WANGANUI v. TARANAKI.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 16 October 1922, Page 4

WANGANUI v. TARANAKI.

A KEEN CONTEST.

Excellent weather and a course in ■ fine order were the conditions in which this annual fixture was played on Saturday. The game was specially interesting to Hawera, because it was the first occasion on which it had been played here. The play throughout was good, and the visitors were all delighted with the course. The caretaker had the course and greens in great order. They were entertained at lunch and afternoon tea, the arrangements being in charge of Mrs. Greig, who put on a nice spread. Taranaki won four of the four-ball matches and five of the singles; Wanganui one four-ball and^» eight singles. Wanganui were unabhs^% to bring up a full team, arid four Hawera players (Sutton, Cox, H. Elliott, and Ryan) stood out in favour of members of other Taranaki clubs. Results were as follow, Wanganui players mentioned first m each case; — FOUR-BALL MATCHES. Goss and G-. Saunders beat 07CaIlaghan and J. Quin 3 and 2. . Harold and Williams lost to Wright and L. Quin 3 and 2. Meldrum and Harrison lost to Chong and Smith 6 and 5. Hussey and Powdrell all square with ■ Mackay and Pulley. Bevan and Goldingham lost to V. Elliott and Ross 4 and 3. Woon and D'Arcy all square with. Walker and Stewart. Zeisler .and Jack all square with I Fowler and Kenrick. ; Parsons and Clay lost to Hayhurst and Salmon 5 and 4. _ | . SINGLES. . Goss lost to O'Caflaghan 1 up. Saunders lost to J. Quin 5 and 4. Harold and Wright all square. Williams beat L. Quin 2 up. Wyborne beat Sutton 3 and 2. Meldrum lost to Chong 2 and 1. Harrison and Smith all square. Hussey beat Mackay I up. Powdrell and Pulley all square. Bevan beat V. Elliott 4 and 2. ! Goldingham beat Ross 6 and 4. ! Woon and H. S. Elliott all square. I D'Arcy lost to Stewart.s and 4.' ; Jack beat Kenrick 2 and"!. Zeisler beat Fowler 2 and 1. Parsons beat Hayhurst 3 and' 2. Clay lost to Salmon 2 and 1. j Totals—Singles: Wanganui 8, Tara-_£ | naki 5. Four-ball: Wanganui lp^ j Taranaki 4. i A fine finish was made -by O-Cal- [ laghan in his game with Goss. They i were all square at the 17th hole, and j O'Callaghan holed a 3 at the eighteenth, i hole (480 yards), which gaye him the . match I up. ..