ROUND THE LINKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 198, 22 August 1928, Page 16

ROUND THE LINKS.

IN TOWN AND PROVINCE.

SO MX NOTEWORTHY INCIDENTS.

(By "RU RBERCORE.")

To lapse to the vernacular it was down its own alley that the Auckland Club's side indicated its superiority over Glendowie, the margin of 11 games to 1 portraying crushing to the latter. Quito as a lone patriot, C. W. Allcott arrested tho flood of success_ of tho Aueklanders, liis effort being emblematic of the solidarity common to him in all forms or sport. As leader of the visitors, F. Trice performed well, as Louisson, to whom he lost at the seventeenth, is playing first-class golf. Kissling might have been expected to have done better, though in being pitted •gainst C. M. Gordon, met an opponent capable of playing down to a very short mark. The eclipse of P. A. Ching by Wilson is a little discouraging, as after his recent club championship games better things were to have been expected. L. Goodwin and P. C. Niccols, though deefated, emerged with credit an the former met a hardened match player in P. T. Upton, while to S. C. Harris, who acocunted for Nicolls, is generally a very reliable quality. F. A. Morton gave little quarter to P. \Villiams and is to bo accepted as in a class above his opponent. Morton's recent win in tho 72-hole medal at Middlemore was well merited, emerging as he did most unobtrusively in the final round to present an average suggestive of marked steadiness. Of the tail-enders, R. Edmonds and Dr. Horton offered stiff opposition on behalf of Glendowie. tho latter appearing as one of the elub's most improved players.

Pupuke Not at Home. In like strain a team of One Tree Hill players met and vanquished Pupuke, the match taking place at the former course. It was left to D. M. Davidson to record the one success for the visitors and it can be observed that as last man he justified his inclusion. Of other performances that of T. G. de Clive Lowe, as first man for Pupuke, was about the most meritorious, the match going against him only at the eighteenth. Next Saturday the vanguard of this club will be engaged against Auckland at Middlemore, when the leader of the latter, even though having vindicated himself in the lines of the Maori proverb, having caught a mako singlehanded, will require to present his best to set the necessary example to his follower!.

Taylor Bowl Contest. It is refreshing to find a winning card above the net sixties and S. Be id's 96, 25—71 at Maungalciekie furnishes the example. Latterly we have been faced with the heartnreaking fact of absurdly low scores dominating medal events* and though the early seventies may represent dream moments of the short-marker, they are at least accessible. However, it all serves to foreshadow the advent of a time when neater attention will be given to classification. Of the club's other interests the bogey at Titirangi welcomed a return to success of A. Le Sieur, who, though not frequently to the fore nowadays, is a stalwart of the elub's earlier associations when successes were not infrequently associated with his name. Hi® tie with Baker in the bogey handicap was well received. Of greater interest to the multitude were the Taylor Bowl semi-finals, when H. A Handrup and J. Le G. Carnachan earned their right to enter on the final struggle. In disposing of I. B, Stewart so sounuy, Randrup recorded one of hia best wins to date, and although I am unfortunately not in possession of the full facts of tfye game, it would appear certain that Stewart was not at his best. This is no way detracting Randrup's win, the opinion being incident to the margin of his win as against the excellence of Stewart's recent play. With a full responsibility to the statement, Randrup can be assessed as essentially inconsistent in his play, and yet it is remarkable that for several seasons in the bowl and in each of the Titirangi Cup tournaments he has fought his way conspicuously and with credit. In at least two of the recent cup tournaments ho has been on the verge of success, and in one in particular it was only a brilJfcnt recovery shot to the last green that enabled J. C. Wilson to save against him. Perhaps this year will present to him a climax to honest effort. Turning to Carnachan, who defeated W. P. Aitkin, the result was much as anticipated as the former is better than his handicap implies, besides which he has opportunity for practice and which he has turned to good account. He is a product of Akarana, being one of the younger school, and his keenness alone has done much toward his advancement. "Hie clash between him and Randrup should be a worthy one and well worth witnessing.

Waikato and King Country. St. Andrew's course would appear to be in good order, that is, in view of the scoring over the week-end. M. W. Horton, with 7 up, was best for the Gilbey Cup round, but considering that Gunn and Crisp were 5 up and Ross 4 up something looks awry. With no less than five other players in advance of the Colonel, playing conditions are Obviously easy, a condition that did not •pply in the past. Evidently St. Andrew's requires its tees putting back *o represent its true worth. Few indeed would have been prepared for any result other than that ,T. L. Black would have won the individual championship of the King Country clubs. The ex-Miramar and Hutt player lias been for some little time stationed at Otorohanga, ancl his 143 for the .'{6 holes test is something unknown to those competing against him. Black was Tiinner-up for the New Zealand amateur title at Shirley in 1021, when Alec Sime won, und he has a great record in regard to the open championship, in which his average is probably better than thai of any other amateur. In the present instance it was mainly owing to Black that Otorohanga was enabled to gain the Teams Cup. As a player Black is rather uninspiring, and, though not unorthodox, displays little semblance of scope. Like his younger brother, H. A. Black, who by the way Kapi Tarcha routed in tho final of the Southern Hawke's Bay championship last week, his forte is stroke play, though I have seen him put up several sterling ■defences. That is the point, however, as amongst, champions his gamo lacks the virility and scope necessary to Initiate the offensive,' and consequently, success in match play. However, with the limited play he has been able to get, nls record is much to his credit, and his • if , WelcQnie «<W'tion to golf within the V'Ovinvs.

{ In Thermal Regions. Round other country centres various club championships are under way, a case in point being Tauranga, where P. H. Roche, by virtue of his win over Gibbs, opposes Hetherington for final honours, the latter having deposed Matheson, last year's champion, after a tense struggle. Lewis has already annexed the junior honours by achieving a fine win over D. V. Hannah at the fourteenth hole. Ralfe and Bryan are still cock o' the walk as a club combination, having staved off Phelan and Goulding in a challenge for the silver buttons. Goulding enjoys a certain amount of reflected fame, in that he is a brother of T. A. Goulding, a finalist in the last provincial championship at Middlemore. At Rotorua, though the semi-finals of the senior championship left C. E. Kusabs and T, Hulton as the most formidable .looking pair, the latter, as last year's champion, has already gone by the board, Sheriff, one of the old "originals," beating him at the seventeenth. The position now is that the veteran Kusabs meets Sheriff for tho title. In the B grade event George and Gee are the finalists, the former having comfortably defeated Mclsaacs, while Gee was at his best to win from French at the eighteenth.

Coming Nearer Home. The latest from Waihi is that Shergold defeated Clark, while Cullen, Wilson and Hollis form the trio to complete the semi-finals, a stage that also applies to the junior championship. At Cambridge, the qualifying rounds show Sutherland in a favourable light, as besides being first man he comfortably won the concurrent medal event. It was previously remarked that this player was more able than his handicap suggested, the observation being apparently fully merited. Aa last on the list, A. H. Nicoll will have to look to his laurels, as one cannot possibly associate him as beginning to slip a little. Closer in, Pukekohe shows Johnson as a championship semi-finalist, and along with Coyle and Brosnahan, he forms one of the club's big three. At Waiuku, A. W. M. Ohlson achieved a signal win in gaining club honours, and Christianson, though defeated, has the knowledge that it required golf of a high standard to depose him. The performance must rank as one of the best Ohlson has been responsible for, and- the figures he maintained in effecting his recovery in the second round were really excellent.

Some Course Records. The week-end was rich In incident, as Dr. Howden recorded a 78 to break the course record, while Ohlson's score was only one stroke more. In some degree it reflects the improvement in the course, though to both players a warm word of commendation is due. Fa von a. H. I«vy equalled his own course record with 74, the score being compiled in a bogey match in which he finished six up. Levy hap quite a brilliant streak and though the cut effect in his shots' is not such as to inspire one, it is essentially characteristic. He has scored consistently well this season, and deserves mention for his crowning effort. Here the junior championship was won by A. Murdoch, who defeated E, L. Brown. The winner has the benefit of experience which no doubt aided him on the path of success. Brown, though defeated, will find recompense in the knowledge that he went down before quite a hardened campaigner. At Waitemata the first round of the Alison Memorial saw creditable scoring, the effort of T. CConnell being especially good. McLeod also, with 84-18-66, played a fine round, while a trio in O'Connor, Whitley and Wilson presented useful figures. One really wonders what CrConnell ie doing on a twelve handicap, though it is safe to assume his gross 76 of Saturday will see him relegated to safer domains.

Alrirm Honours. As a conclusion, the win of B. J. Smith in the Akarana championship may be touched on, and it can be accepted that the result is a reflection of the true position as Smith is easily the most reliable quantity in the club. Certainly his golf laet season was far from inspiring, showing a distinct lapse {oTa \ er promise. If he is now able to see things in their true perspective, recognising that a good deal lies before him and that he still has much to learn, his future should be bright. He is a good-product of the painstaking teaching of his father, but it would not surprise me even at this early stage if he is not confronted in the not distant future with a severp match in the shape of his younger brother, who to me seem* born to the part. Provided the craze for length does not affect this youthful profit » or . he a PP ears as such, and that the full import of iron play is impelled, together .with the development of the short game, of which he is already a master, he promises to further a name for many years past conspicuous in New Zealand goil.

TITIRANGI LADIES' CLUB

Following is the draw for the L.G.U. match to be played to-morrow, play starting at 11 o'clock In the order of the

First Tee.—Mrs. Taylor v. Mrs. BanisterMrs. Dufaur v. Miss Bray, Miss D. Horton V. Mrs. Rurtherford, Mrs. Reid v. Mrs. Flnlay, Mrs. O'Leary v. Miss K. Horton, Miss G. Easton v. Miss Colebrook, Mrs. Russell v. Miss Qornaga, Mrs. Hosking v. Miss Grierson. Miss GoldwatCr v. Mrs. McIlraith, Mrs. Beattie v. Mrs. Endean ; Miss G. Cooke v. Miss A. Grove, Mrs. McMillan v Mrs. Brown. Miss Haslett v. Mrs. Cain, Miss »I. Fouhy v. Mrs. Melrose. Mrs. Fraer V. Mrs. Patterson. Miss Richardson v. Miss Lawrence, Miss Duder v. Mrs. Robinson. Mr* Roberts v. Miss Potter. Miss F. Hall v. Miss Hacket, Mrs. Grevatt v. Mrs. Petre, Mrs. Anderson v. Miss Johnston, Mrs. Ward t' I?" ?jchardson. Mrs. Nicholson v. Mrs. ' J°P liD Miss Robson. Miss Milllngton v. Mrs. Chappell, Mrs. Gvllies v. MiSS Evims V ' Mrs

H c °«*e v. Miss McGlashnn, Mrs. Jerjtnson v. Miss D Stewart. Miss E. Ponsford v. Miss M* Eddowes v. Miss Moody. Miss U. Ri sscljl \ Miss J. Enston. Miss L. Hnll \t Mrs - Goldwater v. Mrs. Thlrks v T \t «/' v " Mrs - Mason, Miss VA N Other" lker MISS X Martin

dav l ' l « n r f l ,a rr»F,!" n ? hipß " U be hplt » n «t Tueswill he nlnvn I ,V ' " nd f 1 mpdal handicap will ht plnjcd in <onjunction with the <iuulifyini; rounds on Tuesday morning \ bo*»ev handicap will he played on Wednesday, £n'd foursomes on Thursday, before the 'finals Entries will close on Friday. Plajers wdi choose partners and opponents for the foursomes. Members of the One Tree Hill I , ks are Invited to play in all events except the championships. 1 L

AUCKLAND LADIES' CLUB

In a bogey competition at Middlemore yesterday, the best cards were:— Seniors. —Miss N. MacCormick, 2 downMrs. Buttle. ,T down ; Miss M. Maci'arlnne' Miss M. ItidiuKs, down ; Mrs. Endean' Miss S. Martin, S down ; Mrs. Rutherford, 0 down. Juniors. —Mrs. Grant, 1 up; Mrs. Brown, 1 down ; Miss M. Graham, Miss D. Ralngcr, 8 down; Mrs. Finn, 4 down; Miss E. Mahoncy. Miss D. Porter, 5 down; Mrs. ii-vell, 0 down.

PUPUKE CLUB.

The following players will represent Pupuke against Glendowie at Glendowie on Saturday:—W. Spiller, R. H. Greville, R. Johnston, S. R. Norris, W. I. Stemson, T. J. Keeling, R. N. S. Chisholm, D. M. Davidson, W. F. Marshall, G. D. Hunt, R. V. Lush, H. W. Bennett.

MAUGAKIEKIE LADIES' CLUB.

Following are the best cards returned In the L.G.U. medal match, played at One Tree Hill yesterday :— Seniors. —Mrs. Banister, 82—8—74 ; Miss C. Stubbs, 98—15—83: Mrs. O'Leary. 100——16 —84. Juniors.—Mrs. Swain, 100—21—79- Mrs Eddowes, 106—26—80 ; Miss Hooton, US—3s—B3 ; Mrs. Sutcliffe, 108—24—84. A medal handicap match will be played next Tuesday. Post entries will be received, players to choose partners.

DARGAVILLE CLUB

DARGAVILLE, this day. The final match in the ladies' golf championship between Mrs. H. Lloyd and Mrs. E. A. Harding resulted in a win for Mrs. Lloyd. The semi-final of the men's championship played last Saturday, resulted as follows:—Seniors: Dr. Greville beat Davidson, Smith beat Wilson. Juniors: Gould beat Mackie, Wells a bye. The trophy presented by Mr. Wilson has been won by Mr. Mackie. with a srore of 232, Dr. Greville was second with 236, Mr. Davidson third with 237, and Mr. Hendry fourth with 235.