LAWNS & LINKS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue IX, 29 August 1896, Page 273

LAWNS & LINKS.

GOLF. f"TjHE final round of the Wellington competition for the Boyle medal was played last week, and resuited in victory for Miss H. Williams. The final issue, however, is that the medal falls to Mrs Lees, who has won it most often during the year. I hear that about 40 golfers are expected in town this week from various parts of the colony for competition in the coming tournament. After the touinament is all over the prizes won are to be presented by Lady Glasgow. The presentation will probably take place at Government House. The other afternoon, on the Balmacewan Links, the final round (for the championship of the Otago Ladies' Golf Club was played off between Mrs Melland, and Miss Kate Rattray, the result being an easy win for the latter. On Monday morning a lively scene took place, on the Dunedin railway station, witnessing the departure of the Ladies Golf Team for Timaru en route for Christchurch and Wellington. As the train moved from the station the ladies received a hearty cheer. The first ladies’ competition of the Poverty Bay Golf

Club, took place on Saturday, Miss Mathieson winning the cleek presented as first prize by the Club ; her score for the nine holes being 83. The weather was most favourable on August 12th for the contest between the Napier and Te Mata Golf Clubs, held on the Te Mata ground, when an interesting match was played between two teams of eight players from each Club. At the close the Te Mata players won by 11 holes, having won 20 as against Napier’s 9. The following are the results : — Te Mata. Napier. Mr Crosse .. .. 0 Mr Kennedy 1 Mr F. Nelson .. .. 5 Mr Thomson 0 Mr O. Nelson .. .. 0 Mr Mathias 1 Mr Chambers .. ..3 Mr Bennett 0 Mr Gordon .. 0 Mr Morris 4 Mr McNiven .. .. 5 Mr Buchanan 0 Mr Sunderland 7 Mr McLean 0 Mr Cooper .. .. 0 Mr Wood 3 20 ~9 A return match is arranged to be played on the Napier links on Saturday, which is exciting a good deal of interest. FOOTBALL. There was an enormous attendance at Potters’ Pad dock, Auckland, on Saturday last to witness the match between the Wellington fifteen and the local team. It is estimated that over 7,000 people were on the ground. The absence from the Auckland fifteen of some of their best footballers led many to anticipate an overwhelming victory far Wellington, but the play had not been long opened when that opinion began to lose ground rapidly. In the first spell the Aucklanders, with the sun and wind in their favour played an attacking game. When time was called no score had been made on either side. In the second spell Wellington showed good form, especially on the wings, but taken all in all the teams were very evenly matched. The first and only score was made by the visitors about twenty minutes before the end of the game when J. Kelly and McKenzie dubbled up to Auckland’s line and made a try. Against that Auckland just missed making a goal in the first spell, the ball striking the crossbar and bouncing back. As it was the Northerners were defeated by 3 points to nil. The teams dined together at the Royal Mail Hotel in the evening, and subsequently visited the Opera House, where the Royal Opera Company was performing ‘ Pinafore.’ On Sunday the visitors were taken round the harbour in conjunction with the Taranaki team, which plays Auckland to-day (Wednesday).