Gore GOLF

Southland Times, Issue 23000, 21 September 1936, Page 4

Gore GOLF

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS INTERMEDIATE WON BY J. 0. BISHOP

The finals of the intermediate and junior championships of the Gore Golf Club were played yesterday in excellent weather. The holders of the titles as a result of yesterday’s play are J. P. Bishop (intermediate) and L. C. Barron. Bishop defeated J. A. S. Aitken, 1 up, and Barron defeated R. E. Sutherland, 8 and 7. Intermediate Match. The intermediate final was particularly interesting and was productive of first-class golf. Bishop was 8 down at the end of the morning round, but in the afternoon he struck excellent form and squared the match at the seventeenth. He won the last hole and the match in the most exciting, championship final played at Gore for many years. The winner’s score for the afternoon round was 87, seven strokes below his handicap of 20, which will no doubt be considerably reduced. In the first hole, a bogey 4, was won by Bishop with a 6. Aitken won the second, still two strokes above bogey. The third was halved in 6’s and Bishop won Ship’s Cone with a 5. The Gully was halved in bogey 3’s and Aitken won the sixth in bogey 5. Knapdale was halved in bogey 4’s and Aitken had wins at the eighth and ninth to finish the first nine two up, having taken 47 to Bishop’s 49. Bishon struck trouble in the second circuit and did not win a hole, only three being halved. Aitken played very steadilj r , winning the first and second in G and 4 respectively. The Gums was halved for 6’s. The next three were won by Aitken, who had a bogey 3 at the fourteenth. The sixteenth was halved in s’s and Bishop was stymied to lose Dusky to Aitken’s bogey 5. The eighteenth was halved in s’s. Aitken’s score for the second nine holes was 46, and his total for the 18 was 93. Bishop took 52 for the second nine and finished the morning round with 101.

The game took on a different aspect in the afternoon, Bishop’s play showing a striking improvement. He abandoned his wood for the remainder of the game an dthis appeared to have a marked effect on his play. Mt. Wendon was halved in s’s and Bishop took the second with .. birdie 2. He won The Gums in bogey and Ship’s Cone made up the third hole won in succession, reducing Aitken’s lead to five. The Gully was halved and Aitken took the sixth in 6. Bishop took the next two in • bogey figures and the ninth was halved in s’s. At the turn Aitken led by four. Bishop had a score of 43, his opponent’s being 53. Bishop continued in winning form and won the tenth and eleventh, but Aitken recovered one at The Gums. Ship’s Cone was halved in one above bogey and Bishop took The Gully in bogey ’3. The fifteenth was halved in 6’s, and Aitken was two up with three to play. Bishop hit a long drive at Knapdale and his second reached the green. He took two putts for a bogey 4. His opponent needed an extra stroke. Aitken’s third'at Dusky was on the lower side of the green, while Bishop overshot the green slightly, but. won the hole in bogey 5. A good drive brought Bishop within comfortable distance of the last green. Aitken’s second found the rough, but he made a splendid recovery and his third shot was on the outskirts of the green. Bishop required two putts for a 5 and Aitken conceded the hole and the match. Bishop’s play was very steady in the afternoon. He took 44 for the second nine holes. He completed the round in 87, while Aitken slumped to 103. Junior Match. The junior match was less evenly contested as Barron established a lead fairly early in the match and was not seriously challenged thereafter. Barron finished the morning round with a lead of nine holes. The first two were halved and Barron took the next two, but at the fifth Sutherland won with a bogey 3. Barron took the _ next three in bogey figures and conceded the last of the nine to Sutherland’s bogey 4. Sutherland scored a brilliant birdie at the 11th, but the next six holes were taken by Barron and the round ended with Barron leading 9 up. Barrons score for the 18 holes was 91 and Sutherland’s 101. The afternoon round was more evenly contested, five holes being halved and Sutherland taking three of the other four. Barron won the 10th and the 11th was halved, the match ending 8 up and 7 to play in his favour.

Knock-out Competition.

In the final of the four-ball knockout competition J. P. Bishop and L. C. Barron defeated J. A. S. Aitken ana D. C. Piper, 1 up. The winners were three up at the end of the first nine holes and won the 10th. Their opponents then took three holes in succession and in an exciting finish Bishop and Barron won the last hole. Both pairs' had scores of 87.

CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION

The first annual meeting of the Gore and Districts Carriers’ Association was held recently. Mr R. A. Wallis presided over an attendance of 30 members.

The annual report stated: “The association is quite in its infancy, only having been formed on September 2 last year. Although it has been confronted with the customary difficulties of initial organization, a good foundation has been laid, upon which we hope to build up a very sound and efficient association capable of looking after the best interests of road transporters as well as users of road transport. The initial meeting was called with the primary object of seeing what could be done in connection with the matter of the classification of roads in Southland, and as a result of the vigorous support lent byoperators as a body much good work has been accomplished. As the position stands at present, a certain amount of classification has taken place, but it is gratifying that only Class 3 applies to Southland roads, and transporters and users have not been penalized by the classification of Class 4 roads. In further connection with this matter, the position appears to be suitably covered jn regard to single-axle truck owners. At the instigation of this association representations to the Government were made through the local Farmers Union and through the local Chamber of Commerce. They have helped the position very materially _ by lending the weight of their opinion, which coincided with ours on the matter of classification, and our thanks are due to them for their assistance.

The report was adopted. The following office-bearers were elected: President, Mr R. A. Wallis (Gore); vice-presidents, Messrs W. W. Knowles (Gore), B. Monk (Lumsden); secretary and treasurer, Mr F. J. Townsend (Gore); executive, Messrs B. Finlayson (Heriot), T. Keating (Waikaka), F. Osborne (Mataura), J. Rad-

ford (Riversdale), J. O. Kitching (Kelso) and J. S. Divers (Waipahi). It was decided to hold general meetings on the third Thursday in the months of September, January and May. There was a lengthy discussion on the rales drawn up by the executive. These ultimately were adopted.