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Taranaki Daily News, 28 August 1915, Page 7

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.W.WiS FROM NEAR AND FAR. New Plymouth will play Stratford at Stratford on September lfi. The second round of the men's championship of the New Plymouth Club will be played this afternoon. • # * The qualifying round for the men'a junior championship ojc the Witiora Club will be played this afternoon. A team of six men from the Waitara Club will play a team from the New Plymouth Club at Waiwakaiho this afternoon. A start with the temporary bunkering of the New Plymouth Club's course will be made after the championship is finished. Miss Brewster is to he congratulated on winning the ladies' championship of the New (Plymouth Club, Miss Brewster haa played steady golf throughout the season, and having won the Weston Cup and the championship has clearly established her position as the club's "first string." Mrs. Walker has won the junior ladies' championship after playing through the competition consistently. In the final she defeated Mrs. Flower. The best feature of Mrs. Flower's play was her good driving, but Mrs. Walker gained a considerable! advantage by good approaches, which were always handy to tho pin. Tho final of the ladies' senior championship in the Stratford Golf Club was played off on Wednesday between Mrs. Abraham and Mrs. 8. Spence. The match proved close and interesting. Mrs. Spence started well, and got a substantial lead, but Mrs. Abraham, playing well, steadily hauled this down till they were all square, when Mrs. Abraham gradually drew ahead and finished up by winning the match 3 up and 2 to go.

The final between Miss Brewster and Mrs. Johns was an interesting match. Miss Brewster established a good lead early in the match and was 4 up at the turn. Maying the tenth, Mrs. Johns was right through in the sand, and Miss Brewster was also through the green, but she played a good approach a.nd won in 3.-5 up. Mrs. Johns topped her drive at the 11th and was short in two, on in throe and out in five. Mis? Brewster was over the hill in her drive, on in two, and won in four. At the 12th Miss Brewster was short in the riwhes, but with a niblick was on in two and out in four. Mrs. Johns ran through the green in her drive, made a weak approach and over-ran the hole in her approach putt. She had a difficult 4ft putt for a half and lost the hole and the match by 7up and fl. There was a strong wiind, but the driving ami putting was good. Miss Rrewtsor's score out was 40 and Mrs. Johns' 53, which wo,* good, considering the heavy cross wind. "Never knew a ball to last like a Challenger" —so says a well-known player. It is a fact that a Challenger stands plenty of punishment. You can't hurt a Challenger. It will not lose its shape o,r crack or burst. Challenger Golf Balls are the best and last longest. -Advt, b