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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15748, 24 October 1914, Page 4

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AUCKLAND CLUB. _ '- The Sir J. L. Campbell'• Shield" will be .'' competed for by members of the Auckland Golf Club, at Middlemoro to-day. the conditions being bogey handicap over ■48 holes, ms On Monday, Libour Day, a medal handicap ; will be played in tho. morning . and °o„W handicap in the afternoon. Post entrieswin be received for all events, the players w arrango their own partners. MAUNGAKIEKIE CLUB, The Maungakiekie Golf Club has decided to continue play on the One-tree JIW4; during the summer months on a reduceu ~. number of holes, commencing from, JNo-. - and finishing at No. 13. A fresh tee ■» bong made for the No. 2 hole; it will «*»««" length of it somewhat, but will avoid flavin, g to play over the road. The tee will be on the side of the hill above the fenced planta- 1 tion. After Labour Day those greens whUi f| are not to.bo used during the summer jM<not be cut, but the grass will be $mg. s grow to protect them during the dry weather. || WELLINGTON LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. [by TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] Wellixcton", Friday. '.•'^ The Wellington provincial ladies' fIU tourney concluded to-day. In the prom 1 cial championship final. Miss L. Brandon..... beat Miss B. Wood by 6up and sto play. - NOTES AND COMMENTS. A D. S. Duncan, who has won the amateur championship of New Zcalan °« eight occasions, also won tho open champion ■~ Bhip three times. ... open champion i l -.:- t. S. Douglas, this year's open champion, ~ is a native of Nairn. Scotland, i«*g« years n he was caddy for the noted *»»«"?' Horace Hutchinson, and was taught mo | game by him. The features of Douglass,, play are his driving, and the vigour of nu . putting. . '^':k,'v : )s BOWLING. OFFICIAL OPENINGS. y>. Tho Remuera, Ponsonby, Rocky Kfl&jjjj I Calliope Bowling Clubs will official,OPCn their greens this afternoon. The green kg all in excellent order, and the prospects Wto the season are particularly favourable, -^i.^: LABOUR DAY TOURNAMENT. ; The Carlton Bowling Club will hold a,-Wg nament on their winter green on Laoour -m w to wind up the most successful wintor »i«» ~ Mason in the club's history. Carlton was »« || first club to inaugurate winter green BW/SKg first season having started as. far.oackßS., ten years ago. The load has boon folo|« of late years by quite a number of ciuus.*"' tournament on Labour Day will commence « 9.16 ft.pi, :.■■'. •-... msm