GOLF NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXV, Issue X, 8 September 1900, Page 439

GOLF NOTES.

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The steady down pour of Friday night and Saturday morning precluded all thought of completing the matches commenced a fortnight ago, and the committee, in order to save the tees and greens from injury, again closed the links for play. The matches were adjourned to Saturday, Bth September, when it is to be hoped Captain Edwin will arrange better weather for us.

I have been experimenting with a varnish for iron clubs, which coats the club head with an invisible transparent surface and prevents rust. The American made iron clubs of the Bridgport Gun Implement Company, when they come here, are covered with a bright varnish which thoroughly prevents rust when in stock, and which lasts a very considerable time, even when the club is played with. Messrs E. Porter and Co. kindly supplied me with a bottle of Silico enamel, and I can, after using it for some time on iron clubs, thoroughly recommend it as a rust preventer in damp weather. For keeping clubs clean during a sea voyage it should be invaluable. The club is thoroughly cleaned, aud the enamel spread over the head with a brush, the enamelled surface being hard and ready for use almost at once. By concussion the enamel gets gradually broken up on the hitting spot of the face of the club head, but the socket and back of the club, the parts which are always the most liable to turn rusty, remain in good order for a very long time. The enamel will stand washing, but if one desires to remove it a rub with methylated spirits leaves the club ready for a fresh coat- On wet afternoons, when some iron clubs rust in a few minutes, the enamelling is well worth the little trouble necessary to apply it. It is, of course, a. well-known fact that some iron clubs rust in half the time it takes their neighbours to do so. This is on account of the different qualities of iron used in manufacture. I have found the drop forged steel heads much less susceptible to rust than the hanil wrought iron ones.

The Auckland Club has suffered the loss of a good official by the departure of its hon. treasurer, Mr F. E. N. Crombie, for England. For the past two years Mr Crombie has fulfilled his duties in a most satisfactory way during a troublous time of the Club's ex-

istenee. Though not a. player, he was constantly ou the links, and at the club-house, looking after various matters. The members of the Club, to show their appreciation of his services, presented him with a handsome set of pipes and amber aud gold mounted cigar and cigarette holders. The presentation was to have been made at the club-house on Saturday afternoon, but owing to the weather this was impracticable, and the presentation was made to Mr Crombie by the Captain of the Club, Mr M. A. Clarke. Mr Crombie leaves for England in the Gothic. ® ® ® WELLINGTON. A few more matches have been played in the Daniel’s Cup competition. Arthur Duncan beat G. Todd; McEwen beat Cadogan; Dr. Gow beat Coom; Howden beat Kirk by. Very few of tho ladies have been able to get away for the championship at Christchurch. We expect to see Mrs Arthur Pearce well to the front. ® ® ® CHRISTCHURCH. August 29, 1900. The match with Timaru, of which 1 wrote you last week, resulted in the home team winning the singles, and the Christchurch Club the foursomes. The greens, I understand, were not In the best of order, and as our men were strange to the links, the win in the foursomes was very creditable. Mr O’Rorke showed fine form against the Timaru champion, doing the round in 90. Mr Somerville, however, was playing his very best, and actually lowered his own record for the links to 87 in the match, his previous best being 89. It will thus be seen that the Christchurch men had a very tough customer to deal with. Most of the other Christchurch men hail not had much experience of foreign eompetititons, and with the exception of T. D. Harman, they all suffered defeat in the singles. It was to be regretted that Christchurch could not send a stronger team, but several men found it impossible to get away. It is generally admitted, however,' that sooner than allow annual matchesof the above description to fall through, it is better to send a team, even though it be not the best available. The following arc details of the matches: — CHRISTCHURCH V. TIMARU. Singles: R. Somerville (T) beat E. D. O’Rorke (C) I up; C. A. Jefferson (T) beat T. D. Harman ((’) 4 up; C. Treweek (C) beat 11. Wright (T) 1 up;

C. T. 11. Perry (T) beat W. H. Burton (C) 4 up; 1). Stewart (T) beat J. F. Miles (C) 2 up. Foursomes: O’Rorke and Treweek (<.') beat Somerville and Jefferson (T) 2 up; Harman and Burton ((') beat Wright and Perry (T) <J up. The second round for the Captain’s prize was concluded last week, and the remaining matches will probably have to wait some little time until the championship of the Club has been played. This starts on Saturday, Ist September, and will be continued on the following Saturdays. So far there are over 20 entries, and the draw will take place to-night. Mr O’Rorke has now laid out the remaining nine holes of the Shirley Links, so that special attention can be given to the greens at once, and thus save a lot of labour and expense after the grass is up. When t lie 18 holes are available, the links will be very hard to beat. A splendid soft rain has been falling for the past two or three days, which will give the grass a grand start, and before many months are over, 1 hope to be. able to report, that the full course is open for play. The Ladies' Championship of New Zealand is now in progress on Ilagley Park, and at the time of writing the only players who remain in are Mrs Wilder, Mrs Vernon (Christchurch), Miss Rattray (Dunedin), and Mrs Pearce (Wellington). I fancy the final will lie between Mrs Wilder and Miss Rattray. The Christchurch Golf Club has granted the use of the Shirley' Links to the ladies for Thursday, when a handicap match will be played. So far the weather has been very favourable, If n (rifle damp. niblick. The most important golfing event during the past week has been the Ladies Championship meeting’, held on the Ilagley Park links. Cbristehureh. The meeting commenced on Monday. August 27tb. The results of the meeting will lie found below: Ladies' championship—first round: Mrs. Pearee (Wellington) beat Miss Hill (Christchurch). 8 up and 6 to play: Miss Begg (Dunedin) beat Airs. Boyle (Christchurch), 4 up and 2 to play; Miss Scott (Dunedin) beat Mrs. Adams (Wellington), 8 up and 6 to play; Miss Rattray (Dimedin) beat Miss Cowlishaw (Christchurch), 6 up and 4 to play; Miss Millie (Auckland) beat Mrs. Melland (Dunedin). 6 up and 4 to play; Mrs. Wilder (Christchurch) beat Miss Hell (Wellington) by 1 up: Mrs. Vernon (Christchurch) beat Miss Moore (Wanganui) by 6 up. All the games were finished about the 14th hole, with the exception of that between Mrs. Wilder and Miss Bell, which was won at the 18th hole by one lip.

Second round: Mrs. Pearce beat Miss Begg by two up and one to play; Miss Rattray beat Miss Scott by 4 up and 3 to play; Mrs. Wilder beat Miss Gillies by 4 up and 2 to play; Mrs. Vernon beat Mrs. Kidwell by 5 up and 3 to play. When lhe semi-finals for the championship were played some excellent work was put in, and Miss Rattray achieved a record for ladies' matches on (lie ilagley Park links, doing the first round in 44, or one under lives, and lhe first six holes of the second round in 30. The following are the results: Miss Rattray beat, Mrs. Pearce. 4 up ami 3 to play; Mrs. Wilder beat Mrs. Vernon, 3 up and 2 to play. In the final Miss Rattray beat Mrs. Wilder by a single stroke on the ISth green. The handicap match was won by Miss Bell, of Wellington.

Scores in the bogey match: Miss Scott (scratch). 1 up; Mrs. Vernon (scratch), all square; Miss Hell (3), all

square; Mrs. Pearce (scratch), all square; Miss Butterworth (9), 3 down; Miss Rattray (scratch), 4 down; Miss Beg”' (4), 4 down; Miss Gillies (4), 5 down; Miss Wilder (9), 5 down; Mrs. Pyne (9), 6 down; Mrs. Wilder (scratch), 7 down; Mrs. Adams (12), 7 down; Miss Turnjiull (9), 7 down; Miss Cotton (9), 7 down; Miss McLennan (10), 7 down; Mrs. Campbell (7), 7 down; Mrs. Pym (16), 8 down; Mrs. Hall (12), 9 down; Mjss Cowlishaw (scratch), 10 down; Miss Hall (■'>). down; Miss Bowen (15), 11 dux. Miss Bidwell (5), 12 down; Mrs. Hri. tan (15), 12 down. A handicap match played at Shirley was won by Miss Bidwell. Scores:

The inter-club match between the Christchurch and Dunedin Ladies’ Clubs, played on Saturday, was won by Christchurch by 17 holes to 7. The driving competition, for which there were 20 entries, was won by' Miss Rattray, 340: Mrs. Wilder, 327, was second; Miss Scott, 311, third. The final of the Ladies’ Championship was played between Mrs Wilder and Miss Rat fray on Thursday last and resulted after a ding-dong battle, in the victory of the present holder by the narrow margin of one hole. Al'iss Rattray having now complied with the very difficult condition of winning three times in succession retains tile cup presented by Lady Glasgow as her own property, and is much to be congratulated on her very fine performance. As is often the ease in a. final neither of the contestants played up to form, and though it is generally admitted that the right player wen. still on the day Mrs Wilder certainly should have beaten her opponent, being actually two up at the thirteenth hole. Both ladies played ratine an in-and-out game, with occasional flashes of brilliancy, notably when Miss Rattray won the fourteenth and fifteen holes in three and four, thus making the match all square at this point. Miss Rattray' then won the sixteenth and Mrs Wilder the seventeenth. all square and one to play. Both drove beautifully' for the last hole, but while Mrs Wilder got into the plantation on the left in her second. Miss Hat tray kept straight. This practically settled matters, as Mrs Wilder, in playing out of the trees, over-ran the hole considerably, while her opponent laid her ball fairly dead. Mrs Wilder again over-ran the hole In her next, and playing two more failed to hole out. Mbs Rattray therefore had two for it, which proved quite sufficient. This was probably one of the poorest ’ games the winner has played during the tournament. In most of her other games she displayed grand form, on two occasions accomplishing the first nine holes in fortyfour and forty-five—remarkable performances. Great things were expected of Miss Scott, but she quite failed fo uphold her reputation, being probably a trifle stale. Mrs Pearce all through played a most plucky game, and it was no disgrace to succumb to the champion. Miss Begg and Mrs Vernon also deserve mention, the latter lady Ix'ing very' game indeed. She is a short driver, but always dead straight and well nigh invincible on the green. Great regret was expressed that Miss L. Gillies was unable to play through indi-position. the Auckland Indies’ champion never having yet competed in the New Zealand chain pionship. Iler sister. Miss Gillies, after beating Mrs Melland handsomely succumbed to Mrs Wilder in the second round. Taken as a whole the Ladies’Championship of 1900 must be looked on as a great success. Perfect golfing weather prevailed from start to finish, and the links in Ilagley Park were al their best. Though the entries were few they were thoroughly representatives and the lies! player won.

Hdcp. < Irons. Net, Miss Bell 101 y.’» Miss 1 larley 9 110 101 M rs Pyne .. JU 112 102 Miss Begg . c» IOS 102 Miss Hill 7 113 106 Miss Butterworth. . . 11 123 109 Mrs 1 'im .. 18 127 109 M iss Turnbull J| 119 110 Mrs Mrlltind 1 113 112 Mrs .. 12 126 114 Miss. . McLellan. . . . 114 M rs < 'ninpbell 123 116 M rs Wigram 8 124 116 Mrs < >’ Rorke . . 14 &ao 116 M rs Kidwell 117 117 Miss Wilder . . 10 128 1 IK Mrs Brittan .. 18 145 127

Handicap. Net Score. c 50 15 51 Miss Rnttrav 0 52 Mrs Adams 9 0 53 57 }jjss 0 57 3 59 Miss Butterworth 7 59 0 61 Mrs Boyle 6 61 Hill 4 63 7 63 Miss McLellan 8 64 Miss Turnbull ...... 7 64 M r s W i Ider 0 65 Miss Cowlishaw ...... 0 66 66 Mrs Wigram 6 67 Mrs Campbell 6 G7 7 67 Miss Harley G 68