YEAR OF PROGRESS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 7, 6 December 1937, Page 8

YEAR OF PROGRESS

PALMERSTON NORTH GOLF CLUB. PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES. Marking the close of what has been the year of greatest advancement in the history of the Palmerston North Golf Club, the end-of-season function was held at the clubhouse on the Awatapu links on Saturday, when the Mayor (Mr A. E. Mansford) presented the trophies. There was a large attendance of members and the trophies for the men’s and ladies’ sections of the club made an imposing array. After' expressing regret at the tragic death of Mr R. L. Elliott, a'member of the club, and sympathy with Mr Elliott’s parents, the president (Mr R. W. Cumberworth) extended a welcome to the Mayor and Mayoress, and expressed the thanks of the club to ’Mr Mansford for his willingness to officiate at all such gatherings. The club, said Mr Cumberworth, had come to the end of the first season at the new links and, taking everything into account, the members could be well satisfied with the progress made and with the year’s play. When one visualised the condition of the links last year, or even when the club had opened the season in March, and then § lanced round to see the course toay, it was realised that the club wsj now within reach of having a firstclass course. In that connection it was fair that the members should recognise the efforts of the course manager (Mr A. E. Ekstedt). He and the greenkeepers, Messrs W. Aiken and A. Beale, were deserving of their thanks. Also, there should not be forgotten the excellent work of Mrs Ekstedt within the clubhouse. (Applause), Ihe speaker congratulated the champions in the ladies’ and the men’s sections.

First thanking the club for the invitation to Mrs Mansford and himself to attend the gathering and to him to present the trophies, Mr Mansford said it was very gratifying to hear that the year had been up to expectations. He congratulated the president and all responsible for the management of the club. Such a position was gratifying to the City Council and must be doubly gratifying to the deputy-mayor (Cr G. Tremaine), who had been so persistent in advocating the laying out of the links. While Cr Tremaine had not received unanimous support, the speaker thought there would be very few councillors who would wish to see the area return to what it had been before operations had been commenced. There had been a very great transformation and one which must ultimately result in the betterment of the health of the community, especially when sport was becoming more popular under a beneficent Government which said the people were to have more leisure to spend and were to spend their way to prosperity. The speaker knew of no tetter way in spending leisure than on the golf links. RULES OF SPORT.' We of the British Empire, proceeded Mr Mansford, played most of our games with a ball. Players of those various games despised cheating in any form whatsoever, but when we went into the -commercial world (from the sports world) we found cheating rampant, not because of the desire to cheat, but bescause the rules were not as clearly defined as in sport. As in sport, rules could be altered just where it was found advisable, and the speaker was one who thought the rules of capitalism could be so altered where desirable, too. If that were done, then there would not come into being some other .system which was not so beneficial to the individual. If the rules were not altered then there would come into force Socialism, Communism, or some other “ism.” So it behoves those who played the game to see that any other system did not come into being. All would have to think quietly and clearly, because a big experiment was being tried in New Zealand now and credit should be given to the other man for his views for, alter all, he might be right and the others wrong. But if the same standard were brought into commerce as that existing in sport, then we would have nothing to fear. Mr Mansford then presented the trophies and Mr Cumberworth made two presentations on behalf of the ladies’ section. The first was to Mrs R. McMurray, as a token of the very great esteem in which she is held, and as a mark of recognition of the many years’ service she has given in a number of positions. Mrs McMurray is retiring from office as captain and handicap manager at the end of this year. The second presentation was to Mrs H. W. Mullaney, who is also retiring, as from ttie close of the year, from the position of secretary of the ladies’ committee. The ladies felt that some recognition was required of the valuable work she has done in the service of the ladies’ section. The list of trophies was as follows: LADIES’ SECTION. Senior championship (Ford Motors Cup).—Mrs H. W. Mullaney; runnerup, Mrs D. H. Cook. Intermediate championship (Jepson Cup): Miss M. Thompson; runner-up, Mrs C. Anderson.

Handicap event (United Sports’ Rose Bowl). —Mrs D. H. Cook; run-ner-up, Mrs C. Anderson. Junior handicap event (Bennett Cup): Mrs C. Batchelor; runner-up, final, Miss V. Berryman; runner-up Saturday, Miss R. Dommett; mid-week, Mrs M. Williamson.

Ladies’ Golf Union silver medal. — Miss (• Jepson; bronze medal, Mrs C. Anderson.

Bogey. —Saturday, Miss M. Thompson ; mid-week, Miss I. Jepson. Stableford bogey.—A division : Mrs E. Simpson; B division, Miss Z. Harwood. v Points Competition.—A division: Saturday, Miss M. E. Frame 1, Miss E Moffatt 2; mid-week, Miss I. Jepson 1, Mrs D. H. Cook 2. B division : Saturday, Miss M. Thompson 1, Miss L. Wimsett 2; mid-week, Mrs C. Anderson 1, Mrs T. AlcPhee and Miss W. Train, equal, 2. C division: Saturday, Miss M. Mortland 1, Miss D. Mills 2; mid-week, Mrs C. Batchelor 1, Mrs K. Fraser 2. Eclectic competition. —Gross score: Miss I. Jepson 1, Mrs H. Cook and Miss E. Thomson, equal, 2. Nett score: Miss J. Brown 1, Mies N. Drever and Mrs C. Anderson equal, 2. • Spoons competition. Saturday: May, Miss M. Thompson; June, Miss L. Wimsett; July, Miss E. Moffatt; August, Miss AI. Neill; September, Miss J. Brown; October, Miss L. Ferguson. Mid-week: May, Mrs C. Anderson; June, Miss I. Jepson; July, Mrs E. Bary; August, Miss N. Drever; September, Mrs T. McPhee; October, Mrs G. L. Goodwin. Unearned handicap section.—Miss Z. Harwood- ' n n , Mid-week fourhatl.—Mrs G. L. Goodwin and Miss N. Drever; Saturday, Miss L. Ferguson and Miss J. Brown. C grade eclectic (Mrs C. Ciochetto s trophies).— Saturday: -Miss J Klee; mid-week, Mrs J. B. Curd extra-day score, Mrs R McMurray s trophy: Saturday, Miss B. Reynolds; midweek (Mrs D. H. Cook’s trophy), Mrs C 'Essex C -Fl l etcher trophy.—Mrs C. Antrophy—Mrs C. An-

derson. MEN’S SECTION. Club championship (Rosco Cup).—J. M. Ramsay; ninner-im, C. J. Walsh. A grade handicap (Thomson Cup).— D. Harkness; runner-up, J. J. Kells. B grade championship (Barraud and Abraham Cup).—E. J. Wills; runnerup, H. Stallard. B grade handicap (Ekstedt medallion). —A. Hirtzel; run-ner-up, E. Wilson. C grade championship (Shannon Cup).—Late Mr R. L. Elliott; runnerup, R. M. Collis. C grade handicap (Ciochetto Cup).—J. W. Stancombe; runner-up, D. M. Skinner. Goldfinch and Cousins Cup.—La.te Mr R. L. Eliott; runner-up, B. Tremaine.

Colts canter. —W. B. Cameron; run-ner-up, F. K. Fraser. Battlers’ trophy (H. B. Free Shield). —J. W. Denby; runner-up, H. Smith. Consolation trophy. —J. Tucker; runner-up, F. Toon. Fourball event. —R. W. Cumberworth and H. Bennett: runners-up, J. W. Denby and D. Harkness.

Rodgers Cup (points trophy).—D. Harkness; runner-up, D. Skinner. Spoons competition.—April medal, D. Harkness; bogey, E. Fletcher. May medal, D. Skinner; bogey, K. Dawkins. June medal, W. S. Wilton; bo"e.v E. J- Wills. .July medal, B. Tremaine and R. M. Collis; bogey, E. W Pearse. August medal, P. M. Moran; bogey, J. W. Denby. September medal, D. Harkness; bogey, E. J. trophy.—Late Mr R. L. Elliott. „ , Wills-Wilson trophy.—W. Broughton. , Fraser cup.—J. Tucker.

CADDIES AT PLAY. Held at Hokowhitu, the annual tournament for caddies was productive of some really excellent golf. The Dunlop Cup for the best gross score was woYi by M. Kjar, while the trophy for the best net score went to K. Niederer. There were trophies for every player, and these were presented by Mr A. J. M. Goodwin. At the conclusion cheers were given for Mr Goodwin and Mr J. R. Galloway, the organiser of the tourney. The leading scores were: M. ICjar, 82; Iv Niederer, 84; I. Christensen, 88; M. Carr, 89; W. Muir, 89; G. Toon, 92; R. Maxey, 92.