GOLF.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 7, 18 August 1909, Page 10

GOLF.

LADIES’ GOLT UNION. Tkis paper has been appointed tha official organ of the Ladies’ Golf Union, 'New Zealand branch. Secretaries of ladies’ golf clubs are invited to forward official notices, handicaps and alterations, results of competi tions, and other matters of interest, to reach the publishing office not later than the Saturday prior to date of publication. Nga Mota. The final 18 holes for the Tillens* trophy were played on August 10, the six best net scores for the 36 holes being:

The Nga Motu Club are holding a ladies’ open meeting on August 31 and September 1, and hope that some of the players at the championship meeting may fight their battles over again on the New Plymouth links. Wanganui, The championship of the Wanganui Ladies’ Golf dub will be decided at the end of this week. Miss H. Cowper (last year’s champion) and Miss H. Bates are the two players who are left in, and the final should be a close and exciting one. In almost every round of the championship there have been close matches. In the first round, Mrs. Lomax and Miss Knapp played to the 10th hole before Miss Knapp proved victorious; Mrs. Sargeant and Miss 11. Bates were all square playing to the 18th hole, and Miss Bates won on her last putt. The best match of the championship, so far, was bet ween Miss H. Cowper and Miss Cave. Both players were playing a particularly strong game, and Miss Cowper was one up at the 17th hole, the last hole was squared, Miss Cowper winning by one up. In the semi-final, Miss H. Bates had another close match, beating Miss O. Stanford at the 18th green by 1 up. The following are rounds:— First’ Round: Miss Knapp beat Mrs. Lomax, Miss Moore beat Miss Gresson. Second Round: Miss Cave beat Mrs. Watt, Miss Cowper beat Miss Wilford, Miss Anderson beat Mrs. Harvey (by default), Miss Knapp beat Mrs. D*Arey, Mbs A. Sanford beat Miss Moore, Mrs. H. Good beat Miss G. Stanford, Mrs. Sargeant beat Mrs. Armstrong, Miss Bates beat Miss Nixon. Third Round: Miss Cowper beat Miss Cave, Miss Knapp beat Miss Anderson, Miss O. Stanford beat Mrs. Good, Mis» Bates beat Mrs. Sargeant. Fourth Round: Miss Cowper beat Mi.sa Knapp, Miss (Bates beat Miss O. Stanford. A match was played between the Manawatu and Wanganui clubs on Friday last. The visitors were 13 in number, and some good games were played,

the Wanganui club •winning by three matches. Following were the results:

Tlmam, The monthly medal competition for July played by the Timaru Golf Club resulted as follows:—

Miss Mendelson won the silver button, and holds the club’s gold medal for the month, and Miss Sealy holds the silver medal. An eclectic match was played on the 3rd and 4th August for a trophy presented by Miss Mendelson, the winner being Miss Ashwell with a score of 88, hep. 16, net 72; Miss Sealy being second with 90—15—75. The best scores given in for the August bogey match were:—

The final of the senior championships, played between Miss L. Revell and Mrs Cox, resulted in a win for the former. In the semi-finals of the junior championship Miss N. Wright beat Miss M. Hay, and Mrs McLaren beat Miss Gaitshaw. Mrs McLaren and Miss N. Wright meet in the final next week, when an interesting game is anticipated. Reductions in handicaps are: Miss Mendelson from 26 to 24 and Miss Sealy from 15 to 14. The par of the links has been lowered from 82 to 81 owing to the shortening of one hole. The Coates’ Challenge Cup. The annual match for the Coates’ Challenge Cup between the Wellington and Hutt Clubs was played at the Hutt links on August 10, and resulted in a win for the former club with a margin of 62 points. The following are the individual scores, Wellington players being mention-

New Zealand Ladies’ Golf Championship. The entries for this year’s championship constitute a record in every way, not only as regards numbers in every event, but in quality of players and in the number of clubs represented. In the championship proper there are 49 competitors, in the handicap medal round there are 96, in the teams match 13 teams, in the bogey match 90, in the ladies’ foursomes 79 players, in the Donnelly Cup 77, in the colonation medal match 51, in the driving 54, in the approaching and putting 82. As for quality of players, it is the best in New Zealand. We have Miss Rattray, three times New Zealand champion; Mrs. W. E. Bidwell and Mrs. G. Williams, who have held the honour twice; Miss Stephenson, who held it once, and Miss Christie, the present champion. Besides these there is Mrs. Bevan, the well-known Otaki player, holder of the Manawatu Open Challenge Cup and of the North Island West Coast championship; Miss Snodgrass, champion of the South Island, West Coast; Mrs. Acheson, champion of Hokitika.; Miss Campbel], •everal times champion of Christchurch; Mies Hannay, exchampion of Welling-

ton; Miss Braithwaite, open ehampion of Napier; Miss Cowper, champion of Wanganui. In such a gathering it would be a hard task to pick out the winner. Twenty-three clubs have sent representatives: Dunedin 2, Oamaru 1, Timaru 2, Christchurch 5, Hokitika 1, Greymouth 2, Westport 1, Nelson 1, Wellington 20, Miramar 2, Otaki 1, Manawatu 32, Feilding 2, Wanganui 8, New Plymouth 4, Waitara 1, (Auckland 11, Waitemata 1, Napier 0, Hastings 8, Dannevirke 3, Masterton 2, Wairarapa 1. THE DRAW. Miss Cowper (Wanganui) v. Miss V. Kettle (Greymouth) ; Mrs Good (Wanganui) v. Mrs Mellsop (Manawatu) ; Miss Rattray (Otago) v. Miss Brathwaite (Hastings) ; Miss Hartgill (Dannevirke) v. Miss Standish (Nga Motu) ; Mrs Abraham (Manawatu) v. Miss L. Brandon (Wellington); Miss D. Hindmarsh (Napier) v. Miss Mill (Otago) ; Miss Alison (Waitemata) v. Miss Stephenson (Nga Motu) ; Mrs Holmes (Wellington) v. Miss Beatson (Hastings) ; Miss G. Gorrie (Auckland) v. Miss E. Bell (Wellington) ; Miss Wilson (Christchurch) v. Mrs Dunean (Wellington) ; Mrs Von Zedlitz (Wellington) v. Mrs Mcßae (Manawatu) ; Mrs Bidwill (Wairarapa) v. Miss B. Wood (Christchurch) : Mrs Innes (Manawatu) v. Miss Snodgrass (Westportl ; Mrs Bevan (Otaki) v. Mrs L. Seifert (Manawatu) ; Mrs Free th (Wellington) v. Miss B. Ilindmarsh (Napier) ; Miss Hamlin (Napier) v. Miss Knubley (Timaru) ; Mrs Acheson (Hokitika) v. Mrs W. Bloomfield (Auckland) ; Mrs G. Williams (Wairarapa) v. Miss B. Kettle (Greymouth). BYES.—FIRST ROUND. Miss Hannay (Wellington), Miss N. Gorrie (Auckland), Miss Fulton (Wellington), Miss Symes (Christchurch), Miss Mendelson (Timaru), Miss Christie (Oamaru), Miss Martin (Auckland), Miss Campbell (Christchurch), Mrs Sharp (Nelson), Miss A. Humphreys (Christchurch), Mrs Turnbull (Wellington), Miss Tansley (Dannevirke), Miss Gray (Miramar), Miss Gould (Otago). Auckland Club’s Championship. J. B. BURNS AND PARKER UPTON MEET IN FINAL. The semi-finals of the championship of the Auckland Golf Club were played on Saturday at Cornwall Park, in splendid golfing weather. The greens were in excellent order, and the links, though suffering from the effects of the recent heavy rain, allowed very good lies on the whole, and, consequently, some creditable scores were handed in. The match in which the greatest interest was taken was between Burns and S. Upton. Burns is an ex-cham-pion, and a man to be reckoned with anywhere in New Zealand. Upton is a young player, who only recently secured a position in the first division, and has until lately been playing on the ten mark. He has, however, rapidly improved, and from the fact that he has worked himself into the semi-final, it was anticipated that he would put up a good fight. This he undoubtedly did, and was only beaten by three up and two to ’play. At the first hole both players drove splendid balls. Burns was in trouble with his second, and Upton won the bole. At the second Burns got all square, and took the third with a fine drive on to the Outpost. He also drove a magnificent ball for the fourth, Upton failing. At the fifth Burns was three up. At the next hole, though Burns drove well, he failed in the putt, and halved the hole. At the eighth Upton drove wide, but made a remarkable recovery, and holed out in three. He also took the ninth, leaving Burns one up. ’ Burns won the tenth, eleventh, and halved the Ladder, this giving him a lead of three, and he further increased his advantage at the Amphitheatre, where he was four up. Upton, however, was not to be denied, and with a very fine effort took the next two holes, leaving his opponent two up and three to go at the fifteenth. The sixteenth was a very poor specimen of golf, both drives being weak, bnt Burns managed to win, thus securing the match three up and two to play. The other match between Parker Upton and Leslie Mair was expected to result In a victory for Upton, who can certainly be classed in the first quartet of the Auckland Golf Flub. Mair, who lias done remarkably well to figure in the semi final, was not equal to his opponent. In the first five holes Mair was four down, which is too much of a lead for a player of Upton’s calibre, but from there on Mair held his own, and his play was noteworthy from the fact that he was able to make some wonderful recoveries at critical moments. He missed the hedge nt the fourth, but halved the hole in six. The mat<4i ended -In a win for Upton five up and four to play. Next Saturday the final will be played between Burns and Parker Upton, and a great fight may be expected. Upton will have to be in his very best form to beat Byrne, who is undoubtedly a champion when playing Championship game*.

Medfeal V. Waitemata. A mateti was played at Cornwall Park between the golfing members of the medical profession aud a team from the Walcemata Club, the latter winning by six games to four. The scores were:— Gordon (M) beat Smythe (W), 2 up; Dudley (M) beat Johns (W), 6 uud 4; Callender (W) beat Purchase (M), 5 and 4; Nettleton (W) beat Ix-wls (M), 4 and 3; Sieur (W) beat Grant (Ml, 6 aud 5; Guinness (M) beat Wyatt (W); Parkes (M) beat Cccke (W), 1 and 3: Milne (W) beat Goldstein (M); Laird (W) beat Mllson (M), 8 and 5; Carter (W) beat Kinder (M), 4 and 3. Waitemata won six and Medical four. Napier v. Manawatu. Teams repiesenting Manawatu and Napier Golf Clubs met here on Saturday in an in-ter-elub match. Napier won all games except one, aud retain the Wilson Cup.

Net 1st day. 2nd day. Ttl. Miss Jackson... .120-50=76; 126-50=86. 162 Miss Deacon... .110-32=87; 117-32=85. 173 •Miss -Read .109-27=82; 124-27=97. 179 Miss F. Evans.. .134-50=84; 145-50=95. 179 Miss P. Smith. .119-27=92; 115-27=88. 180 Mrs Paton .126-34=92; 122-32=88. 180

Manawa to. Mrs Innes .... .. 0 Miss Abraham... 1 Mrs Melleop .. .. 0 Miss S. McLennan 1 Mrs Seifert .. .. 0 Miss O’Brien.... 0 Miss Munro . . .. 1 Mrs MaoPherson 0 •Mrs Warburton . 0 Mrs Sim 0 Mrs McLennan .. 1 Mrs FHxherbert 0 Mrs Seifert .. .. 0 Wanganui Miss Cave . ... . 1 "Mrs Lomax . o Miss Cowper . . 1 Mrs Armstrong.. 0 Miss Stanford . 0 Miss Nixon 0 Mrs Good . 0 Miss A. Cowper Miss B. Taylor.. 1 1 Miss Baster .. . 1 Mrs Sargeant . . 0 Miss Greeson.... 1 Mrs T. Saunders 1

SILVER MEDAL. Miss Sealy .... 15—107— 92 Mrs Cox .... 22—105— 93 Miss Revell .. 23—120— 97 Mrs Hill .. 25—122— 97 Miss L. Revell. . 9 —108— 99 Miss L. Knubley 15—119—104 Mrs Matheson ., 12—119—107 BRONZE MEDAL. Miss Mendelson 26—114— 88 Miss Dryden .. 28—124— 96 Miss Gaitshore 36 —132— 96 Mrs Arber .. .. 35—128— 93 Miss Knubley .. 35—139—104 Miss Marchant 33—141—108 Miss Buchanan 29—138—109

Miss Sealy .. hep. 11—5 down Mrs Cox .... hep. 17—5 down Mrs Hill hep. 19—6 down Miss Mendelson i hep 18—6 down Miss M. Hay hep. 13—8 down Miss Knubley hep. 23—8 down

ed first:— Miss Hannay 102 Mrs von Zedlitz 112 Miss Brandon 94 Mrs Rose ... 115 Mrs Turnbull 121 Mrs Watkins 119 Mrs Freeth .. Ill Miss Callender 144 Total .... 428 Total .... 490