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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 3 April 1929, Page 6

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MANA \YATU TOUItNAMENT

(zjy Teieerapii'Press Association.J PALMERSTON N., April 2. In the final pi tiio Manawatu goii tourney, T. ±l. Horton (MaMerton) ueieatod A. E. itiicstedt (Manawatu), 3 up and 2 to play. MORPETH AVIA'S AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND. April 2. In tli-o cienii-finais of tfie Auckland provincial goli cliampionsliip, Sloan Morpetli beat Li. E. bartleet, 6 and o, and J. L. .black beat C. Western. 4 and 2. In the final Morpeth, beat .black 2 up. CHAMPIONSHIP AT NELSON. NELSON, April 2. In the provincial golf championship F. AY. Huggins beat N. Pout at the 23rd hole, both belong to the Nelson Club. LADIES’ CLUB. OPENING DAY. The season’s programme will commence on Friday next, The otlt inst., with a, senior and junior foursome over 12 holes, and! it is to be hoped that there will be a good muster of players. The draw for partners is l as follows: Mns Little and Miss A. Page, Miss D. Bryiant and Mrs Meyrick; Airs "Walkley and Mrs Foyater; Miss Gaiplen and Mrs R. F. Page; Mrs Oorfe and Mrs Suisted; Mrs Bright and Miss P. Syme; Mrs Hawthorne and Airs Rudfee ; AJ'iiss Death and Mrs Kemp; Mrs lweweek and Mils C’ox; Mrs Glasson and Miss R van; Mrs Whitehead. and Mrs Robb; Miss D. Richardson and Miss D Meyrick; Airs Ha'di and Mrs Viiinecombe; Miss H. Burgess and Miss R. Ha when: Mrs Wake and! Mias J. Powdrell; Alias AA\ Huggins and Mrs McAneri n ; Mr,s Thomson and Mrs Da.vey; Miss "J>. Hawken and Mrs Collins ; Miss (J. Death and Miss C. Huggins; Mre Gabiitcis and Miss J. Blair; Mrs Ritchie and Mrs Fearon; Mrs Dickie and Mrs Goodwin; Mrs Dalgetty and Miss R. Pease: Mrs Gbson and: Mrs Lewis; Miss 1/. Pease and Miss Mcßae. Any member unable to play is requested to notify her partner as soon a.s possible.. NORTH TARANAKI TOURNEY. CHAMPIONSHIP TO STEPHENSON. Playing exeedingely -well throughout the tourney in North Taranaki which concluded yesterday on the Waiwakailio links, >C. H. Stephenson, of New Plymouth, won the final against G. M. Chong and the championship for 1929. The final was a great contest, both men playing good golf, and the "winner well deserved his .victory. He went out in 41 to his opponent’s 43 and was two up. Coming home the play was very even. Chong, despite his good play, could not reduce the lead until the 17th, when he won and was one down. But Stephenson, making a great recovery, won the last and the match two np. In the semi-finals the play went in both cases to the 18th hole, Chong beating Harold one up and the same marj gin separating Stephenson and Grey. AVAIWAKAIHO HANDICAP. I In the semi-finals AVilliams beat I Iline and Thorne beat Murchie. Williams won the match in the final very easib r . OTHER MATCHESH. S. Elliott (Hawera) won the last medal handicap (senior) and G. Spratt (AVnverley) Avon the junior. PRESENTATIONS. At the conclusion the trophies were presented by Dr. G. Home, viee-presid-I ent.