AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 21, 24 May 1911, Page 11

AUCKLAND.

The third round games for Mrs. Hope Lewis’ cup were won as follows Miss M. Cameron beat Miss S. Payton, 4 up and 3 to play- Miss W. Cotter beat Miss C. Hull, 4 up and 3 to play; Miss G. Gorrie beat Miss N. Gorrie, 5 up and 4 to play ; Miss R. Gorrie beat Mis's N. Upton, 8 up and 6 to play. The semi-final must be played by May 29. ■-7” The best cards returned tor the first round of the captain’s prize were':—Seniors, Miss E. Pierce, 1 down- juniors, Miss C. Hull, 9 down. 1 he following are qualified to play for the Coronation medal next Friday: — Miss G. Gorrie, handicap 10; Miss E. Pierce, 10; Mrs W. Bloomfield, 14; Miss R. Buckland. 14 : Miss N. Gorrie, 17: Miss VV. Cotter, 18: Miss R. Gorrie, 18; Mrs Edmunds, 20; Miss I. Richmond, 21; Miss I. Draper. 21: Miss Peel, 22: Miss Margery Towle, 23 ; Miss M. McLean, 24.

been invented that makes the running up stroke more or less easy. This new club, which is called the runner-up. and is made by that well-known professional, Percy Hills of Harrogate, has a blade that is the reverse of the usual iron—that is to say, it is thin at the sole, anil thicker at the top, instead of vice-versa. This naturally imparts a great amount of overspiu on the ball, which is much increased directly the ball touches tJic ground. This tends to simplify to a large extent an otherwise most difficult shot. At the Hayeres Club a prize, presented by the lion. Mrs. O. Scott, for ladies, to be played for under scaled conditions, attracted twenty-four entries. It was an eighteen-hole medal round, with a sweep, to go to the best net eighteenhole score. The sealed condition was that the prize, a gold-mounted parasol, should go to the competitor making tlio best net score for any nine hides with half handicap deducted. Miss MacKenzio won the parasol with a net score of 31. The winner of the best eighteen holes proved to be Mrs. Were, with a net score of ,78. A messenger who was sent in pursuit of the Jit. Andrew’s professor, asked a caddie attending one of the hoinh-ooming foursomes if the Principal was out. and where he was. “ Ay, ay; he’s oot at the fifth hole, tappin’ his ba’, and dammiu' maist awin'.”