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Northern Advocate, 8 April 1931, Page 9

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PROVINCIAL TITLE. WON BY MENZIES. BUCKLEY’S HARD LUCK. ' i ; ■ (Special to ‘‘Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day. The weather, conditions werb very unfavourable yesterday for the ■ final game in the Auckland provincial golf ■championship. Notwithstanding this handicap, iibwevbr, a very fiiife performance was recorded by B. H. Men-, iiei, of the Othhuhit Club, Who defeaM k M. of Maurigdkiekie, by 4 up and 3 i Tlfc cblii-se was in excellent. condition, but driving / showers "of ram, tvhibh hbmmehfeed jhst before' the Stall of the final and continued Until j ihte competitors reached the tilth, . proved most disconcerting to bbth The wind, which on Monday hl'ew from a westerly. to a southerly di- < ketion, moved round, to the north- j bast yesterday, adding considerably 'to ; the difficulty bf judging distances. McCrystal Wins itandlcap. ! i / The' Provincial Handicap* was won by B. McCrystal, who beat T. SimpSon 2 up in the final. < In the ,semi-- j Inals iiihpsoh jleat it, Edmonds by 3 • and 2land McCrystal heat H. F. Buck- > ley By 1 up. at the 20tU i ilble. ' ' lu „ t .. i McCrystal had a - hard fight against feiickley/ Me was bile down frith 2 ; holes tb play ahd succeeded in sipidr-, ing the' match at the 17th. At the. ibtll Mbbrystal di-ove out of hoitiids/ blit #it his third bn the green aiid hbied a ibiig phtt to halvfe tHe hold, kuelilcy drove twb balls out of b'biiiids oh the kOtli aiid lost the h01e.,A tibgby iiAiikicajp played in the moining fras woii by H. Tidmarsh, who returned a card of 2 up. R. McCrystal was second with u score of i up. ’ ' - TARANAKI OHAMPIdNSkIP. (ser §resi Asioci»tion.7--Obpytlg:hi.) N T EW Tftis Day. The Nefr Plynioiith kbit Club’s fcasler toiirtlariibht whs cbnciiided in pbuiiiig tain ybsterdaj*. A. S. Hassell (N®k Plymbiilh) frbli the ThrA* naid huiatbiir championship, defeating k k Abbott (Nfelsbh) 2 lip. OTAGO TITLE. i (Per Press Association.— Oopyxlght.3 DUNEDIN, This Day. C. B. Wright won the Otago golf championship, beating Hay * and a. GOLF NOTES WHANGAREI CLUB’S OPENING. The Mt. Denby links will bo officially opened for the season by the presidentl Mr k G. Hosking, at 1.13 p.m. sharp tomorrow. , . I'he first match will be : a • foursome over 1$ holes, win choose partners ahd opbofiehts. Mcth- ■ bers are asked to be oh the grbuhd ‘ punctually. The Easter rains have freshened the gteens ,considerably, and everything is i ready for the season. Judging, by thb ■ number of hew who have I already joined, and the ihany inore in 5 prospect, the club, should ehjoy a very prosperous Sea Son.

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Dr.’ H. k Buckley, tie sentative of the local club . at i Middlemore, is to be congratulated. * ' upon qualifying in _ the provinblhk., „ handicap. In the semi-final's - he, w£s ~ c defeated at the ■ twentieth, hfole.y ‘ Five Whan-garei playbrs ‘ wn?e " at* 1 Titirangi. J. GlSanvillo and A. L., Mg'Eedn returned .an, excellent, ' 5 up in the four-ball best-ball boge#., : In the medal round,‘played. on urday morning, .A. C. Lamb handed, 1 -. in the best card., of 7d grosh, Whlill •‘‘ equalled the scratch score of thil-j- - course. He thus won the medal.. , .... . J In-the final of the. fourth group/ B. P. Ramsey defeated , Lamb, % 3? and 2. ‘ (J . Mr W. T. Surmah also did Wei!-, but* A' r ; hone of the > local players qualified for the Easter Gup, which, was . woh ■ - ? by W. Gilmour, of the Titirangi Club. ' The Whahgarel golfers canhoHp'eai . 100 highly of the courtesy and hos- . pitality extended to them. : . - fh From remarks passed by the Titi- 1 ■ '■ rang! members there is ev£ry lion that a large number of .visiting- _ flayers will btr here for this Ibhfea*' bent. ■ ".' '■ *'* ■ . , *r, t. i