EASTER COLE

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 94, 23 April 1935, Page 8

EASTER COLE

Heavy Easterly Affects Play

If competitors in tko Manawatu Faster golf tourney had to scratch for excuses for bad play on Saturday, yesterday they could conscientiously blame the heavy wind that swept tho course from off tho hills. Nothing in tho way of good cards was returned, even the short handicap men finding the going patchy. Championship. First round. —L. Seifert beat H. J. Dudson, 5 and 3; J. Hapc beat F. W. Cover, 3 and 2; F. Bcndall beat T. Louisson, 1 up at the 19th; A. E. Ekstedt beat O. G. Moore, 3 and 2; W. E. Winks beat N. H. Amon, 3 and 1; K. S. Glendinning beat V. Sutherland, 3 and 2; F. J. Christensen beat J. G. Swainson, 4 and 3; O. H. Williams beat P. 11. Leonard, 3 and 1. Second round. —Elcstedt beat Bendall, 6 and 5; Glendinning beat Winks, 1 up; Seifert beat Hape, 3 and 2; WiluSlus beat Christensen, 4 and 3.

Hokowhitu Handicap. First round. —F. W. Gover beat C. G. Moore, T. Louisson beat P. H. Leonard, V. Sutherland beat J. G. Swainson, N. H. Amon beat H. J. Dudson. Palmerston Handicap. First round. —G. B. Ward beat H. G. Moore, €. K. Goodin beat S. A. Gover, A. C. Aplin won from N. G. Ingham by default, P. C. Milos won from W. A. Robertson by default. Second round. —Ward beat Goodin, Aplin beat Miles. Fitzherbert Handicap. First round.—R. Adams beat J. M. Campbell, P. G. Tizard beat J. F. Field, E. G. Sim beat G. M. Mofiitt, A. J. Craighead beat S. A. Goldingham. Second round.—Tizard beat Adams, Sim beat Craighead. Kairanga Handicap.

First round. —L. F. Speechlev beat E. R. Chapman, N. 11. Sinclair beat H. Swindell, W. L. Fitzherbert beat O. Louisson, H. W. Pctre beat G. H. Wilkinson. Second round. —Speechlev beat Sinclair, Fitzherbort beat Pctrc. Tararua Handicap. - First round.—R. Vannini beat T. Virtue, D. McKenzie beat G. P. Maule, W. J. Knights beat A. Sngll, W. H. Hall beat J. J. Stevenson. Second round. —Vannini beat IvlcKcnzie, Knights beat Hall. A'okauterc Handicap. First round.—C. M. Holdaway beat John Miller, G. E. Miller beat A. J. M. Goodwin, R. A. Church beat R. E. Hewat, H. W. Collier beat B. E. Keiller. Second round. —Holdaway beat Miller, Church beat Collier. Tiritea Handicap. First round. —B. Illston beat L. A. Ferguson, W. Seifert beat L. Ilßston, A. J. Hyams beat R. Goodwin, M. C. Gould beat M. Stott. Second round. —Seifert beat Illston, Hyams beat Gould. Awapuni Handicap. First round. —A. G. Melles beat R. V. Hooper, J. C. Neill beat P. G. Mixdon, H. Coleman beat J. O’Sullivan, J. D. Purcell beat H. Colson. Second round. —Melles beat Neill, Purcell beat Coleman. Whakarongo Handicap.

First round. —J. T. Rogerson beat IV. McGillivray, E. E. Mabin beat Y. W. Petre, W. Eowntree beat R. J. McLeod, H. M. Ward beat F. A. Lewis. Second round. —Mabin beat Rogerson, Ward beat Eowntree. The morning bogey handicap went to G. McGregor, P. G. Tizard, W. E. Winks in the A grade and B. Illston in the B grade, all 3 down. The afternoon bogey resulted:—A grade, E. Vannini, 1 down; A. C. Aplin, 2 down. B grade, R. Goodwin, 2 down; W. J. Knights, 3 down. STARTING TIMES FOR TO-DAY Morning: Semi-Final Manawatu Easter Championship; Final Flight Tournament; Four Ball Bogey. Afternoon: Final Hokowhitu. Handicap; Final Championship; Four Ball Bogey (continued.) 8.55: E. E. Mabin plays H. M. Ward. 9 a.m.: E. Yannini plays W. J. Knights. 9.5: P. G. Tizard plays E. G. Sim. 9.10: E. B. Ward plays A. C. Aplin. 9.15: Semi-finals Hokowhitu Handicap: T, Louisson plays V. Sutherland; F. Gover plays N. 11. Amon. 9.30: Semi-finals Championship: L Seifert plays A. E. Ekstedt; K. Glendinning plays O. 11. W’illiams. 9.40: L. F. Speechley plays W. L. Fitzherbert.

9.45: C. M. Holdawav plays R A. Church. 9.50: W. Seifert plaj T s A. J. Hyams. 9.55: A. G. Melles plays J. D. Purcell, .10 a.m.: Four Ball Bogey. 12.50: Final Hokowhitu Handicap. 1 p.m.: Final Championship. 1.10: Four Ball Bogey.

In the games held over the week-end, Williams and Glendinning won the four-ball 5 up with Ellison and McKenzie 3 down. In the singles, A. Snell, N. J. Ellison and .J. F. Field were each 1 down.

Wellington Provincial Golf Title

RESULTS OF FIRST TWO ROUNDS Per Press Associatlen. WELLINGTON, Last Night. In the first round of tho Wellington provincial golf championship, Hornabrook beat Whitcombe, 2 and 1; White beat Harold Black, 2 and 1; Silk beat Page, 2 up; Cook beat Kember, G and 4; Jack Black beat Taylor, 8 and 7; Wagg beat Tustin,, 1 up; Parker beat Duncan, 4 and 2. In the second round Hornabrook be?tt Whyte, 5 and Silk beat Cook,

2 and 1; J. Black beat Wagg, 1 up; Watson beat Parker, 4 and 2. Otago Amateur Championship Per Pres 3 Association, DUNEDIN, Last Night. The final of the Otago amateu? golf championship, played on the Balmacewan finks to-day in a heavy northeast /gale, resulted in a win for Dr. K. Ross, the other finalist, T. B'. Ferguson, putting up a good fight to go down at the 17th green, 2 and 1. Dr. Ross, who has now won the provincial championship seven times, tho first being in 1914, put up an excellent performance, showing remarkable steadiness under trying conditions.

Canterbury Championship Won by A. E. Black Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. The Canterbury golf championship, decided by four rounds of medal play, was won by A. R. Blank with a score of 300. Others were: C. J. Ward 305, R. G. Arnould 307, J. Galloway 307, J. Millard 308. Southland Provincial Titles Per Pres 3 Association. INVERCARGILL, Last Night. The Southland provincial golf championships were concluded on tho Invercargill Club’s course at Otatara today in fine weather. The championship was won by J. G. Niccol (Queen’s Park, Invercargill), who defeated J. S. Dick (Invercargill) in the final, over 3G holes, by 5 and 4. The Southland Plate, a new event, in which tho four who wero defeated in the first round of the championship and the next four on the qualifying list take part, was won by J. H. MeDougall (Otago), wiio defeated 11. W. Rogers (Invercargill) in tho final, over IS holes, by 4 and 2. In the junior championship F. E. Iloldgate (Invercargill) defeated T. Double (Queen’s Park) in tho final, over 3G holes, by one hole.

Play at Auckland Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, April 22. The first two rounds of the Auckland provincial golf championship arc being played at Middlemore to-day. There were two surprises in the morning play, when H. Briusden was beaten by 11. Buckley, of Whangarei, and J. H. Young was beaten by another Titirangi player, Clifford. The best round of - the morning was made by B. G. Thompson, who finished 1 up on bogey. Results: — Plumley beat McCrystal, 3 and 2; Buckley beat Brinsden, S and 2; Menzies beat Barnes-Graham, 2 and 1; Clifford beat Young, 2 and 1; Edmonds (Hamilton) beat, McLean, 3 and 1; Lusk beat George, 3 and 2; Macewen beat Bailey (Whangarei), 6 and 5; Thomson beat Donald, 2 and 1.