GOLF.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 1692, 26 June 1929, Page 3

GOLF.

ALEXANDRA WINS DEWAE CUP. INTEBCLUB MATCH WON BY WAN AKA CLUB. +£ —■ Ob Saturday a party of 14 men and . 9 lady golfers from the Alexandra Golf Club left for Wanaka to engage in an iaterelnb fixture with that club. Six carloads started off in the vicinity of W?9 ajn. and slowly wended their.way through a thick fog wbieh made, visibility from Mattontown Gully to half way up the Clyde-Cromwell Gorge very poor indeed. Most,of the ears however made good time and despite the early hold up' ail were there before boob. On arrival it was found that the weather was ideal for golf, not a breath of wind disturbed the placid waters of the lake which lay like a great mirror reflecting the snow-eapped mountains which surrounded it. The visitors were charmed with the picturesque panorama from the golf pavilion. The links were in fair order and with few exceptions little trouble was meted out to the golfers who kept to the fairways. The greens were tricky to the Alexandra players who were not accustomed to the grass sole. v THE DEWAB CUP CONTEST. The first eight male members of the Alexandra Golf Club —Messrs V. Fenwick, Y. Johnston, J. A. O'Kane, J. Watson, F. B. Belcher, J. J. O'Kane, B. Boss and Y. Schaumann —competed in the Dewar Cup match over 18 holes. Not one of this team had previously played over the course and the Wanaka Crab members were confident that they could withstand an invasion on their own territory. The conditions, too, were totally different from those met with on the Alexandra Golf Club's course. The performance of the visiting team is therefore all the more meritorious in view of the foregoing. The Alexandra team was victorious by 5J matches to -j and brought the' Dewar Cup back to Alexandra. The firsts were Y. Fen wick (Alex;) v. J. Brooks (Wanaka). This match was close and interesting from start to finish. The Wanaka champion always had the advantage of local knowledge. However, Fenwiek stuck to his opponent right to the last green where Brooks came out the winner by 1 up. The seeond match, between ,V. Johnstone (Alex:) and J. Perrow (Wanaka) was also a close and very interesting game. Johnston opened out brilliantly with threes and was 3 up at the start. However, he was brought baek to all f square at the turn. The game seesawed up and down, each player producing good golf to win a hole. The Wanaka representative had hard \ lock in losing his ball from the tee going to the seventeenth hole when the light was beginning to fail. The score

at that stage was alt square. Johnston ..won this hole and also the last making him the winner by 2 op. In the third match, J. A. O'Kane met Collins ami ■offered defeat at his hands. The Alexandra representative {did not settle .down to his game till it was too late' and Collins mounted np a big lead. The game finished early. However, in the fourth.game Wntson evened up matters by defeating T. Templeton by 7 up and 5 to play. The visiting player struck form from tUe first and put on eight fours. The home player had all the bad lock and although, he made a fight of it on the inward journey could not hold his opponent. The contest at this stage was level pegging—two games to each side. F. Belcher met with stern opposition from his opponent. He managed to hold a small lead at the •turn and ran out a winner by 4 up and 3 to play. J J. O'Kane had a most interesting game with his opponent. They fought to the last green and finished the match all square. The Alexandra team's "fail wagged, both B. Boss and V. Schaumann bad good wins from the home players and the Dewar Cop changed bands. In handing over the cup the Wanaka Club's secretary (Mr Perrow) congratulated the winners on their meritorious performance and said that be hoped they would retain it long enough to allow to bare a try to regain it at the Alexandra Golf links. Mr J. J. O'Kane in receiving the cup thanked the Wanaka Club's secretary for the good wishes and complimentary remarks he bad paid to the Alexandra players. He 'complimented the Wanaka Club on its links and surroundings. All the visitors were lond in their praise of the hospitality extended to them and would look forward to the return match at Alexandra.' Three hearty cheers were Siren for'the Wanaka Club and one for the ladies who were responsible for ■neli a welcome cop of afternoon tea after the strenuous games. In the iuterelnb match the home team were too good for the visitors and won by 13 games to 9. The members of the Alexandra Golf Cmb who took part in the interelnb fixture were: Messrs A. Stewart, A. Davidson. H. Cowie, W. M'Donald, J Watt and R. 31' Lay. The ladies who made the trip were: Miss 3f. O'Kane, Mrs F. Belcher, Miss D. MarshaD, Mn A. Stewart, Mrs Frye, Mn Scott, Mrs J. A. O'Kane and Miss M. fiyan. The ladies played over a ten bole coarse and although the Wanaka scored heavily the visiting enthusiasts gained invaluable knowledge ttaj may serve them in good stead in jfnture matches. Jfoat of. the players stayed over the 3Mk-end and had another round of Enough cannot be said of the cordial reception and- excellent manner { in whieb the visitors were entertained ; and all are looking forward to the re-1 ten match at Alexandra. S