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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 109, 8 May 1903, Page 2

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There were .thirteen . competitors ,in the driving competition, and. the display was much better than In previous years, the shortest drive being 130 yards. Miss Richmond was the winner, and in he* three attempts covered 159 yards, 157 yards, ana 148 yards; a total of 464 yards. Miss B. Gorrie got second place with a total of 438 yards (150 yards, 142 yards, 146 yards), Miss E. Pierce, secured the- biggest drive In the competition, with 169 yards. One other of her dri yes was 153 yards, m length, but the remaining one went out of bounds.

The approaching and puttbag competition called into the field a* good number* of competitors (33), the course being over three distances of 80. yards,; 50 yards, and 30 yards. The result was a tie between Mrs Bloomfield and Mrs O'Rorke and Miss J. Richmond, each holing in eight. In the play on* another tie occurred between Mrs Bloomfield and Mrs O'Rorke, who holed m eight this time, and Mrs Bloomfield succeeded In holing with nine strokes to her opponents ,ten. The arly approach of darkness prevented the players from going on to the putting competition, which will therefore be held on Friday next, prior to the distribution of prizes by Lady Ranfurly at tne club house. ~ : . , -~'

Waterproof coats: 75 men's blue and waterproof coats, all sewn seams, to be sold at never heard of price, 17/6. All sizes made, with long capes and sleeves. Some Worth 40/.— J. H. Dalton, tailor, inventor of the famous Footballer brand of clothing, Queen-street only.—Ad,

Owing to the dispute hetween the Auckland Electric Tramways Company and the Onehunga Borough Council passengers by the cars from the Manukau have to pay an additional fare of 3d. for conveyance by the horse cars from the wharf to the Royal Oak, the, Tramway Company charging 9d. return from the present terminus of the electric car service, Avhile the fare for the whole distance frOm Onehunga to Queen-street was fixed at that figure. In order to test the legality of the additional charge a well-known resident of Onehunga, acting on the advice of members, of the Borough Council, refused to pay for his transportation on the horse cars. The Tramway Company have issued an information, and a prosecution will immediately follow.

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