SPORTS & PASTIMES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue VII, 7 August 1897, Page 212

SPORTS & PASTIMES.

COIF. On Saturday the first round of the Ladies’ Club Championship was played at the Miramar Links, Wellington, over 15 holes, and some very good scores were made. The championship is to be decided by the aggregate of three medal rounds. As it was a perfect day, there was a very large attendance at the links. The principal scores were :—Mrs Lees, 100 ; Miss G. Rose, 103 ; Miss Johnston, 117; Miss H. Williams, 121 ; Miss Cooper, 122 ; and Miss Morrah, 128.

The play off in Wellington between Mr J. Duncan and Mr F. Harcourt for the silver cleek resulted in a win for Mr J. Duncan, the scores being as follows: —J. Duncan, 101, 12—89 ; and F. Harcourt, 114, 20—94. At the Hutt Golf Club the ladies also played the first round of the championship at the Hutt Links on Saturday, and Miss L. Wilford won with the splendid score of 91, she having holed the first 2 holes in 53, and 12 in 72, thus reducing her record by 2. The other principal scores were : —Mrs Sales, 103 ; Miss Fitzherbert, Xl2 ; Mrs Climie, 120; and Miss N. Burnett, 121. The ladies of the Hutt Golf Club held a Driving, Approaching, and Putting Competition at the Hutt Links, the prizes being presented by Mrs Riddiford, the captain of the Club. The driving competition was won by Miss L. Wilford, carry only, with two drives of no yards and 113 yards. A tie resulted between Miss Bodmin and Mrs G. H. Scales for the second prize, with two drives of 85 yards each. Miss L. Wilford also won the long approach and putting competition, and the short approach and putting competition was won by Mrs Climie, Mrs Scales being a good second. All the competitors were afterwards entertained at afternoon tea by Mrs Riddiford.

Amongst the Christchurch golfers for Dr. Palmer’s prize things are being brought to a climax, and the silver chatelaine now rests between Mrs Vernon and Mrs G. Gould. The former has been playing an excellent game all through the season, so the keenest interest is evinced at this stage.

There was a large meeting of the Poverty Bay Golf Club at the Masonic Hotel, Gisborne, on Saturday, when Mr G. M’Lean was presented with a handsome putting club bearing the following inscription:—‘Presented to Geoff M'Lean by Frank Moeller for the best record score, 91, on the Te Mata Links, July, 1897.’ Mr M'Lean, in replying, thanked Mr Moeller through Mr Rees, and said that he was very proud of having won the trophy, though it was only luck on his part. Mr Nolan proposed the health of Mr Moeller, and Mr Rees on behalf of Mr Moeller) said that when the Poverty Bay Golf Club returned to Napier he would give another trophy.