GOLF

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 70, 24 March 1938, Page 16

GOLF

HUTT CLUB «'

INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP

The nnnuul1 meeting of the ltutl Clolf Club Inst evening wns' presided over [by Mr. G. Cook. The forty-flCth minimi report, for the iycar ended December 31, 1037, staled that inter-club mntehes wore ployed with the Wellington niui Mlramnr Clubs, the Hutt team winning «H the matches. In the Crawford Crescent contest, competed for by the eight, lending members of the A teams, Hutt won, scoring three wins in the three matches, played. - This was the fourth .successive year in which'the Hutt team had won" the trophy. The annual contest for the Oka Hefceta: Shield between teams representing/ tl>c Masterton and Hutt Clubs resulted in tho;HliU Clubs winning the coveted trophy. Interclub matches were played against the Wairarapa and, Shandon Clubs, home and home, honours being even. Atie club recorded a victory against a team from the Nelson Club. «„„„„ Messrs. G. P. Roberts, W. G. Homo, I A Ewen, arid G.B. Ward were successful in retaining the o"Rourke Vase in the teams match played at the New Zealand championship meeting. The total membership stood at ois, comprising 281 ordinary members five mid-wek members, 25 Junior members, 154 non-playing members, and o3 absentee members. The membership at the end of 1936 was 485. Th report stated that a programme of work had been put in hand which included the formation of new tees, alteration of greens, turfing of bunkeis, and relaying of the putting green, and this ; work was steadily proceeding. Owing to the exceptional spell of aiy weather experienced in the early spring, the tees sown at that time had not come lip 'to expectations, and autumn sowing \was n^fKjS course had.been,in excellent condition during the past year and had been the sub eft of favourable comment from both members'and visitors A new shed wasrebuilt" during the. year, in which to house .the club's Planted machinery, provision also being made to? n rebair shop. This involved, an outlay oi Tapproxntiately £200, but he aSmo«n now available: ■enabled the plant to be properly housed and reP3Mr e j eH edH. Jack was appointed a HiSmmendation to the committee was that the subscription should be increased by £1 Is for men and 10s 6d f°Offi£rf as tollpw,:President. Mr. G. .Cook; vice-presidents Messrs. D. A. Ewen and J. H. Wagg, oaDtain Mr. C. A. Burgess; committee, Messrs WG Fisher, P. J. R. Fordham, ETT E HoggVMl Paulin, G. P. Roberts, A''G'^oddriiectioncommittee,»Me S srs. C. J. Loughnan D. McCaskill, L< Monkman E. Partridge, and G. C. Phillips, honorary auditor, Mr. A. McLean.