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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19138, 6 October 1936, Page 8

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WAIROA CLUB GISBORNE PLAYERS’ VISIT (Herald Correspondent.) Last week-end a strong team of Gisborne golfers paid their return visit to the Wairna links, 23 players from Gisibornc- taking part. The games tlirougbout were very evenly contested and in the Ryder Clip competition, 12 in a team, the trophy was retained l/y Poverty Bay by nine games to eight, bill in the inter-club competition Wairoa won with a fair margin of games in hand. Mr. N. 11. Bull, speaking on hehalt of the Poverty Bay club, thanked the Wairoa members for entertaining them so well. The. speaker was very complimentary about tlie sporting nature of the links and also the wonderful improvement since his visit last year. lie thought, the Wairoa links could compare with any short course in the conntry. Mr. R. M. Mowat, the club captain, speaking on behalf of the Wairoa members, thanked Poverty Bay for giving them such a pleasant day’s outing. ]l was the day they all looked forward to. and this return match they had been hoping to regain the Ryder Cup, and, although not successful, they wepveiy pleased at Wairoa,'s showing. Following are the results, Poverty Bay players being mentioned first in each case:

Four-baill, —-Fenwick and, Armstrong Ideated Smith and Benson; Bull and Andrews defeated Crawford and Pnttison; Bull and Revel! lost, to Crichton and G. M. Mowat; Hansen and Mus-gva-ve lost to Thomas and Jones; Jonkinson and Tyerman defeated Watson and Francis;' Edwards and! Jenkins defeated R. M. Mowat and Wilkinson; Reynolds and Willock halved with Glendinning and deLantonr; Cairns and Rayliss defeated Sharpe, and ' Ryan; Qnayle and Harper lost to Harker and McCrca; Holden and Bain lost to Horne and Thomson ; Morley and' Armstrong lost, to Pinel and Scott.; Mitchell mid Margolioii.th lost to Bromley and deGrnchy. Two-ball. —Fenwick defeated. Smith; Armstrong lost to Benson; Bull defeated Crawford; Andrews halved' with I’attison; K. W. Bull defeated Crichton; Revel! lost to G. M. Mowat; Hansen defeated Thomas; Musgra.ve lost to Tones; Jenkinson defeated Watson: l'yerman lost, to Francis; Edwards lost to R. M. Mowat; Jenkins lost to Wilkinson ; Reynolds halved with Glendining; Willock defeated deLantonr; Cairns lost to Sharpe: Bayliss defeated Ryan: Qiiavle .lost, to Harker; Harper lost to McCrea; Holder defeated Horne; Bain defeated Thomson : Morley, lost) to Pinel; Armstrong lost to Srott: Mitchell lost to Bromley; Afargoliomth lost to deGrnchy. CLUB FOUR-BALL BOGEY A four-ball bogey competition was held over the week-end, when R. M. and G. M. Mowat, 4 up. tied with SainsImry and McCrea. Owing to the season drawing to a close members are reminded that the lost ball -box contains a number of balls and after October 24 any not. claimed will lie taken over by the club and sold as practice -balls.