MIRAMAR V. MASTERTON

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 107, 7 May 1923, Page 11

MIRAMAR V. MASTERTON

THE CHAMPION BEATEN.

The golf match between the visiting '' team from Masterton Club and Miramar representaffves was continued on Saturday afternoon, under most trying conditions, in a high wind which chilled the players. In the morning Masterton lost all matches, and iv the singles in the. afternoon Miramar won thirteen games and Masterton three, and one was halved. The sensational result of the day was the defeat of J. C. Bidwill, the ■ Wellington provincial chamippu, by J. H. Drake, Miramar's first player, who managed to get home one up after aclose hard fight, in which the honours varied throughout, and neither player -was more than one up at any stage. Considering the conditions, the play was of a high order, especially through the green. On the putting greens both played weak shots, but this was only to be expected in such weather. T. H. Horton, the second Masterton man, easily disposed of Captain A. E. Conway, five up and four, after a first-class exhibition. L. D. Hurst, J. T. Tucker, and J. L. Petley proved too good for the next three visitors, and A. C- Hay and W. Percy, of Masterton, took two games from the next two Miramar players. The match Lawry v. Hughes was halved after Lawry (Masterton) had been as many as four up. Saturday afternoon's games resulted :— J. H. Drake beat J. C. Bidwill, 1 up. A. E. Conway lost to T. H. Horton, 5 and 4. L. D. Hurst Heat T. Flannery, 3 up. J. T. Tucker beat Dr. Moser, 5 and 3. J. L. Petley beat B. Booth, 5 and 3. L. W. Grace lost to A. C. Hay, 2 up. E. H. Liddle beat W. H. Booth, 4 and 3. S. C. Stitchbury beat C. Percy, 2 and 1. R.. M. Doughty lost to W. Percy, 1 down. H. S. Hayman beat G. H. Collie, 3 and 2.

P. White-Parsons beat E. W. Hornabrook, 6 and 5. Colonel J- G. Hughes and H. V. Lawry, all square. , A. J. Tpogopd beat R- M'Kenzie, 3 and 2. A. Erskine beat B. Welch, 4 and 3. R. Wjlson beat G. Ross, 5 and 4. A. E. Mabin beat C. Hodgins,.2 up. T. H. Gibson best A. Dawson, 1 up. W. R. Kirker beat Hugo, 1 up,