SHANDON CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 94, 22 April 1935, Page 14

SHANDON CLUB

The Shandon Club's Easter tournament opened on Saturday "with splendid entries, including visitors from clubs in both.' the North and South Islands. The course was in excellent order and this, combined with almost summer conditions, resulted in some excellent scores and also not a few surprises. The final between C. E. Hollis (Shandon), who has shown consistent improvement for. some time past, and the Scotsman, A. Clelland, will be played today. The qualifying round fov the championship and Consolation Handicap was played in' the morning, and resulted in W. R. Tustin leading the field with 73 gross. The handicap medal round was won by J. Kershaw, 79, 18—61. Next came G. ST. Leeder, 82. 19—63; S. L. Rodger. S2, 15—.64. The afternoon bogey resulted:— '"S." C. Orchard (11), 3 up; E. Kretschinar la), J. Lonisson.(ll), G. Berry (8), 1 up. , THE CHAMPIONSHIP. In the first round of the Shandon championship, W. E. Tustin beat C. L. Dentice, 5 and 4; E. J. Kretschmar beat R. Lulliam, 1 up; A. Clelland beat J. Melvin, 2 and 3; D. M. Boyd beat J. S. Hiddleston, 5 and 4; H. McL. Elliott beat 'R. G. Hayward, 4, and 3; C. Turner beat G. S. Leeder, 4 and 3: J. B. Wallace beat kY McDonald, 2 and 1; C. E. Hollis beat F. Desmond, 3 and 2. .In the second round, Tustin beat Kretschmar, 3 and 2; Clelland beat Boyd, tit the nineteenth; Elliott beat Turner, 6 and 5; Hollis beat Wallace, 2 up. In the semi-finals, Clelland beat Tustin, 3 and 2; •Hollis beat'Elliott, 5 and 4. SHANDON HANDICAP. In the first round of the Shaudon Handicap J.-Kershaw beat 0. Johns, 5 and 3: C. Edgar beat V. Gunn, 7 and 5; G. V.''Berry beat C. Wedderspoon, 3 and 2; S: C. Orchard beat B. K. Crow, 4 and 3; P. J. Burke beat S. Anderson, 3 and 2; Colonel J. G. Hughes beat R. D. Wraight, 3 and 1; J. Louisson beat W. R. Stuckey, 3 and 2; A. Jenkins beat D. Gibson, 7 and 6.' ■ ' . In the second round, Edgar beat Kershaw, 2 up; Oxford beat Berry, 8 and s;.Burke beat Hughes, G and 5; Jenkins beat Louisson, 5 and 4. In the semifinals, Edgar beat Orchard, 1 up; Jenkins beat-Burke, 4 and 3. CONSOLATION HANDICAP. 1 In the first round of the Consolation Handicap, W. Begg beat L. O'Brien, 2 and 1; J. M. Blakeney beat V. Haughton, 2 up; B. L. Marquis beat C. Andrews, li and 1; W. F. Gill beat B. Hartman, 5 and 4; E. Gifford beat S. G. Pearee, 4 and 2;' R. Comet-ford beat G. Tangney, 5 and 3; W. McCormiek beat J. Ferguson, 4 and 3; 31. C. Carroll beat S. Wilkinson, 2 and 1. In the second round, Begg beat Blakeney, 3 and 1; Gill beat Marquis, 4 and 3; Comerford beat Gifford, at the twentyfirst; McCormick beat Carroll, 2 and 1. In the semi-finals. Begs beat Gill, 1 up. and Comerford beat McCormick, 3 and 1. CLUB COMPETITIONS. Over the weekend a medal round was won by S.Gleadow, 89, 24—65. Other cards were: —P. J. Burke. 7G. 10—66; E. A. Comerford, 77, 10-67; W. McCormick, 88, •Jlt-67; L. Monkman, 84, 17—67. In a fourball best-ball bogey event, G. V.' Berry (6) and S. Digby (14) won with 7 up. R. Lulham (5) and Carroll (14) wwe'6 up..