GOLF

Southland Times, Issue 20205, 16 June 1927, Page 8

GOLF

LAING SHIELD MATCH AT OTATARA GORE TEAM RETURNS WITH TROPHY A match for the Laing Shield was played at Otatara yesterday between representatives of the Gore Golf Club, challengers, and the Invercargill Golf Club, holders. The course was in first-class order, while the fresh westerly wind which was in evidence during the early part of the afternoon had considerably diminished in force long before the first cotiple returned to the club house. Of the six matches played for the shield four were won by the Gore players, who thus established the right to hold the trophy against all comers. The scores were as follow, Gore names being mentioned first: — Scott beat Camm 3 and 1. Hawke beat Barclay 4 and 3. Housten beat Cox 3 and 1. Poppelwell beat Clulee 5 and 4. Young lost to Wish 5 and 3. Bayne lost to Binney 4 and 2. INTER-CLUB MATCHES. In addition to the shield matches, ten inter-club games were played, and of these nine were won by the home team. Following are the results, Gore names being mentioned first: — Finlayson lost to Vickery 3 and 1. Piper lost to Doig 3 and 1. Inder beat E. M. Russell 3 and 2. Fisher lost to Tomlinson 5 and 4. R. Aitken lost to Hall-Jones 3 and 1. Piller lost to Broad 4 and 3. Kerse lost to Buchan 2 and 1. Graham lost to Thomas 2 up. J. Aitken lost to Barnett 2 up. In handing over the shield to the captain of the visiting team, the president of the Invercargill Club, Mr A. E. Smith, heartily congratulated them on their win. They all knew that the donor of the shield, Jimmy Laing, one of the finest sportsmen who ever stepped on a course, would be pleased that the shield was circulating among the clubs, as he had intended it should. The Gore players had scored a meritorious win and every member of the Invercargill Club was pleased that the shield should go to a club consisting of such thorough good sportsmen. In acknowledging Mr Smith’s congratulations, the captain of the Gore team expressed his appreciation of the action of the Invercargill Club in putting in a team that would give them a chance of annexing the trophy. It was such sportsmenlike actions that did so much to cement the feeling of good-fellowship between the various clubs. Three hearty cheers were then given for Jimmy Laing, and the visitors left, homeward-bound. LADIES’ GOLF. MATCH AT OTATARA. The draw for the captain’s trophy to be played at Otatara to-day is as follows: First Hole.—Miss Pilcher v. Mrs Pottinger; Mrs T. M. Macdonald v. Mrs Handyside; Mrs Carr v. Mrs Tansley; Miss Henderson v. Miss Oughton; Miss Perrin v. Mrs A. E. Smith; Miss Crofts v. Miss Stout; Mrs Hewat v. Mrs Macleod. The following start at The Rushes: —Mrs T. F. Macdonald v. Miss Spiers; Mrs Mac Ewan v. Mrs Garrett; Mrs Cruickshank v. Mrs Camm; Miss McQueen v. Mrs W. Jones; Mrs Thomas v. Mrs Tomlinson; Miss M. Pilcher v. Miss Bowles; Mrs Chilwell v. Mrs Hoyles; Mrs A. Macdonald, a bye.