GOLF.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 29 May 1914, Page 6

GOLF.

COMING MATCHES. The second round of the Encounter ■Sliekl competition will he played tonrniow afternoon. The Secretary nrivise.s that E. S. Douglas, the professional, will be at the (Joif House 011 Tuesday next, and lesson:; can now be 'hooked. On the King's Birthday two matches will be played for trophies presented by Mr It. Davis and Messi's Jackson and Co., in the morning a stroke competition, for men, and in the afternoon « tombstone, handicap (ladies and men). For the tombstone handicap partners ate to 'be dra'wu, go intending players are requested to naild in their names to th:» Secretary. The attention of members is drawn to the fact that the heaps of spoil on the L : nks are hazards, and anv broken .mouITI! is not~To be treated grnuivcf" "under repairs" unless there is i n t : ce to that effect, except, of com-so, v. hore "The Rules of Golf" apply. The best round in a private match on the new course is held by G. Richmond, who on Wednesday last did 71 for course. The card as follows. 4. 4. 4. 3. 4. 5. 3. 3. 4. 4, 4. 3. 5. 4. 3. 3 6. Total 71. This i.s 7 strokes betler than bogey.-

James Braid, a former open champion of England. relates some extraordinary go'.f happenings in the "Strand Magazine." under the heading of "Odd Incidents." One of these concerns a curious tee shot, which occnrred on a noted West of England course. A very keen foursome wa? in progress, there* being considerable feeling on both side* and not, a little money on the match. At- a certain hole one of the players sliced his fee shot so badlv as to'rtrike one of his opponents, v.-ho was standing to the right of th" tee and a little in front of it. The ball struck him full on the c cl;ir plexus, and down he went. As he lav writhing in pain on the ground the phiver who had done the damage turned t > him, but instead of apologising and showing concern for his injuries. he ;-nid. with a Satanic smile >»i his face. 'T ; "s our hole. 1 '

Ore of the reasons—Perhaps the fundamental rearon—why the n an who h-.s loa'nt his golf at the seaside is usually n better player than he who was brought up on an inland nursery is that mo it seaside link* are exposed, so that, the player realises right away that he must learn to conquer the wind if he is t > be any good at all at the game. The Pleasures of Memory. "No darling, not in the study. Your father went round in bogey today. snd wnnts to have a nice long think about it."— 'Punch." OKI MET WINS FRENCH -AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. (Press Association. —C op*r. n n tr.) (Received Mav 29, 8.40 a.m ) PARIS. May 23. Tn the final of the French amateur golf championship Ouirret beat Topping 4 up and 3 to pin v. . '(Ree. May 29, 12.15 p.m "s Ouimet outclassed Topping. He drove a long 'ball throughout, but his approaches and putting were sometimes fault v.