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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16210, 13 May 1918, Page 5

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XEW BRIGHTON CLTJB,

A mixed foursome was played on Saturday afternoon. The six bcßt cards handed w were:—Miss Hall and Francis 76 Misa Smith and Morgan 81, Miss Sapeford and Bush 64, Miss Hopkins and Woodroffo. 81, Miss Taylor and Harding 88, Miss WhiteParsona and Gordon BD.

RICHMOND HILL CLUB. A medal match was played on Saturday afternoon, tho following being the three best cards handed in:-J. M. B. Crawford (handicap 14), net 78; W. E.' Best (handicap 27), net 83; "VY. F. Raphael (handicap 21), net 83. RANGIORA CLTJB. A mixed foursome for a club trophy was played on tho Rangiora links on Saturday oftornoon," tho winners being H. J. trulliver and Mies Glasgow. KAIAPOI CLTJB. In the monthly medal match on Saturday tho beet cards returned wore:—F. Rinaldi GG, "W. Fisher 67, D. Temploton. 70.

; Included in a reinforcement draft which left New Zealand a short time ago was Private R. B. Pin chin, whoso professional name is It. H. Sarsfield, a cbmedion and impersonator who has travelled much in England arfd; America. Besides his- stage. experience, Private Pinchin lias had a varied military career. He served as a boy with the 2nd Cheshire Royal Engineers, was with the tT.S. Army in San Antonio, Texas, fought for Madero against Diaz in Mexico in 1911, and then joined i'tho Army in Canada, subsequently, buying himself out and going to Cuba as' an American marine. Tho United St&tes Navy next claimed him. Subsequently ho went to England, and was on a vaudeville tour in January, 1914, when,; he sailed for Australia, and was engaged in tho moving "'"picture business when tho war broke out. He on September 3rd in Perth, and was.disoharged at Hobart on Jiyinary 10th,;rl918. Eight days later, nt Christchurch; he joined tho New Zealand Forces, and-is now on his way back to tho war zone. Private Pinchin is tho son of Commander Pinchin, R.N.R. It is his intention, when th« "big show" is over, to return to New Zealand and tour with his- own confpnny.