GOLF.

New Zealand Herald, 29 June 1914, Page 10

GOLF.

AUCKLAND CLUB.

I The beautiful weather of Saturday tempted [ a. largo number of players out to Middlemore, and they were well rewarded with t, good afternoon's golf. Over 80 players took part in the mixed foursomes bogey handicap, but with the exception of tho winners. Miss M. I'ayton and H. C- Tonka, and the runners-up, Hiss H. Payton and A, M. Clark, the rest of the field found " Colonel Bogey " a (ar too oluaire gentleman, and consequently very few cards were returned. The beat wero:—Miss M- Payton and H. C. Tonka (with 11 strokes handicap), all square; Miss S. Payton and A. M, Clark (111, 1 down, Miss Draper and P. Dutlue HBl, 3 down, Mies Roid and 8. Upton (17), 4 down. Mrs and D. MacCoraick (14), 6 down; Misa S and H. Henderson (17), 6 down; Miss l'h: son and W. S- Ralph (11), 7 down; Mies Crowther and E. Hickeon (12). 8 down; Misa Hellaby and F. G. Binney (18), 9 down. The committee considered that a l.bcral handicap allowance hud been made, and the evenly-numbered holes were shortened by the ladies driving from their own tees li ha-: been usual hitherto to nlay the mixed foursomes under medal handicap conditions, and the new departure no doubt had a good deal to do with tho small number ol cards returned.

The links made an excellent recovery after the rains of the previous day. though the greens wero somewhat heavy, out th:s v,-a? mainly caused by tho course being rather to,> heavily stocked. However, most ot -ho sheep have now been taken off. ant! th.s w;li give the turf a chance to improve. CAPTAIN'S PRIZE TOURNEY. During the week B. Dawson Invit A Murison, 4 up and 3 to pljy, and W iiGrace beat F. Duthic, 2 up and 1 to (•!,,v, in the semi-final of the B grade of tne cniV tain's prize. Both matches were keen'-/ contested throughout. Dawson's esrerien'-i. carried him through in his game v.ah Murison, to whom he conceded two strokes Ho took tho lead early in the game, and was two up at the third hole, but Murison had ovorhaulcd him nt tho sixth. The latter found trouble at the seventh, and Dawson was D up again at the ei:;hih h'tic. with a well-played 4. With the aid of a stroke allowance at tho next, and had piling on Dawson's part at the tenth hoV, Murison once more drew level, but failing to carry the gully with his second at th.< next coat him the hole. Dawson played short and won in 6. Dawson increased lin lead with wins in fives at the twelfth and thirteenth, and holed an eight-yard putt for half in a like number of strokes Another C to Murison's 6 enabled him to finish the match on the fifteenth green. Grace and Duthio aro on the same handicap, and neither was at any period more than 2 up. The game was started at the fifteenth, which went to Duthio in five, but Grace made it all square in one stroke lev.' at the next, and the seventeenth was halved in sixes. Duthio found trouble at the hedge, and the eighteenth went to Grace, who increased his lead to 2up at the first with au excellent 3. Duthie, however, won three out of the succeeding four holes, and became 1 up, but a well-piayod 4 by Grace at the sixth made the game all square. Tho n"xt was halved in 4, and tho eighth and ninth went to Grace in 5 and 6, but Duthie got a 3 down a' the next, which made him 1 down. The next two holes wero halved in 6 and 5, and Grace was one bettor in 5 at tho thirteenth, which gavo him the match, 2 tin and 1 to play. The finale between W. B Col beck and F. G Sharland in the A grade, and B Dawson and W. H. Grace in the B grade, aro being looked forward to with, much interest

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. The first round of the club championship will bo played nest Saturday. Entries close a! noon on Thursday. The draw will be made immediately alter the dosing of the ontrios. MAUNGAKIEKIE CLUB. The semi-finals for the captain's prize were played by members of tho Maungakiekie Golf Club on Saturday. R. George boat N. P. Green, 2 up, and M. E. Ward beat J. M. Saunders, 3 up and 1 to play. A bogey handicap was played in conjunction with this match and was won by M. K. Ward with a score of 3 down. Other cards wero as follow:—G. Morris, 4 down; T. Morris, 5 down' J. C. Wilson, 6 down; H. 0. Rees. 7 down; G. L Taylor, 7 down; D. F. Reid, 8 down: F'. W. Dawson, 9 down. The first round for the Gardner cup will be played next Saturday. Entries will closc at noon to-morrow. WAITEMATA CLUB. The members or the Waitcmata Golf Club played a bogey handicap on Saturday for the captain's prize. Tho event was won by A. W. Clouston, 2 up on bogey: his gross score was 80. Other cards returned were: — A. M. Pickford, 1 down; A. S Warren, 1 down; H. Simmons, 2 down; W. E Bush. 2 down; C. Archer, 2 down: R. Newell, 3 down; A. E. Hobbs, 3 down; D. Harvey. n down. CAMBRIDGE CLUB. The qualifying rounds of the A and B Grade championships were played by members of the Cambridge Golf Club on Saturday afternoon. Tho following succecded in Qualifying: — A Grade: M. Wolls, 93; A. H. Niooll, 94; J. Banks. 98; S. Dunbar 98; N. Banks. 98; H. P. Nelson, 99; E. J. Wilkinson, 102: J. A. Bryce, 103. B Gradfi: D. Marshall. 10S: B. 8. Oouppr, 109; J. B. Mackie, 109; A. Willis, 113, It. Ferguson, 116; W. Rush, 116; D. J. Lundon, 119; and J. C. Sawers,,lQ7. The draw for tho first round is as follows: —

A Grade: N. Banks v. A. H. Nicoll, .T. Bryce v. S. Dunbar, M. Wells v. H. I', Nelsoli. J. Banks v. E. J. Wilkinson. B Gra.de: D. J. Lundon v J B Matltie. B. 8. Couper v. D. Marshall, R Ferguson v. W. Rush, A. Willis v. J. C. Sawers.

AUCKLAND LADIES' CLUB. The first round for a trophy presented by the captain, Mrs. T. Hope Lewis, will he played for to-morrow by members of the Auckland Ladies' Golf Club. Tho oonditions arc: Fouraomeß, medal, over 18 holes—Players to choose own partners and opponents: tliore with handicap of 26 and under to play with those of 27 and over; post entries.