PAPAKURA LADIES' CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 227, 25 September 1934, Page 15

PAPAKURA LADIES' CLUB.

1 The PapaKura Ladies' Club medal round competition was played yesterday, and was won by Mrs. W. Brooks with a net score of SO. B. V. WRIGHT INDISPOSED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.)' WANGANUI, Monday. As he is suffering from influenza B. V. Wright will not be defending his amateur title at the national golf championships, which commence next week at Belmont. The entries so far total 114. MARLBOROUGH TITLE WINNER. The final of the Marlborough golf championship was played in calm, dull weather between James Jeffries (Marlborough) and Douglas. Wliyto (Wellington). The match produced some good golf, the feature being Whyte's magnificent driving and controlled shots. Jeffries failed in putting, usually 'his strong department. After being four down at the eighth, Jeffries pulled up well to bo one down at the thirteenth, but Whyte's wider tournament experience stood him in good stead and ho never faltered The winner did the round in U7, one under bogey, for tho first nine holes. This was the second year in succession in which Jeffries filled the role of runner-up to different Wellington players. TE AROHA CLUB. In tho intermediate championship of the Te Arolia Club, Harris beat J. Johnson, Sleep beat Hume, Goddard beat Meikle, and Mcl-aren beat; Wykes. Following are (he results of the second round: Somcrs boat Kenny, 2 and 1; MeGlaslmn beat Kemp, at the nineteenth; Bomiield boat Murphy, 3 und 2; McLeod beat Halligiin, 2 and 1. In (ho Duff Cup competition Harp defeated Mciklc in (he semi-final, and met Sleep to decide the cup issue. Sleep, conceding strokes nt three holes iu each round, held-ill la opponent until the second half, when Harp, with the aid of his strokes, went ahead to win by 3 and 2. HAMILTON BANKS' WIN. HAMILTON this day. In a match between teams representing the banks and tho legal profession yesterday the bunks were successful by 10 games to G. Detuils are as follows, the law representatives being mentioned first:— Wake and Uoulding lost to Edmonds and Wynne, 3 and 2, 1 up; Gillies and Radford lost to Koss and Cradwick, 1 up, 2 and 1; Graham and Tomkins lost to Steadman and Kissllng, 3 and 1, 3"and 2; King and McCaw beat Russell and Ladner, 4 and 3, 6 and 0; D'Aro.v Smith and Strang lost to Ilorton and Wiseman, 2 and 1. 5 and 4 ; Taylor and GaUaher lost to Whitelaw and Smith. 3 and 2, 3 and 2; Lovegrove and Adams lost to Hay and Rogers, 3 and 2, 4 and .": De la Mnre and Webb beat Morpeth and Ganaway, 5 and 4. S nnd 7: IlarkncsM and Ilorton beat Cumberworth and Grnhnm 1 up in tlie morning, nnd lost to the same opponents, 3 and 2, in the afternoon. IN THE PROVINCE. The semi-finals of the A championship oC the Whakatane Club were plnyed during the week-end, and resulted in Napier beating Steel, and Innes beating Campbell. The final of the junior championship of the Taurauga. Club between Hanna and A. W. Kohbie was won by Ilannn, 7 and 5, over 30 holes. In the senior semi-finals, Bateman defeated Goulding, 0 and 4 ; Penney defeated Matheson at the 10th.

The first semi-final of the Opotlki Club's men's junior championship between .7. Ilarriman nnd C. Morris resulted in a win for ITarriman. .

The following: aro the results of championship w.atches plnyed during: the weekend by members of the Whau Valley Golf Club:—Senior: Walker beat Dennis, 5 and 4; Gilligan beat Bird, 3 and 2; Chalmers bent Horrell, 2 nnd 1. Junior : Wilson beat Morrish, 4 and 2; McLeod beat J. IT. Blrchall, 3 and 2: K. Clarke boat Goodwin (last year's winner), 3 and 2; Martin beat McWatters, 2 up. MEETING OF N.Z. LADIES' UNION. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Ladies' Golf Union was held at the Lyceum Club last evening. Mre. H. S. Lawrence, of Chrietchureh, presided. It _ was decided to hold the next Dominion championship meeting on the Balmacewun Club's course at Dunedin. Delegates agreed that in the event of a ladies' team coming out from England a more central course would be chosen. The championship tournament would then be held on the Balmaccwan course the following year. Mre. Guy Williams was elected president of the union for the coming year. A cheque for £200 was handed to the union during the evening by Mrs. H. C. Melleop, whose late husband gave the original trophy for the best three scores registered in medal rounds played in the course of championships, in order that if it ever became necessary, a replica of the present cup could be purchased.