Ladies' (Golf Championships at Hokowhitu

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7279, 5 October 1933, Page 4

Ladies ' (Golf Championships at Hokowhitu

Miss Kay and Bliss Gaisford Head Qualifying Rounds

Quality Field Fully Tested By Tricky Conditions

The Manawatu Ladies’ Golf Club’s open championship tournament was commenced at Hokowhitu yesterday under favourable conditions. The weather, except for light showers at mid-day, was fine, and a fairly strong and gusty wind pro-

vided an excellent test of golf with the course, stretched to the utmost, in tip-top order.

Tho day’s programme consisted of the qualifying rounds for the championship, Ekstedt Cup and consolation handicaps, in conjunction with which were played medal competitions. There waa a record entry, and among those who competed wore no less than four ex-champions of New Zealand, the outstanding players being Miss Oliver Kay, winner o-f the Australian open title, and Miss Bessi'o Gaisford, another member of the New Zealand Tasman Cup team. With the morning rounds completed, Miss Gaisford, with a good card of SI, led the field by 4- strokes, her nearest opponent being Miss Kay (85)i, Mrs Rota (S 6), Mrs Collinson (87), and Mrs D'. Stout (87). Miss Kay played scintillating golf in the afternoon, to break 80 for the course, and with Miss Gaisford four strokes behind her they shared the honour of the qualifying rounds with aggregates of 164. Another sterling round by Mrs Stout gave the Herotaunga player third place, with Mis 3 M. Guy" (176). Mrs Collinson (177), and Mrs Cr. Ferguson (177) next, in order. The important work of sending the competitors away was ably carried out by Mr J. R. Galloway, and the fact that there was no hold-up spoke volumes for his unerring judgment. Detailed results of the day’s play

are as under: Championship. The following 16 qualified for the championship:—• Miss 0. Kay (St. Clair) 85—79—164 Miss B. Gaisford (Marton) 81 —83—164 Mrs D. Stout (HeTetaunga) 87—85—172 Miss M. Gny (Manawatu) .<. .. .. o" • • 32 —84 —176 Mrs. H. Collinson (Mana-

Out,: 5 4 6 3 5 4 4 4 3—SB In: 4536 44 6 4 5—41 T 9

Consolation Handicap, The .following qualify for the Hoko-whit-u Handicap:— Mrs. Brooker (Maaawatu) 197, Miss Wanklyn (Manawatu) 198, Mrs A, C. Feast (Carterton) 211, Miss Lucas (Nelson) 204, Mrs J. Graham (Feilding) 205, Mrs D. V, Stewart (Manawatu) 200, Mrs M, Gabriel (Manawatu) 208, Mrs K. Little (Feeding) 201, Miss E. Rutledge (Manawatu) 207, Mrs H. McDowell (Manawatu) 200, Miss M, McKenzie (Eangitikei) 210, Miss Harkness (Nelson) 201, Mrs A, J, Keanoy (Miramar) 207, Miss N. Grace (Wanganui) 201, Mrs A. McKegg (Manawatu) 207, Mrs D. Reid .(Manawatu) 211. Medal Competitions, The first medal competition, played in the morning, was won as follows; First division (handicap 15 and under): Mrs Rota (Hawera), 8(5 —9 —77. Second division (handicap 16 to SO), Mrs. C, C. Walker (Pahiatua), 08—24—74, The second medal competition, played in the afternoon, resulted:— First division, Miss M. Gay (Manawatu), Si—B—76. Second division, Mrs H. McDowell (Manawatu), 95—18—77. Some of the Cards, There was a fairly strong and gusty wind blowing in the morning, and with much of the play into the teeth of it or across it, many found bunkers with their long seconds, the .general standard of the scoring being below expectations, ' Miss Kay’s Rounds. Miss Oliver Kay, of St, Clair, and -champion of Australia, was not playing with her nsual precision in the morning, and one of the reasons for this was that sh 6 had spent the previous day breaking in a new pair of golf shoes, with the usual painful consequences. Miss Kay hilt a screamer” off the first tee, but her second into the wind just failed to carry the bunker, and she took 5. She was in two bunkers at .the nest, and in five of

them, before she had holed out on. Strang’s. Sho required 44 for the first half, but improved a lot after tho turn, the only blemishes coming in being sixes at Ti Ti’s and the sixteenth. Her card read:— Out: 5555 6 545 4—44 In: 4546 3 564 4—41 S 5

Miss Kay showed more than a glimpse of her true game in the afternoon, and she broke 80 to return tho best card. A 5 at the first was followed with a, 4 at the next and a 6 at the third. That Was not too good, and the short fourth, where she found tho bunker in tho morning, was to follow. There was quite a gallery by this time, and the champion did not disappoint the spectators. She was down in bogey 3 at the fourth, bogey 5 at Strang’s, and she followed with birdies at the sixth and seventh, a 4 and a 3 giving her an outward half o-f 38 —really good golf under the conditions. She averaged fours for the next three holes, but took 6 at Ti Ti’s after a drive just a bit short of the cabbage tree. A 4 at Kraal, where she laid a difficult, approach putt dead, was followed by a birdie 4 at Barraud’s, and she required fives at the last three holes to break SO. The sixteenth was dead into the ivind, and she took 6. At the seventeenth, however, she drove to the mound just short of the green, and chipped up for an easy 4. An easy 5 at the ho.m6 hole gave her the best round of the afternoon—at 75—the card reading:—

Mies Kay ms getting tremendous length, 'witlx her wooden clubs, but had to pay the penalty whenever her seconds were off the'line. Her af tern icon round suggests that she will play some remarkable golf during the week. Miss Gaisford, Mjrs Bessie Gaisford was four strokes ahead of anyone else in. She morning with a well-played SI, and her total should have been below 80 had she noticed the blackboard instruction that players finding the cross bunkers with their drives at the second could lift out without penalty. Miss Gaisford was down in 4 a.t the first, and she hit her drive into the cross 'bunker at the second. The lie was a bad one, and she Tailed to get out. The ball rolled back into a heel-mark, but she exploded out and took 6 for the hole—two strokes thrown away through not knowing the rule. From that on. she recorded steady figures, though, she was through the green, with her third a.t Riverside and required 6. She wa3 out in 41. Her second found a, bunker at the tenth, and a. short putt failed to go down, at Land’s End, but three bogeys in a row were followed by an eagle 4. at Barraud’s, and 5,4, 6 gave her 40 for the half, the card reading’.— Out; 4 6 5 4 5 4 6 3 4—41 Int 5535 44 5 4 5—40 81 Mies Gaisford put one into the bunker at the first hole in the afternoon, and settled down, to good golf, Strang’s being the only othor hole where she exceeded the scratch score. She was out in. 30, and when word came back that Miss Kay had reduced the four-stroke morning deficit there was keen excitement. Miss Gaisford failed to find the green at Lagoon Hill, but she was near the pin with her next, and narrowly mis3ed the putt. Miss Kay had averaged fours, and was onij two strokes behind. An e-asy 5 to Miss Gaisford at Ti Ti’s increased her load to 3, but it was 2 again after Kraal, Where a high approach which went, through the green to the right loft Miss Gaisford a difficult chip. She was down foT 4 at the fifteenth after a beautiful second to the green, and with an easy 5 at the sixteenth she was still three strokes up. She required three putts on the seventeenth, a rough green, and then put her second into a bunker at the eighteenth. Taking 2 to get out and three putts, she required a 7, giving her 83 for the round and an aggregate of 164. Miss Kay’s 79 had made up the morning deficit, and they finished equal first fior the qualifying Tounds. Miss Gaisford’s afternoon caTd read: —■ Out: 54536 553 * 39 In; 45455455 7 44 S 3 Mrs Colliuson’3 Cards Among the first low-handicap players in were Mrs H. Collinson (Manawatu) and Mrs G. Ferguson (Auckland), the former completing the course in 87 and the latter taking four moTC strokes.

Mrs Collinson was playing a sound game off the tees, but she was not as convincing with long seconds and other approaches to the pin, She started with a sequence of bogey figures, but a 6 at Cliff View and a 5 at the ninth prevented her from breaking 40 on the outward half. She was back in 46 and there were five 6's on her card, which read: — Out; 44535654 s—ll5 —11 In 5 4 6 3 6 6 6 6 4 5—46 87 Mrs Collinson was unable to strike her true form during the afternoon,

and was three over s's after playing Land's End, which took 8 of the best. From that on it was a different story, and she completed the round in 90, her card reading:— Out: 5 6 6 3 7 5 6 3 3—44 In: 68454554 5—40 90 Aucklander’s Ga,mo Improves Mrs Ferguson did not strike form until she had reached the turn j and her 44 back against the wind was a ready good effort. Her card read: Out: 6564665 4 5—47 In: 0 5 3 6 5 6 6 4 4—44 9.1 j She Improved five on this by live i strokes in the afternoon. She started with scratch, figures until she reached I the sixth, whero she took 7, completiiug the first half in 41’, A7at Ti Ti’s ,'ancl 6’s at the 15th and 16th, were the i blemishes on the second half, her card I reading:— ! Out; 44535754 4—41 In: 4547 46 6 4 5—45 86 Stylish Player From Ha/wora Mrs Bota, a nine-handicap player from Hawera, is a very stylish player, and her 86 was one of the best rounds of the morning. Sho hits a consistently long ball from the tees and is sound with her irons, giving the impression that she will return some useful scores before the tournament is over. Her card read:— Out: 55546553 4 —42 In: 1 7 3 6 5 5 5 4 5—44 86 Ex-Cliampion’s Cards Mrs D. Stout (Heretaunga), who plays off tie 4 mark, registered two useful rounds, the morning one being an 87 and the afternoon one an So. Paired with Miss Gaisford, Mrs Stout settled down to her game from the outset, and scratch figures were recorded for the first four holes.. Then Strang’s required a 6, but this was offset by a birdie 4 into the wind at Cliff View, The next hole spoiled a great half for it required 7 strokes before the ball was sent down, A 4 and a 3 at Monro’s and Eden gave Mrs Stout a4O for the outward journey. Seven s's and two 6’s gave Mrs Stout a 47 for the return half, and an 87 for the round, her card reading:— Out: 4-4 5 3 6 4 7 4 3—40 In; 5555 5 655 6—47 87 This player did better during the afternoon, but was not as convincing until (the turn was reached in 43. At the tenth sho was in. two bunkers, but holed out in four—good golf. She recorded an easy 5 at Land’s End after a classic chip to the pin. Lagoon Hill was completed in scratch figures, but a hooked shot from the fairway at Ti '.Pi’s cost a stroke, the hole taking 6. A weak second which, drifted mado it hard for her to do bettor than 5 at Kraal, but at Barraud’s (bogey 5), Mrs Stout nearly holed the chip for a 3. A Sequence of s’s gavo her a return half of 42, and a round of 85. It will not bo surprising if Mrs Stout breaks 80 before the tournament closes. Her afternoon card read:— Out: 546366 44 5 —43 In: 4 5 3 6 5 4 5 5 5—42 • S 5 Mies M, GuyOne of the best efforts of the afternoon was -the round recorded by Miss Me Guy, the 8-handicap player from Manawatu, Miss Guy played steady golf on the outward half, the first nine holes taking 43 strokes. She played a really fine game coming in, and would have broken 40 for the half but for a sat Lagoon Hill. Her card —a. good ono—wa,s as under;— Out: 54546505 4 4v In: 44564554 4—41 84 Mrs H- McDowell One of the best medal scores of the day was that of Mrs H. McDowell, who, with an IS-handicap and 95 off the stick, handed in a nett. 77. Her card read: — Out: 5 4 7 3 7 6 6 4 5—47 In; 5 5 4 6 6 5 7 4 6—48 95 Miss A, Ormond Miss A. Ormond, of Kapler, was round in 8S during the afternoon. Two 6’s followed by a 5 at the short ninth rather detracted from a good first half, and a 6 at Land’s End and a. 5 at Lagoon Hill, added considerably to the score on the return journey. The card read: — Out: 546 3 6554 5 4o In: 56555 5 55 4—45 88 Record Entry

Not. since the New Zealand championships wore decided at Hokowhitu, has there been such a large entry for a Manawatu tournament, and added interest has been taken in the fisture because of the presence of Miss Oliver Kay, the Australia,n title holder, and Miss Bessie Gaisford, and the fact that the tournament is a forerunner of the New Zealand championships, which will be played on the Belmont (Wanganui) course nest week. Golf Professional INVERCARGILL APPOINTMENT. Per Press Association, INVERCARGILL, Oct. 3. At a meeting to-day the committee of the Invercargill Gold Club decided to appoint B. J, Smith, junr., of Akarana, Auckland, as professional to the club, with headquarters at Otatara. The son of a professional golfer, B. J. Smith, junr., has been one of the leading amateur players in the Auckland province for 3ome years.

DRAW FOR TO-DAY THIRD MEDAL COMPETITION 5.4 a.m,: Mrs R, H. Billens and Miss Rita Thomson. 8.8 a.m.: Mrs J. C. Young and Miss N. Wason. 8.12 a.m.: Mrs J. Fisher and Miss Handly. 8.16 a.m.: Mrs A. G. Lawson and Miss Jean Cousins. 8.20 a.m.: Mrs T. Buxton and Mrs E, K. Montcith. 8.24 a.m.: Mrs E, Fair and Mrs F. Raven. 8.28 a.m.; Mrs T. E. Fa.rr and Mrs A. Hunter. 8.32 a.m. Miss E. Redwood and Miss M. Kearins. 8.36 a.m.: Mrs Watkins and MissV. Stevens. 8.40 a.m.: Mrs Foreman and Miss Amon. Championship 9.0 a.m.: Miss O. Kay and Mrs A. E. Ekstedt. 9.5 a.m.: Mrs Rota and Mrs J. H. Jennings. 9.10 a.m.: Miss M. Guy and Mrs E. A. Blain. 9.15 a.m.: Mrs G. Ferguson and Miss E. Hanson. 9.20 a.m.: Mrs D. Stout and Miss E. Barton. 9.25 a.m.: Mrs H. Collinson and Miss I. Seifert. 9.30 a.m.: Miss A. Ormond and Miss C. Wilson. 9.35 a.m.: Mrs J. F. Field and Miss B. Gaisford. Ekstedt Handicap 9.40 a.m.: Miss J. Brinston Smith 13 and Miss E. West 11. 9.45 a.m.: Miss Jcpson 8 and MrsL. Speechley 12. 9.50 a.m.: Mrs Dorrington 9 and Miss J. Spring —. 9.55 a.m.: Mrs Jarvis 10 and Miss Dalgleish 8. 10.0 a.m.: Mrs Broderick 8 and Mrs F. W. Dixon 7. 10.5 a.m.: Miss M. Roberts 7 and Miss E. Bell 7. 10.10 a.m.: Mrs G van Asch 14 and Mrs N. Taylor 9. 10.15 a.m.: Mrs B. L. Harding 5 and Mrs D. Williams 15. Hokowhitu Handicap 10.20 a.m.: Mrs E. V. Brooker 10 and Mrs A. C. Feast 9.< 10.25 a.m.: Miss Lucas S and Mrs J. Graham 13. 10.30 a.m.: Mrs D. V, Stewart 13 and Mrs M. Gabriel 15. 10.35 a.m.: Mrs K. Little 13 and Miss R. Rutledge 19. 10.40 a.m.: Mrs H. McDowell 14 and Miss M. McKenzie 7. 10.45 a.m.: Miss Harknegs S and Mrs A. J, Keaney 15, 10.50 a.m.: Miss N, Grace 8 and Mrs A. McKegg 11. 10.55 a.m.: Mre D. Reid 18 and Miss Wanklyn 13, 11.0 a.m.: Mrs O. G. Moore and Miss Amon. 11.4 a.m..: Mrs 8- K. Siddolls and Miss N. Nash. 11.8 a.m.: Mrs C. C. Walker and Mrs Reedy. 11.12 a.m.: Miss Charmnn and Mrs T. Green. 11.16 a.m.: Mrs J. J. Stevenson and Mrs B. Guy. 11.20 ami.: Mrs J. Kirk and Mrs Johns. RECORD ENTRIES FOR THE DOMINION LADIES’ TOURNEY It is ten years since tho Now Zealand ladies’ golf championship was played at Wanganui, and when the tournament opens next week on Belmont links a large number of Bcw aspirants to honours will bo present, as well as a number who were present on the former occasion. Mrs Russell Grace was captain of the Wanganui ladies’ club ten yea.rs ago, and this year Mrs Ellery Gilbert holds the position. Record entries have been received for the championship, and at least six ex-New Zealand champions will be present—Mrs Guy Williams, Mrs D. Stout, Mrs Orbell, Mrs H. Collinson and Miss Bessie Gaisford. Most of the leadii.f players in the Dominion will 'bo competing, coming from farthest north and farthest south. Mrs Templar, the present holder of the New Zealand title, will not be defending at this year. Great interest attaches to the first visit to Wanganui of Miss Oliver Kay, the present holder of tho Australian ladies’ championship, who, with Miss Gaisford, Mrs Templar and Mrs Dodgshun, comprised the New Zealand team that recently won the Tasman cup from Australia. Entries have been received as follow: — Palmerston North. —Mrs H. Collinson, Miss I. Jepson, Mrs Speechley, Mrs H. McDowell, Mrs D. V. Stewart, Mrs A. R. McKegg, Miss Scott. Auckland. —Mrs J. M. Wilson, Mrs D. M. Robertson, Mrs J. C. Findlay, Mrs H. V. Johnston, Mrs T. W. Hosking, Mrs G. Ferguson, Miss F. Rathbone, Mrs R. G. Rainger, Miss C. Stubbs, Mrs O’Leary, Mrs Sc-hroff, Miss Bray, Miss O. English, Mrs C. J. Green, Miss E. Wilson, Miss M. Cooper, Mrs N. Dean, Miss MacConnick. Invercargill.—Mrs E. W. Dixon. Timaru. —Miss J, Horwell, Mrs E. G. Kerr. Poverty Bay—Miss W. BarnesGraham, bliss H. Nolan, Miss D. Bagnail. Wanganui.—Miss Currie, Mrs E. Gilbert, Mrs Richardson, Mrs N. G. Armstrong, Mrs W. Izard, bliss Hatrick, Mrs Russell Grace, Miss Gaisford, Miss Hammond, Miss Blytli, Mrs W. Broderick, Miss’ N. Grace, hire M. Earle, Miss Quin, Mrs H. Newton, Mrs Woollams, Mrs L. Bassett, Mrs I. Saunders, Mrs A. Hunter, Mrs E. Goldsbury. Hawera.—Mrs I. Rota, Mrs A. Thomson, Miss E. Burgess, Miss D. Richardson. New Plymouth. —Mrs Russell, Miss Smart, Mrs Curtis, Mrs Duff, Mrs Mandcr, Miss E. Blundell, Miss P. France. Hutt—Mrs D. Wilson, Mrs B. Monkman, Miss Bunny. Hastings.—Miss M. Saunders. Rangitikei.—Misses McKenzie and C. Wilson, Nelson,—Mrs -J. H. Jennings, Miss

Acheson, Mrs E. Harkness, Miss L.‘ Lucas, Miss L. Turton. Hawarrlcn.—Miss B. Rutherford. Cambridge.—Miss D. Nolan. Miramar.—Miss E. Hanson, Mrs T. E. Farr, Miss B. E. Gambrill, Mrs Foreman, Mrs C. V. Sutherland, Mrs M. Jarvis, Miss Plimmer, Mrs Dalgleish. Heretaunga.—Miss Bell, Mrs Blain, Mrs D. Stout, Miss M. Ward, Miss M. Wheeler, Miss E. Barton, Miss C. Young, Miss Dyer. Dunedin.—Miss 0. Kay, Mrs N. Taylor. Masterton.—Mrs Guy Williams, MissV. James, Mrs Birch, Miss Hornabrook. Castlccliff.—Misses Helean and Quarterman, Mrs Cook, Mrs C. C. Smith. Napier.—Misses Ormond and U. Smith, Mrs J. Landells, Miss Barker. Petone.—Mrs Monteith. Christchurch.—Misses M. Beadel and B. Holms, Mrs D. C. McFarlane, Misses V. Fleming and White-Parsons, Misses It. Johnston and D. E. Fleetwood, Mrs Cf. Van Ascii, Mrs Godby. Grcymouth.—Mrs P. J. McCarthy, Miss H. Griffon, Mrs Harman. Raetihi.—Mrs and Miss Cracroft Wilson. Marton,—Mrs A, H. Marshall, Miss J. Open stew. Te Awamutu.—Mrs 0. Blundell. Rotorua.—Miss T. Moon, Mrs Butler. North Otago.—Mrs B. Orbell, Mrs H. Gamble, Mrs W. A. Dawson. Ashburton.—Mrs R. B. Lambert.

watn) „ = =» •• *• Mrs G. Ferguson (AuckST —90—177 land) ». o. .. •» •• pi—36—177 Miss Ormond (Napier) . 90—83—178 Mrs Bota (Hawera) .. S<5 —y4r—ISO Mrs Jennings (Nelson), 91—01 —1S2 Miss I. Seifert (Foilding) Miss C. Wilson (Bangi91—93 —184. tikei) .. - • =• ’ ■ 94—90—184 Mrs Blair (Heretaunga) 93—9 , 2—*185 Miss Hanson (Miramar) 93—22—185 Miss E. Barton (Here93 —92 —185 taunga) .. .. .• • • Mrs J. F. Field (Manawatu) .. .. = • • * 27 —91—183 Mrs Ekstcdt (Manavratu) Ekstedt Cup e i_95—189 The following qualify for the Ekafcedt Cup competition:— Miss Brinton Smith (Mira* mar) ,. .. • * • • Mrs Broderick (Wanga93— as—121 nui) .. „» .. * * • • Mrs B. Harding (Felld99— 92—191 ing) .. .. . * *» 91—100—191 Mrs Jarvis (Miramar), — &6—“-'192 Mrs Van Asch (Shirley) Afiss M. Boberts (Danne91 — 9S—192 virke) =. -. - • • Mrs Dorrington (Danne91—101—192 virke) ,, ,, • » 98— 24—192 Miiss Jepson (To Matai) Airs Speechley (Mana97— 96—193 ■watu) .„ . • • • * pi— &9—.193 Miss Boll (Heretaunga) 95— 99—194 Mrs N. Taylor (Dunedin) 97— 97—194 Miss Dalgleish (Na.pior) Mrs D, Williams (Mana99 —- 96—195 Wfttu) .. *» • • •• 99 — 97—196 Miss Spring (Manawatu) Mrs F. W. Bison (layer96—100—196 ca.rgill) .. .. .. *. 97— 99 —196 Miss West (Manama,tu) 97—100—197