excelsior a bye. November 11.—Papatotara v. Excelsior; Orawia v. Clifden; Pukemaori a bye. November 18.—Clifden v. Excelsior; Orawia v. Pukemaori; Papatotara a bye. November 25. —Excelsior v. Pukemaori; Papatotara v. Clifden; Orawia a bye.

TEAMS FOR TOMORROW

Tennis teams for tomorrow are:— WAIHOPAI C Grade.—Barnett, Gordon, de la Mare, Armstrong, Misses Paterson, Baty, Maclean, McGrath. .• I BLUFF C Grade.—G. Johnstone, J. Dixon, W. Calder, L. Edwards, Mrs Allan, Miss J. Hannan, Mrs J. Hamilton, Miss P. Hamilton. Emergencies, Miss J. Palmer, Miss S. Downes, S. Calder, N. Dixon. INVERCARGILL C team.—A. C. Millar, Upjohn, Truscott, Williams, Mrs Truscott, Misses Rankin, Hinchey, Anderson. ST. MARY’S C team, at Invercargill.—Misses K. Gibson, E. Lyons, M. Donaldson and J. Lynch; L. Bentley, W. Cameron, J. Marchant, P. Connelly. RUGBY PARK C grade v. Bluff. —Mesdames Markham, Peterson and Goulding and Miss F. Orr; A. Harvey, F. Maxted, A- Low and K. Markham. COLLEGIATE C Grade I.—R. McArthur, P. Instill, L. Beal, A. Storrie; Misses M. Kennedy, B. Clarkson, K. Springford and Mrs Stoneman. C Grade lI.—J. Hamilton, I. Walker, L. Winslowe, B. Ramsay; Misses O. Wallace, A. Bateman, A. Cameron and M. Cox. SOUTHEND C team, at Waikiwi.—Misses P. Ball, Smith, McKay and Ford; P. Tansley, C. Strathem, V. Grenfell and M. Tansley. WAIKIWI At Waikiwi.—Harper, Stevens, Foster, Buckingham; Misses Roderick, Broad, Brumby, Irwin.