GOLF.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2110, 30 March 1914, Page 8

GOLF.

OPENING OF THE SEASON. The. 1914 golf season was opened at Heretaimga on Saturday in parfcet vrcat-her . A good crowd of visitors, aitd over eighty players, wore present. A i inixed foursome was played, and at- i tfacted a .very large entry. Tho links are now in perfect order, and tho pros- : peefcs fw tlie coniiag saasoti are very briglrt- intltcd. The club is fertmmto ■ in possessing the only rcsideatial clubhouse in New Zealand. The foursome resulted , in a tic between Miss Gavin and A. E. Whyte, Miss Foster and J. S. Callender, and Miss Brandon and C. J, Nathan, with » ecero of "all square.." * Other cards handed in. were: Jlffis . Brisiosv and M. \V> Higfllnson, 1 down; Miss J. Robiesou and C. E. Uobio.son, i 1 down; Mrs. H. A. Heltues attd B. Triggs, 2 down; Msss Harcourt and (£. I. Jtilinston, 2 *?own"; Miss M. AVhceler j an<l.G. O. SirttTO, 2 down; Mrs, Wsb-: ster and I'. S, Weston, 2 down: Miss TUrton uwl W. B. A;' 0111, 2 "down; Miss H. Jlilcs and G. T. George, 2 down; Mr. and Mrs. Birkett, 2 down. The tie will ha played off at a later , date. ■ J THE JOHNSONVItLE CLUB. j The animal general incetiog of tlie Johnsouville QolE Chib was held on ■Wednesday at the oflitfjs of the Johnsonvilto Town Boawl, Tho president was in tho chair. The adoption of >the report and balance-sheet uaving beeu formally moved-and seconded, the-chair-man, in speaking te tho motion, said j he wished to compliment the ,c)ub on ; tho healthy state, of the finances. The iiiscomo for tho year had been- spent mainly in tho formation aad maintenance of now greens, tho erection of sheepproot' gates and fences and the; furnishing of tho golf house. The b.alante of cash in hand amounted to £17 las. pit. Personally ho ■ considered tho result very ; satisfactory, TIIO motion' was then put to tho meeting and calried unanimously;

1 Tlio following officers were elected ;-- Captain, Mr. fiunhaf Sloaue; lion..sec--1 retary, Mr.' F. C, Buddie'; Ison. treasurer, Mr. H, Ivatt Graves; committee, M-essrs. Ales. Mcere, .R. Hirechborg, Jas. Kerf'; hdws' Committee, Mrs, Morgan, Misses I'rico and Bnthani. . . Th© secretary reported that the course ■had been thoroughly cleattd of gofse and broafts, aitd that the new "grfioiK were ia a fair way to become sotno of ; the basfc in tie Dominion. TTIO opening day for iho 1914-15 season was fix- : -eJ for. the first Saturday in April, when Mrs. Wallis and tlio president wiil en-. tertaiii tto' members of tlio club aad 1 their ..friends at afterhepn -to -.en.' the links. Driving, approaching, and puist-'-ini; canipetitioiis will form part of the afternoon's programme: The Karori Golf Club opened tho sea- , sou on Sajtftrdo-y. A largo number of ' visitors atfefided, and, although the proceedings were Somewhat interfered with by tho rain, a pleasant afternoon was spent by those pfeseat. The links 1 ivero opened for,play by the cluii cajvtain, atid driving) approaching and putti»s conipetitioH.s weto indulged in.