NO WEEK-END PLAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20257, 27 May 1940, Page 5

NO WEEK-END PLAY

GOLF COMPETITIONS SATURDAY’S FIXTURES ACTIVITY ON THE LINKS No competitions were played on Gisborne golf courses during the week-end in accordance with the desire of the New Zealand Golf Council, but as there is little such play on Sundays in the district the fixtures set down for play during the weekend were completed on. Saturday. The ideal weather on Saturday helped to speed up the games. POVERTY BAY CLUB In the Poverty Bay Club’s Mav tankard medal competition R. I. Harrison, who has reduced his handicap to one stroke, handed in three good cards to win with an aggregate of 212 in the No. 1 section. No. 2 section was won by H. M. Brown with 214. Results Were: — No. 1 Section.- —R. I. Harrison, 69. 70, test 73 —212; .7. S. Barns-Graham, 69, 73. 73—215; F. Fenwick, 74, 74. 71—219; M. Brownlie, 71, 71, 77—219; J. L. Broad, 71, 75, 74—220; N. H. Bull'. 72, 70, 78—220: L. W. Bishop, 75. 73 73 221. No. 2 Sectiort. —H. M. Brown, 71, 73. 70—214; R. Bruce, 70, 67, 80—217: I. IL O’Meara, 76, 74. 76—22'.: A. W. Harper, 70, 72, 79—221; G. Tangney. 70, 74, 78—222; I, L. Boagey, 73. 73, 78—224; A. K. Russell, 68, 71. 86 —225. King’s Birthday Tournament The list of qualifiers for the first and second sections of the King’s Birthday tournament, all games to be played off the stick, is as follows, together with the gross scores of the qualifying round: — First Sixteen. —R. I. Harrison, G. M. Dodgshun, and F. Fenwick 74. L. W. Bislop 78. J. S. Barns-Graham 79. \V. D. Barker 80. L. Duncombe and G. J. Booth 81. N. H. Bull 82. E. E. Jenkinson. 11. I). Chrisp, N. Dumont, and K. W. Bull 83, M. Brownlie 34, 3. W. Barn.s-Graliam and N. BalfoUr 85. Second Sixteen. —P. C. Dwyer 85, J. L. Broad and T. J. Corkery 86, J. E. Shimmin, E. Fitznvaurice and P. Reynolds 87, M. R. Maude and C. Featherstone 88, R. S. Stacey,_C. O. Hansen. W. R. B. Willock and .T. O. Musgravo 89, W. M. Jenkins, C. Burland, and O. H. Simmonds 90. and W. P. Willock 91. The draw for match play will be published later. A medal match resulted:—P. M. Reynolds (20), 67: L. Duncombe (14). 67; G. M. DOdgShun (6), 68; H. W. T. Buckley (24), 70; H. M. Brown (24). 70; R. S. Stacey (18), 71; J. E. Shimmin (16). 71: J. Ogilvie (24), 71; E. Fitzmaurice (1G), 71; F. Fenwick (° • 71; H. D. ChrisD (11), 72; J. S. Barns-Graham (6), 73; L. W. Bishop (5), 73; R. I. Harrison (1). 73; W. P. Willock (18), 73. GISBORNE PARK CLUB The Gisborne Park club’s tankard test was won by F. R-. Bould, 93—23 70. on the recount from F. Connole, 94_24 —70. Other good cards were: — D. A. Wells, 82—10—72; J. R. Mackav, 87 —14 —73; E. R. Brown, 97 —24—73; G. H. Stewart, 82—8—74; M. Taylor. 93 —19—74; J. Niven, 98—24—74. The results of the Chrisp Cup semifinals were:— K. Everett d. J. Craw-ford-Smith, 2 up: F. Connole d. J. J. Malcolmson, 5 and 4. After having sustained four challenges In the Dryland Cup series L. Lunken and S. Rule were defeated on Saturday in a match against W. Davidson and E. R. Brown, the challengers winning l up. The May tankard was won by D. A. Wells with a test round of 72 and other rounds of 70, 71. and 72, a total of 285. The runner-up was M. Taylor with an aggregate of 28a. tukanganui club The match between the men and women of the Turanganui club resulled in a win for the men by nine games to five,-