LAWYERS AT GOLF

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 2, 28 September 1937, Page 13

LAWYERS AT GOLF

“Devil’s Own” Tournament Dominion Special Service. Palmerston North, September 27. . Golfers from Wellington, Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, and Wanganui attended the annual “devil’s own’’ golf tournament which was conducted by members of the Palmerston North Law Society on the Manawatu Goif Club’s links at Hokowhitu during the week-end. Saturday was devoted to the qualifying rounds, the 16 leading the list winning a place in the “Devil’s Own” Cup contest, and the finals were played to-day, C. N. Armstrong defeating B. Vickerman in the final for the trophy. The teams match was won by Wellington, represented by G. C. Phillips, B. Vickerman, W. S. T.. Till, and J. W. Ward. In the “Guarantee” Handicap J. A. Grant and A. M. Ongley tied with 73. The “Cy-press” Handicap was won by C. N. Armstrong with 71, and the “Certiorari” bo"ey by W. C. Deem. The “Public Trust” bogey went to B. Vickerman, 6 up. Detailed results are as follows: — "Devil’s Own” Cup. First round: C. N. Armstrong beat D. R. Wood. R. A. Howie beat W. S. T. Till, J. W. Ward beat A. E. Lowry, A. W. Yortt beat Middleton, R. M. Abraham beat S. Preston, B. Vickerman beat J. A. Grant, K. Dorrington beat N. H. Raw'son. A. 41. Ongley beat C. C. Marsack. Second round: Armstrong beat Howie, Ward beat Yortt, Dorrington beat Ongley, Vickerman beat Abraham. Final: Armstrong beat Vickerman. Mortgagors’ Relief Stakes. First round: F. J. Christenson bent H. Quilliam, W. B. Rainey beat D. W. Virtue, T. P. McCarthy beat C. 0. Edmonds, B. C. Haggltt beat G. H. Lusk. G. C. Phillips boat H. H. Daniel, J. Graham beat D. G. Young, I. W. N. Mackie beat G. A. Wiren, N. G. Whiteman beat B. H. Hopkins. Second round: Christensen beat Rainey, Haggltt boat McCarthy, Phillips beat Young. Mackie beat Whiteman. Final: Phillips beat Haggltt. Paupers’ Appeal Stakes. First round: H. S. Weston beat L. G. H. Sinclair, M. R. Grant beat W. J. King, .1. M. Hussey beat R. McCaw, D. R. Richmond beat J. R. E. Bennett, A. T. Young beat R. McKenzie, B. J. Jacobs beat 11. J. Thompson, W. F. Stilwell beat H. W. Kirkley. R. E. Pope beat B. Rhodes. Second round: Grant beat Weston, Hussey beat Richmond, Young beat Jacobs, Stilwell beat Pope. Final: Stilwell beat Grant. Affiliation Handicap. First round: P. C. Miles beat F. P. Fawcett, L. F. Rudd beat D. Blundell, J. H. Luxford beat B. Cahill, S. W. Rapley beat A. B. Buxton, W. P. Coles beat G. I. McGregor. C. W. Thorp beat E. H. Bernau, S. K. Siddells beat H. C. Sproule, E. T. Gifford beat K. C. Clayton. Second round: Rudd beat Miles, Thompson beat Coles. Siddells beat Gifford, Luxford beat Rapley. Final: Siddells won from Luxford by default. Destitute Persons’ Section. First round: J. W. Card beat H. Lawry, F. Kelly beat W. L. Fitzberbert, G. Tremaine beat C. 11. Arndt, A. S. Tonkin beat I. W. B. Roy, Deem beat Averill, Tanner won from C. Evans-Scott by default, N. Smith won frbm H, It. Cooper by deSec’ond round: Card beat Kelly, Tremaine beat Tonkin. Deem won by default, Tanner beat Smith. . Semi-finals: Deem beat Tanner, Card boat Tremaine. Final: Deem beat Card.