GOLF.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9593, 13 September 1909, Page 5

GOLF.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, September 12. The New Zealand Golf Champion • .ship Meeting, which will commence at Cornwall Park Linke, to-morrow, promises to prove highly successful The fine weather of the past week has improved the links, which are now in excellent condition Almost six hundred entries have been received from considerably over 100 competitors. The entries for the principal events are Amateur Championship, 80; Open Championship, 66j Foursome Bogey, 100; Bogey Handicap, 92; Medal Handicap, 86; Driving Competition, 7.2; Approaching and Putting Competition, 72. The Professional Match has attracted six eptries, which includes the leading players of the Dominion, Clements, of Wanganui, the present open champion of New Zealand, being one of the number. The competitors for the amateur and open championships include H C. Smith, of Dunedin, the present champion of New Zealand, and A C- Duncan, of Wellington, an ex-champion.

MASTERTON CLUB.

The Masterton Golf Club held an Eclectic Competition on Saturday last, the best cards being as fol lows: — Nettl HJp. Score. G. W. Arlidge 8 31 B. Booth 3 33 C. C. Cox scr 36 F. H. Ekoate 3 37 N. H. James 5 37 M. Messenger 6 37 H. Martin 8 37 C. Perry 4 40 J. Steele . 4 40 J. B. Henry 5 40 C. G, Monro 6 40 A. W. Gillies 6 41 J. Hirschberg 5 44 LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. The follow'ng is the result of the first round of the Ladies' Championship played on the Lansdowne Links on Saturday afternoon:— Miss E. Robieson beat Mrs H Holmes, 6 up 5 to play. Mrs W. H, Booth beat Miss G. Booth,- 5 up and 4 to play. The second round will be played this week, the drawing being as fol low Mrs Norman Beetham playu Miss M Payton; Mrs J. B. Henry plays Miss E. Robieson; Mrs W. H. Booth plays Mrs Guy Williams; Miss J. Robieson playa Miss D, Booth. Mrs Saunders will play Miss J. Robieson fur the Cotter Itoae Bowl on Wednesday afternoon next.