Golf RUSSELL GRACE COMPETITION

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28616, 19 June 1958, Page 3

Golf RUSSELL GRACE COMPETITION

Wellington In Good Position (New Zealand Press Association) HASTINGS. June 18. With four rounds played, and three to go, Wellington is in a good winning position in the North Island section of the Russell Grace women’s interprovincial golf competition at Hastings. The complete rout of Taranaki this morning to score the maximum of six points gave Wellington a commanding lead, and at the end of the seqpnd day’s play, Wellington is four points ahead of Waikato-King Country and Hawke’s Bay—Poverty Bay. Waikato-King Country also had a clean sweep this afternoon when it won all six games against Northland. Hawke s Bay-Poverty Bay and Manawatu each dropped only one game in this afternoon’s round. The Points to date are as follows: —Wellington 181, Hawke’s Bay-Pov-erty Bay and Waikato-King Countrv 141 each, Manawatu (holders) 14. Thames Valley-Bay of Plenty 13, Auckland 12, Taranaki 7, Northland Fourth round results, with the nrst-mentioned team’s players given first, were:— Hawke’s Bay - Poverty Bay beat Taranaki 5-1 (Mrs Mullany beat Mrs Appleyard, 4 and 3; Miss August beat Miss Pritchard, 2 up; Mrs Booth beat Miss Stallard, 4 and 2; Miss Haisman lost to Mrs Lupton, 1 up; Mrs Redward beat Mrs Milne, 4 and 3; Miss Greenwood beat Mrs Jonas, 5 and 3). Wellington beat Thames ValleyBay of Plenty, 4-2 (Miss Wickham lost to Mrs Land, 2 and 1; Miss Bull beat Miss Cave, 6 and 4; Miss H. Peters beat Mrs Lawrence, 3 and 2; Mrs Hornabrook lost to Mrs Carter, 4 and 3; Miss McKenzie beat Mrs F00te,.4 and 3; Mrs Buddle beat Mrs Waterworth, 2 and 1). Manawatu beat Auckland, 5-1 (Miss Nash beat Mrs D. Steel, 5 and 4; Mrs Mangan beat Mrs Hodstedt, 2 and 1; Mrs Henderson beat Mrs Stichburv, 2 and 1; Mrs Wilkie beat Mrs Morris. “ and 1; Mrs Gaskin lost to Miss 2 an< * 1 ’ Mrs Langesen beat Miss Douglas, 3 and 2. Waikato beat Northland, 6-0 (Mrs Mac Diarmid beat Mrs Sevb, 6 and 5; Mrs Middleton beat Mrs Thomas. 2 up; Miss M. Beverlev beat Mrs Younger, 3 and 2; Miss N. Beverlev beat Miss Rushworth, 5 and 4; Mrs O Connor beat Mrs Reid, 1 up; Mrs Rickards beat Mrs A. Steele, 4 and 3. Third Round Results Results of this morning’s third round matches, with players of the winning teams given first, were:— Wellington beat Taranaki, 6-0 (Miss H. Peters beat Mrs Appleyard, 3 and I; Mrs Hornabrook beat Miss Pritchard 2 and 1; Mrs Lfrd beat Miss Stallard, 4 and 2; Miss McKenzie beat Lupton, 5 and 4; Mrs Edwards beat Mrs Milne, 1 up; Mrs Buddle beat Mrs Jonas. 7 and 6. Bay of Plenty beat Hawke’s BayPoverty Bay 3J-2J (Miss Wickham beat Mrs August, 8 and 6; Miss Cave halved with Mrs Mkllaney; Mrs Laurence.lost to Mrs Booth, 4 and 2; Mrs Carter beat Miss Haisman, 3 and 1; Mrs Foote beat Mrs Chapman. 3 and 2; Mrs Aplin lost to Miss Greenwood, 3 and 2. Waikato beat Manawatu, 3J-2J (Mrs McDiarmid beat Miss Nash, 4 and 3; Mrs Middleton beat Mrs Mangan, 3 and 2; Miss M. Beverley halved with Mrs 'Henderson; Mrs O’Connor lost to Mrs Wilkie, 5 and 3; Miss N. Beverley beat Mrs Lintott. 4 and 3; Mrs Rickards lost to Mrs Gaskin, 4 and 3.

Auckland beat Northland, SJ-i (Mrs Morris halved with Mrs Thomas; Mrs Hadstedt beat Mrs MacCready, 7 and 6; Miss Stitchbury beat Mrs Seyb, 1 up; Mrs Birkenhead beat Mrs Younger, 4 and 3: Mis. Douglas beat Miss Reed. 3 and 1; Miss D. Foster beat Mrs Steel, 4 £nd 2.