LADIES'GOLF TOURNEY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2288, 23 October 1914, Page 7

LADIES'GOLF TOURNEY

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tho semi-finals in the Ladies' Provincial Golf _ Championship tourney at Heretaunga Links were played off in fine but windy weather yesterday.—Miss L.. Brandon.. beat Mrs. Gibbon, 8 up and 6 to play, and Miss B. Wood beat Miss Abraham, 6 up and, 5 to play. Tho matches, which were ; expected to bo closo, turned out the.-reserve, the wind -troubling tho defeated players. Miss Wood won -the first two holes in bogy, but lost the third. Five halves followed. Tho scores registered showed Jine golf. A four at tho ninth mado Miss Wood 2 up, and perfect play also won her the following four holes and the match.

Miss L. Brandon was playing in great form in her game with Mrs. Gibbon. She lost tho first hole (5 and 4), and then, playing won 8 holes in succession. A visit to a bunker at the eighth cost her a, seven, otherwise her out half was.without a blemish. Halves.at the tenth and eleventh finished her effort in the semi-final. Her out score was: 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 7, 4— 42.

Miss B. Wood. (Christchurch) and Miss L. Brandon (Wellington) play off the final at 1.30. to-day, and, judging by'the play of both ladies, a great struggle is expected. They are both in fine form, and in tho wind yesterday they wero playing exceedingly fine golf. It proniises to be a- final well worth witnessing. The four-ball bogy foursome, results were as follow:—

Miss Callender and Miss Climie, 5 up (winners); Miss Sybil Abraham and Mrs. Collins, 3 up; M-re. Fitzherbert and- Miss Simpson, 2 up; Miss V. Duthio and Miss Cotter, 2 up; Miss A. Foster and Mrs. Wagg, 1 up; Mrs. Lees ftud Mrs. Gibbon, all square; Miss Cowlisliaw and Miss D. Anderson, all square; Miss V. Bell ; and Sylvia Abraham, 1 down; Mrs. Bidwill and Mrs. Webster, 1 down; Miss.Henderson and Miss Cooper, 1' down; Mrs. R. Ward and Miss M. Wheeler, 2 down; Miss Focke and Miss Doughty, 2 down; Miss Marks and Miss Seed, 3 down; Miss E. Bell and Miss N. Johnston, 3 down; Miss Eobieson and Miss Watson, 3 down; Mrs. Firth and Mrs.- Holmes, 4 down; Mrs; Martin and Miss Kirkcaklio, 4 down; Miss Parsons and Miss G. Foster, 4 down; Miss Didsbury and Miss Hannay, 4 down; Mrs. J. Young and Miss Wheeler, 7 down: Mrs. Burton and Miss Yarrall. 8 down; Miss I. Pearson and Miss D. Webb, 0 down.

The following is the draw (or the Medal Handicap to be' played this morning (play will start at 9.30) :— 1 Miss B. Bell, Miss Sylvia Abraham; 2 Miss Kobieson, Mrs. Wagg; 3 Miss 13. Tuke, Miss Darley; 4 Mrs. W. Bidivill, Miss B. Wood; 5 Miss R. Harris, Mrs. Lees; 6 Miss Sybil Abraham, Mrs. Collins; 7 Miss HaiiEay, Miss D. Anderson; 8 Miss A. Poster, Miss L. Brandon; 9 Miss Cowlishaw, Miss N. Brandon; 10 Mrs. Gibbon, Mrs. It. Ward; 11 Miss G. Foster, Miss Parsons; 12 Miss V. Bell, Miss A. Kennedy; 13 Miss Duthie, Miss Wheeler; 14 Miss Callendcr, Miss Hay ward; 15 Mrs. Hayward. Miss K. Wilson; 16 Miss Gambrill, Miss Simpson; 17 Mrs. R. A. Holmes, Miss Harcourt; 18 Miss K. Holmes, Mrs; W. Turnbull; 19 Miss N. Johnston, Mrs. Findlay; 20 Miss Wilkin, Mrs. S. Fitzherbert; 21 Miss E. Stafford, Miss Cotter; 22 Miss Marks, Miss Honderson; 23 Miss Focko Miss M. Sood; 24 Miss -N. Wheeler, Miss E. Ward; 25"Miss Didsbury, Mrs. Firth; 26 Miss Cooper, Miss Bewley. No. 12 Tee. —1 Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Burton; 2 Miss Gavin, Miss Doughty; 3 Mrs. Martin, Miss M. Cook; 4 Miss Stafford, Miss S. Brandon; 5 Miss Turnbull, Miss E. Booth; 6 Mrs. Edmunds, Mrs. R. Callender; 7 Miss H. Miles, Miss D Webb; 8 Miss I. Pearson, Miss N. Mantell; Q Miss M. Ward, Mrs. T. Young. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Following are the results of the tennis tournament played in connection with the golf championship:— • Handicap Doubles.—Mrs. R. A. Holmes and Miss Stafford; boat Misses Cotter and Harris, 50—43; Mrs. Holmes mid Miss Stafford beat Misses Miller and Biss, by default; Misses Webb and Pearson beat Mrs. Holmes and Miss Stafford, 50—45; Misses Webb and Pearson beat Mrs. Griffiths and Mrs. Findlay, 50—IS; Mrs. Burton and Miss Mack beat Mrs. Pearco and Mrs. Reading, 50—IS; Mrs. Burton and Miss Mack beat Misses Miles and Abraham, bv default; Mrs. Myers and Miss Coletiian beat Misses Darley and Johnston, 60—40; Mrs. Myers and Miss Coleman boat Misses Duthio and Simpson, 50— 43; Mrs. Burton and.Miss Mack beat tyrs, Mjyers afld Miss CoJeman A 60r-47 A _