GOLF.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1264, 21 May 1896, Page 28

GOLF.

i- We'liu ;lon *iolf Club held their first competition on Saturday. There ■• ,l large number of entries. Air D. It. i.v 'll proved the winner. Tho following -.I |he principal scores : Score. Handicap. Net.

'ln Til" EDITOR. | Sc:,- i Ji.itl linjiod that aomo uotico j v. ii ive Icon taken ere tliis of a hinall i :::7i,.|i!i wliiclj 11 j>j;iNirotl in your issuo i.i-t v. 17 7i, niniouiicing that Mr A. I 77 if,,her, nr !'uliucr.stoil North, had sent a . : !,' bull, *• nt nil's iiiow,” 220yds, end that P I ■ • !!<•%'•.[ to he a record for New S Ai id. Ail it,lino be to this golfing ! ,-.7 bvle bo- ids very line drive, but the 1 ; ■ ii A ■!i= f in I . 1 :in: r.st • -n that it stands a I i f. r Sew /,'aland ought to bu dig- j in li ;d. Tlii.s ■!) tanc" has been overdriven i a. v D ion-: ;.!a vers on tin: Halt Finns, mid I A ■■ the same can bo said on other j Tee Mr...-iion and tho force of j ; ■ sin i, !li' condition of the ground, | ie-avy or keen, are factors ] ■ ; . a, 7 v imp irtauce in judging of tho ! •a' driving at. golf. Tho record ■ ilc .'.•.•i'i was tho phenomenal .do on tiie 11 th January, 1893, on A .Arow's Dinks, by Air F. (.1. Tail, the ' being 3id yds bin. On that occat h •>': was no wind to aid tho carry, A was 225 yd::, but tho ball rolled ! A; over gr ii id that was frostbouud. ■ ... ■ Otago Coif Club to introduce in :r progratiiiiie of tho championship 11.7 ,A:.g i;"XL Sejitember a driving compe•a, aucii i ii event would be of great : and Air Baker, if present-, could : "a give an exposition of his long 7.A. 1 ),1, Ac. Ear and Sure. !."i'A • far war lei tho fol--1 (•:■())■: .11 : • > ' ' * t J t!)C auUlOl'iticS ill .A bn rim: —" i:i - D'crtisemont for ehearers | i .7 tv;: t!i_■ K-j j Dr: 1 1 aid papers purporti.. i..i bj from W;:sAra (fraziors’ Pastoral and J I i.j. turn: Company, (Jocular quay, Sydney. > No such registered company is known here.” |

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