GOLF

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 253, 25 September 1939, Page 2

GOLF

LEGAL TOURNAMENT. AVEEK-END PLAY. Play in the legal golf tournament at. the Manawatu Goli Clubs course over the week-end enabled the semifinals to be entered on this morning. Tlie course was in good order and there were no interruptions of play. The following were ttie best cards in the qualifying rounds (the scores being given lesb the K. S.udtdio, 75 —74-—149; H. J. Thompson, 76—73 —149; L. M. Abraham, tl —-73 —150; S. A. AViren, 77—74—151; ■A. M. Colliding, 75—78 : —153; T. Till, 75—79—154; P. AV. Dorrington, 74 80—154; C. N. Armstrong, 76 —79 — 155; C. C. Marsack, 79—70—155 ; C. H. Strombom, 76—79 —155; J. Graham, 77—78—155; D! C. Cullinane, 80 —76 —156; K. Strothers, 76-82-7-158; E. W. R. Haldane, 82—76—158; P. C. Miles, 78—80—158; AV. H. Cuni ningham, 78—80—158; D. P. Todd, 83 —75 — 158; F. Christensen, 82 —76 158: G. Tremaine. 77—82—159; M. B. Bergin,-83—77—160; H. H. Daniell, 79—82—161 H. P. La wry. 82—80— 162: R. S. Pope. 79—83—162; P. B. Cooke. 81—82—163; J. AV. AVarcl, 85— 79 —164; A. T. Young, 87 —78 —165; M. H. Oram, 81—84—165. The first 16 entered the Devil’s Own Clip competition, the second 16 the Mortgagors’ Relief Stakes and the third 16 the Destitute Persons’ Plate. DEVIL’S OAVN CUP.

■ j First round.—Todd heat Siu'dells, Till , beat Graham, Armstrong heat Marsack. Strothers beat Wiren, Abraham beat Haldane, Dorrington beat Strombom, Goulding heat Cullinane, Thompson beat Miles. ! Second round.—Till beat Todd, Goulding heat Thompson, Dorrington beat Abraham, Armstrong beat 1 Stru tliers. MORTGAGORS’ RELIEF STAKES. First round.—Christensen beat Tremaine, Cook beat Oram, Young beat j AA’ard, Stillwell beat Daniel. Middleton beat , Bergin, Pope beat Blundell. Lawry beat Fawcett, Cunningham beat Cousins. Second round.—Cooke beat Christensen, Young bent Stillwell, Cunningham beat Lawry, Middleton beat Pope. DESTITUTE PERSONS’ PLATE. First round. Richmond heat Thorpe, Sinclair beat Bennett, Car- ‘ ruthers beat Garbett, McKenzie heat Grant, A’ickerman beat MeDuff, Rawson beat McGregor, A'ortt beat Burns, , Whiteman beat Card. Second round.—McKenzie beat Carruthers, A’ickerman beat Rawson, I Yortt beat AVhiteman, Richmond beat Sinclair. A medal round on Saturday morning was won by AV. L. Fitzherbert, with P. AV. Dorrington second. The afternoon medal resulted in a tie between'. L. M. Abraham and 11. J. Thompson. • A bogey handicap was won by A. M. Ongley, 1 down, with H. G. Thompson and T. Till each 2 down. TO-DAY'S PLAY, SEMI-FINAL RESULTS. This morning the semi-finals of the championship, the Mortgagors’ Relief Stakes a.id the Destitute Persons’ Plate were played. The results are: Devil’s Own Championship.—C. N. Armstrong beat AV. S. Till, A. M. Goulding‘beat P. AV. Dorrington. Mortgagors’ Relief Stakes. —A. T. Young won by default, from P. B. Cooke; AV. Middleton beat AA : . H. Cunningham. .... Destitute Persons’ Plate. — D. R. Richmond beat R. McKenzie, B. ATickerman beat A. AV. Yortt. Distress' Foursomes. —F. P. Fawcett and S. A. AVarren, 81 —12—69; J. R. Bennett and A. M. Ongley, 81 — 12—69; C. H. Strombom and P. C. i Miles, 80—9—71; D. C. Cullinane and | K. Strothers, 88 —16 —72 ; AV. F. Still- ; well and A. T. Young, 84 —7 —77 ; F. J. Christensen and H. H. Daniells, 90 —13 —77 ; E. D. Blundell and R. E. Pope, 89—10—79; Jacobs and Burns, 98—19—79. .