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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 147, 23 June 1928, Page 22

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A STARTING ROTA' | WAGG'S FINE CARD THE WILSON CUP . Courses aro so wet that .teeing up on low lying fairways or the privilege of lifting and dropping embedded balte without penalty is general. A few &Tf windy days would, greatly increase tho pleasure of the game. . Solving the Congestion Trouble. .Many A¥ellington links'have already as many players as they will accommodate, and some congestion has already been felt. Miramar has solved tho question of accommodating a , largo membership by- a system of booking starting times which, has proved most successful. Those who can devote time to mid-week play are of necessity few, and the course on week-ends 'was becoming crowded. Everybody wanted, more or loss, to tee. off between noon and 1 p.m. This meant a 1 waiting queue at the 'first tee, and uncertainty as to> when a iPair could get away. Now a starting times sheet is put'up, q.nd all players wishing to play during weekends must enter their starting time. Singles are allowed to start up to noon, on Saturday, from noon onwards, players must start off in fours, and if possible' arrange their own fours, otherwise the fours will be drawn for. All. qualifying rounds must be played in. fours. This is a fair provision, as' anyone starting before noon has lees interference than after. Starting from. 10.32, four-minute spaces aro provided for entries up to 2 p.m. As the entry "and. partner" might lead to an unconscious double entry of two players, the opponent's name must be entered. . Entries are further simplified by the envelope

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system, under which entry- is made by; posting tlie name, the event, and tip shilling in a box. Unless all these "particulars" are found in'the box, no matter what the score, theplayer is disqualified. Under tho new entry system, with starting sheets for Saturdays and Sundays, all players are got-, away; without congestion. ,'..'- , Kirk Memorial. . A design submitted to the Hutt Club 'a . committee for the Kirk memorial gates lias been approved.' The' supports'will be of special brick with an overhead arch. The gates will be of iron. Tho estimated cosvt is £175. . '• . Hutt Club's Trees. w The tree planting done by1 members of tho Hutt Club'on King's Birthday did not take long, as everybody took a' # ' hand. As the trees grow some of them, will present hazards, indeed they were put in with that object, but the majority were destined to separato the fair- •' ways. Only a portion of tho trees planted were- pines, as it was feared the . needles would spoil the turf. This year ■ further course improvements will bo , limited to trees'and greens, but it is . hoped to secure a visit from/Mr.-Bed-hcfPd next year, when the course, will probably be lengthened by cutting out . a hole in the first nine and putting in another in tho last nine. . , Wilson Cup. , In-a match for tlio'AVilson Cup, play- ■ ed on tho Waiohiki links between Napier (holders) and Wanganui (challengers) Napier won by G „games to 4 and 2 games square. The c6iirse was heavy, presenting a great difference to the Wanganui players, who, comprised a strong team. Tho results of the lead- > ing games are as follow, Wanganui names first mentioned: —J. Goss '• lost to Kaj)i Tareha, 6 and 4; Imlay Saund-. ers lost to Gonvillc Saunders, 3 and 1; M. G. Williams lost. to. H. E.'Cross, 3 and 1; L. B. Ehodes halted.with F. Fryer; J. Hussoy beat-'A. D. Morris; J., Harold halved with H. Davies; J. Harri- . son beat D. E. Pharazyn, 7 and 5; 3M. Earlo lost to John Tareha, 4 and 3. Kapi Tareha's win was by- first-class' . golf, 71 for the. 17 holes .'playable. Tho river hole was not possibiu. if. . Davies succeeded in halving with J. Harold, though the ' latter' was ' dormy "• . \ ■ Fine Hutt Card. • Bnna AVagg d'-.d a very neat 6S at the Hutt on Saturday-wci^k. . The oiily error of consequence was a 5 at the si~ tocnth, a three bogey ono-shot hole, where ho topped his .spoon shot. The ' - card read: 443344443—33; 243544544 — 35. Tho courso was in porfeet order, tho greens holding the lino well, though they weVe fast. Just what,is a Hutt courso record is not easy to determine, because the eonuc has been altenv> ~ good deal. Brooks, when professional .■ there, did :i. 02, but the course was tljcunmcli shorter. Kana Wagg ,and. J. Ij. • Black have both done, 67,5, but '•Miat was : while the two,new holes woro incourse of construction, and the eighteenth was a fifty-yard, characterless, mashic shot.