GOLF.

Otago Witness, Issue 2274, 30 September 1897, Page 36

GOLF.

Six players of the Dunedin Golf Club played an equal number from the Timaru Club on Thursday. The latter won, 22 boles up. The caddies, what with keeping an eye on gulf balls aßd driving off straying cows, had (the Herald says) a very lively t : me. Some new experiences were added to their already lengthy list. When a golf ball is driven off, neither striker nor onlooker can tell exactly where it will t»ke the ground. In one or two cases on Thursday it hit a cow, and took a lot of finding. A visitor remarked that he had. played the game under all sorts of conditions of weather and ground, but it was the first time he had to make a 41 winning hazard off a cow." The Dun«din Golf Club held its monthly medal handicap match for September on the 18th at the Maori Hill links. There was a large attendance of member*. The weather cleared considerably before teeing off, bat left the ground exceedingly wet underfoot, and this nude the approach and putt very difficult and

uncertain. A feature of the match was the very close finish, which reflects great credit on the Handicap Committee. Several of the holes being placed on sloping parts of the putting, greeni were rather speculative. The winner of the match proved to be J. R. Scott, with tho card of 102 grd3s — a good score considering tbe number of water pools to ba contended with on the round. Second honours were shared by tbe Mathieson brothers with 107 each. The follow* ing are the scores under 110 net : — J. R. Scotfc „ ... 102 2 — 100 T. Mathieson ... ... ... 107 6 — 101 S. Mathiejon ... ... ... 107 fi — 101 J. M. L»inff 113 10 — 101 E. S. Paterson 113 10 — 103 T. Brydone 113 10 - 103 D. Campbell 105 2 — 104 Andrew Todd .„ ... ... 116 10 — 106 J. Armstrong ... ... ... 128 20 — 108 Oa the 18th at the Belleknowes links the St. Andrew's Golf ' Club played its monthly medal match for September. Notwithstanding the heavy rain the greens were in very fair condition,- whilst overhead the day was all that could ba desired. There was a targe muster of pl»yers, and a good contest resulted. The following are a few of the best ecores :—: — R. Smith ... ' S3 -r 4— 87 11. Johnstone 91 - 4— 87 F. Williams ... 05 - 4— 91 B. Smith 94 94 T. Spiers 101 - 6— 95 J. Crow ... 123 - 24 — 99 THE BLACKPOOL SWIMMING MATCH' London, September 20. . In the Tyers v.Cavill swimming rnatoh Tyors •warn a zig-zag course, but, discovering his mistake, made tremendous efforts to overhaul tbe Australian, aud finished iv a very exhausted condition. Cavil], by avoiding the gurf, finished fresh. He was accorded 'an ovation by the spectator*. The greatest of the swimmers in Groat Britain were preterit and pronounced Oavill to be a wou<?er. The protest lodged by Tyors was held to te frivolous. Tyers having' refused to swim against Cavill in a long di?t<nc3 race in the sea at Blackpool on the 220 d iust., over a mile course, Cavill has decided to swim the distance with a view of lowering the record.