RUSSELL GRACE CUP

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28025, 20 July 1956, Page 5

RUSSELL GRACE CUP

GOLF

NORTH ISLAND FINAL TODAY AUCKLAND TO PLAY BAY OF PLENTY 'New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, July 19. Auckland, which has been unbeaten throughout the tournament, and Bay of Plenty-Thames Valley will contest the North Island final of the Russell Grace Cup for women’s interprovincial golf teams at the Manukau course tomorrow. Auckland has reached this stage on three other occasions only to be beaten in the end. Today’s golf was easily the most exciting yet and the providers of it all were the Wellington and Bay of Plenty-Thames Valley players, who battled hard to decide today’s semifinalist.

Wellington won the matches, 5| to 3|, after some particuarly close and thrilling games to record the same number of over-all wins as Bay of Plenty-Tham.es Valley, but they lost on the couritback of all three days’ results by a mere half point. Waikato had a field day against Northland and dropped only one game. The two bottom teams in the lower section. Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay and Wanganui-Manawatu, drew their game with 4£ wins apiece. Bay of Plenty-Thames Valley v. Wellington (Wellington names first) Foursomes.—Mrs J. P. Hornabrook and Miss P. Bull lost to Miss U. Wickham and Mrs B. Carter, 1 down; Mrs V. Land and Miss H. Peters beat Mrs D. Laurence and Miss M. Cave, 7 and 5; Mrs K. Mulholland and Miss J. Hornabrook beat Mrs A. Carnachan and Miss B. Anderson, 6 and 5. Singles.—Mrs Hornabrook beat Miss Wickham. 1 up; Miss Peters lost to Miss Cave, 1 down; Mrs Land halved with Mrs Carter; Miss Bull beat Mrs Laurence, 2 up; Miss Hornabrook lost to Miss Anderson, 3 and 2; Mrs Mulholland* beat Mrs Foote, 2 and 1. Wellington SJ, Bay of Plenty-Thames Valley 3J. Northland v. Waikato (Waikato names first) Foursomes.—Mrs M. Macdiarmid and Mrs P. R. Glanville beat Mrs E. Seyb and Miss J. Stewart, 2 up; Mrs R. Sage and Mrs E. Munro beat Mrs Bainbridge and Mrs I. Gant, 7 and 5; Mrs Yendell and Mrs Middleton beat Miss Rishworth and Mrs J. Thomas, 6 and 5. Singles.—Mrs Macdiarmid beat Mrs Seyb, 3 and 2; Mrs Glanville beat Miss Stewart, 1 up; Miss Beverley lost to Mrs Grant, 2 and 1; Mrs Sage beat Miss Rishworth, 3 and 2; Mrs Middleton beat Mrs Thomas, 8 and 7; Mrs Munro beat Mrs Aplin, 3 and 2. Waikato 8, Northland 1. Auckland v. Taranaki (Auckland names first) Foursomes. —Mrs J. R. Morris and Mrs E. Steel beat Mrs C. McCormick and Mrs R. Nowell, 3 and 2; Mrs S. S. Wilson and Miss S. Glendining beat Mesdames Appleyard and Jonas, 2 up; Mrs R. Porter and Mrs W. E. Cassels-Brown beat Mrs F Nock and Mrs B. O’Keeffe, 2 and 1.

. Singles.—Mrs Steel beat Mrs McCormick, 7 and 5; Miss Glendining beat Mrs Appleyard 7 and 6; Mrs Wilson lost to Mrs Nock, 4 and 3; Miss Douglas beat Mrs O’Keeffe, 5 and 4; Mrs Porter beat Mrs Nowell, 5 and 4; Mrs Cassels-Brown lost to Mrs Jonas, 7 and 6. Auckland, 7, Taranaki 2. Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay v. Wanganui-Manawatu (Wanganui-Manawatu names first) Foursomes.—Miss A. Nash and Mrs M. Wilkie beat Mrs T. McNeil and Mrs T. Red ward, 3 and 2; Mrs J. Mangan and Mrs E. Cook beat Mrs R. August and Mrs Bell, 4 and 3; Mrs Henderson and Mrs M. Towler lost to Miss K. Butler and Miss Haisman. 5 and 3. Singles.—Miss Nash beat Mrs August, 4 and 3; Mrs Mangan beat Mrs McNeil. 6 and 5; Mrs Cook lost to Miss Haisman. 2 and 1; Mrs Wilkie lost to MrsKaua, 1 down; Mrs Towler halved with Miss Bell; Mrs Burrell lost to Mrs Butler, 2 and 1. Wanganui-Manawatu 4J. Hawke’s BayPoverty Bay 4J. WAIMAIRI BEACH LADIES’ CLUB.— Mid-week stroke—A grade: Mrs D. Nesbit. 102, 24—78; Mrs D. Barron, 91, 12—79; Mrs J. L. Rowe, 102, 22—80. B grade: Mrs J. McDonald, 102, 26—76; Mrs P. Clark, 112. 34—78; Mrs E. Burke. 114, 35—79. CANTERBURY VETERANS’ CLUB.— Monthly match, played at Waitikiri— Eighteen-hole stroke: C. E. Wroth, 75 net. Nine-hole Stableford: A. R. Blank. 17 points. Nine-hole bogey: T. O. Johnson, 2 down. CHEVIOT CLUB The draw and starting times for the open tournament are as follows: 8 a.m.: H. Wilson. R. McAuliffe. L. G Baker. C. K. Watson; M. Stanley, M. Childs. S. Denton, R. A. Love. 8.5: F Wade. G. Kirkpatrick. N. Fagan, K. Fitzpatrick; R. Holland. D. Milne. A. Lundy. R. Miles. 8.10: R. Anderson. J. Broadhurst. D. Parker. B. Stevenson; G. Mackie. R. Webb. C. E. Wroth. C. H. Johnson. 8.15: M. Macfarlane, J. H. Ensor. E. Knieht, V. Freeman. 8.20: E. R. Harrison. K. Nicholas. S. Leighton, F. Busch. 8.25: F. Burgoyne. I. Sparrow, L. H. Davidson, C. Cone. 8.30: P. Le Cren, G. Frogley, W. Bullen. W. Russell. 8.35: N. Parsonson, R. Stevenson, E. Good. 8.40: J. Wade, J. Macfarlane, E. Gallager, R. Clements. Post entries will be accepted. —Advt.