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rKy^".FIXTURES..'.;.'' (aambuKh Club-April 2nd: Islington < "?-Uttp (mixed foursome bogey handicap). , GkrtWdnuch Ladies' Club-April Ist: Can- , jierbury 1 ladies' foursomes. April 2nd: yjkllngtoi? Cup. April oth': Medal match IM-April 2nd: Opening day (mixed l» ibogey handicap, arrange own ptjß. mSee' Ctulh-April sth: Bogey asljangjt own opponents, start, from übSi-April 2nd: Tosswill Cup, first ini'round, and stroke handicap. : Ida*'- Club—April- 7th: Canadian 10.;= April' 9th: Match for . non- ' i-iifcnd Saturday players. • CWb—April 2nd: Four-ball bogey " Vpril 3rd: Stroke handicap. Lidiea' 7th: L.G.U. y feedal. ." ' ' ~ CJltfb—April 3rd: Stroke handicap ly-jmedftlb* -■■- UQieß' Clus T Aptil 2nd: L.G.U. mil Club—April'2nd: Opening uied foursome-bogey handicap (I* lab—April -9tb : Ladies'- Canadian aiF (postponed from April 2nd). OJNib—April '2nd: ' Opening day isqn,,aJl golfers invited : ( |S OF THE DAY. '.'Wi-v —: -" '. ,*'''- [By Flagstick.] < "•(*« the annual open Easter tourna&tfw£«t Shirley the weather was ideal !|frtttf"!first to last, and except for some \ s |>Mtf itches on the drier kn,olls the fairin excellent shape.. The same "-touatnot be said of the greens; on some 'Ottnem were bare patches where weed- , WlHtfg operations had been.carried on Mflpftly; on several others the necesftityijfor constant watering had favoured ,- JkUfr at Farthest North little cover except yarrow. As a conse"jP**M, most of the competitors in tho i* JtyL'tfroke rounds played on Saturday ' ij!^ l - 8 wn&teur championship of Can'.?**7: found it a very difficult matter M'«wina~te the strength required for ? |ps approach putts. A notable '-TW&'wae J. Millard, last year's wintitle, who during the day golf through the green, fMJSw.five or six strokes in each round 1 «**-^ Bnort b y a few * nenes with ■ h ' B • v : Ij*t&JiMter the morning round A. B. a one-stroko lead with a *$W 74 » «• follows : : Blank-f-fijlt: 44355444 3—36 ~,•'#*»' "4 6 4 4 4 3 5 5 3—38 • t - 74 \. %i , sii^^l eareßt attendant, C. J. Ward, & Sw^^ eiy Bteady round of 75 ' the ' ,r? sß** 4354445' 4^-37 fes^rarli^ B A - Seymour, E. A. -WilDougall with 78, and J. WmSe&SP*' g « Moore, a visitor from H. Godby, and B. BBBfefeout for tho afternoon round, was paired with C. A. ■WWSwferet- himself in the lead by holWtßMSffiF'from ten feet, and took the ■BWlea i Q 4, 3, the par figures,'

though at Muggeridge's his tee-shot left him in a cramped position under the ! trees for his approach, and he had to ' run down a 35-foo'ter for his 3. A period of rather ragged 1 play, followed; he half - topped his drive, and was lucky not to be trapped by the cross-bunker, then a fine iron shot put him within reach of the green, his third from the rough was miss-hit, and after a, good run-up approach he missed a four-foot putt, taking a 6. Another half-topped shot followed at Farthest North, but he recovered splendidly and holed in par four. His iron was at fault at Mairehau, leaving him in the creek and entailing a penalty stroke, while at -Nor'west his putter failed him and he took 5. Seymour meanwhile had been plugging along in his usual steady-going fashion, : keeping to the middle of the : fairway, and securing par figures at .every hole except Muggeridge's, where an unlucky kick landed his ball in a bunker. The remaining two holes of . the outward half saw both playing finely, for the par figures—Seymour 36, Ward 38. Seymour drew level at The Upshot, where -Ward's second found a bunker, then the latter went ■ ahead again with 4—5 at O'Eorke's, and both holed The Pines in "birdie" threes. They were level again at Old Nick, where Seymour ran down a 15-footcr for a 2, and by -this time newS had filtered through that both Blank and ..Millard, playing ahead of them, were out of the running, so that, barring accidents, the championship lay between the pair of them. Shirley was halved , in par fours, but Ward drew ahead, 3—4 at Farthest South, and gained another stroke at The Pagoda, holing from ten feet for a par 5 to Seymour's 6. The ■ latter had now to get two fours for a I 72 which would have given him the , Ladies' Challenge Cup, but after both had secured fours at Te Oranga his putting failed him on the home green, where ' the hole was cut on an awkward stroke. ! Ward had a 4 and was thus the winner • by three strokes, besides tying for the ■ Ladies' Cup. He was very warmly congratulated on his fine performance by. • the crowd assembled for the finish. The 1 cards for the afternoon were:— ' C. J. Ward—r Out: 34364654 3—38 In: 5 4 3 3 ,4 3 5 4 4—35 ' 73 r C A. Seymour — r 'Out: 44454444 3—36 3 In: 4 5 3 2 4 4 46 4 5—37 r - 73 *. The new Canterbury amateur cham- • pion is a son of Sir Cyril Ward, the 1 captain of the Christchurch Club, and has handled a golf club from very early vears but it was not till 1928 that he m-aduated— while still in his 'teens—into competitive golf on the Harewood course. He gets plenty of length with hia woods and irons, but at present Ins chief assets are his accurate run-up ap- , nroach and his firm, accurate putting. 1 He appears also to be gifted with the ' right golfing temperament. Among several promising juniors who distinguished themselves in the handicap events first place must bo accorded to E Deacon, a visitor from Waimate, who- tied at 71 with several short handicap flayers in the Saturday, afternoon event, and won the play-off with 80-.14- ' 66 Hia 43 oui, it may be noted, 111- ' eluded a six at Crossways. When rc--1 duced' five strokes in handicap -he • turned in a card of 2 up in Monday's bogey handicap, being beaten only by , J of Bangiora, with 3 up. • •'Another'■promising junior is I. M. Godby who won the first stroke han--1 1 dicap 83-12-71, then with C. G. Moore ; took ft good place in the Humphreys

Cup foursomes, and on the final day, as partner to his father, M. 11. Godby, contributed his share in securing a return of 3 up. One of the surprises in the first round of match play for the Dobson Cup was the defeat of J. Millard by M. 11. Godby, who attacked strongly on the homeward run, and squared the match ,at the eighteenth, where Millard miss-hit his approach putt, leaving himself a four-footer, which also went astray. Godby played the nineteenth in par figures, and was 1 up. A match in the same series that attracted a considerable "gallery" was that between B. A. Wilson and K. J. Walker, who halved three extra holes in succession before the former shook off his weariness to hit two 'fine woods to Land's End, winning the hole 5-6. Both the semi-finals were won by rather large margins, but for most of the way the result in both games was in doubt till near the end. A. B. Blank was in fine form against C. J. Ward, going out in 37 to Ward's 40. The latter held his own with a par four at Upshot, but putted badly at the eleventh and ran through The Pines green, losing both holes 4-5. He pitched accurately at Old Nick and appeared likely to win the hole, but Blank ran down a putt from the edge of the green and won 2-3, the match ending there. The winner Went on to complete a round of 72. The cards read: — A. E. BlankOut: 4 3 3 6'5 4 4 4 4—37 C. $. WardOut: 544555 4 4 4—40 A. B. Blank — In: 4 4 42 / C. J. WardIn: 4 5 5 3. Blank 6 up and 5. In the lower half of the draw B. T. Tosswill was in the lead after the .third hole, and with 37 to E. A. Wilson's 41 was 4 up at the turn. Wilson reduced his deficit by a "birdie" three at Upshot, but Tosswill kept his lead with a "birdie" three at The Pines. Wilson's tee shot at Old Nick lay six yards from the pin, and Tosswill ran through and approached short, having to play two more. Wilson holed the putt, winning 2-4, and cutting down the lead to three holes. This was his last success, however, for his second at Shirley just failed to top the bank of the creek, and Tosswill was dormy. The latter went on to lay a fine iron shot less than three feet from the cup, and holed the putt, winning the hole 2-3 and the match 5 up and 3. The cards were: — E. T. Tosswill — Out: 4 5355444 3—37 E. A. Wilson — Out: 54465545 3—41 B. T. Tosswill — In: 5 5 3 4 5 2 E. A. Wilson — , In: 3 5 4 2 6 3 Tosswill 5 up and 3-. The play in the final can be followed from the cards. In the main A. B. Blank was the better through the green, but threw away his advantage by weak putting, whereas E. T. Tosswill battled gamely to recover equality of position. A notable example was at Nor'-west, where his second ran through the green to a difficult lie against the bank. He got 'his four and Avon the hole, Blank having taken three putts from seven yards away. Something similar happened at Farthest North, at Terra Nova, and at Shirley, where Tosswill approached and putted well to win 4-5, being then two down. Blank's wellknown power of recoyery was in evidence at Farthest South, where his teeshot lay near the ditch, Tosswill lying about three yards from the pin. Blank ! pitched finely over the intervening

bunkers aud holed nil eight-footer for a half in 3. The: hit tor seemed a pertain winner when, after two very fine woods, he lay within easy striking distance of the Pagoda green, with Tosswill forty yards behind in three. Blank's high pitch went astray, and Tosswill played a fine iron to the edge, a half in nix resulting—Blank dormy two. Again Blank had the upper hand when Tosswill's second ran through the green on to the track to the second tee. Blank however, hooked his second into a bunker, and popped his third into another, losing G-5. Tosswill had the better of the exchanges to the Home hole, lying ten feet away with his second. Blank's second took him to about twelve yards from the pin, but : he overran the holo with his approach and missed the downhill return. —All square. At the deciding holo Tosswill recovered well from a hooked drive,' his spoon shot taking him to the edge of the green and inside Blank's ball, which fell short. The latter failed to allow for the altered pace of the green, on which water had been turned, and his approach was' also short. Tosswill overran the hole but holed from seven feet away, and won the Dobson Cup, virtually the match-play championship of Canterbury, after a thrilling contest. Cards: — R. T. Tosswill— Out: 64455445 3—40 A. E. BlankOut: 54455355 3—39 R. T. Tosswill — In: 55344365 4—39 A. R. BlankIn: 4443 53 6 6 5—40 Nineteenth hole —Tosswill 4, Blank 5. Tosswill one up. WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT AT SHIRLEY. OPEN FOURSOMES. In view of the New' Zealand ladies' championship being played this year at Timaru, the women's section of tho Easter tournament at Shirley has been postponed till the week preceding tho championships, but in order not to drop entirely the usual Easier fixture, the dates ure being utilised for playing tho Ohristchurch open foursomes, a competition played on handicap. Tho weather was ideal, but the course was showing signs of wear from tho Easter tournament. The first two rounds were played yesterday, with the following result: — First Round. Mrs Kingscote and Miss Oraeroft Wilson beat Mrs G. H. ftcid and Miss B. Rutherford, 5-4. Mrs Vernon and Mrs Donald beat Misoes E. and K. Macfarlaue, 5-1. Mrs and Mrs Hammer beat Mrs Brennan and Miss Martyn, 3-1. Mrs Clark and Mrs Burns beat Miss D. Fleetwood and Miss R. Smith, 6-4. Mrs Godby and Miss Wilkin beat Mrs Jones and Mrs iloare, 2-1. Mrs Bell and Mrs Geddes beat Mrs Montgomery and -Mrs Grigs, 6-5. Mrs Lawrence and Miss Cottcril) beat Mrs van Asch and Miss Elmslie, 3-1. Miss Webb and Miss Brown beat Mrs MiKillop and Miss While-Parsons, 9-7. Mrs Middleton and Miss Anderson beat Mrs Fleetwood and Miss l'l. Fleetwood, 4-3. Mrs Skinner and Mrs Wauchop beat Mrs Ureason and Mrs Browne, 4-3. Mrs Camiri and Mrs Tingey beat Mrs Wilton and Miss Ward, 1 up. Mrs Chartres and Miss Fleming beat Mrs Binns and Miss Beadel, 1 up. SECOND ROUND. Mrs McClatchie and Mrs Symes beat Lady Ward and Mrs Duncan, 3-1. Mrs Donald and Mrs Vernon beat Mrs Kingscote and Miss Cracroft Wilson, 1 up. Mrs Clark and Mrs Burns beat Mrs Stickings and Mrs Hanmer, 5-4. Mrs Godby and Miss Wilkin beat Mrs Bell and Mrs Geddes, 6-5. Miss Webb and Miss Browns beat Mrs Lawrence and Miss Cotterill, 1 up.

Mrs Skiimer and Mrs Wauchop beat Mrs Middleton and Miss Anderson, 4-2. Mrs Chartres and Miss Fleming beat Mrs C«mm and Mrs Tingey. 2-J. Mrs Kerr aud Mjbs Loughnan beat Mrs Foster and Mrs Morrow. 4-3. The third round will be played this morning, commencing at 10 o'clock, tho semifinal this afternoon, and the final to-morrow morning. A handicap stroke foursome played in the afternoon resulted as follows: — Stroke Foursome. Gross. Hep. Net. Misses J. and M. Stevenson 06 24 72 Miss Klmslio and Mrs van Asch . . . . 92 20 72 Miss Hopkins and Miss lliedle .. ..99 18 81. Misses E. and K. Macfarlane 93 12 81 Mrs Green and Miss Newton 103 21 82 Mrs Grigg and Mrs Montgomery . . • • 102 20 82 Mrs Nicholls and Mrs Frater 104 19 S3 Miss Rutherford and Mrs Roid . . . . 96 12 84 Mrs Miles and Mrs McCal lum .. ■ ■ 104 .18 81. The tic will be decided this morning. HAREWOOD CLUB. Following is the draw for the stroke handicap match to bo played on Sunday:— No. 1 Tee, 9.15 —L. J. Kincaid plays J. G. McDermont, T. Moffat plays J. T. Taverner, J. R. Cameron plays C. N. Thomson, S. Wynne plays M. B. Cook. No. 10 Tee, 0.15 R. Twyneham plays H. Studholme, R. G. Thomson plays E. AV. Reeves, J. Davis plays S. Binns, R. David plays, C. L. Green. - No. 1 Tee, 9.30—5. Vine plays J. A. Jewell, R. R. Bell plays J. S. Wilson, O. A. Y. Johnston plays A. F. W. Preston, C. Haigb plays F. W. Cowlishaw. No. 10 Tee, 9.30 —M. W. Beaven plays A. H. Dargie, R. T. Tosswill plays W. Agar, N. D. Bowman playß A. B. Edwards, H. L. Whiteman plays N. E. Tingey. No. 1 Tee, 9.45 H. M. Taylor plays J. Epps, A. B. Simpson plays W. Fisher, J. L. Harrison plays L. R. Webley, F. F. Leckio plays A. S. Geddes. No. W Tee, 9.45—C. W. Champion plays E. T. leaven, A. R. Blank plays F. McMillan, W. L.. Lawry plays L. Henwood, A. M. Satterthwaite plays R. G. Malcolmson. No 1 Tee, 10 —N. S. Wyber plays A. A. Grimmer, R. A. Crosier plays W. Thomas, F. Pnrris plays J. C. McKinnon, J. Robertson plavs C. J. McFadden. No 10 Tec, 10—A. B. Hobbs plays L. P Symes, A. H. Shanks plays D. Crozier R. Camm plays J. Murphy, R. Robilliard plays A. D. Ncill. . , No 1 Tee, 10.15—A. G. Jamieson plays F. AV. Stevens, L. N. Austin plays A. H. S There will be a four-hall bogey match to-morrow afternoon, players to arrange their own partners and opponents. RUSSLEY CLUB. The following is the draw for the ' first round of the Tosswill Cup and stroke handicap, to be played in threes, on Saturdaynext: — „,„,, NO. 1 TEE. 12.30 p.m.—R. A. Bagshaw, W. A. Gudgeon, and £. H. Olark. 12.45 p.m.—J. F. Tipping. A. \V. bmithson, and. W. Fairclmigh; AV. R. Teape A. E. Ackroyd, and 11. E. Goggin; F color, H. L. Blamires, and G. W. C. Smithson; H. P. Ronnie, F. C. Fairclough, and E. Millies. 1 p.m.—R. B. Dagger, J. R. Crawshaw, and AV. M. Ross; G. Palmer, H. G. Bariiett, and Denis Andorson; K. B. Bain, M. Armstrong, and Lindsay Russell. ■ 115 p.m.—J. P. Gilmopr, C. S. Morris, and T. C. Ciarkson; A. C. Fraser, M. R. Ronton, and P. Wynn-Williains; E- \- Donaldson. F. AV. Tlobb*. and J. 1.30 p.m.—G. A. G. Connnl, W L. Partridge "and D. AV. Meyers; R. B. Smythe, R. I, Partridge, and R. H. Mitchell: H. A. Jarden, TV TV Bailey, and J. Steer. 1 45 p m.—F. V. Turner. F. D. Jones, and 11. F. Hanna: L. E. Robinson, H. A. Penn, ami A. I/. Malson. 2 p.m.—L. F. Tisdall. TV F. Anderson, and S G. Lester: IT. M. Jacobs, H. V. P. Brown', and E. F. L. Hill: F. V. BevanBrown, J. R. Thomas, and O. H. Frankcl. NO. li TEE. 1 p.m.—S. R. Self, L. J. Keys, and E. H. Wntkins. , ... ~, , j 15 p-m .—f. O, Hartley, J. Middleton, jun' and L. W. Baker; C. V. Glasson, T. Evans, and Eugene Spitz; E. C. Tipping, A. C Bretherton. and W. G. Bannatyne. 1.30 P.m. —R. D. Mitchell. J. Earl, and A. R J Hcan; J. R. Mitchell, J. Myhre, and P.' Hollander: W. J. Frecbury, W. H. Price, and W. J. Hunter.

RANGIORA CLUB. The following is the draw for the medal match—April medals—to be played tomorrow:—K. G. Edward and L. VV. Harley, M. E. Leech and J. Galloway, L. H. Leech and G. J. Leech, G. W. Watson and W. R. Patrick, C. Taylor and A. Macdonald, 'A. Purdie aud J. Palairet, W. C. Keetley and T. Mcßae, A. Harper and G. March, J. E. Strachan and F. G. Tolmie, R. J. Logan and J. Harley, T. H. Blain and A. Ambrose, J. W. Stanton and W. Smith, L. v W. Wilson and R. Macdonald, . R. Pearse and W. L. Aynsley, D. A. Campbell and E. S. McPhail, R. Newman and G. Southgate, J. Palmer and F. B. Glasgow, J. A. Johnston and R. S. Smith, Geo. Taylor and A. Wi' Verrall, S. T. Seward and H. G. Mehrtcns, J. M. Fraser and L. M. King, W. E. Barton and W. Mackenzie, W. B. Stevens and Ralph Smith, E. A. Verrall and G. C. Beattie, A. Buckingham and Tahu Shankland, H. Bennett and E. D. R. Smith, E. C. Ducat and F. AV. Gilbert, H. Macdonald and scorer. AVONDALE CLUB. The following is the draw for the monthly medal stroke handicap to be played on the Avondale links over the week-end:—P. Dolargey v. R. Duthie. J. O. McGillivray v. T. McGregor, J. S. Piper v. J. L. Gant, J. R. Grange v. B. 0. Moore, L. S. Taylor v. AV. H. Meyers, T. Macßae v. H. E. Radley, C. G. M. Boyco v. G. Sampson, •M. 0. Stephens v. B. J. Masters, C. J. Atkinson v. D. -A. Adams. R. W. Britton-v. L. C. Prankish. J. Carter v. L. N. Orchard. R. St. G. Atkinson v. E. Atkinson, H. J. Jonos v. L. J. Killick, 11. Lightband v. E. B. Rimmington, K. C. AVard v. scorer, E. S. Smart v. L. A. Gordon, N. V. Smith v. L, S. Smith, G. B. Slade v. J. Pierce, A. J. Charman v. R. A. Campbell, T. R. Condliffe v. H. Davies, J. M. Preston v. G. Lightband, J. S. Lindsay v. E. M. Taylor, H. L. Vincent v. E. J. Woolf, J. Millard v. T. Adkins, N. AV. Jury v. A. E. Burd, R. Button v. AV. J. Dickinson, F. E. Drake v. H. Dymond, G. A. Dawson v. H. 0. Frampton, F. AV. Deighton v. J. L. Davis, J. F. Newman v. AV. S. Elson, E. AV. East v. D. At. Fraser, 0. S. Mills v. E. Middleton, K. More y. C. AV. Oborn. L. AV. Hudson v. E. J. Jackson, ,T. B. McClymont v. D. I. Macdonald. AV. T. Glasgow v. S. C. Bingham, M. H. Kemp v. scorer. WAIMAIRI BEACH CLUB. The new links wil be formally opened on Sunday next, at 2 p.m., when a four-ball bogey match, mixed or otherwise, will be held for mhmbcrs, intending members, and their friends. Excellent progress has been made with (ho clearing of the fairways and the construction of tees. J. Forrest has been appointed the club's professional.