LADY GOLFERS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1248, 5 October 1911, Page 6

LADY GOLFERS.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST. FINE PHY AND CLOSE FINISHES. MRS. ORBELL DEFEATS MISS PEARCE. AN EASY WIN FOR MRS. GUY WILLIAMS. The wvitlior again, favourable for the third round of tho New Zealand ladies' golf tournament, which was played at llercfcaunga yesterday. Tho conditions wore glorious from a spectator's point of view, but a shade on flie bright side fer golf. Tho greeny which havo all lxicn fresh cut and lioles shifted, looked pictuTes, and were greatly admired by tlio mony visitois. There was plenty of excitement throughout tho day, no tower than five out of eight matches being fought out to tho last green. Tho day iras not without its surprises, for although, a closu game was expected, few thought Mrs. Williams would inflict such a severe defe.it on Miss Wray. Mrs. Tumbull also created a surprise by defeating such a strong player as Mrs. W. Bidwill. The match between Jfe A. Pearce and Mr?. R. Oibcll was followed by a la.rgo gallery, who behaved exceedingly well, and observed all tlio points of following a match. Tiioy were treated to an excellent exhibition, of ths game. Miss Brandon played beautiful golf, and may yet have to be reckoned with in the second half oi' the draw. Tho features of to-da/s play will undoubtedly Iμ tlhe game l>et\vceii Mrs. 0. Williams and Mrs; B. Orfcolt, both of whom arc playing fine gulf. Jlrs. Williams played great golf yesterday with her wooden clubs, as also did Mis. Orlyell, to Otts ought to see eomo mighty hitting today. It should be a game worth going k> see, as both players seem not in tho least nervous. The putting green was again moll patronised, and was given quite a gay appearance by the different colours of the ladies' drcw^s. Tho day, although warm, was cooled now and 'again by a stilfish breeze, and 0113 and all who visited Ilcretaunga. had a moat enjoyable time. The starting arrangements' again worked smoothly. Mrs. Donald, witSi a. fine return, won .tho Donnelly Cup, and Jiarferton No< 1 team won tho teams' match, Wellington being runners-up. THE CHAMPIONSHIP. THIRD HOUND. , Tho following are the results of tho third round of the New Zealand ladies' golf championship:— Miss Gould beat Miss S. Booth, 4 up and 2 to play. Mrs. Turnbull beat Mrs. Bidwill, 1 up. Mrs. It. Orbell beat jii.-,- .i. i (lUl ', 1 up. Jtrs. G. Williams boat Miss Wray, 7 up aud 5 to play. Miss L. Dranuon beat Miss Booth, 4 up and 3 to play. Miss Wuiki beat .Miss Cotter, 1 up. Miss Collins beat Mrs. Collins, 1 up. Miss Campbell beat Miss Staudish, 1 up. NOTES ON THE PLAY. MISS A. PEARCE V. MRS. R. OEBELL. ORUELL. The greatest interest was centred in the match between Miss A. Pearcc and Airs. It. Orbell. Both players havo been doing well, and it was the general opinion that it was anyone's game, and a great battle was looked forward to. Those who witnessed tlio game were kept well supplied with excitement right up to the last, and were fortunate in seeing a match worth going a long way to witness. Tho driving by botli ladies all round was lirst-class, and several times a hum of admiration went round the gallery when somo line shot was played. The approaching was perhaps the weakest spot in t'he play, and Miss Pearco lost several chances by short play in this particular department. r ' -

With sleeves rolled up in a businesslike manner, Mrs. Orbell drove a fine shot to the first hole, as also did Miss Pearce. Miss Pearco badly topped her brassy shot, and .Mrs. Orbcll readied the green with an iron. Miss Pearce was six yards short with her chip, and Mrs. Orbell laid her approach putt dead, and holing out in 1 won the hole, 4—5. Mrs. Orbcll got in a beauty at the second, aud Miss Pearce slightly sliced. She did not have- a »ood lie, and took an iron with which she picked up well. Mrs. Orbell, placing her brassy shot to tho right o£ tho bunker. Miss Pearce had a fine cleek shot right on the pin, but it kicked to (lie left. Mrs. Orbell was short with her iron, and also with her chip shot. 'Aliss Pearce made a feeble run up putt, but got a halve in G. 'Playing,tho third, Mrs. Orbell. took a cleeU and mis-hit, Miss Pearce. with a brassy, being on the edge of the green. Mrs. Orbell was stymied by a tree, ;md played a nice hooked shot round it, but hit a branch of another tree. Miss Pearce, playing safe, won tho hole in 1 to G, Mrs. Orbell missing a very short putt. Both got away fine drives and cleek shots to the fourth. Mrs. Orbell approached dead, but Miss Pearce was again very short in her run up, but she holed a fine putt, and got in a halve in i. Jn tho fifth Aliss Pearco reached the green in a flno cleek shot, Mrs. Orbell slicing, but was hole high. Mrs. Orbell played to within two yards of the hole, while Miss Pearce was short with her long putt, and missed her next.' Mr?. Orboll, making no mistake, got the back of the- hole with putt, and won the hole, 3—l. Mts. Orbell 1 up. Again fine drives -were sent off going to the sixth. With her brassy Miss Pearco topped badly, and narrowly escaped a pnt bunker, Mrs. Orbell hitting a beautiful long low shot well up to the green. Miss Pearco got hole high with her third, a eleek, and playing with the like, Mrs. Orbell was- very short. Miss Pcarce's fourth overran about four yards, and Mrs. Orbell was again short, and missed the putt. Miss Pearce running down a fine long ono won the hole, 5—G, after having a bad passage to Hie green. All square. Long straight drives were sent off to the seventh. Mrs. Orbell duffed her second, an iron, but Miss Pearce got in a nice one. Mrs. Orbell played a fine third with her brassy. Afirs Pearco did not have a gcfxl lio, and, risking a brassy, she topped into the bunker. She rot out. but had again a bad lie. Mrs. Orbell's sixth hung on the lin, and sho won an indifferently-played hole in 7—B. Both drove to within GO yards of the cross bunker, and their seconds went past tho end of the plantation, which showed long hitting. Their thirds were both pulled. Miss Pearce's fifth was only half an inch; off the hole, and Mrs. Orbell here missed a 2ft. nutt for a halve, and so lost the hole. G—7. With splendid drives to the ninth and pretty approaches both took 2 putts and a halve in 4 resulted, and they turned all EqtlfU'C. ■ Miss Pearce had the best drive. Mrs. Orbell finding the rough to tho left. She made a brilliant recoverv, and got on the edge of the green, and Mi«s Pearce played n lovely iron.shot to within 3 yards' of tho piii. Mrs. Orbell overran her chip, anil missed the return, Miss Pearce putting correctly, won the hole in -I—s,1 —5, taking tho lead for the first time. Against a stiff wind both carried 80 yards over the bunker. Mfs Pearce gettin? in tho best second shot, her partner pulling slightly. Mrs. Orbell pitched up a beauty within a yard of the hole, and Miss Peareo ran up to within a foot, an<l a perfect halve in 4 was the result. Fine work with wooden clubs brought them close up to the twelfth. Both approached nicely and they halved in 5. Straight driving was again witnessed at tho thirteenth. Miss Pearce took a cleek for h!r second, and not getting hold of it properly was short. ITere Mrs. Orbell played a magnificent brassy right up to the' hole, and Miss Pearce I>eing short in her approach she lost the hole in 5 to a perfect played 4. All-square, Mrs. Orbell over-drove tho fourteenth, and Miss Fcareo hit a beauty straight on the pin. Mrs. OrMl overran G yards, while Miss Pearce laid her second dead. Mr*. Orbell then holed a beautifullyjudged downhill putt, and got a halve in !!. Playing np the bank, Mrs. Orbell's foiirt.ii shot came to res-t six yard? from tho hole, and Miss Pe:trco mishit her shot and got a vary bad line in tho long grass. She. only got out in 2, aad iu

playing her third sho hit a stone which was lying under tho ball, and again failed to got on (he green. Sho made another attempt, but again failed to get up and picked up. Jlrs. Qrbell, having an approximate 3, was now 1 up. doing to the sixteenth, Jlr.=. Orbell drove tin exceedingly long ball, while Jliss Pearce pulled her tee shot. She., however, made a lovely halt-iron shot, nnd got on the green, Jlrs. Orbell playing n run up overran the hole. She tlicn required' 3 putts, and lost the hole, I—s. All-ifiuare. The seventeenth, after good drives, saw Jfifs Pearce make a clean dulf with ii clrek, but sho got a good third on Hip green. Jlrs. Orbell was short in 2. Her third was again short, Jli?s Peare* playing the mid overran the hole a. yard, aiid Jliv. Orbell missing her putt Jliss Pearce. holed out, and got a halve in 5, nil square, and 1 to play. Jtis.s Pwirce lopped her drive badly going to the last, and Jlrs. Orbell pulled into the rushes. Jliss Peareo got in a lino long brassy, slightly pulled. Going to her ball, Jlrs. Orboll found it almost up against a .rush bush, which was right in her lino to the hole. Taking an iron, she played a brilliant shot, and nearly reached tho green. It was the shot of the match. Miss Pearce also was in trouble, and a rush interfering with her swing, she could not play straight to tho holo, and so played to the left of thn green. Sho had to play two more, and played a lovely pitch up to about oil. of the hole. Mrs. Orbell then topped her approach, and was short with her 4th, thus leaving short putts to decido the match. Jlrs. Orboll, putting first, holed her putt, but Jliss Pearce, uot giving hers a chance, stopped two inches short, and so lost a great match by one hole. Score, o—s. Jlrs. Orbell-Out .... 4 G 0 4 3 0 7 6 4-40 Jliss Pearce-Out .... 5 0 4 4 4 5 8 7 4—17 Jlrs. Orboil-ln 5 4 5 4 3 3* 5 5 5-39 Miss Pearce—ln .'..... 4 4 5 5 3-45 C—3B "Approximate. Mrs. Orbell, E5 for 18 holes. Jliss Pearce, t>3 lor ii Jiolcs. JIISS S. BOOTH V. JIISS GOULD. In her match with Jliss S. Booth, Jliss Guiild started oil well, winning the first i hull*. Site pliiyeil steadiiy alter liiis. Although her opponent laid Her 2 stymies in the m half, sue kept her lead and won by i to 2. MISS L. BKANDON V. MISS BOOTH. Jliss L. Urandon, who is ploying well, won her watch against Jtiss isootn. At tne first iioie Jliss iiootli holed a chip shot, and won in 'I—s. Jjy a long putt at me 2ml, Jliss brandon squared tne game, a—o. The third was halved in a wtllpiayed 3. 'iiie 4th saw Jiiss Brandon on the'green iu 2 lovely straignt shots, win. ning the hole in I—s. Both were short at liio stn off tho tee, and halved in 4. Aliss i;ouili was in trouble all the way to tile Uth, where Jiiss jjrandun visited tiie rushes with her 3rd, but sue won tho holu with a 7. JlibS tlooth lirove into tho ditcn at the 7th, aud made acquaintance with the blinker. Jliss Dranuon aid likewise, but won again witli a 7. Alter a imsseu drive at the bib, Miss tlrandoii sot iu some liue play, ana got a. ti. Her partner was iu the plantation, and lost a stroke there which lost her the hole. At Hie 9til Jiisi Uootu piayed a periect approach and won the noie, 4—5. Jiiss biaudon, with a fine 2nd, reached tiia 10th green, while her partner overdrove it. Jliss liraudou won, 4—5. Hood play oil t'lio tee and good seconds was tJie play to the 11th. Jliss Booth, making a bad 3rd, lost the hole. s—o. Botn were on the 12th in 3, and Jliss Brandon, taking a putts, lost the hole. «—5. Although requiring 4 t'o reach the 13th, Jliss Booth secured a halve, Jliss Brandon taking 3 to hob out from within three yards. G—o. At tho 14th, Jliss Booth again pitched dead and won tho hole. 3—4. They 15th was well played by Jliss Brandon, who put her tee shot two yards from the pin, while Mi.ss Booth overran the green and required 4 to Jliss Brandon's 3, losing tho hole and match by 4—3. MRS. .TURNBULL V. MRS. BIDWILL. Jlrs. Turnbull caused a surprise by boating Jlrs. Bidwill. . She started off in great stylo, winning the first 4 holes. They halved the next. two. Jh'j. Turnbull won the 7th, making her 5 up. Jlrs. Bidwill then won the Bth, 11th, and 12th. Jlrs. Turnbull then got a 3 at the 14th, nnd at the ,15th sho got' a great recovery from the long grass and sending down a long putt got a half in 3. At the 10th sho missed a -short putt and lost tho 17th, but securing a halve at the last in 5, she again won her match after an exerting game. JIISS CAMPBELL V. JIISS STANDISH. Jliss Campbell started off playing well for the first 5 holes, but after that sho did not produce her best form. She was laid 2 stymies by her opponent, Miss 'i'tamlish, in the latter part of tho match, which lost her the holes, but she pulled tho match out of the fire and won by 1 up. MRS. GUY WILLIAMS V. MISS WRAT. Jlrs. Guy Williams played great golf in her match with Jliss Wray, aud gained a substantial victory by 7—5. They both drove well to tho first hole, Jlif-s Wray topped her 2nd and overran with her 3rd. Jlrs. Williams was short with her 2nd, but ran down a long putt and won first blood by I—s. -Both made good drives at the 2nd. Jlra. Williams played short of the bunker, while Jliss Wray was very nearly in it'. Jlips Wra.V won the hole in 5 t'o 0, Jlrs. Williams's approach being bail. Jliss Wray topped her tee shot at tho nert into the creek, and playing another from tho tee, reached the green and got a halve in 4 by holing a nice putt. ■ ■ Tho 4th was reached by both players in two fine shots, but Jliss Wray took 3 putts and lost the hole. 4—5. JJi'ss Wray, 2 up. Mrs. Williams sliced at the sth, where Jliss Wray reached the green. Jlrs. Williams played a good approach and got ,a halve in 4, Jiiss Wray putting faulty. Both were short in 3 at the Cth. Jfiss Wray getting into the rushes lost the holo in o—B. Long drives were sent off going to tho Till. Jliss Wray sliced her 2nd badly, and Jlrs. Williams played a fine iron short of the bunker. Mrs. Williams then found the bunker to tho T- ; *rht of tho hole, and both putting poorly Jlis.s Wray won in G—S. Good wooden shots were played to the long hole, where Jlrs. Williams played a beauty, her third, to within two yards of the hole, with a cleok. Jliss Wray approached weakly, and lost the hole, s—o. Long, straight drives wore sent to the ninth. After a lino approach, Mrs., Williams lipped the hole for a 3, and won in •I—s, Jliss Wray being at fault again on tho green. Jlrs. Williams sliced badly playing the tenth. She failed to recover with her second, but got her third just over the green. Wray was on the edge in 2, and Mr?. Williams playing holed a chip shot, Jli.ss Wray, then taking 3 putts, lost the hole 4—5, J!x-\ Williams 5 lip. At the eleventh, Jlrs. Williams topped her drive, and luckily escaped the bunker. Jliss Wray got, in a iine'drive, then duffed her brassy. J[j-s. Williams got in a line shot with her second, and cot on the green, Jliss Wray again putting badly, lost the hole in s—o. Fine driving and brassy work was tho play going up the twelfth, Jlrs. Williams doing deadly work in the approach, but missed a two-yarder, and halved the hole in 5, Jfiss Wray holing, a nice putt. Mrs. Williams dormy 0. Playing the thirteenth, both had fine drives. Jliss Wray duffed her brassy shot, and her third was well to the right of the hole. Jtrs. Williams h.it a beautiful straight brassy right up to the pin, and just lipped a 3, winning the hole in 4—R, and the match by 7 and 5. Jlrs. Williauis's card for (ho round Tead: Out 4 G 4 i i G 8 5 1-45 In _ _ 4 5 5 4 -18 Total for 13 holes G3 MRS.'COLLINS V. JIISS COLLINS. Jliss Collins and Jlrs. Collins had a very close game. Even play took them to the sixth, where Jliss Collins drew ahead, and at the turn was 3 up. Coming in, Jfiss Collins played badly, and soon lost her lead. At the fourteenth, Jlrs. Colliiis's caddie touched hor ball, and, according to the rules,. Jliss Collins won the hole. This seemed to upset both players. But up tho bunk Jlrs. Collins got a 3, and was again 1 up. Placing lo the last hole, (he strain of a keen-ly-contested game told its tale, and after playing several bad shots, Jlrs. Collins lost tlio holo, Jtiss Collins again pulling through, but not by good play. Her long- gamo is still at fault, her putting being good, and Jlrs. Collins did well in giving her daughter such a good game,

and perhaps the incident at tho fourteenth had a lot to do with the result MISS WOOD V. MISS COTTER. Miss Wood was 4 up at tho sth. At the -}th she holed an approach shot. She lo.'t tho next i, Miss Colter, her opponent', playing par golf. A ding-dong game was kept; up to tho last hole, where a badly-plnycd second shot lost Miss Cotter tho match by 1 hole. Miss Wood was approaching and putting very well. Mits Cotter's long game was excellent, but her putting was faulty at times. DONNELLY CUP. Handicap Under IC. Gross. ll'p. Net. Miss Dorothy Booth ... illl Ii 70 Mrs. Kiectli 1)2 15 77 >U« Cowli.shaw 93 12 81 Miss Ledger !l,i 13 82 Miss Wood 1)3 11 82 Mis Murphy !)5 - 13 82 Miss N. Brandon 07 15 8Miss Hindmarsh 1)7 15 82 Miss W. Cotter !)8 15 S3 Mis. Guy Williams ... SO 2 84 Mrs. Bevan ~r. 87 2 85 Miss L. Brandon 92 6 80 ■ . Miss Gould 91 i 87 4 Handicap Over IC. Gross. D'p. Net. Mrs. Donald 95 24 71 Mrs. O'Meara 00 22 74 Mrs. Booth i) 2 17 75 Mis. Gray 99 19 8(1 Miss P. Anderson 103 22 81 Miss Parsons 99 18 81 Miss Payton 100 25 81 Mrs. Henderson 10G 25 81 Miss Bloomfield 107 25 ■ 82 Mrs. Donald won the cup, 95—21—71. Miss Booth wins special prize for handicap under 16 with 1)0—14—76. The bast gross scores were handed in by Jlrs. Williams and Mrs. Bovau as follow :- Mrs. Williams-out ... 5G554055 5-40 Mi-s. Williams—in ...05554215 I—4o1 —40 80 Mrs. Bevan—out ... 5 C 5 5 4 6 5 0 4—40 Mrs. Bevan—in 45574344 s—ll 87 TEAMS' MATCH. A loams' match, in conjunction with the Donnelly Cup, was also played, open to teams of 4 irom any single club. Gross scores to decido the winning team. The following are tho results:— Mas.erton No. I:—Mrs. Guy Williams, 80. Miss Kobieson, 99; Miss 'Booth, 101: Miss D. Booth, 90; total, 370.-1. Wellington No. I:—Miss A. Pearce, 93Miss Collins, 98; Miss L. Brandon, 92: Mrs. Turnbnll, 100; total. 383.-2. Christclmrch No. I:—Miss Humphries, 102; Miss Campbell, 102; Jlihs Wood, 93; Miss Wilson, (It; total, 391.-3. Masterton No. 1 thus won by 7 strokes. TO-DAY'S PLAY. Tho following are the starting times and players for the fourth round of tho championship:— 9.30. Mrs. Guy Williams r. Mrs. R. Orbell. 9.35. Miss L. Brandon v. Miss Wood. 10.35. Miss Gould v. Mrs. W. Turnbull. 10.10. Miss Collins v. Miss Campbell. The following aro the starting times today for (he Bogey Handicap:— 9-10. —Jlrs. Bevan plays Miss Wilson; Miss Cotter plays Mrs. Bnttenvorth; Miss Williams plays Mrs. Tweed; Miss Breivstor play's Mrs. Mollsop; Mrs. Buckley plays Miss Burnes. 10.—Mts. Jl'Kac plavs Mrs. Alan Campbell; Miss Cowlishaw plavs Jliss Ilamlin; Miss Bull plays.Miss Ledger; Mrs. Henry - plays Miss V. Kettle; Mrs. Abraham plays Mrs. Bloomfielil. 10.20.—J1r? A Lees plays - Miss M'Lean; Miss Fisher plays Miss Carter; Miss Darlcy plays 10.4S—Mrs. Wagg plays Miss R. Bucklaud; Mrs. Murphy plays Miss N. Brandon; Miss Jl. Tweed plays Miss Poster. 11.—Miss Hindmarsh plays Miss D. indorsqii; Miss Symes 'plays Miss G. Gorric; Mrs. Murray plays Mrs. I'rceth; Mrs. Hector Smith plays Miss N. G-orrio; Miss Sylvia Abraham plays Mrs. Rose. 11.20.—Miss Simpson plays Mrs. Cox; Miss E. Pierce plays Miss E. Robieson; Miss Parsons plays Miss Sybil Abraham; Miss Harcourt plays Jliss Bpwjcy; Jliss Humphreys plays Jliss Kobieson. 11.40.—Miss Graham plavs Jlrs. Wigram; Jliss Gray plays Jlrs. A. Duncan; Mrs, Serjeant plays Jlrs. Boyle; Jliss F. Brandon plays Miss E. S. Booth; Miss Jlackenzio plays Miss R. Simpson. 12.—Miss Richmond plays Jfiss Callender; Jliss P. Anderson 'plays Jlif-s Dora Booth; Jlrs. Batchelor plays Jlrs. Fcrgnsson; Jliss Stafford plays Jlrs. Seitert; Miss Burt plays Jlrs. Donald. 12.20.-Jlrs. O'Meara plays Jlrs. Biss; Mrs. Watkins plays Jliss Payton; Jlrs. Sim plays Miss Brandon; 'jlrs. Edmunds plays Jliss Wheeler; Jlrs. Firth plays Jlrs. Hortou. 12.40.-Jlrs. C. Pearce plavs Jliss Didsbnry; Jliss Dean plays Jlrs. O'Rorke; Jliss Kettle plays Jliss Blcomficld. 12-52.—Jliss Henderson plays Jlrs. Fitchett; Miss n. Buckland plays Jlrs. Hay ward. I.—Jliss Cameron plays Jliss N. Holmes; Jlrs. Eljar plays Jlrs. Burnes; Miss Holmes plays Jtrs. Burnett Stuart; Jlies Clark plays Jliss Marks; Jlrs. Wrou'jhton plays Jlrs. Thornton. 1.20-JlLss Doughty plays Jliss AVvlio; Jliss W. Miles plays Jlrs. Kelly; Miss Hay ward plays Jliss Frater; Jliss 11. Jlilcs plays Jliss Denniston; Jliss Ewen plays Jlrs. Coverciale. lAD.— Jlrs. Bectham plays Jliss Ward; Jliss Fitzherbcrt plays Jlrs. C. Bidwill; Jliss Jloss plays Jlrs. Shand; Jliss A. Pearce plays Jliss Wray; Jliss Dorothy Booth plays Jlrs. Bidwill. 2.—Jliss G. Booth plays Jtiss Cotter; Jlrs. Collins plays Miss Standish. 2.8.-Mrs. Ronald Orbell plays Miss L. Brandon. 2.l2—Jliss Wood plays Jlrs. G.- Williams. 2.l6.—Jtiss Collins plays Jliss Gould. 2.20.—J1r5. Turnbull plays Jliss N. Campbell. A special train will leavo Lambton Station for the Her-etaunga Golf links at noon on Saturday next, running through without stopping, excepting at tho Lower Ilutt, thereby enabling passengers to arrive in time to see the final round of the ladies' championship.