BLACK BROTHERS IN FORM

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 103, 28 October 1932, Page 14

BLACK BROTHERS IN FORM

It -would be hard to imagine better greens than were played on at the opening of the Hutt AVinter Golf Tourney yesterday, but, with the exception of the leaders, the scoring was poor. J. L. Black led the qualifying rounds, and made a course record by two strokes with a pretty 70, as follows:— •

Watkins and Shelly will play off. The afternoon medal handicap round was won by W. G. Fisher (Hutt), whose putting average and iron play were remarkable, -with 73-3—70. H. A. Black was second with 7'2-scr—72, and T. K. McGregor (74-1—73), L. C. Trigg (Taihape, PO-17-73), L. H. Herd (Hutt, 05-22-73); followed. MASTERTON NOTES. T..H. Horton did not enter for the Mastertqn tournament last week-end; but was playing on the second day, doing a 69 in the.-afternoon. Both Horton and Hoinabrookwere playing wbll up to championship, form, and Hornabrook- on the second day, with a . very nice 07, equalled the course record, previously held by Horton., He followed this up on the Monday with a very fine 70, playing .throughput, in very. adverse. ..■weather, conditions, as it rained Irom the beginning .to the end. In the final he beat Wickens-'on the 12-mark by 5 and i. Hornabrook and Horton have both entered for the open national championship and for the. foursomes, arid from their present form they should both give a good account of themselves. • Horciabrook's 67 was as follows:— Out: 544434334 36 In: 432343444 ...'.,.'. 31 , Total •..,'........:..;....... 67 LADIES AT MIRAMAR. _ Mrs. Ferguson (Auckland) defeated Mrs. Blam (Wellington) .in the -final of the Jliramar Ladies' Open Championship yesterday 'afternoon;' I', up. .■■■■■ •Mrs. Blain was 2 up at the.turn, having gone out in-40 to Mrs. Ferguson's 42; The next was halved, but Mrs. Ferguson took the next in i: Mrs. Blain, taking the next in 4, was 2 up again, but was stymied at the thirteenth,-and dropped■ a hole, .but took the fourteenth in 3, and kept her lead of 2 up. A beautiful secend gave Mrs. .^Ferguson the fifteenth, and, taking, the sixteenth/ the game was all square. Mrs. Blain topped her drive at the seventeenth,, which Mrs. Ferguson took in 6, after being bunkered, and, halving the eighteenth in 6, won a closelyeonte'sted match". ' ■ • "■ .' ■■ In the Miramar handicap final, Mrs. Slater; beat Mrs. Dalgleish 4 and 2. The foursome handicap resulted in a tie between Mrs. Brodie $md Miss McClure and Miss Dawson and Miss Evans, both pairs 2 down. On the recount Mrs. Brodie and Miss McClure won. .■ : 'At the conclusion of play the prizes •were presented' by Mrs. A. E; Mabin, wife ot the president of the Miramar Golf Club, and visitors and competitors were entertained at. afternoon tea. WEEK-END FIXTURES. Titahi Ladies'. Club.—Draw for the •Koma Cup, to be played for next week?Sd:^"Mlss White and Miss Batham, Miss W Davis and Miss Yeoman; Miss McKee and Miss Bath, Miss Cooney and Miss A very, Miss Mitchell and Miss Davis, Miss Buncehall '-and' Miss Flanagan, Mrs Carr and Mrs. Hansen, Dr. Bakewell and Mrs. Munro, Miss Mclntosh and Mrs. Moore. Miss Harrison and Miss Dobson,- Miss Ormiston and Miss Veitcji, Miss McCrostie and. Mrs. Marshall, Miss Ross and Miss Kinchela, Miss Kind- and Miss Miller. G division: Mrs. Boon and Mrs. Willcox, Mrs. Hayward and Miss Shead.Mrs. Godfrey and scorer. >'■-..' Manor Park Club.—There will be an 18----hole stroke competition to-morrow. The following players, who tied with net 72 last week-end, will play off in conjunction with the above competition:—F. Page, W •J. Hiridey, D. Butler. In the two-life tourball . competition, J. Qgilvie and A. Radford. play D.. Cody and AY. S.Barr, these.bejng the only, players-left' in the competition, both, sides haying lost one game. The flight competitions finals, postponed from last week, will be played this week, the finalists being:— No.. 1 group, V. Hay v.E. Rodgers.j.No. 2 group, J. St. H. Pope v. D. Porter; No. 3 group' J. Higgs v. W. S. Barr. The 6th .November has been decided upon as closing day. .The morning will be allotted for a mixed Canadian foursome. During the afternoon long driving, and approaching and putting competitions will be held, after which trophies won during the season Trill be presented. . Manor Park Ladies' Club.—The 'last L.G.U. round of the season will be played to-morrow, when players are■requested to arrange their own partners. During: the week-end, the finals' of both the open-and the junior championships'.will be played, Mrs. Butler playing Miss Stevens in the former, and Miss Fail-brother playing Mrs. Burns in the latter. The Canadian foursome; 18-hole medal competition, postponed from Labour Day, will be played during the -week-end. '' • "■' ;

Out: 443314535 35 In: 334535543 -35 Total 70 The scratch score figures are: — Out: 453445544 38 In: 434555354 38 Total 76 Giving him a 3 at the sixteenth, an easy one shot hole if the bunkers are avoided, lie would have done a 68. H. A. Black was only three strokes behind in his aggregate. The following qualified for the Hutt Winter Cup:—' ' ' J. L. Black (Hamilton) .... 70—7S 14S H. A. Black (MiramarL ...-. 79—72 151 T. E.'McGregor (Hutt) ;... 79—74 153 W. G. Fisher (Hutt) SI—73 134 A. G. Sime (Westport) .... 80—78 138 W. K. Cook (Hutt) ........ 78^81- 159 F. C. Fryer .(Napier) : 79—85 164• H. E. Troutbeck (Napier) .. 81—84 165 31. E. Moore (Titahi) 82—84 166 J. C. Marehbanks (Waiwetu) 82—86 168 W. E. Gregory (Wellington) So—So 170 G. A. Mills (Wellington) S8—82 170 H. K. Adamson '(Hutt)- :'..; 84—89—173 C. L; Dentice' (Miramax-) .. 00—86 176 I. Duncan (W;aiwetu) ...... S6—90 ■ 176 A. E. Watlcins. (MorningtoH) ' 85—92 177 .1. Shelly (Hutt) .............82—95. 177