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Taranaki Daily News, 2 October 1922, Page 3

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LADIES AT PLAY. Manawatu championship, By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palmerston N., Last Night. The qualifying round of the championship of the Manawatu Ladies’ Golf Club was played on Saturday, in fine weather and on a good course. Results: Miss Beadel (Christchurch) beat Mrs. Orbell (Oamaru), 5 and 4. Miss Brandon (Wellington) beat Mrs. Tingey (Feildlng), 3 and 2. Mrs. Dodgshun (Otago) beat Mrs. Cook (Otago), 2 up at the 19th. Miss Wilson (Christchurch) beat Mrs. McCarthy (Otago), 3 and 2. Miss Bell (Wellington) beat Mrs. R. S. Abraham (Manawatu), 5 and 4. Miss Wright (Timaru) beat Mrs. Marchbanks (Wellington), 5 and 4. Miss S. Watson (Manawatu) beat Miss Snodgrass (Rotorua), 4 and 3. Miss E. Brown (Napier) beat Miss Achleson (Nelson), 1 up. In* a handicap medal competition, Mrs. Orbell, 83—7 —76, and Miss N. Johnston, 97 —21 —76, returned the best cards. The tealns’ match resulted: Manawatu A. (Miss S. Watson 88, Mrs. Collinson 94, Mrs. R. P. Abraham 91, Miss Moore 97—a total of 370), first; Wellington A (Miss Brandon 89, Miss Bell 88, Mrs. Marchbanks 92, Miss Marchbanks 102—a total of 371), second. The bogey competition was won by Mrs. Dodgshun (5), 3 up. NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB. SATURDAY’S MATCH. A bogey handicap was played on the Waiwakaiho links on Saturday. The day was perfect and the course in splendid order. T. G. Thomson had an easy win in the senior grade, with a good card of 4 up, and A. H. Blennerhassett (all square) headed the juniors. The best cards handed in were: Seniors. T. G. Thomson (handicap 9), 4 . up. A. S. Hasell (5), 1 up. R. Renner (9), 1 up. A. W. Griffin (11), 1 up. F. S. Johns (2), 1 down. D. H. Smythe (7), 1 down. G. M. Chong (1), 2 down. C. McAllum (11), 2 down. J. B. Wilson (10), 3 down. V. Elliott (5), 3 down. Juniors. A. H. Blennerhassett (14), all square. R. N. Monteath (13), 1 down. F. S. Grayling (15), 2 down. K. G. Archer (17), 2 down. J. McNeill (17), 4 down. The tie for the best gross aggregate in the championship qualifying rounds was played eft between A. Smith and D. H. Butcher, the latter winning fairly comfortably by five strokes. The Medley Cup, The Medley Cup competition was concluded on Saturday. V. Elliott and J. B. Wilson have tied in this competition, and will plav off next Saturday. The following are the leading aggregates (best three cards) : I. Elliott, 3 up, square, 3 down; aggregate, all square. J. B. Wilson, 3 up, square, 3 down; all square. D. H. Smythe, square, square, 1 down; 1 down. G. M. Chong, 1 up, 1 down, 2 down ; 2 down. F. S. Johns, square, 1 down, 3 down; 4 down. D: H. Butcher, 1 up, 2 down, 4 down; 5 down. T. V. Mackay, square, 2 down, 3 down; 5 down. , R. H. Quilliam, square, square, 5 down; k 5 down. Next Saturday, the final medal match for the Standish Cup will be played, players arranging their own partners. LADIES’ MATCH TO-MORROW. The following is the draw for the ladies’ match to-morrow: Mrs. Burke v. Miss Stanford; Miss Thomson v. Miss Gavin; Miss Read v. Miss Rundle; Mrs. Hill v. Miss Goldwater; Mrs. Perry v. Miss Foote; Mrs. Waters v. Mrs. Scanlan; Miss Brewer v. Miss Winfield; Mrs. Anderson v. Miss Johns: Mrs. Chistoffel v. Miss Carthew. At the beginning of the season, Mr. C. 11. Burgess generously offered prizes for beginners showing the most improvement In their games and having an orthodox use of all their clubs. Two prizes are to be given to the ladles, one for last season’s beginner and the other for this season’s beginner. PLAY IN AMERICA. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. Received October 1, 5.5 p.m. New York, September 29. At Nashville, in the second round of the open golf championship, aGtchell Is leading with 137. Other scores are: French 138, Barnes 139, Duncan 141, Kirkwood 143, and Hutchison 146. New York, Sept. 29. The telegraphed dispatch on which yesterday's golf cable was based turns out to have been mutilated. The correct statement of the scores is: Kirkwood 69, Hagen 69. Bobby Cruickshank broke the course record with 66. French took 68, Mitchell 68, Barnes 70, Duncan and Hutchinson 71. deceived Oct, 1, 11.5 p.m. New Y’ork. Sept. 30. At Nashville, Abe Mitchell and Leo Diegel (New Orleans) tied for first place to-day win scores of 280 for 72 holes in the southern golf championship. ’ The tie will be played on October 1 in a 26-hole mqteh.