GOLF AT MIRAMAR

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1932, Page 3

GOLF AT MIRAMAR

NEW YEAR TOURNEY

RAIN AND WIND

A strong northerly filled the air with, grit for the opening, of'the New Year golf ■ tournament at Miramar. Later a fine driving rain soaked the players, ..and be. came heavy at noon. Afterwards it cleared, but by that time many players were in. There were 110 entries, including J. L. Petley, the Miramar champion, .who was put out in the first round of- tha championship by C. U. Armstrong; J. P. Hornabrook (Masterton), who went out to that steady player, r. Flanagan, in the first round, D. 0. Wliyte, the provincial champion, J. H. Drake, who is always formidable, B. 31. Silk (Wanganui), and 11. A. Black, who is playing very steadily. The weather was against the best of golf, biit the steady players came into their own. The first and second rounds in the championship and group handicaps were played yesterday, the latter being match play on handicap. All arrangements were well in; order, E. C. Butters, the Hiraniar professional, acting as starter, while the secretary (Mr. T. H. Gibson) had everything going very smoothly. The following are the results of yesterday's play:— CHAMPIONSHIP. First Bound. B. M. Silk beat J. Crawford, 6 and 5. 11. J. Shanks beat G. L. Bishop, 1 up. C. L. Dentiee beat L. D. Hurst, 3 and 1. J. T. Bowness beat W. G. Fisher, 8 and 2. C. H. Armstrong beat J. L. Petley, 2 up. 11. H. McLean beat J. R. Smith, 2 and 1. J. H. Drake beat F. J. Christensen, 2 and 1. J. Flanagan beat G. S. Rees, 1 up at ths 19th. H. A. Black beat V. E. Sutherland, jun., 3 and 2. A. E. Lawry beat H. E. H. Aplin, 1 up at the 19th. J, P. Hornabrook beat C. V. Kooke, T and 5. ° W. Flanagan beat H.'Boon, sen., 5 and 4. M. Macbeth beat J. T. Lewis, 4 and 3. E. H. N3gle beat K. T. Poole, 2 up. D. 0. Whyte beat D. Whitconibe, 6 and 4. W. G. Crawford beat D. B. Stratinore, 1 up atHhe 10th. The match between Flanagan and Hornabrook was very close in the early stages. Both were playing first-rate golf. Hornabrook was out in 37 and all square at the turn, but he put a ball in the ditch at the tenth, and Flanagan, remaining steady, became dormy 3. Both did 765. Second Kouud. Silk beat Shanks, 8 and 7. Dentice beat Bow-ness, 5 and 4. Armstrong beat McLean, 4 and 3. Drake beat J. Flanagan, 1 up at the 19th« Black beat Lawry, 4 and 3. W. Flanagan beat Hornabrook, 3 and 2» Macbeth beat Nagle, 2 up. Whyte beat Crawford, 4 and 2. GROUP HANDICAPS. Group I. First Round. —G. L. Bishop beat J. Crawford, 2 and 1; L. D. Hurst beat W» G. Fisher, 4 and 3; J. E. Smith beat J. L. Petley by default; G. S. Rees beat F. J. Christensen, 1 up; Sutherland, jun., beat H. Aplin, 3 and 1; C. "V. Eooke beat H. Bown, sen., 2 and 1; R. T. Poole beat J. T. Lewis by default; D. Whitcombe beat D. Stratmore, 2 up. Group 2. First Bound—R. P. M. Smith beat A. D. Carson, 3 and 1; J. A. Dalgleish beat J. A. Ronald, 2 up; D. S. Halley beat W. B. Taylor, 6 and 5; R. W. Scott beat F. B. Carr, 6 and 5; C. W. Palmer beat P. J. Murphy, 7 and 6; Dr. J. Cowie beat H. H. Ward, 4 and 3; H. J. Mehaffey won from Hugo by default; J. W. Sandham beat A. W. Brockett, 3 and 2. Second Round.—Dalgleish beat Smith, 9 and S; Halley beat Scott, 5 and 3; Palmer beat Cowie, 1 up; Sandham beat Mehaft'ey, 5 and 4. Group 3. First Round.—A. G. Warwick beat S. L.' Esau, 3 and 1; G. S. Matthews beat C. V. Sutherland, i and 3; D. J. Hawkes beat L. J. M'Girr, 3 and 1; J. P. Colwill beat A. G. Robertson, 5 and 4; S. W. Fearn beat R. Deacon, 1 up: S. H. Kuhn beat Colonel Hughes, 1 up; J. Shelly beat H. E. Napier, 3 and 2; W. B. Kelly beat T. G. Roberts, 4 and 3. Second Round. —Matthews beat Warwick, 4 and 3; Colwill beat Hawkes, 2 and 1; Fearn beat Kuhn, 5 and 4: Kelly beat Shelly, 4 and 3. Group 4. First Round.—H. Parkin beat 0. Mills, 5 and 3; H. G. Miller beat A. J. Dixon, 4 and 3; R. A. Lulham beat F. Redmond, 1 up; F. E. Ashby beat A. J. Colemarj, 5 and 4; W. J. Hendry beat W. Parkin, 2 and 1; F. W. Mackay. beat J. Elton, 7 and 5; E. G. Browne beat M. Burnett 1 np; L. A. Greig beat M. V. Greager, 6 and 4. Group 5. First Round.—l. A. Macallan beat P S. Allen, 4 and 3; G. S. MTSfair beat L. F. Martin, 6 and 4; T. Kidd beat V. R Gunn 2 and 1; J. C. Williamson beat H. Bastings, 3 and 2; A. Downer beat J B. Lauchlan, 3 and 2; T. K. Herd beat C H. Sherwood, 1 up at the twentieth; W G. Barr beat W. R. Chambers, 2 and 1: Maior Farr beat C. W. Meek, 3 and 2. Second Round.—MUair beat Macallan, 2 and 1; Kidd beat Williamson, 2 and 1; Downer beat Herd, 1 up; Farr beat Barr, 3 and 2. Group 6. First Round.—J. A. Higgs beat E j. Hyaras, 2 up; L. Marsden beat A Lulham, 1 up; L. H. Heslop beat J. C. Webb 3 and 2; C. Stone beat Major Potter, 3 and Second Round.—McCabe beat' Conolly, 5 end 4; Marsden beat Higgs, 5 and 3; Heslop beat Stone, 3 and 1; Akers beat Bowen, 6 and 1 BOGEY HANDICAPS. The morning bogey was won by S H. Knrin, 6 up, and the afternoon L D. Hurst and H. Parkin tied with 3 up.