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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 11 April 1928, Page 9

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NELSON PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP Hi- A Pi,CAITO7IO j ..1 !*: 11 : it -;|i i p lin'd : hi' U’U ■ ivnctllicd , 111 (illl- Weathcl. I’lili'i interest ,ii 11 , lit- 1 1 1 :i 11111 ! •<ll r i 1111 event, llit' ■ iii fin;;is I.t• i ll u |»i;i v• *«I in tin* Imv i: i ,ll .> I,! i |;r |i:i;11 111 I !n* II l‘l I*l linoli. lor :i- lint .! i inn l in >nieet .*sinn (5. Kieli--11.11111 i Wig'll), tin* In 1 !il*• r. carried ji ''-1 * 1,1 ; ,ll|. 11 > ■.! I lII.’ I'l I' l ill illl V lMll.l II , .i,,i I 111 If. .i fi.it .1 ; : ii iii’iiif a |, ,I mu In I 1,1 . .-.e i I .11 lifil li 111 11 tin* rI, .... pLv.-.l 1: s« h tin aid |.k.\ ,| •:i .i,in-, panic l Inin lif. iijijionr-ni, , li.n- t,ii iii,- -J :i*t -! i I:f \,:iS decidedly In I 111 vi If I.ill mi 'III I .sent i v.in!-, . i it- ,i; iI. iiii I: ilf it-ii! 1 ■:. II |! il,,- ill!):, v. in-,i )if - l.lli k tin- ladies 11. f. i.n: made j >!f till ill 1 1 -• '.iVfiifS villi ,-1,. • -iin 1 In.:ii iiifii v.i-if i:-iii I V iff I:.- ' ••• l.il 1 ilf t-f.f V. 111 l t lifil* ipi,it ( '-11i11 f nil! I lit liilK-Ild : ilf iii': ii Imlf uni heiuy plaViml mu. I -ff, ml I,nil I:: I ■ 1 11 rl<* In I ill i tied nil | ,'7 (hem V t T )f5). liis 11) >| II 1 I'M: t l:tkilie 40. | !,. ■!-,- M ini ii,i;il lift w.-fii 11iiLV;_;iiis anil j hili i:!,, 11 V . I Ilf \i-!: li : 11 :11 1 Wns .') I'j) | ; 1,.- I 1 li, ill'll- : i'll! ; Ilf AI illl mm rep . , mat i v,- ti.nl; i In- 1..11 • >’.vins', li v,' Imlf.-' j ,ii,| : ,-i ii - >i:t 11 m winner 'J .-iini I. | *.. :-,in I 11) l.cmev V.as V.-I'II 1 1 vKI If fill I till! Mcilf lllliHl VV i 1 i I lilf Vii-ml Illi'ilj ,i 10 i.p. I. !) i.i- miit < hnisi!T ;.Mm !- j n | i,i|f||i Vi'iic 9 up. 1:iuii:i !11 won t m | \',i. 9 I-i ~f\ iin mli i: 111 with 2 ii |> : nil'll 'imk. wii'i, tii*.i with Mudsill in 11 if N". | | it,.;,-, hf ndh-a ii mi Aifii.lay, wmi i i.. j , , fiii. whit li was -ii i 11 1<- 1 1 li\ a mss ! CHaMMoSSIMp PiX.Ai. m-:T.\ii.s in i’!..',v ~ . I 'I in- iii -| hull- v.-.-i iialvfil m hull's, j ,\i Stiti hi.uiy's drive was j. 11 'i,.! '.I lim i h:nl fairway, Kicimu>ii> I 's *1 ; i■:•: vy slifjfhl ft -r !h f [tin. I’nlh pM ii.i ~ - is .- in I i! iiiiiiiiiin 1 lii-lil Ihf a,!vmiimv wiili tit*- jippr«sat*h. Ilf jus misMsl ,i 2011. ]iu 11 im' a and Stitch- ! fa il.-' I In sink a (jit liutl Im 1 a '. in, i la- Imif In-my iialvfl tit livt'S'. .\;i. :• nniiii iff shots a! Ihf ihird Siiii-h----"ii,a - s i ,nd lau<lf«l i-'i ilm hunker mi | j|f iiyl 11 hi' tin- p,ref 11. Ills n|i|inllflll hf • 'lay; in illl- Iff!. Siimhhiiry phiyetl well . -I i-i '.ln- liimkfi', Ifavin.f him wiili a ft; |;i■ i ••, which hf pm! tnissfd. I .*ll iii,n.ml was slim wiili his ihinl. and Ins p,. -1 res led mi l In- lip m' 1 lie hole, which Was halved ill lives. ,\i iii.- short it; m-l! i a hi;_di shot- hy 'he Miramar man landed mi I lie edpe i ; ii-- un --n. and In- holed mil in ?k Ilii liiiiiinir'- lee .-lint i >\'e itii ii I lie Imlf and if run!; a fmir. Sfii.lilmrv mif up. Tin- iii: 1 1 Imlf was a gift io Stiteh!,iir\ . I,‘ii h.in.mi s drive nil the ladies' Iff 111.--, a.id ill,- li.-dl was Ins! ill lhe manuka. Si iii-hliuiy's drive was a lc.no mu . and his i.-ppnieni pa ve him ihe i;i le. Siitriihmy 2 up. Tin- holder m the eiimnnimiship then Went 111 lln will live llulfS ill SllrCfSrinti. Si iichliiirv’s firs) and second at liie 'lievil's Thiimh Wei,- sliced into the rmiyh. and he was through the preen wiiii ids third, llic-hmond's third litt him with a 2ft. putt, which lie sunk fir a win ayainsl a liv e. Si iii-ldiin y 1 tip. iii< h im-nd reached t lie ;;i cen nicely at the slim - sect nth, and he ran tlnwn a 11. •yard ’ jaii i f. j a hi i dle. St it eh - '.itu v hi si landed in a hunker, hill a approach enabled him In pel a four. The paint.* vas now all sipiaie. A lout', drive lull Richmond a clnj) .-•In! in the piecn. and hf holed mu in Imir. St uij, hi'ii \ played the hole hnii Iv. ill-, lirst was .-Ined into the roneh. he ilulifil Ins scfi.nil. which found a hunker. and lie took a five. Richmond one it]i.

Anot iior lr>h?; di-iw was sent away by I: .1.110 11.1 :ii ihf 9ih. In" v.;is alloi I with 111:'. •a < i.iai nil.l t(.>• !; .i linnt-v I'i.lir. Ilia i.j •}-■'■ in -I, l 1 1:«11 >*i I In- first mnl Im inol 1,, j; 1; i v tin ii'oti I’m' !iis st'i-nnd. Hi

was well l lm/illdi I In' a,u illi 1 1 is tliinl and lost 1 1 u* hole. Kiilnnuiid 1' U I L . .

!ti<_->1111• ukl was just .short of llie green v.itii Ins drive at tin- turn, phi veil a :.ii approach umi holed inn in 6. SI itch tuny I cully pulled his lee shot which Irii i 1 1 1 11 :i pine lid* (o lilt* 101 l 111 | 111* l.c irv.'.i *, lII* had <i 1 1 li> - 11 11 second to jilav. hill s,hi ;t well phiccti .-hot on in

tin- Uni In* •-ia 11 • I tin iiulliiny l>• *t - ti-i 1 than a loin. li’icimioml 3 up. Si iiclilitil'V Ids! a splt-mliil I’luuiro o!’ .1 van a! 1 in- J2th. Ill* was mi tin* i-ilgi: . i!' tin- afl-i-t I With ills stvuail. Ill's nppnll-i-ii* i.i-iiiif m tin- rmn.il in tin- tilj> '-it tin- >-i;_Jit of lln- pin. Ili- .lul'lVil liis lhii;|. Inn laid in's 1 1 n lit i i witiiiu :i fitw l,a ~f tin- In i!t-. Si ili Itluirv's pul linn was weal;, ami In- aiinwi-il Kiihnnunl ii . III:. i wiial in.ikril liki' a rfl'taill will min a iia 11 in liw-s. liii Imn-ml 3 up.

I'Yuiii lliis .stago t>nwanls 1 1n* filin' 1 most mti'tvsl iny. After goinl t.!: ■i\ is :it the lllili Si ilrliliurv was on 1 1.. i of tin- green in I"", whereas iliriniKMiil marie a I»ail seeuiul. A spli-n----ila! }*t•. 11 )i v 11 it* .Miramar representative on \ a liim tin* 1 u »ii* in 3. Kit ii im ii' I '3 Stiteiihury hail a hit of hail lurk at S]ii<uik(i|i. Ilf played a 1 1 iff Infix' >lu>l 1., i|n‘ gieen, lull llio hall ran through into tin- rough ami ho took 3 to got, nut. 11 irlunoml s M'roml stayed hallway up till- hill, hut his thi i'll I'liah'.ml i,in', i,, sink a (tit. putt lor a win. Ilicli-

I::<■i nl O liji. Ai .Manuka I! lelinn illil s shut We'llt iO ill,, ,-iu;!t ; while his i)|i|iuiient wns lying; ilii-e Mini handy 1" ’he I>i11. an.l he w.m wi’.h a line.. against a I'elll . I’iehlllOlul 2 iii>. ,\ itij i) lei i drive Mi the l‘>llg Kith til Slit, iihmy hui.ie.i ill casual water. 1tiiii,.,,,11.1 Seal a way a I i cmeliilullsly lung Km lie get a hull lie ami had to |,|a\ an irun. which carried the hill. 111. u|.|iiilnlil gut ,'iwny a gun, I second an, l third: hut iiis put l was hit short. ! 1 iehtin>ll.f wm:. through with his third. |,>,l sem MV.MV a iliilieiilt |)titi within to inches of l lie hole. Si it i'll hlii'.v miss- ,.| |,is lift 1 1 ; anil Itiehniunil. with wlial at a reilain wm, missed his JJIUt, ai,.l , 1, ~1 ,n l.< :>■' 11 11« a I !: i.lmiiuii.) 2.

1 I; ,1, ~M , | -| y, Still 111,111 y's w .'II |,|;|\r.| In'll .ill I 111- ",***■< i »<•*• •* 1;I! , I .1 I I 11 ' I I 1111 ,!li I V, II Ssi 11 ill ; lII* I •111 .-I ' ~( an i inli||i• r«*iil st-< 111iiI. mill Insl I Inin 1 1-;i-■ 1 1 1 n Inin ] 1111 mill 2ln |» 11 • > - A: ITiil tin- l i-i- sliols i-:isil v ,m- ---- liiil. Siitfliliitt-y slii'-'l liis m‘< - Mini I,mu ;In- i■ 111 ;v!i. Inn liis lliinl i;. 11 ~1 tin- 111. i. I tirliim mi lln i I | - i , ,M,|| tin- L'l'i i'll wiili I'i-' mill lii"- llm,l v'ii> ldlt. slnnl Stilrli-'-,i:\ 'n nut: w-s -Imi-I mnl In- limit '-i'i '• l!u-1,1111,11.1. nft,-r ilist I'mlint-t' !•’ !,. on I Wit It Ins fun nil, put tin- li'SUll. | -1-ri,1i.1.-wii Ins lii'lliv. 2 i• I * mnl mi' I ii,. i;i ,i Imil- WHS [»I:i;-' -I I:..ii, I II< -n• t - v. :i:i iii-iii-t i,in-, il- ti'l hi )>»*'■ w. ii,,- [.in mnl In- ■> iiv,i timiinsi \ 1.,,,, ' 11;,) |! v I'| .ill -V.'i-i I ill'- lll*'

|Tin* winn*'!' ivi-fivnl iii:iny eongraUilat ions. j Tin* cavils were as follows:liii liiiioml-—!6u for 17 holes):Itm : 47.53-4244. 1 n : 354446452. Stitehhurv —l7B for 17 holes) : Oni 4554-5450. In: 55377)6353. ri.IOUT TOrnNAMT’.XT.S Tin* results of the ilitthl tournaments weve No. I.—lngham heat McKenna ; Scott. Tiest Whitt*-Parsons. Final: Ingham host Scott. No. 2. Cl.uk host knki'y : 1 rolove heat. 11. T) ml,is. Final: Clark heat Tin I i\ e. No. 3.—Saittnlers heat Uusttin ; K. Veretii* heat. Hath. I‘inal: Yerror heat Saunders. No. 4. llauelt heat Oudsilf ; Brown heal- llawkos, Final : Blown heat Ban, h. No. 5. Wilson heat Cl eon: Muhin host Bennett. T in.it : Wilson host Alahin st tin- liltli No. (i. ( 'oil-dll-- host l'lle-~ili-V: Tlloi 11 host Tootnstli. Final: r \ imi|, heat ’Cousins. No. 7. Fast heat W hen ; Milner heat Bi'osnsn. Final: Fast heal .Milner. No. B. Col will lies! loogond. l'inal: t'ulwill won hy dofanli. No. 9. - I’alnier heat (hunt: Strnilieis heat I’ope. Final: Struthers heat Baliner. No. 10. list-ley host Sykes st the I9lli : B. Allan host Lewis. Final. A 1 lan heat Bariev.

IM! MENTATION 01' I'lilZKS

At till- conclusion til' l Ik* tninnuineal players ;uiil spectators assembled in trout n! t ik* eliihhnuse, when I lie prizes \v<• ft* presented I*y Mrs A. Mitchell. wilt* the cluli Vapt'i in. In lilt* course. oi' ;i In j<*l‘ speech. Mr Mitchell expressed ureal sat isl'aet inn at sfcinu so many old friends year alter year. Ilf ccnjiratulatcd Mr Itichmoiid mi winning tin* ilia in | ii( nisli ip. point ini' out that t his. was his third successive win and his tilth since the competition was commenced ei eht years aeo. Mr Mitchell also conoral ilia ted Messrs Kllerm and llnrns on returning a card oi' 10 tip in the lour hail match.

.Mrs Mitchell then prt-st‘iit«•<! tin- prizes amid chcerino ;iml cmisiderahle ttoodhuniour mi I ]iarl nf those assembled. On ) it' 1 1 a I!' nf (In* visi Ini's. .Mr A. IC. Muhin, nf tin* Miramar I'ltih. expressed sincere (hanks I'm* (In* hospitality reivivi'il. In ciinLjratula 1 in,if llichinmid lie referred In him as "nnrnniplera hie" ml his linnii* links and iriisU*d (hat In* would he alih* In iiimpetr at New /(‘aland i hainpiunships. when lie was sine lit l would do well. Or. Oreen and Mr I hi>i‘|i tNl *'»- lllrkai also hliellv spoke Ilea it \ (■||l-I*|S fi-.r the K.-lsi.n Club I.V tin- eisii.ii-', iuni liideil lie- [inn (■•• dines