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Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20987, 16 October 1933, Page 15

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„ fIEW ZEALAND TOURNAMENT I ffUGHT WINS AMATEUR TITLE H, A. BLACK MAKES POOR SHOWING (PRESS AssOCrATIOX T2LEGBAM.) AUCKLAND, October 14. V Wright- (Otago) won the New aland amateur golf championship tobeating H. A. Black (Miramar) JfuD an<Ml u, play. He had am JJwwhelming h.- : id of 10 up after the j «rst 18 holes. i iter bavins; had seven clays of Mrtit sunshine, it was a big disap?ntment to the Titirangi Golf Club S officials of the New Zealand Golf Council to have a wet day on Satur- j "fiie play-off of the tie in the open | ipionship. between E S. Douglas 4 E J Moss was abandoned at the *Sh «reen. when Moss and Douglas Stall square. All the greens were , Sf soaking wet. and alter consulta- I "T wi th the umpire, it was decided ; Abandon play, and repay the; Vh over 38 hole, on Monday. 1 thTtimc the tirst round of the i contest started at 10 o clock E was a large number o persons) iSent, and almost all of them folfZd tho Plav. A light drizzle com- ; SSd when the players had reached 1 fifth green., and heavy showers ; S almost continuously As play ; from the eleventh hole onIrds several spectators returned to , S dubhouse, well soaked, but the ; £ Sority ot them followed the : pl ay right to the eighteenth. i Interested Spectators. The attendance had swelled very j .considerably'when the players set 0.. on their afternoon round at 1.30. Iho ** th-it nothing but a miracle could SbftK toretrieve the position Sd not deter hundreds from watch-ii?-Kenselv every stroke played. Many of them had travelled long dis- ■{£ to see the match, and they did Z. wisht to miss anything. Black was 'Ste unable to hold Wright, who con- , ttoued to play splendidly, with a re- | suit tnat the Otago man became ■ Samp on at the twenty-fifth hole ; Tpp amateur championship match . fed finished in front of the clubhouse . before Moss and Douglas drove oil at ; •»30 pm. The weather had not mi- j ■oroved, but this did not deter a very j large percentage of those present ; .. from following the play. However, ; heavier rain fell, and the match was • abandoned until Monday. Wright played almost flawless golf ! up to the greens, but on several oc- : ■„ casions he took three putts. His irons : were a feature, being hit with splen- j did precision, straight for the flag. | Black's bad start appeared to unsettle j his whole game, and at no stage dur- i ing the match did he impress. In j view of his poor showing, it seemed j almost a pitv that on the previous day | he had mising -Titirangi youth, of the chance j of participating in the final. The big | strain of two rounds in the semi-final j may perhaps have accounted in some j measure for Black's lapse of form on | Saturday. I

NOTES ON THE PLAY WRIGHT'S SPLENDID FORM A WIN ON THE TWENTYFIFTH GREEN (f'goK O'.u bri:i:i.u. Coiiuesj'Ondckt.) AUCKLAND, October 15. The stage was well set to-day for ■what was expected to be a most thrilling final to the amateur golf championship. The weather was beautiful for golf when the players stepped on to the first tee. There was a dull sky, and the playing conditions were better than had been experienced during the tournament. The tire had been much reduced in the fairways and greens by overnight rain, and although heavy tain set in half-way through the morning round, the afternoon round ■was watched by the largest gallery that has yet followed the final of the amateur championship. 8. V. Wright, of the Balmacewan Club, Dunedin, inflicted a crushing dem on H. A. Black, of the Miramar Club, Wellington. Wright has been »garded as one of the best golfers in New Zealand for the last 10 years, and "though he ha 3 won numerous provincial titles, he has always failed to reproduce his best form at the national Meeting. In 1930 he was beaten by f- A. Black at Palmerston North in «a third round. In 1931 he was beaten « Christchurch at the last hole by UCaJlaghan, of Hawera, and last year t«K d J - L " BlaCk Sn h ' S beSt form l » be eliminated in the second round « Heretaunga. Consistent Golf, fhe Balmacewan course is very simiw to the hilly country and sloping ««ens of Titirangi. and Wright has f™ Wor "ierful golf right from the m? m « ei ) cement o! the tournament. Not ,„! V , ls ro »»ds was in the eighties, back at his match play abl« atei »-. he has had comfortms,, ancl convincing wins in all his SeoSf 8, with the ext-eption of his North o£ u,ld '" whlch the youthful makL u° re pla >" er - A - E - Browne, Ml n, first 'iPPParance in big «Wj ari?n° Ug , hl , y tcsted Wri e h t- a nd «R Ln?K nowledged defeat ° n sevBl t greer >- »«lßrtff h * s had much experience in (>i winner of the amateur A,«'l nn^ r nnd the runner-up of Wonihtn Z ? ala,, d Amateur Golf Cham«hoi«rS» pl , ayed the Dunlop Ball—the th^i?n S hips. lpi ° nSthe ball that baU dKi th " champions use? %th I L QW 4 . that the S. 3. «i«foiuf !lsh ," olf baU was used by learn:,;; players: 4rST' *'°""<>™* Championte by c - C. Clements and N. «WU pldy, ng lhc ss> North Britishi 'Aim io . njl Championship H « Plaied the S.S. North British. s£■ S'th C^ p was won by H- R?*«S h!ss J ? yt " jra Cup by J - A - ' oth P lay »nS the S.S. North —6 tottiwUi? I** 1 ** Was macle w hen it was Sen8 y «i' a re|> ? rted th3t Bell and SSI?iS? ycd a Dunl °P in lhe Pro " « n oall they played. —6 '

title an. 1930, he represented New Zealand in Sydney for the last KirkWindeyer Cup match. The two men are the very antithesis of each other in style and physique, adopting entirely dissimilar methods to ■ hieve similar results. Black, although taller and considerably the more powerful, brings far" more energy to bear on his drives. Wright's swing is more compact and by the way he outdrove Black yesterday, it was obvious that the power he got came from the lateral sway of his hips. P B ii ack >' ave his supporters an inkling of the disaster which was to follow £ ig i x.- at the ver y fh ' st hole - Wright fiad hit a glorious drive, which found the short edge of the green. Being short with his approach putt, h<* failed to sink his putt for a three, and Black, renowned for his green work, failed miserably with a two-footer to lose the hole. Black in Trouble. A sliced drive at the second saw Black in trouble, and Wright, being on the green in two, took the hole in tour to five. The third hole saw Black really unlucky, for after a good drive he played a beautiful niblick which pitched 10 feet short of the flag, only to kick high right through into teatree. Black, after endeavouring to play out, picked up and conceded the hole. Wright found the green at the short fuorth with his tee shot, but Black was too strong, and Wright took the hole in three to four to stand four up. .'it Die long fifth Black showed his one' and only dash of the match. Both Players had found the green with their third, and Wright putted dead for four, and Black was left with a 14-foot putt to stop the rout, which he duly sank to win his only hole. He had a chance of regaining another hole at the sixth, where Wright was bunkered, but failing to find the green with bis second had to be content with a half in five. The seventh hole was Wright's all the way. Black, taking two to recover from the green bunker, conceded the hole. Wright Eight Up. Halves in poor fives followed at Ihc eighth, but Wright sealed the way ic ■victory when he took the next three holes to stand eight up, Wright was now playing with great confidence,! and Black was always struggling for i halves. Wright played to the eighteenth hole with the commanding lead of; nine up. Black's second was bunkered, and Wright was far too strong and pitched right over the green, and j was lucky to stop in soft ground un- ! rier repair, which held his ball from out ot bounds. Dropping clear, j he proceeded to place a very difficult approach within inches of the hole, j lie went to luncheon witli the almost j incredible lead of 10 up. Heavy rain set in during the ncl-i ijoi'.mment, but this did not deter a gallery of more than 2000 from follow-! ,ng the players. The afternoon was! only a repetition of the morning.! Black failing to make any impression; on Wright, who went from one bril- j liant move to another, eventually tu find himself crowned champion on the I twenty-fifth green, by the most deci-; sive victory ever recorded in the ama- j ter championship final. It was bad j luck for Black to strike an off day | like this, but even if he had played his usual game he would not have j beaten Wright, who was almost un- j beatable on his day's play. ; j WOMEN'S TOURNEY j SECOND ROUND PLAYED j HOLDERS OF FOURSOME j TITLE DEFEATED \

i .[.jifdb ASSOCIATION JKLKuRAM.' I WANGANUI, October 14. I The New Zealand women's golf: j tournament was continued at the Bel- j rrrronr-links to-day in fine weather. .j i in the second round of. the cham- j j Pionsh.p, Mrs Guy Williams and Mrs! I Johnston had an even game. Mrs; ! Johnston won the first hole. Mrs Wil-■ I liams tool; the next three, and was ! three up at the turn. Mrs Johnston squared the game at the seventeenth. , but Mrs Williams won the next and ! the game. ' • Miss Helean and Miss Hansen had a i strenous tussle. At the turn. Miss ', Hansen was three up. Miss Hansen ■! was dormy two at the sixteenth, but I Miss Helean took the next two. The ! nineteenth was halved and Miss ■ Helean won the twentieth and the i match. Miss Kay was in brilliant form in I her match with Miss Johnston. She i went out in bogey and coming home i did 3, 4, 3, and for the 13 holes played i was two under bogey. | Miss Grace won her match with i Miss Wilson, the game going to the ! last hole. Mrs Macfariane had an easy win against Miss Harkness, the match ending at the twelfth. Mrs Collinson showed excellent form in her match against Miss White-Parsons, and on her play today should be hard to beat for the title - Miss Gaisford was two down at the turn in her match with Miss Fleming, but won four in a row on the return. Miss Fleming took the sixteenth. The next was halved, Miss Gaisford winning the eighteenth and the gamp. Second round results were:— Miss Currie beat Mrs J. Findlay, 1 up. Miss Helean beat Miss Hansen, 1 up at the twentieth. Mrs Wilkin beat Mrs Johnston, 1 up. Miss McFarlane beat Mrs Harkness. C and 5. Miss Rathbone beat Mrs Newton. 2 up. Miss Gaisford beat Miss V. Fleming. 2 and 1. Mrs Collinson beat Miss WhiteParsons, 6 and 4. Mrs. Robertson beat Mrs Carr, 2 and Mrs Stout beat Mrs Wilson, 3 and 2. Miss Rutherford beat Mrs McCarthy, r, and 4. Mrs Blain beat Mrs Rota, 4 and 2. Miss Grace beat Miss Wilson, 1 up. Miss O. Kay beat Miss K. Johnston, 7 and 6. Miss Barns-Graham beat Miss Blyth, 5 and 4. Miss Ormond beat Mrs Thomson, 3 and 2. Mrs Grace beat Miss Holmes, 2 and 1. Championship Foursomes. The excellent putting of. Miss Barns-Graham and the consistently good long game of Mrs Guy Williams resulted in the pair returning a really good card of 82, to win the championship foursomes, in which they were two strokes better than any other competitors, and six ahead of the holders, Miss O. Kay and Miss B. Gaisford. The winners were out in 39 one more than bogey, and came home in 43. Rain began to fall when they reached the fourteenth, and continued for the remainder of the journey, the last two holes being played in a real downpour. This is the second occasion on which Mrs Williams has had the honour of sharing the championship honours, for she was partnered with Miss S, Watson when she won the title at Herctaunga m 103 U. The litleholders were unaccountably right off their game, on the outward journey, taking 45, the seventh, eighth, and ninth seeing sixes recorded, with a four at the short tenth, end six at French Pass. The homeward journey took at least three .strokes more than would be considered necessary. . Results of the championship foursomes were: Mrs Williams and Miss BarnsGraham ••,„.■•„•■ Miss M. Jamos and Miss Hornabrook .. •■ ■• |£ Mrs Cook and Mrs Butler .. 84 Miss Dyer and Miss Ward .. 8b Mrs Stout and Mrs Orbell .. 86 »

CHRISTCHUKCH CLUB The final of the Richards Cup, played by P. S. Foster and C. J. Wilson at Shirley over 36 holes on Saturday, ended all square. In the final of the Cox Cup, over 36 holes, L. B. Scott defeated F. A. Brittan, 2 and 1. In a match played during the week in the Godby trophy, A. R. Blank defeated L. A. Dougall, 2 and 1. There will be no advertised draw for the bogey match on Saturday next. Players are to arrange their own games and starting times. | Starting times for Labour Day may jbe arranged with the professional ! after 9 a.m. on Thursday next. < KUSSLEY CLUB j _ The closing of'the winter season was held on Saturday in beautiful weather and there was a very large muster of players. The presentation of prizes was made by the wife of the vicepresident (Mr D. E. Wood), in the absence of the president (Mr R. A. 8a.5shaw). Mr Wood referred to the im- : proved condition of the course and the improved standard of play, partieu- ; larly amongst the younger members, of which there was a large number. I The prize winners in the chief events | were:—-Senior women's championship: Miss V. Fleming; runner-up, Miss C. Penn. Junior challenge bowl: Mrs J. |R. Templin; runner-up, Miss C Mit--1 chell. Clark cup: Miss E. Macfarlane; runner-up, Miss C. Penn. Fendalton I cup: Miss E. Stewart; runner-up, Mrs G. H. Walton. Women's foursomes: Misses V. Fleming and E. Nutt. Men's senior championship: Finalists, H. P. Rennie and A. W. Smithson (not yet played). Men's intermediate championship: O. H. Burns; runner-up, E. J. Hampton. Men's junior championship: A. B. Duncan; runner-up, G. M. Hall. Tosswill cup: H. F. Penlington; runner-up, F. D. Jones. Lindsay Russell cup: H. O. Hewlett; runner-up, R. W. Hope. Russley cup: Miss E. Ward and G. T. Alley. Russley cleek: Miss M. Curtis and T. C. Clarkson. Opening day bogey: Miss N. Smithson and D. S. Anderson. During the afternoon a mixed foursome bogey was played. The best scores were as follows: — J. P. Gilrnour and Miss M. Morton . . .. 2up C. H. Johnstone and Mrs Nicholls . . 2 up E. C. Tipping and Miss Buckhurst . . . . 2 up J. E. Hamilton and Miss Nutt all sq. O. :•'. Baker and Mrs Ogilvic all sq. J. S. Middleton and Miss Y. Baxter . . . . 1 down A. W. Smithson and Mrs Smithson .. .. I down L. Vv. Baker and Mrs Baker 1 down L. E. Robinson and Miss C. Penn .. .. 2 down H. L. Blamires and Miss M. Hall . . .. 2 down C. Eaton and Mrs Stringer 2 down G. T. Alley and Miss E. Ward 2 down R. L. Ronaldson and Mrs Ronaidson .. 2 down 11. P. V. Brown and Miss Rennie .. .. 2 down A. B. Duncan and Miss B. Hobby . . .. 3 down V. C. Mathews and Miss E. Stewart .. .. 3 down W. A. White and Mrs Wellwood .. .. 3 down G. L. CHalloran ana Miss P. Clowes .. .. 3 down F. C. Fairclough and Mrs Tempiin .. .. 3 down A mixed foursome putting competition resulted in a win for Mr and Mrs H. D. Andrews, with a score of 36. A tournament will be held at Russley next week-end. The programme. is:— Sunday, October 22 —Morning: Fourball bogey. Afternoon: Canadian foursome stroke, Monday, October 23—Morning: Stroke handicaps '.both men and women). Afternoon: Mixed fourbali bogey. Entries close with the sccretarv oil Wednesday. October 17. The draw will be published in the morning papers on Friday next. Open competitions played over the week-end at Russley attracted a large number of visiting players and Russley members. Results were:—

FOURBALL BOGEY. G. S. Palmer and T. C. Clarkson .. .. 7 up R. S. Bcadel and C. S. Peate 7 up O. Anderson and J. P. Gilmour .. .. G tip A. W. Smithson and F. D. Jones .. .. 6 up H. R. Aspinall and O. H. Burns ~ .. 6 up R. B. Dagger and H. R. Aspinall .. .. 6up D. D. Bailey and H. O. Hewlett ..- . . 6 up A. E. Ackroyd and H. P. V. Brown . . .. sup C. H. Johnstone and J. V. Glasson .. .. sup J. Mortlock and G. Branthwaite .. .. a up R. M. Adams and C. Bonnington .. .. 4up W. M. Ross and K. B. Bain 4 up G. A. Connal and E. F. L. Hill . .. 4 up M. Armstrong and F. Armstrong .. .. 4up G. J. Leech and G. M. Hall 4 up H. G. Barnett and Dr. Guthrie .. .. 4up H. C. Hass.aU and E. Spitz 4 up N. E. Ti'ngey and H. E. Button .. .. 3 up R. G. Malcolmson and H. F. Robertson .. .. 3up G. P. Irving and R. A. Witbrock .. .. 3up H. F. Penlington and J. R. Crawshaw .. .. 2up G. T. Alley and F. C. Fairclough .. .. 2 tiD T. W. Wilson and J. R. Stevenson .. .. 2up L. E. Robinson and A. C. Fraser .. .. 2up F. V. Turner and H. J. Butler .. .. 2up CANADIAN FOURSOME STROKE. Gross. Hep. Net. O. Anderson and J. P. Gilmour .. 79 6 73 L. E. Robir.son and E. J. Hampton .. 83 10 73 J. E. Hamilton and D. M. Richardson .. 89 16 73 J. S. Middleton and P. Wralt ..85 11 74 T. W. Wilson and J. R. Stevenson .. 84 9 75 R. W. Hope and F. A. Jarrett .. 90 14 7G C. E. Webster and R. E. Haisty ..89 13 76 H. F. Penlington and J. R. Crawshaw .. 88 12 76 A. M. Fowler and J. L. Barriball ..90 13 77 R. M. Adams and C. Bonnington ..88 11 77 W. M. Ross and K. B. Bain -.89 11 78 G. A. Connal and E. F. Hill -.39 11 ?8 G. P. Irving and R. A. Witbrock ..100 22 78

Miss Kay and Miss Gaisford, the holders, were tenth, with 88. \ handicap foursome played in conjunction with the championship was won by Misses James and Hornabrook with 84—10—74. Next were Misses Dyer and Ward, 8&—11—75. Draw for To-day. The draw for the third round, on Monday, is: - Miss Currie plays Miss Helean. Mrs Williams plays Mrs Macfarlane. Miss Rathbone Dlays Miss Gaisford. Mrs Collins plays Mrs Robertson. Mrs Stout plays Mrs Grace. Miss Rutherford plays Mrs Brain. Miss Grace plays Miss Kay. Miss Ormond plays Miss BarnsGraham.

AVONDALE CLUB The annual handicap teams* match, seniors v. juniors, for the L. S. Smith challenge cup, was played over the week-end, and as a result the seniors will be the guests of the juniors at the consequent smoke social on Saturday evening next, Following are the details:— Seniors. Juniors. G. Berry .. IW, Moffatt .. 0 R.A.Campbell IJ. Carter .. 0 S. W. Deighton 1 W. J. Dickinson 0 J. R. Grange IW. Clark .. 0 N. W. Jury .. lE. Shennan .- 0 J. M. Preston 1 L. A. Gordon 0 E. Atkinson .. 1 J. L. Gant .. 0 R. Atkinson .. \E. Condliffe .. i H. Lightband A L. W. Hudson i T. Easterbrook 0 J. Martin .. 1 J. S. Lindsay 1 W. T. Glasgow 0 T. Knight .. 1 H. Davies .. 0 J. Millard .. 1 C. S. Penfold 0 J. B. McClymont 1 J. S. Piper .. 0 D. Climie ..IS. Hearn .. 0 J. Newman .. 0 E. J. Jackson 1 C. W. Oborn 0 L. S. Taylor 1 N. V. Smith .. 1 J. Moffatt .. 0 L. Smith .. 1 R. C. Rule .. 0 K. C. Ward .. OE. Schnack .. 1 15 5 The stroke handicap for the first round of the Tisdall cleek resulted as follows: Gross. Hep. Not. K. J. McMenamin .. 82 17 60 E. Shennan .. 85 1« (!? D. Climie . . 77 it 03 J. F. Newman .. 79 11 68 L. A. Gordon ..87 lo i'i W. M. Cleland .. HO 7 73 R. McNish ..07 24 73 H. Davics -.91 37 74 J. R. Grange .. 85 10 7;> E. J. Jackson ..92 17 75 F. S. Vinicombe ..93 13 75 JS. Piper ..93 18 7o W. Dickinson ..95 20 7o H. Lightband ..86 10 76 R. S. Pearson ..80 10 76 E. Atkinson ..88 12 76 J. Martin .. 98 22 70 J. Pierce .. 98 22 70 J. S. Lindsay ..81 4 77

S. W. Deighion . . 87 10 77

A. G. Mallelt .. 89 12 77 W. T. Glasgow .. 95 Hi 77 L. S. Taylor .. 96 19 77 R. W. Rose . . 102 24 78 H. S. Vincent .. 105 22 83 T. Easterbrpok .. 95 8 87 T. W. Bowring .. 100 12 88 M AUK WOO I) CIAH The final of the Blank Cup and the final of the captain's junior trophy, together with stroke handicaps, were played at Harewood during the weekend. The course was in good order after the rain. Following are the sults:—BLANK CUP. C. 'Holdsworlh beat A. H. Blank, i up. after a close struggle. The winner received three .strokes from Blank. CAPTAIN'S JUNIOR TROPHY. C. L. Crowley beat C. L. Green, 2 and 1. Crowley was conceding seven strokes. STROKE HANDICAPS. Seniors. Gross. Hep. ..et. F. Tarns . . 81 12 65 E. H. Smith . . 79 7 72 W. L. Lawrv .. 81 9 72 A. B. Edwardes .. 86 13 73 J. D. Carl .. 88 14 74 S. Milne .. 86 11 75 C. L. Crowiev ..38 11 77 D. Gower ..88 11 77 L. N. Austin ..89 12 77 J. S. Wilson ..87 9 78 C. N. Thomson ..89 11 78 R. S. Smith .. 92 14 78 R. J. Mcllroy .. 98 14 70 A. F. Preston .. 96 14 82 D. C. Crozier . - 91 7 84 F. F. Leckie ..95 10 85 R. Twyncham . . 99 14 85 Juniors. C. W. Champion .. 89 28 66 A. W. Spence . . ill 18 73 A. 1.. Kay .. .90 It; 71 C. i.. Green . . 99 22 77 J. T. Tavener ..97 18 ~t C. T. Werrcn .. 95 15 iiO G. C. Hill .. 165 24 81 A. K. Byrne . . ll)!i 2-1 82 R. il. Bei! . . 190 17 82 J. Murphy . . 99 15 84 A four-ball bogey will be played next week-end, partners and opponents to be arranged.

RICHMOND HILL CLUB, The match between the president's team and the captain's team resulted in a tie, each side winning 9J games. The scores were as follows: President's. Captain's. F. J. Glackin OJ. S. B. Bruges 1 C. A. Rattray IJ. A. Jamicson 0 R. D. M. Bassctt .. 1 F. O. Strong .. 0 V. E. Hamilton IR. E. Hastie .. 0' E. S. Thomson OH. S, Feast .. 1 A. T. Bolam .. OC. E. Webster 1 J. D. Edmonds IM. Cheshire .. 0 R. Senior .. OE. T. Salvcscn 1 W. H. Banks IE. G. Pidgcon 0 J. B. MacFarlane .. OF. J. Pender .. 1 M. G. WiddowC. Hart .. 1 son .. 0 Miss M. McMiss Z. Hudson 0 Galium .. 1 Miss J. Dean .. 0 Miss M. Wilson 1 F. J. Glackin J. S. B. Bruges and C. A. and J. A. Rattray .. 1 Jamicson .. •' 11. D. M. Bas- "F. O. Strong sett and V. and R. E. E. Hamilton 1 Hastie .. 0 E. S. Thomson H. S. Feast and and A. T. C. E. WebBolam .. 0 stcr .. 1 J. D. Edmonds M. Cheshire and R. Sen- and E. T. tor ~ 1 Salvesen .. 0 W. H. Banks E. G. Pidgeon. and J. B. and F. J. MacFarlane 1 Pender .. 0 Miss Z. Hudson Miss McCallum and Miss J. and Miss M. Dean .. 0 Wilson .. 1 The eclectic match for the women's captain's trophy will be played to-morrow instead of Thursday, as previously stated. TEMi'LETON V. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS The match played between Templeton and the Commercial Travellers' Association for a cup given by Messrs R. King and L. S. Ayres, resulted in a win for the Commercial Travellers' Association by 14 matches to 10. The results were (Commercial Travellers' names mentioned first):— L. J. Taylor and E. W. Hasell 1, I. Macintyro and F. Barritt 0. H. Throp and F. Banks 1, J. W. Mardon and R. E. Spicer 0. F. C. Wooler and L. S. Ayres 1, G. Condliffe and P. Anderson 0. C. A. Cooper and H. S. Williams 1, M. O. Sinclair and F. McTeigue 0. J. L. Vergette and D. Bryant 1, H. S. Fraer and J. '"• tndersen 0. A. M. Shenna : and A. E. Benzie A, J. Allan and S. H. Jones J. R. King and A. Cunningham 0, R. W. Smart and A. K. Woolley 1. G. Christie and A. McD. Smith 0, R. Grimmer and M. Grimmer 1.

A. L. Tucker and H. L. Babington 0, S. Priestnall and P. Williamson 1. L. J. Taylor 1, I. Macinlyre 0. E. W. Hasell *, F. Barritt 1. H. Throp 1, J. W. Mardon 0. F. Banks 0, R. E. Spicer 1. F. C. Wooler 1, G. Condliffe 0. L. S. Ayres 1, P. Anderson 0. C. A. Cooper 1, M. O. Sinclair 0. H. S. Williams 1, F. McTeigue 0. J. L. Vergette 1, I. Dunne 0. D. Bryant 0, H. S. Fraer 1. A. M. Shennan 0, J. Allan 1. R. King 0, R. W. Smart 1. A. Cunningham 1, A. K. Woolley 0. A. Christie 1, R. Grimmer 0. A. McD. Smith 0, M. Grimmer 1. A. L. Tucker 0, S. Priestnall 1. H. L. Babington 0, F. Williamson 1,

WAIMAIRI BEACH CLUB The Florance trophy, one round of ; stroke play, was competed for at Waimairi Beach. R. H. Lake was the! winner. The best cards were:— \ Gross. Hep. Net. ! H. H. Lake ..84 17 07 | C. E. Smith ~ 88 17 71 j A. Henry .. 94 20 74; S. J. Russell .. 99 24 75 ! T. A. Fleming ..93 18 75 ; R. J. G. Collins ..95 18 77 S. Morris .. 98 21 77 On Saturday, members played a team from the mail stafT of the Chief Post Office, Christchurch. The match resulted in a draw, each side winning four games. Results (Waimairi names first):— S. Morris 1, J. P. Whatman 0. S. McCausland 1, W. H. Smith 0. A. Henry 1, F. Sorenson 0. B. C. Bradley 0, J. Frew 1. W. Horwell 0, J. Greenslade 1. W. Russell 0, R. A. Taylor 1. J. A. Wilson 0, B. Winstone 1. F. Dowling 1, A. Penny (8.N.Z.) 0. ; RAWHITI CLUB The par of the Municipal course has '■. been altered from 63 to 03, and as a consequence the men members of the Rawhiti Club have, with two exceptions, had their handicaps increased by 5. The exceptions arc the club eham- ; pion. Cyril Shaw, and the runner-up, R. B. Jackson, who receive an increase of four strokes. A foursome played at the Rawhiti. Club during the week-end resulted as • follows: Gross. Hep. Net.. A. Anderson and A | Stokes ..70 13 57 V. Jensen and A, E. G. i Lyttle ~75 13 62 j R. B. Jackson and B. ' Miles .. 73 11 62' E. Mullan and C. Shaw 73 in 03 . W. Agar and J. Hastings 75 12 63 H. M. Sparrow and E. Marchant . . 82 17 (;."> B. T. Coburn and W. A. Fowler .. 71; 11 i;o ! J. Jack and J. Lovell 82 17 (>.v D. A.* Clark and W. Butler 82 17 GO: D. Kennedy and S. H. : : Diehl . . 8! 15 6G j' R. Falloon and C. 1 ■ Brown .. 80 14 66;: KLEN-lir UAH The Glcn-iti Golf Club brought the ■ reason to a close on Saturday, when • the prizes were presented to success- ' ful competitors by the president (Mr;; J. MenzicsL The prize-list was m follows'--Worvn's championship and England ' Mcl-iae cup: Miss M. Stewart: runnerup. Miss F. Bradley. Senior men's championship and club trophy: Rex ' Jones; runner-up, M. Crowley. Junior , men's championship and Robertson ■ cup: J. H. Healey;" runner-up, E. O. Joseph. Johnston cup: Miss I Meth- • ven and Rex Jones. McDougall cup: J. W. Man tell. Parker cup: M. Crowley. Carmichael trophy: E. Dodd. ■ The afternoon's match was 12 holes: : medal play, with sealed partners, the : best cards being as follows:-••- : Miss Stewart and R. Slade 50 51 101 : - Miss Coupcr and Re-: Jones . . 54 48 202 ■ Miss O. Bradley and N. Young . . 53' 46 104 : Mis;; McLean and J. ; Healy .. ..57 48 105 Miss Ellis and J. G. Johnson .. .. 01 45 lOC Miss 1. Grant and C. Holmes .. .. "•■'' 52 108 Mrs Robertson and A. j Caithness .. .. 50 53 103 ■, Mrs Coxhead and P. Sinclair .. .. ;>7 52 :09 Miss Methven and N. !; Kennedy .. .. 56 53 301'!j A special prize was won by G. Car-; • michael. i '.

ASHBUKTON CLI H Tin: finals of the Ashburton Goii'j Club's senior and junior championship.- , were played on Saturday in good j weather conditions. J. T. Smith, who; won the senior title, was 13 up on : R. C. McGregor (runner-up) at the 1 end of the first round of 18 holes. The! matcli finished at the 23rd hole, where j Smith was 15 up nnd 13 to play. | At the completion of the first round : of the junior championship J. W. Kcig, \ the winner, was 3 up on H. G. Ferricr.' the runner-up. The match finished at: the thirtieth hole, Keig defeating his opponent 7 up and 6 to go. Miss E. Brown won the women's junior championship, defeating Miss J. Newton, 10 up and 8 to play. Two four-ball bogey matches were ; played yesterday. The morning match j resulted in a tie between W. H. Amos i and G. B. Williams and J. W. Keif.*! and J. Sinclair, each pair finishing 10 i up. In the afternoon the match was i won by I. M. Hamilton and H. N. Lewis,! who finished 9 up. F. Fogarty and E. I Brophy returned the next best cards. ' | KANGIORA CLUB ! i A four-ball foursome was played on j the Rangiora links on Saturday, the! best cards being returned as follows: J J. D. Palairet and R. W. , Ellis .. 7 up ' P. G. Ellis and E. D. R. < Smith . . 4up J. D. Galloway and E. B. Read . . 2 up R. G. Edwards and J. G. ': Tolmic .. All square ; E. O. Heney and M. E. Leech .. 1 down P. M. Siles and L. A. Hindle •. 1 down R. G. Grant and H. G. Mehrtens .. 1 clown AYONDALE LADIES* CLUB The bogey competition played dur- ' ing the week-end was won by Mrs W. J. Owens with a card of three i down. The best cards returned were: Mrs W. J. Owens .. 14 3 down Mrs J. Pickles .. 27 4 down Mrs J. Martin .. 17 4 down Miss J. Maindonald .. 11 5 down Miss M. Kennedy .. 15 ■ 5 down Miss E. L. Sapsforcl .. 11 6 down Mrs J. R. Grange .. 13 6 down Miss S. Britton .. 26 6 down

Mrs Spence, who carried the flag to the twentieth fairway, was the winner of the flag match. The closing of the mid-week season will take place to-morrow, a one-club competition having been arranged for the morning, commencing from 10 o'clock. The draw is as follows:—Mrs L. Smith and Miss M. Johnston, Miss B. M. Cook and Mrs G. Brennan, Mrs J Burns and Mrs W. Paton, Miss P. Ellwood and Mrs W. E. Sticking, Mrs J Martin and Mrs Kingsland, Mrs W. J Owens and Mrs J. Pierce, Mrs J. R. Grange and Mrs C. H. Knight, Mrs Gilbert and Miss I. Crawford, Mi?s J. Grange and Miss K. Dobson, Mrs R Atkinson and Miss P. Knight, Mrs L. Gordon and Mrs Spence, Mrs P. Delargey and Mrs S. Hearn, Mrs A. Young and Miss S. Britton, Mrs L. Troleaven and Mrs L. J. Lewis, Mrs T. Condliffe and Mrs J. Pickles, Miss A. D. Butcher and Mrs A. Weir, Mrs Harding and Mrs R. Campbell, Mrs E. B. Rimmington and Miss M. Taylor, Mrs Parkinson and Mrs Butland, Mrs Armstrong and Mrs Bennett, Mrs Coop and Mrs Prime, Mrs White and Mrs McDermott, Mrs Duckworth and Mrs McNish, Mrs Taylor and Mrs Hudson, Mrs Prendergast and Miss Maher, Mrs Ainger and Mrs Scott.

A nine-hole foursome will be played in the afternoon, for which competitors are requested to arrange their own partners and opponents. There will also be a putting competition.

RAWHITI LADIES' CLUB The final of the club championship and Bishop Cup, over 36 holes, was played during the week-end. The finalists were Mrs B. A. Miles, who won the event in the 1930 season, and Mrs W. Agar. Mrs Miles again secured the championship, 1 up. The contest was keen throughout, the morning round, which was played in ideal weather, leaving Mrs Miles 3 up. Mrs Miles did the 18 holes in 85, whilst Mrs Agar took 83. The difference was mainly due to the excellent putting of the former. In the afternoon, conditions were marred by heavy intermittent showers of hail and rain, which did not prevent Mrs Miles being 5 up at the twentieth, but Mrs Agar squared the match at the thirty-fourth. Mrs Miles won the next, and halved the home hole, where both players drove into the trees, Mrs Miles took 92 for the last 18 holes, and Mrs Agar 88. The best cards handed in for a Ladies' Golf Union medal match, played on Saturday, were:— A GRADE. Gross. Hep. Net Miss M. Smith ..96 26 70 Mrs B. A. Miles .. 85 12 73 Miss H. Oliver .. 102 25 77 Miss H. Hopkins ..8!) 31 78 Mrs J. E. Gudgeon .. 97 19 73 Mrs J. Lovell . . 103 24 79 Miss r. Lyttle .. 104 24 80 Mrs H. Sparrow .. 101 10 82 Mrs C. Brown .. 106 23 83 B GRADE. Mrs F. V. Hodgkinson 102 34 63 Miss E. Lawrence .. 105 33 72 Mrs H. Throp .. 108 31 77 Miss M. Petrie .. 114 36 78 Miss L. Harper ..114 30 78 Mrs J. Hastings .. 113 33 80 Miss R. Edmonds .. 113 28 85 RUSSLEV LADIES' CLUB

The I'oUowing is the prize list of the Russley Ladies' Club for 1933: Championship, Miss V. Fleming: runner-up, Miss C. Penn; junior challenge cup, Mrs J. Tempiin; runner-up, Miss C. Mitchell; Fendalton Cup, Miss E. Stewart; runner-up, Mrs G. Walton: Clark Cup, Miss E. Macfarlane; run-ner-up, Miss C. Penn; Russley foursomes cups. Miss V. Fleming and Miss E. Null. Ladies' Golf Union Medals—Senior: April,, Miss E. Stewart; May, Mrs E. Chartres: June, Mrs G. Leech; July, Miss C. Penn; August, Miss D. Bruce; September, Mrs W. Nicholls. Junior: April, Mrs J. P. Gilmour; May, Miss S. Manchester; June, Miss P. Wright; July, Miss P. Wright; August, Mrs G. Walton; September, Miss B. Tipping. Ladies' Golf Union silver medal, Mrs Chartres. Ladies' Golf Union bronze medal, Mrs H. Hanna. Ringer—Senior, Miss G. Baxter; junior, Mrs J. Tempiin. Saturday players* Miss P. Clowes. Eclectic Match—Senior, Miss E. Macfarlane; junior. Mrs G. Connal. Closing Day Flag Match (for prizes presented bv Miss E. Macfarlane and Mrs W. Nicholls)—Senior: Mrs Leech: junior. Miss R. Nutt. Closing Day Canadian Foursome:—Mrs Knowles and Miss Burrowes. Putting—Senior, Miss C Penn; junior, Mrs A. O. Wellwood. TE.MI'LETON LADIES* CLUB The following are the results of the Ladies' Golf Union competition played on Saturday:— SENIORS. Gross. Hep. Net. Mrs R. Lewis .. 92 15 77 Mrs A. C. McKillop .. 86 8 78 Miss I. Maindonald .. 99 15' 84 Miss M. Archey .. 101 17 84 JUNIORS. Mi.--- E. James .. 103 28 77 Miss M. Bennett ..111 ;« 78 Miss L. Johnstone .. 105 27 78 Mrs W. Milner .. 107 27 80 Miss A. Scott . . 115 38 82 Miss A. Harl . . 114 80 84 Mrs Anderson .. 117 82 85

KANGIORA LADIES' CLUB The draw for the flag match to be played on Thursday is as follows (play to commence at I.ls):—Mrs Menzies and Miss M. Mcintosh, Mrs Macdonald and Mrs Keetley, Miss Kirwan and Mrs King, Mrs Ellis and Mrs Eraser, Miss F. Threlkeld and Miss Chalmers. Miss N. Macdonald and Miss J. Threlkeld, Miss Jennings and Miss Pearce, Mrs J. Thompson and Miss Glasgow. Mrs Buckingham and Mrs Tolmie, Mrs Davis and Miss Morrish, Mrs Shankland and Mrs Godfrev, Miss Verrall and Mrs Bennet, Mrs Kippenberger and Miss Indcr, Miss A. Archer and Miss Palairet. The best cards in the October Ladies' Golf Union and club medal rounds played on Saturday were as follows: A GRADE. Gross. Hep. Not. Mrs Keetley ..89 21 68 Miss Morrish .. 85 9 76 Miss N Macdonald ..92 16 76 Mrs Menzics ..92 16 76 Miss J. Threlkeld .. 100 22 78 B GRADE. Mrs Hughcy .. 104 33 71 Miss F. Threlkeld .. 95 23 72 Miss D Bruere .. 106 31 75 Miss D. Payne .. 102 26 76 Miss V. Barrell .. 108 32 76 Miss C. Ambrose .. 102 23 79 CLOSE CHAMPIONSHIP OF N.S.W. J. FURRIER'S BRILLIANT WIN (Received October 15, 8.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, October 15. Brilliant rounds of 69 and 68 enabled J. Ferrier to win the close championship of New South Wales yesterday with an aggregate of 291. His rounds were 77, 77, 69, 68. V. S. Richardson, the former titleholder, was second with an aggregate of 294, and W. Bolger third with 297,