Entries For Ladies’ Championships

Northern Advocate, 23 August 1948, Page 4

Entries For Ladies’ Championships

With entries for the Northland ladies’ golf championships, sponsored by the Whangarei ladies’ club, closing next Saturday, over 50 of the required number of 72 have already been received by the club’s secretary (Mrs I. M. Foster).

Akarana, the Grange and Titirangi clubs are well represented, and it is anticipated that over 100 entries are pending, but only 72 lowest handicaps can be accepted. So far five singlefigure nominations have been received.

Some of the low-markers who competed last year are not available, notably Mrs G. S. Laird, now resident in Paeroa, Mrs E. Seyb and Miss O. Abbott, both single-figure players of the home club. OFF 4 MARK However, other first-class golfers are in the ranks, among them Miss Hughes (Waiuku), a young competitor, who, within the past fortnight, has again reduced and will be playing off the 4 mark. On her present form she will prove strong opposition to the present j title-holder, Miss E. Wilkinson, also on a 4. Mrs I. B. Stewart, runner-up in the 1947 Northland championship, and 1948 Whangarei club winner, and Miss J. Stewart, on three occasions holder of the Northland title, are playing on a 6. Mrs T. W. Hood (Akarana), a player who went to the third round in the New Zealand championship, is on an 8. STRONG FIELD ASSURED Off the 10 mark will be playing Mrs F. Preston (Titirangi), Mrs R. J. Hogan (Pukckohe), Miss M. Rishworth (Mt Denby), with Mrs F. Judd (Titirangi) on 11. Mrs Stokoe (Grange), Mrs Bainbridge (Kaikohe) and Mrs E. Wills (Whau Valley) are on 13. Other visitors whose entries are already in are:— Mrs I. Webb and Miss Williams, both from the Akarana club, on 14; Mrs M. Clarke and Mrs Muir (Grange). 15; Mrs G. D. Franks (Paeroa). Mrs A. E. Nield (Paeroa), Mrs E. Nolan (Kaikohe), Mrs P. M. Williams (Kaikohe), Mrs E. Day (Whau Valley). 16; Mrs K. Waters (Grange), Mrs R. Cook (Titirangi), Miss Bamford (Auckland), Mrs Christie (Akarana), 17; Mrs Watkin (Akarana), Mrs Drysdalc and Mrs J. B. Mitchell (Titirangi), Mrs M. Reed (Whau Valley) 18; Mrs Boys (North Shore), Mrs G. Wade (Manukau), 19; Mrs Rossiter (Dargaville) and Mrs A. ■J. Edwards (Kaikohe), 20; Mrs Chubb | (North Shore), 21. Senior members from Mt Denby who j will be playing are Mrs Georgeson | and Mrs Snow. 14; Mrs Wilson and Mrs ; Beckett, 15; Mrs Aplin. Mrs Morgan i and Mrs Nelson. 16; Mrs Adams, Mrs j Dyer and Mrs Martin, 17. j

Miss Jocelyn Green, second daughter of Mr and Mrs J. A. Green, of River Road, Hamilton, is this year head prefect of the Hamilton High School. She began her secondary education in Whangarei, moving with her parents to Hamilton when she was in the fourth form.