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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18462, 17 August 1925, Page 11

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NOTES OF THE DAY. (Bv '-'Jigger.") LOCAL CLUB FIXTURES. Christchureh. Club (Shi.r!eyV-Saturday, Augu.-t 22nd: Chib Championship and Cox Ci:p, second qualifying rounds and stroke handicap. Thursday, Ait just 2ith: The Wardrop C'leek Four-' some Bogey - !. I Christ church Ladies* Cub (Shirley'—Mon- j day to Saturday. August 17th to 22nd: | Club Championship. Final i>nd fourth ! round of Junior Challenge Bowl. Tups- j day, August 25th: Canadian Foursome j knock-out competition fcr seniors and I juniors. Friday, August 21st: Bcgev ma-tch. Hagley Club—Saturday. August 22nn : Club Championship. Final and junior championship final. Inter-club, tonm snd awav, match against Kiuapoi, and interclub match ns-ainst Chatteris Bay tit Hasrley. Durin? week-end: Inter-dub match against at Amberlov. Monday, August 24th: Inter-club match asainvt Hnro v aia at. H-->srley. HagUy Ladies' Club—Monday, Auqust ITfli | it-vdiyV Tnter-rlub match against Rich-; nr.md Hill at, Richmond Hill. Tuesdnv. , August lStb: A one-en'b "i?tch. Fri- ; div, AnTst 21st: T..G-.U. Medal nWrh. Avond-tlc Cbib—Satnrdpv, °2nJ : Vice-nresideni's Ti-or>hy (3(5-hole Bncey Hiindicsi'i'), Ist round. T)uri"<; -week-cd: luter-cUih match against Chatteris Bay at Avondale. T.ndica' Club—Saturday. Annist 22nd: C'ub Championship. first round. Hardwood Cub—"Vext -week-end : Foursome Bojry Fls? Match. Richmond II ill Club—Saturday, Au<rust 22nd: Chamv>ionehiy>s. Richmond Hill ladies' Club— Monday Aupn.«t. I'th (tc-c'.ay): lutev-club match against, at Richmond Hill. Thursdav, Ausust 20th: Match fcr Mr Vlrit.tak»T'fs prize. I Pianeiota Club-Saturday, August. 22r.d: Second oualifyin? round chamuionsHns. Methven Club—Saturday, August 22nd: Oneclub Miatcl:. Methven Todies' C'ub—Saturday, August: 22nd: Flag match. On Tuesday afternoon the members of tho Hagley Ladies' Club will plnv. a onc-club match for a prize given by Miss Thomson. Players are to choose their opponents. The. Christelnirch Ladies' Club has postponed the senior and junior Canadian foursome knock-out competition for one week, and entries now eleso on Monday, August 24th, at 4 p.m. The Bogey match to have been played on Wednesday has been postponed until Friday. Entries for this event dose on Wednesday and opponents will be urawn. M. A. H. Fell got a ' one" at HagIcy on Saturday. Playing his maslno at the tl.-ird hole, ''The Crater," 11.0 yards, the ball found the hole. The observance of tho usual custom has been specially set down for a later date. A Bogey handicap was played at tho Pichniond Hill Club on Saturday, when the following cards were returned: Hep. J. I). Lawrence, son. ... 8 2 up J. D. Lawrence, jun. ... 5 2 up G. .Tobberiis ... 15 All sq. J. Wood H All sq. K H. Thompson ... 14 8 down H. -T. "Williams ... 17 3 down L. M. Best 15 4 down E. T. Menlove ... 12 5 down For the second year in succession • tho Timaru Golf Club's senior d lampion ship has been won by B. \ - ■'-Wright, who is now only 18 years of age, and who also holds the Canterbury championship, won at Shirley last , Easter; the South Canterbury chain- | pionship, which he won at Timaru last ' June for tho second successive year, and the West Coast championship, which he won at Groymouth last August. The final was played off on Saturdav in perfect weather over 36 holes, Wright's opponent being E. A. S'cott. In the morning round Sc ■who was playiujr. a great rx-t■ finished one up, but Wright struck form in the afternoon, and playing faultlessly carried all before him, winning the match six up and five to play. The qualifying scores in the club championship at Shirley last year were as follows: Ist r3. 2nd rd. TL Milieu Macbeth ... 77 80 15< H. W. Maefarlaue ... 81 77 103 J. A. Gow ... 81 82 163 . C. A. Seymour ... 81 83 lot E. M. Macfarlanc ... 80 85 16-> G. W r . Haverfield ... 85 80 160 A. Jj. Cronp ... 81 8/ 163 IC. A. Quane ••• 82 86 lb-3 W. P. Anderson -- 86 85 R, A. Wilson ... 85 83 . 1 .•' E. J. Pumphrev ... 84 !X) 1.4 0. H. Hewlett "... 90 84 1-4 L. H. Campbell ... P. H. Wood ... 86 91 In A L. Macfarlanc ... 87 fit) I'' A. R. Blank ... 87. &0 \»r It. L. Fisher ... 83 94 li/ There arc many interesting comparisons to be made bctweqp. this list and the scores of Saturday, appearing in this column. The 36-hole final of tho Avondale Club Cliampionsliij) resulted ill a win for E. Prince, who beat the hokler, J, Millard, 1 up. The match was of interest throughout, Prince being '5 up j at the close of the morning round. Millard recovered, and going out in the afternoon he was two under bogey, and eventually became 2 up at the 32nd hole. I'rince, however, won the next three holes in 4, 5, 5, against bogey 4, 5> G, and was lup with 1 to .play. The ! ast hole resulted in a half, and Prince won the match and the title by 1 up liter a close and interesting match. In the semi-finals of the junior championship, W r . It. Beattie beat St. C Atkinson 3 ami 2, and W. M. Everist beat G. I. Tail 3 and 1. Tile inclement weather of Saturday, 2nd the very soft course were both in evidence in the scores returned at Shirley in the first qualifying round for the Club Championship and the Ccx Cup, the latter open to pi.ivers with handieaps of ten and over.' The scores in fj lo qualifying round for the club championship were as follows: E. M. Macfarlane .• 11 C. A. Seymour IT. W. Macfarlane •• , C. A. Quane • ■ k" J.A. Gow •• « A. L. Cropp • ■ L. 11. Campbell • • J. Pumphrev • ■ M. H. Godbv • • A -E. Blank' • *>! - L. E. Carter •• 5/ G. Bristcd •* W. IlavorfioM • * " Seese ■ • B. A; Wilson • • y. P. Anderson •• - ,L C. R. J. Ward • • ' l L- Fisher • • ' < J-W. Morgan •• A. Dougall ' " ''t V . T. T). Ilarman •• J-H. Early •• K. Sams • • ' ° C. A'Court •• -° A Macbeth • • C. "VVhiteombc •' " f.'bV, 0 """

The scores in the first qualilying a round for the Cox Cup were; — t ,J. F. Duncan • 82 I*. S. Foster ... 82 D. Hoaro ... S3 C. H. Smith ... 84 5 lv. V. Robinson ... SI J A. H. Glasgow ... So ' j J. D. J1 utcjiisoix ... 85 } A. AY. Morgan ... 85 J R. S. Beadel ... S(j : R. M. Adams ... 86 I'. F. Peoples ... 86 AY. JSV iScay ... 80 r S. J. Gordon ... 8(5 AV. Invin ••• 87 li. Francis ••• 8/ a S. Gerard ••• 87 R. J. Hdbbs ••• s 8 - H. Anderson K8 J. 1). Marks ». 89 1 G. W. Ward ... 90 li. E. Button • W v J). Foreman ••• 90 E. W. Hasell ... 91 ' J L. li. Scott ••• 91 E. MiUton ... 'Jo f F. P. Tymons 96 11, S. Williams ... 97 C J. Ronaldson ••• •'= i W. Macbeth ' ,-' f > AY. E. Best ... 1W 11. 0. D. Meares ... 101 A stroke handicap was played in conjunction with the qualifying guilds, resulting in a win, in the seniors, tor O. V Quane, and a tic between J. Duncan and P. S. Foster iu the yunors. The scores were: — Seniors. Grs hp. Net. C. A. Quane ... S2 5 77 L. H. Campbell ... Si 5—79 0. A. Sevmour ... 81 1— M. H. Godby ... 86 s—Bl <i). Reese ... B'J ® — ®l 11. W. Maci'arlano 82 ser—B2 E J. .Pumphrey ... 86 4—82 F. G-. Bristed ... 87 5—82 . A. L. Gropp ••• 84 1 A. 11. Blank ... 87 4—83 ]j. E. Carter ... 8/ 4—83 , D. Hoaro ... 94 11-Sf F. C. A'Court ... 93 9—84 11. L. Fisher ••• 91 0 85 1 C. Wood 91 6—Bo I AY. J. AVratt ... 96 11-8o G AV. Haverfield 89 3 86 J. H. Early ... e-«6 AY P. Anderson ... 90 <s—B/ (J. R. J. Ward ... 90 3-87 L. A. houpall 92 -Bi_ "\V. T. I). Harmau 92 s—B/ C. Iv. Sams ... 93 6—87 II Francis 97 10 87 , l\; W. Morgan ... 92 4-88 F. Banks ... 96 ?—BB B. C. Whit combe y4 <>—B9 11. A. Wilson ... 90 AV. H. Cowper ... 96 Milieu Macbeth 94 scr-94 j Juniors. ,T. F. Duncan ... 94 12-82 _P, S. Foster ... 94 12 -82 C. H. Smith ... 9b 12—84 1 lv. AV. ltobinson ... 97 13--84 i ■ A. H. Glasgow ... 97 12—85 J. D. Hutchison . 98 13 —Bi> A. W. Morgan ... 99 14--85 ) p F Peoples ... 98 12—86 AV. X. Seay ... 100 14--86 » S J. Gordon ... 101 15--86 1 AY. Irwin ...102 16-86 I S. Gerard —> 101 14 8/ h H. Anderson ... 103 15 —88 J D. Marks ... 101 12—89 ; a. AV. AYard ... 102 12-90, H.'E. Button ... 105 1-5—90 ]) Foreman ... 106 16 —90 ■ E. W. Hasell ... 103 12-91 L. B. Scott ... 107 16—91 F. P. Tymons ... 11.4 18—96 H. S. Williams ... I]o 13—97 C. R. J. Ronaldson 110 12—98 f AY. Macbeth ... 112 13—99 AY. E. Best. ... 115 15 100 11. O. D- Meaers 114 13 101 The semi-finals ot' the club championII ship and the junior championship were ' played at Hagley on Saturday, on a 0 heavy course. In the club champion- '' ship R. T. Tosswill had a hard match against F. S. Grant, but finally won 2 n ] up and 1 to plav. A". 11. Freeth beat b P. C. Harris, who did not seem to be able to get his shorj; game working right, by 4 up and 3 to play- Tosswill meets Freeth in the final over 36 holes next- Saturday. The matches in the junior championship were both ycrv close. J. 11. Schroder beat !>• Appleby 1 up at the 19th hole, and T. AV. Lewis beat AV. M. Tyers bv 1 up. Schroder and Lewis meet in the final over 18 holes next Saturday, and should have a e c match. A bogey match was also pla>eel Saturday, and the following wcie best cards: — Seniors. Hd cp. r ~i down "Y. ,11. Freeth •• ' a down F. S. Grant 7 down T. AV. Lewis It 7 down R. T. Tosswill juniors. 24 f> down AV. M. Tyers <t flown R. A. Bagshaw •• ■ 9 down T. AV. Reese 9 down J. Fabian .J_' A boge 4" /urdav Tnd Considering the Se°ry Sber >ud the water lying

bout, the scores wore quite satisfae>rv. Miss If. M. Sapsford (8) and [iss Gibbons (16) tied with one down, lie following are the .best cards rolrned: — I [iss IT. M. Sapsford (8) 1 down [iss Gibbons .. (1") 1 down [iss E. L; Sapsford .. ■ (12) 4 down [iss Maindonald .. (17) 4 down [jss Smith ' .. (23) . 4 down [iss M. Robertson .. (23) • 5 down , The following is the result of tlic., first jund of tho junior championship:—- ■ Mrs Sampson a bye. Miss Gibbons beat Mrs I'atoii 8 up nd (i. Miss Lawler won by . default from fiss Seay. Miss Maindonald' 'befit - Miss .M. n [obertson 5 up and : 4; o Miss Robson beat Miss Atkinson 4 t p and 2. i Miss W. Robertson beat Miss Marictt 1 up. Miss Smith Avon by default from Miss 1 lapsford. ' • ] Miss Ellwood beat Mrs Rvall 1 up. Iu the one-club match Miss Roaenlale won with a net score of 85. ( Tlvo "Hagley Club sent a team to rlarewood during the week-end, and a Ticndly match was played. Although :he local players were too strong for :He, visitors, an enjoyable day was had, ■ aid fjome close matches resulted. The: individual results were as follows Rlarewood players named first):— Tour-ball Matches. Wi'P. Andersen amd A. R. Black, beat - P. C." Harris and M. A. 11. Fell. M. 11. Godbv arid L. Pegler-beat F. S. Grant and C. S. Penlington. R. G. Blunt and H. Lawry beat T. D. Ilarman' and R. Sellars. A. Kincaid and J. Hutehins beat E. J. Ross and 11. A. Bagshaw. G. P. Steele and M. J. Russell halved with C. 11. White and L. S. Avers, Single Matches. W. P. Anderson lost to' P. C. Harris. A. It. Blank bent M. A. 11. Fell. M. H. Godby beat F. S. Grant. L. Pegler beat C. ». Penlington. • R. C. Bluiit beat T. D: Harman. H. Lawry beat R. Sellars'. A. Kincaid beat E. J. Robs. J.' Hutehins lost to R. A. Bagshaw.' G. P. Steele lost to C. H. White. M. J. Russell lost to L. S. Ayers.. Xext week-end a foursome bogey will be played and post entries will be. received. Players are to choose . their own partners and opponents. > j KAIAPOI CLUB. At the Kaiapoi links on Saturday afternoon, a mcclal match was played, ; tho following being the best, cards returned:— Gross. Hdcp.' Net. F. Ij. Parnhaui ... 85 J6 69 H. AVilson .. 85 10 75 S. Rinaldi ... 87 12 75 L. B> Evans ... 84 8 76 (!. Templeton .J. 11. Blackwell . . 92 l«i 76 RANGIORA CLUB. On Saturday the ladies <rf the Rangiora j Club played a. bogey round. The beat carda handed ill were: Mra F. Oi ToJmie 6 down and Miss C. Ambrose 7 down. Next Saturday an J/.G.Tj. medal round -will be. playea, entries for which aro to be in by Thursday. GREYMOUTH CLUB. (SPECIAL TO "THE PRESS.") , GREYMCUTH, August 16. The "best cards returned in a men's medal match were: Hep. iNet. Baker ... •• IQS 33 72 Wickes . • • • I''® " ' £5, StiaTiciaas .'. •• 84 , , 8 ; , In ah L.G.L*. ladies' medal match, the beat cards were:— ' Miss Griffen .., lC'a - Mr, Sedcfon .. »' ' Bern- ..110 23 8; The following was the "sutt of ladles" bogey ir.«tcli:—Mrs Wild 4 »I>, 3118 Gillies 1 up, Mrs Baker 1 up. HAWARDEN CLUB. The draw for Mrs D. Sidey's trophy, to Cameron, Miss Lance a by*. BRITISH IMPERFECTIONS. NOVEL EXPERIMENT. (BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPTEIOHT.) (.AtSTRALIAN A.ND X.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, August 14. The "Evening Standard" is promoting a novel golf tournament at Sand Lodge on August '23 th in order to discover the detects of British players as compared with Americans! It is eliminating the drive and bringing all holes within the reach of one sluot fr.oni, maslsie to brassie strokes in ordei to tost the tlieorv that it is the Britisl sbfit-t, trnnifi that is imDerfect.