NATIONAL MEETING
■■> DISTRICT^ASSOCIATIONS^*
The council of the New Zealand! Golf Association, at its monthly; meet-! ing this week, received a definite■• r.ssurance from, the New Plymouth GolfClub that the new work being undertaken will be.,thoroughly completed, and that the|e';is: no'doubt, whatever as to the course beting in first-class! condition for ; the r' commericemeht of the championships on^pctpber 22V-..:> -t'
The chairman; Sir Alexander Roberts, presided, and there, were also present •Messrs. W. E. A. Gill, W: A. Kiely,'G. H. Andrews, J. H. Drake, and GO. Sutton (secretary).1 .- V • , '
The following /.clubs; were admitted to affiliation:—Glen Cary (Kurp-vy),, Makarewa;- , Otamarakau; arid' Tuatipere. "' ': ''■:; ■■.'""?'■."." '•:'-."■■■'': l':\:
A sub-committee consisting-of Messrs.* \V. A. Kiely, C. H. Andrews, and the; secretary, was appointed "to'draft aj circular to clubs on the question of appointment of, district associations^ and when this is prepared ;a notice will be given of the.;annual,meeting, and requests made'• to clubs either to send a ; delegate or; vote ; by proxy, on the questions to be-submitted.' v: The following standard scratch scores were allotted:—EUesmere 72, Glen Gary 72, Otaniarakau 74, Russley'74, Sentry Hill 68, Templeton 74, Waihgaro 68, Glen Massey 64. . > . ' ; COMING TOURNAMENTS. > The following "tournaments were advised to the association:—Lyttelton: Banks Peninsula.championship, August .9. Ellesmere (Leeston): August 23. Hastings: Annual 'tournament, August 27. 28,. and 29. Hokitika: Annual West Coast ,championships, August 26,. 27, and 28.; Rotorua: Open amateur handicap tournament, August 25, 26, 27, and 28. (The 90 entrants with lowest handicaps will be accepted.) Roxburgh: Ladies' tourney,' August 25 :. and- 26; men's tourney, August 28 and : 29. Takapau: Annual tournament, August 21 and 22., Tauranga: Annual Bay: of Plenty championships^;. August 29 and 30. Waingaro: Raglan^ County open amateur tournament, August: 10: ■ Whangarei: Annual tpufnament, August 27; 28, and 29. Eltham: Annual [- tournament; September 26-28. ■Hamilton: Annual South Auckland tournament, September 3, 4, and 5. Horeke (Hokianga): Open men's championship and handicap tournament, September 20. Kaikoura: Annual spring tournament, September 19-20. Marlborough: Annual tournament, September 26-28. Master^ ton: Annual tournament, September' 2--6--28. Napier: Hawke's Bay amateur championships, September 8-11. Open amateur and professional championships of Australia: Metropolitan Golf Club's links, Oakleigh, September 19 to October 2. Poverty Bay (Gisborne): AnnuaHournament, September 1,2, and 3. Rotorua: Veterans' tournament. September 1, 2, 3, and 4. Seafleld (Wanganui): Annual tournament, September 17, 18, arid 19. Waikare: Lower Waikato open amateur championship, September 13. Waipukurau: Annual men's tournament, September, 3, 4, and 5. Templeton: Men's open tournament, September 5 and 6. Wairoa: Open tournament, September 26, 27, and 28. Wanaka (Pembroke): Annual tournament, September 4 and 5. Ashburton: Annual Mid-Canterbury championships, October 24-26/ Featherston: Annual tournament. October 24. 25. and 26. Hutt: Annual tournament. October 24, 25, and 26. Manawatu: Annual tournament, October 24, 26, and 27. Maraenui: Annual tournament, October 24-26. New Zealand championship meeting, New Plymouth Tinks, October 22 to 31. North Otago (Oamaru): Labnur Day tournament, October 24 and 26. Pahiatua: Annual tournament October 24-26. Picton: Annual handicap tournament, October 24, 25, and 26. Wanganui: Wanganui championship tournament, October 1, 2, and 3. Taihape: Labour Day tournament. October 25 and 26. Wanganui; Wanganui veterans' tournament, open to players of 55 years and over, will be held on the Belmont links on October 5 and 6.