Gossip From THE Golf Courses

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 249, 22 October 1935, Page 5

Gossip From THE Golf Courses

- CLUB COMPETITIONS AT HOKOWHITU

The various club competitions at lokowhitu aro progressing steadily but rather slowly, and the present indications aro that there will bo a lastminute rush if some of them arc to reach finality before the end of the season.

.Following is a further progress port: —

Championship Semi-finals.

K. S. Glendinning plays G. if. Me Caskill.

O. H. "Williams plays J. E. Lewis.

lu the quarter-final played during the week-end McCaskill beat N. G. Ingham.

Middleweight Championship Semi-finals.

J. K. McManus plays L. F. Speechley.

J. J. Stevenson beat A. J. M. Goodwin.

Juuior Championship Semi-finals. J. 11. Millar beat W. Moifatt. E. E. Mabin meets W. Petersen.

B. and A. Cup Fourth Bound. YV. E. Winks beat A. Seifert. J. Iv, McManus beat C. J. Hay. "YV. J. Knights beat V. Goldfinch. M. H. Oram beat N. G. Ingham. K. C. Clayton, beat J. H. Millar. B. J. Jacobs beat G. M. Louisson. O. H. Williams beat A. Ashby. I. C. Eobinson beat A. B. McKegg. K. V. Hooper beat B. E. Keillcr. E. K. Wimsett beat E. E. Mabin. L. F. Speechley beat E. H. Drew. F. Cousins beat A. J. Phillipps. W. Seifert beat S. A. Goldingham. B. IV. Priest beat J. M. Bose. E. V. Spear beat S. L. Orr. ■

Fifth Bound. Knights beat Oram. Williams beat Robinson Wimsett beat Hooper. Seifert beat Priest.

McLennan Cup Fourth Round.

Ingham and Seeker beat Glendinaing and Fnirey. McCaskill and Bendall beat Ellison and Garner.

Anderson and A. M. Ongley beat McGregor and McKegg. lv. G. Moore and Ward beat Neill and Mildon. O'Shea and Donovan beat W. Seifert and Brown. Cousins and Petersen beat Grant and Hall. B. M. Louisson and Eapley beat Fames and Fell. Quarter-finals. Moore and YY’ard beat Anderson and Ongley.

MANAWATU OPEN TOURNEY MANY NOTED PLAYERS ARE ENTERING The Manawatu Golf Club’s annual open tournament, which is being held at Hokowhitu, commencing next Saturday, is attracting much interest and there is sure to bo a big entry. J. R. Galloway, who returned from Christchurch on Sunday evening, lost little if any time in commencing the important work of giving the course the polish for which it la noted, and early on Monday morning there was grass Hying in every direction, not forgetting the “whiskers” that grow round the edges of the bunkers. “Jock” brought back some new sprinklers from Christchurch, and if the greens are likely to -be hard next Saturday he will get these into operation so that weil-played approaches aro given a reasonable chance of stopping on the greens.

Entries for the tournament are due to closo to-morrow, but later entries will be accepted as far as possible. Among the visitors who have already

intimated that they will ho on hand for the tournament are: E. S. Toogood (YVellington), G. P. Roberts, H. M. YY’&rd, G. H. Scott and C. E. YVhite (Hutt), Butler (Rotorua), N. Barron, J. and E. Buchanan and Jas i Stewart (Beaconsfield), Carruthers and lan McEwan (Auckland), A. IC Drew (Eangitikei), C. Gawith (YY’airarapa), L. M. Giesen (Feilding), H. E. Troutbeck (Napier), J. Hapc (Dannevirke), Holland (YVaiwetu), B. and L. Illston ana J. Lourio (Hunterville), J. Potaka and L. Paewai (Dannevirke), A. H. Nicholl and A. J. Law (Cambridge), YV. J. Martin (Judgeford), 11. G. Alabey (Shannon), R. A. Nichols (Oroua Downs), S. Peacock, A. J. Rathbone (YVaipukuraa), T. J. Virtuo (Orakei, Auckland), J. M. Ramsay and E. Vannini (Palmerston North).

In addition to the above it is understood that. H. E. Davies and J. R. Hobbs (Napier), D. C. Collins (YY’airarapa) and D. O. YVhytc (YY’ellington) will be competitors.