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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 207, 2 September 1936, Page 19

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ROTORUA TOURNEY. VETERANS' CUP. FIRST DAY'S PLAY. (By Telegraph.— Own Correspondent.) ROTORUA, Tuesday. High scoring was general in the two qualifying rounds of tlie annual contest for tlie New Zealand Veterans' Gold Cup. The best gross scores in both rounds, were returned by S. Powdrell, of Wanganui, who! look 77 in the morning and 70 in tile at'tern" >11. \V. \V. Maingay, of Te Arolia, ]ast year's winner of the Veterans' Cup, die! a gross (SO and 85 in the morning and afternoon rounds and on his handicap of jr. qualilied ,lifth with a net 141. The surprise of tlie opening play was the elimination of both 11. B. busk, of Auckland, and W. O'Caliaghan, of Hawera, two recent winners at the tournament. Lusk returned with two net 77's and could only qualify l'or the Arikikapakapa Ctip. while O'Caliaghan, with a net 100, failed to qualify for either section. I''. 11. Simpson, of Napier, who last year failed to qualify for the major competition, but ultimately won the Arikikapakapa Cup, was the first to qualify for the Veterans' Cup matches yesterday with a net 187. S. Powdrell, of Wanganui, and G. 11. Scott, of Wellington, followed closely with 13!) each, another Napier player, H. J. Smith, also being ahead of Maingay with a score of 1-10. Simpson also returned the best net score of the day with a G7, while S. Powdrell, G. H. Scott and C. Gee and A. Downer, hoth of the Rotorua Club, returned net scores of O'J in one of the two rounds. Players who qualified were :— VETERANS' CUP. F. H. Simpson (10) 70 G7—137 S. Powdrell (7) 70 GSJ —13'J C. H. Scott ('J) 70 60—130 H. Smith (10) 70 70—140 W. W. Maingay (ID) 71 70—141 T. Kelly (10) 72 71—143 11. I'. Bryan (12) 73 70—143 J. S. Harrison (11) 73 71—141 A'. C. Keys (18) 72 72 —344 W. A. Todd (18) ' 74 70—144 A. E. Godwin (23) 74 71—145 R. Pheian (10) 73 72—145 It. G. Hamilton (13) 78 07—145 J. P.lvtli (23) 75 71—140 J. A. McDougall (22) 73 78—140 F. M. K. Fisher (20) 71 75—140 It. Rutherford (12) 77 00 —140 11. I'. Richmond (15) 7t 75—140 H. T. Gillies (12) 73 74 —147 A. B. Lawrence (13) 71 70 —147 P. K. Fordham (15) 71 70—147 .1. M. Somerville (20) ...... 74 74—148 It. G. Rainger (0) . 72 70—148 R. S. Lewis (12) .. . 75 73—148 .1. L. Dempster (13) ....... 71 77—148 I)r. McKniglit (14) 74 74—14S C. Dunbar (23) 73 70—140 S. Smith (10) 77 72 —140 J. Ilughes (17) ' 72 77—140 T. A. Blyth (13) 75 74—140 E. Wilson (13) 74 75—141) J. Brown (20) 74 75—140 ARIKIKAPAKAPA CUP. W. L. Parsons (0) 77 72—149 W. Morrison (7) 7S 71—140 G. Kelly (18) 72 75—150 C. Redhead (17) SO 70—150 Dr. Brown (11) 70 74—150 E. T. Baker (13) 77 73—150 A. Downer (14) SI 00 —150 E. J. Shepherd (20) 75 70—151 C. Worthinjrtoii (10) 73 7S- —151 H. Frost (7) 70 75 —151 F. Trice (8) 74 77—151 M. R. Grant (14) 75 70—151 H. B. A rill it age (15) 78 73—151 J. Merrilees (19) . SI 7.1—152 C. Gee (19) 09 53—152 W. Hushes. (15) 7S 74-—l;>2 .T. Haddow (19) SO 73—153 A. Powdrell (S) 70 77 —153 W. A. Swanger (15) 78 7iT—ls3 H. B. Lusk (4) . .' 77 77—154 L.J. Keys (17) 79 70—155 C. Ivusabs (10) 73 82—155 D. L. Blyth (15) 70 79—155 L. H. Rogers (19) 78 78 —150 L. H. Liddle (0) 8-1 75—150 H. F. Blackie (11) 81 75—150 A. A. Stielibury (0) 80 77—157 Zi. G. Taylor (8) 75 82—157 F. Wilkie (15) 77 SO-i-157 W. Pavitt (19) 82 70—-158 j. Kenny (S) 83 75—158 A. W. Gillies (1<") 1........ 8S 70—158 AKA RAN A- CLUB. Members of the Akarnna Golf Club will contest a handicap bogey match for the captain's prize on Saturday next. . Entries for the club championships, -which will be played in three grades, will close on September 13. Competitors with handicaps of 9 and under will contest the senior championship, while those with handicaps of 10 to 10 will comprise the intermediates, and 17 to 24 are juniors. The fourth round of the handicap match play competition for the Edwards trophy .must be completed by the week-end. The following teams have been chosen ■to represent the club in the fifth round of the inter-club pennant, series during the coming week-end :-ttA grade v.. Shore, at Akarana.—P. G. F. Smith, C. Jacobsen, S. Bryant, G. Coltman j

(captain), M. Busli, J. : * Swan son, C. S. Livingstone, H. Wiggins, V.' Salek, A. K. Finn. B. Grade v. Glendowie, at Glendowie.—J. 13. Cashmore, S. Booth, Dr. J. A. I'aterson (captain), I. W. Houston, H. Cullen, IC. C. Ward, W. R. Woolhouse, F.: B. Thompson, C. E. Cammiek, F. -H. Preston. AKARANA LADIES' CLUB. Following is the result of the first round of the junior championship, played by members of the Ak'arana Indies' Golf Club : Mrs. E. K. Bayley beat Mrs. G. Morrison, S and C>; Sirs. F. M-. Lord won from Mrs. J. \V. Baxter, by default; Mrs._ G. Ashley lx?at Mrs. H. Saliery,. 6 and 5 ; Miss M. Lundon heat Mrs. C. H. Halford, 2 up; Miss T. Jones beat Mrs. G. M. Tilston, at the nineteenth : Mrs. W. R. Woolhouse beat Mrs. M. Russell, 6 and 0 ; Mrs. F. Colledgo beat Miss M. Young, 3 and 2; Mrs. H. G. Lovell won from Mrs. J. F. Wells by default. Second Round. —Mrs. Bayley bent Mrs. Lord, 3 and 1 ; Miss Lundon beat Mrs. Ashley, 7 and 0; Miss Jones beat Mrs. Woolhouse, 4 and 3 ; Mrs.' Lovell beat Mrs. Colledge, a and 2. Semi-finals.—Mrs. Bayley beat Miss Lundon. 3 and 2 ; ,Mrs. Lovell beat Miss Jones, 2 and 1. , Final.—Mrs. Bayley beat Mrs. Lovell, 2 up. The third round of the eclectic competition will lie played on Friday, when the draw will be made at the clubhouse. Weekend members will play a Stableford bogey match in conjunction. Following is the draw: Miss O. Darracli v. Miss K. Hally, Miss K. Hickman v. Miss M. Wright, Miss 1!. McGee v. Miss M. Webber, Miss 15. Prideanx v. Miss M. Hodge, Miss M. Cooper v. Miss I. Brown, Miss N. Dowden v. another, Miss A. Seay v. Miss O. Cowley, Miss B. Roberts v. Miss E. Wright, Miss E. Cowan v. another. NORTH SHORE CLUB. i The qualifying rounds of the club championships will be played next Saturday by members of the North Shore Golf Club, last Saturday's draw to stand. A Grade.—v. Akarana.: at Aknranar A. E. Browne, H. C. Stevehs, W. Macindoe, L. .T. Minogue. M. Frnser-Smitb, M. Nelson, •T. Morrison, L. Harrison, B. Maeiudoe, A. J. Spraggon. B Grade.—v. Titirangi, nt North Shore: J). .T. lieid, R. White, H. Prestou. jun., J. C. Bates, W. Roberts, R. E. Ash, T. Millar, •S. Foot. IT. V. Everton, J. D. Bull. Reserves: It. Bkrtlett, I>. .T. Maingay. AUCKLAND LADIES' CLUB^ Members of the Auckland Ladies' Golf flub took part in a medal competition at Middlemore yesterday. Following were the best scores returned :— ; Seniors.—Miss N. Ballnnts'ne. 01—12— i 70; Miss C. Uainger. 9G—I6—SO; Mrs. A. : W. Rushton, 87—6—81 ; Mrs. J. M. Wilson, :SS—5—S3 : Miss iff* Ridings. 90—10—S3. Juniors.—Mrs. B. Jefferson, 103—26—77; Mrs. J. F. Wright, 114—30—78; Mrs. T. Oliphant. 313—30—70; Mrs. A. M. Clark; 100 —23—83 ; Mrs. I!. S. Stevenson, 120—35—53. The C grade eclectic competition was won ] by Mrs. T. Olipliant. Mrs. C. S. White was ■ second and Mrs. N. C. Witcombe third. i PUPUKE CLUB. j The postponed final round for the Mingay I Cup will be played in conjunction with the j sixth monthly medal round by uiembers of t the Pupuke Club on Saturday next. The • draw as previously published will stand, i

All inter-liouse teams match between the Farmers' Trading Company and Auckland Photo Engravers will be played over the week-eud, play to start from the thirteenth tee at 0 a.m. The following will represent tlie Auckland Photo Engravers:—G. (J. Malcolm. M. Jacques. H. Richards, J. Brought. J. Miller, W. J. Thompson, J. Dame, 11. Dalton.