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. chg^ftpion ^truck tr.q^b.le again at the hmth, where she found thp sgm©» bunker as diiring the mor'ftipg round. ^fhig $irn.e Mjgg GaisfOrd was with her hui; Ka.y in ehipping out struck the edge t)f the green ahd faileA to get MisV Gaisford's b^ll did the same thing but in her caSe, rau on to . the green. Miss Gaisford -Was p(pt in fqur to Miss Kay's five. Miss Gaisfor'd" four. up. " ""The 'long' t'prith yas* a good hole in' whieh ho'th 'did 'ifchp hes'^p.qrt of 'tHe1 528 yar^s with>the drives aftcf hrassies\ :An approaph' and two putts 'ih' each' case tpo'k''fch*ein'6ut.'tq halve the hole' in " bir'die* fivp." •• ; Pnly Bad D rive j elqye^th';cMiss Gaisford hit. the oiily fad qriyo oi tEe match when! $E© P.ulied ba'dly to' the ieft and ijusti' reached the fgirw^' ^tisV Kay ftlWo1 PH%d 'jn'fhq gable ! directiop but had ^ 3if|aifc4' to 'lie in the rougfi Withiii e'asy"'rea'cK of the green. Miss paisford topped her second and was E^rdly^ pp 'to Miss ifay;s first. Miss KaV'hit a Beaptiful approach out tjf ■. the' rhiigh and' sahk 'in one pptf to' take th© hc>ie in to^Q.y 5pur[ Miss Gaisford three up. Miss'Kay was strik;ing'tfQuhle cohsistenfiy at the sborf; hol'es, and' aggin' at' th'e tyelffh she found the bhiikoi; at ihe right of the green. "Miss Gaisford was lying in'a handy positiqp, but the chaippion with a' beautiful (jhip mashie, * laid her ' ball heside the plp to sjn^c in three ahd harved the hple in Eogey figures. Indifferent putting let Miss Kay down . again at the short " thirteenth where after finding the green in one, she: took three to hqle out. Miss Gaisford sank in bogey three to stand fopr up, with five to play.

The Final Hole Both hit straight long drives ' at the foprteenth and final hole. :The balls were level on the fairway, but Miss Gaisford hit a beautiful second which carried her right on to the green. ^iss Kay's shot' yras high and to the right, and altnough'she got out of an aw.k-^arcf pq'sition with a nice shot she yan past the pin? Miss Gaisford laid her' ball witliin inches of the cup with her'third and when Miss Kay failed to s'ihk her putt the match was placed beyond doubE Miss Gaisford holed out in four but her ppponent did'hot sink. ' " " ' Trophie's Presented At the conelusipn of the championship, th© trQphies won during the tourpanient were pres'ented tb the winners by Mrs H. E. Troutbeck, wife of the presjdent o'f the clubo jn calling upon Mrs Troutheck tQ make .the presentation, Miss S. Snodgrass, captaip of the ladies club expresse.d the hope that the visitors had enjoyed their holiday in Rotorua. Thig was the first occasioh that a couptry qlub had had the honour of siaging a New Zealand championship, Miss Snodgrass stated and she hoped that if they failed in aiiything, visitors, wp^ld rpiuembpr that Rotorua was a' young club ahd had not yet attempted pnything of the mag.nitude of the present" topir.pap^efit. ' '' s Miss Snodgrass " con'gf atulated the winner of the championship, Miss B. Gaisford, axjd the. rpnner-up, Miss 0. Kay. Both of the finalists had' played outstanding golf, an(i with youth their favotir they should be hehrd of for njany years yet". In ponclusipn l^iss Snodgrass expressed the "|:haii|?;s of t}ie ladies to the men's 'section of " the club. The men, she stated had ass.is'ted in every possib'le way and the"sppcpss oi the ^o'uriiaineht 'was to a great degree due to ' their 'co-pper.atipxi. ' Popvilar 'Presenta^ions Two popular. prespbtatiohs made at the cop'clusion o| th'e distribution of trophie's, "yypre thpse |o i^is^ Wfu^iel raytoh,''o'nA''of''thd mQ^ prqmipent members of the' Rotorua' Ladies7 Club, who is ahPltiy le.ayipg *on a trip abroad, and to'Mrs E. La Trobe Hijl, secretary of the Ladies' Club, whose orgariisirig "ability ahd energy contributed so ' hiuch to^ards the success of the tourn'aihehi;.' In addition to a presentation from the Rotorua Club accompanipd hy the besf wishes" of all ihe niember?, Mips P.ayton was also" fhe recipient " of a fufther preseiitation fropp fhq NeW' Zfal'and Ladies Gqlf iyhiph s|ie is the retiring' secretary." ' " "The presentatiph to Mrs Jfill \jras made by'the yisjting golfers on whose behalf tyir's Guy "tVilliaips paid a yyhrm |ribute io the spje^jii'd" work carried ouf by Mrs' Hill 'dwring'tKe tournament. * • - "The Perfect Place" "I think' we hay© in Rotorua the perfect piftce " for ' q c^aihpidnship," said Miss fh Belf, Weiiihgt6n, 'ip 'exprpssing the' thanks' o'f ' th'e 'yisitors to the ^toto^ua club." 'For ihifty-five yearEj iye' hhve h|l h^en working up to" the perfect cLampio'ush'ip ahd we have found it here."/,i ' ' 4 Miss Bell ma"de appreciatiyq reference to' the exqellent CQh'dftion 'of ihe' cour'se and hxpressed the opinion that' this. ha4*'c'ontributed to a yery "l'arge extent to the hi^h "standard pf* golf 'dphmg 'the tbipp?tmefr ^he "vyas sure 't^iat hll fhe yi'sitprs h'ad ijiad a woridqr£uftime"frod' 'i^nw "be giad to retufn."The''meeting"closed with thr.ee chpers fropi the yisitors for th'e' liost club, " and the retur ning of the complimerit hy'the Rotorua members'. " u *"'4 4 '4 List of Winners The followipg" is the list of winners of ihe yari'ous evehf s 'duripg the tourhamentl ' " " - New Zealand championship : Miss Gaisford. ' * c '-».•*» v ;•>, Runner-up: Miss 0. Kqy. Semi-finaiisj;s: Mrs Cuy Williams ^Mpsiertb'n) , ' ' Miss Upton ^ApckN6w Zealand championship' f oursohies: Mish" Gaisford 'and Miss 'D.

Chrystall ' (Christchurch)". Mellsop Cup: Miss O. Kay. Intef-Island1 Teahis Matchi, 'North Islahd : Miss ' Gaisford, Mrs WiTsoii, Mrs Guy Williams,' Miss TetrieJ 'Miss M. Stevens, Mrs Cooke, Mrs Hosking, MissXhlling. ^pttpay C;up: Mrs D. Stopt (Wellington)."' "l Innes, Cup and ^eajns Match, Manawatii'A: Mfs Cobk (Innes Cup), Miss' Ga'fslford, Mrs" Collirisori, Mrs' Grace. • "'"Cofonatioh Medal:"Mrs D.s Roh'ertson (Auckland). ' Cpposite. divislon, Miss "0." Stevens (Pupuke) / Gr oss score: Miss 0. Stevens.'' " " ' Handicap Eoursoines: " Miss N. Innes (Manawatu), Miss M. liVhite (Napier)". ' v ' L.G.U. Challenge Bowl: Miss M. Stevehs (Pupukh)'; second divisiOn, Mrs Preston'* (Akaf ama) gross score, Miss M. Stevens* (Pupuke). * Pohnejiy 'Cup: Miss Q. Kay; Sec-

opd 5^i"^Ision : Mrs. -P* Bro'vyne (Cajnbridge) ; Gross Score, Miss 0. Kay. ' First Bqgey: Miss. Inpes; second divisjqn: Miss Bray (Titirangi). Second Bogey: Mis.s P4. Sinith (Napier). opposite diyision; ^rs StoptPutting: Qct. 9., Miss Q. Kay; f)ct1Q, Mrs Clark (gastings) ; pcf. 12, Mrs Ferguson (Auckland) ; Oc(;. (3, Mrso ?arr (Maupgakiekie) ; Gct. 1^, Mrs Arthur (Painiiton) ; Qpt. 1^, Mrs ig. M(ilsQn" (Auckiand). Besf aggregate puttirig,. Mrs Fergpson; seOOnd hest aggregate, Mrg Arthur. pharhpion jThree p>own • Misg ' Kay's putting le't her down at t?ie SJghth TKh^fe. reachipg thp green in th?*.?e» M'l^? Gaisford sapjc ^ith a gopd one in bogey four. Miss Nay fqok an* exfra putt tP stand three doyrp.