ON THE LINKS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13637, 23 August 1937, Page 4

ON THE LINKS.

'INTER-CLUB MATCHES.

PAHIATUA RETAIN GREGORY CUP.

Yesterday the Pahiatua. and Eketahuna Golf Clubs played foi* the Gregory Cup on the latter club s links, victory going to the Pahiatua team w by a. verv narrow margin, the vieitorw winning games to 4s. Results are given below: — J. Richardson beat J. Dickson ; G. F. Deighton lost to R. I>. McGregor; F. \ r . Johansen lost to D. Fraser; K. Siddells lost to P- Page; A. D. Donald beat R. Payne; R- H. Taylor halved with J Payne; C. AI. YVright beat J. Tuckett; W- Hall YVatson halved with YY. Duffill ' B. Donald beat X. Richardson; N. Judd halved with W. H. Ford. makomako visit pahiatua. The return visit by tlie Makomako men was favoured with ideal we ither vesterdav and both the Pamataa team and their visitors spent a delightful day. Pahiatua won nine singles to two and the four bah was squared. . , . . At the conclusion or the day s play the visitors were entertained to afternoon tea and Mr W. L. Tattle, the Pahiatua captain, bade them a hearty welcome to the Pahiatua links, promising them better greens and fairways when the lii.ks were ; aiJ out afresh r-ext season. Mr W. G. Eising resf>ondc*d and assured the home team that Makomako had thoroughly enjoyed the visit the speaker saying that it- was one o: the nicest day’s golf he had over had Mr J. G. Brechin, vice-president of the Pahiatua. club, added a further word of welcome to the visitors and said that no doubt bis I r< - nee at the first tee had caused the Makomako players to “duff ' their drives with the result that Pahiatua had won.

Singles. B. Mills beat D. S. Hojdaway; L. D. Lovelock b< at J. "■'arg nt . T. (Jr. Harrev lost to A. J. Morgan ; W. L. Tattle beat H. Chine rv- R Mills beat W. G. Eissng; L. T. Russell beat C. F. Holdaway; A. Mills beat C. Eddie; A. C. Timms and A R. Wylie halved : E. Broughton heat G. Day: R. J. Gregory and A Tait halved : I. C. Boyens lost to W. Parley ; P. J. Lloyd beat G. Atkinson; M. A. Robertson beat .1. Da”

Fourball : B. Mills and Lovelock beat D. S. Holdaway end Sargent; Harvey and Tattle lost to Morgan and Chinery; R. Mills and Russell beat Eising and C. F. Holdaway : Timms and A. Mills !>eat Eddie and Wyl k 1 ; Broughton and Gregory Uk-a to G. Day and Tait . Boyens’ nf, u Lloyd lost to Darley and Atkinson. MAKOMAKO LADIES WIN. A team of eight Pahiatua ladies visited Makomako yesterday afternoon where they spent an enjoyable day. The Makomako players were too good for Pahiatua who won only two out of the eight games played. The sting of defeat was greatly lessoned by the wonderful afternoon tea served by the home team

Results are as under <Pahiatua. ladies mentioned first in each instance) :—Airs Arrow and Airs AL»rgan all square; Aliss Boyd lost to Aliss K. Dick : Aliss Hoggard wuti from Airs Ebbott; Airs Goer lo<r to Aliss G. Day; AJrs Donald lost to Airs W. Darley; Alr» Russell hist to Aliss A. Sargent : Aliss Wilton lost to Airs A. Tait: Alls Judd won from Aliss E. Ness. LADIES’ MEDAL ROUND. Airs Graham Nelson was the winner of hist week’s medal round and Mrs Judd put in the best **U" grade card At a recent meeting of the committee Air F. P. Nelson was accorded a hearty vote' of thanks for donating a l>ox of balls forcompetition prizes.