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AVONDALE GLUB. Following is the draw for the first round of the Scales Cap, which requires to be completed between now and Friday, May 14th: —M. Armstrong and Miss Elwood v. A. P. O'Callaghan and Mrs Wynne; S. A. Prankard and Miss Seay v. J. Stokes and Miss Gibbons; G. P. Parkinson and Miss Hopkins v. G. H. Congrcvo and Miss WhiteParsons: J. Martin and Miss Shand v. W. 0. D. Ryall and Mrs Rimmington; J. A. McOlymont and Miss M. Robertson v. J. A. Carter and Mrs Pierce; L. Frankish and Mrs Ryall v. M. S. Nottingham and Miss Matheson; S. Wynne and Miss Robertson v. W. Wallace and Miss Nicholls; J. Millard and Miss Baxter v. W. Clark and Mrs Goggin; L. C. Nash and Miss E. L. Sapsford v. P. Hutchinson and Miss Fisher; H. _R. T. Spanjer and Miss Lawlor v. E. B. Rimmington and Miss V. Sapsford; W. M. Tyers and Miss Thornton v. H. Lightband and Miss Mitchell; J. M. Preston and Mrs Preston v. St. G. Atkinson and Mrs Knight; L. E. Robinson and Miss Maindonald v. D. W. McGill and Mrs Spence Clark; J. R. Grange and Mrs Grange v. G. W. Trengrove and Miss Cloudcsley; T. Armstrong and Mrs Armstrong v. G. I. Tait and Miss Hume; E. N. T. Reese and Miss Webb v. H. E. Goggin and Miss Ritchie; F. W. Deighton and Miss Marriott v. E. J. Woolf and Mrs Sampson; J. Piorce and Miss Robson v. R. W. Midgcly and Miss Robson. RANGIORA CLUB. On the Rangiora links on Saturday tlio ladies played their first L.G.TT. round of the season, with the following results:— Gross. Hep. Net. Mrs Ferm .. 90 21 69 Miss Macdonald t. 100 HO 70 Miss Lynskey .. 83 11 72 Mrs Macdonald .. 96 24 72 Mrs Tolmie .. 97 22 75 Miss Macdonald, one of the younger players, reduced her handicap by six strokes. A men's bogey handicap was also played, and was won_ by the Rev. Father O'Doherty, plus 1, Devlin and T. Shankland, 3 down, coming second. METHVEN CLUB. The Methven Golf Club 'held an 18-hole Btroke handicap competition* on Saturday. The weather was ideal, but owing to various counter-attractions there was only a fair attendanco of players. The following were the best cards handed in:— . G. Waddington .. 98 (20) 78 W. A. Haden .. 110 <3O) 80 C. L. Ridgen .. 11l (28) 83 J. P. Stone .. .. 108 (22) 86 E. D. Thomas .. 107 (20) 87 A trophy for this match was given by Mr M. A. Stone.