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Taranaki Daily News, 25 May 1922, Page 3

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LADIES’ TARANAKI TOURNAMENT. FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. Itieal golfing weather favored the opening of the second ladies’ Taranaki championship and handicap tournament at Walwakaiho links. New Plymouth, yesterday. The greens were Keen, and players expressed themselves as well pleased with the arrangements made by the ladies’ committee. The players were despatched by Mr. H. .Dempsey, and the secretarial duties were well carried out by Miss Simpson. In the morning the qualifying round for the championship was played. Miss Brandon, one of the Dominion's leading players, and an ex-lady champion of New Zealand, headed the list with a well-played 90. Mrs. Guy Williams, several times winner of the ladies* Do- . minion championship and winner last year of the Australasian championship, was next with a card of f)2. A medal handicap was also played in conjunction with the championship. Miss Brandon, with a handicap of 7, returning the best card. In the afternoon championship play was continued, as a result of which both Miss Brandon and Mrs. Williams are still left In the semi-finals. A bogey match was also ployed. Miss Brandon again coming out on top. Details of yesterday’s play are:— —, LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP. Qualifying Bound. The best eight cards to qualify were:— Miss Brandon (Wellington) 90 Mrs. Guy Williams (Masterton) .92 Miss Gavin (New Plymouth) 97 Mrs. Shatter Weston (Wellington) 100 Mrs. Nicholson (New Plymouth) 102 Miss Ward (Wellington) ,<.» 105 Miss Thomson (New Plymouth) 106 Mrs. Grace (Wanganui) 107 Second Round. The second round, in the afternoon, resulted: Mrs. Weston beat Mrs. Nicholson, 1 up. Mrs. Williams beat Miss Thomson, 8 up and 7. Miss Ward beat Miss Gavin, 4 up and 3. Miss Brandon beat Mrs. Grace, 7 up and 6, MEDAL HANDICAP. A medal handicap was played in conjunction with the qualifying round of the championship. The best scores were: — Miss Brandon •. ■ • • • 90— 7—83 Mrs. Shatter Weston .......... 100—15—85 Mrs. Nicholson .• 102—12 —86 Miss Gavin 97—10—87 Miss Thomson .......106 —18—88 Mrs. Birch Johnston 114 —24—90 Miss Ward 105—14—91 Mrs. Williams 92 I—9l Miss Harper 113—20—93 Mrs. Johns 108—15—93 Mrs. R. H. Quilliam 114—18—96 Miss Stanford ....._.. L ..115—18—97 Mrs. Burmester 110 —13—97 Mrs. Grace 107—9—98 BOGEY MATCH. The best scores were : Miss Brandon (handicap 5), 2 down, Mrs. McDiarmid (23), 3 down. Mrs. Williams (1), 4 down. Miss Thomson (14), 4 down. Miss Goldwater (19), 5 down, Mrs. Wade (16), 5 down. TO-DAY’S PLAY.

DRAWS FOR THE MATCHES, The semi-finals of the championship will be played this morning, play commencing at 9.20. Mrs. Weston plays Mrs. Williams and Miss Ward plays Miss Brandon. The winners will meet in the final in the afternoon, starting about one o'clock. Morning Match. The draw for the four-ball bogey is Mrs. Johns and Mrs. Gray v. Mrs. Grace and Miss Harper. Miss Greig and Miss Carthew v. Miss Foote and Mrs. Waters. Miss Winfield and Miss Shaw v. Miss Read and Mrs. Birch-Johnston. Miss Gavin and Miss Thomson v. Mrs, Burmester and Miss Wilson. Miss Stanford and Miss Simpson v. Mrs. Perry and Miss Leathern. Mrs. Nicholson and Mrs. Quilliam v. Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Burke. Afternoon Match. The draw for the flag match in the afternoon is:— Miss Gavin V. Miss Harper. Mrs. Nicholson v. Mrs. Burmester. Miss Goldwater v. Mrs. Miss Stanford v. Mrs. Grace. Mrs. Burke v. Miss Bremmer. ‘Mrs. Hamerten v. Mrs. Quilliam, Mrs. Johns v. Miss Thomson. Mrs. McDiarmid v. Mrs. Hill. Mrs. Gray v. Miss Putt. Mrs. Christoffel v. Miss Winfield Mrs. Scanlon v. Miss Greig. Miss Carthew v. Miss Shaw.