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Northern Advocate, 15 August 1933, Page 8

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NORTHERN AVAIROA VISIT. ALL SQUARE AT FINISH. A close inter-club match with Dargaville was played on August .13, the teams finishing on oven terms. Dargavillo names are mentinued first in the results; — \ H. Smith lost to J. Connell, 5 and 3; N. Izzard boat A. Gillespie, 1 up; W. •Smith beat C. J. Hamblyn, 1 up; Hargrave lost to Pole, 2 and 1; L. Davies beat .1. S. Horrcll, 2 up; E. C. Gould lost to C. Woolley, 4 and 3; M. C. Ast}ey and M. Hammond wore all square; M. Izzard lost to Al. Sheriff, 4 and 3; Condon boat A. Afar tin, 2 and 1; A. Ellison lost to A. Walker, 5 and 4; E. W. Toogood and Tv. McWatters were all square; F. Gould beat E. Morrish, I up; Rossiter lost to Caton, 4 and 3.

Four ball best ball. —Davies and AY. Smith all square with Gillespie and Connell; At. Izzard and Hargrave lost to Hamblyn and Pole, 1 up; H. Smith and F. C, Gould boat Woolley and Horrell, ■” and 3; Astley- and M. Izzard beat Atartin and Hammond, 3v and 1; Condon and F. Gould lost to Sheriff and AYalkcr, 1 up; Ellison and Toogood were all square with Caton and McWatters; Rossiter and Crawford beat Morrish and Ritchie, 1 up.

NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS. BAY OF ISLANDS FIXTURE, Tlio Bay of Islands Golf championship was hold at Oknihau. After the recent spell of wet weather, the greens had dried out rather hard, and were very fiery. The principal event, the Morgan Cup, was won by Hillyard (Kaikohe), with a total of 1(14, made up of four 41.’s, very consistent play. Hislop (Kaikohe) and Blundell (Bay of- Islands) tied for second place, with •37(5. In the play off, a stroke' contest over six holes, Hislop won. The stroke handicap tournament was won by A. White (Waimate) 82—14—f!S, Blundell 87 —18—09, being runner-up. In the Bogey tournament, Trotter .(Okaihau) and Chisholm (Kaikohe) both finished two down, and Trotter won the trophy on a toss. The championship teams match was won by Kaikohe Club (Hillyard, His-1

lop, Guerin and Chisholm), with a total score of 700. The handicap teams’ match was won by Waimato (While, Burton, Holt and Ueke). At the conclusion of play the trophies wore presented by the president of the Okaihau Club, Afr Struthcrs. CAPTAIN’S TROPHY. The captain’s trophy, comprising three rounds of Bogey play, will commence this week. The draw for "the first round is as follows: — Thursday.—Bevins v. Afarshall, Go >d v. Buekloy, Coiiaghan v. Christiansen, Thomson v. Bailey, Pittar v. Hoigh, Orr v Hosking, AVestou v. Bam soy, Butler v. Fulton, Foist v. Burt, Staple v. Another. Saturday. —Maitland v. Glanvillo, Harrison v. Snrman, Roberts v. Thorno, AYolff v. Crimp, Blundell v, Gillespie, Foote v. A”oungor, Johnson v. Birnie, Archer v. Simmons, Higginson v. Noble, Harington v. Ryder, Morton v. Powell, Alnrrison v, Doreen, Whitehead v. Another.